There’s not just one but two blockbuster movies at Pontio in Bangor this week.
Top Gun Maverick has finally taken off and Pixar’s new film is a sci-fi action adventure starts on Friday.
The ever popular monthly comedy club returns on Thursday and Kiri Pritchard-McLean presents GISDA Giggles on Saturday.
For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
Top Gun Maverick (12A)
Kosinski, 2022, 137m
Cast – Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller
Friday 24 – Thursday 30 June
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Tom Cruise’s long-awaited sequel has finally taken off. The first Top Gun released way back in 1986 was a massive world wide hit that defined the eighties for many and made Cruise a superstar. This time around Tom is back as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, older but still in his element as a courageous test pilot training new graduates for a special flight mission. Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears in order to succeed.
Lightyear
Angus MacLane, 2022, 100m
Cast – Chris Evans, Taika Waititi, Keke Palmer
Friday 1 – Thursday 14 July
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Pixar’s new film is a sci-fi action adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy. ‘Lightyear’ follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew. As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space and time, he’s joined by a group of ambitious recruits and his charming robot companion cat, Sox. Complicating matters and threatening the mission is the arrival of Zurg, an imposing presence with an army of ruthless robots and a mysterious agenda takes us back to the origins of legendary Toy Story hero Buzz Lightyear.
Pickpocket (PG)
Robert Bresson, 1959, 75m
Cast – Martin LaSalle, Marika Green
Wednesday 29 June 8.15pm
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Nobody makes films like Bresson, and screenings of his work are rare but this re-release of probably his most influential work is simply unmissable. In late-50s Paris, Michel starts stealing from strangers, for reasons unclear even to himself. He spouts vague theories about exceptional individuals being above the law – but is he lost in another world. His isolation from human society is total. A film like Taxi Driver could not exist without this film.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
Hijinx Theatre in partnership with Wales Millennium Centre, Pontio and Theatr Ffwrnes.
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Hijinx Unity Festival
Wednesday 29 June, 8pm
Theatr Bryn Terfel £12 / £8 concessions £10 (online ticket)
It’s the near future, and tech start up Figital are on a mission to create the next big thing, the thing we never knew we wanted, but it turns out we all needed. A new thing – a – me – bob.
Or Bob for short.
There’s one problem, it doesn’t quite work yet………. And we don’t really know what it is. And we’ve not really thought about the consequences of the technology we are about to release. It’s going to change everything. Let’s get F igital.
A Frankenstein tale for our age, The Crash Test is a darkly playful take on our relationship with technology, incorporati ng motion capture puppetry, large scale projection, original composition, with an inclusive cast of performers on stage and via video link , for audiences both in person and online.
Includes moments of heightened tension, references to death, scenes that may be unsuitable for those with light or sound sensitivities and occasional use of strong language.
The_crash.test is a production that is designed to be enjoyed and interacted with by an audience either in person or online, that will be performed by a cast both via their own homes and in person on stage. Please select whether you would like to book an in person ticket with Pontio, or an online ticket.
JUNE COMEDY CLUB
Thursday 28 April
8pm
Studio
£10.50 / £8.50
16+
Little Wander in association with Pontio presents
Andrew O’Neill
Amy Mason
Chris Chopping MC
Join us for a night of comedy with three comedians from the British comedy circuit! A great night out!
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Kiri Pritchard-McLean presents GISDA Giggles
Saturday 2 July 8pm
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£17.50 / £13 concessions
16+
Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Sikisa Bostwick Barnes
Jessica Fostekew
Josh Jones
Maggi Noggi
Leila Navabi
Ben Hodge
Following the sell out success of 2020’s Gisda Giggles we have Gisda Giggles 2! A night of laughter to raise money and awareness for GISDA’s youth LGBT+ groups.
Local girl Kiri Pritchard – McLean (Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You) welcomes a hand picked line up of the country’s best LGBT+ stars including Jessica Fostekew (QI, Live at the Apollo), Josh Jones (8 out of 10 cats), Ben Hodge, Sikisa Bostwick Barnes (Jonathan Ross’s Comedy Club), Maggi Noggi and Leila Navabi (Live from Aberystwyth Pier).
Everybody welcome, as it should be.
Strong language – 16+
Line-up subject to change
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Events for the community
Caffi Babis
Siwan Llynor and Angharad Harrop
First Friday of the month
10am Friday 1 July Studio
Caffi Babis is a new session that we offer for new parents and their babies. This last year has been challenging for all, but for new parents, it’s been particurlary challenging without the support of family and friends. Bringing a generation of lockdown babies.
This is a creatvie 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. Every session will last around half an hour, with the opportunity to have a panad and a chat afterwards.
The session is most suitable fro children up to 24 months, however, older children are welcome to join.
Only one ticket required for adult and child
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Dance for Parkinson’s classes in Bangor
Tuesday 21 June 2022 10:00
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.
