A budding theatre director and University of Chester graduate will soon be going on tour with a new stage production.

Natalie Evans, 21, will direct Winona, a new work from Welsh playwright Christopher T Harris, which follows siblings Kate and Daf as they retreat to the family cottage following the sudden deaths of their parents.

When a stranger named Ed comes to visit, however, their somewhat quiet retreat turns into something quite different.

Andy Evans, Lesley-Staum Lewis and Ally Goodman star in Winona, directed by University of Chester graduate Natalie Evans
Andy Evans, Lesley-Staum Lewis and Ally Goodman star in Winona, directed by University of Chester graduate Natalie Evans

Natalie is currently pursuing her career in theatre directing after graduating from Chester and has previously taken charge of productions in Aberystwyth, Chester and Llangollen, along with her own graduate theatre company Quintus, which is set to perform The Country by Martin Crimp at The Dukes in Lancaster on January 30.

Winona will be performed at venues in Liverpool, Aberystwyth and Cardiff in February with more dates to be confirmed for later in the year. The tour is supported by the Arts Council of Wales and the Llangollen Twenty Club.

Tickets for the tour start at £5 and the performances take place as follows:

February 12 - Lantern Theatre, Liverpool. Visit lanterntheatreliverpool.co.uk; February 19 - Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Visit aberystwythartscentre.co.uk; February 20 - The Gate, Cardiff. Visit thegate.org.uk.