A History of Falling Things.

During the Second World War the Caerwys amateur dramatic society put on a remarkable play that reflected the zeitgeist by examining the cultural influence of Germany. This evening the present generation of local thespians performed an equally daring version of a History of Falling Things: a play that examined the power of social networking and indeed psychoanalysis. The two characters fell in love with each other despite the fact that their only contact was across the internet. They had in common a fear of falling things, especially satellites. Of course this created incredulous humour. But perhaps secretly we all fear irrational things, so the fact of one satellite falling made their phobia almost understandable. The performance and set were impeccable. The added use of projectors made this, for me, the cleverest production I had seen in Caerwys. I was not here in 1942.

A tour de force by the two leading performers.

Wartime productions challenged prevailing attitudes; drama in Caerwys still has the power to make one think.