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An Autumn of Innovative New Programming and Festive Entertainment at Theatr Brycheiniog |
From fresh, fun and festive pantomime, Jack & the Beanstalk, to bright and light new Welsh ballet, The Light Princess, Autumn Season at Theatr Brycheiniog is packed full of spectacular new drama, classic shows, music, comedy and talks to suit all tastes. Innovative delights to discover include Brecon Bites, a new monthly programme of Classical lunchtime recitals, cutting edge modern opera, The World’s Wife, and a selection of excellent contemporary dramas, Growth, Little Wolf and JRR Tolkien’s ‘Leaf by Niggle’. From fascinating talks to big name and cabaret-style comedy, and the best of children’s theatre, Awful Auntie and Shark in the Park to the musical talent of Barbara Dickson and The Young’uns, Autumn is alive with entertainment. The theatre is nestled at the basin of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, and in addition to the stunning setting it offers a delicious food menu at The Waterfront Pop-Up Café, open all week, 10am – 6pm, and later on show nights. There is free live music every Saturday with Live @ The Waterfront, monthly art exhibitions, and a range of activities and classes, including a Youth Theatre for Reception age all the way to 25, weekly Dementia-friendly Drumming Together sessions from Beat It, talks from The Arts Society Brecknock , as well as our regular programme of community classes. Theatr Brycheiniog is one of the leading arts venues in Mid-Wales with its varied, high quality programme of entertainment. September hails the launch of PromArt 2017, a new art prize for Powys school students, created by Brecon Town Concert Band to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. The 280 pupils who entered the inaugural competition will have their work displayed at the theatre’s Andrew Lamont Gallery throughout September. Prepare for a journey back in time with the uncannily brilliant Barry Steele and Friends: the Roy Orbison Story (15 September), and enjoy an insight into the pioneering Planet Earth television series with a talk from series producer, Fredi Devas in Planet Earth II: Cities (18 September). Edinburgh Fringe First Award winning drama, Growth (19 September), has garnered five star reviews across the press with its funny, tender and vital exploration of dealing with testicular cancer. The celebrated Pendyrus Male Voice Choir (23 September) presents a programme of traditional Welsh hymns and popular contemporary repertoire. Music lovers can also look forward to the launch of Brecon Bites (26 September, 24 October, 21 November, 12 December), a season of Classical music lunchtime recitals featuring students from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD), and twice Olivier Award winning Barbara Dickson (29 September) presents an intimate showcase of her best loved songs alongside pianist, Nick Holland. The new season also welcomes the return of Comedy Club (29 September, 27 October, 24 November), a cabaret-style evening of hilarity held on the last Friday of each month in the Gallery. October begins with the latest of a new season of talks from The Arts Society: Brecknock (3 October, 7 November, 5 December); Behind the London Livery Companies – Objects and Stories will uncover some of the fascinating treasures of this British institution. Set against a backdrop of our shifting politics and opinions of migration, five extraordinary dancers are joined by a local cast to perform Raft (5 October), a new piece from acclaimed Welsh choreographer, Gwyn Emberton. JRR Tolkien’s ‘Leaf by Niggle’ (11 October) is a miniature masterpiece of a one-man show that brings one of the Lord of the Rings author’s most fantastical short stories to life. Ballet Cymru presents The Light Princess (13 October), a vibrant new ballet with a score by Welsh harpist and composer, Catrin Finch, which includes elements of circus with outstanding classical choreography. Little ones will adore fin-tastic family musical Shark in the Park 14 October), which features all three of the much-loved book series. Celebrate the 60th anniversary of our National Park with Brecon Beacons Heritage Day: Bringing our Heritage to Life (15 October), a day of free talks and discussion. Glastonbury stars and twice BBC Folk Award winners, The Young’uns (17 October) present a slice of the best English folk today with their ‘Strangers’ Album Tour. Kathakali (18 October) is a masterpiece of sacred theatre that erupts on stage with striking visual images that expose the magical world of South India. Cutting edge opera sung in English, The World’s Wife (19 October) is a collaboration between poet Carol Ann Duffy and composer, Tom Green, and features solo soprano, string quartet and loop pedals. To round off the month in style, Rachel Podger’s Brecon Baroque Festival 2017: Vivaldi and the Music of Venice (26 – 30 October) lavishes Brecon with a sparkling programme of music and associated events. November starts with smash-hit comedy, One Man, Two Guvnors (1 November), which features songs and hilarious mistaken identities against a backdrop of 1960’s Brighton. A talk from the original Mountain Bike Hall of Famer, Hans Rey: Riding Life (2 November), will please adventure and sport lovers, whilst Diary of a Madman (9 November) is a surreal, dark comedy that follows Poprishchin, a low ranking civil servant, as he is slowly driven insane by government bureaucracy. Television favourite, Andy Parsons: Peak Bullsh*t (10 November) offers laughter as the best tonic to our worries, whilst Message in a Bottle: A Tribute to the Police (11 November) offers the chance to relive the iconic sound of Sting in a flawless journey through the band’s hits. Taking a magical wintry turn, the Russian National Ballet present timeless classic The Nutcracker (15 November), and The Snow Dragon (13 – 14 November) will delight those aged three and above with songs and laughs from the company behind The Gruffalo stage show. A retelling of an Ibsen classic, Little Wolf (16 – 17 November) from award-winning director and writer Simon Harris, is a raw and funny exploration of family relationships. Fans of the Tour de France will relish Bikeology (Saturday 18 November), Ned Boulting’s talk on the drama that colours the sport and its biggest names. The world’s largest youth drama festival, Shakespeare Schools Festival (20 November) will feature local schools’ performances, celebrating the enduring power of the Bard. December arrives with a hilarious combination of stand-up and cracking musicianship in Rich Hall’s Hoedown (1 December), before swinging into Christmas with The Rat Pack: Christmas at The Sands! (2 December) a show featuring comedy, camaraderie, a stunning live band and three superb West End performers. The world premiere of David Walliams’ Awful Auntie (6 – 10 December) adapted for stage will delight young audiences with frights, fights and friendship. Sing along to classic Christmas songs with the Brecon Town Concert Band: Christmas Hits (11 December). Inclusive theatre company, Theatr Wildcats presents Fairytales and Reality, a magical piece that brings smiles, dancing and explores our choices in life. The West End at Christmas (14 December) brings festival sparkle with hits from the musicals and the best of Christmas song, featuring a talented West End cast. What better way to round off the festive season that with brand new, all singing, all dancing adventure in the form of professional Pantomime, Jack and The Beanstalk, from Welsh company, Jermin Productions. The Gallery will house four exhibitions this season. PromArt 2017 (8 September – 31 October) celebrates the artistic talents of Powys’ young people with the inaugural PromArt Prize. The Brecon Beacons – Our Landscape, Our National Park (6 – 29 October) will display some the best images that celebrate the National Park, selected from photographers’ submissions. Photographers are invited to submit their images of the Beacons to Punch Maughan, Visual Arts Coordinator, friends@brycheiniog.co.uk / 01874 611622, by 10am on Monday 18 September. Diamond People (3 – 20 November) is a photographic portrait exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Haymakers’ Christmas Collection (22 November – 15 January 2018) features the varied work of local designer makers, the Haymakers, who celebrate the 30th anniversary of their cooperative gallery in Hay-on-Wye. The monthly Comedy Club returns in September, October and November. Offering a genuine cabaret experience, this perfect Friday night out presents some of the best comedians on the circuit. Theatr Brycheiniog continues to offer a range of classes and activities over autumn, including Mid Wales Dance Academy, Chorus Line, Brecon Town Band, University of the Third Age and Pilates classes, as well as talks from The Arts Society: Brecknock. The theatre has also partnered with Beat It Percussion to offer participatory, Dementia friendly, music making sessions for older people. This is a chance to do something creative and social and have fun at the same time. These weekly sessions will continue throughout the autumn and are free to take part. Our thriving Youth Theatre is run by professional practitioners and offers the opportunity for young people aged 4 – 25 to develop confidence and performance skills. There are four age groups to choose from, and sessions run weekly, except in the school holidays. For any details on performances, activities or anything else, please visit brycheiniog.co.uk or call the Box Office on 01874 611622. Hydref o Raglennu Newydd Blaengar ac Adloniant Tymhorol yn Theatr Brycheiniog O’r pantomeim ffres, hwyliog a thymhorol, Jack & the Beanstalk, i’r bale newydd ysgafn o Gymru, The Light Princess, mae tymor yr hydref yn Theatr Brycheiniog yn llawn at y fil o ddrama newydd trawiadol, sioeau clasurol, cerddoriaeth, comedi a sgyrsiau at ddant pawb. Mae’r danteithion mentrus sydd i’w darganfod yn cynnwys Brecon Bites, rhaglen fisol newydd o gyngherddau canol dydd o gerddoriaeth glasurol, operau modern beiddgar, The World’s Wife, a detholiad o ddramâu cyfoes rhagorol, Growth, Little Wolf a ‘Leaf by Niggle’: JRR Tolkien. O sgyrsiau diddorol i enwau mawr a chomedi ar arddull cabare, a’r gorau o theatr plant, Awful Auntie a Shark in the Park i ddoniau cerddorol Barbara Dickson a The Young’uns, mae’r hydref yn llawn adloniant bywiog. Mae’r theatr wedi ei lleoli gerllaw Camlas Aberhonddu a Sir Fynwy ac yn ogystal â’r lleoliad trawiadol, mae hefyd yn cynnig bwydlen o fwyd blasus yng nghaffi ‘pop-up’ Glanydwr, sydd ar agor trwy gydol yr wythnos, 10am - 6pm, ac yn hwyrach ar nosweithiau sioeau. Mae yna gerddoriaeth fyw rhad ac am ddim bob Sadwrn gyda Live @ The Waterfront, arddangosfeydd celf misol, a dewis eang o weithgareddau a dosbarthiadau, yn cynnwys Theatr Ieuenctid ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc o’r dosbarth derbyn hyd 25 mlwydd oed, sesiwn Drymio Gyda’n Gilydd wythnosol gyda Beat It, sy’n addas ar gyfer rhai gyda dementia, sgyrsiau gan Gymdeithas Gelfyddydol Brycheiniog, yn ogystal â rhaglen gyson o ddosbarthiadau cymunedol. Theatr Brycheiniog yw un o’r cyrchfannau celfyddydol amlycaf yng nghanolbarth Cymru, gyda’i rhaglen amrywiol o adloniant safon uchel. Ym mis Medi fe welwn lansio PromArt 2017, sef gwobr gelf newydd ar gyfer myfyrwyr ysgolion Powys, wedi ei lunio gan Seindorf Tref Aberhonddu i ddathlu hanner can mlwyddiant sefydlu’r band. Bydd gwaith y 280 disgybl a gyflwynodd waith i’r gystadleuaeth gyntaf hon yn cael eu gwaith wedi ei arddangos yn Oriel Andrew Lamont y theatr trwy gydol Medi. Yn ogystal paratowch am daith yn ôl trwy amser gyda’r rhyfeddol Barry Steele and Friends: the Roy Orbison Story (15 Medi), a mwynhewch gael cipolwg ar gyfres deledu flaengar Planet Earth gyda sgwrs oddi wrth gynhyrchydd y gyfres, Fredi Devas yn Planet Earth II: Cities (18 Medi). Mae’r ddrama a enillodd wobr yng Ngŵyl Gyrion Caeredin, Growth (19 Medi), wedi derbyn pum seren oddi wrth y beirniaid yn y wasg o ganlyniad i’w drafodaeth ddoniol, dyner a bywiog o ddelio â chanser y ceilliau. Bydd Côr Meibion enwog Pendyrys (23 Medi) yn cyflwyno rhaglen o emynau traddodiadol Cymreig ynghyd â detholiad o’i repertoire cyfoes. Gall y rhai sy’n caru cerddoriaeth edrych ymlaen hefyd at lawnsiad Brecon Bites (26 Medi, 24 hydref, 21 Tachwedd, 12 Rhagfyr), sef tymor o ddatganiadau o gerddoriaeth glasurol gan fyfyrwyr y Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru, a’r nodedig Barbara Dickson (29 Medi) sydd wedi ennill gwobr Olivier dwywaith ac a fydd yn cyflwyno detholiad o’i hoff ganeuon i gyfeiliant y pianydd Nick Holland. Mae’r tymor hwn yn croesawu dychweliad y Clwb Comedi hefyd (29 Medi, 27 hydref, 24 Tachwedd), noson ar ddull cabare a gynhelir nos Wener olaf pob mis yn yr Oriel. Bydd Hydref yn dechrau gyda’r diweddaraf o dymor newydd o sgyrsiau gan Gymdeithas y Celfyddydau: Brycheiniog (3 Hydref, 7 Tachwedd, 5 Rhagfyr); bydd Behind the London Livery Companies - Objects and Stories yn dadorchuddio rhai o drysorau diddorol y sefydliad Prydeinig hwn. Wedi ei osod i gefndir ein sefyllfa wleidyddol amrywiol a’r amrywiaeth barn ynghylch mewnfudo, bydd pump o ddawnswyr rhyfeddol yn ymuno â chast lleol er mwyn perfformio Raft (5 Hydref), a darn newydd gan y coreograffydd Cymreig uchel ei fri, Gwyn Emberton. Mae ‘Leaf by Niggle’ gan JRR Tolkien (11 Hydref) yn glasur o sioe un dyn sy’n dod ag un o storïau byrion mwyaf rhyfeddol awdur Lord of the Rings yn fyw. Bydd Ballet Cymru yn cyflwyno The Light Princess (13 hydref), bale newydd bywiog i gyfeiliant cerddoriaeth wedi ei gyfansoddi gan y delynores a’r cyfansoddwr o Gymru, Catrin Finch, sy’n cynnwys elfennau syrcas o fewn coreograffi clasurol eithriadol. Bydd y lleiaf yn ein plith wrth eu boddau gyda’r sioe gerdd deuluol ffin-tastig Shark in the Park 14 Hydref), sy’n cynnwys y tri yn y gyfres o lyfrau. Dewch i ddathlu chwedeg mlwyddiant sefydlu ein Parc Cenedlaethol gyda’r Brecon Beacons Heritage Day: Bringing our Heritage to Life (15 Hydref), diwrnod o sgyrsiau rhad ac am ddim ac o drafod. Bydd sêr Glastonbury ac enillwyr Gwobr Werin y BBC ddwywaith, The Young’uns (17 Hydref) yn cyflwyno’r gorau o faes gwerin Lloegr ar hyn o bryd gyda thaith o’i halbwm diweddaraf ‘Strangers’. Mae Kathakali (18 Hydref) yn gampwaith o theatr gysegredig sy’n ffrwydro ar y llwyfan gyda delweddau gweledol trawiadol sy’n dadlennu byd hudol de India. Mae’r opera flaengar The World’s Wife (19 Hydref) yn ffrwyth cyd-weithio rhwng y bardd Carol Ann Duffy a'r cyfansoddwr Tom Green, ac yn cynnwys unawdydd soprano, pedwarawd llinynnol a phedalau cylch. I ddod â’r mis i ben mewn steil, bydd Gŵyl Faróc Aberhonddu 2017 Rachel Podger: Vivaldi a Cherddoriaeth Fenis (26 - 30 Hydref) yn dod â rhaglen ddisglair o gerddoriaeth a digwyddiadau cysylltiedig i Aberhonddu. Mae Tachwedd yn dechrau gyda’r comedi poblogaidd, One Man, Two Guvnors (1 Tachwedd), sy’n cynnwys caneuon a cham-adnabod gyda chanlyniadau doniol, gyda’r cyfan wedi ei osod yn erbyn cefnlen Brighton yn y 60au. Bydd sgwrs gan un o hoelion wyth byd beicio mynydd, Hans Rey: Riding Life (2 Tachwedd), yn siŵr o blesio’r rhai sy’n caru antur a chwaraeon, tra bod Diary of a Madman (9 Tachwedd) yn gomedi swreal dywyll sy’n dilyn Poprishchin, gwas sifil distadl wrth iddo gael ei yrru gan bwyll bach yn wallgo’ gan fiwrocratiaeth y llywodraeth. Mae un o ffefrynnau’r teledu, Andy Parsons: Peak Bullsh*t (10 Tachwedd) yn cynnig mai chwerthin yw’r tonic gorau i wrthbwyso unrhyw ofid, tra bod Message in a Bottle: A Tribute to the Police (11 Tachwedd) yn cynnig cyfle i ail-fyw synau eiconig Sting yn ystod taith ddi-fefl trwy ganeuon mwyaf poblogaidd y band. Gyda thro gaeafol hudol, bydd Bale Cenedlaethol Rwsia yn cyflwyno’r clasur oesol The Nutcracker (15 Tachwedd), a The Snow Dragon (13 - 14 Tachwedd) yn siŵr o swyno pawb dros dair blwydd oed gyda pherfformiad gan y cwmni y tu ôl i sioe lwyfan The Gruffalo. Mae’r adroddiad newydd o glasur Ibsen, Little Wolf (16 - 17 Tachwedd) gan y cyfarwyddwr a’r awdur aml ei glod Simon Harris, yn archwiliad doniol ond didostur o berthynas teuluoedd. Bydd dilynwyr y Tour de France yn siŵr o fwynhau Bikeology (Sadwrn 18 Tachwedd), wrth i Ned Boulting sgwrsio am y ddrama sydd ynghlwm â’r gamp a’r enwau mawr sy’n cystadlu. Bydd gŵyl ddrama ieuenctid fwya’r byd, Shakespeare Schools Festival (20 Tachwedd) yn cynnwys perfformiadau gan ysgolion lleol, a fydd yn dathlu grym oesol y bardd. Bydd Rhagfyr yn cyrraedd i gyfeiliant doniol o gomedi a cherddoriaeth Rich Hall’s Hoedown (1 Rhagfyr), cyn troi ein sylw at y Nadolig gyda The Rat Pack: Christmas at The Sands! (2 Rhagfyr) mewn sioe a fydd yn cynnwys comedi, cyfeillgarwch, band byw o fri a pherfformwyr gwych o’r West End. Bydd yr addasiad llwyfan o Awful Auntie David Walliams yn cael ei berfformiad cyntaf (6 - 10 Rhagfyr) ac yn siŵr o ddiddanu cynulleidfaoedd ifanc gyda’r brwydrau, y cyfeillgarwch a’r braw. Dewch i ganu caneuon Nadolig clasurol gyda Brecon Town Concert Band: Christmas Hits (11 Rhagfyr). Bydd y cwmni theatr cynhwysol, Theatr Wildcats yn cyflwno Fairytales and Reality, darn hudol sy’n siŵr o ddod â gwên i’ch gwefusau wrth archwilio’r dewisiadau sydd gennym mewn bywyd. Bydd The West End at Christmas (14 Rhagfyr) yn dod â disgleirdeb y tymor i’r amlwg gyda pherfformiad o rhai o’r caneuon mwyaf adnabyddus o blith caneuon y Nadolig wedi eu perfformio gan gast dawnus o’r West End. Pa ffordd well o ddod â’r tymor Nadoligaidd i ben na thrwy fynychu antur newydd sbon llawn caneuon a dawnsio ar ffurf y pantomeim proffesiynol, Jack and The Beanstalk, gan y cwmni o Gymru, Jermin Productions. Bydd yr Oriel yn darparu llety ar gyfer pedwar o arddangosfeydd yn ystod y tymor hwn. Bydd PromArt 2017 (8 Medi - 31 Hydref) yn dathlu doniau artistig pobl ifanc Powys trwy’r gyntaf o wobrau PromArt. Bydd The Brecon Beacons - Our Landscape, Our National Park (6 - 29 Hydref) yn arddangos rhai o’r gwobrau gorau sy’n dathlu ein parc cenedlaethol wedi eu dethol o blith lluniau a anfonwyd gan ffotograffwyr. Gwahoddir ffotograffwyr i gyflwyno lluniau a dynnwyd ganddynt o’r Bannau i Punch Maughan, Cyd-lynydd y Celfyddydau Gweledol, friends@brycheiniog.co.uk / 01874 611622, erbyn 10am dydd Llun 18 Medi. Mae Diamond People (3 - 20 Tachwedd) yn arddangosfa o bortreadau ffotograffig sy’n dathlu 60 mlwyddiant sefydlu Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog. Bydd yr Haymakers’ Christmas Collection (22 Tachwedd - 15 Ionawr 2018) yn cynnwys gweithiau amrywiol gan y cynllunwyr lleol, the Haymakers, sy’n dathlu 30 mlwyddiant eu horiel gydweithredol yn y gelli Gandryll. Bydd y Clwb Comedy misol yn dychwelyd ym mis Medi, Hydref a Thachwedd.Gan gynnig profiad cabare go iawn, dyma nos Wener allan gyda’r gorau, a rhai o’r digrifwyr gorau ar y gylchdaith yn ymddangos ynddynt. Mae Theatr Brycheiniog yn parhau i gynnig dewis eang o ddosbarthiadau a gweithgareddau dros yr hydref, yn cynnwys y Mid Wales Dance Academy, Chorus Line, Brecon Town Band, University of the Third Age a dosbarthiadau Pilates, ynghyd â sgyrsiau gan Y Gymdeithas Gelfyddydau: Brycheiniog. Mae’r theatr wedi llunio partneriaeth hefyd gyda Beat It Percussion er mwyn cynnig sesiynau addas ar gyfer rhai sy’n dioddef o dementia y gall pawb gymryd rhan ynddynt i bobl hŷn gael creu cerddoriaeth. Dyma gyfle i gael gwneud rhywbeth creadigol a chael hwyl ar yr un adeg. Mae’r sesiynau wythnosol hyn yn parhau trwy gydol yr hydref ac mae’n rhad ac ddim i gymryd rhan. Mae ein Theatr Ieuenctid yn cael ei gynnal gan ymarferwyr proffesiynol ac yn darparu cyfle i bobl ifanc rhwng 4 – 25 mlwydd oed gael meithrin hyder a medrau perfformio. Mae pedwar grŵp oedran yn cael eu cynnig, a chynhelir sesiynau yn wythnosol ac eithrio yn ystod gwyliau’r ysgol. Am ragor o fanylion ynghylch perfformiadau, gweithgareddau ynteu unrhyw beth arall, ewch i ymweld â brycheiniog.co.uk ynteu ffonio’r swyddfa docynnau ar 01874 611622. |
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| Harriet Coleman e-mail: Harriet@brycheiniog.co.uk |
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