Aber arts autumn 2015 web by Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre Autumn / Hydref 09/15- 01/16

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General Information Gwybodaeth Gyffredinol

Bookshop / Siop Lyfrau Mon–Sat / Llun–Sadwrn 10am–6pm 01970 628697 / bookshop@aber.ac.uk We are Aberystwyth’s premier bookshop when it comes to range in acadmic and non-academic titles, stocking an eclectic mix for all tastes! Plus we offer a speedy ordering service for any special requests. ___ Dyma siop flaenllaw Aberystwyth o safbwynt yr amrediad o deitlau academiadd ac eraill, yn stocio cymysgedd eclectig at ddant pawb! Hefyd mae gennym wasanaeth archebu prydlon ar gyfer unrhyw ofynion arbennig. The bookshop regularly hosts book launches and poetry events. Events are FREE and all are welcome. Cynhelir lansiadau llyfrau a darlleniadau barddoniaeth yn rheolaidd yn y siop llyfrau. Mae’r gweithgareddau hyn yn RHAD AC AM DDIM ac estynnir croeso i bawb. Sun 27 Sept / Sul 27 Medi, 10am Magic: The Gathering – Battle for Zendikar Prerelease Thurs 15 Oct / Iau 15 Hydref, 6.30pm Brian Swaddling - Album Launch Thurs 22 Oct / Iau 22 Hydref, 6.30pm Cinnamon Press 10 Year Anniversary Poetry Event Sat 24 Oct / Sadwrn 24 Hydref, 11am Magic: The Gathering - Battle for Zendikar Game Day Thurs 28 Oct / Iau 28 Hydref, 6.30pm Jonathan Edwards poetry Thurs 12 Nov / Iau 12 Tachwedd, 6.30pm Damien Walford Davies – Judas (poetry) Thurs 19 Nov / Iau 19 Tachwedd, 6.30pm Craig Kirkwood - Book of Aber (photography)

Cafes and Bars / Caffis a Barrau Cafe Mon–Sat 9.30am–8pm / Sunday 12 noon–5.30pm Our award winning cafes offer a selection of home-made salads, hot meals and snacks, plus a range of drinks. Bar Mon–Fri 12 til late / Sat 5pm til late You don’t have to be a theatregoer to enjoy our Theatr y Werin bar. Call in any time to enjoy one of our 16 world beers and delicious panini. If you’re organising an event, with loads of parking and close to the centre of Aberystwyth, your Arts Centre cafes and bar can accommodate both professional events and personal occasions. For further details or an informal chat contact Sarah sbh@aber.ac.uk 01970 622992 (bar) and Joan jnr@aber.ac.uk 01970 622868 (cafe) ___ Caffi Dydd Llun–Sadwrn 9.30am–8pm Sul canol dydd 5.30pm Mae’n caffis poblogaidd yn cynnig dewis da o saladau, prydau poeth a bybrydau ffres, a gwahanol fathau o diodydd. Bar Dydd Llun–Gwener 12 tan hwyr / Sadwrn 5pm tan hwyr ‘Does dim rhaid i chwi fod yn fynychwr theatr i fwynhau noson wych yn awyrgylch hyfryd bar Theatr y Werin. Os ‘rydych yn trefnu gweithgaredd, gallwn helpu gyda’r arlwyo ar gyfer cynadleddau, priodasau a phartïon penblwydd - am ragor o fanylion neu sgwrs anffurfiol cysylltwch â Sarah sbh@aber.ac.uk / 01970 622992 (bar) neu Joan jnr@aber.ac.uk / 01970 622868 (caffi)

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Craft & Design Shop

Siop Grefft a Dylunio

Mon–Sat 10am–8.15pm Sun 12 – 5.30pm The Craft & Design Shop offers an excellent selection for all occasions, whether you’re looking to treat yourself or for that special present for a friend or family. Studio ceramics, prints from local artists, Aberystwyth souvenirs plus an excellent range of contemporary homeware, stationary, cards and jewellery.

Llun–Sadwrn 10am–8.15pm Sul 12–5.30pm Mae’r siop grefftau a dylunio yn cynnig dewis ardderchog ar gyfer pob achlysur, os ‘rydych am sbwylio’ch hun neu’n edrych am yr anrheg arbennig honno ar gyfer ffrindiau a theulu. Mae’r siop yn stocio serameg stiwdio, printiau gan artistiaid lleol, swfenirau o Aberystwyth yn ogystal ag amrediad gwych o lestri cyfoes, deunyddiau ysgrifennu, cardiau a gemwaith.

Collectorplan: an interest free (0% APR) credit service to help you buy contemporary art and craft in Wales.

Collectorplan: gwasanaeth credyd di-log i’ch helpu i brynu celf a chrefft gyfoes yng Nghymru.

Arts Centre Gift Vouchers – A perfect gift for an art or theatre lover

Tocynnau Anrheg Canolfan y Celfyddydau

A great gift for your friend or a loved one – available for any sum in multiples of £1, £5 or £10 and can be purchased on our on-line ticketing system, our eshop, or in person at the Box office, Craft and Design shop or Bookshop. Can be redeemed at the Box office, Craft + Design shop, Bookshop and Gallery.

Anrheg ddelfryfol y Nadolig hwn ar gyfer eich teulu a’ch ffrindiau! Ar gael am unrhyw swm dros £1 a gallwch eu prynu ar ein system tocynnau ar-lein. Ni ellir cyfnewid y tocyn am arian.

Performances / Perfformiadau

4–37

Cinema / Sinema 38–39 Exhibitions / 40–45 Arddangosfeydd Weekly Classes / Dosbarthiadau Wythnosol

46–53

Special Workshop & Community Projects / Gweithdai Arbennig & Phrosiectau Cymunedol Creative Studios / Stiwdios Creadigol

54–58

Information / Gwybodaeth

60–61

Diary / Dyddiadur

62–63

September Medi

Thurs 3 September Iau 3 Medi 7pm / £15 (£13)

NT LIVE

The Beaux’ Strategem Simon Godwin directs George Farquhar’s wild comedy of love and cash. The ‘Beaux’: Mr Aimwell and Mr Archer, two charming, dissolute young men who have blown their fortunes in giddy London. Shamed and debt-ridden, they flee to provincial Lichfield. Their ‘Stratagem’: to marry for money. Lodged at the local inn, posing as master and servant, they encounter a teeming variety of human obstacles. But their greatest obstacle is love. When the Beaux meet their match in Dorinda and Mrs Sullen they are most at risk, for in love they might be truly discovered. Screening live in our cinema. 180mins. Advised age: 12A.

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Dyma gomedi wyllt George Farquhar am serch ac arian: mae’r ddau brif gymeriad yn benderfynol o briodi er mwyn ennill cyfoeth ond eu rhwystr fwyaf yw cariad. Darlledir yn fyw yn ein sinema, 180munud. Oedran a gynghorir: 12A.

Sat 5 September Sadwrn 5 Medi

Bore Da Bollywood An opportunity to experience Indian music, dance, culture and cuisine at its very best! Sari draping 4pm (1 hour session) £5 Mehndi 4–6pm £2.50 Bollywood Dance for Kids 5pm (1 hour session) £5 Traditional Indian meal 6.30–7.30pm £10 Bollywood Echoes 7.30–9.30pm £10 Bollywood Echoes are a highly talented group of individuals that will come together with our local community to produce the Bollywood magical entertainment with a live stage show of old classics to the latest chart hits, solo artists and Rajasthani dancers. £60 for a family of 4 Evening Ticket (includes meal and Bollywood Echoes) All profits from today’s events will go towards Haul, Arts in Health – for more details visit www.haul-artsinhealth.org.uk

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Cyfle i brofi cerddoriaeth, dawns, diwylliant a bwyd India ar eu gorau!

Sun 13 September Sul 13 Medi 2pm / £ £8 (£7)

Up & Over It

Into the Water They twist and turn, they play and fight, they drum and dance for sheer delight. The storm has passed, they’re on their own, what happens next is still unknown. Join us on a journey of made-up games and folk-filled fun, where we make the rules and anything is possible. This foot-stomping, hand-tapping show is an action-packed treat for the whole family from internationally renowned dance duo, Up & Over It. www.upandoverit.com

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Yn ddoniol ac yn deimladwy, dyma stori am ddau berson sy’n ffeindio eu hunain wedi eu gwahanu oddi wrth y byd. Gyda thro newydd ar straeon a dawnsiau gwerin Gogledd Ewrop ysbrydolir y sioe hyfryd hon gan lên gwerin Nordig. Yn para am 50 munud; yn addas ar gyfer 6 oed+. Into the Water is commissioned and produced by Chapter’s creative producer programme Coreo Cymru in partnership with Theatr Iolo and supported by the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Fund.

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Tues 15 September Mawrth 15 Medi 7.45pm / £8

Thurs 17 September Iau 17 Medi 6.45pm / £15 (£13)

Weds 16 September Mercher 16 Medi 7.45pm / £ 9 (£7)

Elis James: Gwaith Mewn Llaw

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Live

Lighthouse Theatre

Come and join Richard O’Brien and some very special guests for a guaranteed party, live in cinemas for one night only. For this exclusive event, O’Brien returns to the cast for the first time in more than 20 years. Get ready for a night of frolics, bursting at the seams with timeless classics including Sweet Transvestite and Dammit Janet – and join us for the largest pelvic-thrusting worldwide Time Warp ever to make Rocky history! Don’t dream it – be it.

A double bill of masterful plays by Noel Coward Fresh from their success with Charles Dickens’ The Chimes, Lighthouse bring their trademark style to two plays by the inimitable Noel Coward. Mild Oats was written in the early twenties and tells the bittersweet comedy of a couple who have come back to a flat late at night for one thing, and find something very different happening... Still Life is the play which became the film Brief Encounter, and needs no introduction. It tells the story of Alec and Laura – a pleasant, upstanding middle-aged couple both happily married, and facing the turmoil of a doomed love affair...

Dyma’r sioe gomedi ‘stand up’ Gymraeg hir-ddisgwyliedig gan un o gomedïwyr mwyaf poblogaidd a llwyddiannus Prydain, Elis James. Er mai Cymraeg yw ei iaith gyntaf, mae Elis wedi perfformio stand up trwy gyfrwng Saesneg ers degawd ac fe’i enwebwyd fel Best Club Comic yng Ngwobrau Chortle 2014. Fe’i gwelwyd ar Crims (BBC3), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4), Dave’s One Night Stand (Dave), Live At The Comedy Store (Comedy Central), Russel Howard’s Good News (BBC3) a The Elis James and John Robbins Show (XFM). Dyma’r tro cyntaf iddo ysgrifennu awr o gomedi yn y Gymraeg. Beth yw “Gwaith Mewn Llaw”? Dyma gyfle unigryw i weld un o brif ddigrifwyr Prydain yn datblygu sioe gomedi trwy brofi deunydd o flaen cynulleidfa fyw, a hynny yn y Gymraeg. ___ This is the long anticipated first ever stand up comedy show in Welsh by one of Britain’s most succesful comedians, Elis James.

Showing live in our cinema from the Playhouse Theatre in London.

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Dewch i ymuno â Richard O’Brien a nifer o westeion arbennig iawn ar gyfer parti gwych yn llawn hwyl a sbri, yn dangos mewn sinemâu am un noson yn unig. Yn dangos yn fyw yn ein sinema o Theatr y Playhouse yn Llundain.

Brief Encounters

‘simply lovely stuff’, The South Wales Evening Post ___ Bil dwbwl o ddramâu meistrolgar gan Noel Coward. Yn dilyn eu llwyddiant gyda The Chimes gan Charles Dickens mae’r cwmni poblogaidd hwn yn dychwelyd i’ch difyrru.

September Medi

Thurs 17 September Iau 17 Medi 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

Thurs 24 September Iau 24 Medi 7pm / £15 (£13)

Thurs 24 September Iau 24 Medi 8pm / £10

An Evening of Poetry and Music

NT LIVE

Comedy Club

Catrina Davies is based in Cornwall. Her first album, the Ribbons EP, was recorded to accompany her book, ‘The Ribbons are for Fearlessness’ (2014), which has been translated into seven languages. Jemima Roberts is a local poet. She has given readings in London, Brighton, Mid-Wales, South Africa, Singapore – on land and at sea. Kate Doubleday is a local singer/songwriter. Her songs weave together strands of West Africa, Irish and Blues influences. Her album ‘Flutter’ was released in Spring 2015. The Mourning Moon combine folk tales and poetry with intricate harmonies and guitars. Caroline Oakley is a poet and editor/publisher at Honno Press. She has given readings as part of the Welsh Short Story network. ___ Noson ddifyr yng nghwmni nifer o feirdd, cyfansoddwyr a chantorion yn cyflwyno detholiadau o’u gwaith.

Coriolanus National Theatre Live’s 2013 broadcast of the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus returns to cinemas by popular demand. Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, Coriolanus features an Evening Standard Award-winning performance from Tom Hiddleston in the title role, directed by the Donmar’s Artistic Director Josie Rourke. When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people. Screening in our cinema. 180mins. Advised age: 12A.

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Mae darllediad 2013 Theatr Genedlaethol Lloegr o gynhyrchiad Donmar Warehouse o Coriolanus yn dychwelyd i sinemâu yn sgil galw poblogaidd.

Michael Fabbri: “Startlingly insightful” The Guardian “exceptionally funny… extremely sharp… hugely enjoyable” The Scotsman “Hilarious, clever, sick and completely unrepeatable” BBC Online Mike Wozniak: Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013 Nominee As seen in Channel 4’s Man Down “Cleverly offbeat; infinitely pleasurable” The Independent ‘Mike Wozniak gives an acerbically amusing voice to the plaintive middle-classes’ The Telegraph Tiernan Douieb “Genuine comedy gold” The Metro “Small in stature, not in talent” The Scotsman “Never failed to raise a storm of giggles” Three Weeks

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Fri 25 September Gwener 25 Medi 8pm / £9 (£7)

Company of Sirens

Dark Vanilla Jungle By Philip Ridley Seren Vickers plays Andrea, a young girl who has been abandoned by her family, groomed and abused by sexual preditors and rendered homeless. Depressing? In part, but Ridley allows her spirit and extra ordinary sense of hope and possibility to shine through in sections of bleak humour that are breathtakingly brilliant. Dark Vanilla Jungle is theatre with the additives taken out. A fform Performance Night. Suitable for Age 16+. Contains explicit material.

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Hanes merch ifanc sy’n colli popeth ac yn ffeindio’i hun yn ddigartref. Ond mae ei hysbryd a’i hoptimistiaeth yn disgleirio drwodd yn y cynhyrchiad gwych hwn sy’n codi’r galon er gwaetha’r themâu heriol. Yn addas ar gyfer 16oed+. Supported by the Arts Council ofWales the National Lottery and Shelter Cymru By kind permission of Knight Hall Agency, London

Sun 27 September Sul 27 Medi 1pm & 3.30pm / £12.50 (adults) £10.50 (child) + Family Ticket £42

Milkshake! Party Party! Fans of Channel 5’s hugely popular children’s TV strand Milkshake! will love this brand new show featuring lots of Milkshake! friends including Little Princess, Bananas in Pyjamas, Noddy and Tessie Bear, Pip from Pip Ahoy! Bello from Jelly Jamm, Chloe from Chloe’s Closet, Tommy and Tallulah from Tickety Toc, Toby and Dolores from Toby’s Travelling Circus and Milkshake’s very own Milkshake Monkey! The show will feature 2 Milkshake! presenters, including Jen Pringle, Derek Moran, Amy Thompson and Olivia Birchenough. As the preparations for Milkshake Monkey’s surprise birthday party get underway, all the guests are busy with their very special party jobs! But what happens when Milkshake Monkey disappears? The presenters will need the audience’s help to find him in time for the party! Milkshake! Live ‘Party Party’ features loads of great music – this all new musical extravaganza is bound to have audiences up on their feet, singing along, and jumping with delight! ‘Party Party’ is produced by Channel 5’s Clair Robinson and directed and choreographed by Milkshake’s very own Derek Moran. ___ Bydd ffans y sioe deledu Sianel 5 hynod boblogaidd i blant sef Milkshake! wrth eu bodd efo’r sioe newydd sbon hon. Dyma’r adloniant delfrydol ar gyfer teuluoedd gyda phlant ifanc, gyda’r cyfle i fwynhau profiad theatr fyw yng nghwmni eu hoff gymeriadau o’r rhaglen deledu.

September / October Medi / Hydref

8 Ff

Weds 30 September Mercher 30 Medi 2pm & 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Cwmni Fran Wen

Drych Gan Llyr Titus Cwmni’r Frân Wen yn cyflwyno drama Gymraeg rymus newydd gyda Bryn Fôn a Gwenno Hodgkins. O’r cwestiynau tywyllaf am fodolaeth dyn i eiliadau o chwerthin a hiwmor – drwy Drych cawn adlewyrchiad o daith dau gymeriad sy’n ysu i ddeall mwy am eu bodolaeth drwy drafod y dwys a’r doniol, y materol a’r ysbrydol.

“Yn wirioneddol wych. Dwi isio gweld hwn eto.” Anaddas i rai o dan 14 oed.

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Cwmni’r Frân Wen presents a powerful new Welsh language drama starring Bryn Fôn and Gwenno Hodgkins. Through Drych (mirror) we get a reflection of two characters and their desperate journey to understand more about their existence. Unsuitable for under 14 years old.

Weds 30 September Mercher 30 Medi 7.45pm / £5 (£3)

Thurs 1 October Iau 1 Hydref 8pm / £12 (£10) Students £3

Crash Test

Music Club

Crash Test is the Arts Centre’s new scratch night in Aberystwyth offering a chance for writers, performers, directors and artists to present work in development to a supportive audience. All forms of performance are welcome, the only restriction is that it has to involve words. Previous scratch nights have included comedy sketches, poetry, performance cabaret, stand-up comedy, short plays, spoken word, short film scripts, storytelling and play excerpts. Crash Test is curated by Aberystywth Arts Centre’s Writing for Performance Group and Scriptography Productions. We aim to represent the diversity of the performance landscape in Aberystwyth – all welcome! Crash Test will take place approximately every three months, if you are interested in presenting work then contact scriptographyproductions@ gmail.com or @scriptography. A fform Performance Night.

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Cyfle i ysgrifenwyr, perfformwyr, cyfarwyddwyr ac artistiaid gyflwyno gwaith sydd ar y gweill o flaen cynulleidfa gefnogol.

Mavron Quartet Based in Cardiff, the all female Mavron Quartet was formed over 12 years ago and is now Wales’ leading string quartet. Its regular performances in Aberystwyth draw enthusiastic audiences. In this concert the quartet will be playing Beethoven’s quartet opus 131, Haydn’s quartet opus 50 no 5 and a delightful rarity, Glière’s first string quartet. PLEASE NOTE: This concert takes place in the Morlan Centre, Aberystwyth . Aberystwyth Music Club 2015/15 Clwb Cerdd Aberystwyth Membership £50 (concession £42) / Guest ticket – full price £12, concession £10, student £3.

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Ffurfiwyd y pedwarawd hwn o bedair merch 12 mlynedd yn ôl ac erbyn hyn dyma bedwarawd llinynnol blaenllaw Cymru. Mae eu perfformiadau rheolaidd yn Aberystwyth yn denu cynulleidfaoedd brwdfrydig – peidiwch â’u methu.

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9 Ff

Sat 3 October Sadwrn 3 Hydref

Black House presents:

ONE A celebration of our independent music, art, culture and community in Wales, showcasing more than 20 of the area’s best music events, local businesses, artists and attractions – all coming together for one night only! Spread in and around Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth Students Union, the Piazza and on Chapel Court, with 10 uniquely themed stages representing music from across the spectrum, Black House invites you and 3000 others to help place West Wales on the map as one of the most passionate and vibrant scenes in the UK. Featuring the West Wales debut for one of the worlds biggest and most renowned dance music events, hosted by Hospital Records: HOSPITALITY Strictly 18+. £10 Earlybirds / £15 Advance / £20 Standard

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Dathliad o’n cerddoriaeth annibynnol, celf, diwylliant a chymuned yng Nghymru, yn arddangos dros 20 o actiau cerddorol gorau’r ardal !

Monday 5 October Llun 5 Hydref 7.30pm / £14 (£12)

Tuesday 6 October Mawrth 6 Hydref 7.30pm / £10 (£8)

Doug Scott’s Everest: The Hard Way

Sarah Woods

The 40th Anniversary Lecture Autumn 2015 will mark the 40th anniversary of the first ascent of ‘Everest: The Hard Way’, when the late Dougal Haston and Doug Scott made the first ascent of the mountain’s massive South West Face. In this special lecture Doug will tell of the epic expedition and climb, how his life led up to this defining moment and where it took him upon his return from the summit. ___ Mae’r Hydref eleni yn nodi 40 mlynedd ers y tro cyntaf y dringwyd Everest. Dyma ddarlith newydd sbon gan Doug Scott i ddathlu’r achlysur, yn nodweddu ei ffotograffiaeth hyfryd a thrawiadol ac yn rhoi cyfrif personol iawn o’r esgyniad cyntaf holl-bwysig hwn. Photo: Doug Scott on the summit of Everest having made the first ascent of the mountain’s South West Face (Credit: Dougal Haston)

The Roadless Trip To Sarah and her daughter Lil, the future seemed pretty bleak. What with climate change, the recession, zombie apocalypses – what was there to look forward to? So in the spring of 2015, together with their production manager John, they travelled the breadth of the UK to ask other people what their vision of the future was… because between us, maybe we could try thinking of something better. Mixing performance, film and Saturday-night style gameshows, The Roadless Trip is about their epic journey and the people they met, promising to lift you up even when you’re broken down. Produced by Artsadmin and directed by Emma Bernard, The Roadless Trip is supported by the Ashden Trust, Arts Council England and Arts Council Wales. A fform Performance Night. Free Post show Discussion.

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Cyfuniad difyr o berfformiad, ffilm a gemau sioe, sy’n edrych at y dyfodol ac, yn seiliedig ar weledigaeth a barn pobl eraill, yn ceisio codi calonnau’r gynulleidfa er gwaethaf holl broblemau’r oes gyfoes.

October Hydref

10 Ff

Weds 7 October Mercher 7 Hydref 7.45pm / £5

Thurs 8 – Fri 9 October Iau 8 – Gwener 9 Hydref 7.45pm / £9 (£7)

Thurs 8 October Iau 8 Hydref 8pm / £15 (£13) Under 18s £5

Words&Words &Words

Awaken Productions / Cwmni Ennyn

The Welsh Sinfonia

Words&Words&Words is Aberystwyth Arts Centre’s new spoken word evening inspired by innovative and collaborative poetry events. Words&Words&Words features special invited slots in association with literary journals such as New Welsh Review, Planet and more, as well as open mic slots. We welcome any type of spoken word performance, and especially encourage those that are innovative and cross-modal. Collaborative slots are arranged in advance. If you would like to participate, please contact msjacob123@gmail.com and we will connect you with another poet to work with. To perform at the open mic, please sign up between 6:30–7:30pm. ___ Dyma noson newydd a ysbrydolwyd gan weithgareddau barddoniaeth dyfeisgar a chydweithrediadol. Presented in partnership with Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Growing Pains By Anna Sherratt Roxy is having the time of her life, playing a worldwide tour and fulfilling her dreams of pop. Tonight, she returns to Aberystwyth, the town she once called home, but there’s something amiss… Her childhood best friend Laura keeps showing up to remind her of a time when her name was Elin, and other things she thought she’d buried in the past. A fform Performance Night. Suitable for age 14+. Thurs: English performance.

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Glasoed Mae Roxy wrth ei bodd yn chwarae gigiau ar draws y byd a byw ei breuddwyd o fod yn seren pop. Heno, mae’n dychwelyd i Aberystwyth, tref oedd yn gartref iddi ers amser maith, ond mae rhywbeth o’i le… Mae ei ffrind gorau o’i phlentyndod, Laura yn dychwelyd i’w hatgoffa am adeg pan oedd ei enw’n Elin, ac am bethau eraill wedi claddu yn y gorffennol. Gwener – Perfformiadau Cymraeg.

Mozart – Overture, Don Giovanni K.527 Grieg – Morning from Peer Gynt Op.23 Morfudd Owen – Threnody for Strings Wagner – Siegfried Idyll Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major ‘The Clock’ Conductor - Mark Eager Leader - Robin Stowell Wales’ leading chamber orchestra makes a welcome return visit to Aberystwyth. The 30-piece orchestra, as dedicated to the special repertoire of music written for the smaller orchestra, as they are to making it accessible to audiences of all ages. ___ Croesewir cerddorfa siambr flaenllaw Cymru yn ôl i Aberystwyth. Bydd y gerddorfa 30-darn hon, eto o dan arweiniad Mark Eager, yn cyflwyno cyfuniad o ddarnau clasurol cyfarwydd gyda gwaith sydd ychydig yn anghyffredin neu’n fwy cyfoes.

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Fri 9 October Gwener 9 Hydref 8pm / £25

Sat 10 October Sadwrn 10 Hydref 6.55pm / £18

Sat 10 October Sadwrn 10 Hydref 8pm / £12 / £9

Paul Potts

New York Met Live

Aberration

Paul Potts, the first ever Britain’s Got Talent winner and multi-million selling singing star with a biographical movie to his name, performs in Aberystwyth for the first time. Paul’s amazing story began with an audition in 2007 for Britain’s Got Talent with a performance of Puccini’s Nessun Dorma. After touching the hearts of the nation and winning the show, Paul released his album One Chance, which went on to sell over three and a half million copies. This meteoric rise aroused the interest of film makers, and saw the release of One Chance with the award-winning comedian James Corden playing Paul alongside Julie Walters and Mackenzie Crook. Now an international singing star, Paul loves to come home to Wales, where he still lives, to perform live. ___ Mae Paul Potts, enillydd cyntaf erioed y rhaglen boblogaidd Britain’s Got Talent, yn perfformio yn Aberystwyth am y tro cyntaf. Mae Paul, sydd bellach yn ganwr rhyngwladol uchel ei fri, wrth ei fodd yn dod adre’ i Gymru, lle mae’n dal i fyw, i berfformio’n fyw.

Il Trovatore The Live in HD season begins with Anna Netrebko in her highly anticipated Met role debut as Leonora, the tortured heroine of Il Trovatore. Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings Count di Luna in the first pairing of the two Russian superstars at the Met since 2002, with Yonghoon Lee as Manrico, the title character, Štefan Kocán as Ferrando, and Dolora Zajick in her signature role of the demented gypsy Azucena. Screening in our cinema, recorded from 3rd Oct. 187mins.

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Mae tymor Opera fyw Met Efrog Newydd yn cychwyn gydag Anna Netrebko yn ei rôl gyntaf gyda’r Met fel Leonora, arwres ddioddefus Il Trovatore. Darlledir yn ein sinema, wedi’i recordio ar 3ydd Hydref. 187munud.

A Queer thing’s happening at the Arts Centre Join us for the return of Cabarration: a cabaret night with an LGBT* bite. Prepare to be amazed by a glitzy line-up of local and national talent in the Great Hall, from queer burlesque to camp comedy via circus and song. The night ends with DJ and dancing. All welcome. Dress style: putting on the glitz.

“The rich atmosphere could only be described as Gatsbian with a queer twist!” Ego magazine Aberration is programmed by Enfys Aber (Aberystwyth University Staff LGBT Pride Society) and SpringOut. Details: www.aberration.org.uk * LGBT: lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender

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Hwyl hoyw yn y Ganolfan! Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer dychweliad Cabarration: noson gabare yng nghwmni talent leol a chenedlaethol. Croeso i bawb. Photo: Mimi Amore performing at Cabarration 2014 (by Craig Kirkwood)

October Hydref

Sat 10 October Sadwrn 10 Hydref 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Sun 11 October Sul 11 Hydref 4pm / £15 (£13)

Thurs 15 October Iau Hydref 7pm / £15 (£13)

A Black RAT Productions, Blackwood Miners’ Institute and RCT Theatres co-production

Bolshoi Ballet Live

NT LIVE

Giselle

Hamlet

Music Adolphe Adam Choreography Yuri Grigorovich The young peasant girl Giselle dies when she learns that the man she loves, Albrecht, has betrayed her. Against her will, she joins the wilis, vengeful spirits who now turn against Albrecht and condemn him to dance until he dies of exhaustion. This gem of Romantic ballet is one of the oldest and greatest in the classical repertoire, touching upon the great Romantic themes: a doomed love affair ending in tragedy, a dive into fantasy, and ultimate redemption through the power of love.

Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state. Directed by Lyndsey Turner and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions.

The 39 Steps Hitchcock’s tale of espionage is playfully brought to the stage as a comic spoof by the team behind last year’s ‘Bedroom Farce’. Follow the incredible adventures of our dashing hero Richard Hannay (Gareth John Bale), complete with stiff-upperlip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, doublecrossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women. Fast- paced, gripping and full of adventure, this hilarious whodunit features 4 fabulous actors, 139 characters and 39 steps all in 100 minutes! A ‘spiffingly good’ night at the theatre. ___ Mae’r sioe hynod ddoniol hon yn nodweddu 4 actor talentog a 139 o gymeriadau, y cyfan mewn 100 munud! Noson ddifyr iawn! By Arrangement with Edward Snape for Fiery Angel Limited

Screening live in our cinema. 2hrs 20mins. Special Offer: book all 7 ballets in the Bolshoi’s 2015/16 series for the price of 6!

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Y perl hwn ym maes bale Rhamantus yw un o’r hynaf a’r gorau yn y repertoire clasurol, yn seiliedig ar y themâu Rhamantus tragwyddol. Darlledir yn fyw yn ein sinema. 2 awr 20 munud.

Screening live in our cinema. 4hrs. Further encore screenings TBC.

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Benedict Cumberbatch sy’n ymgymryd â’r brif rôl yn nhrasedi wych Shakespeare. Darlledir yn fyw yn ein sinema. 4awr.

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Thurs 15 October Iau 15 Hydref 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

Brenig

Thurs 15 October Iau 15 Hydref 7.30pm / £15 (£13)

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance:

Material Men & Strange Blooms Shobana Jeyasingh Dance present an extraordinary double bill that pairs Strange Blooms (2013) with a brand new work. Material Men is a virtuoso piece for two dazzling performers of the Indian diaspora. Contrasts in style between classical and hip hop, as well as similarities of origin, are the starting points for a dynamic exploration of rhythm, location and shared history. Material Men features newly commissioned music by award-winning Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin performed live by The Smith Quartet and Leafcutter John adds his own unique sound design. Strange Blooms is inspired by the cellular life of plants and it pits the energy of eight dancers against the pulsating music of Gabriel Prokofiev’s score. ___ Bil dwbl eithriadol o ddawns wahanol iawn sy’n cyfuno Strange Blooms (2013), a ysbrydolwyd gan fywyd cellog planhigion, gyda gwaith newydd trawiadol – darn meistrolgar ar gyfer dau unawdydd o’r alltudiaeth Indiaidd, un clasurol a’r llall yn arbenigo mewn hip hop. The music of Material Men was commissioned with funding from the RPS Drummond Fund. Material Men was commissioned by Southbank Centre Photo: Chris Nash

A welcome return for Brenig, performing original compositions tellings stories of love, Welsh folklore, local history and the countryside, in a traditional and contemporary folk style. Blending a little Celtic music, country, blues and Cajun together. ___ Croesewir Brenig yn ôl i’r Ganolfan, yn perfformio cyfansoddiadau gwreiddiol ar themâu cariad, llên gwerin, hanes lleol a chefn gwlad, mewn steil gwerin traddodiadol a chyfoes.

October Hydref

Fri 16 October Gwener 16 Hydref 7.45pm / £9 (£7)

Sat 17 October Sadwrn 17 Hydref 5.55pm / £18

Sunday 18 October Sul 18 Hydref 2pm / £8 (£6)

Gerard Logan

New York Met Live

Norwich Puppet Theatre

Wilde Without the Boy

Otello

Oddly

A new staging of Verdi’s masterpiece Otello, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and directed by Bartlett Sher, opens the Met season. Aleksandrs Antonenko sings his first Met performances of the tormented Moor of Venice, with Sonya Yoncheva in her role debut as his wife, Desdemona, and Željko Lučić as Otello’s sinister rival, Iago. The staging, also featuring Dimitri Pittas as Cassio and Günther Groissböck as Lodovico, also marks the Met debut of set designer Es Devlin.

A fun tale based on the muchloved children’s book written by author Joyce Dunbar. Norwich Puppet Theatre’s adaptation visually reimagines the story with a magical mix of puppetry, visual tricks, masks and original music. This story is about a curious boy from the city who sets off in search of three unusual creatures. Deep in a strange and tranquil forest he discovers the Lostlet, the Strangelet and the Oddlet. Together the new friends find surprising ways to make their hopes, dreams and wishes come true. ___

The award-winning Wilde Without the Boy is a dramatisation of ‘De Profundis’, Oscar Wilde’s searing letter to his gay lover, written from Reading Gaol. Written by Wilde after his release from prison, ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ is a poem narrating the execution of Charles Thomas Wooldridge, convicted of murdering his wife. Performed by Gerard Logan (Olivier Nominee) Director: Gareth Armstrong. ___ Dyma ddramateiddiad arobryn o ‘De Profundis’, llythyr seriol Oscar Wilde at ei garwr hoyw, a ysgrifennwyd o Garchar Reading. Perfformiad un-dyn gan Gerard Logan.

Screening live in our cinema. 3hrs 27mins.

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Llwyfaniad newydd o gampwaith Verdi dan arweiniad Yannick Nézet-Séguin gyda Bartlett Sher yn cyfarwyddo. Darlledir yn fyw yn ein simema. 3awr 27munud.

Stori hwyliog yn seiliedig ar y llyfr poblogaidd i blant gan Joyce Dunbar. Addasiad sy’n defnyddio cymysgedd hudol o bypedwaith, triciau gweledol, masgiau a cherddoriaeth wreiddiol.

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Mon 19 October Llun 19 Hydref 7.30pm / £15 (£13)

ENO LIVE

The Barber of Seville The Barber of Seville will have you smiling from the moment it begins. Filled with fun and farce, this sunny adventure follows the escapades of the barber Figaro as he assists Count Almaviva to prise the beautiful yet feisty Rosina away from her lecherous guardian Dr Bartolo. Set in an elegant vision of 18th-century Seville, Jonathan Miller’s much-loved production is side-splittingly funny. For this revival, the talented Christopher Allen will conduct Rossini’s sparkling score, packed full of wit and playful tunes. Showing in our cinema. 2hrs 50mins.

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Dyma gynhyrchiad poblogaidd Jonathan Miller sy’n hynod doniol a dyfeisgar. Gyda Christopher Allen yn arwain sgôr fywiog Rossini sy’n llawn ffraethineb a thonau chwareus. Yn dangos yn fyw yn ein sinema. 2awr 50munud.

Tues 20 –Weds 21 October Mawrth 20 – Mercher 21 Hydref 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Mappa Mundi

Still Life Victorian Ghost Stories based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe and M.R.James Blending the ghost stories of renowned horror writers Edgar Allen Poe and MR James with their own slice of Victorian Gothic, Mappa Mundi return with tales to chill the soul. Elements from Poe’s classic stories – the beating pulse of The Tell Tale Heart, the ghoulish clowning of HopFrog and the terror of The Raven and The Black Cat – together with celebrated ghost writer MR James’ ghoulish fables – A Warning to the Curious, The Mezzotint and Whistle and I’ll Come To You My Lad – form the basis of a compendium of terrifying tales. Free Post Show Discussion on Tuesday.

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Wrth asio straeon ysbrydion yr awduron arswyd enwog Edgar Allen Poe a MR James gyda’u hystyriaeth bersonol ar Gothig oes Fictoria, mae Mappa Mundy yn dychwelyd gyda straeon i fferru’r enaid. Cyd-Gynhyrchiad Theatr Mwldan / Mappa Mundi Co-Production Supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and the National Lottery

Mon 26 October Llun 26 Hydref 8pm / £25

Jimmy Carr: Funny Business Jimmy’s been described as ‘the hardest working man in comedy’ which, let’s face facts, is not that impressive. ‘Funny Business’ is Jimmy’s brand new stand up show. Come for the witty and incisive musings on the human condition; stay for the knob gags. Age 16+.

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Y digrifwr poblogaidd Jimmy Carr yn dychwelyd i’r Ganolfan unwaith eto efo’i sioe newydd sbon.

October Hydref

Wednesday 28 October Mercher 28 Hydref 7pm / £15 (£13)

Weds 28 October Mercher 28 Hydref 7.45pm / £12 (£10)

Wednesday 28 October Mercher 28 Hydref 8pm / £18 (£16)

RSC

Frapetsus

Henry V

Not About Heroes

Henry IV is dead and Hal is King. With England in a state of unrest, he must leave his rebellious youth behind, striving to gain the respect of his nobility and people. RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran continues his exploration of Shakespeare’s History Plays with Henry V performed in the 600th anniversary year of the Battle of Agincourt. Alex Hassell stars returns as Henry V.

Stephen MacDonald’s moving and intriguing play tells the story of the friendship formed between World War I poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen during their time together at Craiglockhart Hospital for nervous diseases. The play chronicles this relationship and includes extracts from their letters and poems which as Owen himself says are about “war and the pity of war”. ___

The Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra

Showing in our cinema in a recording from 21st October. 3hrs 35mins.

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Mae Cyfarwyddwr Artistig yr RSC, Gregory Doran, yn parhau ei archwiliad o Ddramâu Hanes Shakespeare gyda Henry V a berfformir ym mlwyddyn penblwydd Brwydr Agincourt yn 600 oed. Darlledir yn ein sinema mewn recordiad o 21ain Hydref. 3awr 35munud.

Drama deimladwy a thrawiadol sy’n adrodd hanes y cyfeillgarwch a ffurfiwyd rhwng beirdd y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf, Siegfried Sassoon a Wilfred Owen, yn ystod eu hamser gyda’i gilydd yn Ysbyty Craiglockhart ar gyfer clefydau nerfol. Cynhwysir dyfyniadau o’u llythyrau a’u barddoniaeth.

The Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Hopkins, invite you to an evening packed with your favourite music from movies and musicals with a full live orchestra and singers direct from the West End. Filled with great music from Chicago, The Sound Of Music, Frozen, Les Miserables and Me And My Girl, this concert is perfect for all the family and guaranteed to leave you wanting more.

“A glittering crowdpleaser!” Radio Woking “...the orchestra is as much the star of the show...” South Wales Argus ___

Mae Cerddorfa Theatr Gerdd Cymru, o dan arweiniad Andrew Hopkins, yn eich gwahodd i noson sy’n cyflwyno’ch hoff gerddoriaeth o’r ffilmiau a’r sioeau cerdd, gyda cherddorfa fyw lawn a chantorion yn syth o’r West End. Cyngerdd sy’n ddelfrydol ar gyfer y teulu i gyd.

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Thurs 29 October Iau 29 Hydref 8pm / £10

Thurs 29 October Iau 29 Hydref 8pm / £20

Friday 30 October Gwener 30 Hydref 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Comedy Club

The Blues Band – 35 Years and Back for More

Dirty Protest

George Egg (Anarchist Cook Tour Show): “Utterly charming, imagination nudging” The Times “His ingenuity was breathtaking” The Argus, Brighton “Hugely entertaining” The Guardian Pierre Novellie: Chortle Award Nominee 2014 “The dawn of a major talent” The Guardian “Take my word for it he is going to go far in the world of comedy.” One4Review Sally Anne Hayward: Sarah Millican Tour Support 2015 “Exceptionally funny” The Independent “Innate effusive likeability with straightforward but effective writing... a primetime act” Chortle

2015 sees The Blues Band Celebrate their 35th year together: Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher. Many of the Blues Band’s 21st century fans weren’t even born when these five virtuosos, already music industry veterans, decided to fly in the face of musical fashion in 1979 and form a band ‘just to play the blues’. No one could have predicted that, 35 years on, they’d still be dazzling audiences with their showmanship and virtuosity. About 20 albums and thousands of gigs later, they’ve earned a reputation around the world as one of the finest exponents of the blues tradition in all its forms. With this line-up, it’s hardly surprising. ___ Mae 2015 yn gweld y Band gwych hwn yn dathlu 35 mlynedd efo’i gilydd – ‘roedd llawer o’u ffans presennol heb eu geni pan benderfynodd y pum cerddor meistrolgar hwn fynd yn erbyn y ffasiwn ym 1979 a ffurfio band ‘jyst i chwarae’r felan’.

Parallel Lines Steph is 15 years old, she’s rebellious, strong and smart. Her mum is brazen and full of Cardiff charm. Simon is her teacher, sensitive, clever and Steph’s favourite. But their two worlds collide when Steph makes a serious accusation against him and their lives begin to unravel. This award winning play by Katherine Chandler explores truth, class and power in contemporary Wales. Winner of the Wales Drama Award in 2012. Free Post Show Talk. Creative Writing Workshop available.

“There are few people making theatre this exciting in Wales today.” The Guardian ___

Mae’r ddrama arobryn hon gan Katherine Chandler yn archwilio gwirionedd, dosbarth a phŵer yn y Gymru gyfoes. Enillydd Gwobr Ddrama Cymru yn 2012. Parallel Lines is presented in association with Chapter Arts Centre and is supported by Arts Council Wales

October / November Hydref / Tachwedd

30 October – 23 December 30 Hydref – 23 Rhagfyr

Winter Craft and Gift Fair The Arts Centre’s annual extravaganza – over 80 stalls selling a wonderful array of crafts and gifts, many produced by local makers from Ceredigion, and mid Wales. Find the unusual and discover the unexpected. And don’t forget the Christmas Food Fair – come and visit both on 28 November! Open from 10 to 8 Monday to Saturday and 12 to 5.30 on Sundays.

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Ffair Grefftau ac Anrhegion y Gaeaf Strafagansa flynyddol y Ganolfan – dros 80 o stondinau yn gwerthu amrediad anhygoel o grefftau ac anrhegion, llawer ohonynt wedi eu cynhyrchu gan grefftwyr lleol yng Ngheredigion a Chanolbarth Cymru. Dewch o hyd i’r anghyffredin a’r annisgwyl. A pheidiwch ag anghofio’r Ffair Fwyd Nadolig – ymwelwch â’r ddwy ar 28 Tachwedd! Ar agor o 10 tan 8 Dydd Llun tan Dydd Sadwrn a 12 tan 5.30 ar Ddydd Sul.

Sat 31 October Sadwrn 31 Hydref 4pm / £18

Saturday 31 October Sadwrn 31 Hydref 7.45pm / £5

New York Met Live

Milonga

Tannhäuser

James Levine conducts the first Met revival of Wagner’s Tannhäuser since 2004, seen in Otto Schenk’s 1977 production. Johan Botha sings his first company performances of the demanding title role, in a cast that also includes Peter Mattei as Wolfram, his second Met Wagner role; Günther Groissböck as the Landgraf; and Eva-Maria Westbroek as Elisabeth and Michelle DeYoung as Venus, the human and divine rivals for Tannhäuser’s affection. Screening live in our cinema. 4hrs 31mins.

Join us for a milonga – a social open dance event which is the core of Argentine tango culture. DJ music from tango’s “Golden Age” (1930s-50s) with some modern tunes in the mix. There will be “tandas” (sequences of three dances by the same orchestra) and “cortinas” (short breaks where dancers leave the dance floor and choose a new partner for the next tanda). Bring a partner if you can. Nondancers are also welcome to enjoy the music and atmosphere. ___

James Levine sy’n arwain yr adfywiad Met cyntaf o Tannhäuser Wagner ers 2004. Mae Johan Botha yn canu ei berfformiadau cwmni cyntaf o’r rôl deitl heriol.

Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer milonga – gweithgaredd dawns agored cymdeithasol sydd wrth wraidd diwylliant tango’r Ariannin. Cerddoriaeth DJ o “oes euraidd” y tango (1930au-50au) gyda rhai donau modern yn ogystal. Dewch â phartner pe medrwch.

Darlledir yn fyw yn ein sinema. 4awr 31munud.

Aberystwyth Arts Centre in partnership with AberTango.

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Saturday 31 October Sadwrn 31 Hydref 8pm / £20

Sun 1 November Sul 1 Tachwedd 2pm / £8 (£6)

Sun 1 November Sul 1 Tachwedd 3pm / £12 (£10) Students £3

Showaddywaddy

Blunderbus

Music Club

‘The Greatest Rock & Roll Band In The World’ is a bold statement but Showaddywaddy has lived up to that title as they recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. Formed in the 1970s in Leicester from several local bands, they have sold more than 20 million records and have toured the world. Their live show is dynamic and uplifting featuring all of their biggest hits, many of which reached number one in the pop charts of Europe. ‘Under The Moon of Love’, ‘Three Steps to Heaven’, ‘Hey Rock & Roll’, ‘When’, ‘Blue Moon’, ‘Pretty Little Angel Eyes’ and many, many more. So come and join the ‘Dancing Party’… ‘You’ve Got What It Takes’! ___ Un o fandiau Roc a Rôl gorau’r byd yn dathlu 40 mlynedd! Mae eu sioe fyw yn ddeinamig ac yn galonogol gan nodweddu’r holl hen ffefrynnau, llawer ohonynt yn ganeuon a gyrhaeddodd rhif 1 yn siartiau pop Ewrop.

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark From the classic children’s book by Jill Tomlinson Plop was a baby Barn Owl. He lived at the top of a tall tree, in a field. He was fat and fluffy. He had big round eyes. He had very knackety knees. Plop was exactly the same as every barn owl that has ever been – except for one thing. He was AFRAID of the DARK. Based on the classic children’s book by Jill Tomlinson, this funny, gentle and reassuring tale is written especially for small people aged 3–7, and grown-ups who sleep with the big light on! Come join us – it’s going to be a hoot! ___ Yn seiliedig ar y llyfr clasurol i blant gan Jill Tomlinson, mae’r stori ddoniol, addfwyn a chysurlon hon wedi’i hysgrifennu yn arbennig ar gyfer plant 3-7 oed a’u rhieni. Sioe deuluol hyfryd gyda cherddoriaeth fyw, pypedwaith ac adrodd straeon.

Alison Rose (soprano) and Matthew Fletcher (piano) One of the winners at the Oxford Lieder Festival in 2013, Alison will be singing songs by Respighi, Rossini and Grieg, among others, in this concert sponsored by Oxford Lieder as part of its Young Artists Scheme. ___ Alison oedd un o enillwyr Gŵyl Lieder Rhydychen yn 2013 a bydd yn cyflwyno caneuon gan Respighi, Rossini a Grieg, ymysg eraill, yn y cyngerdd hwn a noddir gan Lieder Rhydychen fel rhan o’i Gynllun Artistiaid Ifanc.

November Tachwedd

Tues 3 November Mawrth 3 Tachwedd 7.30pm / £ 14 (£12)

Weds 4 November Mercher 4 Tachwedd 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Thurs 5 November Iau 5 Tachwedd 7.30pm / £15 (£13)

Stan’s Café

Karol Cysewski

A Translation of Shadows

Homo irrationalis

Festival of the Spoken Nerd: Just for Graphs

Have you ever fallen in love with a film star? Have they ever loved you back? The benshi were live narrators of silent films in Japan, until the ‘talkies’ wiped them out. Now, thanks to playful theatre mavericks Stan’s Cafe shooting a silent film in Tokyo, the benshi is back! Join him as he tells the story of Shadows and its fictional cast. Watch as he falls in love with the star and tries ever more desperately to change the course of the film in order to ensure his love is reciprocated. Witty, poetic and subversive. Stan’s Cafe is an internationally acclaimed theatre company with a penchant for creating inventive and mind-stretching productions using a variety of art forms. Free Post Show Talk.

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Cwmni theatr gydag enw da yn rhyngwladol yw Stan’s Cafe sy’n hoffi creu cynyrchiadau dyfeisgar ac heriol gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o ffurfiau celf.

Choreographed by Karol Cysewski and performed by three smart yet idiotic male dancers, H.i. is a physical and funny mission to discover the true nature of humankind. Homo irrationalis (Latin: “irrational human”) is a recently discovered new branch of the current dominant species Homo Sapiens (Latin: “wise human”). Through evolutionary adaptation, H.i. beings have lost the ability to be sapient (thinking or wise), and so are locked into ever more erratic, unexplainable and irrational behaviours. Three brilliant and unconventional researchers invite you to join a presentation on the evolutionary development of Homo irrationalis. Through movement, projection and irreverent humour, they will take you on a journey from single cell organisms to “thinking human” and beyond. @kcysewskidance ___ Dyma sioe ddawns gorfforol a doniol sy’n ceisio darganfod gwir natur dynolryw. Mae tri ymchwilydd disglair ond anghonfensiynol yn eich gwahodd i ymuno mewn cyflwyniad ar ein datblygiad esblygol.

This science comedy phenomenon are off the chart! Join acclaimed stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, experiments maestro Steve ‘Danger’ Mould and geek songstress Helen Arney for graph-a-minute fun on an unprecedented linear scale. Watch the “resplendently geeky trio” (The Times) as they Excel themselves in a new show packed with explosive live experiments and statistically significant laughter. Will they stay on-trend, or lose the plot completely? Warning: Contains graph-ic material only suitable for ages 15+.

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Mae’r ffenomenon comedigwyddoniaeth hwn yn gwbl wirion! Ymunwch â’r mathemategydd ar-ei-sefyll uchel ei fri Matt Parker, y meistr ar arbrofion Steve ‘Danger’ Mould a’r gantores unigryw Helen Arney ar gyfer lot o hwyl yn seiliedig ar fyd gwyddoniaeth! festivalofthespokennerd.com @FOTSN

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Thurs 5 November Iau 5 Tachwedd 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

Fri 6 November Gwener 6 Tachwedd 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

Fri 6 November Gwener 6 Tachwedd 8pm / £14 (£12)

Annie Siddons

Abandoned Theatre Co.

Raymondo

Mutt

By Annie Siddons Raymondo and Sparky have been locked in the cellar underneath their house for six years. An accident involving a pigeon enables their escape. But do the brothers have the requisite skills to survive a haphazard and cruel world? Raymondo is a story of brotherhood, loss, incarceration, escape, survival, desire, art and resilience. Simply told by a woman with a microphone and an atmospheric live score of guitars, loops and keyboard, Raymondo is a raw, dark, funny and tender lyrical narrative that will sear through your defences straight to your heart. Described by audiences as a graphic novel with words this is a contemporary piece of storytelling with live music for 14+. ___

by Christopher T Harris Darren hates nothing more than his own home. He hates the Sunday dinners and the typically-Welsh rainy afternoons. Most of all, he hates how the dog dominates his parents’ own household. After returning home following a long period of living away, Darren learns where his families’ priorities and love truly lie. A play about strained relations, violence and forgiveness.

Jamie Smith’s Mabon: The Space Between

Dyma stori am frawdoliaeth, colled, carchariad, dianc, goroesi, dyhead, celf a gwydnwch. Darn o adrodd straeon cyfoes gyda cherddoriaeth fyw ar gyfer cynulleidfa 14+ oed.

Suitable for ages 14+.

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Ar ôl cyfnod hir o fyw i ffwrdd, daw Darren i gasáu ei gartref a’i deulu ei hun. Drama am berthynas dan bwysau, trais a maddeuant. Yn addas ar gyfer 14oed+.

One of the most highly accomplished and critically acclaimed bands in Britain today, JSM have built their reputation on their energy and dynamism, outstanding original compositions and virtuoso performances. Jamie Smith’s MABON’s distinctive, infectious and multi-award winning music is acclaimed as “exhilarating, just exhilarating – music performed with such enjoyment, excitement, style and wit”. They are rightly hailed as one of Britain’s ‘must see’ live acts, their music travelling beyond borders to explore the forms and styles of the Celtic traditions and work them anew. ___ Noson yng nghwmni un o’r bandiau mwyaf talentog ac uchel ei barch ym Mhrydain heddiw. Mae JSM wedi ennill eu henw da yn sgil eu hegni a deinamigrwydd, eu cyfansoddiadau gwrieddiol eithriadol a’u perfformiadau meistrolgar. www.jamiesmithsmabon.com

November Tachwedd

Sat 7 November Sadwrn 7 Tachwedd 8pm / £15

Darkside performing The Pink Floyd Show The 10th Anniversary Tour show promises to be a spectacular evening of Pink Floyd classics from the band’s idiosyncratic almost 50 year back-catalogue with one half of the show dedicated to the whole of the Dark Side of the Moon album. The show will be a memorable journey down memory lane visiting the early days of Floyd founder Syd Barrett through to the creative influence of Roger Waters and onto the later years steered by David Gilmour. Add to the mix the spectacular multimedia laser light show and projected images on the Floyd trade-mark circular screen for a nostalgic flash back of conceptual themes and extraterrestrial soundscapes. ___ Mae hon yn addo i fod yn noson ysblennydd o glasuron o gatalog idiosyncratig y band Pink Floyd. Atgofion melys o’r dyddiau cynnar ac wedyn ymlaen i’r blynyddoedd diweddaraf, ynghyd ag effeithiau goleuo trawiadol a chyffrous. Noson i’w chofio! www.darksidefloydshow.com

Sunday 8 November Sul 8 Tachwedd 2.30pm / £9 (£8) Students £3

Ensemble Cymru Ensemble Cymru makes its debut at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre with 3 performances for 2015-2016. November’s performance features one of the most popular pieces ever – Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet (Clarinet – Peryn Clement-Evans) whilst one of Ensemble Cymru’s new voices Sara Lian Owen performs in ensemble music by the Italian composer, Nino Rota (composer for the film, The Godfather Part II), Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina) & Hilary Tann (Wales). Next concerts Sunday 7 February & 1 May, 2.30pm – SEASON TICKET (3 concerts) £24 (£22.50), Students £8

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Bydd Ensemble Cymru yn perfformio am y tro cyntaf yng Nghanolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth gyda 3 pherfformiad ar gyfer 201516. Bydd perfformiad Tachwedd yn cynnwys un o’r darnau mwyaf poblogaidd erioed – y Pumawd i’r Clarinét gan Mozart (Clarinét – Peryn Clement-Evans) tra bydd un o leisiau newydd Ensemble Cymru, Sara Lian Owen yn perfformio mewn cerddoriaeth ensemble gan y cyfansoddwr Eidalaidd Nino Rota (cyfansoddwr ar gyfer y ffilm, The Godfather Rhan II), Osvaldo Golijov (Ariannin) a Hilary Tann (Cymru) Cyngherddau nesaf Dydd Sul 7 Chwefror & 1 Mai, 2.30pm TOCYN TYMOR (3 chyngerdd) £24 (£22.50) Myfyrwyr £8

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Sun 8 November Sul 8 Tachwedd 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Tues 10 November Mawrth 10 Tachwedd 9.30pm / £10 / Over 18 Only

Weds 11 November Mercher 11 Tachwedd 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

Ballet Cymru

Frizzi 2 Fulci: Fabio Frizzi in Concert

The Word Distillery

Cinderella Ballet Cymru prides itself on being different and Cinderella will be no exception, with a brand new music score and circus elements combined with the finest classical dance. Ballet Cymru will be working with award winning composer Jack White and Circus Company Citrus Arts to conjure a surprising world of wonder and magic. ___ Mae Ballet Cymru yn ymfalchïo mewn bod yn wahanol ac nid yw’r cynhyrchiad hwn yn eithriad, gyda sgôr gerddorol newydd sbon ac elfennau o syrcas wedi eu cyfuno gyda dawns glasurol o’r safon uchaf. Cinderella is a co production between Ballet Cymru and The Riverfront Theatre, Newport and in association with Citrus Arts.

Maestro Fabio Frizzi is the composer of memorable film scores for cult horror films including The Beyond and Zombie Flesh Eaters. Join us on the opening night of Abertoir Wales International Horror Festival for a special performance of ‘Frizzi 2 Fulci’, a concert dedicated to Frizzi’s long-term collaborations with director Lucio Fulci. A rare chance to experience these magnificent scores brought to life by an orchestra, against a backdrop of film clips from the classics themselves. Part of Abertoir, Wales’ International Horror Festival – see p39 for full details.

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Ymunwch â ni ar noson agoriadol Gŵyl Arswyd Abertoir am berfformiad arbennig o ‘Frizzi 2 Fulci’, cyngerdd sy’n dathlu cydweithrediadau tymorhir Frizzi gyda’r cyfarwyddwr Lucio Fulci.

Celebrating 10 years of Word Distillery at the Arts Centre Join the Word Distillery Poets and help them to celebrate ten years of workshops and performances at the Arts Centre with wine, nibbles and poems. An anthology of their work will be launched on the night to mark the passing of a decade. ___ Ymunwch â beirdd y Ddistyllfa Eiriau i ddathlu deng mlynedd o weithdai a pherfformiadau yn y Ganolfan. Cyflwynir antholeg o’u gwaith ar y noson.

November Tachwedd

Weds 11 November Mercher 11 Tachwedd 8pm / £18.50

Joe Stilgoe: New Songs for Old Souls This hotly anticipated debut UK tour accompanies Stilgoe’s third studio album, which mixes incredible new songs with his inimitable takes of jazz standards and classics from the 1950’s to the present day. With his band of world-call musicians, he is set to take the UK by storm. Joe has twice topped the UK jazz chart, featured on many radio programmes including Friday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2, The Horne Section on BBC Radio 4, In Tune, Loose Ends and The Chris Evans Breakfast Show among many others. He has played all the major international jazz festivals, had two sell out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and appears regularly at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s in London. ___ Mae’r daith gyntaf hirddisgwyliedig hon o’r DU yn cydfynd â thrydydd albwm stiwdio Stilgoe, sy’n cymysgu caneuon newydd anhygoel gyda’i fersiynau unigryw o ganeuon jas a chlasuron o’r 1950au hyd at y presennol.

Sat 14 November Sadwrn 14 Tachwedd 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Wales Millennium Centre, Theatre503 and Tara Finney Productions present / Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru, Theatre503 a Tara Finney Productions yn cyflwyno

Land of Our Fathers By Chris Urch 3 May 1979, South Wales. Thatcher is counting her votes, Sid Vicious is spinning in his grave and six Welsh miners are trapped down a coal mine. As the men await their rescue, secrets emerge and accusations fly. Within two weeks, everything they believe in and everything they know will have changed. Winner of Time Out’s Critic’s Choice and Fringe Show of the Year 2013, Chris Urch’s critically acclaimed debut play is packed full of blistering comedy and echoes a generation of lost voices.

“A high-voltage production” The Times “The most engrossing and powerful theatrical experience you are likely to have any time soon” Entertainment Focus ___

Gan Chris Urch 3 Mai 1979, De Cymru. Mae Thatcher yn cyfri pleidleisiau, Sid Vicious yn troi yn ei fedd ac mae chwe glöwr o Gymru wedi’u cau mewn pwll glo. Wrth i’r dynion aros i gael eu hachub, mae cyfrinachau’n cael eu datgelu a chyhuddiadau’n cael eu taflu. O fewn pythefnos, bydd popeth maen nhw’n ei gredu a phopeth maen nhw’n ei wybod wedi newid. Fel enillydd Gwobr y Beirniaid Time Out a Sioe’r Flwyddyn y Fringe 2013, mae drama gyntaf Chris Urch wedi derbyn canmoliaeth fawr gan feirniaid ac yn llawn comedi garw sy’n adleisio cenhedlaeth o leisiau coll.

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Saturday 14 November Sad 14 Tachwedd 7.30pm / £16.50

Sun 15 November Sul 15 Tachwedd 7pm / £10 (£9)

Thurs 19 – Fri 20 November Iau 19 – Gwener 20 Tachwedd 7.45pm / £ 8 (£6)

The Descent

Robert Lloyd Parry

Arts Centre Youth Theatre

Casting the Runes

Dreams of Anne Frank

A very exciting off-site screening of Neil Marshall’s superb British horror film, The Descent. In collaboration with The Silver Mountain Experience near Ponterwyd journey with us into the cold and dark depths of a mid-Wales mountain, before experiencing the terror of The Descent on-site. Yes, there will be surprises…! Part of the Abertoir Wales Horror Festival – see p39 for full details. Age 18 + only. Transport will be included in the price (from the Arts Centre). Times subject to change.

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Dangosiad cyffrous iawn, mewn lleoliad unigryw, o’r ffilm arswyd Brydeinig wych, The Descent. Teithiwch â ni i ddyfnderoedd tywyll mynydd yn y canolbarth am noson frawychus i’w chofio!

Two Ghost Stories by M R James Meet the unforgettable ‘Abbot of Lufford’, Mr. Karswell – magic lanternist, historian of the occult, and scourge of the academic establishment. The story is perhaps best known for being the source for the classic 1950s horror film ‘Night of the Demon.’ It is partnered here by one of James’s most neglected masterpieces: The Residence at Whitminster in which a dark shadow is cast over the precinct of a peaceful English church... Suitable for ages 13+. In conjunction with Aberystwyth University English Dept, and showing as part of Abertoir Wales Horror Festival – see p39 for full details. Performance lasts approx 100 minutes including interval.

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Dwy Stori Ysbryd gan M R James, yn dangos fel rhan o Ŵyl Arswyd Abertoir. Adrodd straeon ar ei orau.

By Bernard Kops In 1942 Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl, was forced into hiding with seven others in a secret annexe in Amsterdam. Dreams of Anne Frank vividly brings her story to life in a poignant and highly charged drama. Using actors, movement and song Bernard Kops reimagines and explores Anne Frank’s hidden world, a world in which she lived, fell in love and dreamed of freedom. Dreams of Anne Frank won the 1983 Time Out award for best children’s production and has been performed around the world. ___ Theatr Ieuenctid y Ganolfan yn cyflwyno drama deimladwy yn seiliedig ar fywyd Anne Frank, Iddewes ifanc a orfodwyd i guddio mewn rhandy dirgel yn Amsterdam. Ail-ddychmygir ei byd cuddiedig lle y bu’n byw, yn syrthio mewn cariad ac yn breuddwydio am ryddid.

November Tachwedd

Tues 17 November & Fri 4 – Sat 5 December Mawrth 17 Tachwedd & Gwener 4 – Sadwrn 5 Rhagfyr 7.30pm / £ 12 (£10)

Joio & Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Saturday Night Forever By Roger Williams, Director Kate Wasserberg A roller-coaster ride through Cardiff’s nightlife as gay man Lee breaks up with one lover and resolves never to fall in love again. All around him people are drinking too much, dancing until the early hours and getting it while they can. But when Lee receives an invitation to a friend’s house-warming everything seems ripe for change, and it only takes seven hours, a bottle of vodka, and the devil on his shoulder for him to break his promise and fall back into the arms of a new admirer. Saturday Night Forever follows Lee on a journey through the wreckage of past relationships and the early stages of a promising new love affair. For a short while life is sweet, but after every Saturday night comes the cold reality of Sunday morning, and as Lee cruelly discovers, nothing lasts forever.

Tuesday 17 November 7.30pm. Preview Performance All tickets £8. Saturday Night Forever will be touring venues in Wales and England throughout November and December 2015. Free Post Show Discussion on Friday.

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Reid cythryblus trwy fywyd nos Caerdydd wrth i’r dyn hoyw yn Lee dorri i fyny gydag un carwr a phenderfynu peidio â syrthio mewn cariad byth eto. Pob man o’i gwmpas mae pobl yn yfed gormod, yn dawnsio tan yr oriau mân ac yn cymryd beth y gallant. The production is made possible thanks to support from Arts Council Wales

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Thurs 19 November Iau 19 Tachwedd 7pm / £15 (£13)

NT LIVE

Of Mice and Men James Franco and Chris O’Dowd star in the hit Broadway production Of Mice And Men, filmed on stage by National Theatre Live. This landmark revival of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s play is a powerful portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship. Of Mice and Men is directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro and features Leighton Meester and Jim Norton (The Seafarer). The production was nominated for two Tony Awards®, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Chris O’Dowd. Screening in our cinema.

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Mae’r adfywiad trawiadol hwn o waith y dramodydd arobryn John Steinbeck yn bortread pŵerus o’r ysbryd Americanaidd a rhwymau cadarn cyfeillgarwch. Darlledir yn ein sinema.

Thurs 19 – Fri 20 November Iau 19 – Gwener 20 Tachwedd 7.30pm / £15 (£13)

Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru mewn partneriaeth â Galeri Caernarfon

Dawns Ysbrydion Hanes diwylliannau dan fygythiad, gorthrymu iaith a gorchfygu cenedl. Mae 50 mlynedd wedi mynd heibio ers boddi Cwm Celyn a chwblhau argae Tryweryn i gyflenwi dŵr i ddinas Lerpwl. Gan gymryd ysbrydoliaeth o’r Ddawns Ysbrydion a berfformiwyd gan rai o lwythi brodorol Gogledd America ar ddiwedd y G19, mae Eddie Ladd yn arwain cast o dair mewn dawns ddi-ildio dros ryddid a pharhad. Wedi’i chyd-gyfarwyddo gan Sarah Williams, y coreograffydd o Montreal, ac yn cynnwys cerddoriaeth wreiddiol fyw gan Y Pencadlys. ___ Dawns Ysbrydion (Ghost Dance) - from the subjugation of the North American First Nations to the drowning of a Welsh village, internationally acclaimed Eddie Ladd leads an all-female cast in this unrelenting dance for survival. Co-directed by Montreal choreographer Sarah Williams, with live, original electro score by Y Pencadlys. Free Post Show Talk. Sibrwd Take advantage of Sibrwd - a smartphone app that whispers in your ear and helps guide non-Welsh speakers through the performance. Download the app for free, pop in your headphones and Sibrwd will whisper short snippets to you in English, helping you to be part of the action. You can download Sibrwd from the AppStore for iphone and Google Play for Android.

November Tachwedd

Sat 21 November Sadwrn 21 Tachwedd 5.30pm / £18

Sun 22 November Sul 22 Tachwedd 8pm / £20 (£18)

Sunday 22 November Sul 22 Tachwedd 3pm / £15 (£13)

New York Met Live

Buddy Holly & the Cricketers

Bolshoi Ballet Live

Lulu William Kentridge returns to the Met.. The inventive visual artist will stage Berg’s shocking masterpiece about a sexually irresistible young woman whose wanton behaviour causes destruction for those who fall under her spell. James Levine conducts one of the operas with which he is most identified. Marlis Petersen reprises her acclaimed interpretation of the title role, with Susan Graham as the Countess Geschwitz, one of Lulu’s most devoted admirers, and Daniel Brenna, Paul Groves, John Reuter, and Franz Grundheber among the men who fall victim to her charms. Screening live in our cinema. 4hrs 27mins.

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Mae’r artist gweledol dyfeisgar William Kentridge yn dychwelyd i’r Met i lwyfannu campwaith ysgytiol Berg am ddynes ifanc sy’n mynnu byw bywyd ar ei thermau ei hun, hyd yn oed os yw’r dinistr a adewir ar ei hôl yn farwol i’r dynion sy’n cael eu denu ati. Darlledir yn fyw yn ein sinema. 4awr 27munud.

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers herald in the Yuletide festivities with a show that is as traditional as mulled wine and mince pies! Holly’s hits, other contemporary classics and some Christmas crackers are all wrapped up in a fast, furious and funny feast of entertainment. Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, make your Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”

“The audience were dancing in the aisles and roaring for more” The Stage “Buddy brilliant!” Graham Norton, BBC One ___

Ymunwch â Buddy Holly and the Cricketers ar gyfer sioe sydd mor draddodiadol â gwin twym a mins peis! Cyfunir caneuon poblogaidd Holly, clasuron cyfoes a ffefrynnau Nadoligaidd mewn gwledd gyffrous o adloniant llwyr!

Jewels Music Gabriel Fauré (Emeralds), Igor Stravinsky (Rubies), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Diamonds) Choreography George Balanchine This opulent triptych was inspired by Balanchine’s visit to the famous jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels on New York’s Fifth Avenue. It celebrates the cities and dance schools of Paris, New York and St Petersburg, each bound to its own precious stone. Jewels offers a unique opportunity to enjoy Balanchine’s visually captivating work, as the Bolshoi is the only company authorised by the Balanchine Trust to film and broadcast his masterpiece. Captured live on 19 Jan 2014, screening in our cinema. 2hrs 5mins.

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Cyfle unigryw i fwynhau gwaith hudolus y coreograffydd George Balanchine gan mai’r Bolshoi yw’r unig gwmni a awdurdodwyd gan yr Ymddiriedolaeth Balanchine i ffilmio a darlledu ei gampwaith. Ffilmwyd yn fyw ar 19 Ion 2014, ac yn dangos yn ein sinema. 2awr 5 munud.

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Weds 25 November Mercher 25 Tachwedd 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Weds 25 November Mercher 25 Tachwedd 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

Thurs 26 November Iau 26 Tachwedd 8pm / £10

Theatr Bara Caws

Short Story Network

Comedy Club

Difa Gan Dewi Wyn Williams Drama newydd heriol gan enillydd y Fedal Ddrama yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Llanelli 2014. Drama ingol, ddoniol a phersonol, sy’n cynnig cyfle i grio a chwerthin crio, yn aml ar yr un pryd. Yn ôl y dramodydd, “Y ffordd orau i galon ddwys yw chwerthin trwy’r bol”, ac mae ‘DIFA’ yn mynd â ni o’r dwys i’r doniol ar helter-sgelter o emosiynau. Mae’r ddrama’n digwydd ym mhen Oswald Pritchard, cyfieithydd, wrth iddo ymylu ar glogwyn gwallgofrwydd. Mae Os wedi colli ei waith, ac yn ofni colli cariad ei wraig, Mona. Cawn fynd yn ei gwmni i weld ei gyn-fos Peter a’r seiciatrydd Dr King, a chael cipolwg ar ei fywyd priodasol anghonfensiynol, wrth iddo bendilio o un emosiwn i’r llall, gan gynnig sylwadau bachog, difyr am y byd a’i bethau, a hynny mewn iaith rywiog, gref. Actorion: Bethan Dwyfor, Rhodri Evan, Catrin Mara, Llion Williams. ___ The play unfolds in the head of Oswald Pritchard, translator, as he teeters on the edge of insanity.

Following the successful readings in Aberystwyth and Cardiff the latest event from the Welsh Short Story Network features Nic Herriot, Kiare Ladner, Helen Sandler and Matthew Francis. ___ Yn dilyn y darlleniadau llwyddiannus yn Aberystwyth a Chaerdydd mae’r digwyddiad diweddaraf o’r Rhwydwaith Straeon Byrion Cymreig yn nodweddu Nic Herriot, Kiare Ladner, Helen Sandler a Matthew Francis.

Suzi Ruffell: “Suzi’s great. A lovely stage persona, hugely likable and definitely one to watch!” Time Out “Completely won over, thoroughly enjoyable” British Comedy Guide “She makes you laugh – a lot…” Broadway Baby Phil Jerrod: “Behind the beard is a comic whose instinctive mastery of his form immediately marks him out as one to watch.” The Guardian “Smart, polemical and witty observations full of insight and devoid of cliche.” Chortle “A fantastic set of perfectly delivered, perfectly timed and perfectly glorious comedy.” Broadway Baby Stuart Laws: “Very funny” New York Post “Laws proved himself to be fun, engaging and refreshingly funny” Three Weeks “He engages with people masterfully and the whole thing feels impulsive and original” New Kid

November Tachwedd

Thurs 26 November Iau 26 Tachwedd 8pm / £12 (£10) Students £3

Fri 27 November Gwener 27 Tachwedd 10am & 1.30pm / £8

Sat 28 November Sadwrn 28 Tachwedd 10am – 4pm / Free

Music Club

Cwmni Mega

Christmas Food Fair / Ffair Fwyd Nadolig

Becky Jones (viola) and Simon Lane (piano) Becky Jones, one of Britain’s leading young viola players, will be familiar to Aberystwyth audiences through her appearance in Musicfest 2014, and her accompanist, Simon Lane, has been playing at Musicfest for over ten years Their programme will include Shostakovich’s viola sonata, his last completed work. ___ Bydd Becky Jones, un o chwaraewyr ifanc mwyaf blaenllaw Prydain ar y fiola, yn gyfarwydd i gynulleidfaoedd Aberystwyth yn sgil ei hymddangosiad yng ngŵyl Musicfest 2014, ac mae ei chyfeilydd , Simon Lane, wedi bod yn chwarae yn ystod Musicfest ers dros 10 mlynedd.

Melltith y Brenin Lludd Gan Dafydd Emyr Caneuon Gwyneth Glyn Sgrechfeydd erchyll y Ddraig Goch! Cawr dychrynllyd sy’n lladrata’u holl fwyd! Hud a lledrith gwrach ddieflig! Sioe Nadolig wreiddiol yw hon wedi’i seilio ar hen, hen chwedl Gymreig o gyfnod y Mabinogion. Mae bywyd y brenin Lludd a’i bobl y Brythoniaid yn y fantol ac yn cael ei chwalu gan ddrygioni tair melltith erchyll! Ond... gyda help gan ei frawd mawr Llefelys... a chi...??? Dewch gyda ni ar antur ddychrynllyd llawn cyffro, sbort a sbri; ar ras arswydus llawn lliw a chanu a dawnsio... yn ôl ymhell i hen hanes ein pobl! ___ An original Show, based upon an ancient legend from the time of the Mabinogion. Come with us on this scary adventure full of excitement and fun, colour and singing and dancing!

Join us for our annual Food Fair, celebrating the very best of Welsh produce. As ever there will be lots of gastronomic goodies on offer – home made chocolates, artisan cheeses, locally made sausages, luscious cakes, home made jams and chutneys and lots, lots more! Come along and meet the stallholders and find out more about the wonderful produce available in Mid Wales. ___ Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer ein Ffair Fwyd flynyddol, yn dathlu’r gorau oll o gynnyrch Cymreig. Fel arfer ceir pob math o ddanteithion i dynnu dŵr o’ch dannedd - siocledi gartref, cawsiau arbennig, selsig a wneir yn lleol, cacennau blasus, jamiau a tsiytni gartref a llawer, llawer mwy! Dewch i gyfarfod â’r stondinwyr a ffeindiwch allan mwy am y cynnyrch gwych sydd ar gael yng Nghanolbarth Cymru.

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Saturday 28 November Sadwrn 28 Tachwedd 7:30pm / £15 (£12)

Finley Quaye Finley Quaye won the 1997 Mobo Award for best reggae act, and the 1998 BRIT Award for Best Male Solo Artist. His reputation was established by ‘Maverick A Strike’, an adventurous but accessible album. Together with his band he has supported Julian Marley, James Brown, Ken Boothe, UK Subs, Weller, Madness, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, The Verve, Ben Harper, Fun Loving Criminals, Amy Winehouse, Robbie Williams & The Stereo MCs. He has recorded with The Stereo Mcs, Beth Orton, William Orbit, Iggy Pop, Tricky, Primal Scream, and many more. ___ Enillodd Finley Quaye y Wobr Mobo ym 1997 am y perfformiad reggae gorau, a’r Wobr BRIT ym 1998 ar gyfer Artist Solo Gwryw Gorau. Erbyn hyn mae wedi datblygu enw da yn genedlaethol.

Sun 29 November Sul 29 Tachwedd 2pm / £8 (£7) Family Ticket £24

Arthur Pita’s The Little Match Girl A dance theatre adaptation after Hans Christian Andersen Following a sell-out season at Sadler’s Wells last year, celebrated director & choreographer Arthur Pita brings his magical dance theatre show, The Little Match Girl to Aberystwyth for what promises to be a magical delight for all the family. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic story, this touching tale of an impoverished young street girl’s hopes and dreams is beautifully told through dance, song and original music performed live on stage. A snowy stage sets the scene for an icy cold Christmas Eve. Pacing the darkening streets with just one final match flame to keep her warm, the little match girl sees a vision of her beloved Grandmother, who guides her up into the night sky, to the shining moon. Now, on a clear night, if you look closely, you might see the light of a shooting star, or is it a match burning brightly? Arthur Pita was nominated for the 2014 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance and his adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis at the Royal Opera House won Olivier, Southbank Sky Arts and Critics Circle National Dance Awards.

“MAGICAL. Wonderfully inventive. A gem” The Observer A magical treat for all the family (children aged 5+).

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Yn seiliedig ar stori glasurol Hans Christian Andersen, mae’r cyfarwyddwr a’r coreograffydd adnabyddus Arthur Pita yn dod â’i sioe theatr ddawns hudolus i Aberystwyth gan gynnig gwledd swynol a fydd yn apelio at y teulu i gyd (plant 5 oed+). Commissioned by DanceEast and touring with support from Creu Cymru

December Rhagfyr

Wednesday 2 December Mercher 2 Rhagfyr 8pm / £16.50

Thurs 3 December Iau 3 Rhagfyr 7.30pm / £15 (£13)

Thurs 3 December Iau 3 Rhagfyr 7.45pm / £5

Josh Widdicombe: What Do I Do Now…

ENO LIVE

Words&Words &Words

Josh Widdicombe, that guy from the TV comedy shows with the curly hair, is back on the road with a brand new tour. Since he’s been away Josh has been working hard on other things but don’t worry, in his spare time he has found a lot of minor things to get annoyed about, and now he has a chance to talk about them on stage (in the form of jokes). Josh’s Channel 4 show The Last Leg has gone from strength to strength and been nominated for various awards. He has also been seen on BBC2’s Mock the Week and QI, BBC1’s Live at the Apollo and Have I Got News for You and ITV1’s The Jonathan Ross Show, amongst other stuff. Plus Support. Age 14+ (Parental Guidance). Likely to be swearing and adult content.

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Mae’r digrifwr Josh Widdicombe, sy’n wyneb cyfarwydd ar sioeau comedi ar y teledu, yn ôl ar y ffordd gyda sioe newydd sbon. Mae gyrfa Josh yn mynd o nerth i nerth ac mae’n bleser ei groesawu yma i’r Ganolfan.

The Mikado Almost 30 years on from its premiere, Jonathan Miller’s dazzlingly inventive staging of The Mikado returns to the London Coliseum for what has become for many the definitive production of this much-loved Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera. Set in an ever-so English 1930s seaside hotel, Miller’s Marx Brothers-inspired song-and-dance Mikado is a popular hit with audiences of all ages. The combination of Gilbert’s virtuosic wit, Sullivan’s memorable melodies and Miller’s hilarious antics is irresistible. Distinguished bass Robert Lloyd sings the genial Mikado for the first time, 46 years after making his ENO debut, while Richard Stuart, the acknowledged master of the Lord High Executioner’s pathological ‘little list’, returns as Ko-Ko. Showing in our cinema. 2hr 30mins

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Bron 30 mlynedd ar ôl ei ddangosiad cyntaf, mae llwyfaniad dyfeisgar Jonathan Miller o’r cynhyrchiad hynod boblogaidd hwn o opera gomig Gilbert a Sullivan yn dychwelyd i’r Coliseum yn Llundain.

Words&Words&Words is a new spoken word evening inspired by innovative and collaborative poetry events. Words&Words&Words features special invited slots in association with literary journals such as New Welsh Review, Planet and more, as well as open mic slots. We welcome any type of spoken word performance, and especially encourage those that are innovative and cross-modal. Collaborative slots are arranged in advance. If you would like to participate, please contact msjacob123@gmail.com and we will connect you with another poet to work with. To perform at the open mic, please sign up between 6:30-7:30pm. ___ Dyma noson newydd a ysbrydolwyd gan weithgareddau barddoniaeth dyfeisgar a chydweithrediadol. Nodweddir slotiau gwâdd arbennig mewn cysylltiad â chylchgronau llenyddol yn ogystal â slotiau meic agored. Croesewir unrhyw fath o berfformiad sy’n seiliedig ar y gair llafar. Presented in partnership with Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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Fri 4 – Sat 5 December Gwener 4 – Sadwrn 5 Rhagfyr 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Joio & Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Saturday Night Forever By Roger Williams Director Kate Wasserberg A roller-coaster ride through Cardiff’s nightlife as gay man in Lee breaks up with one lover and resolves never to fall in love again. All around him people are drinking too much, dancing until the early hours and getting it while they can. Saturday Night Forever follows Lee on a journey through the wreckage of past relationships and the early stages of a promising new love affair. For a short while life is sweet, but after every Saturday night comes the cold reality of Sunday morning, and as Lee cruelly discovers, nothing lasts forever. Free Post Show Discussion after the Friday performance. Preview Performance Tuesday 17 November 7.30pm. See page 26 for full details.

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Reid cythryblus trwy fywyd nos Caerdydd wrth i’r dyn hoyw yn Lee dorri i fyny gydag un carwr a phenderfynu peidio â syrthio mewn cariad byth eto.

Sat 5 December Sadwrn 5 Rhagfyr 8pm / £9.50 (£8.50) £7.50 £6.50), £3.50 Accompanied child £2

Philomusica of Aberystwyth

Elgar Cello Concerto Brahms Academic Festival Overture Conducted by David Russell Hulme The Elgar concerto, one of his best-loved works, is both a requiem for those who died in the devastating First World War and the composer’s own vanished world. Unforgetable music, its poignant sincerity touches us with powerful intimacy and directness. Brahms’ exuberant Academic Festival Overture is a great favourite and there will be other music, too – all going to make the kind of imaginative and exciting programme that have made Philomusica’s concerts so special. ___ Mae concerto Elgar, un o’i weithiau mwyaf poblogaidd, yn alargerdd am y sawl a fu farw yn ystod y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf ac am fyd diflanedig y cyfansoddwr ei hun. Noson arall o gerddoriaeth fythgofiadwy yng nghwmni talentau Philomusica.

Sunday 6 December Sul 6 Rhagfyr 3pm / £15 (£13)

Bolshoi Ballet Live

The Lady of the Camellias Music Frédéric Chopin Choreography John Neumeier A young bourgeois, Armand Duval, falls madly in love with Marguerite Gautier, a gorgeous courtesan celebrated by Parisian high society. Despite her infidelity, Armand will do all he can to win the beautiful woman’s heart and convince her to leave her indulgent life. The Bolshoi breathes new life into John Neumeier’s tragic masterpiece, inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ novel and accompanied by Chopin’s exquisite score. This production assumes a new emotional and dramatic texture that only the Bolshoi’s dancers can deliver. Screening live in our cinema. 3 hrs 5 mins.

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Mae cwmni’r Bolshoi yn rhoi bywyd newydd i gampwaith trasig John Neumeier, a ysbrydolwyd gan nofel Alexandre Dumas. Cyfeilir gan sgôr hyfryd Chopin. Darlledir yn fyw yn ein sinema. 3 awr 5 munud.

December Rhagfyr

Tues 8 December Mawrth 8 Rhagfyr 7pm / £15 (£13)

Friday 11 December Gwener 11 Rhagfyr 8pm / £10

Saturday 12 December Sadwrn 12 Rhagfyr 4.55pm / £18

NT LIVE

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre

New York Met

Jane Eyre Almost 170 years on, Charlotte Brontë’s story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever. This bold and dynamic production uncovers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms. From her beginnings as a destitute orphan, Jane Eyre’s spirited heroine faces life’s obstacles head-on, surviving poverty, injustice and the discovery of bitter betrayal before taking the ultimate decision to follow her heart. This acclaimed re-imagining of Brontë’s masterpiece was first staged by Bristol Old Vic last year, when the story was performed over two evenings. Director Sally Cookson now brings her celebrated production to the National, presented as a single, exhilarating performance. Showing live in our cinema.

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Mae stori hyfryd Charlotte Bronte yr un mor ysbrydoledig ag erioed wrth i’r cynhyrchiad beiddgar a deinamig hwn ddatgelu brwydr un ddynes dros ryddid a boddhad ar ei thermau ei hun. Yn dangos yn fyw yn ein sinema.

Minging Detectives There’s been a murrrder! Some criminals put stockings on their heads, now Earth’s funniest Socks get their heads around crime. Tackling every genre from film noir to Breaking Bad, from Z Cars to scandicrime, Scotland’s finest bring you brand new songs, sketches, socks and violence, all on the subject of cops and robbers. Plus a Christmas Special – a bonus dash of Socks’ seasonal sketches for your Yuletide pleasure! Will it be Pump Fiction, The 39 Insteps or The Usual Sockspects? Only one way to find out - book ‘em Danno!

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Difyrwyr gorau’r Alban yn cyflwyno i chi ganeuon newydd sbon, sgetshis, hosanau a thrais, y cyfan yn seiliedig ar y thema gleision a lladron. Yn ogystal â sgetshis tymhorol digonedd o hwyl a chwerthin!

The Magic Flute A rescreening of the Met’s first ever HD broadcast, seen in cinemas around the world. Adults and children alike were enchanted by the whimsical humor and breathtaking puppetry of Julie Taymor’s hit production, presented in a shortened English-language version. Under the baton of Maestro James Levine, a winning ensemble cast – including Nathan Gunn, Ying Huang, Matthew Polenzani, Erika Miklosa, and René Pape – brings fresh life to Mozart’s timeless fairy tale. Screening in our cinema. Run time 120mins.

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Ail-ddangosiad o ddarllediad DU cyntaf erioed y Met, a welwyd mewn sinemâu ledled y byd. Cafodd oedolion a phlant fel ei gilydd eu swyno gan hiwmor mympwyol a phypedwaith anhygoel y cynhyrchiad unigryw hwn. Darlledir yn ein sinema. 120munud.

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Saturday 12 December Sadwrn 12 Rhagfyr 7.45pm / £5

Milonga Join us for a milonga – a social open dance event which is the core of Argentine tango culture. DJ music from tango’s “Golden Age” (1930s-50s) with some modern tunes in the mix. There will be “tandas” (sequences of three dances by the same orchestra) and “cortinas” (short breaks where dancers leave the dance floor and choose a new partner for the next tanda). Bring a partner if you can. Nondancers are also welcome to enjoy the music and atmosphere. ___ Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer milonga – gweithgaredd dawns agored cymdeithasol sydd wrth wraidd diwylliant tango’r Ariannin. Cerddoriaeth DJ o “oes euraidd” y tango (1930au-50au) gyda rhai donau modern yn ogystal. Dewch â phartner pe medrwch. Aberystwyth Arts Centre in partnership with AberTango.

Saturday 12 December Sadwrn 12 Rhagfyr 8pm / £12 (£11), £9 (£8), £3.50 Accompanied Child £2

Aberystwyth Choral Society

Handel’s Messiah Conductor David Russell Hulme A performance for Christmas of one of the greatest and most popular of all choral works with full orchestra and internationally-acclaimed soloists. Sally Harrison Soprano Louise Crane Mezzo-soprano Justin Lavender Tenor Paul Carey Jones Baritone ___ Perfformiad ar gyfer y Nadolig o un o’r gweithiau corawl gorau a mwyaf poblogaidd gyda cherddorfa lawn ac unawdwyr sydd ag enw da yn rhyngwladol.

Sunday 13 December Sul 13 Rhagfyr 3pm / £15 (£13)

Bolshoi Ballet

The Nutcracker Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography Yuri Grigorovich On Christmas Eve, Marie is given a wooden nutcracker as a gift. When the clock strikes midnight, the nutcracker transforms into a prince and saves Marie from the Mouse King and his army. This beloved holiday classic will enchant the whole family with its fairy-tale setting and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. The Bolshoi’s version of The Nutcracker has a unique and beautiful sense of romance, danced by the heroic Denis Rodkin as the courageous prince and the magical Anna Nikulina as Marie. Captured live on 21 Dec 2014, screening in our cinema. 2hrs 10mins.

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Bydd y clasur poblogaidd hwn yn hudo’r teulu i gyd gyda’i synnwyr hyfryd o ramant yn cydfynd â sgôr tragwyddol Tchaikovsky. Recordiwyd ar 21 Rhag 2014, yn dangos yn ein sinema. 2awr 10munud.

December Rhagfyr

Friday 18 – Weds 23 December Gwener 18 – Mercher 23 Rhagfyr £10 (£8)

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Community Theatre

The Night Before Christmas ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...

Join us once again for our highly popular preChristmas family show! From the team behind last year’s ‘Miracle on 34th Street’, The Night Before Christmas brings together the best in classic and contemporary musical theatre with a festive twist. Begin your Christmas season with a magical time for all the family with beautiful songs and carols and classic festive recitals! Performances: Friday 18, Saturday 19 & Tuesday 22nd @ 7.30pm Wednesday 23 @ 2.30pm

Director Richard Hull Musical Director Ross Doodson Choreographer Rachel West

A Magical Family Christmas Musical Spectacular! Ymunwch â ni unwaith eto am ein sioe deuluol Nadoligaidd hynod boblogaidd! Oddi wrth y tîm y tu ôl i ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ y llynedd, mae’r sioe hyfryd hon yn cyfuno’r gorau o theatr gerddorol glasurol a chyfoes.

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Mon 14 December Llun 14 Rhagfyr 1.45pm & 7.30pm

Ceredigion Schools Orchestras Ceredigion Schools Orchestra and Corissimo Choir present an evening of film and light music. Tickets available from Cerdd Ystwyth Music or on the door.

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Cerddorfa Ysgolion Ceredigion a Chôr Corissimo yn cyflwyno noson o ffilm a cherddoriaeth ysgafn. Tocynnau o Gerdd Ystwyth neu ar y drws.

Fri 8 – Sat 23 January Gwener 8 – Sadwrn 23 Ionawr

Wardens Dramatic Company

Beauty and the Beast The Beast must find true love before the last petal falls from the magic rose - but will good triumph over evil, for who can learn to love a beast? Richard Cheshire directs and plays Dame Cherie Trifle in the Wardens’ most enchanting, thrilling and spectacular pantomime. With lavish costumes and scenery, stunning special effects, hilarious comedy routines and toe-tapping songs -this ‘feel good’ family festive treat promises to be the best ever! Join Ioan Guile as Professor Nutty, Marcus Dobson as Silly Billy, Alex Neil as the Beast and magical performances from Julie McNichols, Theresa Jones and the unforgettable Carl Ryan who is back by popular demand! Elinor Powell is Musical Director and choreography by Laura Smith. Performances: Wednesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm Matinees Saturdays 2.30pm, Sundays 1pm & 4pm Saturday Morning shows 11am on 16th & 23rd January Tickets: £15 Family ticket £42 first week only Senior, student and unemployed £12.50 Child and group rate (20+) £11.50 ___ Mae cwmni’r Wardens yn ôl gyda’u gwledd deuluol flynyddol! Gyda gwisgoedd a setiau ysblennydd, effeithiau arbennig anhygoel, comedi wych a chaneuon hwyliog a bywiog, mae hwn yn addo i fod y pantomeim gorau erioed!

Cinema and Live Screenings Sinema a Darllediadau Byw The Arts Centre’s busy cinema showcases a mix of new releases, world cinema, classics, 3D, arthouse cinema and live links to leading arts events from around the world!

Our programme is announced monthly so we can access the latest releases – full details are on our website, or pick up our special cinema leaflets. Screenings are every day with regular matinees including our popular Silver Screenings on Wednesday afternoons and regular Parent and Baby Screenings. Our exciting ‘Live Links’ to productions from the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Bolshoi Ballet and New York Met are proving to be a real hit with audiences – early booking strongly recommended! ___

Mae sinema brysur y Ganolfan yn arddangos cymysgedd o ffilmiau newydd, sinema’r byd, clasuron, 3D, sinema gyfoes a dolenni byw i weithgareddau celf blaenllaw o bedwar ban y byd!

Cyhoeddir ein rhaglen yn fisol fel y gallwn gael mynediad i’r ffilmiau diweddaraf – gwelir manylion llawn ar ein gwefan, neu codwch un o’n taflenni sinema arbennig. Dangosir ffilmiau bob dydd gyda ffilmiau prynhawn rheolaidd yn cynnwys ein Sgriniadau Arian poblogaidd ar brynhawn dydd Mercher a Sgriniadau Rhieni a Babis rheolaidd. Mae ein ‘Dolenni Byw’ cyffrous i gynyrchiadau o Theatr Genedlaethol Lloegr, y Cwmni Shakespeare Brenhinol, Bale’r Bolshoi a’r Met yn Efrog Newydd yn boblogaidd iawn gyda’n cynulleidfaoedd – fe’ch cynghorir i archebu’n gynnar!

NT LIVE 3 September / Medi 7pm / £15 (£13) The Beaux’ Strategem (12A) See p4 for full details. 24 September / Medi 7pm £15 (£13) Coriolanus (12A) See p6 for full details. 15 October / Hydref 7pm / £15 (£13) Hamlet See p12 for full details. 19 November / Tachwedd 7pm / £15 (£13) Of Mice & Men See p27 for full details. 8 December / Rhagfyr 7pm / £15 (£13) JAYNE EYRE See p34 for full details.

RSC LIVE 28 October / Hydref 7pm / £15 (£13) Henry V See p15 for full details.

Bolshoi Ballet Live 11 October / Hydref 4pm / £15 (£13) GISELLE See p12 for full details. 22 November / Tachwedd 3pm / £15 (£13) JEWELS See p28 for full details.

NY MET LIVE

6 December / Rhagfyr 3pm / £15 (£13) THE LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS See p33 for full details.

10 October / Hydref 6.55pm / £18 IL TROVATORE (Verdi) See p10 for full details.

13 December / Rhagfyr 3pm / £15 (£13) THE NUTCRACKER See p35 for full details.

17 October / Hydref 5.55pm / £18 OTELLO (Verdi) – New Production See p14 for full details. 31 October / Hydref 4pm / £18 TANNHAUSER (Wagner) See p18 for full details. 21 November / Tachwedd 5.30pm / £18 LULU (Berg) – New Production See p28 for full details. 12 December / Rhagfyr 4.55pm / £18 THE MAGIC FLUTE (Mozart) See p34 for full details.

ENO LIVE 19 October / Hydref 7.30pm / £15 (£13) The Barber of Seville See p19 for full details. 3 December / Rhagfyr 7.30pm / £15 (£13) The Mikado See p32 for full details. 17 September / Medi 7.30pm / £15 (£13) The ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW See p5 for full details.

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ABERTOIR HORROR FESTIVAL ˆ YL ARSWYD ABERTOIR GW Join us as we celebrate 10 years of Abertoir with an extra-special festival!

Ymunwch â ni wrth i ni ddathlu 10 mlynedd o Abertoir gyda gŵyl arbennig iawn!

Six days of horror-filled entertainment: classic films, premieres, music, theatre, talks, Q&As, special guests – and much more! Join us on our opening night for a special performance of ‘Frizzi 2 Fulci’, a concert dedicated to Fabio Frizzi’s long-term collaborations with director Lucio Fulci. A rare chance to experience these magnificent scores brought to life by an orchestra, against a backdrop of film clips from the classics themselves. We welcome back Victoria Price, daughter of Vincent Price, who, with film historian and journalist Peter Fuller, will be talking about Vincent Price’s love of the UK, his work on British films and his own personal experiences. Alongside this there will be screenings and an exhibition of some of Price’s own personal ephemera. Robert Lloyd Parry performs some of M R James’ classic tales and will offer some insights into the art of performing classic ghost stories, alongside a talk from Dr. Luke Thurston on the great author himself. And don’t miss a very exciting off-site screening of Neil Marshall’s superb British horror film, The Descent. In collaboration with The Silver Mountain Experience journey with us into the cold and dark depths of a mid-Wales mountain, before experiencing the terror of The Descent on-site… For fans of Danger 5 we’ll be welcoming creators Dario Russo and David Ashby to the stage for a live commentary in a Danger 5 marathon! And of course, that’s just a fraction of what we have on offer, plenty of premieres and brand new films are planned, more guests and more events than you can possibly imagine.

Chwe diwrnod o adloniant arswydus: ffilmiau clasurol, dangosiadau cyntaf, cerddoriaeth, theatr, anerchiadau, sesiynau C&A, gwesteion arbennig – a llawer mwy! Ymunwch â ni ar ein noson agoriadol ar gyfer perfformiad arbennig o ‘Frizzi 2 Fulci’, cyngerdd sy’n dathlu gwaith Fabio Frizzi ar y cyd gyda’r cyfarwyddwr Lucio Fulci. Cyfle prin i brofi’r sgorau godidog hyn wrth iddynt gael eu hadfywio gan gerddorfa, yn erbyn cefndir o glipiau ffilm o’r clasuron eu hunain Croesewir yn ôl Victoria Price, merch Vincent Price, a fydd, gyda’r hanesydd ffilm a’r newyddiadurwr Peter Fuller, yn siarad am gariad Vincent Price tuag at y DU, ei waith ar ffilmiau Prydeinig a’i brofiadau personol ei hunan. Yn ogystal, ceir sgriniadau ac arddangosfa o rai o effemera personol Price ei hun. Bydd Robert Lloyd Parry yn perfformio rhai o straeon clasurol M R James ac yn cynnig sylwadau ar y ddawn o berfformio straeon ysbryd clasurol, ochr yn ochr ag anerchiad gan y Dr. Luke Thurston ar yr awdur meistrolgar ei hun. A pheidiwch â methu’r sgriniad hynod gyffrous o ffilm arswyd Brydeinig wych Neil Marshall, The Descent. Mewn cydweithrediad â The Silver Mountain Experience teithiwch gyda ni i ddyfnderoedd oer a thywyll mynydd yng Nghanolbarth Cymru, cyn profi arswyd The Descent yn y man a’r lle… Ar gyfer ffans Danger 5 byddwn yn croesawu’r gwneuthurwyr Dario Russo a David Ashby i’r llwyfan ar gyfer sylwebaeth fyw mewn marathon Danger 5! Ac wrth gwrs, dyna fymryn yn unig o’r hyn sydd ar gael, digonedd o ddangosiadau cyntaf a ffilmiau newydd, rhagor o westeion a gweithgareddau na fedrwch eu dychymygu!

Festival Passes only £58 to include all events over the six days.

Tocyn yr Ŵyl £58 yn unig, i gynnwys yr holl weithgareddau dros y chwe diwrnod.

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Exhibitions – Gallery 1 Arddangosfeydd – Oriel 1

Till 7 November / Tan 7 Tachwedd

Robert Mapplethorpe For our first project with ARTIST ROOMS we present an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe’s photography. Mapplethorpe is one of the key artists of the late 20th century and we are delighted to be able to bring this outstanding collection of his work to Aberystwyth. Encompassing self portraits and portraits from throughout the artist’s career, as well as a small number of flower and still life works, the exhibition will allow audiences in Wales to experience something of the quality and the range of Mapplethorpe’s extraordinary oeuvre. The exhibition will be accompanied by an innovative learning and participation programme, which will include events instigated and directed by young people from the area.

Top left: Robert Mapplethorpe Patti Smith (1979) ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland. Acquired jointly through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 Top right: Robert Mapplethorpe Self Portrait (1980) ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland. Acquired jointly through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 All Mapplethorpe Works © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.

Ar gyfer ein prosiect cyntaf gydag YSTAFELLOEDD ARTIST ‘rydym yn cyflwyno arddangosfa o ffotograffiaeth Robert Mapplethorpe. Dyma un o artistiaid allweddol yr 20fed ganrif hwyr ac mae’n bleser llwyr gennym medru arddangos y casgliad eithriadol hwn o’i waith yn Aberystwyth. Yn cynnwys hunan bortreadau a phortreadau eraill o’i yrfa hir, yn ogystal â nifer bychan o weithiau yn dynodi blodau a bywyd llonydd, bydd yr arddangosfa yn caniatau i gynulleidfaoedd yng Nghymru i brofi peth o ansawdd ac amrywiaeth gwaith anhygoel yr artist hwn. I gydfynd â’r arddangosfa trefnir rhaglen gyfranogol ddyfeisgar a fydd yn cynnwys gweithgareddau a ddyfeisir gan bobl ifanc yn yr ardal.

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18 November - 16 January / 18 Tachwedd – 16 Ionawr

Stranded: Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey “We were drawn to working with the skeleton of a whale after seeing beaches in the High Arctic littered with thousands of bones... as the work progressed so did our understanding of how the ocean absorbs vast quantities of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuel and how in the last two hundred years the chemistry of the ocean has changed for the first time in millions of years. It is now accepted that should consumption of fossil fuels continue unabated, the acidity of the oceans will increase incrementally and the life they support will perish.” In addition to Stranded this exhibition includes Polar Diamond and the first UK showing of The Ecocide Trials.

“Cawsom ein denu at weithio gyda sgerbwd morfil ar ôl gweld traethau yn yr Artig Uchel gyda miloedd o esgyrn ar hyd y lle… wrth i’r gwaith ddatblygu felly hefyd ein dealltwriaeth o sut mae’r môr yn amsugno meintiau anferth o ddeuocsid carbon sy’n mynd i mewn i’r atmosffer yn sgil llosgi tanwydd ffosiledig a sut, yn ystod y ddau gan mlynedd diwethaf, mae cemeg y cefnfor wedi newid am y tro cyntaf mewn miliynau o flynyddoedd. Derbynnir bellach pe bai traul tanwydd ffosiledig yn parhau fel y mae ar hyn o bryd, bydd asidedd y moroedd yn cynyddu a bydd y bywyd a gynhelir ganddynt yn marw.” Yn ogystal â Stranded mae’r arddangosfa hon yn cynnwys Polar Diamond a’r dangosiad cyntaf yn y DU o The Ecocide Trials.

Opening and Talk Tuesday 17 November, 6.30pm

Agoriad ac Anerchiad Nos Fawrth 17 Tachwedd, 6.30pm

Exhibitions – Gallery 2 Arddangosfeydd – Oriel 2

26 September – 21 November 26 Medi – 21 Tachwedd

28 November – 30 January 28 Tachwedd – 30 Ionawr

Abertoir 10th Anniversary

Royal Photographic Society International Print Exhibition 158

Abertoir, Aberystwyth’s own Horror Festival, presents a two- part celebration of the genre. Vincent Price the Anglophile: Acclaimed horror actor Vincent Price loved the UK and is the official ‘Patron Saint’ of Abertoir; his passion for all things British is celebrated here with an exhibition of original posters and lobby cards from the films he made in Britain. The Art of Arrow: Arrow Video is one of the world’s finest specialist labels. Each release features specially commissioned artwork. Abertoir worked with acclaimed artists Graham Humphreys and Gilles Vranckx to curate the eye catching examples here, which looks at how famous posters can be revitalised to breathe new life into much beloved classics. ___ Mae Abertoir, Gŵyl Arswyd unigryw Aberystwyth, yn cyflwyno dathliad o’r genre mewn dwy ran. Vincent Price the Anglophile: ‘Roedd yr actor arswyd adnabyddus Vincent Price yn hoff iawn o’r DU ac ef yw ‘Nawddsant’ swyddogol Abertoir; mae ei hoffter o bopeth Prydeinig yn cael ei ddathlu yma gydag arddangosfa o bosteri a chardiau lobi gwreiddiol o’r ffilmiau a wnaethpwyd ganddo ym Mhrydain. The Art of Arrow: Arrow Video yw un o labeli arbenigol gorau’r byd. Mae pob ffilm yn nodweddu gwaith celf a gomisiynwyd yn arbennig. Bu cyfarwyddwyr Abertoir yn gweithio gydag artist Arrow sef Gilles Vranckx a Graham Humphreys i guradu’r enghreifftiau trawiadol yma, sy’n rhoi bywyd newydd i hen glasuron poblogaidd.

The annual RPS International Print Exhibition is the longest running exhibition of its kind in the world, having been held almost every year since 1854. The exhibition includes 100 works which were selected from some 5000 submissions by a panel including photographer Richard Billingham and picture editor of the Guardian Bridget Coaker. Paul Seawright, photographer and Professor of Photography at the University of Ulster commented on the last exhibition: “For me the work that stands out in the exhibition marries excellent photographic skill with ideas, producing prints rich in meaning, message and technique. The subject matter ranges from the sublime and unusual to the everyday”. ___ Arddangosfa Brint Ryngwladol flynyddol y Gymdeithas Ffotograffig Frenhinol yw’r arddangosfa fwyaf sefydledig o’i math yn y byd, wedi’i chynnal bron bob blwyddyn ers 1854. Mae’r arddangosfa yn cynnwys 100 o ddarnau a ddetholwyd o ryw 5000 o geisiadau gan banel sy’n cynnwys y ffotograffydd Richard Billingham a golygydd lluniau’r Guardian, Bridget Coaker. Dywedodd Paul Seawright, ffotograffydd ac Athro Ffotograffiaeth ym Mhrifysgol Wlster am yr arddangosfa ddiwethaf: “I mi, y darnau sy’n sefyll allan yn yr arddangosfa yw’r rhai sy’n cyfuno sgil ffotograffig rhagorol gyda syniadau, gan gynhyrchu printiau sy’n gyfoethog mewn ystyr, neges a thechneg. Mae’r gwrthrychau’n amrywio o’r aruchel a’r anghyffredin i bethau bob dydd”.

Exhibitions Arddangosfeydd

7 October – 21 November 7 Hydref – 21 Tachwedd

Café Gallery / Oriel y Caffi

Patterns, Patches and Portraits This exhibition comprises three distinct groups of young artists who worked with Arts Centre artist tutors Steve Bailey and Becky Knight. ___ Mae’r arddangosfa hon yn cynnwys tri grŵp gwahanol o artistiaid ifanc a fu’n gweithio gydag artist-diwtoriaid y Ganolfan, Steve Bailey a Becky Knight.

28 November – 30 January 28 Tachwedd – 30 Ionawr

The Experimentalists Examples of work from the popular Experimental Painting and Drawing class led by artist Roy Marsden. ___ Enghreifftiau o waith gan aelodau’r dosbarth Paentio ac Arlunio Arbrofol poblogaidd a arweinir gan yr artist Roy Marsden.

To 10 September / Tan 10 Medi

Main Foyer / Prif Cyntedd

First Contact Work from members of the Black & White photography courses and Open Access sessions. ___ Gwaith gan aelodau’r cyrsiau ffotograffiaeth Ddu a Gwyn a’r sesiynau Mynediad Agored.

The Photographers’ Wall Mur y Ffotograffwyr A rolling programme featuring work from members of the B&W photography courses and Open Access sessions, displayed outside the Arts Centre’s Darkroom. ___ Rhaglen dreigl yn nodweddu gwaith gan aelodau’r cyrsiau ffotograffiaeth Ddu a Gwyn a’r sesiynau Mynediad Agored, a arddangosir y tu allan i Ystafell dywyll y Ganolfan.

Exhibitions – the Box Arddangosfeydd – Y Blwch

Season 20 21 September – 15 January / 21 Medi – 15 Ionawr Depict! An annual favourite - 20 of the very best films of under 90 seconds, from Watershed Bristol’s supershort film making competition Depict! 2014. ___

Christina Read: The Myth of Sisyphus ‘Sometimes reading and understanding feels like pushing a rock up a hill.’ A book reading performance by an artist from New Zealand. ___

Ffefryn blynyddol - 20 o’r ffilmiau gorau oll o dan 90 eiliad, o gystadleuaeth Watershed Bristol i greu ffilmiau byrion sef Depict! 2014.

‘Weithiau mae darllen a deall yn teimlo fel gwthio carreg fawr i fyny rhiw’. Perfformiad darllen llyfr gan artist o Seland Newydd.

Deep Green Sea: The Art of Making – The Carpenter The first of a series of short films reflecting the art & science of professionals working with their hands. Deep Green Sea are a Greek multi-disciplinary group of artists combining creative capabilities with technology. ___

Framing the Artists:Artists & Art in Film and Television by Temporary Services A very entertaining (yet deathly serious) look at how artists are viewed by society. ___

Y gyntaf mewn cyfres o ffilmiau byrion sy’n adlewyrchu celf a gwyddoniaeth pobl broffesiynol sy’n gweithio gyda’u dwylo. Grŵp aml-ddisgyblaethol o artistiaid Groegaidd yw Deep Green Sea sy’n cyfuno doniau creadigol gyda thechnoleg.

Danilo Balducci photographer A slideshow of works by Italian documentary photographer Danilo Balducci; prepared by The Eye International Festival. The next The Eye Festival is in October 2016.

Golwg hynod difyr (ond hynod difrifol) ar sut y mae cymdeithas yn ystyried artistiaid.

theeyefestival.co.uk ___ Sioe sleidiau o waith gan y ffotograffydd dogfen Eidalaidd Danilo Balducci; paratowyd gan Ŵyl Ryngwladol y Llygad. Cynhelir gŵyl nesaf Y Llygad ym mis Hydref 2016.

Artists in Residence Artistiaid Preswyl

Michèle Provost Artist Michele Provost is spending three months working in Aberystwyth, supported by the Conseil des Arts Quebec and Wales Arts International. The project she intends to pursue here is called ‘Je ne trouve pas, je cherche’ which is “a twist on Picasso’s grand statement ‘I do not seek I find’. But contrary to Monsieur Picasso’s boldness in asserting his creative genius, my own project is aimed at demystifying (without depreciating) the artistic process.” ___ Michèle Provost Mae’r artist Michele Provost yn treulio tri mis yn gweithio yn Aberystwyth, gyda chefnogaeth y Conseil des Arts Quebec a Chelfyddydau Rhyngwladol Cymru. Y prosiect y mae’n bwriadu ymgymryd ag ef yma yw ‘Je ne trouve pas, je cherche’ hynny yw “tro ar ddatganiad mawreddog Picasso ‘Nid wyf yn ceisio, ‘rwy’n darganfod’. Ond yn groes i feiddgarwch Monsieur Picasso wrth ddatgan ei athrylith greadigol, mae fy mhrosiect fy hun yn anelu at ddatgyfrinio (heb anghymeradwyo) y proses artistig.”

fform Associate Artists Artistiaid Cyswllt fform The Arts Centre offers space and resources to a number of associate artists and companies, some of whom will be performing and touring this autumn.

Studio Award: Jenny Hall Architect designer Jenny Hall, who is Creative Director of the Craftedspace practice in Machynlleth, won the Studio Award for 2015/16 and continues to pursue several explorations and imaginative projects in her Studio. ___ Gwobr Stiwdio: Jenny Hall Enillodd y dylunydd pensaernïol Jenny Hall, sy’n Gyfarwyddwraig Greadigol gydag ymarfer Craftedspace ym Machynlleth, y Wobr Stiwdio ar gyfer 2015/16 ac mae’n parhau i ddilyn nifer o archwiliadau a phrosiectau dyfeisgar yn ei Stiwdio.

James Baker Rebecca Collins Gwyn Emberton Joao Garcia Miguel Buddug James Jones Siriol Joyner Pendulum Theatre Anna Sherratt Rebecca Smith Williams Scriptography Productions Peter Stevenson Anuyishe Yarnell

Creu Cymru Dance Buddies Gwyn Emberton Eddie Ladd Sean Tuan John

Weekly Classes Dosbarthiadau Wythnosol MONDAY / DYDD LLUN Hand Sewn Felt 10am-12noon Adults Decorations Voice Coaching 2-7pm All ages Youth Theatre 4.30-6.30pm Age 14-21 (YT2) Clog Dance / 5-5.45pm Age 8+ Clocsio Clog Dance / 6-6.45pm Adults Clocsio Rock ‘n’ Roll 6pm-7pm Adults (15+) Dance Yarn Storytelling 6.30-8.30pm Adults (1st Mon of month) Pottery 6.30-9pm Adults Hand and 6.30-9.30pm Adults Machine Applique Castaway 7-9pm Adults (18+) Community Theatre Samba a 6.30-8pm Adults (14+) Go Go band

TUESDAY / DYDD MAWRTH Haul Art and 10.30-12.30pm Friendship Group Pottery - all levels 12.30-3pm Photography for 4-6pm Young People Youth Theatre 4.30-6.30pm (YT1) Musical Theatre 6.30-7.30pm Singing Solo Dance 7pm Pottery 6.30-9pm Heartsong 7.15-9.30pm Community Choir Writing for 7.30-9.30pm Performance

Adults Adults Age 10-13 Age 12-13 Age 12-16 Age 6+ Adults Adults Adults

WEDNESDAY / DYDD MERCHER HipHop and Breakdance Darkroom Open Access HipHop and Breakdance Voice Coaching Weds Poetry Group

4-5pm

Age 6+

5-8pm

Adults

5-7pm

Age 8+

7pm 6.30-8pm

All Ages Adults

46 DAILY Arts Centre Dance School Classes in ballet, streetdance, modern and tap. Sessions run from 4-9pm Monday to Friday, and from 9am-4pm on Saturdays.

THURSDAY / DYDD IAU Experimentation in Painting and Drawing Screen Printing Photography Argentine Tango B&W Photography Pottery (Advanced) First Class Creative Writing Beginners Adult Tap Improvers Adult Tap Intermediate Adult Tap

9.30am-12.30pm Adults

1-3pm 4-6pm 7.30-9pm 6.30-8.30pm 6.30-9pm 6.30-8pm

Adults Age 14-18 Adults (18+) Adults Adults Adults (16+)

6-7pm 7-8pm 8-9pm

Adults (18+) Adults (18+) Adults (18+)

FRIDAY / DYDD GWENER Clwb 1-2-3 Club 1.30-2.30pm Into Physical Theatre 6.30-8pm

Ages 0-5 Adults

SATURDAY / DYDD SADWRN Stage School Life Drawing Childrens Clay Modelling Guitar (Children’s Beginners) Guitar (Children’s Intermediate) Children’s Clay Modelling Guitar (Children’s Advanced) Poetry Experience (1st Sat of month) The Word Distillery (3rd Sat of month)

9am-6pm 10am-12noon 10am-12noon

Age 5-11 Adults Age 9-15

10.15-11.15am

Age 8-18

11.30am-12.30pm Age 8-18 12.30-1.30pm

Age 5-8

12.45-1.45pm

Age 8-18

2-5pm

Adults

2-5pm

Adults

aberystwythartscentre.co.uk 01970 623232 Places on all weekly courses can be booked through the ticket office. To check any details call either 01970 622888 (Visual Arts), 01970 628562 (Performing Arts), or Dance School 01970 622884. If courses have already started when you receive this brochure, but you would like to attend, please contact the ticket office as there are often places available. With the exception of Stage School, Youth Theatre and Dance School which follow school term dates, most weekly classes run for 10 weeks. ___ Gellir archebu llefydd ar yr holl gyrsiau wythnosol trwy’r swyddfa docynnau. Am ragor o fanylion ffoniwch 01970 622888 (Celfyddydau Gweledol), 01970 628562 (Celfyddydau Perfformio) neu’r Ysgol Ddawns ar 01970 622884. Os yw’r cwrs eisoes wedi dechrau pan ‘rydych yn derbyn y llyfryn hwn, ond yr hoffech ymuno, mae croeso i chi gysylltu â’r swyddfa docynnau i weld a oes lefydd ar gael. Ag eithrio’r Ysgol Lwyfan, y Theatr Ieuenctid a’r Ysgol Ddawns sy’n dilyn dyddiadau’r tymor ysgol, mae’r rhan fwyaf o ddosbarthiadau wythnosol yn rhedeg am 10 wythnos.

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Stage School

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Youth Theatre

Starts Saturday 19 September A structured approach to drama training with separate classes in acting, musical theatre singing and stage dance. Through individual classes and group workshops entirely led by theatre professionals, pupils progress as they follow a syllabus designed to lead them through the different skills in learning to perform and will also be prepared to audition for productions. For further information please e-mail trd@aber.ac.uk – or to join the waiting list, please visit www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre ___

Youth Theatre One Ages 12-13yrs Starts Tuesday 8 September Youth Theatre Two Ages 14 – 21yrs Starts Monday 7 September £60 (£55 second child from same family) The vibrant and popular Arts Centre Youth Theatre offers weekly sessions focussing on actor and performance training. Members of these Youth Theatre groups are invited to audition for various Youth & Community Theatre productions throughout the year. Please book at the box office or online. No sessions during half-term. Youth Theatre PLUS Youth Theatre members from both groups are invited to audition for a production of The Diaries of Ann Frank to take place in November. ___

Ysgol Lwyfan Canolfan y Celfyddydau Yn dechrau dydd Sadwrn 19 Medi Hyfforddiant drama strwythuredig gyda dosbarthiadau ar wahân mewn actio, theatr gerddorol, canu a dawnsio llwyfan. Trwy ddosbarthiadau unigol a gweithdai ar y cyd o dan arweiniad hyfforddwyr proffesiynol mae’r disgyblion yn dilyn maes llafur sy’n cynnwys y gwahanol sgiliau sydd eu hangen ar gyfer perfformio, ac fe’u paratoir hefyd ar gyfer clyweliadau. Am ragor o wybodaeth e-bostiwch trd@aber.ac.uk neu i roi’ch enw ar y rhestr aros, ymwelwch â www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre

Theatr Ieuenctid Canolfan y Celfyddydau Mae Theatr Ieuenctid fywiog a phoblogaidd y Ganolfan yn cynnig sesiynau wythnosol yn ffocysu ar hyfforddiant actio a pherfformio. Gwahoddir aelodau o’r grwpiau Theatr Ieuenctid hyn i fynychu clyweliadau ar gyfer gwahanol gynyrchiadau Theatr Ieuenctid a Chymuned gydol y flwyddyn. Archebwch drwy’r swyddfa docynnau neu ar-lein. Dim sesiynau yn ystod hanner tymor. Theatr Ieuenctid PLWS Gwahoddir aelodau o ddau grŵp y Theatr Ieuenctid i glyweld ar gyfer cynhyrchiad o The Diaries of Ann Frank a lwyfennir ym mis Tachwedd.

Weekly Classes Dosbarthiadau Wythnosol

48 Monday Dydd Llun

Hand Sewn Felt Decorations Workshop

Arts Centre Castaway Community Theatre 7–9pm Starts Monday 5 October £55 (£50) for the term Adults (18+) This season, Castaway will be working towards their main stage spring production. New members and complete beginners are welcome to join the group – no theatrical experience necessary – just enthusiasm! Led by Director David Blumfield ___ Y tymor hwn, bydd cwmni Castaway yn gweithio tuag at eu prif gynhyrchiad ar y llwyfan yn y gwanwyn. Mae croeso i aelodau newydd a dechreuwyr llwyr ymuno â’r grŵp - ‘does dim angen profiad theatraidd - dim ond brwdfrydedd! O dan arweiniad y cyfarwyddwr David Blumfield.

Ysgol Ddawns Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre Dance School Aberystwyth Arts Centre Dance School aims to provide an enjoyable dance experience for pupils of all ages.Highly qualified teachers offer classes in ballet, modern and tap with the aim to develop an appreciation and love of dance. Former pupils have won places at professional dance schools and colleges. ___ Mae Ysgol Ddawns Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth yn anelu at ddarparu profiad dawns pleserus ar gyfer disgyblion o bob oedran. Mae athrawesau â chymwysterau uchel yn cynnig dosbarthiadau mewn bale, modern a tap gyda’r bwriad o ddatblygu gwerthfawrogiad a brwdfrydedd tuag at ddawns. Mae cynddisgyblion wedi ennill llefydd mewn ysgolion a cholegau dawns proffesiynol.

10am – 12pm Starts 28 Sept / Dechrau 28 Medi Cost £70 (£60 conc) + materials Tutor Melanie Hughes This hand sewing course uses wool felt and embellishments to create all kinds of items from badges, book covers and holiday decorations. This course is suitable for anyone who enjoys hand sewing beginners are welcome.

Voice Coaching and Singing Bookable sessions for adults and for children aged 4+ £12 per session With Rachel Blair. These half hour sessions focus on singing, delivery and performance. To arrange a session contact trd@aber.ac.uk

aberystwythartscentre.co.uk 01970 623232 Clog Dance / Clocsio Starts 5 October / Dechrau 5 Hydref Children / Plant 8+ 5–5.45pm Adults / Oedolion 16+ 6–6.45pm £20 (£18) for 5 sessions / am 5 wythnos Free Taster Session 28 September / Sesiwn am ddim 28 Medi Clocsio yw un o draddodiadau hynaf Cymru. Mae’n ffordd gret o gadw’n ffit a joio yr un pryd, a gall unrhyw un gymryd rhan. Mae Alaw Griffiths wedi bod yn clocsio ar lwyfannau cenedlaethol ers ei bod yn saith oed, ac wedi ennill cystadleuthau yn yr Wyl Ban Geltaidd yn Iwerddon. Mae wedi bod yn hyfforddi clocsio ers dros ddeng mlynedd. ___ Clog dancing is one of Wales’s oldest traditions. It is also a great way to keep fit while enjoying yourself and anyone can take part. Alaw Griffiths has been clog dancing on the national stage since she was seven years old, and has won competitions in the pan-Celtic festival in Ireland. She has taught clog dancing for over ten years.

Yarn Storytelling Group 1st Monday of every month 6.30–8.30pm Free Adults (15+) No matter what your level of experience you are welcome to join Yarn, to perform, experiment or just listen!

49 Hand and Machine Appliqué Workshop

Rock’n’roll Dancing Starts 5 October / Dechrau 5 Hydref 6–7pm £20 (£18) for 6 sessions Free taster 28 September Adults (18+) Have fun, improve your coordination and fitness whilst learning to dance Rock ‘n’ Roll. Enthusiasm is more essential than experience or technique!

Samba a Go-go Starts 22 September / Dechrau 22 Medi 6.30–8.30pm The Samba a go-go band meet on Monday evenings. For more information or to enquire about joining please email trd@aber.ac.uk

6.30–9.30pm Starts 28 Sept / Dechrau 28 Medi £100 (£90 conc) + materials Tutor Melanie Hughes This course is for stitchers of all levels that are interested in applique. We will try many different techniques over the first few weeks. We will be stitching by hand and machine; trying traditional hand applique, freezer paper applique, raw edge applique and machine applique. When you have chosen your preferred technique we can work on a project of your choice or sew a traditional sampler quilt. Experienced stitchers may bring along a new or existing project and receive help and guidance as needed. You will need to bring your own electric sewing machine to this workshop.

Pottery 6.30–9pm Starts 28 Sept / Dechrau 28 Medi £93 (£82) + materials Tutor Laura Hughes Fun and friendly classes which cover all the main making techniques you’ll need to progress in ceramics. Suitable for all levels.

Weekly Classes Dosbarthiadau Wythnosol Tuesday Dydd Mawrth HAUL: The Art and Friendship Group Tuesday mornings 10.30am–12.30pm / Starts 29th September Adults : £4 per session or £35 for 10 weeks Tutor: Martine Ormerod Are you feeling isolated and would like to meet new people and try something different? This group offers you the chance to explore different ways to make art, from painting to using new technologies such as digital cameras. No previous art experience necessary. Contact Jill Piercy for more information, jillpiercy@aol.com

Pottery 12.30–3pm Starts 6 Oct / Dechrau 6 Hydref £85 (£75) + materials Tutor John Reading Children at school? Take some time for yourself; expand your skills and creativity in the Tuesday afternoon Ceramics Class. All that’s needed is enthusiasm and the class finishes in time to still collect the children from school!

Photography for Young People 10 – 13yrs 4–6pm Starts 29 Sept / Dechrau 29 Medi £55 (6 week course) Tutor: Stephen Bailey Fun and lively photography sessions – learn how to take, edit and print your own photographs (digital and B&W).

Musical Theatre Singing Ages 12-16 Starts 15 September / Dechrau 15 Medi 6.30-7.30pm £20 for 5 sessions Learn musical theatre songs in these Wicked sessions with Stage School voice coach Rachel Blair.

Solo Dance Lessons Bookable dance sessions for adults and children aged 6+ £12 per session One to one tuition improving technique and performance. From Jazz to contemporary and musical theatre, build confidence and style with IDTA qualified teacher Megan West.

Pottery 6.30–9pm Starts 29 Sept / Dechrau 29 Medi £93 (£82) + materials Tutor Laura Hughes Fun and friendly classes which cover all the main making techniques you’ll need to progress in ceramics. Suitable for all levels.

Heartsong Community Choir Starts 29 September / Dechrau 29 Medi Adults (18+) Pay on the door An informal choir of local people singing a mix of world, gospel, modern and traditional music. All are welcome – even if you think you can’t sing! No need to read music. Contact ggo@aber.ac.uk

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Writing for Performance Group 2nd Tuesday of every month 7.30–9.30pm Free Adults (18+) The group meets to share work, ideas and includes practical exercises. A positive and supportive environment to develop writing for performance. For all levels from beginners to experienced writers. New members welcome any time. Contact ggo@aber.ac.uk

aberystwythartscentre.co.uk 01970 623232 Wednesday Dydd Mercher

Thursday Dydd Iau Experimentation in Painting and Drawing

Hiphop and Breakdance Starts 16 September / Dechrau 16 Medi Beginners Age 6+ 4–5pm £20 for 5 sessions Crew Age 8+ 5–7pm £30 for 5 sessions Taught by Rosa who lived and breathed London hiphop dance culture for 12 years. Rosa battled and performed solo as well as in groups with some of the leading hiphop dancers and choreographers in Britain.

Open Access to the Darkroom with John Charles Drop in between 5–8pm (contact John in advance to confirm) Starts 30 Sept / Dechrau 30 Medi £3 per hour Revisit the joys of B&W film in the Arts Centre’s fully equipped darkroom. Users should have previous darkroom experience and be familiar with basic darkroom processes and etiquette. There is no teaching but friendly advice is available on request. Less experienced users may wish to attend a refresher or beginners course before or whilst attending the open access sessions. For information contact John johncharles864@gmail.com / 01970 626808

Voice Coaching Bookable sessions for adults and for children (4+) £12 per session These half hour sessions with Rachel Blair focus on singing, delivery and performance. To arrange a session contact trd@aber.ac.uk

Wednesday Poetry Group Starts 30 Sept / Dechrau 30 Medi 6.30–8pm Adults (18+) Free A relaxed and informal discussion of creative work produced by individuals in the group each week.

9.30am –12.30pm Starts 1 Oct / Dechrau 1 Hydref Cost £100 (£90) for term or £13 per class Tutor Roy Marsden The title and intention of this class is aimed and designed to be experimental. It encourages its members to explore and use a wide range of mixed media techniques and applications, both in ideas and materials. Suitable for all levels but especially for those with some experience. Cost includes materials.

Screen Printing 1–3pm Starts 1 Oct / Dechrau 1 Hydref Cost £85 (£75) Tutor Becky Knight Learn how to print your own designs on fabric, t-shirts, tablecloths - whatever takes your fancy! This class concentrates on screenprinting onto fabric using non-toxic water-based inks. No experience necessary. A daytime class suitable for all abilities, which finishes in time to collect the children from school!

Weekly Classes Dosbarthiadau Wythnosol Photography for Young People 14–18yrs

First Class Creative Writing Course

4–6pm Starts 1 Oct / Dechrau 1 Hydref £55 (6 week course) Tutor: Stephen Bailey Extend your skills in how to take, edit and print your own photographs (digital and B&W). Also suitable for those studying Photography or Art at GCSE level or above.

6.30–8pm Starts 22 Oct Dechrau 22 Hydref £35 (£30) Adults 16 + First Class is a series of 6 creative writing classes specially geared for people who have a notion that they might like to do some writing as part of a group, but have never got beyond the notion. This series is made for you - whatever your circumstances or background. Everyone will be in the same boat. No one will have much experience, except tutor Damian Gorman who, as well as being a professional poet and playwright, has 30 years experience of encouraging other people in their writing.

Argentine Tango with Abertango 7.30–9pm Starts 1 Oct / Dechrau 1 Hydref £20 (£18) for 5 sessions Adults (18+) Free taster session 24 September Come and learn tango in a fun and relaxed atmosphere! This class will cover basic tango technique, including posture, the embrace, walking, rhythm, expression and musicality. Suitable for beginners and improvers. No need to bring a partner.

Tap Classes Beginners 6–7pm Improvers 7–8pm Intermediate 8-9pm Starts 1 Oct / Dechrau 1 Hydref £20 (£18) for 5 sessions Adults aged 18+ Free taster session 24 September Come and learn tap dancing techniques, keep fit and have fun. Improvers level is for last term’s beginners and those with some tap experience. Intermediate is for those with more experience.

Pottery – Advanced Class 6.30–9pm Starts 1 Oct / Dechrau 1 Hydref £95 (£85) + materials Tutor Laura Hughes A more advanced class for those wanting to take their ceramic skills to a higher level.

Black & White Photography 6.30–8.30pm Starts 1 Oct / Dechrau 1 Hydref £93 (£82) + materials Tutor: Stephen Bailey Learn how to take and develop your own black & white photographs using the Arts Centre’s darkroom facilities. Open to all levels, these popular classes focus on the principles of composition and the traditional technique of developing and printing your own images. Note: Whilst this course works with Black and White film and the darkroom, the photographic techniques covered in these classes should help anyone who wants to learn how to take better photographs with a digital camera.

aberystwythartscentre.co.uk 01970 623232 Friday Dydd Gwener

Saturday Dydd Sadwrn

Clwb 1-2-3 Club

Life Drawing

1.30–2.30pm Starts 11 Sept / Dechrau 11 Medi £3 per session A friendly, bilingual session for babies, toddlers and their adults. Music, movement and creative games with Hannah Goodchild. With thanks to the Friends of Aberystwyth Arts Centre for our new play equipment and toddler musical instruments

10am–12 noon Starts 26 Sept / Dechrau 26 Medi £100 (£90) for term or £13 per class Tutors: Paul Webster / Jude Macklin In the life drawing class you will be working directly from the life model. This is suitable for all levels; if you haven’t drawn directly from the figure before or perhaps you’ve had a big break from drawing this class will give you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with some of the techniques and processes required to draw from life. If you simply want take the advantage of working from a life model this class is also for you and you can work in any way that fits with your own project or ideas. You’ll receive one to one friendly tuition in a relaxed but focused environment. All materials and equipment provided, but feel free to bring your own favourite items.

Into Physical Theatre 6.30–8pm Starts 9 October / Dechrau 9 Hydref £20 (£18) for 5 introductory sessions Free taster session 2 October Adults (18+) A weekly course which introduces physical theatre skills and training. We will explore the connection between mind and body, and our own physical potential within a series of structured exercises and training techniques. Suitable for anyone interested in performance and body training with an average level of fitness. No previous experience required. Tutors Magdalena Mazur and Adrian Jezierski.

Clay Modelling 10am–12noon 9 – 15yrs £72 + materials 12.30–1.30pm 5 – 8yrs £53 + materials Starts 26 Sept / Dechrau 26 Medi Tutor: Laura Hughes From sculptures to teapots, children can try out all aspects of ceramics and feel like a professional! All work that children make is put through the magical process of glazing and firing.

53 Guitar Children’s Beginners (8-18) 10.15–11.15am Children’s Intermediate (8-18) 11.30am–12.30pm Children’s Advanced (8-18) 12.45–1.45pm Starts 19 Sept / Dechrau 19 Medi £45 (10 sessions) Electric Acoustic and Bass classes covering repertoire from 1950’s Rock’n’Roll to the present day with Tutor Mike Eades. Please bring your own guitar, and amp if required. An adult can remain with each child under 12. Check online for further details.

The Word Distillery 2–5pm Third Saturday of each month Free, Adults (18+) A workshop giving an opportunity for local poets to discuss their work.

The Poetry Experience 2–5pm First Saturday of each month Free Adults (18+) A local group who meet to enjoy reading and discussing poetry. To enquire about either the Poetry Experience or The Word Distillery please contact Nigel Humphreys 01970 820636.

Special Workshops & Community Projects Gweithdai Arbennig & Phrosiectau Cymunedol Creative Family Fun 2015 The Ceramic Gallery runs arts and craft sessions for families, based on themes and exhibitions within the impressive Ceramic Collection of the School of Art, Aberystwyth University. Activities take place in the Ceramic Gallery downstairs in the Arts Centre. No booking required, drop in between 10am and 1pm. There is a voluntary small charge for materials (£1 per child, adults free) and events last 30-45 minutes and are suitable for families and children aged 3 and over. Babies are welcome in the gallery. SAT 26/09/2015: Textured Clay Bowls SAT 31/10/2015: Woodland Animal Pots SAT 28/11/2015: Christmas Crafts For further information, please contact: Louise Chennell, loc@aber.ac.uk Tel: 01970 622192 / http://tinyurl.com/nlpmzfs ___ Hwyl Freadigol i’r Teulu 2015 Bydd yr Oriel Cerameg yn cynnal sesiynau celf a chrefft i deuluoedd, wedi eu seilio ar themâu ac arddangosfeydd sydd yng Nghasgliad Cerameg nodedig yn yr Ysgol Gelf, Prifysgol Aberystwyth. Fel arfer cynhelir y gweithgareddau hyn ar Ddydd Sadwrn olaf y mis yn yr Oriel Cerameg ar lawr gwaelod Canolfan y Celfyddydau. Does dim angen archebu lle dim ond galw heibio rhwng 10am a 1pm. Codir tâl gwirfoddol bychan am gostau’r deunydd (fel arfer £1 y plentyn, am ddim i oedolion) a bydd digwyddiadau yn rhedeg am

30-45 munud ac yn addas i deuluoedd a phlant o 3 oed a hŷn. Am ragor o wybodaeth cysylltwch â: Louise Chennell, loc@aber.ac.uk, Ffôn: 01970 622192 / http://tinyurl.com/nlpmzfs

Accredited Courses Run in Collaboration with the School of Education & Lifelong Learning (sells) Participants can use credits to build towards a Certificate in Higher Education. To book on these courses email learning@aber.ac.uk or phone 01970 621580. Further details contact Alison Pierse chp@aber.ac.uk Sculpture For Everyone: Wax, Wire and Paper (CA108) Wednesdays 10am starting 21st Oct Tutor: Angharad Taris This module is designed as an introduction to the practical elements of working in three dimensions; using clay. Forms from Nature (CA111) Wednesdays 10am starting 25th Nov Tutor: Angharad Taris Suitable for complete beginners. This is a practical sculpture course where students will have the opportunity to use forms from nature as the source of inspiration.

GALLERY EDUCATION WORKSHOPS All day Gallery sessions will be available for schools and college in conjunction with the Robert Maplethorpe ARTIST ROOMS exhibition. A comprehensive education pack is available. ___ Bydd sesiynau Oriel ar gael drwy’r dydd ar gyfer ysgolion a cholegau i gydfynd ag arddangosfa YSTAFELLOEDD ARTIST Robert Mapplethorpe. Mae pecyn addysgiadol cynhwysfawr ar gael. Artists Rooms Young People’s Art Group Linking with ARTISTS ROOMS: Robert Mapplethorpe, a new Art Group specifically for young people who want to get involved with Art and Art Galleries. Comprising an exciting mix of workshops and activities, participants will make art, plan events, decide how they want the group to develop. The group has already met, but if you would like to join, please contact Cath 01970 622888 cxs@aber.ac.uk ___

aberystwythartscentre.co.uk 01970 623232 I gydfynd ag YSTAFELLOEDD ARTISTIAID: Robert Mapplethorpe, ‘rydym yn sefydlu Grwˆp Celfnewydd yn benodol ar gyfer pobl ifanc sy’n ymddiddori mewn Celf ac Orielau Celf. Yn cynnwys cymysgedd cyffrous o weithdai a gweithgareddau, bydd y rhai sy’n cymryd rhan yn creu celf, yn trefnu digwyddiadau, yn penderfynu sut bydd y gr ˆ wp yn datblygu ac yn ymweud â ffurfio’r rhaglen a marchnata. Cysylltwch â Cath 01970 622888 / cxs@aber.ac.uk ARTIST ROOMS On Tour is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, the Art Fund making available the ARTIST ROOMS collection to galleries throughout the UK.

Laura Ashley Foundation Ceramics Sessions for 6th Formers Specialist Ceramics sessions for 6th formers funded by the Laura Ashley Foundation. Welsh: Laura Ashley Ceramics sessions for 6th formers Specialist Ceramics sessions for 6th formers funded by the Laura Ashley Foundation. ___ Sesiynau Serameg arbenigol ar gyfer disgyblion y 6ed dosbarth a gefnogir yn ariannol gan Sefydliad Laura Ashley.

Raising the Bar Developing professional creative practice across the Visual and Applied Arts A ‘More Able and Talented’ programme for BTEC/AS/A Level Art and Design students who excel in the visual arts. Includes masterclasses, visiting exhibitions and artists, developing portfolios and curating and taking part in exhibitions. An exceptional opportunity for any young people interested in developing their skills in art. For further information or to apply contact Cath Sherrell on 01970 622888, cxs@aber.ac.uk ___ Yn datblygu ymarfer creadigol proffesiynol ar draws y Celfyddydau Gweledol a Chymhwysol. Rhaglen ‘Mwy Abl a Thalentog’ ar gyfer myfyrwyr Celf a Dylunio BTEC/ AS/Lefel A sy’n rhagori yn y celfyddydau gweledol. Yn cynnwys dosbarthiadau meistr, ymweld ag arddangosfeydd ac artistiaid, datblygu portffolios a churadu a chymryd rhan mewn arddangosfeydd. Cyfle arbennig ar gyfer unrhyw bobl ifanc sydd â diddordeb mewn datblygu eu sgiliau ym maes celf. Am ragor o wybodaeth neu i gyflwyno cais cysylltwch â Cath Sherrell ar 01970 622888, cxs@aber.ac.uk

Into Film Festival 2015 The Into Film Festival 2015 runs from 4–20 November 2015. It offers free film and education events for schools and 5-19 year olds across the UK. Register your interest to find out about the free screening programme, educational resources and when screenings open for bookings in September. ___ Cynhelir yr Ŵyl Ymddiddori mewn Ffilm (Into Film Festival) 2015 rhwng 4–20 Tachwedd 2015. Mae’n cynnig gweithgareddau ffilm ac addysg yn rhad ac am ddim i ysgolion a phobl ifanc 5-19 oed ledled y DU. Cofrestrwch eich diddordeb i ffeindio allan rhagor am y rhaglen sgrinio am ddim, adnoddau addysgiadol a phryd y gellir archebu ffilmiau ym mis Medi. Wed 4 Nov / Mercher 4 Tach Cinderella (PG) Primary Thur 5 Nov / Iau 5 Tach The Book of Life (U) Primary Fri 6 Nov / Gwe 6 Tach Tomorrowland (12A) Secondary www.intofilm.org/festival

Special Workshops & Community Projects Gweithdai Arbennig & Phrosiectau Cymunedol Gallery Education Programme for Schools We run an extensive programme of activities for schools including discussion and practical Gallery Education sessions for all key stages working with our exhibition programme; practical and theory Ceramics sessions run in conjunction with the University Ceramics collection; Art Days where schools can bring up to 100 children to the Arts Centre to take part in a variety of activities and shorter sessions designed specifically for Key Stage 1 pupils. For details of sessions and activities available this term, please contact Cath Sherrell on 01970 622888 or cxs@aber.ac.uk

Rhaglen Addysg Oriel i Ysgolion Mae Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth yn cynnal rhaglen helaeth o weithgareddau i ysgolion gan gynnwys trafodaethau a sesiynau Addysg Oriel ymarferol i bob cyfnod allweddol gan weithio â’n rhaglen arddangosfeydd; mae sesiynau serameg ymarferol a theori’n cael eu cynnal ar y cyd â Chasgliad Serameg y Brifysgol; Diwrnodau Celf lle y gall ysgolion ddod â hyd at 100 o blant i Ganolfan y Celfyddydau i gymryd rhan mewn amrywiaeth o weithgareddau a sesiynau byrrach a fwriedir yn benodol ar gyfer disgyblion cyfnod allweddol 1. Am fanylion ynglŷn â’r sesiynau a’r gweithgareddau sydd ar gael yn ystod y tymor hwn, cysylltwch â Cath Sherrell on 01970 622888 or cxs@aber.ac.uk

Teachers Notes We have a downloadable teachers’ pack on our website on how to get the most out of a Gallery visit. These notes provide information, project ideas and suggest questions teachers might ask pupils in the Gallery. ___

Nodiadau i Athrawon Mae gennym becyn i athrawon y gellir ei lawrlwytho ar sut i fanteisio i’r eithaf ar ymweliad Oriel. Mae’r nodiadau hyn yn cynnig gwybodaeth, syniadau am brosiectau ac awgrymiadau am gwestiyn i ofyn i’r disgyblion yn yr Oriel.

Honno Workshops Myth and Fairy Tales for Writers: Rosie Dub 2–5pm / Sunday Oct 18th £18 (£15) Understanding the function and structure of myth and fairy story helps us to develop a deeper knowledge of ourselves and our relationship to the wider world. It all teaches us how to write powerful, vibrant stories that carry universal themes and engage the reader emotionally. Through discussion, readings and writing exercises we look at myths and fairy stories, connecting them with our lives and translating them into contemporary stories. Aimed at those writing for adults. Rosie Dub is the author of two novels, Gathering Storm (Penguin 2008) and Flight (HarperCollins 2012). She has just completed a new novel and

is also working on a nonfiction book called the Alchemy of Story. Rosie is also an editor and mentor, and is currently a Creative Writing Fellow at Aberystwyth University. Finding a market for your writing: Caroline Oakley 2–5pm / Sunday 1 Nov 15th £18 (£15) Caroline Oakley will be looking at short and longform stories as well as features in this workshop on where to find a market for your writing. Caroline Oakley is the editor/ publisher at Honno. She was Editorial Director of the Millennium imprint of Orion Books publishing several Arthur C Clarke Award winners.

One Day – Community Creative Writing Project This major creative writing project for the whole community led by poet and community facilitator Damian Gorman will be reaching its peak this coming autumn so look out for chances to take part in workshops leading up to a celebratory event in December. We create a day when everyone from the Aberystwyth area can sit down at the same time to create a piece of writing – everyone is a writer. Please contact Gill ggo@aber.ac.uk if you, your school or community group would like to be involved. A partnership between Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Aberystwyth University. Supported by Arts Council Wales, Haul, Age Cymru, AU Centre for Widening Participation.

aberystwythartscentre.co.uk 01970 623232 Theatr Genedlaethol Workshop Mae Theatr Genedlaethol yn cynnig gweithdai i ysgolion, cysylltwch a Teresa Davies trd@ aber.ac.uk i ymholi. ___ Theatr Genedlaethol are offering workshops to schools, please contact Teresa Davies trd@aber.ac.uk to enquire.

Ballet Cymru Workshop Ballet Cymru invite Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate level ballet students are invited to learn repertoire from ‘Cinderella’. Please contact Teresa Davies trd@aber.ac.uk for further information.

Dirty Protest – Plays in a Bag Plays in a Bag are exactly that, plays which can be carried anywhere in a bag! Dirty Protest are experts at creating lo-fi, high-drama shows and this is our latest excursion into the world of new writing. We challenge you, Writers, to work with us for a day and produce an exciting new play within the strictest parameters. This workshop is open to anyone with an interest in writing for stage. Their crack team of creatives will work with you to create a new 5 minute play. Please contact Teresa Davies trd@aber.ac.uk for further information.

Post Show Talks A series of free talk-back sessions with visiting companies after the show. Just grab a drink and join us back in the theatre. 6 Oct The Roadless Trip 20 Oct Still Life 30 Oct Parallel Lines 3 Nov A Translation of Travels 19 Nov Dawns Ysbrydion 4 Dec S aturday Night Forever

Artists in Schools Set Text GCSE & A Level Workshops A day long workshop working on set text GCSE and A Level drama texts for English and drama. Tailored to meet your school’s needs. ___ Testun Gosod Gweithdy am ddiwrnod llawn yn gweithio ar destunau gosod ar gyfer TGAU a Lefel A. Bydd y gweithdai yn ymateb i ofynion ysgolion unigol.

Backstage Tours A session for theatre studies students with Arts Centre creative and technical staff to explain how theatre works both front and backstage. £50 a session.

57 Creative Workshops in Primary Schools Artists in schools We come to you! Creative sessions in schools with professional artists. £3 per child. Please contact Teresa Davies trd@aber.ac.uk for further information. ___ Ni sy’n dod atoch chi! Sesiynau creadigol gydag artistiaid proffesiynol. £3 y plentyn. Cysylltwch a Teresa Davies trd@aber.ac.uk

Downloadable Resources for English and Drama Adnoddau y gellir eu lawrlwytho ar gyfr Saesneg a Drama Education resources are available on our website for the following / Mae adnoddau addysgiadol ar gael ar ein gwefan: –– The Merchant of Venice –– The Government Inspector –– Wuthering Heights –– Kindertransport –– Under Milkwood –– Y Fenyw Ddaeth o’r Mor Contact Teresa Davies to discuss schools visits, resources and workshops trd@aber.ac.uk / 01970 628564

Creative development Datblygiad Creadigol

Producers’ Place

fform The Arts Centre’s new restyled artist project – a place to meet-work-create. Are you creating work locally and looking for a place to create/show your work/ meet other artists? fform Associates We invite a limited number of young professionals to join us for collaborations, rehearsal space, platforms for your work, advice and support. If you’re developing interesting new performance work in any genre let us know and we’ll see if we can help. The Music Room A small simple space you can hire to practise musical instruments, hold readthroughs, develop ideas. Contact us if you’re interested.

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fform Performance Nights A programme designed to present and support new and emerging companies as part of our regular programme. Just contact us with a proposal. Meet the artists after the show in our lively bar. fform Scratch Nights A chance to try-out ideas and new work, discuss, meet and get feedback. fform Residencies We receive occasional funding to support funded residencies. Join the fform info list and we’ll let you know about these.

10 November 11am – 3.30pm A day long event for anyone who is interested in/connected to producing including Independent Producers, Venue producers, Artist producers, Artists and Companies. Join us for a day of presentations, discussion and networking. Producers’ Place is a network for producers in Wales. It aims to strengthen links between people who self-identify as producers in the arts to foster dialogue, share ideas and offer practical support. Free, lunch and coffee included. Please contact us to confirm your attendance. For more about fform or producers place contact Gill Ogden – ggo@aber.ac.uk

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Creative Studios Stiwdios Creadigol The Creative Studios project was designed to develop Aberystwyth Arts Centre’s role as a creative hub for arts businesses, arts development agencies, artists and craft workers. The Creative Studios Project designed by Heatherwick Studio, worth £1 million, has been made possible by support from Aberystwyth University, the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Fund and the Welsh Assembly Government. ___ Bwriad yr unedau oedd datblygu swyddogaeth Canolfan y Celfyddydau fel man creadigol ar gyfer busnesau celf, asiantaethau datblygu’r celfyddydau, artistiad a chrefftwyr. Gwnaethpwyd y Prosiect Unedau Creadigol, sy’n werth £1 miliwn, yn bosibl yn sgil cefnogaeth gan Brifysgol Aberystwyth, Cronfa Loteri Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a Llywodraeth y Cynulliad.

Winner of 2010 and RIBA Award 2010

Resident Artists and Companies ––– G reenweeds Web Development Design & Digital Marketing ––– W ardens Dramatic Company ––– M usicFest International Music Festival and Summer School ––– T im Walley – Designer / Maker ––– H onno Welsh Women’s Publishers ––– B ecky Knight, Textile artist ––– H AUL Arts in Health ––– C lef-Tec Music services ––– T rioni Architects If you are interested in renting one of the Creative Studios please contact Gareth Lloyd Roberts on 01970 622881 / gar21@aber.ac.uk

Hynt Art and culture is for everyone. But if you have an impairment or a specific access requirement, often enjoying a visit to a theatre or an arts centre can be more complicated than just booking tickets and choosing what to wear. Hynt is a national scheme that works with theatres and arts centres across Wales to make things clear and consistent. Hynt cardholders are entitled to a ticket free of charge for a personal assistant or carer at the Arts Centre and all the theatres and arts centres participating in the scheme. Visit www.hynt.co.uk or www.hynt.cym to find a range of information and guidance about the scheme. You can also find out whether you or the person you care for are eligible to join the scheme and complete an application form.

Mae celf a diwylliant i bawb. Ond os oes gennych nam neu ofyniad mynediad penodol, yn aml, gall mwynhau ymweliad i theatr neu ganolfan gelf fod yn fwy cymhleth na dim ond archebu tocynnau a dewis beth i’w wisgo. Mae Hynt yn gynllun cenedlaethol sy’n gweithio gyda theatrau a chanolfannau celf ar draws Cymru i wneud pethau’n glir ac yn gyson. Mae gan rai â cherdyn Hynt hawl i gael tocyn yn rhad am ddim i gynorthwyydd personol neu ofalydd yn y Ganolfan y Celfyddydau a phob theatr a chanolfan gelf sy’n rhan o’r cynllun. Ewch i www.hynt.co.uk neu www.hynt.cym am wybodaeth ac arweiniad am y cynllun. Gallwch hefyd gael gwybod os gallwch chi neu’r person rydych yn gofalu amdano/i ymuno â’r cynllun a chwblhau ffurflen gais.

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Tickets reserved in your name can be held for four days, after which point they will be released for sale. Tickets cannot be reserved on the actual day of the event/screening, but must be paid for in full at time of booking. Any tickets not paid for by the day of the event/screening will be released. Refunds and Exchanges

If for any reason you find you are unable to make a performance or screening you have booked seats for, your tickets can be returned up to two days in advance of a performance, and we will issue you with a full credit note. Alternatively we can exchange your tickets for a more suitable performance of the same show or film, or in the event of a full house we will do our best to re-sell your tickets for you at no additional charge (although this cannot be guaranteed). This does not apply to courses.

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Rates are shown in brackets throughout this brochure. The rate is available for: 60+ in full time retirement, under 16s, full time students, unemployed, and disabled people. Latecomers

In order to minimise disturbance to other customers and performers, latecomers may be asked to wait until a convenient moment before being allowed into an auditorium. No refund will be given for customers who miss parts of performances due to lateness. Please note - it is often not possible to admit latecomers to the studio at all once the performance is underway.

If you would like a copy of this brochure in large print, please call 01970 622889.

Archebu tocynnau

Gallwn gadw tocynnau a archebir yn eich enw am bedwar diwrnod. Ar ôl hynny, cânt eu rhyddhau i’w gwerthu. Os byddwch yn archebu tocynnau ar ddiwrnod y digwyddiad/ ffilm, bydd yn rhaid i chi dalu’n llawn wrth archebu. Os byddwch wedi archebu tocynnau a heb dalu amdanynt erbyn diwrnod y digwyddiad/ffilm, cânt eu rhyddhau i’w gwerthu. Ad-dalu a Chyfnewid

Os na allwch ddod iberfformiad neu ffilm yr ydych wedi archebu tocynnau ar eu cyfer, gallwch anfon eich tocynnau yn ôl hyd at ddau ddirwnod cyn y perfformiad ac fe anfonwn nodyn credyd llawn atoch. Neu gallwn newid eich tocynnau am berfformiad mwy cyfleus o’r un sioe neu ffilm. Os bydd y tocynnau i gyd wedi’u gwerthu, fe wnawn ein gorau i ailwerthu eich tocynnau i chi heb gost ychwanegol (ond ni allwn addo gwneud hyn).

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Nodir y prisiau gostyngol mewn cromfachau trwy’r daflen hon. Mae’r pris hwn ar gael i bobl 60+ sydd wedi ymddeol yn llwyr, pobl ifanc o dan 16 oed, myfyrwyr amser llawn, pobl ddi-waith a phobl anabl. Hwyrddyfodiaid

Er mwyn tarfu cyn lleied ag y bo modd ar gwsmeriaid eraill a pherfformwyr, gellir gofyn i bobl sy’n cyrraedd yn hwyr aros tan y bydd yn gyfleus cyn mynd i mewn i awditorium. Ni fydd pobl sy’n colli rhannau o berfformiadau am eu bod yn hwyr yn cael ad-daliad.

Pe hoffech gopi o’r llyfryn hwn mewn print mawr, ffôniwch 01970 622889.

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Please note: No photography or video equipment is allowed in any performance. Sylwch: Ni chaniateir offer ffotograffeg na fideo mewn unrhyw berfformiad.

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Lleolir Canolfan y Celfyddydau yng nghanol campws Prifysgol Aberystwyth. Rydych yn troi i mewn i’r campws oddi ar yr A487 ar y ffordd i’r gogledd o ganol tref Aberystwyth. Ceir arwyddion clir. Gellir parcio ger y Ganolfan am ddim o 5pm ymlaen gyda’r nos a thrwy’r amser ar benwythnosau. Codir tâl bychan yn ystod y dydd.

The Arts Centre is situated at the heart of the campus of Aberystwyth University. The turning onto campus is from the A487 as you head North out of the main Aberystwyth town centre and is well signposted. Car parking is free from 5pm in the evenings and all weekends. During the day a small fee is charged. ___

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Access for Disabled Visitors Cyfleusterau ar gyfer Ymwelwyr Anabl If you would like to check on any access issues before you visit the Arts Centre please call 01970 622882. Parking is reserved next to the main entrance approach for drivers with limited mobility. Two spaces are also available at the rear of the theatre, with level access into the main foyer. Wheelchair access is possible to all auditoria and workshop spaces in the venue. Access at ground level to main foyer and box office, by lift up to the theatre foyer and by stair lift down to the lower level. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome. Toilet facilities are accessible on all levels except the lower foyer. Hearing loops are installed in the Great Hall, Theatre and Cinema. ___ Os hoffech holi am y cyfleusterau cyn dod i Ganolfan y Celfyddydau, ffoniwch 01970 622882. Mae lle wedi’i gadw ger y brif fynedfa i yrwyr sy’n methu cerdded yn dda. Mae dau le yng nghefn y theatr hefyd, ar yr un gwastad â’r prif gyntedd. Gall pobl mewn cadeiriau olwyn fynd i holl awditoria a gweithdai’r Ganolfan. Mae’r prif gyntedd a’r swyddfa docynnau ar yr un gwastad â’r tu allan a gellir mynd mewn lifft i gyntedd y theatr ac ar lifft grisiau i lawr i’r lefel is. Mae croeso i gwn tywys a chwn cymorth. Gellir mynd mewn cadair olwyn i’r toiledau ar bob lefel ag eithrio’r cyntedd isaf. Ceir dolenni clywed yn y Neuadd Fawr, y Theatr a’r Sinema.

Diary Dyddiadur

September / Medi 3 The Beaux’ Strategem NT LIVE 5 Bollywood Evening Haul 13 Into the Water Up & Over It 15 Elis James: Gwaith Mewn Llaw 16 Brief Encounters Lighthouse Theatre 17 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Live 17 An Evening of Poetry and Music 24 Coriolanus NT LIVE 24 Comedy Club 25 Dark Vanilla Jungle Company of Sirens 27 Party Party! Milkshake! 30 Drych Cwmni Fran Wen 30 Crash Test

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Mavron Quartet Music Club ONE Blackhouse Doug Scott’s Everest: The Hard Way The Roadless Trip Sarah Woods Words&Words&Words Growing Pains Awaken Productions Cwmni Ennyn Welsh Sinfonia Glasoed Awaken Productions Cwmni Ennyn Paul Potts Il Trovatore NY MET Aberration The Thirty Nine Steps Black Rat Productions Giselle Bolshoi Ballet Live Hamlet / NT LIVE Shobana Jeyasingh Dance: Material Men & Strange Blooms Brenig

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November / Tachwedd 1 The Owl Who Was Afraid 2pm T of the Dark Blunderbus 1 Music Club 3pm 3 A Translation of Shadows 7.30pm T Stan’s Café 4 H.I. Homo Irrationalis 7.30pm T Karol Cysewski 5 Festival of the 7.30pm T Spoken Nerd 5 Raymondo Annie Siddons 7.45pm S 6 Mutt Abandoned Theatre 7.45pm S 6 Jamie Smith’s Mabon 8pm 7 Darkside performing 8pm T The Pink Floyd Show 8 Ensemble Cymru 2.30pm 8 Cinderella Ballet Cymru 7.30pm T 10-15 Abertoir: Wales International Horror Festival 10 Frizzi 2 Fulci 9.30pm GH 11 Celebrating 10 Years 7.45pm S of Word Distillery 11 Joe Stillgoe: New Songs 8pm GH for Old Souls 14 The Descent 7.30pm 14 Land of Our Fathers 7.30pm T WMC

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aberystwythartscentre.co.uk 01970 623232 November / Tachwedd 15 Casting the Runes 7pm T Robert Lloyd Parry 17 Saturday Night Forever 7.30pm T Aberystwyth Arts Centre 19-20 Dreams of Anne Frank 7.45pm S Youth Theatre 19 Of Mice and Men NT Live 7pm C 19-20 Dawns Ysbrydion 7.30pm T Theatr Genedlaethol 21 Lulu NY MET 5.30pm C 22 Buddy Holly 8pm GH & the Cricketers 22 Jewels Bolshoi Ballet Live 3pm C 25 Difa Theatr Bara Caws 7.30pm T 25 Short Story Network 7.45pm S 26 Comedy Club 8pm S 26 Becky Jones (viola) 8pm GH and Simon Lane (piano) Music Club 27 Melltith y Brenin Lludd 10am& T Cwmni Mega 1.30pm 28 Christmas Food Fair 10am GH 28 Finley Quaye 7.30pm T 29 Little Match Girl 2pm T Arthur Pita

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All tickets and discounts subject to availability. All information in this brochure was correct at time of going to press.

2 Josh Widdicombe 8pm GH 32 3 The Mikado ENO LIVE 32 3 Words&Words&Words 7.45pm S 32 4-5 Saturday Night Forever 7.30pm T 33 Joio & Aberystwyth Arts Centre 5 Aberystwyth Philomusica 8pm GH 33 6 The Lady of the Camellias 3pm C 33 Bolshoi Ballet Live 8 Jane Eyre NT LIVE 7pm C 34 11 The Minging Detectives 8pm S 34 Scottish Falsetto Puppet Theatre 12 The Magic Flute NY MET 4.55pm C 34 12 Milonga 7.45pm S 35 12 Handel’s Messiah 8pm GH 13 The Nutcracker 3pm C 35 Bolshoi Ballet Live 14 Ceredigion Schools 1.45pm GH 37 Orchestras 7.30pm 18-23 The Night Before T 36 Christmas / Arts Centre Community Theatre

Key / Allwedd Theatre / Dance & Physical Theatre Music / Comedy / Spoken Word / Family Special Events / Live Screenings

Aberystwyth Arts Centre is a Department of Aberystwyth University.

Mae Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth yn adran o Brifysgol Aberystwyth.

Aberystwyth Arts Centre is recognised as a Regional Performing Arts Centre by the Arts Council of Wales.

Cydnabyddir Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru fel Canolfan Ranbarthol y Celfyddydau Perfformio.

The Arts Centre is part of the Creu Cymru Emergence project: developing the environmental, social and economic sustainability of theatres and arts centres in Wales, in a partnership with Julie’s Bicycle and Cardiff University. Funded by the Welsh Government SSL scheme, delivered by Environment Wales and Cynnal Cymru-Sustain Wales.

Mae Canolfan y Celfyddydau yn rhan o brosiect Egin Creu Cymru, sy’n datblygu cynaliadwyedd amgylcheddol, cymdeithasol ac economaidd theatrau a chanolfannau celfyddydau yng Nghymru, mewn partneriaeth â Julie’s Bicycle a Phrifysgol Caerdydd. Ariennir y gwaith hwn gan Gynllun Grant Llywodraeth Cymru i Gefnogi Byw’n Gynaliadwy a gyflenwir gan Amgylchedd Cymru a Cynnal Cymru.

The Arts Centre gratefully thanks the following for their financial support: Ceredigion County Council and Aberystwyth Town Council. Aberystwyth Arts Centre is a member of the Mid Wales Circuit and Creu Cymru.

Mae Canolfan y Celfyddydau’n ddiolchgar i’r canlynol am eu cymorth ariannol hefyd: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion a Chyngor.

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth University Prifysgol Aberystwyth SY23 3DE

Tickets / Tocynnau: 01970 62 32 32 www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk aberystwytharts @aberystwytharts

01970 62 32 32 artstaff@aber.ac.uk

Mon–Sat / Llun–Sad – 10am–8pm Sun / Sul – 1.30–5.30pm

Dylunio a llun clawr / Design and cover photography: elfen.co.uk