There’s some great entertainment on offer at Pontio in Bangor this week from Blockbuster films including Ghostbusters Afterlife and House of Gucci, another chance to watch The Nutcracker from the Royal Opera House and live performances including The Furrow Collective, Our Lady’s School Christmas Concert and Theatr Clwyd and Pontio’s presentation of Llew a’r Crydd and Gwrach yr Iâ – magical performances including dance, music, puppets and storytelling.
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Royal Opera House: THE NUTCRACKER (PG)
Live Satellite Screening
Tchaikovsky, 2021, 2hr 40 (+interval)
Sunday 12 December, 2.00pm (ENCORE)
£15 / £12.50 / £10 (under 18)
The Nutcracker is a family favourite at Christmas time and is one of the most delightful ways to discover the enchantment of ballet. The story of Clara, a girl on a magical Christmas Eve adventure, is accompanied by sparkling music and even dancing sweets! Watch the full company of The Royal Ballet in this much-loved ballet classic.
Featuring Akane Takada, Cesar Corrales, Christopher Saunders and Isabella Kessels.
GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE (12A)
Jason Reitman, 2021, 124m
Cast – Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, Paul Rudd
Friday 10 – Thursday 16 December
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
From father and son team, director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe. In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
ROH Live: TOSCA (12A)
Puccini, 2021, 3hr 25 (+ 2 intervals)
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Wednesday 19 January 2022, 7.15pm (ENCORE)
£15 / £12.50 / £10 (under 18)
A romance, a tragedy and a thriller –travel to 19thcentury Rome with Puccini’s passionate, political opera. Into the romantic world of an idealistic painter Cavaradossi and his sensuous lover Tosca comes the malevolence of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police, with fatal results. Elena Stikina, Bryan Hymeland Alexey Markov bring to life one of the best loved operas in The Royal Opera repertory: Puccini’sTosca.
ENCANTO (PG)
Byron Howard, Jared Bush, 2021, 109m
Cast – Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero
Friday 17 – Wednesday 22 December
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Disney’s latest animated film tells the tale of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family who live in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. Each child has been blessed with a magic gift unique to them—each child except Mirabel. But when the family’s home is threatened, Mirabel may be their only hope.
House of Gucci (15)
Ridley Scott, 2021, 157m
Cast – Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, Adam Driver
Friday 17 – Wednesday 22 December
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
House of Gucci is inspired by the shocking true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci. Spanning three decades of love, betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately murder, we see what a name means, what it’s worth, and how far a family will go for control. Expect cinematic fireworks in a film that co-stars Gaga and Pacino.
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Theatre
The Furrow Collective
‘We Know By The Moon’
Wednesday 15 December
8pm Theatr Bryn Terfel
TICKETS
£12 / £11 concessions until 1.12.2021
£14 / £13 concession after 1.12.2021
The Furrow Collective is an English/Scottish band consisting of four talented and individually prominent performers: Lucy Farrell (viola, voice & saw), Rachel Newton (harp, fiddle, voice), Emily Portman (banjo, concertina, voice) and Alasdair Roberts (guitars, voice). The group formed in 2013, drawn together by a shared love of traditional song and balladry of the England, Scotland and beyond and an open, intuitive approach to collaboration. In recognition of their innovative approach, The Furrow Collective were awarded the accolade of 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Best Group’, hot on the heels of the release in late 2016 of their second album, Wild Hog (also on Hudson Records).
As the bleak winter nights draw in, The Furrow Collective have chosen a special festive programme to celebrate the dark time of year. Come in, friends, from the howling wind and bitter frost, draw a little closer to the roaring fire and prepare to be bewitched by eerie story-songs and seasonal carols that revel in the strange and wonderful traditions of these isles. With The Furrow Collective’s signature spine-tingling harmonies and masterful storytelling bringing a spark of light into the wintry gloom, this promises to be an unmissable evening to remember.
The Furrow Collective tours extensively throughout the UK as well as in mainland Europe, delighting audiences with their uniquely beguiling approach to traditional song.
‘A bravely sparse and compelling new take on traditional songs… A quietly classy young folk band’ Guardian
‘The Furrow Collective have an air of immeasurable antiquity, while at the same time making the songs vibrantly new’. R2
‘A mouth-watering collaboration’ 4* Stars Mojo
‘One of the finest collaborative albums of the past few years’ Folk Radio UK
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Our Lady’s School Christmas Concert
The Big Little Nativity & Angels Up High
Join Our Lady’s School for their Christmas concert at Theatr Bryn Terfel this year!
Friday 17 December 1.30pm
Theatr Bryn Terfel £5
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Theatr Clwyd and Pontio present Llew a’r Crydd
The story of a boy, a mean old cobbler, a magic elf and a princess who just wants to dance. With music, puppets and storytelling.
Age: 4 – 7
Relaxed Performance
Saturday 18 December
10am
Studio
£6.50
£22 Family Ticket
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Theatr Clwyd and Pontio present Gwrach yr Iâ
When a little girl is captured by the Ice Witch she’ll need all her courage, a squirrel and a teddy bear to escape.
Age guidance: 4+
You can book tickets for Llew a’r Crydd below as well. More details about Llew a’r Crydd here.
Saturday 18 December
10am
Studio
£6.50
£22 Family Ticket
