‘David of the Mines ‘ is the prize winning, narrative poem by Rona
Campbell, that won the Sotheby’s International Poetry Competition.
The poem tells the story of a six year old child coal miner, in Ebbw
Vale in Victorian Times. In this extraordinary performance it came
home to its roots because it was performed on a slag heap in Parc
Penallta. The actors were: the author Rona Campbell; Peter Read the
famous Welsh actor; and West End actor Chris Bawden. The
performance was sponsored by Caerphilly Council and Wales’ ‘Night ‘
Out Scheme.’ It was a ‘Grown in Wales Production.’