A busy week of entertainment at Pontio includes ‘Black Adam’ starring Dwayne Johnson in the latest DC Comics action-adventure showing at Sinema Pontio with Multi-award winning duo Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita performing at Theatr Bryn Terfel and the BBC NOW Orchestra present ‘Noson y Wal Goch’ an evening celebrating Wales’ achievements in football, with popular songs such as Yma o Hyd and Can’t Take my Eyes off You, as we look forward to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
NT Live: The Seagull (15)
Anton Chekhov, Anya Reiss, 2022, 180m
Cast – Emilia Clarke,Tom Rhys Harries, Daniel Monks, Sophie Wu
Sunday 6 November 2pm (ENCORE)
£13 / £11 / £10
A young woman is desperate for fame and a way out. A young man is pining after the woman of his dreams. A successful writer longs for a sense of achievement. An actress wants to fight the changing of the times. In an isolated home in the countryside, dreams lie in tatters, hopes are dashed, and hearts broken. With nowhere left to turn, the only option is to turn on each other.
Following his critically acclaimed five-star production of Cyrano de Bergerac, Jamie Lloyd brings Anya Reiss’ adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic play to stage. Filmed live in London’s West End with a cast including Tom Rhys Harries (White Lines), Daniel Monks (The Normal Heart), Sophie Wu (Fresh Meat) and Indira Varma (Game of Thrones).
Black Adam (12A)
Jaume Collet-Serra, 2022, 125m
Cast – Dwayne Johnson, Pierce Brosnan,Aldis Hodge
Friday 4 – Saturday 20 November
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Dwayne Johnson stars in the latest DC Comics action-adventure “Black Adam.” Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and imprisoned just as quickly— Black Adam (Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
The Banshees of Inisherin (15)
Cast – Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon
Friday 11 – Thursday 17 November
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Martin McDonagh, 2022, 114m
The new film from McDonagh ( 3 Billboards , In Bruges) is set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland and follows lifelong friends Padraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. Padraic refuses to accept the situation, but his repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend’s resolve and when Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum, events swiftly escalate, with shocking consequences.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
Catrin Finch a Seckou Keita
A Mwldan Production
Friday 11 November 7.30pm
£18 – £20
Multi-award winning duo Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita tour the UK in 2022 to celebrate the release of their third album ECHO, the tender triumph of an extraordinary musical partnership that combines Wales and Senegal, harp and kora, the classical and traditional, different cultures and common humanity.
The harp and kora share centuries of history, and Catrin and Seckou create a unique dialogue in a musical alliance of rare empathy, inspired by differences and similarities. Their atmospheric magic crosses genre boundaries, from folk and world to classical and contemporary as their fingers flow like opposing tributaries into a single river of sound.
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Noson y Wal Goch – BBC NOW Orchestra
Saturday 12 November 8pm
Adult: £12
Over 65: £10
Student & under 26: £5
Soloists: Ifan Pritchard / Bronwen Lewis Gwilym
Conductor: John Quirk
Presenter: Tudur Owen
It’s no secret that Wales is the land of song, and no Wales match would be the same without the fans singing and chanting. So join BBC NOW and BBC Radio Cymru in Pontio for an evening celebrating Wales’ achievements in football, with popular songs such as Yma o Hyd and Can’t Take my Eyes off You, as we look forward to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar – Wales’ first since 1958!
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Studio
Teulu Pontio Family presents The Dark
Saturday 12 November 11.30am & 2.30pm
£6:50 / £22 Family ticket for 4 people with at least 1 under 18)
Peut-Etre Theatre
From the book by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Jon Klassen
Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the basement. It doesn’t visit Laszlo in his room. Until one night it does . . . Join Lazlo on his journey to meet the dark, and find out why it will never bother him again.
The Dark is accessible for blind and visually impaired children through integrated audio-description and touch tours.
Suitable for ages 4+
Running time approx 50 minutes
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Community Events
‘Cymru yn Ewrop’
Exhibition 12 November – 22 December
Launch: 12 November, 2 – 5pm
Following the success of our short film project ‘Cymru yn Ewrop’ during lockdown, this is an exhibition in Pontio’s public spaces by artists from Wales who live and work across Europe.
As well as offering these inspiring artists a platform, providing an insight into their life and work beyond the UK, the project nurtures cultural connections and celebrates what Wales has to offer on the European stage. It also highlights the importance of maintaining international relations post-Brexit.
With Freya Dooley, Steven Emmanuel, Owain Griffiths, Gethin Wyn Jones a Hannah M Morris.
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Vertical Dance Kate Lawrence and Pontio presents Lunch on the Fly
Monday 7 November 12pm Stiwdio
TICKETS
£6 for 1 session
£40 for 8
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.
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National Dance Company Wales Dance For Parkinson’s
NDC Wales is excited to launch new Dance for Parkinson’s classes in Bangor!
No experience necessary
Studio £3.50
Tuesdays, 1.30pm – 2.45pm
Dates
8 November
15 November
22 November
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.
We are an Affiliated hub of English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s programme.
Classes are 90 minutes long, and all you’ll need is a chair.
English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s programme has been running since 2008. We are proud to be part of the Dance for PD membership, to support Dance for Parkinson’s Partnership and People Dancing and to have an affiliation with Parkinson’s UK. ENB’s national Dance for Parkinson’s programme enjoys close links with Parkinson’s UK and the European Parkinson’s Disease Association EPDA.
