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BOOKING INFORMATION GWYBODAETH ARCHEBU Please note that tickets are non-refundable.
Reservations may be held for 7 days without payment.
Sylwer na ellir cael ad-daliad am docynnau.
Credit card payments are subject to a £1 handling fee.
No reservations will be held within a week of performance and will be released in the event of a sell out.
Bydd tâl o £1 ar unrhyw daliad cerdyn credyd. Bydd tâl o £1 i bostio unrhyw docynnau. Dylid gwneud pob siec yn daladwy i ‘Celtic Leisure’.
Ticket postage is subject to a £1 charge. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Celtic Leisure’. Tickets may be collected from the venue 24 hours after purchase or held at the venue until the day of the performance.
Concession (children, students, senior citizens, people on income support and registered disabled) rates are available on selected shows. Proof of status is required.
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Gellir casglu tocynnau o’r lleoliad 24 awr wedi i chi eu harchebu neu eu cadw yn y ganolfan tan ddiwrnod y perfformiad. Gallwn gadw tocynnau a archebwyd am 7 niwrnod yn
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MEMBERSHIP AELODAETH We are pleased to announce the launch of our new membership scheme for the Gwyn Hall – Join Phoenix today and you’ll become part of a group that enjoys booking benefits, discounts and savings, and receive inside information on upcoming performances.
Benefits include: Discounted tickets to all programmed performances Set price of £5.00 for all cinema tickets (excluding Treat Yourself Tuesday) Invites to special events Priority booking at the start of each season Seasonal newsletter
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As well as these offers at The Gwyn Hall, members also get access to these offers from our partners.
Best Available Rate on accommodation at The Bluebell Hotel, Neath
Set Price pre-show meals at La Mancha Restaurant, Neath
3 Course Sunday Lunch for £10.95 at the Derlwyn Arms, Brynaman.
Membership costs just £25 annually for a single membership, or £40 for a joint membership. Membership is available now, so visit our box office or call us today.
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TREAT YOURSELF TUESDAYS All day every Tuesday we’ll be offering our cinema tickets for just £3.50! So whatever film takes your fancy, be it action, comedy or drama, at this price there’s no excuse not to come and join us for a few hours.
3D DIGITAL CINEMA You will experience crystal clear picture quality using the latest digital projectors and Dolby® 5.1 surround sound system, putting you in the centre of the action... not forgetting 3D delivered the way it should be with our high quality Dolby 3D glasses. We also offer an Infra Red Audio Hearing and Audio Description System for which Box Office staff will be happy to assist.
DIGITAL CINEMA AT THE GWYN HALL
Bydd y cyfleusterau taflunio digidol ˆ chrisial diweddaraf yn creu lluniau mor glir a a chyda system sain amgylchynol Dolby® 5.1, byddwch yn teimlo fel eich bod yn rhan o’r ffilm... heb anghofio am 3D sy’n cael ei gyflwyno yn y ffordd ddelfrydol gyda’n sbectol Dolby 3D o’r radd flaenaf. Rydym hefyd yn cynnig system sain isgoch a disgrifio sain a bydd staff y swyddfa docynnau’n hapus i’ch cynorthwyo.
Every weekend our Kids Club will be showing a popular film for our younger audience to keep them entertained and the great news is, they are all at pocket money prices! Whether you want to save the Muppets with Kermit or race again with Lightning McQueen, The Gwyn Hall can offer you an affordable treat for the family.
Pob penwythnos bydd ein Clwb Plant yn dangos ffilm poblogaidd ar gyfer ein cynulleidfa ifanc, a’r newyddion day w eu bod nhw i gyd ar gael am bris arian poced! O achub y byd gya Kermit a’r Muppets, neu rasio gyda Lighning McQueen, gall Neuadd Gwyn gynnig diwrnod allan ffordiadwy i’r teulu cyfan.
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BOLSHOI BALLET Sun 27th January 2013 at 3pm
LA BAYADERE - LIVE Sun10th February 2013 at 3pm
DON QUIXOTE - RECORDED Sun 31st March 2013 at 4pm
THE RITE OF SPRING - LIVE Sun 12th May 2013 at 4pm
ROMEO & JULIET - LIVE Tickets: £15
Bolshoi Ballet are one of the world’s leading Ballet companies. We are delighted that we are able to offer these live broadcasts and recorded performances in our auditorium this coming season.
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National Theatre Live
THE MAGISTRATE Thursday 17th January at 7pm Tickets: £10
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With his louche air and a developed taste for smoking, gambling, port and women, it’s hard to believe Cis Farringdon is only fourteen. And that’s because he isn’t. Agatha his mother lopped five years from her true age and his when she married the amiable Posket.
Gyda’i agwedd drahaus a’i chwant am ysmygu, gamblo, port a merched, anodd i gredu mai dim ond 14 oed yw Cis Farringdon. A hynny gan ei fod yn 19. Tynnodd Agatha, ei fam, 5 mlynedd o’i oed ef, a’i hoed hithau, pan briododd hi yr hoffus Posket.
The imminent arrival of Cis’ godfather sends Agatha incognito to the Hôtel des Princes to warn him of her deception. But it’s also where her son has cajoled his otherwise staid stepfather into joining him for a binge. High-spirited carousing leads to a police raid and a night of outrageous mishap as the trapped guests make desperate attempts to conceal themselves from the law and from each other. Indignities escalate at court the next day where Posket, the police magistrate, must preside.
Gyda thad bedydd Cis ar fin cyrraedd, mae Agatha yn mynd i’r Hotel des Princes i’w rybuddio am ei thwyll. Yma hefyd mae ei mab wedi perswadio ei lys-dad tawedog i ymuno ag ef am sesiwn. Mae ‘r gloddesta yn arwain at ymweliad gan yr heddlu a noson o anffawd wrth i’r gwesteion wneud ymdrech i guddio’r gwir am eu hunain wrth y gyfraith a’i gilydd.
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Mae’r diffyg urddas yn cynyddu yn y llys drannoeth, ble mae Posket, ynad yr Heddlu, yn llywyddu.
THE GWYN HALL JAZZ CAFE Amser Jazz Time presents
THE BEAUTIFUL ANARCHY TOUR with The Paula Gardiner Trio and featuring the Royal Welsh College Jazz Ensemble Wednesday 6th February at 7.30pm Tickets: £9 £7 Members £5 Students
Family Friendly - 2 children for £1 each with full paying adult
Paula Gardiner, known as one of the UK’s most lyrical and melodic bass players, is one of Wales’ bravest innovative jazz performers/ composers. Joined by her regular saxophonist Lee Goodall and drummer Mark O’Connor, the performance promises to be a sheer masterclass in the art of the trio, borne out of the level of trust between musicians who have shared 20 years of collaboration. The evening also features a performance by the next generation; Jazz musicians from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama bring an energetic, youthful exploration and passion to their music.
Adnabyddir Paula Gardiner fel un o chwaraewyr Bas Dwbwl gorau’r D.U. Gyda Lee Goodall ar y Sacsoffon a Mark O’Connor ar y drymiau, mae’r perfformiad yn addo i fod yn ddosbarth meistr yng nghelf y triawd gan gerddorion sydd wedi gweithio gyda’i gilydd am 20 mlynedd. Bydd y noson hefyd yn cynnwys perfformiad gan y genhedlaeth nesaf: bydd cerddorion jazz o Goleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru yn dod ag egni ifanc ac angerdd i’w cerddoriaeth.
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CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA with soloist Steffan Morris Saturday 16th February at 7.30pm Tickets: £15 £12 Members Family Friendly - 2 children for £1 each with full paying adult
Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra present a concert of music by two composers, Dvorak and Sibelius, whose love of their respective countries shines through their music. Sibelius composed Finlandia at a time Finland was threatened with a Russian invasion, and its patriotic fervour and stirring theme galvanised the Finnish people. His Symphony No 2 is a similar work of grandeur and overwhelming passion. Dvorak’s Cello Concerto is among his best loved works and the greatest concerto written for the cello. It was composed when Dvorak was resident in America and longing for his Czech homeland. The soloist, Steffan Morris, former student at the Menuhin School and currently resident in Vienna is one of the finest young cellist ever to come from Wales.
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Mae Cerddorfa Ffilharmonig Caerdydd yn cyflwyno cyngerdd o gerddoriaeth gan ddau gyfansoddwr, Dvo˘rák a Sibelius, gyda’u cariad at eu gwledydd priodol yn dangos yn eu cerddoriaeth. Sibelius gyfansoddodd Finlandia. Ar y pryd roedd y Ffindir o dan fygythiad gan Rwsia, ac fe wnaeth brwdfrydedd gwladgarol a thema gryf y darn symbylu’r bobl. Mae ei ail symffoni yn waith tebyg iawn o fawredd ac angerdd. Mae “Cello Concerto” Dvorak yn un o’i ddarnau mwyaf poblogaidd, ac yn cael ei hystyried fel y concerto gorau ar gyfer y soddgrwth. Cyfansoddwyd y darn tra bod Dvorak yn byw yn America ac yn hiraethu am ei famwlad. Mae’r unawdydd, Steffan Morris, yn gyn ddisgybl yn Ysgol Menhuin. Ar hyn o bryd mae’n astudio yn Vienna, ac yn un o’r gorau erioed o Gymru ar yr offeryn.
New Old Friends and Makin Projects present
SILLY SONGS OF SHAKESPEARE Thursday 21st February at 7.30pm Tickets: £9 £7 Members £5 students Family Friendly - 2 children for £1 each with full paying adult
Silly Songs of Shakespeare is a show that does what it says on the tin: there are songs, they are silly and they are based on Shakespeare. Spend an evening with ‘Fearg & The Sonnettes’ while they serenade you with hilarious ‘synopsongs” of some of Will’s most famous works and illuminate a weird corner of Shakespeare’s world with their witty and catchy tunes.
Mae Silly Songs of Shakespeare yn sioe sy’n gwneud yn hollol beth fyddech yn disgwyl. Mae ‘na ganeuon, ma nhw’n ddwl, ac yn seiliedig ar Shakespeare Treuliwch noson gyda ‘Fearg & The Sonnettes’ tra bydda nhw’n canu’r ‘synopsongs’ o rhai o weithiau mwyaf enwog Will, ac yn goleuo cornel rhyfedd o fyd Shakespeare gyda’u caneuon ffraeth a bachog.
Highlights include The RP R&J Rap, The Kings’ Song, Mae’r uchafbwyntiau yn cynnwys The RP R&J Hey Nonny Nonny, and The De Dum Dance. Rap, Teh Kings’ Song, Hey Nonny Nonny a The ‘This joyfully daft exploration of the Bard works on ¨ De Dum Dance several levels. The gags are fast-fire and the songs ‘Mae’r archwiliad gwirion yma o’r bardd yn (sometimes actually by Will himself) are witty: but it’s also hugely enjoyable musically. The Songettes gweithio ar sawl lefel. Mae’r gags yn gyflym a’r caneuon (ambell un gan Will ei hun) yn ffraeth, aren’t just the dim, gum-chewing airheads that ond mae hefyd yn bleserus yn gerddorol.’ they portray – they can really, really sing (blues, gospel, jazz, Latin) and their comic timing is every bit as sharp as their singing.
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BALLET NIMBA Friday 22nd February at 7.30pm Tickets: £12 £10 Members Family Friendly - 2 children for £1 each with full paying adult
Created and lead by the irrepressible Guinean choreographer Idrissa Camara in 2010, Ballet Nimba is an African Dance Theatre Company who combine traditional and contemporary Guinean dance with live music from some of West Africa’s finest musicians. Based on the African Ballet, a tradition born in The Republic of Guinea, Ballet Nimba tells the mythologies and history of the region using artistic choreography made famous by Les Ballets Africains du Guinee. Ballet Nimba features 6 agile, graceful dancers , the rare talents of a Fulani Flute player from Guinea; a Ngoni player from Cote D’ivoire and Bolon Bata player from Guinea. Percussion on Djembe, Doundouns, Kirin and Wassaoumba is provided by some of West Africa’s most outstanding young percussionists with the soaring vocals of Binta Suso.
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Ballet Nimba is funded by the Arts Council of Wales and supported by ADAD (Association of Dance of the African Diaspora)
Crewyd ac arweinir gan y coreograffydd anorchfygol o Guinea, Idrissa Camara. Mae Ballet Nimba yn Gwmni Dawns a Theatr Affricanaidd sy’n cyfuno dawns traddodiadol a chyfoes o Guinea gyda cherddoriaeth gan rai o gerddorion gorau Gorllewin Affrica. Wedi ei sefydlu ar Fale Affrica, traddodiad a anwyd yng Ngweriniaeth Guinea, mae Ballet Nimba yn adrodd mytholeg a hanes y rhanbarth drwy ddefnyddio coreograffeg a ddaeth yn enwog drwy Les Ballets Africains du Guinee. Mae Ballet Nimba yn cynnwys 6 o ddawnswyr gosgeiddig ag ystwyth, talent chwaraewr Fulani Flute o Guinea, chwaraewr Ngoni o Cote D’ivorie a chwaraewr Bolon Bata o Guinea. Bydd hefyd rhai o offerynwyr taro ifanc gorau Gorllewin Affrica a llais hudol Binta Suso. Cefnogir Ballet Nimba gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a ADAD
Melyncrythan Amateur Operatic Society
THE PRODUCERS Monday 25th February – Saturday 2nd March at 7pm Saturday Matinee at 2.15pm Tickets: £13 £10 concession
This Amateur Production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd, on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York.
‘The Producers’ tells the story of a down-onhis-luck Broadway producer, Max Bialystock, and a nerdy, young accountant, Leo Bloom, who concoct a scheme to raise thousands of dollars from backers and then put on a flop of a show. With all the money that will be leftover, the pair will be rich! Only one thing goes wrong: the show is a gigantic hit Mae ‘The Producers’ yn cyflwyno stori Max Bialystock, cynhyrchydd Broadway heb unrhyw lwc, a Leo Bloom, cyfrifydd ifanc. Mae’r ddau yn cynllwynio i gale miloedd o bunau gan fuddsoddwyr, a creu fflop o sioe. Gyda’r arian a fydd ar ol, bydd y ddau yn gufoethog!! Dim ond un peth all fynd yn anghywir – mae’r sioe yn llwyddiant anferthol!
ST DAVIDS DAY CONCERT Sunday 3rd March at 6pm Tickets: £15, £10 concession
Celebrate St Davids Day at the Gwyn Hall, with performances from the world famous Wynne Evans, Lorraine King, LaSe and many more. Dathlwch gwyl ein Nawddsant yn Neuadd Gwyn gyda perfformiadau gan y byd-enwog Wynne evans, Lorraine King, LaSe a llawer mwy.
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Wynne Evans
Lorraine King
LaSe
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Crashmat Collective
FACADE Thursday 7th & Friday 8th March at 7.30pm Tickets: ÂŁ18 (ticket price includes a 3 course meal)
Crashmat Collective present Facade; an intimate and theatrical three course meal, during which, stories unfold in thrilling and touching ways, encircling you as you dine. Prepare for a feast for the senses, as well as the appetite. Become enthralled as the Crashmat performers absorb you into their world, where anything is possible and their innermost secrets are exposed. The performance varies from beautiful to funny and is always unpredictable. Facade offers an in depth circus-theatre experience that blurs the boundaries between performer and audience.
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Mae Crashmat Collective yn cyflwyno: pryd tri chwrs cysurus a theatrig lle bydd storiau yn ymagor mewn ffyrdd gwefreiddiol a fydd yn eich amgylchynu wrth i chi fwyta. Paratowch am wledd i’r synhwyrau ˆ ’r archwaeth. yn ogystal a Cewch eich cyfareddu wrth i berfformwyr Crashmat eich tynnu i mewn i’w byd, lle mae unrhywbeth yn bosib ac mae’r cyfrinachau dyfnaf yn cael eu datguddio. Mae’r perfformiad yn newid o brydferth i ddoniol, a bob amser yn anrhagweladwy. Mae Facade yn cynnig profiad theatr syrcas sy’n anegluro’r llinell rhwng perfformwyr a chynulleidfa.
Menu: Starter Chef’s homemade Gravadlax Marinated in fresh dill and lemon liqueur Served with a rocket salad & finished with a drizzle of truffle oil Red onion & goats cheese tartlet served with rocket, & balsamic and cherry dressing Main event Poached Supreme of chicken Slowly poached in a local vineyard Glyndwr white wine sauce With lardons of smoked bacon Vegetarian Authentic mushroom stroganoff Cooked in cream and brandy sautéed onions and mushrooms finished with freshly chopped parsley Served with seasonal vegetables Deep fried golden croquette potato Dessert
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Local Penderyn sherrywood whisky chocolate torte Accompanied with local wild berry Compote & Chantilly cream
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The Vaughan Lewis Singers present
Musical Director, David Vaughan-Lewis, presents his singers in a concert featuring hits from the World of Musical Theatre and Classical Favourites.
AN EVENING OF SONG
This show-case evening also introduces his newly-formed choir, THE DULAIS DIVAS !
Saturday 9th March at 7.30pm Tickets: £8 £6 Concession Family Ticket £25
Mae’r Cyfarwyddwr Cerddorol David Vaughan-Lewis yn cyflwyno eu gantorion mewn cyngerdd sy’n cynnwys caneuon o fyd Sioeau Cerdd a ffefrynnau clasurol. Mae’r noson hefyd yn cynnwys ei gôr newydd – THE DULAIS DIVAS
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Big Wooden Horse presents
STUCK by Oliver Jeffers Sunday 10th March 1.00pm and 4.00pm Tickets: £6.00
Oliver Jeffers, award-winning author of How to Catch a Star, Lost and Found and The Way Back Home returns with a tale about a little boy in a very sticky situation!
Mae’n dechrau wrth i Floyd gael ei farcud yn sownd mewn coeden. Mae’n taflu ei esgid i gael y barcud yn ôl, ond mae ei esgid yn mynd yn sownd hefyd. Felly mae’n taflu ei esgid arall dim ond i hon fynd yn sownd, yn ˆ ’i gath, ysgol, pot paent, sinc ogystal a y gegin, orang-utang, morfil a nifer o bethau eraill.
Will Floyd ever get his kite back? With original music and plenty of audience participation, this brand new story by Oliver Jeffers has been adapted into an exciting new production for families and young children by the team behind the shows Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, The Night Before Christmas and last year’s smash hit The Way Back Home. Age range: 3+ Running time: 50 mins
A fydd Floyd byth yn cael ei farcud yn ôl? Gyda cherddoriaeth wreiddiol a digon o gyfle i’r gynulleidfa gymryd rhan, mae’r stori newydd yma wedi cael ei haddasu gan y pobol y tu cefn i Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus, The Night Before Christmas a The Way Back Home i greu cynhyrchiad cyffroes i deuluoedd a phlant ifanc.
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It all begins when Floyd gets his kite stuck in a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck, so he throws up his other shoe and that gets stuck too. Along with the cat, a ladder, a pot of paint, the kitchen sink, an orang-utan and a whale, amongst other things!
Mae Oliver Jeffers, awdur How To Catch a Star, Lost and Found a The Way Back Home yn dychwelyd gyda stori am fachgen bach mewn sefyllfa!
Adapted for the stage by Adam Bampton-Smith Music by Shock Productions Lyrics by Guy Picot Design by Rachel Baynton Lighting by Will Evans Supported by The Point, Eastleigh and The Berry Theatre, Hedge End
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SIMON ARMITAGE Thursday 14th March at 7.30pm Tickets: £9 £7 Members £5 students Family Friendly - 2 children for £1 each with full paying adult
Simon Armitage was born in 1963 and lives in West Yorkshire. He has published ten volumes of poetry including Selected Poems, 2001 (Faber & Faber). His most recent collections are Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy Kid and Seeing Stars, both published by Faber & Faber in the UK and Knopf in the United States. He has received numerous awards for his poetry including the Sunday Times Author of the Year, one of the first Forward Prizes and a Lannan Award. His most recent book, Seeing Stars, was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize and was a Poetry Book Society Choice. He writes for radio, television and film, and is the author of four stage plays, including Mister Heracles, a version of the Euripides play The Madness of Heracles. His recent dramatisation of The Odyssey, commissioned by the BBC, was broadcast on Radio 4 in 2004 and is available through BBC Worldwide. It is published by Faber and Faber and by Norton in the US. He received an Ivor Novello Award for his song-lyrics in the Channel 4 film Feltham Sings, which also won a BAFTA.
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Ganwyd Simon Armitage yn 1963 ac mae’n byw yng Ngorllewin Swydd Efrog. Mae wedi cyhoeddi deg cyfrol o farddoniaeth yn cynnwys Selected Poems, 2001. Ei gyfrolau diweddaraf yw Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Courduroy Kid a Seeing Stars. Mae wedi ennill nifer o wobrau am ei farddoniaeth yn cynnwys Awdur y Flwyddyn y Sunday Times, un o wobrau cyntaf Forward Prizes a Gwobr Lannan. Roedd ei gyfrol ddiwethaf, Seeing Stars, ar restr fer gwobr T.S. Elliot. Mae’n ysgrifennu i radio, y teledu a ffilm, ˆ phedair drama i’r llwyfan, yn yn ogystal a cynnwys Mister Heracles, fersiwn o ddrama Euripedes, The Madness of Heracles. Cafodd ei addasiad diweddar o The Odyssey ei darlledu ar Radio 4 yn 2004. Derbyniodd wobr Ivor Novello am ei ˆ n yn y ffilm Feltham Sings, yn eiriau i ga ˆ BAFTA. ogystal a
National Theatre Live
PEOPLE by Alan Bennett Thursday 21st March at 7.00pm Tickets: £10
One of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights, Alan Bennett (The History Boys, The Madness of King George screenplay), debuts his eagerly-anticipated new play. A sale? Why not? Release all your wonderful treasures onto the open market and they are there for everyone to enjoy. It’s a kind of emancipation, a setting them free to range the world… a saleroom here, an exhibition there; art, Lady Stacpoole, is a rover. People spoil things; there are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one’s house. But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table, what is one to do? Dorothy wonders if an attic sale could be a solution.
Dyma ddrama newydd Alan Bennet, un o ddramodwyr mwyaf adnabyddus Prydain (The History Boys, The Madness of King George). Gwerthiant? Pam lai? Rhyddhewch eich trysorau i gyd i’r farchnad agored i bawb fwynhau. Math o ryddfreinio, eu rhyddhau i mewn i’r byd... gwerthiant fan hyn, arddangosfa fan draw. Mae pobol yn difetha pethau; mae ‘na ormod ohonynt, a’r peth diwethaf mae dyn eisiau yw iddynt fod yn troedio trwy ei dyˆ. Ond gyda pharc, jyngl a bath ar y bwrdd biliards, beth sydd i’w wneud? Mae Dorothy’n meddwl mai gwerthiant fyddai’r ateb.
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BOURGEOIS & MAURICE Sugartits Saturday 23rd March 8.00pm Tickets: £12 £10 Members
Hold on to your morals, Bourgeois & Maurice come to Neath with their critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe hit Sugartits. Treading the line between comedy, cabaret and a gothpop-catwalk nightmare, Bourgeois & Maurice defy categorisation. The cult musical duo have established themselves as one of the international cabaret scene’s darkest, sharpest, funniest acts with their award winning catchyas-hell songs, racking up performances around the world from New York to Belgrade, London to Melbourne. Their latest show Sugartits sees Georgeois Bourgeois and Maurice Maurice tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time - and twist them into something altogether more bizarre. Covering phone-hacking scandals, ecological disasters and the sexual allure of a tax return,
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Bourgeois & Maurice set out to solve every issue of the 21st century using only a piano, a few plasticky instruments and a very warped sense of right and wrong. Littered with acid charm, sequins and marshmallows (don’t ask) Sugartits scratches beneath the dark duo’s glittering surface to reveal the beating heart of a world on the edge. Not suitable for children under 15...or Rupert Murdoch supporters. Daw Bourgeois & Maurice i Gastell Nedd gyda’u sioe ganmoledig o Gaeredin 2012. Mae’r sioe yn eu gweld yn mynd ˆ hacio ffôn, trychinebau i’r afael a ecolegol ac atyniad rhywiol ffurflen dreth. Ddim yn addas i blant dan 15... na chefnogwyr Rupert Murdoch
Neath Amateur Operatic Society Youth Theatre present
MISS SAIGON SCHOOL EDITION Wednesday 10th – Saturday 13th April at 7.15pm Saturday Matinee 2.15pm Tickets: £10 £8 Concession
A classic love story is brought up-to-date in one of the most stunning theatrical spectacles of all time. In this specially adapted version of MISS SAIGON, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (the creators of LES MISÉRABLES), along with Richard Maltby,Jr., bring Puccini’s Madame Butterfly to the modern world in a moving testament to the human spirit and a scathing indictment of the tragedies of war. In the turmoil of the Vietnam War, an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl fall in love, only to be separated during the fall of Saigon. Their struggles to find each other over the ensuing years ends in tragedy for her and a fighting chance for the child he never knew he had.
Stori serch glasurol wedi’i gwneud yn gyfoes mewn un o’r sioeau cerdd mwyaf syfrdanol erioed. Yn yr addasiad arbennig yma o MISS SAIGON, mae Malin Boublil, ClaudeMichel Schönberg a Richard ˆ Madam Maltby Jr yn dod a Butterfly i’r oes fodern mewn testament i’r ysbryd dynol a chyhuddiad deifiol yn erbyn trychinebau rhyfel. Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG Yng ngythrwfl rhyfel Fietnam, mae milwr Americanaidd a merch o Fietnam yn syrthio mewn cariad, dim ond i gael eu gwahanu wrth i Saigon gwympo. Mae eu hymdrechion i ddod o hyd i’w gilydd dros y blynyddoedd nesaf yn gorffen mewn trasiedi iddi hi, a siawns i’r plentyn na wyddai ef amdano.
Lyrics by RICHARD MALTBY JR and ALAIN BOUBLIL Original Stage Production by CAMERON MACKINTOSH School Edition specially adapted and licensed by JOSEF WEINBERGER LTD on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL and CAMERON MACKINTOSH
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Theatr Iolo present
BLOODY BALLAD Wednesday 17th April at 7.30pm Tickets: £9 £7 Members £5 student Family Friendly - 2 children for £1 each with full paying adult
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Meet Mary: a girl with a dark past who’s had one hell of a week! She’s gonna tell you all about it; how she fell in love, got betrayed, killed two men, gets taken hostage, more murder, spot of arson, and then fell in love all over again! All backed by the pounding rhythm of the show’s band “The Missing Fingers”.
ˆ goffennol Dyma Mary, merch a tywyll sydd wedi cael uffern o wythnos, ac mae’n mynd i ddweud wrthych chi amdani; sut wnaeth hi syrthio mewn cariad, cael ei bradychu, lladd dau ddyn, cael ei chymryd yn wystl, mwy o lofruddio, tipyn o arson, a syrthio mewn cariad ˆn unwaith eto. Hyn i gyd i sw band y sioe ‘The Missing Fingers’.
Grimms meets Tarantino in this brutal love story set around Memorial Day celebrations in 1950’s America. Featuring original live music inspired by Blues, Rockabilly, and Americana. Part gig, part slasher movie, part road movie, part murder ballad and a whole lotta fun! Music theatre like you’ve never seen before.
ˆ Tarantino Mae Grimm yn cwrdd a yn y stori serch greulon yma a osodir o amgylch dathliadau Diwrnod Cofio yn America’r 50au. Mae’n cynnwys cerddoriaeth gwreiddiol a ysbrydolwyd gan y Blues, Rockabilly ac Americana. Hanner gig, hanner ffilm, gydag ychydig o faled a digon o sbri. Sioe gerdd fel na welwyd erioed o’r blaen.
KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS Saturday 20th April at 7.30pm Tickets: £12 £10 Members Family Friendly - 2 children for £1 each with full paying adult
King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys are more than just the world’s greatest swing band, they are an institution! The band have been on the road for two decades playing every European country as well as the USA and Russia and recording ten CDs. Dazzling musicianship, riveting stage performances, more than 50 TV appearances and 75 radio broadcasts have established them as the Kings of Swing. Mae King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys yn fwy na band swing gorau’r byd – maen nhw’n sefydliad! Maent wedi bod yn teithio am ddau ddegawd yn perfformio ym mhob gwlad Ewropeaidd yn ogystal ag UDA a Rwsia, a wedi recordio deg CD. Mae eu cerddoriaeth disglair, perfformiadau difyr, dros 50 o ymddangosiadau ar y teledu a 75 o ddarllediadau radio wedi eu sefydlu fel Brenhinoedd Swing.
“To those who say that swing is a musical form best left to Americans, prepare to be proven wrong. This British combo is bullet-proof!”. Atomic Magazine
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Theatr Na n’Og present
WE NEED BEES GWOBR Y GWENYN GWEITHGAR Wednesday 1st May at 10.00am (Welsh Performance) &1.00pm (schools) & 5.00pm (English Performances) Tickets: £6.00
Bertie Bee is at the bottom of the heap in a tightly run, busy little beehive, and spends his day pollinating boring old apples. But Bertie dreams of pollinating the wild flowers in the countryside like his highly respected friend, Bron Bee. So one day he rebels and flies away from the hive where he meets an Adonis Blue Butterfly and a tuneless song thrush and leads his poor friend Bron into the claws of a crabby old spider. But for the first time in his life Bertie is determined to make things right and save the day. But will he succeed, and save his best friend and the colony?
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Drôn yw Berite ar waelod y domen mewn cwch gwenyn brysyr iawn. Mae Bertie’n beuddwydio am beillio blodau gwyllt yn y wlad gyda’r gweithwyr uchel eu parch, and ma’en rhaid iddo fe a’i ffrind Bron beillio hen afalau diflas. Mae Bertie wedi cael digon. Mae’d deis dilyn ei gallon hytrach na’r reolau ac yn mynd i’r goedwig i chwiolio am flodau. Mae Bron yn anfodlon, and mae’n dilyn ei ffrind i’r goedwig lle mae amser yn hedfan. Dyw’r gwenyn bach ddim yn cofio’r ffordd iawn yn ôl i’r cwch, ac yn mynd ar golly n y goedwig fawr. Yn ofn a wedi blino, ond yn benderfynnol o beidio a rhoi lan, mae’r Berite newydd anturus yn addo i Bron yn wnaiff achub y dydd. Gyda’u gilydd meant yn cychwyn ar dadaith ddewr, yn gwynebu pob math o fywyd gwyllt are u ffordd gartref.
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THE GWYN HALL JAZZ CAFE Amser Jazz Time presents
THE NEIL YATES TRIO AND NEON Wednesday 8th May at 7.30pm Tickets: £9 £7 Members £5 Students
Family Friendly - 2 children for £1 each with full paying adult
Neil’s innovative Celtic-jazz fusions are embodied in this intimate but powerful trio: the English trumpeter, based in Wales, brings together the Romanian, Hungarian-based guitarist and the Irish percussionist based in England to explore the folk traditions of each of those countries. Playing music from their recent debut recording Five Countries, the trio creates haunting, evocative landscapes of sound, pushing the boundaries of traditional-sounding melodies with fluid and lyrical soloing. Since the release of their last highly successful album Catch Me, the Neon Quartet have developed a considerable reputation as one of the most formidable jazz ensembles in British Jazz. Led by legendary British saxophonist Stan Sulzmann, the Quartet combine values of experience with the freshness and vitality of youth and features some of the most talked about and in demand players of their generation.
Mae cerddoriaeth arloesol Neil wedi ei ymgorffori yn y triawd pwerus yma; mae’r trwmpedwr Seisnig, wedi ei leoli yng Nghymru, yn uno’r gitarydd Romaniadd a leolir yn Hwngari, a’r offerynnwr taro Gwyddelig a leolir yn Lloegr, i archwilio traddodiadau gwerin y gwledydd i gyd. Yn perfformio caneuon o’u record gyntaf diweddar Five Countries, mae’r triawd yn ˆ n ac yn gwthio ffiniau creu tirwedd hydol o sw alawon traddodiadol. Ers rhyddhau eu albwm llwyddiannus ddiwethaf, Catch Me, mae’r Neon Quartet wedi datblygu enw da fel un o ensemblau jazz mwyaf aruthrol Prydain. O dan arweiniad y sacsoffonydd Stan Sulzmann, mae’r pedwarawd yn cyfuno profiad gyda bywiogrwydd ifanc, ac yn cynnwys rhai o gerddorion jazz gorau eu cenhedlaeth.
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GARETH GATES LIVE AND UNPLUGGED Thursday 9th May at 7.30pm Tickets: £15
Born in Bradford in July 1984 Gareth Gates always knew he wanted to be a performer. It’s well known as a young boy he was head chorister for Bradford Cathedral Choir, even performing solo for the Queen when she visited in 1997. What’s less well known is that he has a natural gift for music and as well as being a faultless vocalist he is an accomplished musician, playing piano and guitar to a high standard. Since coming second on Pop Idol, Gareth had the second best selling single of the ‘noughties’, as well as three platinum selling albums. In tha last few years he has wowed audiences with his performances in numerous stage sows, including ‘Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’, ‘Legally Blonde’, and in the role of Marius in ‘Les Miserables’.
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Ers ei eni yn Bradford yn 1984, roedd Gareth Gates yn gwybod mai perfformiwr oedd am fod. Mae’n hysbys y buodd yn aelod o gôr Eglwys Gadeiriol Bradford, hyd yn oed yn perfformio ar ben ei hun ar gyfer ymweliad y Frenhines yn 1997. Ond mae ganddo hefyd dalent ˆ naturiol gerddorol, ac yn ogystal a chanu, mae’n chwarae’r gitar a’r piano i safon uchel Ers dod yn ail ar Pop Idol, mae wedi cael tri albwm platinwm, yn ogystal ag un o ganeuon mwyaf poblogaidd y ddegawd ddiwethaf. Dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf mae wedi creu argraff fawr ar gynulleidfaoedd gyda’i berfformiadau mewn nifer o sioeau cerdd yn cynnwys, ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’, ‘Legally Blonde’ a rhan Marius yn ‘Les Miserables’.
MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERS Tuesday 14th May at 7.30pm Tickets: £18 £14 Members £45 Family Tickets
Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums, mysterious masked choreography with inventive lighting, muscular synchronisation timed to perfection, post-apocalyptic martial imagery & infectious belly laugh humour - all in a spellbinding display of sheer athleticism. Feel the energy & experience the power of this unique performance. As the most successful touring taiko drum group on this continent, Mugenkyo have developed a spectacular passionate style with music for the soul, fusing the traditional spirit with a contemporary look & sound, creating a modern stage performance that has captivated audiences everywhere… Rhythm sy’n tarannu ar ddrymiau taiko enfawr, coreograffeg dirgel dan fwgwd gyda goleuo dyfeisgar, cydamseru cyhyrol wedi’i amseru yn berffaith, delweddaeth ol-apocalyps a hiwmor heintus – i gyd mewn arddangosfa o athletiaeth llwyr. Teimlwch yr egni ˆ er y perfformiad unigryw yma. a phrofwch bw
***** “Just when you think it could not get any more powerful, it doubles in intensity. This show is not one to be missed.” Edinburgh Evening News
ˆ p drymiau taiko mwyaf llwyddiannus y cyfandir, Fel grw mae Mugenkyu wedi datblygu steil angerddol gyda cherddoriaeth i’r enaid, yn uno’r ysbryd traddodiadol gyda ˆ n cyfoes, maent yn creu perfformiad modern golwg a sw sydd wedi swyno cynulleidfaoedd ym mhobman.
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National Theatre Live
THIS HOUSE Thursday 16th May Tickets: £10
A sharp and critically-acclaimed new play about the ruthless, fast-paced world of 1970s British politics. 1974. The UK faces economic crisis and a hung parliament. In a culture hostile to cooperation, it’s a period when votes are won or lost by one, when there are fist fights in the bars and when sick MPs are carried through the lobby to register their vote. Let those on the continent cooperate and hug and kiss each other on the ruddy cheek. Here in Britain, one party governs and we get things done.
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Set in the engine rooms of Westminster, James Graham’s This House strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes: the whips who roll up their sleeves and on occasion bend the rules to shepherd and coerce a diverse chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments. This country is being kept alive on aspirin when what it needs is electric bloody shock therapy.
Drama nodedig newydd am fyd ddidostur a chyflym gwleidyddiaeth Prydain y 1970au. 1974. Mae’r DU yn gwynebu argyfwng economaidd a senedd grog. Mewn diwylliant sy’n elyniaethus i gydweithrediad, mae’n gyfnod pan mae pleidleisiau yn cael eu hennill neu’u colli gan un, mae ‘na ddyrnu yn y bar ac mae Aelodau Seneddol tost yn cael eu cario i’w seddau i bleidleisio. Gadewch i’r rhai ar y cyfandir gydweithredu a chusanu ei gilydd ar y boch. Yma ym Mhrydain, un parti sy’n llywodraethu ac mae pethau’n cael eu gwneud.
Wedi ei leoli yng nghanol San Steffan, mae This House yn edrych ar realiti pobl tu ôl i lenni gwleidyddiaeth: y chwipiau sy’n torchu eu llewys i blygu’r rheolau i orfodi’r aelodau yn y Senedd yma. Mae’r wlad yn cael ei chadw’n fyw gan asprin pan bod eisiau therapi sioc trydanol.
BOMBASTIC Saturday 8th June at 2pm workshop at 12.30pm (free on purchase of ticket)
“My favourite part was when we did the octopus dance” (child participating in a workshop)
Friday 7 June Schools performance 1pm Tickets: £6.00
These aren’t any just any old doors, they are magic doors, which reveal extraordinary creatures and make-believe worlds.
Nid drysau aur cyffredin yw rhain, mae rhain yn rhai hudol, sy’n datgelu creaduriaid eithriadol a bydoedd dychmygol.
Bombastic specialises in creating fantastical theatrical experiences for young people combining dance, story and animation.
Mae Bombastic yn arbenigo mewn creu profiadau theatrig gwych i bobol ifanc drwy gyfuno dawns, stori ac animeiddio.
On Saturday, at 12.30pm, join Bombastic for a family friendly dance workshop and learn more about what makes these doors so special. Free for families attending the performance but places must be booked.
Am 12.30 dydd Sadwrn, ˆ Bombastic am ymunwch a weithdy dawns i’r teulu, a dysgwch mwy am y drysau arbennig yma. Yn rhad ac am ddim i’r rhai sy’n dod i’r perfformiad, ond rhaid archebu lle.
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A WEEK OF WALLACE JUNE 15TH-22ND Alfred Russell Wallace was an explorer, anthropologist and biologist in the 19th century. Born in Usk, he spent a large part of his life in Neath before travelling the world gathering biological specimens. He eventually co-wrote a scientific paper on the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection with Charles Darwin. 2013 marks the centenary of his death, and the Gwyn Hall will be the centre of a week long celebration of his life and work.
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YOU SHOULD ASK WALLACE Mon 17th – Fri 21st June 10am and 1pm (Schools) Thursday 20th June 7pm £6.00
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THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF WALLACE AND BATES Saturday 22nd June 11am and 2.30pm £6.00
When Darwin was stumped for an answer why certain species were the way they were, the advice given to him was “you should ask Wallace” A 45 minute performance which focuses on the aspects of Alfred Russel Wallace’s inspirational character that led him to the Theory of Evolution by natural selection.
Two explorers from the Victorian age arrive en route to the Amazon where they are preparing to collect new species. The children will hear tales of epic adventures across seas and oceans, as they journey with the adventurers out into Victoria Gardens, discovering the secrets of biodiversity and the hidden nature that surrounds them. They will find all kinds of new species for themselves, and share it with the wider world. A show that celebrates the Life of Alfred Russel Wallace one of the unsung heroes of science.
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Once again Theatr na n’Óg will bring you another wonderful story to enchant young audiences and inspire young minds.
Company Casus Presents EXHIBITION:
ALFRED RUSSELL WALLACE – THE FORGOTTEN EVOLUTIONIST In 2007, artist Fred Langford Edwards was awarded a grant by The Wellcome Trust for a 30 month project to research and promote the contributions of Alfred Russell Wallace to the theories of Natural Selection and Evolution. In London on July 1st, 1858, at the first public reading of the Wallace and Darwin papers on Natural Selection, Wallace and Darwin were given equal status and recognition. Fred’s project is to generate artworks, publications and activities which will reinstate Wallace as a major contributor to the ideas and processes which explain how species gradually change to create new types of beings. Working with Dr George Beccaloni of the Natural History Museum, the project has taken Fred to the Amazon Basin and the Malay Archipelago. The resulting work explores the life, ideas, and surviving collections of Wallace, and the physical hardships he endured during his travels. This is a stunning photographic exhibition charting an important chapter in natural history. Fred returns to the Amazon to undertake further research in spring 2013 and this together with some of the previous work will be available on display in Gwyn Hall.
KNEE DEEP Tuesday July 16th at 7.30pm Tickets: £12 £10 members
Family Friendly - 2 children for £1 each with full paying adult
Jesse Scott, Lachlan McAulay, Natano Fa’anana and Emma Serjeant Four performers explore the boundaries of strength and fragility. Bodies are pushed and pulled, weighed and tested, unlikely bonds are forged and acts of intimacy cohabit space with thrilling physical feats. Throughout this journey the artists reveal that delicacy does not necessarily equate to fragility, although it is often a fine line they tread. Knee Deep is a breathtaking display of humanity and incredible physical skill performed with raw emotion and honesty.
Pedwar perfformiwr yn ymchwilio i ffiniau cryfder ac eiddilwch. Caiff y cyrff eu gwthio a’u tynnu, eu pwyso a’u profi; ffurfir bondiau anhebygol, ac mae gweithrediadau o agosatrwydd yn rhannu ‘run gofod a champau corfforol gefreiddiol. Trwy gydol y daith hon, mae’r artistiaid yn datgelu nad yw tynerwch o reidrwydd yn gydradd ag eddilwch, er mai ffin denau mae nhw’n troedio yn aml. Mae Knee Deep yn arddangosfa anhygoel o ddynoliaeth a sgil corfforol eithriadol wedi eu plethu i greu perfformiad yn llawn emosiwn.
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COURSES & CLASSES
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Pre booking is required for all our classes. Please call the Box Office for further details, or e-mail takepart@celticleisure.org with suggestions for classes you’d like to see in the future.
Are you looking to develop new skills, gain valuable work experience and make new friends whilst earning the feel good factor?
Then volunteering at the Gwyn Hall could be for you! If you are interested in cinema, theatre, dance, circus or music, and could spare a few hours of your time, then you could be just the person we are looking for.
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As a volunteer Usher you will assist the Front of House Team in welcoming and dealing with enquiries from all our patrons to ensure they experience the best customer experience during their visit. For more information take a look at the Volunteer Role Description. Our volunteer ushers will provide an invaluable and greatly appreciated service at the Gwyn Hall, Neath and in return we offer: A fun, stimulating and friendly environment within which to volunteer Valuable experience in an exciting new theatre Special ticket offers for you (where possible)
Invitations to usher coffee mornings and volunteer social events Invitations to meet the cast/cast talks (where possible) Volunteer Loyalty Scheme – one stamp per shift.
If you can commit to getting involved on a regular basis or you require further information, please contact us on volunteers@celticleisure.org
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Just Perfect catering is proud to be the official on site contract catering company at the new state of the art Gwyn Hall.
Conferencing Facilities
Cyfleusterau Cynadleddau
Our state-of-the-art digital projection facilities make presenting on the big screen easy. Our screening areas have plug and play access, so your event, whether it be a simple presentation, product launch, AGM or Conference, can be professionally presented with the click of a button. Our in-house technicians offer support and our equipment and auditorium can easily integrate extra AV, staging and theming requirements.
Gyda’n taflunwyˆr digidol o’r radd flaenaf, mae cyflwyno ar y sgrin fawr yn hawdd. Mae mynediad plygio i mewn a chwarae gan ein hardaloedd sgrinio. Felly, ni waeth a yw’ch digwyddiad yn gyflwyniad syml, neu’n lansiad cynnyrch, yn gyfarfod blynyddol neu’n gynhadledd, mae cyflwyniad proffesiynol yn bosib Hollywood ar glicied botwm. Mae ein technegwyr yn cynnig cefnogaeth a chyfarpar a gellir addasu’r awditoriwm yn hawdd ar gyfer gofynion clyweled, llwyfannu a thematig ychwanegol.
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This is a small stylish area that can be used for preperformance drinks or during an interval. You can even just call in with a friend and chill out, enjoy a glass of wine or try the selection of beers, ciders and lager or for the more adventurous, the full range of Penderyn welsh whisky or a range of champagnes. Our new coffee shop will offer a whole new range of foods from the grab & go, offering freshly baked baguettes and Paninis to seasonal salads, fresh fruit pots and welsh local yogurts. We have the privilege of working with local and regional artisan producers and with our team of creative chef’s we aim to deliver Wales to the food table. You can order from the range of traditional seasonal food prepared daily by our chefs, offering our customers an opportunity of trying a true ‘Taste of Wales’ experience. With award winning Welsh Celtic pride beef to regional
welsh cheeses, all produce are true taste of Wales’ winners. Mario’s award winning welsh ice-cream will be available, along with a full range of cakes from Victoria sponge, poppy seed & lemon cake, to traditional favourites such as Welsh cakes and Bara Brith. Ardal fach ond llawn steil yw hon yw gellir ei defnyddio ar gyfer diodydd cyn y perfformiad neu yn ystod yr egwyl. Gallwch hyd yn oed alw heibio gyda ffrind i ymlacio a mwynhau gwydraid o win neu roi cynnig ar y detholiad o wahanol fathau o gwrw a lager. Os hoffech gael blas ar rywbeth gwahanol, rydym yn cynnig yr amrywiaeth llawn o chwisgi Cymreig Penderyn neu ddewis o siampaen. Bydd ein siop goffi newydd yn cynnig dewis newydd o fwydydd, yn amrywio o gludfwyd cyflym, fel panini a baguettes ffres, i salad tymhorol, potiau ffrwythau ffres ac iogwrt Cymreig lleol.
Mae gennym y fraint o weithio gyda chynhyrchwyr lleol a rhanbarthol a, chyda’n tim o ben-cogyddion creadigol, ein nod yw cyflwyno blas ˆ t. Gallwch ddewis Cymru ar bla o’r amrywiaeth o fwyd traddodiadol tymhorol sy’n cael ei baratoi bob dydd gan ein pen-cogyddion, gan roi cyfle i’n cwsmeriaid fwynhau ‘Gwir Flas Cymru’. Mae ein ˆ holl gynnyrch, gan gynnwys cig eidion Celtic Pride arobryn a chaws rhanbarthol Cymru, wedi ennill gwobrau Gwir Flas Cymru.
Bydd ˆ hufen ia arobryn Mario’s ar gael, ynghyd ag amrywiaeth llawn o deisennau, gan gynnwys teisen Victoria, teisen hadau pabi a theisen lemwn a ffefrynnau traddodiadol megis pice ar y maen a bara brith. Bydd Just Perfect Catering hefyd yn arlwyo ar gyfer unrhyw gynhadledd neu ddigwyddiad preifat, gan gynnwys gwleddoedd priodasau a phartion pen-blwydd.
Mae Just Perfect Catering yn falch o gael y contract i ddarparu’r arlwyo swyddogol yn Neuadd Gwyn ar ei newydd wedd.
Parties
Partion
A party in our Cinema Pod is guaranteed to mark the occasion. Watch a fantastic kids film, add popcorn and friends to the mix and you have the perfect recipe for a great atmosphere and an unforgettable experience.
Mae’ch parti yn siwr o fod yn achlysur arbennig y nein Pod Sinema. Gwiliwch ffilm ffantastig i blant, ychwanegwch bobgorn a ˆ it perffaith ffrindiau a dyna’r rysa ar gyfer awyrgylch gwych a phrofiad bythgofiadwy.
Our Auditorium, Studio and smaller multi-purpose room are also available to hire.
Mae ein prif Awditoriwm, Stiwdio ac ystafell aml-bwrpas fychan hefyd ar gael i’w llogi.
Book now for a party in Neath’s fantastic new venue.
Archebwch nawr am barti yng nghanolfan arbenning newydd Castell Nedd.
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Directions from M4 Leave at Junction 43, take the A465 exit to Neath and follow signs for Neath (A474). When exiting the A474 take the 2nd left and follow the signs to The Gwyn Hall.
HOW TO FIND US SUT I DDOD O HYD I NI
Cyfeiriadau o’r M4 Gadewch yr M4 wrth gyffordd 43, cymerwch yr A465 i Gastell-nedd a dilyn yr arwyddion ar gyfer Castell-nedd (A474). Wrth adael yr A474, cymerwch yr ail heol ar y chwith a dilynwch yr arwyddion i Neuadd Gwyn.
Directions from Merthyr/ Heads of the Valley road Take the A465 and follow signs for Neath (A474). When exiting the A474 take the 2nd left and follow the signs to The Gwyn Hall.
Cyfeiriadau o Ferthyr/Ffordd Blaenau’r Cymoedd. Ewch ar hyd yr A465 a dilynwch yr arwyddion ar gyfer Castell-nedd (A474). Wrth adael yr A474, cymerwch yr ail heol ar y chwith a dilynwch yr arwyddion i Neuadd Gwyn.
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SEATING PLAN CYNLLUN SEDDI Wheelchair seating available on request. Mae seddi cadeiriau olwyn ar gael ar gais.
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Whats on at...
What’s On at … The Princess Royal Theatre
Pontardawe Arts Centre Box Office
January Sat 12 1-4pm
OPEN DAY: 3D film & demonstrations of participatory activity in arts centre Friday 18th – Sunday 3rd February
Thursday 14th March at 7.30pm
Babes in the Wood Showaddywaddy – Pantomime Thursday 21st February at 7.30pm
The Blues Band Saturday 23rd February at 2pm
Andy & Mike’s Tick Tock Time Machine Friday 1st March at 7.30pm
Wednesday 3rd April at 7.30pm
The Wonder Stuff Saturday 11th May at 8pm
Andy Parsons
Monday 24th June at 7.30pm
Al Murray
01792 863722
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March Cont.
April Cont.
Wed 6 at 7.30pm
Thurs 25 at 7.30pm
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru - Dyled Eileen
Love and Money by Dennis Kelly
Fri 8 at 7.30pm
Fri 26 at 7.30pm
Jon Boden & the Remnant Kings
Max Boyce and Guests
Thurs 31 at 7.30pm
Wed 13 at 8pm
May
Alaska
Punchline Comedy
Wed 1 at 7.30pm
Thurs 14 at 7.30pm
Home Service
February
The Three Snake Leaves
Wed 8 at 8pm
Mon 4 at 7.30pm
Thurs 21 at 7.30pm
Punchline Comedy
Thursday 27th June at 7.30pm
Beyond the Box
Mabon
Wed 15 at 8pm
Wed 13 at 8pm
Fri 22 at 7.30pm
Sean Hughes
Colin Fry
Punchline Comedy
Speakeasy Cabaret
Fri 17 at 7.30pm
Thurs 14 at 7.30pm
Sun 24 at 7pm
Show of Hands
One Billion Rising
Harry’s Fund
Wed 22 at 1pm
Fri 15 at 7.30pm
Tues 26 & Wed 27 at 7.30pm
Aston’s Stones
Strictly Come Broadway
June
Saturday 3rd August at 7pm
Jimmy Carr
Yiddish Twist Orchestra
Wednesday 15th May at 7.30pm
Wed 20 at 7.30pm
The Ultimate Eagles
Stornoway
April
Wed 27 at 2pm & 7.30pm
Fri 12 at 7.30pm
Punchline Comedy Nights 16+
The Trench
Wed 26 at 7.30pm
Wed 17 at 8pm
Bunk Puppets ‘Slapdash Galaxy’
Paul Child – St. Davids Day Show
Sexual Perversity in Chicago
March Frid 1 at 8pm
Box Office 01639 763214 www.nptartsandents.co.uk
Lloyd Langford Sat 2 at 7.30pm
Dennis Locorriere
Punchline Comedy Nights 16+ Fri 19 at 7.30pm
Red Snapper Wed 24 at 7.30pm
Johanna Juhola
Wed 12 at 8pm
July Tues 2 at 7.30pm
Buoy – Script Slam
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January Thursday 17 at 7pm Sunday 27 at 3pm
February Wednesday 6 at 7.30pm Sunday 10 at 3pm Saturday 16 at 7.30pm Thursday 21 at 7.30pm Friday 22 at 7.30pm Monday 25 – Saturday 2 March at 7pm Saturday Matinee at 2.15pm
March
National Theatre Live The Magistrate Bolshoi Ballet: La Bayadere
Paula Gardiner Trio Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra Silly Songs of Shakespeare Ballet Nimba Melyncrythan Amateur Operatic Society presents The Producers
Neath Amateur Operatic Society Youth Theatre present Miss Saigon - School Edition Theatr Iolo present Bloody Ballad King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
Thursday 7 & Friday 8 Crashmat Collective at 7.30pm FACADE Saturday 9 at 7.30pm The Vaughan Lewis Singers present An Evening of Song Sunday 10 at 1pm and 4pm Big Wooden Horse: STUCK Thursday 14 at 7.30pm Simon Armitage Thursday 21 at 7.00pm National Theatre Live People by Alan Bennett Bourgeois & Maurice Bolshoi Ballet: The Rite of Spring Saturday 23 at 8.00pm Sunday 31 at 4pm
April Wednesday 10 – Saturday 13 at 7.15pm Saturday Matinee 2.15pm Wednesday 17 at 7.30pm Saturday 20 at 7.30pm
May
Company Casus Presents Knee Deep
Bombastic A Week of Wallace
Wednesday 1 at 10am (Welsh) Theatr Na n’Og present &1pm (Schools) & 5pm (English) We Need Bees Wednesday 8 at 7.30pm The Neil Yates Trio and Neon Thursday 9 at 7.30pm Gareth Gates Live and Unplugged Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo & Juliet Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers National Theatre Live: This House Sunday 12 at 4pm Tuesday 14 at 7.30pm Thursday 16 at 7.00pm
June Saturday 8 at 2pm Saturday 15 -22
July Tuesday 16 at 7.30pm