Go Compare man Wynne Evans' famous mum and link to Hollywood director Steven Spielberg
dailystar.co.ukHollywood director Steven Spielberg and whose story is now the subject of a new film.Wynne was part of the Carmarthen Youth Opera in South Wales growing up, but in the early nineties, the Youth Opera's home at the Lyric Theatre in the town was under threat of demolition.However his mum, who had been a part of the Youth Opera as a teenager and now ran the group, launched a campaign to save the theatre - with a little help from Hollywood along the way.The story is now the subject of a new Sky Cinema film called Save The Cinema, starring Harry Potter actor Tom Felton and newcomer Fflyn Evans as a young Wynne.Save The Cinema tells the story of Wynne Evans mother Elizabeth Evans and her battle to save The Lyric Theatre in Carmarthen from demolition, after the town council planned to knock the building down and build a shopping centre.However, Elizabeth refused to leave the theatre and moved in there, meaning the bulldozers could not get into the building and eventually, the theatre was saved.Talking about reliving the story, Wynne Evans told BBC News that it was emotional, saying: "I've got mixed emotions about the time if I'm honest...
she just moved into the theatre."He also remembered his mum as a strong and determined woman, adding: "I've never seen anybody walk into a council meeting and manage to turn the room around like my mother could...
they just couldn't say no to her."Her campaign has now inspired the new film, with Samantha Morton, who plays Elizabeth Evans in Save The Cinema, adding: "Liz was incredibly inspiring to young people, and she had their backs."No matter who you were, once you were in the youth opera, you were in.
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