There’s another busy week of film, theatre and community events at Pontio in Bangor.
Film: Past Lives (12A), The Virgin Suicides (15), Cobweb (15), A Little Life (18), The Haunting in Venice (12A), Disney 100: Toy Story (PG)
Theatre: Bridget Christie – Who Am I? Graffiti Classics, Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain
Community: Vertical Dance, Dance for Parkinson’s
For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
Past Lives (12A)
Friday 22 – Thursday 28 September
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Decades later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront destiny, love and the choices that make a life.
The Virgin Suicides (15)
Sunday 24 September, 5.30pm
Sofia Coppola’s directorial debut, The Virgin Suicides, has recently been given a new 4K restoration.
The story of five sisters and their mysterious existence growing up in the 1970s. The film follows the chain of events initiated by one of the Lisbon sisters’ suicide attempt, and its effects on their family, their suburban town and most importantly, the young men who loved the Lisbon’s from afar and whose words provide the narrative for the film.
Cobweb (15)
Friday 22 – Wednesday 26 September
Young Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant noise from inside his bedroom wall — a tapping that his parents insist is in his imagination. As his fear intensifies, he starts to believe that his parents are hiding a terrible and dangerous secret.
A Little Life (18)
Thursday 28 September, 7pm
A LITTLE LIFE follows four college friends in New York City: aspiring actor Willem, successful architect Malcolm, struggling artist JB, and prodigious lawyer Jude. As ambition, addiction, and pride threaten to pull the group apart, they always find themselves bound by their love for Jude and the mysteries of his past. But when those secrets come to light, they finally learn that to know Jude St Francis is to understand the limitless potential of love in the face of life.
This production includes strong language, nudity, sexual violence, physical and emotional abuse, self-harm and suicide. It is intended for mature audiences and viewer discretion is advised. For more information about the production please refer to the stage play website.
The Haunting in Venice (12A)
Friday 29 September – Thursday 12 October
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a murder while attending a Halloween seance at a haunted palazzo in Venice, Italy.
Disney 100: Toy Story (PG)
Saturday 30 September, 11am
A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy’s bedroom.
FAMILY TICKET available on Saturday mornings
3: £9, 4: £12, 5: £15
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
Little Wander in association with PBJ Management presents:
Bridget Christie – Who Am I?
Thursday 28 September 7.30pm
Bridget Christie is hot, but not in a good way. The 51 year old critically-acclaimed stand-up leaks blood, sweats, and thinks that Chris Rock is the same person as The Rock. The Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award winning comedian cannot ride the motorbike she bought to combat her mid-life crisis because of early osteoarthritis in her hips and RSI in her wrist; and wonders why there are so many films, made by men, about young women discovering their sexuality, but none about middle-aged women forgetting theirs. It’s a menopause laugh-a-minute with a confused, furious, sweaty lady who is annoyed by everything.
Brand new show from the Rose d’Or and South Bank Sky Arts Award winner, star of her own Netflix special, Taskmaster favourite, Channel 4 sitcom The Change and BBC Radio 4 series Bridget Christie Minds the Gap and Mortal.
Graffiti Classics
Friday 29 September 7.30pm
16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices with 1 aim: to make classical music wickedly funny and fantastically exhilarating for everyone, young and old. Graffiti Classics burst the elitist boundaries of the traditional string quartet with their hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show. It’s a classical concert, a gypsy-folk romp, an opera, a stand-up comedy set and a brilliant dance show all rolled into one! From Beethoven to Bluegrass, Baroque to Pop, Mozart or Offenbach to Elvis, Strauss to Saturday Night Fever, there really is something for everyone and Graffiti Classics never fail to get audiences laughing, clapping and singing along. Kids and adults alike love the uplifting and virtuosic variety of musical styles, all tied together with cheeky audience interaction.
It’s a classical concert, a gypsy-folk romp, an opera, a stand-up comedy set and a brilliant dance show all rolled into one! From Beethoven to Bluegrass, Bach to Brahms, Strauss to Saturday Night Fever, Offenbach to Elvis, there really is something for everyone and Graffiti Classics never fail to get audiences laughing, clapping and singing along. Kids and adults alike love the uplifting and virtuosic variety of musical styles, all tied together with cheeky audience interaction.
Graffiti Classics were founded by Irishman Cathal Ó Dúill whilst street-performing in Covent Garden. He realised that classical music could be made fun for everyone through interaction and comedy. Having honed their craft on London’s streets, Graffiti Classics have developed a world-class virtuosic show that offers a wickedly refreshing alternative to the stuffy elitist perception of classical concerts. The band are now in hot demand all over the world and the show is loved by everyone, whatever their age and musical inclination.
‘A delightful comedy string quartet…. high-brow music finds fusion with visual comedy for those who choose to smile their way through classical music.’ The Stage
‘Unique! A real gem.’ Irish Post
‘A cabaret that will leave you wanting more.’ Daily Mail
‘A simply wonderful show!’ The Times
‘They had the audience falling off their seats with laughter.’ Western Gazette
Horrible Histories: BARMY BRITAIN
Saturday 30 September 2pm & 6pm
We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!
So BARMY BRITAIN is back with the hit West End show, full of crazy new characters and rude new rulers from Britain’s barmy past!
Will you be conquered by William? Will you sink or swim with King Henry I? Go house hunting with Henry VIII! Join the gorgeous Georgians as they take over England! Break into Buckingham Palace and hide from the Queen Victoria!
Britain’s favourite history show is back!
It’s history with the nasty bits left in!
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Studio Theatre:
CWPL LEILA NAVABI AND PRIYA HALL
Saturday 30 September 8pm
Cwpl is a show that looks at the experience of being contemporary Welsh people through the eyes of Leila Navabi and Priya Hall. Using comedy, music and storytelling they both invite the audience to experience what it’s like to be a couple of queer and female people of colour, trying to create a different kind of family in Wales today.
Welsh language event
This is a commission by Creu Gyda Balchder, a Mas ar y Maes gyda Balchder network, funded by Arts Council Wales’ Connect and Flourish fund.
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Community Events:
Vertical Dance Kate Lawrence and Pontio presents Lunch on the Fly
Monday 25 September
Monday 2 October
Monday 9 October
Monday 13 November
Monday 20 November
Monday 27 November
12pm Stiwdio
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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National Dance Company Wales Dance for Parkinson’s
Tuesdays, 1.30pm – 2.45pm Studio £3.50
26 September
3 October
10 October
17 October
24 October
7 November
14 November
21 November
28 November
5 December
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.
