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The Merman King

The Merman King
Matthew Cassidy (foreground) and singer Owen Webb in rehearsals for The Merman King along with Kaine Raisis (seated at rear), Jade Marshall (white shirt arm raised left top) and other children from Palmerston Primary School, Barry Photograph: Brian Tarr/freelance
The Merman King
Left to right: Sydney Richards, Fern Hodgson, Jade Marshall, Adam Hazelwood, Madison James-Spinola Photograph: Brian Tarr/freelance
The Merman King
From left to right: Rhian Baker, Jade Marshall, Lloyd Green, Ethan Shaw Photograph: Brian Tarr/freelance
The Merman King
Kaine Raisis and Gemma Dimond Photograph: Brian Tarr/freelance
The Merman King
Sian Cameron, from Welsh National Opera, sings with children from left to right, Sydney Richards, Matthew Berry, Louis Doyle, Adam Hazelwood and Rhian Baker, while narrative director Karen Hayes joins in at the back Photograph: Brian Tarr/freelance
The Merman King
Sian Cameron from Welsh National Opera sings with some children, from left to right Gemma Dimond, Jack Hazelwood (red shirt), Kaine Raisis (sitting), Rhian Baker (black top), Jade Marshall (white top), Richard Alwyn, The Merman King director, Sydney Richards (white top/red alice band), Adam Hazelwood (side of head), Louis Doyle (Bloggs Shirt), Bradley Christoforato (one eye), Madison James-Spinola, Rhys Force, Lewis Watkins (one eye/one ear), Lloyd Green, Jimmy Winsborough Photograph: Brian Tarr/freelance
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