Another busy week of entertainment at Pontio includes Mared Williams a’r Band ‘LLIwia’ a magical show for young children.

Sinema Pontio: Black Panther Wakanda Forever, ROH Live: The Nutcracker and Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

Events for the community include Yoga and Caffi Babis, a session for new parents and their babies.

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

Cinema:

Black Panther Wakanda Forever (12A)

Ryan Coogler, 2022, 161m

Cast – Laetitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, Martin Freeman

Friday 25 November – Thursday 8 December

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

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter in this highly anticipated sequel, the heroes must band together with Nakia and Everett Ross to forge a new path for their beloved kingdom.

ROH Live: The Nutcracker (12A) Live Screening

Tchaikovsky, Ivanov, 2022, 180m

Cast – Fumi Kaneko, William Bracewell

Thursday 8 December, 7.15pm

Sunday 11 December, 2.00pm (ENCORE)

£15 / £12.50 / £10

Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince in the glittering Kingdom of Sweets. Peter Wright’s much-loved production for The Royal Ballet, with gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet classic, combining the thrill of the fairy tale with spectacular classical dancing.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical (PG)

Mathew Warcus, 2022,117 minutes

Cast – Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch

Friday 9 – Thursday 22 December

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

A brand-new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning stage musical by Tim Minchin. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.

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Theatr Bryn Terfel

Cabaret Pontio presents Mared Williams a’r Band

Thursday 8 December 8pm

£15 / £13 concessions

This Christmas, join Mared Williams and band in Theatr Bryn Terfel as they bring warmth and joy to our Cabaret Pontio nights!

Mared, a well-known artist here in Wales, reached the final’s of Cân i Gymru with Byw a Bod in 2018, and former lead vocalist and pianist for Brwydr y Bandiau winners, Trŵbz. In November 2017 Mared released her first EP, Noises in the Night, followed by Christmas single, Dolig Dan y Lloer. Two singles were released from her debut original album, in 2019, Dal ar y Teimlad and Y Reddf.

Having performed in the West End in Les Misèrables, The Sondheim Theatre as a member of the ensemble and second cover, a member of Welsh of the West End, Welsh Language Album of the Year winner in 2021 with Y Drefn, and having performed with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Band Pres Llareggub and many more. Don’t miss the opportunity to see Mared live, for a sublime night of music with a full band this Christmas.

Cabaret Pontio nights are relaxed evenings, with seating and tables set in a Cabaret-style.

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LLIwia

8 – 22 December Studio £7

£24 Family Ticket for 4 (at least one under 18 years old)

A free post-show creative workshop will be held on Saturday 10 + 17 of December with artist Zoe Lewthwaite

Performances on Saturday 10 December will have BSL interpretation

Imagine a world without colour…

The friends in GWYN lead a simple and organised life. They live in a white tent and care for the birdhouses that surround them. Every day, the friends work diligently to ensure that their beautiful and organised world remains gleaming and white.

But, how will the friends react when they see colour for the very first time? Red… then yellow… then blue…

Theatre for young children at its best, this is a magical show that has touched audiences all over the world.

Age: up to 7 years old

Length of show: 40 munud

No need to book tickets for under 2s

A special education resource pack that supports the national curriculum will be available to everyone who orders tickets.

LANGUAGE

Lliwia is a Welsh language show but it is particularly suitable and accessible for young audiences and learners because itt is very light on words. A useful vocabulary pack will be provided pre-show.

All performances are naturally relaxed so please don’t worry about keeping your little ones quiet.

 

This means that you can:

  • Leave & re-enter at any time – there’s no such thing as a latecomer!
  • Move around or make noise
  • Eat or drink during the show

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Community Events:

Yoga with Ceri Lloyd

Mondays, 8pm

£8.50 / £45 for 6 sessions

Dates

Monday 5 December

Monday 12 December

Monday 19 December

Yoga session held through the medium of Welsh, with Ceri Lloyd. A perfect opportunity to learn Yoga and Welsh at the same time! Sessions are suitable for beginners and mats will be provided, or you can bring your own equipment.

A new partnership between Menter Iaith Bangor and Pontio

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Caffi Babis at Pontio, Bangor

Friday 9 December 10am

Caffi Babis is a new session for new parents and their babies.

This is a creative hour with Siwan Llynor and Angharad Harrop that gives new parents the opportunity to meet other parents, as well as to relax with your baby for a while. An hour to bring parents together, in a safe space. Each session will last around 45 minutes, with the opportunity to have a chat afterwards.

The session is most suitable for children up to 24 months; however, older children are welcome to join.

Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3CqvGYP

First Friday of the month 10am £3

Only one ticket required for adult and child