The play will be performed for one night only

Some farmers who supply milk to other dairy factories in Felinfach, near Lampeter, are also walking the boards.

Drwg yn y Caws (The bad in the cheese) will be staged at Theatr Felinfach on Thursday for one night only.

The business in Ceredigion closed in April severely affecting the local community.

The Irish-owned company, which set up in Felinfach with a �1.2m grant in 2001, blamed the "harsh realities of the marketplace" for the closure.

Actor Owen Llywelyn said the story was continuing for local people

The play's director, Euros Lewis, said its purpose was to "learn lessons" and to "change policies".

Describing it as a "satirical, tongue-in-cheek" look at how officials coped with the closure, he said: "It's been quite a cathartic experience and therapeutic and it's about moving towards a positive end.

"If I was to compare it to anything, I'd say that it was Spitting Image without the puppets."

An official from Dairygold, Don McCarthy, and Wales' countryside minister, Carwyn Jones, are both portrayed by actors in the play.

'Unanswered questions'

Local county councillor Owen Llywelyn is taking the role of Carwyn Jones.

Mr Llywelyn said: "The story [about Felinfach] is not over. We're trying to emphasise that there are many unanswered questions that still hang over the Dairygold site.

"The production came about after many of us met during the summer and carried out research into what had happened here and we thought that it would work well as a play.

"We want to stress that this story, although out of the news at the moment, is not over for the people of the Aeron valley."

Most of the play is in the Welsh language, but full, simultaneous translation will be available.