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Johnny Delaney gan / by :Cwmni'r Fran Wen

Johnny Delaney


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Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cymru / Wales
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Hanes gwir a geir yn y ddrama ddirdynnol hon gan Gwmni’r Frân Wen. Bu farw Johnny Delaney yn 2003 ar gyrion Ellesmere Port, wedi i griw o fechgyn ifanc adweithio yn erbyn ei acen Wyddelig ac ymosod arno. Yn ôl tystion ar y pryd, defnyddwyd y gair ‘Gypo’ yn ystod yr ymosodiad, er mai o dras Teithwyr Gwyddelig, sy’n garfan ethnig leiafrifol gydnabyddedig, oedd Johnny. Dedfrydwyd dau o’r bechgyn hynny i garchar am bedair mlynedd a hanner am ddynladdiad yn hytrach na llofruddiaeth, ac ni wnaed cyhuddiad o ymosodiad wedi’i gythruddo’n hiliol yn eu herbyn.

oedran: 13+
hyd: 60 munud

This play by Cwmni’r Frân Wen is based on a true story. Johnny Delaney died in 2003 on Merseyside following an attack by a gang who reacted to his Irish accent. According to witnesses the term ‘Gypo’ was used during the attack on Johnny although he was actually an Irish Traveller, a recognised ethnic minority group. Two of the boys who attacked him were jailed for four and a half years after being found guilty on manslaughter charges. No charges of racially induced violence were brought against them.

target age: 13+
duration: 60 minutes

 
 
 

 

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