THEATR POWYS, FEBRUARY 27TH, 7.30 PM
Angel by Chris Cooper
Angel. Hywel knew she was there, but he was here and just couldn’t see her until it was time
“Angel. I knew you’d come”
and Hywel knew all about time. He could hear the tick-tock.
“Like your life ticking. You don’t notice most of the time, but it’s still there. When you’re upset, or with someone that’s getting to you, it’s like everything slows right down and you can hear it inside. I can hear other people too. Drowns your own tick out. They don’t know they’re doing it”.
1956 – The Platters, Johnny Ray, Elvis Presley, Guy Mitchell blast from the tranny as do the Prime Minister’s words. With Mam’s head in a black cloud and his Dad away at war, Hywel has to fight his own battle.
“Que sera, sera”
Angel is a new English language community touring play. Written by Chris Cooper, author of A Christmas Carol, Morgiana’s Dance and All at Sea, it’s a gem. A poetic, imagistic, inspirational play for all who know what it is to be young and wise. Suitable for all from the age of 6 with a guiding hand to hold.
Llanover Hall Arts Centre, Romilly Road, CARDIFF
02920 631144
27.02.07, 7.30pm
THEATR GWENT, MARCH 16TH, 7.30PM
£6 AND £3
‘THE BLACK OAK’
by Philip Michell
An enchanting new production for Primary Schools by the writer of ‘Home Front’ and ‘The Music Box Maker’.
In Gwent Theatre’s latest production two children move from the city to the countryside. They make friends with a local boy beneath the gaze of the black oak tree. Amid tales of ghosts and legends the three children come under the spell of the spirit of the tree and learn about the lives of others who once played beneath its branches.
The production aims to give young audiences a sense of history within our families and communities. A sense of time passing and, though people grow, age and pass on, nature and our surroundings sometimes remain untouched for centuries, standing as monumental observers to unfolding events. One such monument is the Black Oak Tree. The production is also about learning to work together, to offer help where it is needed, to respect others’ emotions and not to take advantage of a person’s fears or weaknesses. Lastly, it is about the supernatural, ghosts and spirits, fairies at the bottom of the garden. A child’s fascination with the unknown and the dreadful curiosity that makes them peak from beneath the bedclothes, even though they fear they are beset by some fearsome demon! It also addresses language and literacy and how we can help one another to learn and understand when we are challenged by new words and situations.
LLANOVER HALL YOUTH THEATRE
“MUCH BETTER THAN SHAKESPEARE”
March 20th, 7.30 pm; £6 and £3.
A comedy, improvisation and sketch show, directed by 2 members of the Youth Theatre itself, Martin Williams and Patrick Harries. The show is to help raise money to support Llanover’s “Open Door Theatre Project”, funded by the ACW’s National Lottery scheme.
The night will be a mixture of many forms of performance: there’s a serious psychological drama exploring the benefits and pitfalls of Pop Stardom; a series of Comic sketches showcasing both verbal witticisms and physical tomfoolery and last, but not least, a few THEATRESPORT games, performed by the group and featuring their beloved Director, Stuart H. Bawler as an actor rather than director.
The entire show has been written and directed by the group who are all aged 15-21.
Do come along, bring a bottle, get tipsy, support a good cause and have a laugh.
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