

A Welsh rugby legend gets the birthday party he never lived to see.
Acting
Gareth John Bale channels Grav's warmth and demons
Writing
Dialogue that sings with Welsh wit and pain
Production
Intimate staging that feels like being in the huddle

Director
Marc Evans
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rhys ap William, who plays multiple roles, is also the playwright—he wrote this as a love letter to his childhood hero.
Ray Gravell was so beloved in Wales that the national rugby team wore black armbands for a year after his 2007 death from diabetes complications.