Big Films, on the Big Screen, right here in Bangor!
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Oppenheimer, Kung Fu Panda 4, NT Live: Nye, ROH Live Swan Lake, Late Night with the Devil, Mary Poppins 60th anniversary screening!
Bangor Aye Film of the Week: Mothers’ Instinct (15)
Friday 26 April – Thursday 2 May
Alice and Celine live a traditional lifestyle with successful husbands and sons of the same age. Life’s perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond.
Audience Reviews: “Mother’s Instinct is a throwback to another era in cinema, a love letter to classic Hitchcock thrillers executed with style.”
“Sophisticated, adult thrillers are few and far between, and Mothers’ Instinct fills the void admirably. With vivid, striking imagery and top-notch production design, the film paints an exciting, moreish portrait of psychological intrigue.”
For more information about what’s on at Pontio and to buy tickets visit: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
John Singer Sargent (PG)
Sunday 21 April, 2pm
Step into the glittering world of fashion, scandal and shameless self-promotion that made John Singer Sargent the painter who defined an era.
Oppenheimer (15)
Monday 22 April, 7.30pm
Christopher Nolan is back with his latest spectacle. Following the true account of Physicist J, Robert Oppenheimer works with a team of scientists during the Manhattan Project, leading to the development of the atomic bomb.
Kung Fu Panda 4 (PG)
Thursday 28 March – Saturday 27 April
After Po is tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, he needs to find and train a new Dragon Warrior, while a wicked sorceress plans to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (12A)
Friday 19 – Thursday 25 April
Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island’s mysteries.
NT Live: Nye (15)
Tuesday 23 April, 7pm + Sunday 12 May, 2pm
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS. Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill. Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), this epic new Welsh fantasia will be broadcast live from the National Theatre.
ROH Live Swan Lake (PG)
Wednesday 24 April, 7.15pm
Classical ballet’s most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness returns to the Royal Opera House stage.
Mothers’ Instinct (15)
Friday 26 April – Thursday 2 May
Alice and Celine live a traditional lifestyle with successful husbands and sons of the same age. Life’s perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond.
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (12)
Thursday 25 April, 8pm
A special screening organised with the Bangor LGBT+ Society with an introduction by Dr Tristan Burke. A successful fashion designer abandons a sadomasochistic relationship with her female assistant in favour of a love affair with a beautiful young woman.
Dr Tristan Burke (Lecturer in English Literature) will introduce Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1972 classic The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. In what is perhaps his most celebrated film, Fassbinder dissects the connections of sexuality, class and power. Tristan’s introduction will discuss Fassbinder’s intersectional understanding of power and violence, discuss its queer themes, and reflect on the film’s personal importance to him.
Late Night with the Devil (15)
Friday 26 – Monday 29 April
A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.
Mary Poppins (PG)
Saturday 27 April, 2pm
Celebrate 60 years of Mary Poppins with a special screening of the Julie Andrews classic.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
140 Celebratory Concert – Bangor University Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Sunday 21 April 7pm Neuadd Pritchard-Jones
As part of Bangor University’s 140th celebrations the School of Arts, Culture and Language will host a concert by the Bangor University Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (cond. Joe Cooper), celebrating the essential role that music has played, and continues to play, in the cultural life of the University and in the wider region. It also celebrates the long tradition of composition and music-making at the University. The concert will feature two works by current and former staff members of the Dept of Music: the world premiere of a new work by Dr Guto Pryderi Puw (Reader in Composition at Bangor) and anOboe Concerto by William Mathias (former Professor of Music at Bangor). In the second half will be Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, a work that has been performed several times by the Orchestra over its long history.
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Studio Theatre:
Little Wander in association with Pontio presents APRIL COMEDY CLUB
Thursday 25 April 8pm
Enjoy a night of comedy with Ben Robson, Colin Hoult and Ingrid Dahle! A great night out!
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Community Events:
National Dance Company Wales Dance for Parkinson’s
Tuesdays, 1.30pm – 2.45pm Studio £3.50
23 April
30 April
7 May
14 May
4 June
11 June
18 June
25 June
2 July
NDC Wales is excited to launch new Dance for Parkinson’s classes in Bangor!
No experience necessary
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.
