Another great week of film at Pontio in Bangor with highlights including ‘THOR: Love and Thunder’ ‘Joyride’ and Prima Facie starring Jodie Comer
Special offer: £5 tickets for all 2pm showings Monday-Wednesday.
Theatr Bryn Terfel: Côr Glanaethwy (Sunday) Maes-G Showzone present ‘Our BIG Variety Show’ (Saturday) and Cabaret Pontio presents Alaw (Thursday).
For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
THOR: Love and Thunder (12A)
Taika Waititi, 2022, 119m
Cast – Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Matt Damon
Friday 22 July – Thursday 4 August
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
We catch up with Thor as he embarks on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced — a quest for inner peace. However, his retirement gets interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.
NT LIVE: Prima Facie (15) Encore
Suzie Miller, 2022, 180m
Cast – Jodie Comer
Sunday 24 July 2pm (Encore)
£13/£11/£10
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.
Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
Joyride
Emer Reynolds, 2022, 90m
Cast – Olivia Colman, Charlie Reid
Friday 29 July – Thursday 4 August
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Oscar winner Olivia Colman i Joy, a train-wreck personality on an adventure who is ready to give away her new-born baby. Joined by a cheeky street urchin, they are two diamonds in the rough on the run.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
Côr Glanaethwy presents: Gwyn a’i Fyd with: John Ogwen, Maureen Rhys, Karen Owen, Cai Fôn and Eirlys Britton
Sunday 24 July 7.30pm
Theatr Bryn Terfel £12 £10 children and pensioners
The word ‘recitation’ has long been like Marmite for us in Wales, but when we place Gwyn Thomas’s poetry on stage it turns into theatre before the exit doors are closed and a plea is made for silence. Gwyn was a man of the theatre and this is an opportunity for us as a school to pay tribute to him by once again showcasing his voice through drama, song and presentations based on his work.
Gwyn was a Blaenau man to some, a university academic, poet and family man to others. I had the opportunity to know him when we were both parents at Ysgol y Garnedd and also as a father who brought his daughter, Heledd, to Ysgol Glanaethwy when we embarked on the venture back in 1990. I also had the privilege of directing his translation of Midsummer Night’s Dream at Theatr Gwynedd back in 2000 as well as voicing Puck in the cartoon version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the BBC in the same year.
Thank you for the words, Gwyn, and for intertwining them so elegantly for us all. We have been blessed by them.
Cabaret Pontio presents Alaw
Nia Lyn – voice / harmonium
Oli Wilson-Dickson – fiddle / voice
Dylan Fowler – guitar / voice
Thursday 28 July 8pm
Stiwdio £14 / £13
“Welsh musicians don’t come more sensitive, accomplished and exploratory than this crew” fROOTS
Described by Songlines magazine as a “Welsh supergroup”, ALAW is three leading musicians who bring a wealth of experience to a shared passion – the traditional music of Wales. Nia Lynn’s exceptional voice and harmonium dance with the dazzling fiddle of Oli Wilson-Dickson, interwoven with Dylan Fowler’s sparkling guitar playing. Whether unearthing rare gems or reimagining a well loved song, they treat their music with a deftness and sensitivity that is thoroughly absorbing. Combined with powerful song writing and original tunes, this makes for a musical experience that will stay with the listener long after the performance ends.
In August 2018 they collaborated with the BBC Concert Orchestra for a televised Prom at The Royal Albert Hall, alongside Julie Fowlis, Jarlath Henderson, Sam Lee and The Unthanks. ALAW’s performance was described on BBC Radio 2 as “Show-Stopping” and in the Times as “a sparkling collision of Celtic traditions”. In 2019 they won a Wales Folk Award after be nominated in 3 categories.
Oli and Dylan have a long history of working together, sharing projects including The Devil’s Violin and The Ian McMillan Orchestra. Oli is well known as the fiddler in Jamie Smith’s MABON. Nia has an international reputation and has sung at the Barbican and The Albert Hall. From stirring songs to driving jigs – they communicate their music with relaxed humour and a genuine affection that is truly infectious.
Maes-G Showzone presents Our BIG Variety Show
Saturday 30 July 7pm
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£12 Adults £10 Children
Can you feel it? Anticipation in the air?
Something just beyond compare…. To any other night we swear!
Once again, the children and young people of Maes-G ShowZone have come together with a variety show just for you! By the community… for the community, Our BIG Variety Show truly has something for everyone!
Music from all genres, plenty of laughs and a song or two to get your teeth stuck into.
For one night only, a great night out for all the family and a spectacular you don’t want to miss!
