By Mal Pope

About the Musical

In 2003 Mal Pope started thinking about the centenary of the 1904 Welsh Revival and the more he read around the subject the more he became convinced that the story could be the basis of a concept album and also a piece of musical theatre for the stage.

The central character is a 26 year old ex miner called Evan Roberts who claimed to have spoken face to face with the Almighty in his little bedroom in Loughor, just on the outskirts of Swansea.He also told people he had seen a cheque being handed over which bore the sum of 100,000 souls. 

Many dismissed these as the ramblings of a troubled mind but within 18 months the Western Mail had calculated that more than 100,000 souls had indeed been added to the church. The strain proved too much for Evan and he sadly left Wales and the Revival to become a recluse.

The story of the Revival is told through the eyes of journalist and peace campaigner W T Stead who visited Wales during the height of the Revival to interview Evan Roberts. It starts on the 14th April 1912 in the smoking room of the Titanic, the last place Stead was seen alive!

For more detailed information and the chance to hear some of the music, visit the show's website. 'Warm Wind' is definately well worth a listen, in my opinion.

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