{"id":95644,"date":"2025-03-14T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=95644"},"modified":"2025-03-14T17:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:01:02","slug":"how-non-welsh-speaking-parents-can-learn-alongside-their-children-thanks-to-a-welsh-storyteller-and-her-puppets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/03\/14\/how-non-welsh-speaking-parents-can-learn-alongside-their-children-thanks-to-a-welsh-storyteller-and-her-puppets\/","title":{"rendered":"How non-Welsh speaking parents can learn alongside their children thanks to a Welsh storyteller and her puppets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tamar Eluned Williams is bringing stories to life in Cardiff hubs and libraries through song, puppetry and acting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A WELSH storyteller is bridging the language gap for non-Welsh speaking parents through free bilingual interactive shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff-based performer, Tamar Eluned Williams, is touring South Wales with her new 40-minute show, Mali a\u2019r M\u00f4r, and will take the stage at Radyr Hub with two performances on Saturday, May 17, 2025, during the Radyr and Morganstown Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created for children aged three and up, the theatrical performance gives non-Welsh speaking parents the chance to learn Welsh alongside their children, through song, puppetry and acting.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0006-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0006-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0006.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Welsh performer, Tamar Eluned Williams, tells stories to children in schools, festivals, theatres and museums,<br>and specialises in Welsh folk tales<\/strong><br>Credit: Naomi Doyle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A Welsh speaker herself, Ms Williams wanted to give parents the tools to bring the Welsh language into their homes after the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wanted to create a show where Welsh felt accessible by being used with a lot of repetition, and a lot of fun and playfulness, so that adults who came along with their children felt like they could use it as well,\u201d said Ms Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen children learn Welsh in school but come from English-speaking or other linguistic backgrounds, it can present a specific set of challenges for parents who perhaps don\u2019t really understand the language.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also chose to perform for younger children because they are at a crucial stage of learning to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s really important that early on, children are exposed to lots of different languages. They have an incredible capacity to absorb language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter watching the way my daughter interweaves two languages together to communicate, it made me realise that the idea around the \u2018right way\u2019 of speaking a language is a very adult way of approaching language. There is no right or wrong way,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PhD student Ilid Haf, whose research includes the relationship between Welsh language and parenting,  said there was a growing interest from audiences who, despite not being bilingual themselves, are eager to enjoy bilingual shows and books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost often, people who are learning Welsh or have children in Welsh schools want support to understand and pronounce words,&#8221; said the Cardiff University researcher. &#8220;There is a definite need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Mali a&#039;r M\u00f4r \/ Mali and the Sea Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/29Q7xBngm60?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Mali a&#039;r M\u00f4r \/ Mali and the Sea Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/29Q7xBngm60?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Mali a\u2019r M\u00f4r is a bilingual show based on the Molly children&#8217;s picture book series written by Malachy Doyle<\/strong><br>Credit: Tamar Eluned Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The show is inspired by the <a href=\"https:\/\/graffeg.com\/products\/molly-and-the-stormy-sea-by-malachy-doyle?srsltid=AfmBOoqZlPsrGozWaPyDdX-pTlBx-KoCDEugpOYlWBxqbbdmlGPIQw19\">Molly children\u2019s picture book series<\/a> written by Northern Irish author Malachy Doyle, who relocated to Wales and set many of his tales there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It tells the story of a young girl on an island waiting for her father\u2019s fishing boat to return after a storm and explores how family relationships change over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe show has an emotional arc, and takes children and their families on that journey where there is some sadness. What the show does is say that it\u2019s okay to feel those feelings and that we can deal with them,\u201d said Ms Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really important for children to experience that wave of emotion in the show, because then they can learn that those emotions are not bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Williams performs with Malachi Doyle\u2019s daughter, Naomi, who helped create the narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The friends are currently touring to libraries across South Wales until July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0008.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Malachy Doyle&#8217;s daughter, Naomi Doyle, performs Mali a\u2019r M\u00f4r with Tamar Eluned Williams<\/strong> <br>Credit: Naomi Doyle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cLibraries are spaces where families feel comfortable and somewhere they are already familiar with. In every space, the show is different as library sizes are different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also don\u2019t have a script as we like to keep it improvisatory to adapt it to our audiences,\u201d Ms Williams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour is supported by the Arts Council for Wales, with funding provided from Radyr and Morganstown Community Council for the Radyr Hub performances, so families can enjoy the show free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250314-WA0005-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95675\" 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bilingual shows in Cardiff\u2019s library hubs in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Information about Tamar Eluned Williams\u2019 tour can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamarelunedwilliams.com\/mali-a-r-m%C3%B4r-mali-the-sea\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Events taking place at Radyr Hub can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffhubs.co.uk\/hubs\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tamar Eluned Williams is bringing stories to life in Cardiff hubs and libraries through song, puppetry and 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