Downton Abbey: A New Era is now showing at Pontio in Bangor this week. Come to celebrate the legendary musical Cabaret, starring the amazing Liza Minnelli on its 50th birthday and Northman, a brutal, epic tale of revenge that demands to be seen on the big screen.

Coleg Menai present ‘Pippin’ at Theatr Bryn Terfel, when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war!

Events for the community include Dance for Parkinson’s and ‘Lunch on the Fly’ an opportunity to try vertical dance, no experience necessary.

For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/

Cinema:

Downton Abbey: A New Era (PG)

Simon Curtis, 2021, 125m

Cast – Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith

Friday 20 – Thursday 26 May

£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)

A New Era is Julian Fellowes sequel to the 2019 hit film and television series. The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess’s newly inherited villa.

Cabaret (15)

Bob Fosse, 1972, 118m

Cast – Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Michael York

Wednesday 25 May 8.15pm

£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)

Come to celebrate this legendary musical starring the amazing Liza Minnelli on its 50th birthday. Cabaret brings 1931 Berlin to life inside and outside the Kit Kat Klub. There, starry eyed American Sally Bowles is the star while in the streets outside the Nazi party is beginning to grow into a brutal political force.

NT LIVE: Straight Line Crazy (12A)

David Hare, Nicholas Hytner, 2022, 180 minutes

Cast – Ralph Fiennes, Alisha Bailey, Samuel Barnett

Thursday 26 May, 7pm

Sunday 29 May, 2pm

£13/£11/£10

Ralph Fiennes (Antony & Cleopatra) leads the cast in David Hare’s (Skylight) blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a master manipulator whose legacy changed the city forever. For forty uninterrupted years, Robert Moses exploited those in office through a mix of charm and intimidation. Motivated at first by a determination to improve the lives of New York City’s workers, he created parks, bridges and 627 miles of expressway to connect the people to the great outdoors. Faced with resistance by protest groups campaigning for a very different idea of what the city should become, will the weakness of democracy be exposed in the face of his charismatic conviction? Live form the Bridge Theatre, London.

Northman (15)

Cast – Alexander Skarsgard, Anya Taylor Joy, Willem Defoe, Bjork

Friday 27 May – Wednesday 1 June

£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)

A brutal, epic tale of revenge that demands to be seen on the big screen. Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy’s mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who raids Slavic villages. He soon meets a seeress (Bjork) who reminds him of his vow – save his mother, kill his uncle, avenge his father.

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Theatr Bryn Terfel

Coleg Menai presents Pippin

Wednesday 25, Thursday 26 and Friday 27 May 7pm

£10 / £8

There’s magic to do when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war!

With infectious tunes by Stephen Schwartz and classic choreography from Bob Fosse, Pippin is both a humorous allegory about growing up and a dark tale of the danger of false appearances and empty promises.

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Events for the community

Vertical Dance Kate Lawrence and Pontio presents Lunch on the Fly

Monday 23 May

This is a fun session in which you can have a go at vertical dance. Starting with an easy warm up, you will then try to stand on and jump off a vertical floor using waist harnesses. You will be guided through some simple positions, and then you will fly!

Wear comfortable clothing with snug layers around waist and top of legs.

Age: 16+

Limited capacity – space for 12 people only.

No experience necessary

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Dance for Parkinson’s classes in Bangor

Tuesday 24 May 2022 10:00

Dance for Parkinson’s classes are fun and informal.

Dance has been proven to develop confidence and strength, whilst temporarily relieving some participants of symptoms in everyday life.

Classes are creative and promote feelings of freedom from the physical and social constraints of having Parkinson’s.