And I’ve met the playwright!
Play about Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing coincides with centenary celebrations.
Alan Turing knew much more than many the truly harsh meaning of falling “from hero to zero”.
A pioneer celebrated for deciphering the messages encrypted by the German Enigma machine at Bletchley Park during World War Two, he was later arrested for homosexuality and endured chemical castration and the withdrawal of his security clearance. Disgraced and robbed of his life’s work, he committed suicide in 1954.
This year marked the centenary of his birth and has seen a number of events to celebrate his achievements and scientific influence.
But for a budding playwright from Anglesey, Turing’s life has been a catalyst for her creative output.
Catrin Fflur Huws was inspired to write her first play about the man after a visit to Bletchley Park opened her eyes to his spectacular fall from grace and the villification he endured. For her, it held stark parallels to the traditional themes of the Easter story and Christ’s resurrection.
Her play To Kill A Machine premières at Aberystwyth Arts Centre on Wednesday 28 November before moving to the foyer at Sherman Cymru on 29 November and Swansea University on 5 December.
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