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www.pontardaweartscentre.com

Box Office Opening Times: Oriau Agor y Swyddfa Docynnau: 1.30pm – 3.30pm, 4pm - 8pm Mon - Fri / Llun - Gwe 30mins before any show

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HIRE THE VENUEPontardawe Arts Centre has a variety of rooms available for hire – weddings, parties, film screenings, conferences and training.

Please contact Meirion Gittins [email protected]

TICKET LEVY * A 10% levy fee will be charged on all ticket sales. For more info and terms and conditions please see our website.

Llogi Canolfan Celfyddydau PontardaweGellir llogi amrywiaeth o ystafelloedd yng Nghanolfan Celfyddydau Pontardawe – priodasau, partis, cynhadledd a hyfforddi.

Cysylltwch â Meirion Gittins [email protected]

TRETH TOCYN * Codir treth tocyn 10% ar bob gwerthiant tocyn. Am fanylion pellach a thelerau ac amodau ewch i’n gwefan.

Funders and Sponsors

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Mae Wi-Fi am ddim ym mhob un o’n mannau cyhoeddus

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Find us on / Chwilio amdanom ni Facebook @PontardaweArtsCentre @PontardaweCinemaTwitter @PontardaweArtsInstagram Pontardawearts

AREA ARTISTIC MANAGER RHEOLWR ARTISTIG Angie Dickinson [email protected]

OPERATIONS MANAGER RHEOLWR GWEITHREDIADAU Meirion Gittins [email protected]

VENUE TECHNICIAN TECHNEGYDD Y LLEOLIAD Carwyn Hopton [email protected]

MARKETING MARCHNATA Lizzy Felton [email protected]

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use of it. WELCOMECROESOWe thank all our customers for their continued support – we couldn’t do it without you! / Diolchwn i bob un o’n cwsmeriaid am eu cefnogaeth Parhaol – allen ni ddim ei wneud hebddo chi!

Rhos Medow Fish BarCharlo’s Chip Shop

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Visit the beautiful Oriel Lliw gallery to see and purchase fabulous contemporary artwork.Check out our website for more details of events, exhibitions and workshops.www.artsinthetawevalley.com www.oriellliw.com

We are open:Monday & Tuesday 11am - 7pm Thursday 11am - 1pm Friday 11am - 8pm Saturday 9.30am - 12.30pm

To volunteer please contact [email protected]

Dewch i oriel Oriel Lliw i weld neu phrynu celf gwych.Edrychwch ar gwefan ni i gael fanylion am ddigwyddiadau, arddangosfeydd a gweithdai.www.artsinthetawevalley.com www.oriellliw.com

Agor:Dydd Llun a Dydd Mawrth 11am - 7pm Dydd Iau 11am - 1pm Dydd Gwener 11am - 8pm Dydd Sadwrn 9.30am - 12.30pm

I wirfoddoli, cysylltwch â [email protected]

ARTS IN THE TAWE VALLEY Y CELFYDDYDAU YNG NGHWM TAWE

VOLUNTEERING Are you interested in supporting Pontardawe Arts Centre? We are looking for people in the community to volunteer as stewards at the venue for film and live events and to staff the Reception Area 10.30am – 1.30pm

Os hoffech chi gefnogi Canolfan Celfyddydau Pontardawe, ‘rydym yn edrych am bobl yn y gymuned i wirfoddoli fel stiwardiaid yn yr adeilad.

Please get in touch with Cysylltwch gyda Nick Voisey [email protected] for more details am fanylion pellach.

Join the Friends of the Pontardawe Arts Centre! We need your ideas and skills to support the Arts Centre: promoting its use, lobbying, fund raising, generating ideas for the management team. We will have special ‘Friend’s events’. So, join us and help your Arts Centre thrive into the future.

FRIENDS OF PONTARDAWE ARTS CENTRE

For info contact Am wybodaeth cysylltwch â [email protected] fopac.org

Ymunwch â Chyfeillion Canolfan Gelfyddydau Pontardawe! Mae arnom angen eich syniadau a’ch sgiliau i gefnogi Canolfan y Celfyddydau: hyrwyddo ei ddefnydd, lobïo, codi arian, creu syniadau i’r tîm rheoli. Fe fydd gennym ni ‘Ffrindiau Digwyddiadau’ arbennig. Felly, ymunwch â ni a helpu ein Canolfan Gelfyddydau i ffynnu i’r dyfodol.

Film is a hugely important part of what we do

Mae ffilm yn elfen bwysig iawn o’r hyn rydyn ni’n ei wneud

We release a monthly cinema and alternative content programme. For full details see our website or why not join the e-flyer list to receive the monthly cinema listings, email [email protected]

Mae ffilm yn elfen bwysig iawn o’r hyn rydyn ni’n ei wneud. Rydyn ni’n cyhoeddi rhaglen sinema a chynnwys amgen fisol. Am yr holl fanylion, ewch i’n gwefan neu ymunwch â’r rhestr e-daflen i gael y rhestriadau sinema misol, ebost [email protected]

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Want to learn more about film?Want to see interesting movies?Why not join Pontardawe Film Club? For just £45 (£35 Concessions and £5 student) you can see twenty films over the year, as well as enjoy a range of social events linked to the films.

Non Members are always welcome £6 full, £3.85 concession For more information go to www.pontardawefilm.com

Ydych chi am ddysgu mwy am ffilmiau? Ydych chi am wylio ffilmiau diddorol? Beth am ymuno â chlwb ffilmiau Pontardawe? Am £45 (pris gostyngol: £35 a £5 myfyriwr) cewch wylio 20 ffilm yn ystod y flwyddyn, yn ogystal â mwynhau amrywiaeth o ddigwyddiadau cymdeithasol sy’n gysylltiedig â’r ffilmiau.

Caiff pobl nad ydynt yn aelodau eu croesawu hefyd am £6 llawn, £3.85 consesiwnAm fwy o wybodaeth www.pontardawefilm.com

FILM CLUB CLWB FFILMIAU

RUGBY 6 NATIONS LIVE SCREENINGS ON THE BIG SCREENDANGOS GEMAU RYGBI’R GWLAD YN FYW AR SGRIN FAWRTo secure a table £3 each which includes a drink. Book through box office. Bar opens half an hour before kick off.

£3 yr un i gadw bwrdd, sy’n cynnwys diod.Cadwch le drwy’r swyddfa docynnau. Mae’r bar yn agor hanner awar cyn dechrau’r gem.

Friday 1 February at 8pm Wales v France

Saturday 9 February at 4.45pm Wales v Italy

Saturday 23 February at 4.45pm Wales v England

Saturday 9 March at 2.15pm Wales v Scotland

Saturday 16 March at 2.45pm Wales v Ireland

£3 PER PINT Y PEINT

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Holmes & Watson

Green Book

The Favourite

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Wednesday 9 January 2pm & 7.30pm FILM CLUB

PETERLOO (12A) 2018 | UK | 154 mins | Dir: Mike Leigh

The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.

Non members always welcome

Friday 11 January 2pm & 7.30pm Tickets £15

ANDRE RIEU 2019 New Year’s Concert from Sydney The King of Waltz André Rieu will bring to millions of fans across the world, his New Year’s concert recorded live in Sydney, Australia.

Bydd Brenin y Walts, André Rieu, yn dod â’i gyngerdd Blwyddyn Newydd, a gafodd ei ffilmio’n fyw yn Sydney, Awstralia i filiynau o gefnogwyr ledled y byd.

4 – 10 January MARY POPPINS RETURNS

14 – 17 January TULIP FEVER

21 – 23 January HOLMES & WATSON

1 – 7 February THE FAVOURITE

11 – 13 February COLETTE

18 – 19 February MARY QUEEN OF SCOTTS

Look online closer to the date for times and dates for all our films

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Script Slam Final Tuesday 29 January at 7.30pm £6.60

Following on from three enormously successful heats, we invite you all to the grand final of the Pontardawe Arts Centre Script Slam ‘Work in Progress’. This is where you get to watch a selection of short plays as our aspiring writers compete to have their winning scene developed into a full length play including working with a dramaturge and R & D week with director and actors.

Yn dilyn tair rownd gynderfynol lwyddiannus dros ben, rydym am wahodd pob un ohonoch i rownd derfynol ‘Gwaith ar y Gweill’ Sgriptslam yng Nghanolfan Celfyddydau Pontardawe lle bydd ein dramodwyr addawol yn cystadlu i ddatblygu eu golygfa fuddugol yn ddrama lawn, gan gynnwys wythnos ymchwilio a datblygu gyda chyfarwyddwr ac actorion.

Script Café, 7.30pm A new season of workshops to take you from initial idea to the final editing of your script. Script Care is an informal, friendly night out where everyone who enjoys scripts is invited to take part. Bring along your script to the open mic night and see it ‘on it’s feet’.

Tuesday 15 January Open Mic nightTuesday 19 February Tina Walker Thinking Visually for

Screenwriting.Tuesday 19 March Shane Anderson Techniques and

methods of scriptwriting.Tuesday 16 April Alan Harris The Do’s and

Don’ts of ExpositionTuesday 21 May Open Mic Night

In our June session, we hope to be welcoming Michael Sheen to Pontardawe Arts Centre. Exact date and details to be confirmed.

Photos: Kirsten McTernan

A pairing of two generations of captivating singer songwriters who share a natural rapport and a drive to constantly create new music. Grammy winner Amy Wadge is widely regarded as one of the country’s most successful singer songwriters. Joining forces with Luke Jackson for what promises to be a dazzling double header.

Dwy genhedlaeth o gantorion/gyfansoddwyr hudolus, sy’n rhannu perthynas a chymhelliant i greu cerddoriaeth newydd yn gyson, yn dod ynghyd. Caiff Amy Wadge, sydd wedi

AMY WADGE AND LUKE JACKSONFri | Gwe 18 January | Ionawr 7.30pm

Script Café2019

If you’d like to bring along a film or script to the open mic nights – or if you want to know more about script cafe, please contact Emily: [email protected] or Celia: [email protected]

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Canaries (15)84 mins | Dir: Peter Stray

Thur | Iau 24 January | Ionawr, 7.30pm

A group of friends at a New Year’s Eve party in the Welsh Valleys take on an alien invasion. Darkly funny horror comedy which mixes laughs and scares and puts Cwmtwrch firmly on the map of world affairs. Followed by Q & A with selected cast members. Supported by BFI Film Audience Network.

AMY WADGE AND LUKE JACKSONFri | Gwe 18 January | Ionawr 7.30pm

ennill gwobr Grammy, ei hystyried yn un o gantorion/gyfansoddwyr mwyaf llwyddiannus y wlad. Bydd hi’n ymuno â Luke Jackson i gyflwyno’r hyn sy’n addo bod yn sioe ddeuawd drawiadol.


£16.50 cabaret seating


For over 25 years Graham has donned his purple leather jacket and fawn slacks and performed as John Shuttleworth. He now steps out from behind the keyboard to plug in his guitar and sing his own songs: revelatory, humorous, quirky and sometimes sad.

He will talk about Shuttleworth, his pivotal acting role on Coronation Street, becoming a teenage pop star as Jilted John and tales of George Melly and Mark Rylance.

Ers dros 25 o flynyddoedd, mae Graham wedi bod yn gwisgo ei siaced ledr borffor a’i drowsus melynllwyd ac yn perfformio fel John Shuttleworth. Bydd ef bellach yn camu o’r tu ôl i’r allweddell i gynnau ei gitâr a chanu ei ganeuon ei hun sy’n ddatguddiol, yn ddoniol, yn unigryw ac yn drist ar adegau.

Bydd ef yn siarad am Shuttleworth, ei rôl actio bwysig ar Coronation Street, bod yn seren yn ei arddegau fel Jilted John a straeon am George Melly a Mark Rylance.

GRAHAM FELLOWSCompletely Out Of Character

Thu | Iau 31 January | Ionawr 8pm

£13.20, £11 concession / consesiwn theatre seating



THE HEIRESSES / LAS HEREDRAS (12A)Paraguay | 98 mins | Dir: Marcelo MartinessiSubtitled

Tues | Maw 5 February | Chwefror, 2pm & 7.30pm

A relationship between two wealthy women is threatened when one of them is jailed and the other begins an unexpected flirtation.

LUKE JERMAYIntuition

Sat | Sad 2 February | Chwefror 7.30pm

£13.20, £8.80 concession / consesiwn theatre seating

16+

“Jermay puts the rest of us mind readers to shame” Derren Brown

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Intuition is a strange thing and Luke Jermay is even stranger. Back and better than ever with a brand new interactive stage show jam packed with phenomenal jaw dropping demonstrations of intuition, telepathy and prediction; your mind will be read, your choices will be predicted and your future will be revealed.

This will be a unique experience that is funny, entertaining, emotional, controversial, uplifting and insightful that you will never forget.

Mae greddf yn rhyfedd ac mae Luke Jermay yn hyd yn oed mwy rhyfedd. Mae ef wedi dychwelyd yn well nag erioed ac mae ganddo sioe lwyfan ryngweithiol newydd sbon sy’n llawn arddangosiadau anghredadwy o reddf, telepathi a darogan. Bydd ef yn darllen eich meddwl, yn darogan eich dewisiadau ac yn datgelu’ch dyfodol.

Bydd hwn yn brofiad unigryw sy’n ddoniol, yn ddifyr, yn emosiynol, yn ddadleuol, yn orfoleddus ac yn graff na fyddwch byth yn ei anghofio.

En route to a Gala Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, The Ronnie Scott’s Story led by the club’s musical director visit Pontardawe to take you on a guided, musical tour of the incredible history of this music institution. World class live music is combined with projected archive images and video footage to tell the story of Ronnie Scott’s, possibly the world’s most iconic music venue.

Ar y ffordd i gyngerdd gala yn Neuadd Albert, bydd The Ronnie Scott’s Story, o dan arweiniad cyfarwyddwr cerddorol y clwb, yn ymweld â Phontardawe i fynd â chi ar daith dywys gerddorol ynghylch hanes anghredadwy’r sefydliad cerddorol hwn. Caiff cerddoriaeth fyw o’r radd flaenaf ei chyfuno â delweddau a ffilmiau archif tafluniedig i adrodd stori Ronnie Scott’s, lleoliad cerddoriaeth mwyaf eiconig y byd, o bosib.

Ronnie Scott’s 60th Anniversary Tour: 2019

THE RONNIE SCOTT’S STORYWed | Mer 6 February | Chwefror 7.30pm

£22 cabaret seating

Join the 9 piece Willis Soul Band for some of the biggest hits of classic Soul, Motown and the Rock n Roll eras.

Spencer Segelov – a master of well crafted songs with strong melodies and intelligent lyrics.

A guaranteed fun packed night of great music.

Dewch i ymuno â Willis Soul Band, sydd â 9 aelod, i glywed rhai o ganeuon mwyaf poblogaidd y cyfnodau enaid/Motown a roc a rôl.

Spencer Segelov – meistr caneuon sydd wedi’u llunio’n gywrain a chanddynt alawon cryf a geiriau deallus. Dyma noson o gerddoriaeth wych sy’n siwr o fod yn un llawn hwyl.

Friend’s Fundaising Double Bill

WILLIS SOUL BAND AND SPENCER SEGELOVFri | Gwe 8 February | Chwefror 7pm

£5 friends / £7 non friends reserved cabaret


Come and join us for a celebration of the first year of the Friends of Pontardawe Arts Centre

Award-winning comedian & new dad Glenn Wool delves into the archives to see how far he’s come in 25 years. Does he still agree with himself, or has he finally grown up?

Bydd y digrifwr arobryn a’r tad newydd, Glenn Wool, yn archwilio’r archifau i weld pa mor bell mae ef wedi datblygu mewn 25 o flynyddoedd. Ydy ef yn cytuno â’i hun o hyd, neu ydy ef wedi tyfu i fyny?

GLENN WOOLWool’s Gold II (The Iron Pirate)

Thur | Iau 14 February | Chwefror 8pm


“Absolutely hilarious” Independent

How do you know when you have crossed the line?Would you even know that you had crossed the line?

Mick Evans has a problem. Well, a few problems really.

His childhood imaginary friend, Cavelle, has become his tormentor, leaving him friendless.

The system doesn’t suit people like Mick, people who don’t conform, people who don’t toe the line… people like Mick’s pupil, Stewart Skinner.

But how did it get this bad? And how do you get back when you have hit rock bottom?

Cracked is a moving, thought-provoking play about vulnerability, mental well-being and the universal need for love.

Adult themes/strong language

£11, £8.80 concession / consesiwn £5.50 student / myfyriwr

theatre seating

A Pontardawe Arts Centre production

CRACKEDby Emily Hinshelwood

Fri | Gwe 15 February | Chwefror 1pm & 7.30pm

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Sut rydych chi’n gwybod eich bod chi wedi croesi’r llinell?

Mae gan Mick Evans broblem. Mae ei ffrind dychmygol o’i blentyndod yn ei boenydio.

Nid yw’r system yn addas ar gyfer pobl nad ydynt yn cydymffurfio, pobl fel Mick, pobl fel ei ddisgybl, Stewart Skinner.

Drama deimladwy sy’n ysgogi’r meddwl am ddiamddiffynnedd a’r angen cyffredinol am gariad yw Cracked.

Adult themes/strong language

16+



PIN CUSHION (15)2017 | UK | 97 mins | Dir: Deborah Haywood

Wed | Mer 20 February | Chwefror, 2pm & 7.30pm

A quirky drama which explores the prickly dynamics of mother/daughter relationships and female friendships.

SOUL CIRCLESat | Sad 16 February | Chwefror 7.30pm

Hosted by Mark Taylor with guest DJ’s Mace, Rachelle Piper, Clive Morgan and Geoff Rice. Playing the very best of 6T’s Rhythm and Soul, Northern, Mod Club Classics, Latin and Bluebeats

£7.70, £8.80 on the door / ar y drws


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Known to millions for his legendary exploits on the rugby field Ray Gravell was much more than that. An actor, a cultural icon, a father, a husband, a man with a life packed full of stories that deserve to be heard once more. Gareth Bale performs as ‘Grav’ in a play written by Owen Thomas that celebrate the man and the legend; a man who was as fascinating away from the rugby field as he was on it.

Mae’n adnabyddus i filiynau am ei orchestion arwrol ar y cae rygbi, ond roedd ‘Grav’ yn llawer mwy na hynny ac mae’n parhau i fod hefyd. Actor, eicon, diwylliannol, tad, gwr, a dyn a bywyd llawn staeon sy’n haeddu cael eu clywed unwaith eto. Gareth Bale sy’n perfformio fel ‘Grav’ mewn drama gan Owen Thomas sy’n dathlu’r dyn a’r arwr; dyn a oedd yr un mor ddiddorol oddi wrth y cae rygbi ag yr oedd arno.

Torch Theatre

GRAVThur | Iau 21 February | Chwefror 7.30pm

14+

£13.20, £11 concession / consesiwn £5.50 student / myfyriwr

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In 1979 Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher decided to fly in the face of musical fashion and form a band ‘just to play the blues’. No one could have predicted that, 40 years on, they’d still be dazzling audiences with their showmanship and virtuosity. Over 20 albums and thousands of gigs later, they’ve earned a reputation around the world as one of the finest exponents of the blues tradition in all its forms. With this line-up, it’s hardly surprising.

Ym 1979, penderfynodd Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Rob Townsend a Gary Fletcher fynd yn erbyn ffasiwn cerddorol a ffurfio band ‘i ganu’r blws yn unig’. Gallai neb fod wedi rhagweld y byddent, 40 o flynyddoedd wedi hynny, yn swyno cynulleidfaoedd o hyd gyda’u dawn arddangos a’u medrusrwydd. Dros 20 o albymau a miloedd o berfformiadau’n ddiweddarach, maent wedi ennill enw da ledled y byd fel un o gynrychiolwyr gorau’r traddodiad blws yn ei holl ffurfiau. Gyda’r rhestr hon, nid yw’n rhyfeddod.

THE BLUES BAND40 Years and ‘Back for More’

Fri | Gwe 22 February | Chwefror 7.30pm

£24.20 theatre seating

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Inspired by the touching children’s story ‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde, Tessa Bide and Tomasin Cuthbert, Bristol’s two leading family theatre experts, are combining forces to explore an unusual friendship, and how even the grumpiest giant’s heart can melt when Spring finally comes.

Powerful storytelling, captivating puppetry, beautiful design, enchanting music and a sprinkling of magic sums up this very special show.

Wedi’i hysbrydoli gan y stori deimladwy i blant, ‘The Selfish Giant’ gan Oscar Wilde, mae Tessa Bide a Tomasin Cuthbert, dau arbenigwr blaengar o Fryste ym myd theatr i’r teulu, yn dod ynghyd i archwilio cyfeillgarwch anarferol, a sut gall calon hyd yn oed y cawr gwaethaf ei dymer doddi pan ddaw’r gwanwyn o’r diwedd.

Mae’r sioe arbennig iawn hon yn cynnwys adrodd straeon medrus, pypedwaith cyfareddol, dyluniad hardd, cerddoriaeth swynol a pheth hud.

THE SELFISH GIANT Wed | Mer 27 February | Chwefror 2pm

3-7

£8.80 adult / oedolyn, £6.60 child / plentyn unreserved

You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! Escape by choosing options from the screen: A) Run B) Cry C) Explode

Interactive adventure featuring terrible prizes, great jokes and total mayhem.

Rydych yn dihuno mewn ystafell dywyll!

Mae’n rhaid i chi, y gynulleidfa, ddewis opsiwn. A fyddwch chi’n: A) dod o hyd i’r switsh golau? B) galw am gymorth? C) mynd i’r gogledd?

Dewch i chwarae gêm antur fyw ar sail testun gyntaf y byd! Mae hi ar ffurf dewis eich antur eich hun!

THE DARK ROOM (for kids!)Thur | Iau 28 February | Chwefror 2pm

£11, £8.80 child / plentyntheatre seating

10+

“Not to be missed!” The Guardian


Comedian John Robertson blurs the lines between comedy and game show and the audience play as contestants.

THE DARK ROOM (for adults!)Thur | Iau 28 February | Chwefror 7.30pm

16+

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The return of the monthly Street Food Markets, kicks off with a Welsh theme for St David’s Day! Join us for food from around the world including vegan options. Bring the family, bring friends and join us for food, live music, conversation and fun. Insanely good flavours at affordable prices. St David’s theme although not restricted to Welsh cuisine.

Ar Dydd Gwener cyntaf y mis, bydd Canolfan Celfyddudau Pontardawe yn trawsnewid ei hun mewn i neuadd fwyd, efo fwyd o bob cwr o’r byd (efo opsiynau fegan hefyd), gan ddechrau gyda thema Cymreig i ddathlu Dydd Gwyl Ddewi! Dewch a’r teulu, dewch a ffrindiau ac ymunwch a ni am fwyd, cerddoriaeth fyw, sgwrs a hwyl. Blasau anhygoel efo brisiau fforddiadwy. Thema Gwyl Ddewi ond nid yn cyfyngedig i fwydydd Cymreig.

POP UP PONTY STREET FOOD MARKET ST DAVID’S DAY CELEBRATION

Fri | Gwe 1 March | Mawrth 4.30pm - 9pm

FREE EVENT | DIGWYDDIAD AM DDIM

Phil Evans, one of Wales’s best established comedians, is back with a family friendly show together with seven of the best performers on today’s comedy circuit. Appearing with Phil Evans and Friends will be the legendary John Archer. Thought by many to be the best Comedy Magician in the UK today and the first man to fool Las Vegas magicians Penn & Teller on ITV.

If you are looking for a memorable night out for the family, this show is a must.

Mae Phil Evans, un o’r digrifwyr mwyaf llwyddiannus yng Nghymru, wedi dychwelyd gyda sioe sy’n addas i’r teulu ynghyd â saith o’r perfformwyr gorau ar y gylchdaith gomedi heddiw. Bydd y perfformiwr ardderchog, John Archer, yn ymddangos gyda Phil Evans a’i gyfeillion. Caiff ei ystyried gan nifer o bobl fel y consuriwr/digrifwr gorau yn y DU heddiw a’r dyn cyntaf i dwyllo’r consuriwyr yn Las Vegas, Penn & Teller, ar ITV.

Os rydych yn chwilio am noson fythgofiadwy i’r teulu, mae’n rhaid i chi weld y sioe hon.

£11, £8.80 child / plentyntheatre seating

PHIL EVANS A Night Of Magic And Comedy

Sat | Sad 2 March | Mawrth 7.30pm

14+



STAN AND OLLIE (PG)2018 | UK | 97 mins | Dir: Jon S Baird

Tue | Maw 5 March | Mawrth, 2pm & 7.30pm

Laurel and Hardy, the world’s most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan-song – a gruelling theatre tour of post-war Britain.

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An Appalachian Mountain hillbilly rave-up from the creators of rockgrass – re-imagined classic rock numbers played with a banjo in the mix. The Bluegrass rockers return to Pontardawe and if you don’t go to this show. You suck!

Dyma barti cerddoriaeth gwladwyr mynyddoedd Appalachaidd gan grëwyr cerddoriaeth, roc canu’r tir - caneuon roc poblogaidd wedi’u hail-ddychmygu a’u canu gyda banjo. Bydd y rocwyr Canu’r Tir Glas yn dychwelyd i Bontardawe ac os na fyddwch yn y sioe hon, rydych yn ddwl!

HAYSEED DIXIEMon | Llu 4 March | Mawrth 8pm

£20.35 standing downstairs


“Superlative musicians with a deep love and understanding of the dynamics of both modern rock and ancient hillbilly music” The Times

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Jon Boden has become the ‘stand out performer of his generation’ (The Guardian) of traditional folk artists, best known as the lead singer and main arranger of the progressive folk juggernaut Bellowhead.

The Remnant Strings continues where the Remnant Kings left off, performing songs that might survive the apocalypse.

Jon Boden, bellach, yw’r perfformiwr rhagorol o’i genhedlaeth ymhlith artistiaid cerddoriaeth werin draddodiadol yn ôl The Guardian ac mae’n fwyaf adnabyddus fel prif ganwr a phrif drefnydd y band cerddoriaeth werin blaengar, Bellowhead.

Mae The Remnant Strings yn parhau lle gorffennodd The Remnant Kings, gan berfformio caneuon a all oroesi’r datguddiad.

JON BODEN and The Remnant Strings

Fri | Gwe 8 March | Mawrth 7.30pm

£17.60, £11 concession / consesiwntheatre seating

“Ambitious, genre-busting folk” The Guardian

★★★★★ The Times

The partnership of Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow has been described by The Guardian as ‘exceptional’ and The Independent as ‘defiant, robust, northern, poetical, political folk music for the times we live in’. From emotionally charged songs to a joyous celebration they explore, consider and connect subjects and stories in a distinctive, inventive and memorable way.

Disgrifiwyd y berthynas rhwng Belinda O’Hooley a Heidi Tidow gan The Guardian fel ‘eithriadol’ a chan The Independent fel ‘cerddoriaeth werin herfeiddiol, gadarn, ogleddol, farddonol a gwleidyddol i’n cyfnod ni’. O ganeuon sy’n llawn emosiwn i ddathlu hoenus, maent yn archwilio ac yn ystyried pethau a straeon ac yn eu cysylltu â’i gilydd mewn modd sy’n nodweddiadol, yn ddyfeisgar ac yn gofiadwy.

O’HOOLEY & TIDOWThu | Iau 14 March | Mawrth 7.30pm

£15.40cabaret seating



SHOPLIFTERS / MANBIKI KAZOKU (12A)2018 | Japan | 121 mins | Dir: Hirokazu KoreedaSubtitled

Thu | Iau 21 March | Mawrth, 2pm & 7.30pm

From the maker of Like Father Like Son, a richly satisfying drama about a family of small-time crooks who take in a child they find in the street. Scooping the Palme d’or at Cannes equal parts an incisive social critique and a nuanced family portrait.

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Two of the greatest jazz guitarists in the world, Martin Taylor & Ulf Wakenius, have joined forces for an unforgettable live show. Martin Taylor worked with Stephane Grappelli for 11-years, filling the guitar chair for Django Reinhardt while Ulf Wakenius worked with Oscar Peterson for 10-years, filling the guitar chair for Joe Pass, Herb Ellis and Barney Kessel.

Mae dau o’r gitaryddion jazz gorau yn y byd, Martin Taylor ac Ulf Wakenius, wedi ymuno i gyflwyno sioe fyw fythgofiadwy. Gweithiodd Martin Taylor gyda Stephane Grappelli am 11 o flynyddoedd, gan ganu’r gitâr i Django Reinhardt pan oedd Ulf Wakenius yn gweithio gydag Oscar Peterson am 10 mlynedd, gan ganu’r gitâr ar gyfer Joe Pass, Herb Ellis a Barney Kessel.

MARTIN TAYLOR AND ULF WAKENIUSTue | Maw 19 March | Mawrth 7.30pm

£22theatre seating

“He out-shreds all of us put together… I´ve never seen anything like it.” Jeff Beck, on Martin Taylor


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Following their astounding appearances on Britain’s Got Talent mind reading duo DNA are on tour. Andrew and Darren took the nation by storm with incredible telepathic ability known as ‘The Gift’.

Yn dilyn eu hymddangosiadau trawiadol ar Britain’s Got Talent, mae’r ddeuawd darllen meddyliau, DNA, bellach ar daith. Gwefreiddiodd Andrew a Darren y genedl gyda’u gallu telepathig anghredadwy a adwaenir fel ‘y ddawn’.

DNA We Know What You’re Thinking Live UK Tour

Fri | Gwe 22 March | Mawrth 7.30pm

£16.50theatre seating

“We’re still trying to work out how they did it” ★★★★★ The Radio Times

As a long-serving troubadour of the folk and acoustic music scene, master songwriter and storyteller Steve Knightley has spent much of his life on the road, collecting songs, stories, anecdotes and observations with the odd disaster along the way. Roadworks is a stripped-back, one-man show that’s infused with wit, warmth and alchemy, beautifully illustrated by his trenchant songs of history, love and conscience.

Fel perfformiwr trwbadwraidd hirsefydlog yn y cylchoedd cerddoriaeth acwstig a gwerin, mae’r cyfansoddwr a’r adroddwr meistrolgar, Steve Knightley, wedi treulio rhan fawr o’i oes yn cyfansoddi, gan gasglu caneuon, straeon, hanesion ac arsylwadau, gydag ambell drychineb ar hyd y daith. Sioe un-dyn gyda’r elfennau hanfodol yn unig yw Roadworks, gyda ffraethineb, cynhesrwydd ac alcemeg, gan gynnwys ei ganeuon treiddgar ynghylch hanes, cariad a chydwybod.

STEVE KNIGHTLY Roadworks

Sat | Sad 23 March | Mawrth 7.30pm

£19.80cabaret seating

“Committed and distinctive songs of love, conscience and history” BBC Radio 2

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‘Exquisite encompassing piece of theatre’ Edinburgh Guide

Cynhyrchiad Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru mewn cydweithrediad ag Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, Mas ar y Maes ac OOMFF gyda chefnogaeth gan Theatr ClwydA Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru production in association with the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Mas ar y Maes and OOMFF supported by Theatr Clwyd

MERCHED CAERDYDD / NOS SADWRN O HYDTue | Maw 26 March | Mawrth 7.30pm

£13.20, £11 concession / consesiwn £5.50 student / myfyriwr theatre seating

Max cap 40 so early booking recommended.

Performed in a unique dome structure, The Lost Things is about losing things and finding things you didn’t even know you were looking for. A dark fairy-tale set in a fantastical world, where nothing is quite as it seems.

Wedi’i pherfformio mewn adeilad unigryw siâp cromen, mae The Lost Things yn ymdrin â cholli pethau a darganfod pethau eraill nad oeddech chi’n gwybod roeddech chi’n chwilio amdanynt. Chwedl dylwyth teg dywyll yw hon, wedi’i gosod mewn byd rhyfedd, lle nad oes dim byd fel y mae’n ymddangos.

TORTOISE IN A NUTSHELL The Lost Things

Thu | Iau 28 March | Mawrth 1pm and 6pm

£8.80, £6.60 child / plentynunreserved seating


9+

Performed in Welsh. English language access via the Sibrwd app

Merched Caerdydd (Cardiff Girls) gan / by Catrin Dafydd

Mae tair merch ddisglair ac anghyffredin yn ceisio gwneud synnwyr o’u bywydau blêr. Ond a fydd newid yn bosib? Neu ydi eu ffawd wedi’i benderfynu?

Three bright and extraordinary women try to make sense of their messy lives. But will change be possible? Or has their fate already been sealed?

Nos Sadwrn o Hyd (Saturday Night Forever) gan / by Roger Williams

Mae dyn newydd ym mywyd Lee, ac am gyfnod mae bywyd yn fêl i gyd… ond, fel mae’n darganfod, does dim yn para am byth.

Lee goes looking for a new boyfriend and finds true love. For a short while life is sweet, but as he soon discovers, nothing lasts forever.

Dwy ddrama gyfoes wedi eu lleoli yn y brifddinas, gan ddau o’n hawduron mwyaf beiddgar. Two contemporary plays based in the capital city of Wales, by two distinct voices.

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They have played the world famous CBGB club in New York City, the Isle of Wight Festival, London’s 100 Club, the legendary Hammersmith Palais and appear regularly at many top venues and festivals around the UK and Europe – in 2017 they were even acknowledged on Blondie’s new album ‘Pollinator’!

Simply the official and best tribute show to Debbie Harry.

Maent wedi perfformio yng nghlwb nos byd-enwog CBGB yn ninas Efrog Newydd, Gwyl Ynys Wyth, y 100Club yn Llundain, yr Hammersmith Palais enwog ac meant yn ymddangos yn rheolaidd mewn llawer o’r lleoliadau a’r gwyliau gorau a mwyaf poblogaidd yn y Du ac Ewrop. Dyma’r sioe deyrnged swyddogol, orau i Debbie Harry – 2017, cawsant gydnabyddiaeth yn oed ar albwm newydd Blondie, sef ‘Pollinator’!

BOOTLEG BLONDIE Sat | Sad 30 March | Mawrth 7.30pm


In shadow, never centre stage, three performers await their brief moment in the light, their words buried in dust, through the long corridor of time. We unearth them here. We hear them echo in the darkness.

This city will fall.

With interwoven BSL, live audio description and English captions at every show, peeling challenges audiences to experience theatre afresh. Whose stories do we tell? And who will be there to bear witness?

Yn y cysgod, byth yng nghanol y llwyfan, mae tri pherfformiwr yn aros am eu moment fach yn y golau, eu geiriau wedi’u claddu yn y llwch, drwy goridor hir amser. Rydym yn eu datgelu yma. Rydym yn eu clywed yn atseinio yn y tywyllwch.

Bydd y ddinas hon yn dymchwel.

Gyda IAP, disgrifiad clywedol byw a chapsiynau Saesneg wedi’u ymblethu ym mhob sioe, mae peeling yn herio cynulleidfaoedd i brofi theatr mewn ffordd hollol newydd. Straeon pwy ydyn ni’n eu hadrodd? A phwy fydd yno i wrando arnynt?

Taking Flight Theatre with The Riverfront and Chapter present

peeling gan / by Kaite O’Reilly

Tue | Maw 2 April | Ebrill 7.30pm


unreserved seating

Pre show talk by Elise Davison (director) and post show Q and A.

The return of the monthly Street Food Markets. Join us for food from around the world including vegan options. Bring the family, bring friends and join us for food, live music, conversation and fun. Insanely good flavours at affordable prices.

Ar Dydd Gwener cyntaf y mis, bydd Canolfan Celfyddudau Pontardawe yn trawsnewid ei hun mewn i neuadd fwyd, efo fwyd o bob cwr o’r byd (efo opsiynau fegan hefyd). Dod a’r teulu, dod a ffrindiau ac ymunwch a ni am fwyd, cerddoriaeth fyw, sgwrs a hwyl. Blasau anhygoel efo brisiau fforddiadwy.

Continuing on the first friday of the month throughout the summer

POP UP PONTY STREETFOOD MARKET Fri | Gwe 12 April | Ebrill 8pm

FREE EVENT | DIGWYDDIAD AM DDIM

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One of the most energetic, exciting and powerful live bands to emerge from the post-rave scene founded in 1993 by Greg Roberts and Tim Bran. Their debut album 360 set the stage for the follow up, Second Light, to be cited as a favourite of John Peel’s and saw them play at Glastonbury just one year after their formation. Their continued popularity remains a testament to their presence in British music.

Un o fandiau reggae a dub gorau’r wlad, wedi’I sefydlu ym 1993 gan Greg Roberts a Tim Bran. Gosododd eu halbwm cyntaf, 360, y sylfaen am eu hail, Second Light, un o hoff albymau John Peel a wnaeth arwain at wahoddiawd iddynt berfformio yn Glastonbury flwyddyn yn unig ar ol ffurfio’r grwp. Mae eu poblogrwydd parhaus yn dyst i’w presenoldeb yng ngherddoriaeth Prydain.

DREADZONE Sat | Sad 6 April | Ebrill 7.30pm

£19.25 standing downstairs


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CAPERNAÜM (tbc)2018 | Dir: Nadine LabakiSubtitled

Tue | Maw 9 April | Ebrill, 2pm & 7.30pm

Whilst serving a five year sentence for a violent crime a 12 year old boy in Beirut sues his parents for bringing him into the world.

This play is performed in Welsh. Suitable for Welsh learners

Dau berson, dyn a gwraig, landlord a landlady. Yn gwasanaethu diodydd dau wrth ddau yn eu tafarn. Mae gan bob un stori i’w ddweud, weithiau’n rhyfedd, weithiau’n drist ond mae’n stori bob amser y byddwch chi’n ei adnabod.

Hwylus a chynhesu’r galon - mae’r ddrama hon yn cymryd twistiau a throiau clyfar cyn cyrraedd uchafbwynt pwerus ac annisgwyl.

Hilarious and heart-warming in equal measure - this biting drama takes clever twists and turns before reaching a powerful and unexpected climax.

DAU gan / by Jim Cartwright Addasiad / Adapted and directed by Gareth John Bale

Wed | Mer 10 April | Ebrill 7.30pm


theatre seating

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APOSTASY (PG)2017 | UK | Dir: Daniel Kokotajlo

Thu | Iau 25 April | Ebrill, 2pm & 7.30pm

A faithful Jehovah’s Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God’s love.

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ANDREW MAXWELLShowtime

Fri | Gwe 12 April | Ebrill 8pm

“One of the most significant comedians working in the country today” ★★★★★ The Independent



16+

A memorable cocktail of personal stories, astute political observations and the odd surprise foray into character cameos, it won yet another barrage of five-star reviews for one of the festival’s most universally acclaimed acts. Now, it’s ‘Showtime’ for the rest of the country.

Cymysgedd bythgofiadwy o straeon personol, arsylwadau gwleidyddol craff ac ambell gameo cymeriad yw hwn, a dderbyniodd ganmoliaeth ragorol fel un o actau mwyaf clodwiw’r wyl. Nawr, bydd y perfformiad yn dod i weddill y wlad.

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The Anglo French collective of uninhibited musical adventurers playing original and traditional music. Born out of friendship, the five piece play naturally social music for filling dance floors, for listening, for drinking with friends. Join in the party for the raunchy, joyous sound that is Topette!

Y grwp Eingl-Ffrengig o anturwyr cerddorol diymatal sy’n canu cerddoriaeth wreiddiol a thraddodiadol. Wedi’i seilio ar gyfeillgarwch, mae’r grwp pum aelod yn canu cerddoriaeth sy’n naturiol gymdeithasol ar gyfer llenwi lloriau dawnsio, gwrando ac yfed gyda ffrindiau. Ymunwch â’r parti i glywed sain nwydus, hoenus Topette.

TOPETTETue | Maw 30 April | Ebrill 7.30pm

£13.20, £11 concession / consesiwn

cabaret seating

Berlin 1914.

Europe is on the brink of war. The Kaiser’s dancing mistress waits for her pupil. His army wait for their orders

Let the dancing begin.... A tender, comic account of an unusual friendship across the divide.

Berlin 1914. Mae Ewrop ar fin mynd i ryfel. Mae meistres dawnsio’r Caiser yn aros am ei disgybl. Mae ei fyddin yn aros am eu gorchmynion Gadewch i’r dawnsio ddechrau.... Dyma hanes doniol, teimladwy o gyfeillgarwch anarferol sy’n croesi’r wahanfa.

Lighthouse TheatreTHE KAISER AND IThu | Iau 2 May | Mai 2pm

£8.80, £6.60 concession / consesiwn £5.50 student / myfyriwr

unreserved

Lighthouse Theatre present two one-act plays by Stuart Fortey, set during WW1. Two moving accounts of unusual friendships in the harshest of circumstances

On Scarborough Front

Scarborough. Yorkshire. 1917. A young officer Wilfred Owen is recovering from serious injuries sustained in the trenches. In the rarefied grounds of The Clifton Hotel, he comes face to face with Lieutenant-Colonel Gray – a senior officer facing demons of his own.

Lighthouse Theatre, Double billON SCARBOROUGH FRONT & THE KAISER AND IThu | Iau 2 May | Mai 7.30pm

£13.20, £11 concession / consesiwn £5.50 student / myfyriwr



TEHRAN TABOO (15)2017 | Germany | Austria | 96 mins

Dir: Ali Soozandeh

Thu | Iau 9 May | Mai, 2pm & 7.30pm

A rotoscope animation. In their desperate search for freedom and happiness four young people from Tehran are forced to break the taboos of a restrictive Islamic society.

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Sharon Shannon is one of finest accordion players on the planet and touring with her band and the charismatic Senegalese Kora player Seckou Keita they will bring a mesmerising blend of world and Irish music to Pontardawe.

Mae Sharon Shannon yn un o chwaraewyr accordion gorau ar y blaned. Mae hi’n teithio gyda’i band a chwaraewr carregatig Kora Senaglase Seckou Keita. Mae’r cerddoriaeth yn chymysgedd brafus o draws y fyd ac Iwerddon ac yn dod a cerddoriaeth hyfryd nol i Bontardawe.

SHARON SHANNON AND SECKOU KEITAWed | Mer 8 May | Mai 7.30pm


Mae Lighthouse Theatre yn cyflwyno dwy ddrama un-act gan Stuart Fortey, wedi’u gosod yn ystod y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf. Dyma ddau hanes teimladwy am gyfeillgarwch anarferol o dan yr amodau mwyaf llym

On Scarborough Front

Scarborough. Swydd Efrog. 1917.

Mae swyddog ifanc, Wilfred Owen, yn gwella o anafiadau difrifol a gafodd yn y ffosydd. Ar dir aruchel Gwesty Clifton, mae’n dod wyneb yn wyneb ag Is-gyrnol Gray – uwch-swyddog a oedd yn wynebu ei gythreuliaid ei hun.

£19.80 reserved cabaret

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Join Rapunzel, her Mam, and her new friend Daf in the forest as they set off on an adventure, for which they’ll need your help.

The Girl With Incredibly Long Hair will take you to the heart of the forest, to be immersed in its sights, sounds and smells, with the story unfolding all around you.

A beautiful reimagining of Rapanzel

Dewch i ymuno â Rapunzel, ei mam a’i ffrind newydd, Daf, yn y goedwig, wrth iddynt gychwyn ar antur lle bydd angen eich cymorth arnynt.

Bydd The Girl With Incredibly Long Hair yn mynd â chi i ganol y goedwig, lle byddwch yn ymgolli’n llwyr yn ei golygfeydd, ei seiniau a’i haroglau, wrth i’r stori ddatblygu o’ch cwmpas.

THE GIRL WITH INCREDIBLY LONG HAIRWed | Mer 15 May | Mai 5.30pm Thu | Iau 16 May | Mai 10am (English) & 1pm (Welsh)

£8.80, £6.60 concession / consesiwn

cabaret seating

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Paul Jones, with his unique harmonica sound, will be joined by Mike Hugg on keyboards, Tom McGuinness on guitar, Rob Townsend on drums, Marcus Cliffe on bass, and Simon Currie on saxophone/ flute.

One of the finest and most respected bands with a winning combination of R & B with an undercurrent of jazz.

Bydd Paul Jones, gyda’i sain harmonica unigryw, yng nghwmni Mike Hugg, sy’n canu’r allweddellau, Tom McGuinness sy’n canu’r gitâr, Rob Townsend sy’n canu’r drymiau, Marcus Cliffe sy’n canu’r bas a Simon Currie sy’n canu’r sacsoffon/ffliwt.

Un o’r bandiau gorau a mwyaf eu parch, gyda chyfuniad llwyddiannus o R&B gydag isgerrynt o jazz.

THE MANFREDSHits, Jazz & Blues Tour 2019

Fri | Gwe 17 May | Mai 7.30pm

£23.65theatre seating




COLD WAR (12A)2018 | Poland | France | 88mins

Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski Subtitled

Wed | Mer 22 May | Mai, 2pm & 7.30pm

Set against the backdrop of the Cold War in the 1950’s the film depicts an impossible love story in impossible times.

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Calling all adventure lovers! The award winning Kendal Mountain Festival is back on the road with its UK Film Tour. Join us for an evening packed full of amazing films and awe-inspiring talks from some of the world’s most impressive adventurers. Enjoy the spirit and inspiration of the Festival and celebrate the exploration of some of the wildest places on earth.

Ymunwch a ni am noson llawn ffilmiau anhygoel a sgyrsiau ysbrydolus gan rai o anturiaethwyr mwyaf trawiadol y byd. Dewch i fwynhau ysbryd ac ysbrydoliaeth yr wyl a dathlu archwilio rhai o’r mannau mwyaf gwylt ar y ddaear.

KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL

Thu | Iau 23 May | Mai 7.30pm

£15.40, £11 under 25yrs


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BACK TO BERLIN Dir: Catherine Lurie | 76 mins

Tue | Maw 4 June | Mehefin, 2pm & 7.30pm

A documentary which charts eleven motor bikers on a mission to take the Maccabiah torch from Israel to the site of the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics, for the first Jewish Olympic Games on German soil.

Credited with originating British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention retain a passion for live performance. Whether you are a long-time fan or a newcomer to their music, an evening with Fairport Convention is sure to surprise and delight you. This year’s Spring Tour will feature a mix of long-established Fairport favourites and new material from their most recent studio album 50:50@50 celebrating their Golden anniversary.

Mae Fairport Convention, y priodolir iddynt ddechrau cerddoriaeth werin/roc Prydain, yn frwd dros berfformio’n fyw o hyd. Ni waeth a ydych yn gefnogwr hirsefydlog neu’n newydd i’w cerddoriaeth nhw, mae noson yng nghwmni Fairport Convention yn siwr o’ch synnu a’ch difyrru. Bydd taith gwanwyn eleni’n cynnwys cymysgedd o hen ffefrynnau Fairport a deunydd newydd o’u halbwm stiwdio mwyaf diweddar, 50:50@50, gan ddathlu 50 o flynyddoedd ers iddynt sefydlu.

FAIRPORT CONVENTIONThu | Iau 30 May | Mai 7.30pm

£27.50standing downstairs

“Vigorous and confident...the music leapt around the room.” The Mirror




LUCKY2017 | USA | Dir: John Carroll Lynch

Thurs | Iau 20 June | Mehefin, 2pm & 7.30pm

The spiritual journey of a ninety year old atheist and the quirky characters who inhabit his off the map desert town. A bitter-sweet meditation on mortality.

‘Sing Goddess

Sing the rage of Achilles

That sent to darkness so many souls

And glazed their eyes in death’

Achilles tells the story of the greatest hero of the Greeks during the Trojan War: how his best friend is killed by the champion of the Trojans, his desperate grief and his terrible vengeance. In a fusion of storytelling, dance and song, Achilles is the story of a man’s exorcism: a burning out of his vulnerability, his rage and his humanity.

Mae Achilles yn adrodd stori arwr gorau’r Groegiaid yn ystod rhyfel Troea: sut cafodd ei ffrind gorau ei ladd gan geimiad Troea, ei alaru dwfn a’i ddial ofnadwy. Yn gyfuniad o adrodd straeon, dawns a chaneuon, mae Achilles yn adrodd stori dadreibiad dyn: yn dangos ei natur ddiamddiffyn, ei gynddaredd a’i ddynoliaeth.

ACHILLESA Drama by Company of Wolves

Thu | Iau 6 June | Mehefin 7.30pm

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£11, £5.50 student / myfyriwr

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Mae Rala Rwdins yn dychwelyd i lwyfannau Cymru! Rwtsh Ratsh Rala Rwdins oedd y cynhyrchiad cyntaf i Arad Goch ei greu yn 1989, ac i ddathlu pen-blwydd Arad Goch yn 30 byddwn ni’n teithio’r sioe unwaith eto! Ymunwch â’r antur yn nghwmni ein ffrindiau o wlad y Rwla. Cawn glywed helyntion Rwdlan, Y Dewin Dwl a’r Llipryn Llwyd wrth iddynt geisio darganfod cyfrinach fawr y Dewin Dwl, heb anghofio triciau slei’r hen Strempan. Wedi ei hysgrifennu gan Angharad Tomos a’i chyfarwyddo gan Jeremy Turner.

Arad Goch Schools Show | Sioe Ysgolion

RWTSH RATSH RALA RWDINS gan / by Angharad Tomos

Thu | Iau 4 July | Gorffennaf 1pm 3-8

A cast of 120 performers bring to life this magical Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on TS Elliott’s poetry. Featuring the iconic ‘Memory’ - this is a show full of dance, song and cat surprises that won’t disappoint. Watch in wonder as the auditorium transforms in to a giant rubbish tip full of playful, charismatic cats!

Mae cast o 120 o berfformwyr yn dod â sioe cerdd hudolus Andrew Lloyd Webber fyw efo farddoniaeth TS Elliott. Yn cynnwys y ‘Cofio’ eiconig - mae hon yn sioe llawn o syfrdanau dawns, cân a chath. Gwyliwch wrth i’r awditoriwm drawsnewid i dwr sbwriel mawr yn llawn cathod cariadus a charismatig!

Director Jill Williams/MD Matthew BawdenMusic by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum’s book of Practical Cats by TS Elliot

CATSThu | Iau 11 - Sat | Sad 13 July | Gorffennaf 7.30pm

£6.60unreserved £13.75, £11.55 theatre seating

CATS THE MUSICAL

Class Act Theatre School presents a Youth Group Production

by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd.

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COMING SOON...

Our brand new hilarious adult pantomime is a simple fairytale – just not as you know it!

It’s lewd, rude, crude, and full of filth, innuendo’s, smut and bad language!

Mae ein pantomeim doniol newydd sbon i oedolion yn chwedl dylwyth teg syml – ond nid fel rydych wedi’i gweld o’r blaen!

Mae’n anweddus, yn anllad, yn ddi-chwaeth ac yn llawn budreddi, brastod ac iaith fras! Ac nid yw hon i’r rhai sy’n hawdd eu digio.

Sat | Sad 20 July | Gorffennaf 7.30pm

£16.50not for the easily offended

18+

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN UGLY B******S Thursday 26 / Friday 27 September

PEGGY’S SONG National Theatre Wales

Saturday 21 September SOUL CIRCLE

Saturday 28 September ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW

Friday 11 October MARK WATSON

Tuesday 22 October FAUSTUS

Saturday 26 October THE DRESSER Lighthouse Theatre

Thursday 31 November NIGHT TERRORS by Gerard Logan

Saturday 2 November AFTERNOON IN PARIS

Saturday 9 November SHOW OF HANDS

Jamba JumpersTuesdays 4pm – 5pm4 - 8yrsEach week Jamba will explore different activities that encourage creative play specifically chosen to suit age and ability. Michelle 07782 378 927

Solar Dance with Cathy Thursdays 4.30pm – 6pm 4 – 8 years £407598 247467 [email protected]

CheerleadingFridays all agesPompom routines & stunts. UKCA qualified coach, performance & competition opportunities. Beginners welcome.Ms Fairbanks 07896 856 277 Limitless Dance Company

Drama: Class Act Theatre SchoolSaturday 9.30am – 12.30pm Jill Williams 07967 133463 for more information check out the website www.classacttheatre.co.uk

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Hip Hop and Jazz Dance with Makers of Dance Energy - MODE Wednesdays 4.30pm – 8.30pm 3+ Sarah Leigh Morris 01792 204 885

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Future BloodMondays 6pm – 9pm15 – 21 years £5Developed by Rich Thair (Red Snapper)

Music development sessions for competent musicians.

Working with a professional music producer we offer you the chance to develop your performance and production skills, record music, develop stage craft and perform at regular Future Blood gigs. www.nptartsandents.co.uk/futurebloodRich Thair’s 07799 246 528 and look them up on Facebook.

Friday 21 September at 7.30pm Future Blood Livefeaturing pioneering new bands Purge the Ocean, Windshake, The Furns and Scavenger.

Pamela Miller Ballet School Mondays4+Classes suitable for children from 4 years up to professional level with examinations taken with the Cecchetti Society under the I.S.T.D. The school has been established 35years.School Principal : – Pamela Miller ADV.2 (Cecc.B.) F.I.S.T.D – Fellow of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) 01792 774 561

Acrodance 7+ A blend of flexibility, contortion & dance.Candidates should have a clean cartwheel.Ms Fairbanks 07896 856 277 Limitless Dance Company

Tiny Tap With Melody BearFridays 3 – 7 yrsBeginner tap for the younger dancer.Ms Fairbanks 07896 856 277 Limitless Dance Company

Pontardawe Film Academy with Ewan DonaldsonMondays 5 – 6.30pm 9 – 11 year oldsMondays 6.45 – 8.15pm 12 – 15 year olds starting 21 JanuaryCourse fee £50 (10 week course)Designed to teach the craft of filmmaking. You will gain knowledge on how to produce short films from start to finish, including D.I.Y. effects, storyboarding and script development to name a few. We aim to enhance creativity and most importantly have fun in the process! So come along and share your passion for the big screen with a team of like minded film [email protected]

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Life Drawing Classes All levels welcomeLast Saturday of every month 10am - 12pm & 1pm – 3pm £12 for two hours, with all basic materials provided. 2nd Wednesday of every month 6pm - 9pm, £17 for three hours.Tuition included from LEANNE VAUGHAN-PHILIPPS MA,

Qualified PGCE Lecturer with nearly 30yrs Life Drawing experience.

Places must be booked in advance!

Whist DriveWednesdays 2pm – 4pmAll abilities and everybody welcomeContact Joyce Thomas 01792 864 172

Picture MakersPicture Maker’s Photography Course Mondays 10am – 12noon Starting on 14 January

Arts4All Art AcademyAll levels welcomeEvery Wednesday 6pm - 8.30pm January to JuneLearn new skills & develop your art practice in a relaxed setting, with tuition, art history and days out.

Young Artists Group 14 +Wednesday 4.45pm - 5.45pm 6 week sessions £40 Artistic learning & development, GCSE and portfolio support.

DressmakingEvery Thursday evening 6pm – 8.30pmFor beginners and the more advanced sewers. Release your creative soul, discover your own capabilities. Learn to sew with an experienced tutor. Sewing machines, over-locker, tools and a small selection of patterns available for use in the class. Bring your own machine and learn how to use it. £10.00 per class (book 5 get one free)

For further information, please contact Barbara [email protected] 07592 0330

Agility Dance for Everyone!Wednesdays 12.30 – 1.30pm £4For people with diverse [email protected] 247467

Places are limited so please contact Leanne on [email protected] www.arts4all.wales 07479 873 771

Adult BalletFor more information contact Ms Fairbanks 07896 856 277 Limitless Dance Company

First Time ChoirMondays 7.30 - 9pm £5 per session, £4 (concession)First Time Choir is a friendly group who sing a lively mix of musical styles - classical, pop, gospel, show songs and folk songs.Lisa Westerhout ARCM FLCM07967 716 656 [email protected]

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Focuses upon the creative side of photography you will learn how to get the best results from your camera, explore photographic techniques, and complete a series of photographic projects,

Open to all abilities. You will require a digital camera compact or DSLR.

Course Fee £60 starting 14th January 2019 10am -12pm

sheree.murphy @hotmail.com 07960184923

What’s On at … The Gwyn Hall

www.gwynhall.com0300 365 6677

What’s On at The Princess Royal TheatrePort Talbot01639 763214www.princessroyaltheatre.com

MARCH Thurs | Iau 7, 7.30pmSweet Caroline A Tribute to Neil Diamond

APRIL

Wed | Mer 3, 7.30pmPsychic Sally

Fri | Gwe 5, 7.30pmHenning Wehn

Wed | Mer 24 – Thurs | Iau 25 Bing Live!

JUNE

Wed | Mer 5, 7.30pmThe Kast off Kinks

Thurs | Iau 6, 7.30pmMad about the Musicals

Wed | Mer 19, 7.30pmDusty and the Shades of the 60s

JULY

Thurs | Iau 11, 7.30pmMoney For Nothing

Wed | Mer 17, 8pmJimmy Carr

SEPTEMBER

Thurs | Iau 26, 7.30pmJive Talkin’

OCTOBER Sat | Sad 19, 7.30pmJames Bond Spectacular

Tue | Maw 22, 8pmJim Davidson

Thurs | Iau 24, 7.30pmLegend The Music of Bob Marley

NOVEMBER

Thurs | Iau 7, 7.30pmForbidden Nights

DECEMBER

Wed | Mer 5, 8pmJimmy Carr

JANUARY 2019Fri | Gwe 4 - Sun | Sul 13, Jack and the BeanstalkFamily Pantomime

Sat | Sad 26, 7pmGeorge Galloway & Friends

FEBRUARY

Sat | Sad 2, 7.30pmOne Night of ElvisThur | Iau 28, 7.30pmJason Donovan

MARCH

Fri | Gwe 8, 7.30pmIslands in the StreamFri | Gwe 15, 7.30pmJethroThe Count of Cornwall

Sat | Sad 23, 7.30pmWalk Like A ManThur | Iau 28, 7.30pmThe Fureys Sat | Sad 30, 7.30pmRod Woodward Comedian

APRIL

Tue | Maw 2, 7.30pmRussell Watson Sat | Sad 6, 8pmPaul James Comedy Night‘Designated Drinker’

Sat | Sad 13, 7.30pmBowie Experience Mon | Llu 15, 1.30pmPongo’s PartyChildren’s Show

Thur | Iau 25, 7.30pmForbidden Nights

MAY

Sat | Sad 4, 7.30pmShowaddywaddyWed | Mer 15, 7.30pmThe Witching Hour

JUNESat | Sad1, 8pm & Sat | Sad29, 8pmNeath Comedy Festival Fri | Gwe21, 7.30pmThe Chicago Blues BrothersTue | Maw 25, 7.30pmRhythm of the Dance

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All information is correct at the time of printing. However Neath & Port Talbot County Borough Council reserves the right to amend the programme in certain circumstances.

Design: savageandgray.co.uk 7143/18

January | Ionawr

Wed | Dydd M

ercher 9, 2Pm &

7.30pm

Film Club: Peterloo

Fri | Dydd Gwener 11, 2Pm

& 7.30pm

Andre Rieu: New

Year’s ConcertFri | Dydd Gw

ener 18, 7.30pm

Amy W

adge And Luke Jackson Thurs | Dydd Iau 24, 7.30pm

Film

Club: Canaries Thurs | Dydd Iau 31, 7.30pm

Graham

Fellows: Com

pletely Out Of Character

February | Chwefror

Sat | Dydd Sadwrn 2, 7.30pm

Luke Jerm

ay: Intuition Tuesday 5, 2Pm

& 7.30pm

Film

Club: The Heiresses / Las Heredras W

ed | Dydd Mercher 6, 7.30pm

Ronnie Scott’s 60Th Anniversary Tour 2019

Fri | Dydd Gwener 8, 7.30pm

Friend’s Fundaising Double Bill W

illis Soul Band And Spencer Segelov Thurs | Dydd Iau 14, 8pm

Glenn W

ool: Wool’s Gold Ii (The Iron Pirate)

Fri | Dydd Gwener 15, 1pm

& 7.30pm

Cracked

Sat | Dydd Sadwrn 16, 7pm

Soul Circle

Wed | Dydd M

ercher 20, 2pm &

7.30pm

Film Club: Pin Cushion

Thurs | Dydd Iau 21, 7.30pm

Torch Theatre Grav Fri | Dydd Gw

ener 22, 7.30pm

The Blues Band W

ed | Dydd Mercher 27, 2pm

The Selfish Giant

Thurs | Dydd Iau 28, The Dark Room

For Kids

March | M

awrth

Fri | Dydd Gw

ener 1, 4.30pm - 9pm

Pop Up Ponty Street Food M

arket Sat | Dydd Sadw

rn 2, 7.30pm

Phil Evans M

on | Dydd Llun 4, 7.30pm

Hayseed Dixie Tues | Dydd M

awrth 5, 2pm

& 7.30pm

Film

Club: Stan And Ollie Fri | Dydd Gw

ener 8, 7.30pm

Jon Boden And The Remnant Strings


O’hooley & Tidow

Tues | Dydd M

awrth 19, 7.30pm

M

artin Taylor And Ulf Wakenius

Thurs | Dydd Iau 21, 2pm &

7.30pm

Film Club: Shoplifters / M

anbiki Kazoku Fri | Dydd Gw

ener 22, 7.30pm

Dna Sat | Dydd Sadw

rn 23, 7.30pm

Steve KnightlyTues | Dydd M

awrth 26, 7.30pm

Theatr Genedlaethol

Thurs | Dydd Iau 28, 1pm &

6pm

Tortoise In A Nutshell Sat | Dydd Sadw

rn 30, 7.30pm

Bootleg Blondie

April | EbrillTues | Dydd M

awrth 2, 7.30pm

Peeling

Fri | Dydd Gwener 5

Pop Up Ponty Streetfood Market

Sat | Dydd Sadwrn 6, 7.30pm

Dreadzone

Tues | Dydd Maw

rth 9, 2pm &

7.30pm

Film Club: Capernaum

W


Dau

Fri | Dydd Gwener 12, 8pm

Andrew

Maxw

ell Thurs | Dydd Iau 25, 2pm

& 7.30pm

Film

Club: Apostasy Tues | Dydd M

awrth 30, 7.30pm

Topette

May | M

ai Thurs | Dydd Iau 2, 2pm

Lighthouse Theatre The Kaiser And I


On Scarborough Front & The Kaiser And I

Wed | Dydd M

ercher 8, 7.30pm

Sharon Shannon And Seckou Keita Thurs | Dydd Iau 9, 2pm

& 7.30pm

Film

Club: Tehran Taboo W


Thurs | Dydd Iau 16, 10am

(Eng), 1pm (W

el) The Girl W

ith Incredibly Long Hair Fri | Dydd Gw

ener 17, 7.30pm

The Manfreds: Hits, Jazz &

Blues Tour 2019 W

ed | Dydd Mercher 22, 2pm

& 7.30pm

Film

Club: Cold War


Kendal Mountain Festival


Fairport Convention

01792 863722 pontardaweartscentre.com

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