World Premiere of SALEM by LISA PARRY, a collaboration between Sherman Theatre and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. RWCMD 31 May & 4 June 7pm | 3 & 5 June 2pm, Young Vic 11 & 13 Jun 6pm | 12 & 14 Jun 2pm
May 20, 2025

Capel Salem, Gwynedd. In 2025, two Welsh nationalists hide out with ‘Salem’ – a painting they’ve stolen from a Liverpool art gallery to decolonise Welsh art. In 1908, Sydney Curnow Vosper paints, his vision disputed by its sitters. Is it possible to ever prescribe a work of art’s meaning?