IN a dramatic tale that spans the ages and generations, Wales’ most famous story will be told by gifted storytellers at The Joinery in Settle at 3.30pm this Sunday.

A story as ubiquitous to generations of Welsh people as Shakespeare is to the classrooms and stages of England, the treasured Welsh legend of the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion is brought to the stage in a storytelling performance titled Dreaming the Night Field: A Legend of Wales.

The new performance brings the ancient story up to date for modern audiences.

Settle Stories are proud to present this Adverse Camber production after the production company brought The Shahnameh, which was met by great acclaim by audiences at the Richard Whiteley Theatre, Giggleswick, in 2016.

This production comes at an exciting time for arts and heritage charity Settle Stories, as it will be the first performance in their new arts venue, The Joinery, in the centre of Settle.

Presented in 2017, which is Wales’ Year of Legends, Adverse Camber brings together storyteller Michael Harvey and acclaimed folk musicians Stacey Blythe and Lynne Denman.

Spending months in the Welsh countryside in which the story is set, Adverse Camber and the artists have explored and represented the essence of a much-loved and influential piece of literature, devising brand new music to punctuate Harvey’s dramatic and good-humoured spoken performance.

A story of betrayal, revenge, love, honour, magic and transformation that transports audiences to the landscape of North Wales and its brilliant night sky, Dreaming the Night Field is based on the fourth branch of The Mabinogion, a series of four stories that stand as a central pillar of Welsh culture.

The story was the inspiration behind Alan Garner’s classic novel, The Owl Service, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

Dreaming the Night Field is told in English and the performance is interwoven with the Welsh language.

Tickets cost £14 or £12 online, and are available by ringing 05603 845693 or visiting settlestories.org.uk