May-AugustMay-August 20162016
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2 Welcome to May-August 2016 at Pontio Here are some of the productions in this summer’s programme our staff and volunteers are looking forward to…
Eleri Davies Lan Anh Quan Dic Ben Pontio Operations Manager Volunteer at Pontio Senior Theatre Technician What was your first What’s your first What was your first experience of the arts? memory of the arts? experience of the arts? I remember seeing The first artistic experience I was at my primary 'Joseph and the Amazing I had might be in drawing school Ysgol Cefn Coch, Technicolor Dreamcoat' in class. The emotional Penrhyndeudraeth when Manchester and loving it. memory about mixing the drama company Hwyl colors and abstract shapes a Fflag came to visit. I What are you looking inspired me later to visit don’t remember the show forward to in this and join in art gallery and art itself or any of the actors season’s programme? events as much as possible. except Alun ‘Sbardun’ Huws The new production of During the time I’ve been who was from Penrhyn! Cyfri’r Geirie - I was in in Wales and travelled Musically, my first memory is the original cast which around, I've had amazing Edward H. Dafis at Neuadd performed at Theatr opportunities to visit Goffa Penrhyn in 1975, as Gwynedd! many art museums. These part of the celebrations occasions have given me around Eisteddfod the chance to see famous Genedlaethol Cricieth. I was paintings and pictures that I eleven years old and had had read about before. climbed in through the side window with friends! What are you looking forward to in this What are you looking season’s programme? forward to in this season’s programme? Bedtime Stories looks like a really different experience! I’m looking forward to the I KA CHING 5th birthday gig – they're all great bands and it’ll be another chance to test out the speakers!
1 Music
Saturday 7 May 7.30pm Bangor University Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Prichard-Jones Hall
£12/£10/£5 (Under 18s and students)
BRAHMS: EIN The massed forces of the the circular nature of life, DEUTSCHES REQUIEM University Symphony death, and renewal. The Orchestra and Chorus Requiem is counterpointed Liszt: Les Préludes are joined by professional by Liszt’s symphonic poem Chris Collins and Matthias soloists in a performance Les Préludes, the score of Wurz (conductors) of Johannes Brahms’s which is prefaced with words choral masterpiece, written carrying a similar thought: as an intensely personal ‘What else is our life but a response to the death of series of preludes to that his mother in 1865. It is a unknown Hymn, the first work of beauty, poise and and solemn note of which vigour, which reflects on is intoned by Death?
2 Comedy
Tuesday 10 May 8pm
Comedy Central Live presents Danny McLoughlin George Lewis Nathan Caton
Studio
£10/£8 students and concessions
Join us for a night of laughs Age 16+ featuring three comedians Drinks are permitted in the studio on the UK touring circuit. at Comedy Central Live events.
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Wednesday, 11 May 7.30pm Allegri String Quartet
Theatr Bryn Terfel Friday, 13 May, 1-2pm £14/£10/£5 Lunchtime concert Pontio Studio The Allegri Quartet In association with £12/£8/£5 students and under 18s returns to Bangor to play The Radcliffe Trust Mozart's ground-breaking This concert will feature a single Dissonance Quartet - the movement from Schubert's beginning of which could Quarttetsatz - of which only have been written one this movement plus a fragment hundred and fifty years later, exist, Puccini's short operatic Janacek’s Intimate Letters quartet piece written for the - a musical exposition of funeral of the Duke of Savoy, the obsession he had for followed by Mendelssohn's early muse Kamilla Stosslova, Quartet in A minor, modelled on and finishes with Brahms’ Beethoven's celebrated valedictory 3rd Quartet. Quartet op 132 in A Minor.
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Friday, 13 May “Nothing short of a masterpiece." 8pm The Sunday Times
Cabaret Pontio presents The Financial Times
Bella Hardy The Guardian “... a credit to her Theatr Bryn Terfel and the genre" Q Magazine £14/£12 students and concessions
2015 was a breathless year Folk Festival and from Bring your friends along for Bella Hardy which saw there followed a for an enjoyable laid back the release of her seventh fantastic headlining cabaret-style event. solo album, With The Dawn, tour in the autumn. Drinks are permitted in the to great critical acclaim. In May 2016 Bella heads out theatre for this event. A summer of opening for a small selection of very appearances across the UK special, final,With The Dawn and Ireland with Grammy shows, performing with her Award winning Mary Chapin five piece band, formed Carpenter was topped off by specifically to capture a main stage performance at this stunning album in the prestigious Cambridge a live setting.
5 Family
Saturday, 14 May 11am (in Welsh) & 2pm (in English)
Theatr Iolo presents teulu Boxy & Sticky family Bocsi a Ffoni “A charming and Studio mischievous treat not to be missed out on!" £6/£20 Family & Friends Ticket Childrens Theatre Reviews (4 people, at least one under 18)
Theatr Iolo presents I’ve found a box. 12.15 - 13.15 Boxy & Sticky I’ve found a stick. PL2, Level 2 This box can be whatever 15.15 - 16.15 Created and Directed by I want it to be. PL2, Level 2 Sarah Argent I can be - A FREE making A mischievous theatrical Inside it. Outside it. workshop with boxes adventure to entrance and Under it. for all the family. Bring delight 3-5 year olds (and On top of it. your empty boxes to their families). This stick was the first toy in create whatever your the world. mind can dream up… I can tap with it a costume, a house, throw it and catch it. vehicles – the I can balance it on my head! possibilities are endless!
6 Meet the BLAS crew!
BLAS is Pontio’s arts Sessions: “I like Pontio participation programme because it’s CRAZY!!” 5-6pm for young people and Cian, 9 Years 3 and 4 meets every Monday during term time. 6.15-7.15pm “I like drama, Years 5 and 6 it’s amazing” Since the sessions have Fflur, 10 been up and running, we’ve 7.30-8.30pm had loads of fun playing, Years 7, 8 and 9 “I like going to BLAS to act. creating and learning. The best thing about BLAS is We've started a waiting list learning a lot about acting” for young people that would Saskia, 11 like to join BLAS. For more info please contact Mared Huws, Pontio BLAS and Arts Development Coordinator on Remember to use [email protected] or the #BLAS Box Office on 01248 38 28 28 when tweeting!
Class 1 / Yrs 3&4
Class 3 / Yrs 7, 8 & 9 Class 2 /Yrs 5&6
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After a long wait, the dream is finally a reality and we have films 7 days a week in Bangor. We checked in with Emyr Glyn Williams, Pontio’s Cinema Co-ordinator to find out how the first season has gone…and what we can expect this season.
“Although it’s still early days, to see some of the more certainly the thrill of being alternative films and turning able to offer the latest films individual nights in the on the big screen once again company of Brigitte Bardot in Bangor hasn’t faded for and Jean Luc Godard and me yet, at least! I hope that the quiet film genius from the opening of a brand new Iran, Jafar Panahi, into digital cinema in Bangor successful evenings. has made our audience "The feedback asking feel part of the wider for more live satellite cinematic community. screenings, arthouse films, “I know from talking to local and international people that the chance to political content and more Pontio’s Cinema see films on their doorstep than anything, more films programme is published has been welcomed, with for children and young online and through a many coming to see the people, is certainly being monthly programme big commercial titles such listened to, and we look which is distributed as Spectre, Star Wars: The forward to developing locally and within Force Awakens , The Lady the programme over the the centre. in The Van, The Danish Girl, coming months.” To receive Hateful 8, The Revenant weekly email bulletins, but more unexpectedly, the create an online account audience is also coming from www.pontio.co.uk and tick ‘Film’ in the interests categories.
8 Here are just some of the live screenings coming to Pontio Cinema over the coming months. See our monthly programme or website for further details.
Royal Opera Royal Opera House Branagh Theatre House Live Live Cinema: Live: Romeo and Cinema: Werther (12A) Juliet (12A) (12A) Frankenstein Live Satellite Screening Live Satellite Screening Monday 27 June, 7pm Live Satellite Screening Thursday, 7 July, 6.45pm Wednesday 18 May, 7.15pm Based on Goethe’s novel The Kenneth Branagh The Sorrows of Young Company Live cinema Royal Ballet Artist in Werther, Massenet’s opera season continues with a Residence Liam Scarlett has tells the story of the poet new vision of Shakespeare's chosen Mary Shelley’s gothic Werther’s hopeless love for heartbreaking tale of classic Frankenstein as the Charlotte, who is committed forbidden love. Reuniting basis for his first full-length to another man. the stars of his celebrated narrative ballet for the film ofCinderella , Kenneth Covent Garden Main Stage. Branagh directs Richard Madden and Lily James as Romeo and Juliet and Sir Derek Jacobi as Mercutio.
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In the Caban
Experience a number of events inside Caban, Pontio's public art piece, this summer...
Wednesday, Saturday, Saturday, 18 May 4 June 9 July 3-5pm 2-7pm (drop-in) 6-8pm Caban Talks Caban Sounds Caban Art
To coincide with the Festival A traditional folk music The National Trust’s current of Behaviour Change; session, with musicians artist in residence program an opportunity led by improvising in the Caban. (which includes the work actress Morfudd Hughes The session will be recorded of Lisa Heledd Jones, to consider the way in which and broadcast on Georgia Joanne Wardrop and Robyn the arts can change the way Ruth’s C2 Radio Cymru show. Woolston) shares a taste of we think about ourselves the artwork that can be seen and the world around us. at Castell Penrhyn whilst reflecting on how artists can Free event but ticket required respond to history and place. Free event but ticket required
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Friday, 20 May 8pm
Off the Kerb Productions presents Jeremy Hardy
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£14/£5 for the unemployed
Jeremy Hardy begins his 4th decade as a stand-up this year. That’s a more dramatic way of saying he started 32 years ago and, without a lottery win, probably has at least another 32 years to go. Last year, the tenth series of Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation was broadcast on Radio 4. He is also well known for his appearances on The News Quiz and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Indeed, Alan Bennett recently said he likes him “but he’s only on the radio”. However, Jeremy isn’t only on the radio. He is on the road all year round and has never stopped doing live shows since 1984. After briefly hibernating in the winter, he's back out on the road in 2016. Age guidance 15+
“In an ideal world, Jeremy Hardy would be extremely famous, but an ideal world would leave him without most of his best material.” THE GUARDIAN
11 Pontio’s full of In these new Platfform July 10, 1-2pm sessions, we make the most Blodyn hidden corners of opportunities for acoustic A collaboration between ‘pop-up’ performances in and all kinds of two musicians from our public spaces. Enjoy Snowdonia with different spaces in which the music over a pint, a musical backgrounds. Jenn cappuccino or a meal, or just to perform and is a traditional Welsh folk if you’re wandering around. attract an audience. violinist and Sera a singer- May 22, 1-2pm songwriter of folk-pop and Blodau Gwylltion country music. Manon Steffan Ros and Elwyn Williams
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Thursday, 26 May, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Friday, 27 May, 2.30pm
Re-LIVE
Theatr Bryn Terfel £10/£8
Inspiring and moving, A brand new play written by "Belonging takes us inside Belonging is a powerful new Karin Diamond and directed the experiences of people play that follows the lives of by Peter Doran (Grav, living with dementia. It two families as they discover Oh Hello!, Who's Afraid of enlightens, challenges and that love and laughter don’t Rachel Roberts?), Belonging entertains all at the same have to stop because of is entirely accessible for time. Prepare for some dementia. Welsh and non-Welsh myth busting!" speakers alike and will tour This bilingual production is Mark Jones, Dementia nation-wide during May and based on Re-Live's in-depth Care Advisor, The June 2016. interviews with people Younger Onset living with dementia, family Supported by the Arts Dementia Service, Cardiff. members and professional Council of Wales, Baring carers. Belonging dispels Foundation, Gwanwyn, the myths of dementia Chapter and the Torch and shines a light on how a Theatre Company. dementia-friendly Wales can be created just by being yourself, being in the moment…belonging. 13 Profi Challenge 2016
Teams of young people from Gwynedd and “We never considered that Menter Iaith Môn Anglesey were challenged to respond to one would actually carry out our idea – it's really of three briefs set by Age Cymru Gwynedd a exciting to think our project will be realized!” Môn, GISDA or Menter Iaith Môn. Katie and Awen, Ysgol Tryfan, Winners of the Profi Challenge 2016
Over a period of 12 weeks the teams worked The climax of the project saw the ideas enthusiastically with support from Bangor presented to a panel of judges – each team University students with input from local hoping to win £500 for their charity to put employers to develop their ideas. their idea in action.
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© Stephen Rees Friday, 3 June 7.30pm End-of-Year Gala Concert
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£12/£10/£5 (under 18s and students)
Bangor University Six of the University’s finest Symphony Orchestra ensembles mark the final day of the academic term Bangor University with their traditional gala Chamber Choir concert, this year for the Bangor University first time in Theatr Bryn Music Society Orchestra Terfel. The programme and Choir brings together a wide range of light and popular classics, Bangor University and celebrates another year Brass Band of wonderful music making Bangor University in the ‘College on the Hill’. Concert Band
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Saturday, 4 June 7.30pm
Theatr Bara Caws Allan o Diwn (Out of Tune) Emyr ‘Himyrs’ Roberts
Theatr Bryn Terfel £12/£10
A one-man show by one performer. An exciting of Wales’s best mimics, production combining Following the show, capturing perfectly his story music, parodies and come and relax with from being a troubled 6th impersonations, with the us – Dyl Mei will be form pupil, ‘out of tune’ odd satirical comment on spinning some records with his surroundings, to the Welsh rock scene. from the era, so enjoy a establishing the iconic pop drink or two with us in A Welsh language group, y Ficar, thus enabling Bar Ffynnon. production. him to realize his dream of finding his voice and Strong language. making it as a professional 16 Delicious homemade Bwyd a Diod
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Wednesday, 8 June 7.30pm
Prosiect 15 Words to challenge, inspire and evoke discussion Event hosted by Betsan Powys, Editor of Programmes, BBC Radio Cymru
Studio £12/£10
1 night Malcolm Allen Rhys Davies 5 speakers Coming Home Language memory – 15 minutes each... does bilingualism protect Premiership and Welsh the brain? Lowri Morgan International footballer with One footstep at a time 14 caps for Wales. “When Consultant neurologist I moved to Watford at the at the Walton Centre for Lowri is one of only six age of 16 I couldn’t speak a Neurology in Liverpool people to ever complete the word of English”. (who attends Ysbyty notoriously difficult Arctic Gwynedd each week) Ultra - 6633 marathon. Ceryl Davies his research interest is in Is this abuse? The voices Professor neurodegenerative disease, of local young women in Richard Wyn Jones which includes dementia, intimate relationships. The Unstable Foundations Huntington's disease and of Devolution A doctoral student in the aphasia (impairment in School of Social and Political the language faculty of the Director of the Wales Sciences at the University brain). Governance Centre of Lincoln, Ceryl Davies Cardiff University who This event will take place also works in Social has written extensively through the medium of Services in Gwynedd. on contemporary Welsh Welsh. BBC Radio Cymru politics, devolved politics in will be recording the evening the UK and nationalism. and the event will be filmed. Suitable for secondary school age upwards.
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After the death of her leaving the house empty. Friday, 10 June husband, 74 year old Enid Enid, now homeless, 2.30pm is forced to sell the house decides to take matters she’s lived in for most of into her own hands. A darkly her life. She watches from funny show exploring what it Cwmni Triongl her neighbour's window is we call ‘home’. as the new owners arrive This play is bilingual to transform it into their (Welsh /English) Miramar new holiday home. They renovate it, rename it and Age guidance 9+ finally return to the city, Studio £12/£10
GORAD
Why not enjoy a meal in Gorad restaurant before or after the show? Book online or call 01248 383826 20 Music
Friday, 10 June 8pm
Cabaret Pontio presents Holy Moly & The Crackers With support from Band Pres Llareggub
Theatr Bryn Terfel £14/£12 Joining Holy Moly & Holy Moly & The Crackers The band has performed at The Crackers on the are a seven-piece ‘gypsy major festivals across the evening will be local folkNroll’ band. country, including shows at favourites Llareggub Hop Farm Festival, Secret - a ferocious They released their debut Brass Band Garden Party, Boomtown but flavoursome mix album ‘First Avenue’ in and Cornbury Festival, of jazz and hip hop October 2012 and an EP where they opened for Jools combined with a dash of ‘Lilly’ a year later – described Holland. Holy Moly and the Welsh pop channelled as “a re-imagining of three Crackers are influenced by by way of the age-old traditional folk/blues songs an eclectic range of styles and march band tradition. that evokes eras of whiskey artists - the honest grit and Like any contemporary and guns on modern punk gravel of Woody Guthrie, the brass group, they are well folk steroids”. gypsy bone-cage burlesque capable of smashing out They are making an impact of Gogol Bordello: punk, ska, the cover versions but on both the national and reggae, folk, blues, honky- their original material very international tour circuit and tonk, Balkan etc. As such they much holds its own and is have played well over 200 play a unique mash-up of already making waves. shows throughout the UK, folk/blues, waltz tempos, including sell out concerts hoe-downs and french zazou in London, the Midlands, in outlandish carnival style. It Drinks are permitted in Yorkshire, Newcastle is loud, funky and fun. the theatre for Cabaret events. and Edinburgh. Age 14+ 21 Comedy
Ian Smith
Tuesday, 14 June 8pm
Comedy Central Live presents Maff Brown Larry Dean Ian Smith
Studio £10/£8
Join us for a night of laughs Drinks are permitted in featuring three comedians the studio at Comedy on the UK touring circuit. Central Live events. Age 16+
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Roman Rabinovich Thursday, 16 June 7.30pm Roman Rabinovich
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£14/£12/£5 students and under 18s
Schumann: We are delighted to He has also performed Papillons, op.2 welcome Roman with renowned orchestras Rabinovich to Pontio. including Orchestre Brown, Michael: de chambre de Paris, Surfaces (2015) Rabinovich made his Polish Radio Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic debut Schumann: Dohnányi Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Faschingsschwank Budafok (Budapest) Mehta at the tender age aus Wien, op.26 and in recital venues all of 10. More recently he over the world. Recent Interval was top prizewinner of and upcoming chamber the 12th Arthur Rubinstein music collaborations Haydn: International Piano Master Piano Sonata in E flat include Steven Isserlis, Competition in Israel in major, Hob XVI:49 Liza Ferschtman, Jennifer 2008 and selected by none Stumm, and the Amernet other than Andras Schiff in Stravinsky: and Ariel string quartets. Petrushka (excerpts) 2014-15 to perform in the ‘Sir Andras Schiff Selects’ series, with recitals in Berlin, Zurich and New York. 23 Family
“an enchanting piece “truly immersive, and truly of family entertainment” different, piece of theatre” Everything Theatre Children’s Theatre Reviews
Saturday, 18 June Sunday, 19 June 12.30pm & 3pm
Upswing in partnership with Stratford Circus Arts Centre present Bedtime Stories
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£10/£8/£30 Family & Friends Ticket (4 people, at least one under 18)
Co-commissioned by leading circus companies Creative Black Country in the UK.They have been Join us for a family turning the world upside workshop on set with Celebrate the magical time down since 2006 mixing the cast of Bedtime of the day when stresses aerial theatre with dance, Stories after the show! and strains of life melt music and stunning visuals. See website or away and enter a world of contact Box Office imagination and dreams with Produced by Upswing in for further details. Bedtime Stories. partnership with Stratford Circus Arts Centre with Tucked up with your family the support of the Albany, and friends in a bedroom Appetite Stoke, Arts Council installation, take this chance teulu England, The Austin and to unwind and be dazzled with Hope Pilkington Trust, circus, theatre, dance and Creative Black Country, the projections from innovative family Leche Trust and The Point, circus company Upswing. Eastleigh. Circus theatre pioneers Suitable for the Upswing are one of the whole family.24 Musical
Friday, 24 June & Saturday, 25 June 7.30pm
Ysgol Glanaethwy presents Cyfri’r Geirie
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£12/£10 students and concessions
Ysgol Glanaethwy‘s new face to face and the lack of to be back performing on twist on a very old story. communication leads to all home ground. Glanaethwy sorts of problems. ‘Words’ were an integral part of the “Cyfri’r Geirie” was the do “count” or we will always highly successful production last show performed by have conflict. of Les Misérables at the Glanaethwy at Theatr Millenium Centre last Gwynedd. This new “Cyfri’r Geirie” is an Autumn, and next year, the production is therefore the energetic production and school will visit New York to “bridge” over the years as following their success on perform a new work by Karl we return to Pontio with our “Britain’s Got Talent” and Jenkins at Carnegie Hall. latest interpretation of the their British tour, Ysgol show. Two ‘nations’ come Glanaethwy are delighted A Welsh language production.
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Saturday, 2 July 7.30pm teulu
Ballet Cymru presents Roald Dahl’s family Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs
Theatr Bryn Terfel £12/£10
Critics Circle Award winning works based on sections of With the support of the company Ballet Cymru the wonderful Roald Dahl’s Dahl Foundation, in 2012 present an extraordinary Revolting Rhymes, Little Red the production toured vision. Two stories from the Riding Hood and The Three throughout the UK including mind of the most popular Little Pigs. Sadler’s Wells, where storyteller in the world, Roald Dahl’s wife Felicity Nothing is ever quite Roald Dahl. and Donald Sturrock, what it seems.... Dahl’s biographer, were in Roald Dahl was born and This outstanding classical attendance. With costumes grew up in Cardiff, and to ballet was choreographed by designer Steve Denton celebrate the centenary of by Darius James and Amy and a stunning lighting this famous author, two of Doughty, inspired by the design by John Bishop, this his hugely popular stories internationally recognised is a performance with many are coming home to Wales musical scores by composer wonderful surprises! in ballet adaptations. Ballet Paul Patterson. Cymru has been granted permission from The Dahl Foundation to produce two
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Sunday, 3 July 2-6pm, Studio & Caban Synthesis Event
Synthesis is a brand new pilot The Vertical Dance Llif/Flow: multi-media fund to encourage scientists and Light Experience: artists Lisa Colbourne and artists working in the Dr Ray Davies of the and Lisa Hudson and performing arts to develop Photonics Academy of Dr Jonathan Malarkey, ideas together which bridge Wales, at the School of Oceanographer, School two different worlds. Electronic Engineering, of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, and Kate Bangor University Following a call for Lawrence, Vertical Dance applications earlier this year, See website for Kate Lawrence. this will be an opportunity to further details share the two selected arts/ science collaborations’ work in progress.
Sunday, 3 July, 2pm Welsh National Opera screening In Parenthesis (12A) Cinema £10/£8
Welsh National Opera’s Fusiliers are posted to the Recorded at Wales In Parenthesis is young Somme. In Mametz Wood Millennium Centre this is British composer Iain Bell’s they enter a strange realm a rare opportunity to see beautiful adaptation of the – outside of time, dreamlike WNO’s world première epic World War I poem by but deadly. Rather than production on screen. David Jones. The opera simply reporting the horrors The Space is supporting is commissioned by the of war, In Parenthesis dares the In Parenthesis Nicholas John Trust with to offer hope. Streaming and the Microsite. 14-18 NOW, the UK's arts David Pountney’s Explore more programme for the First period production is at inparenthesis.org.uk World War centenary. both an evocation and a Running time: 150 minutes
Private John Ball and his commemoration of the • T H I S I S T H E S P A C E • T H E S P A comrades in the Royal Welch events of the Somme. C E • T H E S P A C E • 27 T H E S P A C E • T H E S P A C E • Drama
Friday, 8 July 10am & 1pm
Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch presents Diwrnod Hyfryd Sali Mali (Sali Mali’s Lovely Day)
Theatr Bryn Terfel teulu £6/£20 Family & Friends Ticket (4 people, at least one under 18) family
Sali Mali has gone for a music, songs and endless In collaboration stroll and can’t be found fun. This new production in with Gomer Press. anywhere. Where has she Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch’s Running Time got to...? unique style will take you 50 minutes on a special journey to Sali A Welsh-language stage Mali’s world of magic and Age Guidance 3-7 years play for 3-7 year olds and adventure. & families with small families based on Mary children. Vaughan Jones’s classic, timeless characters – with
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Sunday, 10 July 2pm & 5pm
NoFit State & Motionhouse BLOCK
Pontio Loading Bay £5
Motionhouse and NoFit each other, blend into one Commissioned by Without State Circus bring together another? Walls, Stockton International their unique styles in Riverside Festival, Norfolk The modern city is a nest BLOCK - an exciting new & Norwich Festival and Out teeming with activity. collaboration. There International Festival Human life streams through of Circus & Street Arts. Twenty oversized blocks it. BLOCK is about living in are deconstructed and the city, its contradictions Co-production Archaos, reformed into an infinite and its challenges. Pôle National des Arts du variety of shapes for the Cirque Méditerranée and Living large, living fast and performers to play on, move Le CITRON JAUNE, Centre sometimes living in the with and explore. National des Arts de la Rue. cracks, this extraordinary What happens when dance cast stay on their toes to 45 minutes and circus collide? When survive and thrive in the they converge, rub against world of blocks.
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Joel Dommett Tuesday, 12 July 8pm
Comedy Central Live presents Inel Tomlinson Jenny Collier Joel Dommett
Studio £10/£8
Join us for a night of laughs Drinks are permitted in the featuring three comedians studio at Comedy Central on the UK touring circuit Live events. Age 16+
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FFYNNON
Join us for summer cocktails in Bar Ffynnon
Friday, 15 July 7.30pm
Pontio presents The Edinburgh 5 Star comedy & cabaret show Whatever Happened to LaLa Shockette - the New Romantic '80s pop star?
Studio
£13.50/£11.50 student and concessions
Why did Boy George We trace the steps of the original photographs and take a dislike to early '80s New Romantic video footage from this Anglesey sea salt? pop star LaLa Shockette, vibrant and colourful era. the alter ego of Lowri-Ann Did David Bowie think he Think… '80s big hair, white Richards, from her humble was fat? ruffled collars, robot jump North Wales dairy farm suits and a large dash of a Was Gary Numan beginnings to Top of the synthesizer beat. really a robot ‘between Pops, appearances at the sheets’ ? Wembley & iconic stardom. Dress up if you feel like it! Beautifully sung songs by All is revealed in this Devised & written by artists as diverse as John hilarious, poignant, multi- Lowri-Ann Richards Cale, David Bowie, Kate Bush media 5* award winning and Robin Griffith. and Gary Numan, intertwined comedy & cabaret show. with anecdotes and some Please note this show very tall stories told against contains strobe lighting. a backdrop of projected Age guidance 12+ 31 MusicalMusic
Saturday, 16 July, 7pm Sunday, 17 July, 2pm
Gwynedd School of Dance & Performing Arts Centre presents The Wizard of Oz
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£12 adults/£10 children
Gwynedd School of Dance Bringing together their Gwynedd School of Dance & Performing Arts Centre combined talents, this local & Performing Arts Centre are excited to be back in performing arts centre’s would like to say a huge Bangor, performing in the pupils will provide a show thank you to their sponsors: new Pontio venue. with singing, dancing and acting to mark their With a wonderful comeback performance in performance of the classic their hometown - a fun and The Wizard of Oz pantomime fabulous one for all! by Leonard H Caddy, they will bring you a show to Come and join them on their www.keycareandsupport.com remember, to be enjoyed by journey down the Yellow both children and adults. Brick Road…
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Wednesday, 20 July 7.30pm Only Boys Aloud
Theatr Bryn Terfel £12/£8
Principality Only Boys The 2016 Academi includes access to expert and Aloud Academi Concert boys from across Wales and individual tuition more following performances at St intensively than can In 2015 The Principality Donat’s Castle and the Royal be provided within the Only Boys Aloud Academi Welsh College of Music and framework of general launched a 6 month pilot Drama, we are thrilled to OBA rehearsals and project for Only Boys Aloud bring the Academi to Pontio performances. Aimed at in North Wales: it was a huge this season. the older boys in OBA aged success and we are delighted between 16 and 19, there now to have 4 permanent The Principality Only are 32 places available choirs with a hundred Boys Aloud Academi each year on this residential members across North Wales was established in 2011 course held at Atlantic - in Holyhead, Caernarfon, to provide members of College in the grounds of the Wrexham and Rhyl. Only Boys Aloud showing iconic St Donat’s Castle. particular musical promise
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Saturday, 23 July 11am & 2pm teulu Second Hand Dance family Grass
12:15-13:15 Studio Session 1 in PL2 15:15-16:15 £6/£20 Family & Friends Ticket Session 2 in PL2 (4 people, at least one under 18) A FREE bug-making workshop with the artist Look down. What are Featuring worms, slugs, Eleri Jones. Suitable for you standing on? snails, spontaneous children 4 and upwards outbreaks of ant dancing Explore the ground and all (places for up to 20 at a and plenty of obscure of its wriggling inhabitants in time). There will also be insect-related facts, Grass this quirky dance show for a storytelling session and uses performance, puppetry young children. insects will be displayed and projection to inspire by the Biological children to look closely at Sciences School, the world around them, to Bangor University. get mucky and play! Age guidance34 4+ Music
Saturday, 23 July 3.30pm 'til late Candelas, Swnami, Yr Eira, Palenco, Ysgol Sul, Y Cledrau, Siddi and more! I KA CHING 5th birthday gig
Acoustic set at Bar Ffynnon 3.30-4.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel 4.30pm onwards
£12 in advance/£15 on the day
I KA CHING Records Come and celebrate at ikaching.co.uk are celebrating their this all-day gig with some fifth birthday! of Wales' most successful bands - Candelas, Swnami, This is the record label that Yr Eira, Palenco, Ysgol Sul, Y was named NME Label Of Cledrau, Siddi and more. The Week last year and which has released music In collaboration with Pontio. by Wales' most exciting Age 16+ current artists. 35 August Pontio in Edinburgh!
Pontio, in collaboration with How to Win Against programme. It will Aine Flanagan Productions, History, a fierce and be performed at are delighted to be fabulous cross-dressing Assembly's Box Venue showcasing work at the musical about Henry Cyril beside George Square Edinburgh Fringe this year Paget, 5th Marquis of Gardens during August. with support from the Arts Anglesey by Seiriol Davies Council of Wales’ Wales in proved to be a knockout Edinburgh programme. success in our opening
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