{"product_id":"and-i-own-it","title":"\"and I own it\" performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us at gofod for a performance from actor\u003cstrong\u003e Russell Gomer\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eStella, High Hopes\u003c\/em\u003e) written by dramatist \u003cstrong\u003eIan Rowlands\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd I Own It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating, funny and intriguing monologue about obsession and desire. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“From the moment I saw you,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI knew,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI didn't need you,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI could've lived my life without you,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI wouldn't ever have missed you,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomething would've hung on my wall, if it wasn't you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut the desire:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo consuming:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrove me to possess you,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo I bought you,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaid less than your worth,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd after,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI felt as if I'd just stolen God.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd I Own It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Rowland shares a few tales about paintings that he has owned, and the problems of owning them “…whatever owning anything means.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuss Gomer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuss trained at The Welsh College of Music and Drama which, alas, obtained the royal charter only after he’d left. Dammit! He was a founder member of the much acclaimed Fiction Factory Theatre Co. which toured the plays of Ed Thomas throughout Europe and UK. They ‘flew the flag’ for Wales for two consecutive years at The Royal Court. He has appeared in several productions for The R.S.C. and was an associate of Wales Theatre Co. performing under the directorship of the hugely respected Michael Bogdanov, in many large productions. T.V. credits include \u003cem\u003eHigh Hopes; Not Getting Any; Tree On A Hill; Holby City\u003c\/em\u003e and six series as, the troubled, hippy sex-god, Yanto Bead in \u003cem\u003eStella\u003c\/em\u003e for Sky One.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Rowlands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Rowlands is a Carmarthen based TV director. He began his career in theatre and led four theatre companies including Bara Caws and the old Cwmni Theatr Gwynedd. He is also an award winning playwright with over fifteen plays to his name and has written drama for both Radio 4 and Radio Cymru: including a forthcoming Welsh adaptation of '\"... And I Own It\". In relation to Art, he is a collector, was at one time a member of the Wales in Venice Biennale Committee and has judged the Gold Medal at the National Eisteddfod.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thursday 15th October 2026, 7pm, gofod [wright's]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56947825279362,"sku":"201","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/8474\/9189\/files\/Social-16.png?v=1790518501","url":"https:\/\/shop.wrightsfood.co.uk\/products\/and-i-own-it","provider":"Wright's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}