the welfare autumn 2014

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September - December 2014

Box office Swyddfa Docynnau:

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Welcome to our new season Brochure.Not only do we have more of theincreasingly popular and successful livesatellite broadcasts, but we also havesome of the most invigorating theatreand music acts in the country.

This winter we are proud toprogramme ‘Our Collective Labours’ aseason that celebrates people and work30 years after the 1984 Miners Strike,this includes the new cinema film Pride(with a Question and Answer session onthe opening night), as well as thesimilar story told for theatre; Pits andPerverts an award winning theatreproduction from Northern Ireland, weare even collaborating with TredegarTown Band to produce a rivetingevening for anyone interested in thebest of British brass music played witharchive film of our mining heritage.

On the world music front join us inwelcoming The Boxettes; an all-femalevocal beatbox group, featuring theworld beatbox champion Bellatrix.

We are also thrilled to be welcomingSANS and Andrew Cronshaw directfrom WOMAD, as well as Celtic Guitar Journeys.

If all this isn’t enough, we have only the best big films coming to us in thenext couple of months free from thehassle of having to venture out to the multiplex.

We look forward to seeing you all soon!

Keep up to date with all our updatesand happenings through Facebook and Twitter, or keep your eye on our website!

Picnic boxes are now available for live events. Pre-orderingessential with 48 hour notice.

JAMBAJamba Drama is a fun way to makenew friends and build confidence andindependence in a safe environment.It develops concentration, self-esteemand imagination through drama,movement and music.

Mae ‘Jamba Drama’ yn dull hwyliog o wneud ffrindiau newydd ac Iddatblygu hyder ac annibyniaeth mewnamgylchedd diogel. Mae’n datblygu’rgally I ganolbwyntio, hunanbarch a’rdycgymyg trwy ddrama, symudiadau a cherddoriaeth.

Jamba JumpersEvery Wed / Pob Dydd Mercher 4.15-5.15pm

Suitable for ages 4 years to 8 years.

Yn addas ar gyfer plant rhwng 4 oed/8 oed.

Jamba JuniorsEvery Wed / Pob Dydd Mercher 5.15-6.15

Suitable for ages 9 years to 12 years.

Yn addas ar gyfer plant rhwng 9 oed/12 oed.

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The Performance Factory Award Winning Stage School‘Guiding and shaping the stars of tomorrow’ Every Tuesday

Pob Dydd Mawrth 5pm – 7.30pm

Call Performance Factory on 01792 701570

Weekly

Pob Wythnos

Tickets Tocynnau £10, Concessions Consesiynau £8



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The fastest-selling production in theYoung Vic’s history, Tennessee Williams’timeless masterpiece A Streetcar NamedDesire will be broadcast live from theirLondon home by National Theatre Live.With Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, TheFall) as Blanche DuBois, Ben Foster (LoneSurvivor, Kill Your Darlings) as Stanley andVanessa Kirby (BBC’s Great Expectations,Three Sisters at the Young Vic) as Stella.

Live Streaming from The Young Vic

A Streetcar Named Desire

Thursday 9 October at 7pm

Simon Godwin makes his RSC debut to direct Shakespeare’s exuberantromantic comedy. This is the first timein 45 years that The Two Gentlemenof Verona has been performed in fullproduction on the Royal ShakespeareTheatre stage.

Live Streaming from the Royal Shakespeare Company

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Wednesday 3 September at 7pm Thursday 4 September at 7pm

Live Streaming from The National Theatre London

MedeaHelen McCrory (The Last of the Haussmans)returns to the National Theatre to take the titlerole in Euripides’ powerful tragedy, in a newversion by Ben Power, directed by Carrie Cracknell.

Medea is a wife and a mother. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she’s left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandonshis family for a new life, Medea faces banishmentand separation from her children.

Cornered, she begs for one day’s grace. It’s time enough. She exacts an appalling revengeand destroys everything she holds dear.

Thursday 11 September at 8pm

Five young women with more passion andinspiration than seems safe: The Boxettes arean all female vocal group featuring the worldbeatbox champion Bellatrix & four of London’sfinest new vocalists: Alyusha, Kate, Neo and Yvette.Crushing the girl band stereotype, these extraordinaryyoung women create a sound & energy so empoweringthat their every audience is left mesmerized & inspired.

Having met at music-college in 2008, the girls haveperformed at London’s most esteemed venues includingMinistry of Sound, Royal Festival Hall, Brixton Academy &multiple sell out shows at the prestigious Jazz Café. They havealso performed at many of the major festivals includingGlastonbury, WOMAD and Bestival as well as international shows inIndia, the USA and much of Europe.

These extraordinary young women have the unusual ability of being ableto capture audiences of all ages and types. The Boxettes have a huge futuresmashing the boundaries between pop, electronic music and a cappella,adding a whole new spin and modern edge to the idea of the ‘girl-group’.

Yng nghwmni pencampwraig fenywaidd bitbocsio’r byd, Bellatrix, fe fydd TheBoxettes yn dod â’u sgiliau bitbocs syfrdanol a’u harmonïau I Y Neuadd Les amy tro cyntaf.

Dan ddylanwad nifer o genres, efallai y gellid disgrifio’u cerddoriaeth yn frasfel math gwahanol o ganu ‘pop’. Er nad oes amheuaeth fod ganddyntymyl drefol gyfoes, nodedig, maen nhw’n arddangos eu dylanwadauniferus yn falch ac yn defnyddio elfennau o soul, trip-hop, drum’n’bass,jazz, hip-hop, electronica, cerddoriaeth y byd a llawer mwy.

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Tickets Tocynnau £12, In advance In advance £10On the door Ar y drws £14/£12

The Boxettes

Sole Purpose Productions and The Rainbow Project presents

Pits and Pervertsby Micheál Kerrigan

Produced, directed and script development by PatriciaByrne for the 30th Anniversary of the Miners Strike

This critically acclaimed new play follows the story ofSean who leaves Northern Ireland at the height ofthe Troubles. After coming out as a gay man in1980s London he becomes involved with the

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners group. Twominers from South Wales come to stay with Sean and

his partner not realising they are a gay couple. Theevents that unfold impacts on all their lives. This play

toured Northern Ireland last year receiving standingovations at every performance! It is based on real events in

Thatcher’s Britain. It highlights the power of community.

Wednesday 24 September at 8pm

Tickets Tocynnau £10

“A sensitive and gritty dialogue”**** Belfast Telegraph

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We’re Not Going Back is about the1984/85 miners’ strike… more or less.

But, in this hard-hitting musicalcomedy there are no miners.Instead, we follow the fortunes ofthree sisters in a pit village, hithard by the Government’s waragainst the miners and

determined to set up a branch of ‘Women Against Pit Closures’

Olive, Mary and Isabel are like any other sisters whose everyday

squabbles became a background hum to the strike that forced them toquestion their lives, their relationships and their family ties.

We’re Not Going Back tackles the resilience of working communities, the make-and-mend fabric of family and the power of sticking two fingers up to a government hell-bent ondestruction… and all with humour, song and a six pack of Babycham.



Red Ladder theatre presents:

We’re Not Going Back

Thursday 2 October at 7.30pm

Mining THEATRE

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SANS is the quartet of English multi-instrumentalistAndrew Cronshaw (electric zither, fujara, ba-wu,marovantele, kantele etc), the great Finnish singerSanna Kurki-Suonio, English/Australian multi-instrumental reeds player Ian Blake, and TigranAleksanyan, Armenian master of his country’sheart-rendingly voice-like reed-pipe, the duduk.

Formed by the musicians who made Cronshaw’smost recent CD, The Unbroken Surface of Snow(which spent 3 months in the top 10 of theEuropean world music airplay chart), SANS is aninstrumental and vocal combination not found in

any other band in the world, in which the fourmembers draw deeply on their different butremarkably compatible traditions including theancient Karelian songs that became Finland’sKalevala, the sweeping melodies of Armenia andEnglish folk-song. They combine to make agenuinely new music of extraordinary beauty,intensity and fluidity in which each performance isa new creation. Therefore the band’s debut CDSANS Live, released in April 2014, was recordedlive on its Flanders tour in December 2013.

Friday 3 October at 8pm

SANS


Saturday 18 October at 7pm

Tredegar Town BandMae’n bosibl olrhain tarddiad cerddorol BandTref Tredegar nôl i 1849 ac ers hynny maen nhwwedi cynrychioli’r dref honno â balchder. Mae’rband yn Bencampwyr Agored Prydain a dros ymisoedd diwethaf, maen nhw wedi perfformiorhan helaeth o’r sgôr cerddorol ac wediymddangos yn y ffilm Brydeinig ‘Pride’ a gafoddei ffilmio’n lleol. Mae’r ffilm yn dwyn i gof streic y glowyr yn 1984 a’r help a roddwyd i gymunedlofaol fechan ffug yn Ne Cymru o’r enw ‘Dulais’gan grŵp Lesbiaid a Hoywon yn Llundain.

Ynghyd â pherfformio gwaith sy’n eu cadw ar ybrig yn y byd pres ym Mhrydain, mae rhan gyntafperfformiad heno yn enghraifft o gydweithiounigryw â Llyfrgell Glowyr De Cymru lle mae’rBand wedi creu trefniant cerddorol ar gyferffilmiau archif tawel sy’n olrhain ein treftadaeth lofaol.

Yn rhan o dymor ‘Ein Llafur Cydweithredol’gweler tudalennau 14 a 15.

The musical origins of Tredegar Town Band can betraced back to 1849, ever since they haverepresented the Gwent valley town that bearstheir name with pride - literally so - they arecurrently the British Open Champions and in thelast few months have performed much of themusical score and made a cameo appearance inthe critically acclaimed British film ‘Pride’(filmed locally), which recalls the 1984 Miners’Strike and the help given to a fictional smallSouth Wales mining community called ‘Dulais’by the London based Lesbians & GaysSupport the Miners group.

Along with performances of work that keepsthem consistently at the top of the Britishbrass scene, the first part of this evening’sperformance is a unique collaboration withthe South Wales Miners Library where theBand have created a musical arrangementfor silent archive film footage that tracesour mining heritage.

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Mining MUSIC

Mining FILM

Wednesday 22 October at 7.30pm

THEATRE IOLO PRESENTS:

Adventures inthe Skin TradeDylan Thomas’s gloriously surreal coming-of-age andunfinished novel is given new life by acclaimed writer,Lucy Gough (Hollyoaks, Wuthering Heights, Creative WalesAward winner) in a special production for the centenary.

Samuel Bennett leaves his home in South Wales to pursuea career in London. He sets out with an attitude ofreckless, nihilistic purpose but encounters a nightmarishcity. A room full of furniture, an assortment of bizarrecharacters and an embarrassing first sexual experience ina cold bath. Join Samuel as he meanders through thisdreamlike world, all with a beer bottle stuck soundly onhis little finger.

Suitable for ages 14+

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Tickets Tocynnau £10,Concessions Consesiynau £8Students Myfyrwyr £5


Thursday 23 and Friday 24 October at 7.30pm

FRANK VICKERY

EASY TERMS A year ago Vi suffered a stroke and her only sonHoward gave up college to nurse her. She, nowcapable of looking after herself but finds it hard tolet go. Howard, has a secret and a caravan holidayin Tenby does nothing to relieve the tension… itonly serves to open up the situation for some heart-breaking comedy. Only Frank could write somethingas serious and as funny as this… the result is awonderfully entertaining play…a marvellous nightout at the theatre… and a lesson to all mother’s…don’t miss it… you’ll love this one!!!


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Tickets Tocynnau £12.50, Concessions Consesiynau £10

National Theatre Live’s thrilling broadcast of Frankensteinreturns to cinemas for a limited time, due to unprecedentedaudience demand.

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny, Frankensteinfeatures Benedict Cumberbatch (12 Years A Slave, Star Trek:Into Darkness) and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, MansfieldPark) alternating roles as Victor Frankenstein and his creation.

The production was a sell-out hit at the National Theatre in2011, and the broadcast has since become an internationalsensation, experienced by almost half a million people incinemas around the world.

National Theatre Live

Frankenstein (Cert 15)

Thursday 30 October at 7pm with Benedict Cumberbatch as the CreatureSunday 2 November at 7pm with Jonny Lee Miller as the Creature

Sunday 28 September at 2pm & 7pm

Live from London’s West End this special performance bringsmulti award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical to cinemas for thefirst time. Based on the Academy Award nominated film firstreleased in 2000, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts ofmillions since it opened in London’s West End and has goneon to captivate audiences around the world, winning over 80theatre awards along the way including Tony Awards and 5Olivier Awards.

Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the1984/’85 miners’ strike, Billy’s journey takes him out of theboxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers apassion for dance that inspires his family and wholecommunity and changes his life forever.

Friday 14 November at 8pm

Celtic Guitar Journeys Three of Europe’s finest acoustic guitaristscollaborate in an exciting celebration of theirCeltic roots. Soig Sibéril from Brittany, IanMelrose from Scotland and Dylan Fowler fromWales are all international soloists, in their ownright and have albums released on theprestigious German label, Acoustic MusicRecords. In this performance they showcaseunique styles that draw on three distinct Celtictraditions and a world of musical experiences.Expect sublime music for trio, dazzling musicfor duo and scintillating solo performances, inthis, their first tour of Wales.

Mae tri o gitaryddion acwstig gorau Ewrop yn cydweithredu mewn dathliad cyffrous o’u gwreiddiau Celtaidd. Mae Soig Sibéril o Lydaw, Ian Melrose o’r Alban a Dylan Fowler o Gymru i gyd yn unawdwyr rhyngwladol syddwedi rhyddhau albymau. Yn y perfformiad hwn maent yn arddangos arddulliau unigrywsy’n tynnu ar dri thraddodiad Celtaiddgwahanol a byd o brofiadau cerddorol.


Tickets Tocynnau £12 Concessions Consesiynau £10accompanied under 18’s freeo dan 18 am ddim

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“This is music with heart, soul and, above all a bullishdetermination to ignore recognised boundaries.”Chris Jones – BBC online

THE WELFARE YSTRADGYNLAIS IS PROUD TO PRESENT

Our CollectiveLabours

MINING THE ARTS

Pits And Perverts See Page 6

We’re Not Going Back See Page 7

Tredegar Band See Page 9

Pride See Page 22

A season that mines the depths of arts that reflectrarely heard community voices: An autumn andwinter season of music - theatre - film and visual artin celebration of working people and progressivemovements around the world.

We commence this autumn by Mining the Artsinspired by the 1984 Miners Strike

In partnership with South Wales Miners Library andThe Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru

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Mining THEATRE

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Mining MUSIC

Mining FILM

Mining FILM

6 November 7pm

Illustrated Talk withArtist Peter Rossiter

Peter Rossiter talks about the still life paintings of hisgrandfather, Martin Bloch 1883-1954, with somereference to the connections between Bloch and JosefHerman. Peter will also show some of the images in anewly discovered sketch book which Martin usedduring his visit/s to Ystradgynlais.

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Free Event

MINING HERMAN

Share your memories

The Josef Herman ArtFoundation Cymru would loveto hear your stories, ideas, andmemories of Josef Herman’swork; the life and times inwhich he lived; what hislegacy means to Ystradgynlais or how it can benefit the townand the surrounding area.

Get InvolvedOr to find out more, join usweekly at the Friends of the

Hall’s Friday cafe between 10am – 12pm or contact usat [email protected]

This information may be included in our new digitalcommunity archive, uploaded to TATE’s website or usedto inform future project activities.

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Thursday 20 November at 7.30pm

CWMPLODDY

Wednesday 17, Thursday 18 & Friday 19 September at 7.30pm

The Performance Factory Stage School Presents: Disney’s

ALICE IN WONDERLAND Following the success of last summersproduction of Annie, book your tickets earlyfor another summer spectacular. Tickets Tocynnau £10,

Concessions Consesiynau £8

In this original comedy drama about theResidents of Cwmploddy Village, you’reguaranteed side-splitting laughter fromstart to finish. It’s a mix of Mrs BrownsBoys, Gav and Stace meets HyacinthBucket all rolled into one. Miss it and you’llmiss one of the best nights out you willever have!!! in theatre history.

Cwmploddy is a small village in the heartof the South Wales Valleys. Doris Joneslives with her daughter Bonnie Jones whowants to be known as Bonifa LauguifaShaniqua Jones as she wants to be famous.She drives her mother up the wall wantingthe latest trends and magazines. One dayher dream comes true and she has to leaveCwmploddy to peruse her dream. Can shego through with it and leave her Motherand Best Friend behind?

Saturday 27 September at 7pm

CÔR Y GYRLAIS

Tickets Tocynnau £10, Available from Choir Members:Tel 01639 843538

Annual concert by Côr y Gyrlais, with guestchoir Côr Twrw Tawe, Cellists Carwyn andOsian Jones and Compère Alun Wyn Bevan.


PRIVATE HIRES

Sherman Cymru in association withTheatr Genedlathol Cymru

The Ugly DucklingAdapted by Kath Chandler Directed by Sara Lloyd This English language production is a tender and playful tale ofbelonging and friendship.

Join the Ugly Duckling waddling and honking through a blossomingSpring, a glorious Summer, a swirling Autumn and a cold snowyWinter on an exciting journey of discovery. Our hero meets a hostof farmyard friends on a big adventure to find a true home.

With imaginative storytelling, delightful puppetry and music, this isa must-see show for all little ones and their families this Christmas.

Mae hon yn sioe Saesneg deuluol arbennig i blant dan 7oed, sy’nllawn dychymyg, pypedau a cherddoriaeth, peidiwch â cholli’r cyflei ddod i’w gweld dros gyfnod y Nadolig eleni.


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Sunday 23 November at 3.30pm

Tickets Tocynnau £6 Family Teulu £20

Thursday 4 December at 7.20pm

liveartshow:The Future For Beginners

liveartshow and the Wales MillenniumCentre present a funny and touchingstory about the perils of growing oldtogether…

Mathew and Bethan share a dream of growing old together - to be the type of couple who can sayeverything with just a look. Theyplan every day of the rest of theirlives in great detail - to future-

proof their future. But there’s a problem, a schism that could

bring their world tumbling downaround them.

Tickets Tocynnau £9, Concessions Consesiynau £7Students Myfyrwyr £5

Dance Shorts

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The Future For Beginners is precededwith 10 minutes of brand new dance.Alex Marshall Parsons introduces: Gary and Pel…

The King and Queen of high school;The Mr and Mrs of illogical and TheQueer and Deluded of Home Life.

An entertaining and fun-packed dancetheatre duet suitable for all at 7.20pm

Tuesday 9 December at 8pm


JOHNJOHN contains adult themes, strong language andnudity. Suitable for 18yrs+.

Internationally renowned DV8 Physical Theatre bringtheir powerful new production to the National Theatre.

DV8 Physical Theatre has produced 18 highly acclaimeddance-theatre works and four films for television, whichhave garnered over 50 national and international awards.

The company’s new production, JOHN, authenticallydepicts real-life stories, combining movement and spokenword to create an intense and moving theatricalexperience.

Lloyd Newson, DV8’s Artistic Director, interviewed morethan 50 men asking them frank questions, initially aboutlove and sex. One of those men was John.

What emerged was a story that is both extraordinary andtouching. Years of crime, drug use and struggling to survivelead John on a search in which his life converges with others,in an unexpected place, unknown by most.

Don’t miss this eagerly anticipated new production, broadcastlive from the National Theatre.

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Tickets Tocynnau £10Concessions Consesiynau £8

Monday 8 December at 7.30pm

The Chimes (1844) is the second inDickens’s series of Christmas books, with aspowerful a punch now as it had in his time.

In the run-up to the festive season, localporter, Trotty Veck falls asleep in the doorway of a church. Woken by the bells, and magically dragged up the tower, he has just one chance to change this world... but will he listen to the bells?

The Chimes is a Victorian It’s a Wonderful Lifefilled with all of the master story-teller’scolourful characters and heart-rendingpoignancy.

Fresh from successful adaptations of SheStoops to Conquer and A Christmas Carol,Lighthouse Theatre brings their signaturestyle to this classic by the most theatricalof authors. With a company offive, carols, music and – ofcourse – bells!...this show issure to be fast and funny,inventive and entertaining;but most of all a Christmastreat to reinforce themessage of this festive timeof the year...


“Pws Mewn Bwts” yw teitl pantomeim Martyn Geraint ar gyfer2014. Mae’r stori’n dilyn helyntion Jac - mab tlawd i felinydd ypentre - a’i gath hudol ! Unwaith eto, bydd Martyn Geraint ynchwarae rhan y “Dame” - Diolch Croeso - fydd hefyd yn ceisiohelpu Jac i briodi’r dywysoges . Ac wedi llwyddiant ysgubolsioe “Draw Dros y Don” y llynedd,[sgoriodd 9.5 allan o 10 yn y ffurflenni adborth] rydym yn gobeithio creu sioe llawn lliw, hiwmor, cerddoriaeth, dawns a rhyngweithiounigryw’r theatr ar eich cyfer CHI - teuluoedd, ysgolion,plant a phobl ifanc Cymru - felly dewch yn llu ar gyfer rhanbwysig o addysg ddiwylliannol ein plant ac er mwyn creuatgofion fydd yn para’n hirach nag unrhyw gofnod o ddata ac ystadegau !

Rydym yn teimlo fod y panto yn fwyaf addas ar gyferplant rhwng Blwyddyn 1 a Blwyddyn 6 yr YsglionCynradd. Ond wedi ymateb arbennig iawn ganddisgyblion Blwyddyn 7-13 yn y gorffennol, rydym ynhyderus bod pantomeim Cymraeg a Chymreig CwmniMartyn Geraint hefyd yn addas i grwpiau o ddysgwyr a disgyblion Ysgol Uwchradd sy’n astudio Cymraeg,Drama neu Astudiaethau’r Cyfryngau.

Thursday 18 December at 10am & 1pm

Martyn GeraintPws Mewn Bwts

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Wednesday 3 December at 10.30am

Peoples Theatre presents

Santa In Love By Steven Lee

Tickets Tocynnau £6

Have you ever wanted to know a secret? A Christmas secret!

Maybe you’d like to know where the fairy on top of theChristmas tree comes from, or why you never see a Christmaself, or what exactly happened to Frosty the Snowman?

Or maybe you’d like to know the greatest secret of them all...the one about Santa Claus and the thing he secretly loves best.

Could it be presents? Could it be reindeer? Could it be snow?

You’ll never guess, so if you want to find out then join Santaand his friends in this fun filled family musical complete withgames, giggles and all your favourite Christmas songs.

Santa will be available after the show to meet your little onesand give them a present, so don’t forget to bring your camerato capture the smiles!

“Pws Mewn Bwts” - is a Welsh version of the famous Puss inBoots adventure. The tall tale tells of a poor miller’s son, Jac,who is left little in his father’s will except a very talented Cat.After the roaring success of his debut as Dame last year,Martyn Geraint will spend another winter in his posh frocks[which are worth the ticket price alone!] while trying to help Jac marry the princess

MG’s Welsh language Pantomime is also a great show for those who are learning Welsh!

Tickets Tocynnau £10 Concessions Consesiynau £8

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My Old LadySee websiteAn American inherits an apartment in Paristhat comes with an unexpected resident…Staring Maggie Smith

Mr TurnerSee websiteA look at the life of British artist JMW Turnerstarring Timothy Spall. Director Mike Leigh.

The Hundred Foot JourneySee websiteAn Indian family moves to France and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant. Starring Oprah Winfrey and Helen Mirren

For up to datescreeninginformation

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PrideCERT 15 Friday 12 September at 7pm

(Special screening with a Q+A session with Sian James MP)

Saturday 13 at 7pm, Sunday 14 at 7pm, Saturday 20 at 7pm, Sunday 21 at 7pm and Monday 22 at 2pm and 7pm.

It’s the summer of 1984 Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike.At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay andlesbian activists decides to raise money to support thefamilies of the striking miners. But there is a problem. TheUnion seems embarrassed to receive their support. Butthe activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore theUnion and go direct to the miners. They identify a miningvillage in deepest Wales and set off in a mini bus to maketheir donation in person. And so begins the extraordinarystory of two seemingly alien communities who form asurprising and ultimately triumphant partnership.

I wonder which local communities the fictional village of Dulais is based on!!

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Mining FILM

Coming SoonSatellite

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Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, moneyand mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling newstage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast livefrom the National Theatre.

It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, theinn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to aterrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits ahuge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in –and her dangerous voyage begins.

Suitable for 10 years +


Treasure Island

Thursday 22 January 2015 at 7pm

Family matinee Encore Screening (cert 12A)Thursday 19th February at 2pm

Tickets Tocynnau £10, Concessions Consesiynau £8, Child Plentyn £6, Family Ticket Teulu £20


Ray Gravell, an actor, a cultural icon, a father, ahusband, a man with a life packed full of storiesthat deserve to be heard once more.

‘Grav’ will remind the world once more of aunique life well lived, that of a man who did somuch more than eat soft centres.

Bydd ‘Grav’ yn atgoffa’r byd unwaith eto amei fywyd unigryw wedi ei fyw’n dda. Ynactor, yn eicon diwylliannol, tad, gwr, a dyngyda bywyd llawn storiau sydd yn haedducael eu clywed unwaith yn rhagor.

Wednesday 18 February 2015 at 7.30pm

The Torch Theatre Company presents

Gareth John Bale as ‘Grav’

Coming Soon

Step right up, step right up! Before Dr Who andthe Tardis, before Back to The Future there wasAnacronopete - The First Time Machine. BrothersTreays welcome you aboard their craft for thevoyage of a lifetime taking you on anextraordinary journey into the past. Featuringdeeds of derring-do and dangerous man eatingbears in a dance through time that promises toentertain and enlighten. A feast of live music,theatre and dance. Bring all the family on avoyage of extraordinary discovery…

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls hold onto your seats!

Suitable for families of all ages or suitable forages 5+

Sunday 22 February 2015 at 3pm

Run Ragged Productions presents

The First TimeMachine

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ENO ScreenENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA

Wednesday 11 March at 7pmLa Traviata

Tuesday 19 May at 7pmThe Pirates of Penzance

Wednesday 1 July at 7pmCarmen

Tickets £12/£10 on sale nowfor ENO Spring Summer Season

Thursday 22 and Friday 23 January at 7pm, Saturday 24th at 1.30pm & 7pm, Sunday 25th at 1.30pm

Glantawe Theatre Co.

Snow Whiteand the Seven Dwarves

Coming Soon

Join us on another magical journeyinto pantoland with the ever popularSnow White and the Seven Dwarves.

Bouncers

Thursday 12 March 2015 at 7.30pm

Distance Productions present

Written by award winning playwright JohnGodber, this comedy with a bleak streak is ahigh impact stylised view of today’s urbannightlife. A sharp, edgy look at what goes onlate at night in every town, when the pubs areshut and the beers been downed.

La Traviata

I ARCHEBU EICH TOCYNNAUMEWN PERSON: Mae’r Swyddfa Docynnauar agor rhwng 9yb - 3yp Ddydd Llun hyd atDdydd Gwener neu am hanner awr cyn acam awr ar ôl i’r sioe neu sinema ddechrau.

Dros y We: Fe allwch nawr prynnu eichtocynnau trwy’r gwefan! Os bydd angenseddi sbesifig, ffoniwch y swyddfa cyngynted ag sy’n posibl.

DROS Y FFÔN: Siaradwch â’r staff yn ystodoriau swyddfa neu defnyddiwch yr e-bost,y ffôn neu’r peiriant ffacs.E-bost: [email protected]ôn: 01639 843163Ffacs: 01639 849879

MYNEDIADLloriau gwastad a digon o bobol i helpu igyrraedd yr holl gyfleusterau. Rhowch wybod istaff y swyddfa am unrhyw anghenion arbenniga byddwn yn falch i’ch helpu. (Mae cylchgwrando gan y Neuadd ar gyfer pobl sydd âphroblemau clywed)

Discover what’s on at The Welfare Ddarganfod beth sy’n ‘mlaen yn y Neuadd LesFind details of all our events on-line at www.thewelfare.co.ukDarganfyddwch wybodaeth am yr holl weithgareddau ar y we:www.thewelfare.co.uk You can now buy your tickets online through Paypal! Visit our website and follow the instructions. Reservations to be collected upto 7 days after booking to avoid disappointment.

With a variety of rooms offering varying capacities andfacilities, The Welfare is the perfect venue for yourprivate event. With seven separate spaces (including thefoyer for temporary displays) we will do our best toaccommodate your needs. Internet access, audiovisualequipment and technical facilities are available on request.

More detailed information is now available on our websiteor alternatively phone the Box Office for a chat. For yourspecial events, wedding or birthday party a full decoratingand floral service is available at our venue.

Am fod gan y Neuadd Les ystafelloedd sy’n amrywio oran y nifer o bobl maent yn gallu dal a’r cyfleusteraumaent yn gallu cynnig, mae hi’n lleoliad perffaith igynnal eich digwyddiadau preifat. Gyda saith gwahanolleoliad (gan gynnwys y cyntedd ar gyfer arddangosfeydddros dro) gwnawn ein gorau glas i gwrdd â’ch gofynion.Cewch hefyd fynediad i’r rhyngrwyd, offer clyweled achyfleusterau technegol, dim ond i chi ofyn.

Mae rhagor o fanylion ar gael ar ein gwefan neu, os ydy hi’n well gennych, ffoniwch y swyddfa docynnau am sgwrs.

TO BOOK YOUR TICKETSIN PERSON: The Box Office is open 10-2pm, Monday to Friday or half an hourbefore and an hour after the start of ashow or cinema screening.OVER THE INTERNET: You can now buyyour tickets online through our website!If you require specific seating, or if you’dlike to choose your seat, please phonethe box office as soon as possible afteryour purchase.BY PHONE: Speak to staff during BoxOffice hours or use the e-mail, answerphone or fax.E-mail: [email protected]: 01639 843163Fax: 01639 849879

ACCESSIBILITYHelping hands and level Wheelchair access toall event facilities and toilets. Please informthe Box Office staff if you have any particularrequirements and we will be happy to help.The Welfare is pleased to offer an infraredhearing loop service.

Private HireLlogi PreifatConferences, Training, Weddings and Birthdays

The text of this brochure is available in large print on request. Mae testun y daflen hon ar gael mewn print bras. Holwch am gopi.

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Directions - How to find us

Cyfarwyddiadau - Sut i ddod o hyd i ni

From the Heads of the Valley Road A465Leave the A465 at Glynneath and follow theA4109 towards Abercrave. Continue as itbecomes the A4221 and when you reach the TJunction, turn left onto the A4067. Afterpassing Abercrave you will reach twoconsecutive mini roundabouts, keep left,entering Penrhos. At the bottom of a long hillturn right into The Welfare.

From Mid Wales / BreconJoin the A40 and travel west towardsSennybridge. Turn left off the A40 onto A4067(towards Dan-yr-Ogof). Keep on this road,through Abercrave and follow the directionsfrom above.

O Ffordd Blaenau’r Cymoedd A465Gadewch yr A465 wrth gyrraedd Glyn-nedd adilynwch yr A4109 i gyfeiriad Abercrâf. Parhewch iwneud hynny wrth i’r heol newid i’r A4221 ac arôl i chi gyrraedd y Gyffordd T, trowch i’r chwith adilynwch yr A4067. Ar ôl mynd heibio Abercrâf, feddewch at ddau gylchfan mini, un ar ôl y llall.Cadwch i’r ochr chwith a chyn bo hir, fe ddewch iBenrhos. Ar waelod y tyle hir, trowch i’r dde imewn i faes parcio’r Neuadd Les.

O Ganolbarth Cymru / AberhondduYmunwch â’r A40 a dilynwch yr heol hon igyfeiriad y Gorllewin tan i chi gyrraeddPontsenni. Trowch i’r chwith. Wrth wneudhynny byddwch yn gadael yr A40 ac yn ymunoâ’r A4067 (i gyfeiriad Dan-yr-Ogof). Cadwch atyr heol hon ac ewch heibio Abercrâf. Ynadilynwch y cyfarwyddiadau uchod.

O’r M4Gadewch yr M4 gan ddefnyddiocyffordd 45 ac ymunwch â’r A4067 gandeithio i gyfeiriad y Gogledd. Cadwch atyr heol hon am dua 15 munud. Ewch ynsyth heibio 7 chylchfan a dilynwcharwyddion Ogofau Dan-yr-Ogof acAberhonddu. Ar ôl y saithfed cylchfan,dilynwch yr arwydd i Ystradgynlais athrowch i’r dde. Wrth gyrraedd ycylchfan mini, trowch i’r chwith nescyrraedd y dre. Ar ôl mynd heibiocroesfan cerddwyr sebra gallwch weld y Neuadd Les ar y llaw chwith ar ôlmynd heibio’r garej. Mae digon o le ibarcio yn y maes parcio sydd o flaen yr adeilad.

From the M4Leave the M4 Junction 45 and join theA4067 North. Continue on this road forapprox 15mins through 7 roundabouts,following signs for Dan-yr-Ogof Cavesand Brecon. After the seventhroundabout follow the sign forYstradgynlais and turn right. Once youreach the mini roundabout turn leftand continue into town. Shortly after azebra crossing The Welfare is situatedon the left just past a petrol station.You will find ample parking in front ofthe building.

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Box Office openinghours Monday to Friday10am - 3pmFor full details visit our website atwww.thewelfare.co.uk

Oriau agor y SwyddfaDocynnau Dydd Llun i Ddydd Gwener 10yb - 3yh Manylionllawn ar ein gwefanwww.thewelfare.co.uk

All details correct at time of going to press. We reserve the right to change the programme due to circumstances beyond our control.

Mae’r holl fanylion yn gywir ar yr adeg pan fo’r rhaglen yn myndi’r wasg. Rydym yn cadw’r hawl i newid y rhaglen oherwyddamgylchiadau y tu hwnt i’n rheolaeth.

To book tickets call the box Officeon 01639 843163.

Outside Box Officehours reserve your tickets by emailing us on [email protected] by leaving aphone message.

SeptemberWednesday 3 at 7pm The Two GentlemenOf VeronaThursday 4 at 7pmMedeaThursday 11 at 8pm The BoxettesWednesday 24 at 8pmPits and PervertsSunday 28 at 2pm & 7pmBilly Elliot

OctoberThursday 2 at 7.30pmWe’re Not going BackFriday 3 at 8pmSANS Thursday 9 October at 7pmA Streetcar named Desire

Saturday 18 at 7pmTredegar Town Band Wednesday 22 at 7.30pmAdventures in The Skin TradeThurs 23 & Fri 24 at 7.30pm Frank Vickery Easy TermsThursday 30 at 7pm Frankenstein

NovemberSunday 2 at 7pm FrankensteinFriday 14 at 8pmCeltic Guitar TrioSunday 23 at 3.30pmThe Ugly Duckling

DecemberWednesday 3 at 10.30amSanta In Love

Thursday 4 at 7.20pmThe Future For BeginnersMonday 8 at 7.30pmChimesTuesday 9 December at 8pmJohnThursday 18 at 10am & 1pmPws Mewn Bwts

JanuaryThursday 22 at 7pm Treasure Island

FebruaryWednesday 18 at 7.30pmGravThursday 19 at 2pm Treasure IslandSunday 22 at 3pmThe First TimeMachine

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