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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Play to tell tale of surprise Banksy that appeared on garage in Port Talbot

The Season's Greetings mural by Banksy
Season’s Greetings appeared on a garage in Port Talbot just before Christmas seven years ago. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

It materialised just before Christmas seven years ago, turning the industrial town of Port Talbot into a destination for culture lovers, but – after much wrangling and soul-searching – was whisked away on the back of an art dealer’s lorry and is more than 1,000 miles from home.

The saga of Port Talbot’s Banksy mural, Season’s Greetings, is being told in a new play opening next week, prompting a flurry of reminiscences and recriminations about what happened after one of the world’s most famous street artists paid a visit to south Wales.

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