Chapter Magazine March 2011 by Chapter

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Poetry, Pints and Patagonia There’s a lot going on. Well, that’s nothing new but our March programme gives a real taste of what Chapter is all about… challenging, eclectic, heart-warming and, well, the kind of place you just want to be. We’ll be releasing a few sought-after public tickets to the Gala Welsh Premiere of Patagonia, the latest film by Marc Evans which is here on Thursday 3rd March. We won’t do that until Friday 25 February though so watch out for news at www.facebook.com/chapterarts and on our twitter feed by following @chaptertweets. The gala screening launches this year’s WOW Wales One World Film Festival and includes an introduction by Marc Evans, Nia Roberts and Duffy and a post screening Q+A hosted by Ed Thomas. We’ll be getting a bit Argentinian in the caffi bar too with music from the Patagonia soundtrack played by the award-winning composer Joseph LoDuca. If you miss out on the premiere you can still catch the film which screens until Thu 10 March. Full details on p28. Sat 5 March is World Book Night and if you’ve got a penchant for poetry Incandescent, a poetry group which meets monthly in Cardiff Central Library, will be giving out 48 free copies of Seamus Heaney — New Selected Poems from a stall in the caffi bar. You can find out more at www.worldbooknight.org. Don’t worry if our lights go out on Sat 26 March. From 8.30pm we’ll be one of the Welsh landmarks joining in WWF’s Earth Hour — an international climate change initiative. Last year a record 128 countries joined the global display of climate action and this year we’ll be joining them in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we have in common — our planet. And lastly, we’re beginning the countdown to Chapter 40. On April 15th 1971, at precisely 3.45pm the first Board meeting of Chapter took place. Forty years later we’ll be celebrating four decades of creativity and innovation and our growth from a deserted school building to one of the major arts centres in Europe. The first celebration in a year packed with events will be our Big Birthday Weekend from Thu 14 — Sat 17 April. Our next magazine will be full of details but in the meantime if you want to support us in our landmark year turn to p34 for details of our fundraising efforts.

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Pile David Bance, Jonathan Baldock, Katriona Beales, Lotti V Closs, Sean Cummins, Sam Dargan, Sean Edwards, David Ersser, Craig Fisher, Dan Ford, Simon Franklin, Lynn Fulton, S Mark Gubb, Frank Kent, Brendan Lyons, Laura McCafferty, Zoe Mendelson, Clare Mitten, Jock Mooney, Lauren O’Grady, Audrey Reynolds, Gary Simmonds, Lucienne Simpson, Derek Sprawson, Debra Swann, Lee Triming, Gerard Williams, Annie Whiles, Richard Woods and Neil Zakiewicz Curated by Craig Fisher Until Sun 20 March • Tan Sul 20 Mawrth Pile includes a diverse range of works — painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, textile and animation by some thirty British artists — that set out to question the conventions of showing work in a group exhibition. Rather than offering each piece the usual interpretative cordon defined by blank wall or floor space, the art objects are brought into close proximity through a series of groupings in the gallery spaces: works lean on or against one another; jostle for space, and are even, as the title indicates, piled up. Any sense of autonomy is therefore lost to the curator’s vision: the collection of individual objects becomes one overarching piece, a visual spectacle where the works act as the material and start to define the relationship between the artist and curator. The curator Craig Fisher, who also features as an exhibiting artist, uses these groupings to explore particular flavours or themes. In one section, many of the works involve or relate to furniture and furnishings. Elsewhere, other compilations touch on landscapes and the natural world, and there’s even a selection of super-sized domestic objects including an apron, pencils and a pair of retro headphones. Out in the world beyond the gallery, piles often exist as a means of sorting and categorisation; things are brought together (temporarily) for consideration before they find a more permanent home or assignment. Such a process is made explicit in this project: works combine in one grouping, but other possibilities remain potent. There are echoes and reflections between groupings, which trouble and disrupt the apparent categorisations and it is often difficult to tell the status of an object as works are piled on packaging, and packaging might indeed eventually reveal itself as art. The exhibition was originally commissioned by Sixes & Sevens Artists’ Collective for Surface Gallery as part of Sideshow 2010, the official fringe festival for the ‘British Art Show 7’ in Nottingham. The original exhibition was curated by Craig Fisher with Simon Franklin. www.craig-fisher.com www.sixesandsevenscollective.co.uk www.sideshow2010.org

Opposite: Pile installation image, Chapter Gallery, 2011. Gallery open: Tue — Sat 10-8pm; Sun 2-8pm. Closed Monday.

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Assembly: Art in the Bar Lloyd Durling Fri 25 Feb — Sun 8 May • Gwe 25 Chwef — Sul 8 Mai Lloyd Durling’s modestly sized drawings are made from an innumerable amount of strokes that form a surface similar to thin washes of paint. Created using simple drawing tools — mainly felt-tip pen and graphite — the images are both animated and claustrophobic. For his exhibition at Chapter, Lloyd has made a number of monochromatic wood engravings of suspended still lifes. In these striking pieces he uses silhouettes to explore negative space, and give the impression of physical form by working back-to-front, filling in the space directly around the image. He has also produced a series of new felt-tip pen drawings which exploit colour, pattern and texture to great effect. In these drawings, apparent tranquillity is undercut by small pictorial details that suggest potential loss amid a quiet existence. Behind the inviting façade is the reality of how we could live with practically nothing and nothing practical. A limited edition postcard has been produced to coincide with the exhibition and is available from The Shop.

Biography Lloyd Durling was born in Solihull and lives and works in London. He is represented by Mermaid and Monster, Cardiff and Golden, Chicago. Recent solo exhibitions include ‘Laughter Staggers On’, Golden, Chicago (2010); ‘Somewhere Better Than This’, Pippy Houldsworth, London; ‘Schadenfreude’, The Royal Academy of Arts Sackler Cafe, London (2006). Selected group shows include the ‘International Biennal of Engraving’, Aqui Terme, Italy (2010); ‘Sweet Dis/order’, Whitworth Art Gallery & Museum, Manchester (2009); ‘The Golden Record’, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh; ‘Scope Art Fair’, New York; ‘Republic, L’est’, London; ‘Salon 2007: New British Painting and Works on Paper’ (all 2007). Lloyd’s work is included in collections at the Whitworth Art Gallery & Museum, Manchester; Progressive Art Collection, USA; Nomura Bank, Japan and Fidelity PLC, London.

From left to right: Lloyd Durling, Still life (Lamp Black), 65x50cm. Black & White Television. Images courtesy the artist.

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Limited Edition Prints We’ve had a fantastic response to our gallery programme since we reopened in 2009, with lots of you telling us how much you’ve enjoyed the art on show. With this in mind, we’ve developed a series of limited edition artworks by some of our exhibiting artists. Investing in one of our prints makes a great gift or personal treat and every penny is fed back into our exhibitions, off-site projects, workshops and artists’ residencies. The prints are priced from £100–£150 (unframed) and can be bought using Collectorplan which allows you to pay in manageable installments. Ask a member of the Gallery or Shop staff for more information and you could walk away with an artwork by Tim Davies, Holly Davey, S Mark Gubb or Heather & Ivan Morison.

Clockwise from top right: S Mark Gubb, Tim Davies, Heather & Ivan Morison, Holly Davey

Prosthetic Soul

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Volcano and Mr & Mrs Clark Prosthetic Soul

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A medical musical Tue 15 — Sat 19 March • 8pm • Maw 15 — Sad 19 Mawrth This hilarious and satirical new musical delves into the impossible promises of modern medicine and cosmetic surgery, welcoming you to a surreal dystopia of (im)patient care and private profit. Once seen as the preserve of vain celebrities and the super-rich, cosmetic surgery has now become part of everyday life, offering us yet another constant reminder of our imperfections, and shifting the goalposts of normality. Why submit to the indignity of growing old or being ugly when even the hard-pressed can save up and buy their way out of nature’s cruel game with an endoscopic eyebrow lift or a lower trunk body-tuck? Attractive people succeed in life, get paid more and climb the ladder faster than those less appealing to the eye — is rejuvenating our sagging faces or nether regions just another part of our duty to maximise our advantages in a competitive world? Prosthetic Soul is an exciting new collaboration between Mr & Mrs Clark and Volcano. Mr & Mrs Clark create unique and astonishing performances, often with partners including Chapter, Tactile Bosch, Taliesin and Marc Rees. Volcano is Wales’ leading contemporary theatre company. £12/£10/£8 Special Preview price of £5 on Tue 15 March.

A show for anyone who has ever looked in the mirror and thought “What if..?”

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On The Edge Nine Suitcases by Béla Zsolt

Voices of Partition The Panjabi folk song

Tue 8 March • 8pm • Maw 8 Mawrth Arrested by fascists in 1944, the Hungarian writer Béla Zsolt and his wife were sent to the ghetto of Nagyvárad to await deportation, with little hope of survival. By the end of the Second World War, 19,000 Jews, including the couple’s daughter, had been deported from Nagyvárad to Auschwitz. But Béla and Agnes Zsolt managed to escape their captors and find safety in Switzerland. Cardiff actor and director David Prince was so moved by a broadcast of Zsolt’s documentary of life in the ghetto, that he immediately determined to adapt it for the stage. Translation by Ladislaus Löb.

Wed 9 March • 7.30pm • Mer 9 Mawrth Part of the Sangat series of debates, this event celebrates the tradition of the Panjabi folk song, and features live music from Kuljit Bhamra and guests from Wales and England. Bhamra is a pioneer of the Bhangra phenomenon. He combines traditional Indian rhythms with western instruments and techniques to transform Panjabi music into a new sound. Voices of Partition explores the tragic events surrounding, and the legacy of, the partition of British India in 1947. This project is being marked by six monthly debates at Chapter, culminating in July 2011 with the launch of a Welsh translation of the play A Lifetime on Tiptoes by Mazhar Tirmazi.

£4 (on the door)

Free

Good Cop Bad Cop Occupation Good Cop Bad Cop’s Croeso I Gymru Fwyaf! project incorporates theatrical and fine art performance in a series of investigations and presentations. This latest work is designed to be encountered unexpectedly. For updated information, and for further background to the project, you will need to follow the link below to Culture Colony and follow the instructions there... Occupation has been commissioned by Chapter and supported by Stiwdio Safle and Culture Colony.

Theatr Iolo The Flock Fri 18 March • 7.30pm • Gwe 18 Mawrth A young woman can’t stop remembering the time when she was part of a gang of five wild girls. A time when something went wrong, fatally wrong. And now the girl who had disappeared has come back again, forcing Vic to come to terms with what happened. Jesper Wamsler’s contemporary play looks at the behaviour of teenage girls and their identity outside of the family home. Directed by Kevin Lewis. Translated by Sarah Argent. Suitable for ages 14+ £8/£6

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The Flock

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Go Faster Stripe: The Return Of Boothby Graffoe

[photo: Brian Slater]

Fri 11 March • 8pm • Gwe 11 Mawrth The Go Faster Stripe team return to film another comedic gem for their live DVD archive. Boothby Graffoe introduces you to his own uniquely warped view of life in his brand new show. With the help of talented multi instrumentalist Nick Pynn, Boothby brings to life his CD ‘songs for dogs, funerals...’. Following successful shows on Radio 4, writing for Omid Djalili’s BBC series and touring with Canadian super group The Barenaked Ladies, we’re delighted to welcome Boothby back to the world of live performance where he belongs. £10 www.thereturnofboothbygraffoe.co.uk

“Boothby Graffoe conceals sharp political satire under a veneer of funny folksy whimsy, like Iron Man in a velvet romper suit.” — Stewart Lee

Everyman Theatre The Hypochondriak (Le Malade Imaginaire) by Moliere Tue 22 — Sat 26 March • 7.30pm • Maw 22 — Sad 26 Mawrth Moliere’s final great comedy explores how one man’s fantastic obsession with his imaginary illnesses, his lunatic doctors and his scheming wife almost destroys the happiness of his family. In the end, good sense and the energetic ingenuity of young lovers and a scheming servant triumph, but only just. The perfect springtime antidote for your winter ills, Everyman’s latest production delivers a prescription of laughter, music (written by Geoff Nichols and performed by the Illuminations Choir) and commedia dell’arte anarchy. Translated by John Wood. £10/£8 (Concessions on Tue 22 + Thu 25 March only)

South Wales Theatre Collective Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman Wed 23 — Sat 26 March • 2pm + 7.30pm • Mer 23 — Sad 26 Mawrth Three characters. Two days. One House. Marking twenty years since its original workshop performance, the South Wales Theatre Collective return to the stage with this modern classic. Dorfman’s moral thriller centres on Paulina Salas, who believes that a stranger who arrives at her home is the doctor who, under a military dictatorship, captured, tortured and raped her many years before. She seizes the opportunity for retribution, taking drastic steps over three days that will change her life… forever. £12/£10/£8 (evenings) £10/£8 (matinees) £1 from each ticket will be donated to Amnesty International Wales. www.deathandthemaidenplay.co.uk

In Chapters Thu 10 March • 8pm • Iau 10 Mawrth This monthly event features unique collaborations between writers and musicians. A revolving cast of established and up-and-coming artists perform new work based around a particular theme. This month’s theme is ‘mothers’. £5

Ranters Theatre Holiday Wed 30 March — Sat 2 April • 8pm Mer 30 Mawrth — Sad 2 Ebrill Melbourne-based Ranters Theatre return to Chapter with their multi-award winning show. Gently provocative, meditative and strangely disarming, Holiday presents a moment of relaxation and quiet reflection between two men. Spontaneous and affectingly real, innocent discussion becomes an exploration of private fantasy, hidden anxiety, personal mythology and other inexplicable behaviours. Concept and direction by Adriano Cortese; text by Raimondo Cortese; sound design and operation by David Franzke; lighting design by Niklas Pajanti; Set (adapted from original design) by Anna Tregloan; performed and co-devised by Paul Lum and Patrick Moffatt; company manager Alison Halit. £12/10/£8 This project has been assisted by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria and by Arts House

“an extraordinary piece of theatre… sends the audience into the night refreshed and afloat on a sea of calm... the two performances are exquisitely judged.” — Irish Independent

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Sherman Cymru at Chapter We’re playing host to Sherman Cymru while their building undergoes a £5.4 million redevelopment. They’re continuing to produce and tour theatre and their residency at Chapter features creative learning, new writing and artist development activity. www.shermancymru.co.uk

Desire Lines by Ian Rowlands Fri 8 — Sat 23 April • 8pm • Gwe 8 — Sad 23 Ebrill (no performances on Sun 10, Sun 17 or Mon 18 April) The journey of a man around Wales. The journey of a soul through the seven ages of man. The journey of a small country towards a coming of age and a better future… Wryly funny, heartfelt and lyrical, Desire Lines traces the pulls and pushes that lead and drive us through life. £12/£10/£8 £10/£8/£6 (Preview price on Fri 8, Sat 9 +Mon 11 April)

Sherman Sherbets Until Sat 2 April • Tan Sad 2 Ebrill These Saturday drama workshops give children the opportunity to explore their imagination and be creative. 9.30am — 10.30am (Ages 4–6) 12pm — 1pm (Ages 4–6) 10.30am — 12pm (Ages 7–9) 1pm — 2.30pm (Ages 7–9) Ages 4–6: £50 for 10 sessions Ages 7–9: £60 for 10 sessions To book a place please contact: heather.jones@shermancymru.co.uk 029 2064 6911

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Desire Lines [Image: @istockphoto.com/runamock]

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Act One Drama Society The Crucible by Arthur Miller Tue 1 — Sat 5 March • 7.30pm Maw 1 — Sad 5 Mawrth Cardiff University’s drama society present Arthur Miller’s modern classic based on the 1692 witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts.

Drones Comedy Club Fri 4 + Fri 18 March • 8.30pm Gwe 4 + Gwe 18 Mawrth Resident hosts Clint Edwards and Dan Thomas showcase the very best in new stand up comedy. £3.50 (on the door)

£7/£6

Cardiff Storytelling Circle

Seeing Things

Sun 6 March • 8pm • Sul 6 Mawrth This monthly event invites you to share and listen to stories in relaxed company. All are welcome.

Wed 2 March • 6pm • Mer 2 Mawrth Elaine Davey kicks off this new series of illustrated talks and audience discussions with a post-Saint David’s Day look at Welsh sculptor Sir William Goscombe John. Grab a drink from the bar and join in! £3 (on the door)

The Writers’ Space Sat 5 March • 10am — 6pm • Sad 5 Mawrth Lucid invites you to take part in an open space event for theatre writers and others passionate about new writing. Is a culture of new writing flourishing or is something missing? What do you want to see happen? Open space events give you the freedom to choose what you want to talk about. There are no speakers and you make the agenda. If a conversation doesn’t do it for you, then move on to something that does. Lucid is Simon Harris and Carys Shannon — a new artist-centred resource with a curiosity for what’s possible. Free (please email lucidevent@virginmedia.com if you wish to attend)

£3 (on the door)

Fabler Shakespeare Readers: Double Falsehood Sun 6 March • 6.30pm • Sul 6 Mawrth Fabler Shakespeare Readers get together every month to experience the works of the great bard spoken aloud. This play was adapted by Lewis Theobald from lost manuscripts by Shakespeare and John Fletcher. All are welcome. Please bring a copy of the script if you have one. £3 (on the door)

SWDFAS Lecture Thu 10 March • 2pm • Iau 10 Mawrth This South Wales Decorative and Fine Arts Society lecture looks at the enduring western obsession with the so called ‘exotic’ or noble savage. Beginning with the discovery of Tahiti in 1767, the impact of European influence is charted through painted images of the islands and their people. The lecture looks at these images through the eyes of the explorers and the artists who accompanied these pioneering voyages. £5 (on the door)

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Drones Comedy Club

14 Scrabble Sunday Sun 13 March • 6pm • Sul 13 Mawrth The boards are supplied, as is a referee. It’s free and it’s full of nice people. Come and get involved!

Sunday Jazz: Chapter Four Sun 20 March • 9pm • Sul 20 Mawrth An evening of melodic acoustic jazz in the Caffi Bar with the Glen Manby Quartet. Free

Starting a co-operative in the creative industries Wed 16 March • 12.30pm–5pm • Mer 16 Mawrth This unique workshop and networking event is aimed at freelancers, graduates, practitioners and advisors. Whether you’re into fashion or film, advertising or animation, co-operatives can help you share ideas, costs and contacts. Derek Walker, the new chief executive of the Wales Co-operative Centre, will give practical advice and talk about co-operatives and the creative industries. There are also contributions from Simon Burgess of the Makers Guild in Wales; Chris Ryde of Actors’ Equity; Bethan Morgan from Oren Actors’ Management; and Phill Burton of the educational and training co-operative, Dynamix. The event is organsied by Co-operatives and Mutuals Wales, the Wales Co-operative Centre and Co-operatives UK.

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The Peroni Collection Italian Style on the Silver Screen Thu 24 — Sat 28 March • 10am–8pm Iau 24 — Sad 28 Mawrth This major collection of rare images and costumes from the cinematic world explores the relationship between Italian fashion design and its enduring influence on filmmaking, image making and characterisation. It has been curated by top photographer Rankin and Italian fashion writer Anna Battista in conjunction with the Italian brewer Peroni Nastro Azzurro. The Peroni Collection references classic Italian films such as Ladri di Biciclette and Bellissima, alongside contemporary titles, including American Psycho and Nine, and has been selected from archives like the British Film Institute, The Ferragamo Museum, Tirelli Tailoring House and the Film School, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Peroni’s association with film began with its remake of La Dolce Vita in 2006. More recently, the company has collaborated with award-winning director Gabriele Muccino to create the Accademia del Film to promote Italian film in the UK. Their first production is the short film Senza Tempo, directed by Gabriele Muccino and made with the help of up and coming British film talent. www.peroniitaly.com This exhibition takes place in the Cwtch area of our bar, where there will be a complimentary glass of Peroni on offer during the evenings.

Free: please book tickets from: www.uk.coop/creativewales

Cardiff Board Games Specialising in fun, interactive German-style board games, this group get together most Sundays at 3pm and 7pm in our caffi bar. All are welcome. More information and contact details can be found at www.boardgamescardiff.btck.co.uk

Scrabble Sunday

The Peroni Collection: Giulietta Degli Spiriti, Federico Fellini, 1965

WOW Wales One World Film Festival Gŵyl Ffilmiau Cymru a’r byd yn un Thu 3 — Thu 10 March • Iau 3 — Iau 10 Mawrth www.wowfilmfestival.com

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WOW Wales One World Film Festival 2011 We are delighted to open the Wales One World Film Festival in Chapter on Thu 3 March with the Welsh Gala Premiere of Patagonia, Marc Evans’ beautiful new film. This year we’re celebrating our tenth anniversary with a look at the best of recent Chinese and Mexican cinema. Come and celebrate with us on our Mexican Fiesta Night on Sat 5 March and take the chance to see three fine, very different Mexican films — Black Sheep, Circo and Norteado. Among the other Welsh premieres on offer are two joyful celebrations of the power of music. The heart-warming Fezeka’s Voice, about a South African school choir, and Benda Bilili!, the inspiring story of a band of disabled street musicians from Kinshasa that was the toast of last year’s Cannes Film Festival. WOW exists to celebrate world cinema in all its richness and diversity, and to give you the chance to see the best in world cinema, I hope you enjoy the festival. David Gillam Festival Director

Patagonia Thu 3 — Thu 17 March • Iau 3 — Iau 17 Mawrth Wales/2010/118mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Marc Evans. With Matthew Rhys, Nia Roberts, Duffy.

Marc Evans’ new film is a beautiful meditation on culture, roots and identity, that interweaves two journeys. In the first, insecure, uptight Rhys drags his girlfriend off to Patagonia so he can photograph disused chapels in exotic locations, where she falls into the arms of their gorgeous gaucho guide (Matthew Rhys) — and who could blame her? Meanwhile, Patagonian granny Cerys fools her grandson Alejandro into accompanying her to Wales to find the farmhouse her mum was forced to leave when pregnant. These meandering journeys are enlivened by Evans’ fine eye for landscape, and his intelligent reflections on contemporary Wales and its place in the world.

Once Upon A Time in Knoxville Fri 4 + Sun 6 March • Gwe 4 + Sul 6 Mawrth UK/USA/2008/60mins/U. Dir: Will Fraser. With Rollo.

Made for nothing with a recycled camera, this is the endearing story of Rollo, a down-home ‘rocking chair on the porch’ hillbilly who hates to see anything go to waste. He’s built a number of funky houses out of recycled and scavenged materials, so creating a hippie commune on his seven-acre farm on the edge of Knoxville. Rollo would probably feel more comfortable living in the third world than the USA, but his wonderfully eccentric views on waste, consumer culture and the way the city he loves has been destroyed by putting the car before people makes him a delightfully amiable guide to an alternative way of life.

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Benda Bilili! Fri 4 March • Gwe 4 Mawrth France/2010/86mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Renaud Barrett, Florent de la Tullaye. With Staff Benda Bilili.

The most fun film at last year’s Cannes was this emotionally uplifting documentary about a group of disabled street musicians from Kinshasa. Although they live on the streets, staying sane by making music that mixes rumba, reggae, blues and funk, they dream of being the most famous African band in the world while rehearsing in the zoo, the only quiet place they can find. Their music, humour, spirit and resilience in the face of repeated setbacks make for a truly inspiring story that would be unbelievable if it weren’t true. A total joy that’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face and hope in your heart!

“Genuinely stirring and uplifting” — The Times

The Message Fri 4 March • Gwe 4 Mawrth China/2010/117mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Kuo-fu Chen, Qunshu Gao. With Yihong Duan, Xiaoming Huang, Bingbing Li.

Nanjing, 1942, Chinese resistance to their Japanese overlords is in full flow. But Japanese intelligence learns they have a spy in their headquarters so imprison the five suspects in an isolated castle. Among them are the sultry Li, an expert code-breaker, her feisty friend Gu, and military hero Captain Wu. A tense cat-and-mouse game ensues as the spy tries to send out a vital message while both captives and captors try to uncover the guilty party. This gripping period drama creates an atmosphere of youthful passion caught up in a larger game, which will appeal to anyone who enjoys a well-plotted mystery.

The Message

London International Animation Festival Fri 4 March • Gwe 4 Mawrth Highlights from the UK’s largest animation festival with short films from France, Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic and Estonia.

FAN-tasia: Brazilian Star Wars Sat 5 March • Sad 5 Mawrth Brazil/1978/100mins/subtitled/PG.

Chapter’s FAN-tasia season of fan-made films celebrates WOW’s anniversary with this fun Star Wars rip-off, Os Trapalhões Na Guerra Dos Planetas (The Bunglers In The War Of The Planets). Without the earnestness or production values of the original, it took just over a month to complete and combines a generous helping of slapstick with familiar elements from George Lucas’ film. Admission is free — please book your tickets early. Curated by filmmaker Steve Sullivan. www.stevesullivan.co.uk

The Singing, Ringing Tree Fri 4 + Sat 5 March • Gwe 4 + Sad 5 Mawrth East Germany/1957/74mins/dubbed/U. Dir: Francesco Stefani. With Christel Bodenstein, Charles-Hans Vogt, Eckart Dux.

Betrayal, deceit, jealousy, forgiveness and love all feature in this classic children’s fairy tale. Wishing to win the hand of the beautiful but conceited Princess Thousandbeauty, a Prince is set the task of bringing her the mythical Singing Ringing Tree from an enchanted garden, which is guarded by an evil dwarf. But her scornful treatment of him turns her into an ugly hag and renders him victim to a cruel spell. Only the legendary Singing Ringing Tree can judge when she has learnt the error of her ways. With deep, rich colours and minimal effects, this is a beautiful, if slightly spooky, story in the style of the Brothers Grimm.

The Singing, Ringing Tree

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Circo

Norteado

Sat 5 + Wed 9 March • Sad 5 + Mer 9 Mawrth

Sat 5 March • Sad 5 Mawrth

Mexico/USA/2010/75mins/subtitled/PG. Dir: Aaron Shock. With the Ponce family.

Mexico/2009/94mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Rigoberto Perezcano. With Harold Torres, Sonia Couoh, Alicia Lagunes.

This poignant portrait looks at the impact of changing times on a small family circus that plies its trade down dusty rural roads in small Mexican towns. Tino has never known any other life and Ivonne struggles with the demands of the nomadic lifestyle and thinks it’s time to settle down so the kids can go to school. Their children work hard all day practising their skills and have developed into endearing but illiterate acrobats. The simmering family dispute adds to the natural cinematic potential of the circus to create an entertaining picture of a disappearing way of life. “A gem of a documentary… crisply shot, emotionally frank, and genuinely moving” — Time Out

The Detective Sat 5 + Sun 6 March • Sad 5 + Sul 6 Mawrth

When Andres fails to make it across the border to the promised land of the USA, he settles into a job in a Tijuana grocery store where he finds people who understand him. His growing relationship with the owner and her daughter makes him realise that there’s more to life than money. But with his wife and children waiting on the other side his attempts to cross the border become increasingly daring and bizarre. This charming and humorous drama won Sonia Couoh the Best Actress award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, 2009.

David Sun 6 + Tue 8 March • Sul 6 + Maw 8 Mawrth Wales/1951/38mins/U. Dir: Paul Dickson. With Gomer Roberts, Sam Jones, Gwyneth Petty.

A private detective is drawn into a complex murder mystery when he is hired to track down a mysterious woman who seems to hold the key to a series of improbable suicides. Unfortunately, every clue leads him to another body but no closer to the ghostly beauty. With an endearing, jaunty central performance from Aaron Kwok, this is an enjoyable ride, beautifully shot in the alleyways of Bangkok in the Pang brothers’ trademark messybeautiful, twitchy style.

The most beautiful documentary ever made in Wales, this miniature masterpiece is a reflective, engrossing portrait of a saintly school caretaker whose simple life reveals a history of selfsacrifice. Subtly evoking atmosphere and character, this film gives a remarkable impression of Wales 60 years ago. This special 60th anniversary screening will be accompanied by Letter to Wales (1960), a British Transport documentary permeated with Donald Houston’s ‘hiraeth’ that shows Snowdonia, its railway, Holyhead holidaymakers, the launch of the Tenby lifeboat and the spectacular quarry railway at Llanberis.

Circo

Norteado

China/Thailand/2010/109mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Oxide Pang. With Aaron Kwok, Kai Chi Liu, Tak-bun Wong.

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La Rabia

Pink Saris

Sun 6 + Tue 8 March • Sul 6 + Maw 8 Mawrth

Mon 7 + Tue 8 March • Llun 7 + Maw 8 Mawrth

Argentina/2008/83mins/subtitled/18. Dir: Albertina Carri. With Nazarena Duarte, Gonzalo Perez, Analia Couceyro.

UK/India/100mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Kim Longinotto. With Sampat Pal Devi, Renu Devi, Niranjan Pal.

In a small remote town in the Argentine Pampas, the young Nati refuses to speak. She secretly spies on her mother’s violent affair with one of their neighbours Pichon, the father of Nati’s only friend. This uncompromising vision of a rural life that constantly threatens violence is interspersed with eerie, extraordinarily beautiful animation sequences that carry a huge emotional charge. With a superb ensemble cast, this rich and haunting film builds to a genuinely shocking climax.

Chapter MovieMaker Mon 7 March • Llun 7 Mawrth MovieMaker is a regular showcase for short films by independent filmmakers. This month’s event, in collaboration with WOW, includes screenings and Q&As from two filmmakers who have made documentaries abroad. Reflections on Ethiopia (Wales/2010/25mins) is Phil Cowan’s thoughtprovoking documentary which examines everyday life in Ethiopia. Gorelovka (UK/2010/48mins) is Alexander Kviria’s look at a Christian community in Georgia whose culture is fast disappearing. Free (please reserve tickets in advance) http://chaptermoviemaker.blogspot.com

BME Women’s Film Club Mon 7 March • Llun 7 Mawrth This day long event for women celebrates International Women’s Day and explores the history of the women’s movement through the lens of cinema and film culture.

Pink saris are worn by the Gulabi Gang, a group of women vigilantes led by the formidable Sampat Pal, who campaign on behalf of ‘untouchable’ women in India. Not the most diplomatic, or indeed likeable woman, Sampat Pal is a force of nature who bullies husbands, families and the police into treating vulnerable young women better. The intrepid Kim Longinotto’s latest film is another fascinating, psychologically complex portrait of a charismatic, flawed-but-heroic woman. “Another angry and articulate addition to a singular body of work.” — Variety

Aftershock Mon 7 + Wed 9 March • Llun 7 + Mer 9 Mawrth China/2009/135mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Feng Xiaogang. With Jingchu Zhang, Daoming Chen, Chen Li.

The biggest blockbuster of all time in China, this is the epic story of the emotional fallout from the 1976 Tangshan earthquake when 240,000 people lost their lives. The human cost of the disaster is shown through the story of a mother forced to choose between saving her son or her daughter, both of whom are trapped beneath the rubble. An absorbing insight into the consequences of human catastrophe, the film traces the 30-year fallout of her decision. This is an unadulterated glimpse of the tastes and values of Chinese society from China’s answer to Steven Spielberg, Feng Xiaogang. “an unashamed heart-wringer and a tear-jerker, but it packs an almighty punch” — Guardian

Keep an eye on www.chapter.org for more information and details of special guests.

MovieMaker: Gorelovka

Pink Saris

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Black Sheep (Oveja Negra)

How I Ended This Summer

Tue 8 March • Maw 8 Mawrth

Wed 9 March • Mer 9 Mawrth

Mexico/2009/85mins/subtitled/12A. Dir: Humberto Hinojosa Ozcariz. With Christian Vazquez, Rodrigo Corea.

Russia/2010/124mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Alexei Popogrebsky. With Grigory Dobrygin, Sergei Puskepalis.

Fed up with being mistreated by their boss and his bullying son, Jeronimo, two ranch hands hatch a plan to steal a flock of sheep and so escape their life of rural drudgery. Their brewing discontent comes to a head when Jeronimo and Jose compete for the attention of the beautiful Maria. This revealing look at the Mexican class system makes for excellent all round entertainment.

In beautifully minimalist fashion, this taut psychological drama is made all the more gripping by the isolation and desolation of the striking polar landscape of its setting. On a deserted, windswept Russian island inside the Arctic Circle, two men spend the summer working at a meteorological station. The gruff polar veteran Sergei barely tolerates the inexperienced Pavel, a feckless graduate on a temporary posting. Then a series of misunderstandings and mishaps cause them to turn against one another. Highly original, and with a unique atmosphere and sense of place, this is a memorable and deeply affecting work.

The Light Thief Tue 8 March • Maw 8 Mawrth Kyrgyzstan/France/Netherlands/Germany/2010/80mins/ subtitled/PG. Dir: Aktan Arym Kubat. With Aktan Arym Kubat.

Mr Light, the village electrician, gets into trouble for illegally connecting up people who can’t pay their bills, and dreams of a wind farm that will revitalise his village. When Bezkat, an opportunistic politician, attempts to sell the villagers’ land to the Chinese, Mr Light makes it his mission to illuminate the corruption he witnesses. Set in the mountains of rural Kyrgyzstan, this witty political allegory emphasises the beauty of the land and the appeal of the villagers’ simple lives.

An Island Wed 9 March • Mer 9 Mawrth Denmark/2010/50mins/PG. Dir: Vincent Moon. With Efterklang.

In August 2010, French filmmaker Vincent Moon and Danish band Efterklang met up on an island off the Danish coast to shoot a film full of performances, experiments and collaborations. Over an intense 4 days Efterklang collaborated with more than 200 local musicians, children and parents, creating new interpretations of songs from their album Magic Chairs (4AD, 2010).

The Light Thief

Winner Best Film Award London Film Festival 2010

The Karamazovs Wed 9 March • Mer 9 Mawrth Czech Republic/Poland/2008/100mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Petr Zelenka. With Ivan Trojan, David Novotny, Lenka Krobotova.

The play’s the thing — but certainly not everything — in this tremendous version of the ‘Brothers Karamazov’. The phenomenal performances are worth the price of admission, as a Czech company’s rehearsal at a Polish steelworks showcases the power of this particular adaptation and underlines the timelessness of Dostoevsky’s themes. We also see the actors offstage as they bicker and joke and it’s these side stories and the sophisticated interplay among the different levels of text (novel, play, film, ‘real life’) that brilliantly bring out the parallels between their lives and the Karamazovs’.

How I Ended This Summer

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Fezeka’s Voice

Thomas Mao

Wed 9 + Thu 10 March • Mer 9 + Iau 10 Mawrth

Thu 10 March • Iau 10 Mawrth

UK/2009/80mins/subtitled/PG. Dir: Holly Lubbock. With Phumo Tsewu, Busi, Nokwanda, Zukisa, Desmond Tutu.

China/2010/77mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Zhu Wen. With Mao Yan, Thomas Rohldewald, Jin Zi, Ye Feng, Gou Zi.

This is a sweet portrait of the Fezeka High School Choir, their inspirational teacher, Phumo Tsewu, and their two week trip-of-a-lifetime to perform in Salisbury Cathedral. The tireless, spirited Tsewu’s infectious love of music inspires 77 children from Guguletu township to have confidence in themselves and their ability to shape their own future. Fezeka’s Voice reveals the life-changing power of music and the real value of cultural exchange. + Post-screening Q&A on Wed 9 March with director Holly Lubbock and producer Katherine Crawley, hosted by Welsh TV presenter, top model and former Miss Great Britain, Liz Fuller.

This wonderful film explores the relationship between East and West and our different attitudes to life: the traditional and the modern, country and city, as well as the mysterious links between dreams and reality. A western man in a Red Army cap comes to stay with a shepherd who lives in a small house on the edge of a lake deep in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. They have no common language and each gives the other much cause for complaint. What follows is a surreal comedy of errors with a wry, understated wit that recalls Aki Kaurismäki at his least sombre.

“Warm-hearted and heart-warming” — Philip French, Observer

Thu 10 March • Iau 10 Mawrth

Protektor Thu 10 March • Iau 10 Mawrth Czech Republic/2009/100mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Marek Najbrt. With Marek Daniel, Jana Plodkova, Tomas Mechacek.

In 1930s occupied Prague the ambitious Emil joins a Nazi-controlled radio station. Initially he tells himself that this is to protect his Jewish wife Hana, whose glittering film career has come to an abrupt end. But Emil finds that his Nazi overlords demand more and more from him, and he soon becomes the voice of the regime, which inevitably impacts on his relationship with his wife. In a similar vein to The Lives of Others, this is a powerful, intelligent drama with a beautiful retro look that stylishly evokes 1930s cinema.

Fezeka’s Voice

Desire Wales/2009/91mins/18. Dir: Gareth Jones. With Oscar Pearce, Tella Kpomahou, Daisy Smith.

A sexually charged psychodrama, Desire deals with the passions and frustrations unleashed by the creative process. Crippled by agoraphobia and the success of his soap-star wife, Ralph sits frozen, unable to complete the screenplay that will restore his self-confidence. With the deadline looming, he invites beautiful Parisian au pair Néné to look after the children. But is she carer, muse or lover? As Ralph succumbs to his desire, Néné embarks on a passionate relationship with both husband and wife. Neatly plotted and directed, Gareth Jones’ first film is played with admirable intensity all round. +Post-screening Q&A with director Gareth Jones and producer Fiona Howe.

Thomas Mao

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Calendar WOW Calendr

Benda Bilili!

Protektor

Cinema 1

thu • iau 3

Patagonia (15) + Preview Event p16

fri • gwe 4

Carry On Screaming: The Singing... (U) p17 11.00 Patagonia (15) p16 2.30+8.00 Benda Bilili! (PG) p17 6.00

sat • sad 5

The Singing Ringing Tree (U) p17 Patagonia (15) p16 Norteado (15) p18

Cinema 2

6.00 Once Upon A Time In Knoxville (PG) p16 London International Animation Festival p17 The Message (15) p17

3.00 6.15 8.15

11.00+3.00 Fan Film: Brazilian Star Wars (12A) p17 6.00 Circo (PG) p18 8.30 The Detective (15) p18

2.30 6.15 8.15

sun • sul 6

The Detective (15) p18 David (U) + Letter to Wales p18 Patagonia (15) p16

2.30 5.00 7.30

Once Upon A Time In Knoxville (PG) p16 La Rabia (18) p19

3.00 6.00

mon • llun 7

BME Women’s Film Event p19 Pink Saris (15) p19 Patagonia (15) p16

11.00 6.15 8.30

Chapter & WOW MovieMaker p19 Aftershock (15) p19

6.00 8.15

David (U) + Letter to Wales p18 Patagonia (15) p16 The Light Thief (PG) p20

2.30 6.00 8.30

Pink Saris (15) p19 La Rabia (18) p19 Black Sheep (15) p20

3.00 6.15 8.15

Aftershock (15) p19 How I Ended This Summer (15) p20 Fezeka’s Voice (PG) + Q&A p21

2.30 6.00 8.30

Circo (PG) p18 An Island (15) p20 The Karamazovs (15) p20

3.00 6.30 8.15

SWDFAS Lecture p13 Patagonia (15) p16 Desire (15) + Q&A p21

2.00 6.00 8.30

Fezeka’s Voice (PG) p21 Thomas Mao (15) p21 Protektor (15) p21

2.30 6.15 8.00

tue • maw 8

wed • mer 9

thu • iau 10

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PechaKucha Night Tue 15 March • 6.30pm • Maw 15 Mawrth Following the overwhelming successes of last year’s events, PechaKucha Night Cardiff returns with another exciting line-up of speakers, sharing their knowledge through 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds. It’s a night for sharing ideas and inspiration. Hear from a trans-media producer; 3D creative; media artist; poet; yoga teacher and vortex healer; furniture designer; pop-up galleristcurator and many more! PechaKucha is launched and hosted by Louisa Cameron and is supported by Chapter; Cardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC; Design Wales; Orangutan Studio; Inkling Creative and Culture Colony — Y Wladfa Newydd. Technical support by Matt Leighfield. PechaKucha is trademarked, devised and shared by Klein Dytham architecture. Free entry: please reserve tickets at Chapter or from www.inklingcreative.co.uk www.pecha-kucha.org

HIRES & Spaces We have a number of spaces and facilities for hire, many of which are booked by a mix of day and evening classes. So if you fancy taking up yoga, zumba, a martial art or ballet, then go to our website or pick up a leaflet at the box office. And if you’re looking for a room for an event, meeting or rehearsal then get in touch with our hires manager nicky.keeping@chapter.org for more info.

PechaKucha Night Cardiff

Q&A Name: Abi Lawrence Job title: Front of House Operations Manager What are your favourite events to oversee? I love the variety. My favourites are the ones that take over the whole building and create a palpable buzz — the Wedi 7 live broadcast, SŴN, Iris Prize, Oktoberfest, SWICA’s carnival night. Plus, any event with free food is a winner in my book. Seen anything good at Chapter recently? Black Swan was incredible; I’m going to get a tutu for sure. How hard can ballet be? Do you have any hidden talents? Baking and gossiping. I’d love to have my own cooking/chat show. I hear you make cakes on Fridays? Ha! I do like to knock up a sweet treat for the lovely Box Office staff. I test out new recipes on them, sometimes they work and sometimes you get pistachio shell stuck in your throat. They’re dicing with death with every bite. If money was no object what would you buy? I’d buy a teashop and a farm by the sea. I’d keep pigs and chickens, bake cakes all day and drink cocktails by night. Ideal. Are you going anywhere nice on your holidays? I went to Morocco for Christmas and saw a few things: street performers, storytellers, goats up trees, squirrels on leads… So, this year I’d like something a little more tranquil. I’d like to go to the South of France, go for bike rides, drink wine and eat cheese all day. Tell us a secret… I cry at the end of every episode of ‘One Born Every Minute’. Tell us a joke… What cheese would you use to get a bear out of a tree? Camembert. What cheese do you use to hide a horse? Mascarpone. Why did the one legged clown leave the cheese circus? Because he couldn’t get his stilton. How does a welsh man eat his cheese? Caerphilly

Abi with Wayne the painter

Brighton Rock

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Brighton Rock

Gasland

Fri 25 Feb — Thu 17 March Gwe 25 Chwef — Iau 17 Mawrth

Fri 25 Feb — Thu 3 March Gwe 25 Chwef — Iau 3 Mawrth

UK/2010/111mins/15. Dir: Rowan Joffe. With Helen Mirren, John Hurt, Andy Serkis, Sam Riley.

On the cusp of the 1960s, as Mods and Rockers clash on Brighton’s beaches with the authorities seemingly powerless to control the country’s youth, a vicious gangster turf-war is under way. Pinkie, a rising face in the outlaw world, applies this chilling new amorality to his brutal turf war, but even he doesn’t bargain for quite how fast things are moving in the psyche of the underworld. Rowan Joffe’s heightened gothic style pays off beautifully in this reimagining of Graham Green’s coldly calculating dissection of human greed, frailty and delusion.

+ Adaptations: Book/Film Club Mon 28 Feb • Llun 28 Chwef The ‘reading group with a difference’ gets together following the screening to discuss Brighton Rock and the book that inspired it.

Double CL1C card points

USA /2010/107mins/ctba. Dir: Josh Fox.

When American filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for a drilling technique which will unlock the ‘Saudi Arabia of natural gas’, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. Investigating the safety of the hydraulic fracturing technique which could revolutionise the American fuel industry, Josh encounters whistleblowers, congressmen, world recognised scientists and some of the most inspiring and heartwrenching stories of ordinary Americans fighting against fossil fuel giants for environmental justice.

Black Swan Fri 18 Feb — Thu 3 March Gwe 18 Chwef — Iau 3 Mawrth UK/2010/108mins/15. Dir: Darren Aronofsky. With Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis.

Dicky Eklund is a former boxing hero who went the distance with Sugar Ray Leonard but squandered his talents and descended into a life of drug abuse. Now his younger brother Micky must decide whether to continue with Dicky’s unreliable coaching or take a shot at the World Championship in the hope of becoming the pride of his family and hometown. Based on a true story, this is a moving and humorous drama from the volatile director of I Heart Huckabees.

This psychological thriller set in the highly competitive world of New York City ballet focuses on the relationship between Nina, a veteran ballet dancer, and Lily, a new rival, as they compete for the lead part in a production of Swan Lake. The ballet requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace and the Black Swan who represents guile and sensuality. While Nina fits the White Swan perfectly, Lily is the personification of the Black Swan; and as Nina attempts to get more in touch with her dark side she develops a recklessness that threatens to destroy her. Visionary director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Requiem For A Dream) takes us on a thrilling and at times terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina.

The Fighter

Black Swan

The Fighter Fri 25 Feb — Thu 3 March Gwe 25 Chwef — Iau 3 Mawrth USA /2010/115mins/15. Dir: David O Russell. With Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Amy Adams.

Llygaid Sgwâr Gan Philip Wyn Jones Ysgrifennodd Graham Greene ei nofel Brighton Rock ym 1938. Roedd yn 34 oed ac eisoes wedi cyhoeddi wyth o lyfrau. Wrth i’r nofel ddatblygu daw hi’n amlwg fod y prif gymeriad yn bell iawn o fod yn arwr. Mae Pinkie, er nad yw ond yn ddwy ar bymtheg oed, eisoes yn ddihiryn o’r iawn ryw. Er iddo gael ei fagu yn yr Eglwys Gatholig, ac yn gwybod y gwahaniaeth rhwng da a drwg, y drwg sy’n ei ddenu ac mae’n benderfynol o fynd ar hyd y llwybr hwnnw, doed a ddêl. Mae eisoes yn arwain gang a chyn hir bydd wedi cyflawni dwy lofruddiaeth. Mae dwy wraig yn ei fywyd, Rose ac Ida. Mae Rose dros ei phen a’i chlustiau mewn cariad gydag e. Cefndir crefyddol sydd ganddi hi hefyd. Mae’n awyddus i wneud y peth iawn ond mae ei chariad tuag at Pinkie yn ei dallu ac mae’n gobeithio, er gwaethaf pob arwydd i’r gwrthwyneb, nad yw Pinkie yn gwbl ddrwg. Mae Pinkie yn ei phriodi fel na all hi dystio yn ei erbyn. Ida yw’r wraig arall. Mae hi’n ganol oed a dyw crefydd ddim yn rhan o’i bywyd hi o gwbl. Ac eto mae moesoldeb yn hollbwysig iddi; mae’n argyhoeddedig fod Pinkie yn ddrwgweithredwr ac mae diogelwch Rose yn flaenoriaeth uchel ganddi. Onid yw’n ddiddorol bod awdur oedd wedi ymuno â’r Eglwys Gatholig ddeuddeng mlynedd ynghynt fel petai’n awgrymu y gall rhywun sydd heb gefndir crefyddol fod yn well person na rhywun sydd wedi mabwysiadu agwedd ar grefydd gyfundrefnol? Erbyn canol y 1940au roedd pump o nofelau Greene wedi eu haddasu’n ffilmiau. Y farn gyffredinol yw bod Brighton Rock (John Boulting, 1947) ymhlith y mwyaf llwyddiannus o’r addasiadau hyn. Greene ei hun ysgrifennodd yr addasiad, ar y cyd â’r dramodydd Terence Rattigan. Mae’r cast rhagorol yn cynnwys Richard Attenborough fel Pinkie, Hermione Baddeley fel Ida a Carol Marsh fel Rose. Os nad ydych chi’n gyfarwydd â’r ffilm rymus hon mynnwch gip arni ar YouTube. Byddwch yn rhyfeddu at ddawn Attenborough wrth iddo bortreadu cymeriad ifanc a diniwed yr olwg sydd ar yr un pryd yn gwbl ddrwg. Fel y nododd un beirniad, mae’n gyfuniad iasoer o Farley Granger a Richard Widmark. Os gwyliwch chi’r ffilm ei hun byddwch yn rhyfeddu hefyd at y datganiad y bu’n rhaid ei osod ar y sgrin. Brighton yr hen ddyddiau drwg sy’n cael ei bortreadu yma, meddai. Bellach, diolch i’r heddlu, mae’n lle hapus, croesawgar, cyrchfan ddelfrydol ar gyfer eich gwyliau! Bellach mae fersiwn newydd o Brighton Rock wedi cyrraedd y sinema. Lluniwyd yr addasiad gan Rowan Joffe ac ef sydd wedi ei chyfarwyddo. Mae Sam Riley (Pinkie), Andrea Riseborough (Rose) a Helen Mirren (Ida) yn rhoi perfformiadau effeithiol ac mae’r ffilm yn edrych yn wych. Penderfynodd Joffe ddiweddaru cyfnod y nofel, a’r ffilm gyntaf, a chanol y 1960au yw’r dyddiad erbyn hyn ar adeg pan oedd strydoedd Brighton yn ferw gyda’r gwrthdaro rhwng y Mods a’r Rocars. Mae’r union flwyddyn yn arwyddocaol — 1964, y flwyddyn y diddymwyd y gosb eithaf ym Mhrydain. Mae’r fersiwn newydd hwn yn werth ei weld ond dylech, hefyd, wylio fersiwn gwefreiddiol 1947.” Philip Wyn Jones — Golygydd ac adolygydd. philip@philipwyn.wanadoo.co.uk You can find extended and English language versions of Philip’s column at www.chapter.org

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Talk Pictures: An Introduction to Cinematography

Sun 3 — Sun 24 April • 3.30pm Sul 3 — Sul 24 Ebrill If you love cinema and are intrigued, moved or simply amazed at how films can look so distinctive and affect us so differently, then this course is for you. Talk Pictures is a discussion-based course including 4 screenings which have been chosen for their spectacular cinematography. Led by photographer Faye Chamberlain, it takes place over 4 weeks and is designed to complement our classic film titles on Sundays at 5pm. Course fees, including film tickets are £32/£26. Please contact the box office for details.

The Big Sleep Sun 27 Feb — Tue 1 March Sul 27 Chwef — Maw 1 Mawrth USA/1946/114mins/PG. Dir: Howard Hawks. With: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers.

Bogart is in his element as private eye Marlowe, who’s hired by General Sternwood to sort out the mess of his daughter’s life. A compelling, complex and sexy thriller, Hawks’ adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s novel is one of the most richly entertaining films noirs ever made.

The Big Sleep

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John Barry (1933 — 2011) During March we’re screening 3 classic films as a tribute to the inimitable composer John Barry who died in January. Best known for his James Bond soundtracks, he also received a number of awards, including five Oscars, in a career spanning almost 50 years. A true one-of-a-kind, he revolutionised film music and could set the mood for many different styles of film and still sound like nobody else.

The Ipcress File Sun 13 + Tue 15 March • Sul 13 + Maw 15 Mawrth UK/1965/107mins/PG. Dir: Sidney J Furrie. With Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson.

Harry Palmer is an intelligence agent who is assigned the job of investigating worries over British security. As his investigation advances, he is forced into unravelling the ‘Ipcress File’, a task that draws him into a world of intrigue, double-dealing and murder. Based on Len Deighton’s novel, this ‘realistic’ espionage thriller was a landmark in spy films and marked out Michael Caine for stardom.

Midnight Cowboy Sun 20 + Tue 22 March • Sul 20 + Maw 22 Mawrth USA/1969/113mins/18. Dir: John Schlesinger. With Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brenda Vaccaro.

Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real hustler, he finds that he is the one getting hustled, until he teams up with the down-and-out but resilient Ratso Rizzo. This Academy Award-winning classic features Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight on top form as the unlikely friends trying to survive on the tough streets. + Introduction by John Rostron of Sŵn Festival on Sun 20 March

Séance on a Wet Afternoon Sun 27 + Tue 29 March • Sul 27 + Maw 29 Mawrth UK/1964/117mins/PG. Dir: Bryan Forbes. With Richard Attenborough, Kim Stanley, Nanette Newman.

Myra Savage is a medium who earns her living presiding over séances. She enlists the help of her reluctant husband to stage a kidnapping of the young daughter of wealthy parents, which she then intends to ‘solve’ using her psychic powers. The plan unfolds beautifully, until the police begin to delve deeper into the case, and Myra’s own powerful secrets begin to surface.

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Patagonia Thu 3 — Thu 17 March • Iau 3 — Iau 17 Mawrth Wales/2010/118mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Marc Evans. With Matthew Rhys, Nia Roberts, Duffy.

+ Special Preview Event Thu 3 March • Iau 3 Mawrth This gala Welsh Premiere night coincides with the launch of the WOW Film Festival (see p16) and features an introduction and Q&A with Marc Evans, Nia Roberts and Duffy. Please book quickly for this event as it will sell out.

photo: Ken Griffiths

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Never Let Me Go

Cardiff SciSCREEN

Fri 11 — Thu 24 March • Gwe 11 — Iau 24 Mawrth

Wed 23 March • Mer 23 Mawrth SciSCREEN brings fresh perspectives to the latest films at Chapter. During these events you can enjoy a glass of wine and join the discussion with academics from Cardiff University and beyond, as they relate the latest films to their areas of expertise. Over the past year events have complemented films like The Hurt Locker, The Wolfman and Inception, and discussions have spanned the history of shell shock and trigger events for psychiatric illness, through to corporate espionage and the ownership of mental states. This latest discussion follows the screening of Never Let Me Go on Wed 23 March, with potential discussion topics including: organ donation and organ markets, the ethics (and possibilities) of human cloning, the creation of ‘saviour’ siblings, the concept of human beings as ‘means’ rather than ‘ends’, and the adaptation of novels into films.

UK/2010/104mins/12A. Dir: Mark Romanek. With Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Charlotte Rampling, Sally Hawkins.

This haunting adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel follows Kathy H as she recounts her childhood growing up at Hailsham, an exclusive, seemingly progressive boarding school in the English countryside. When new teacher Miss Lucy reveals the true nature of the school, Kathy and her two best friends Ruth and Tommy must come to terms with the awful truth of who they really are and the terrible fate that awaits them. As the three friends reach adulthood and leave Hailsham, a love triangle forms that threatens to pull them apart forever…

+ Adaptations: Book/Film Club The ‘reading group with a difference’ gets together following the screening to discuss a film from our programme and the book that inspired it. On Tue 1 March Brighton Rock is discussed (see p25); followed by Never Let Me Go on Tue 22 March.

Regular cinema pricing applies to sciSCREEN films and the associated discussions and wine receptions are free. Cardiff sciSCREEN is a collaboration between the MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG), the ESRC Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (Cesagen) and the Wales Gene Park. The Cardiff University Community Engagement Team currently sponsors sciSCREEN events. SciSCREEN events run throughout the year. If you would like to know more, contact Dr Jamie Lewis at sciSCREEN@cardiff.ac.uk. www.cardiffsciscreen.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/sciSCREEN

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Bad Film Club: Speed 2: Cruise Control Sun 6 March • Sul 6 Mawrth USA/1997/121mins/PG. Dir: Jan de Bont. With Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe.

Nicko and Joe lend their irreverent, DVD-style commentary to another helping of bad movie mayhem. Failing to gather the momentum of the original Speed, Sandra Bullock is the only original cast member who made the mistake of showing up for the filming of this sequel. Maybe a hijacked Caribbean cruise liner just isn’t as exciting as a runaway bus...

back by popular demand

Fri 11 — Thu 17 March • Gwe 11 — Iau 17 Mawrth UK/Australia/2010/110mins/15. Dir: Tom Hooper. With Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush.

This heavily Bafta and Oscar-nominated gem studies the fascinating relationship between Prince Albert and the unconventional Australian speech therapist who is employed to cure his stammer. When Albert unexpectedly inherits the throne on his brother’s abdication to marry Wallis Simpson and must lead the country into war, this therapy suddenly becomes all the more pressing.

NEDS Fri 18 — Thu 24 March • Gwe 18 — Iau 24 Mawrth

Animal Kingdom Fri 18 — Thu 24 March • Gwe 18 — Iau 24 Mawrth Australia/2010/114mins/15. Dir: David Michôd. With Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce.

Reminiscent of tough Australian realist crime dramas like Chopper, this is the unflinching story of a 17-year-old boy attempting not to follow the violent way of life of his sociopathic bank robbing family. As his family repeatedly humiliate the Australian authorities they find themselves targeted by a police vigilante death squad which proceeds to pick the family off one by one. Guy Pearce gives a convincing performance as the cop who sees a chance of saving the young man from his brutalising family, but he hasn’t reckoned on the corruption lying at the heart of his fellow officers. This haunting, relentless, humorous and electrifying film won the World Cinema Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival last year.

Double CL1C card points

Animal Kingdom

The King’s Speech

UK/2010/124mins/18. Dir Peter Mullan. With Conor McCarron, Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, Greg Forrest.

Peter Mullan’s follow-up to The Magdelene Sisters is the hard-hitting story of a gifted young boy from an abusive family, who finds himself falling through the school system on an inexorable downward spiral toward a life of petty crime. Can he transcend the combined destiny of his class, family and education and emerge unscathed into adulthood? In a similar vein to This Is England, Mullan’s depiction of disenfranchised youth and class conflict in 1970s Glasgow gives a heartrending picture of young potential in freefall. Laced with a steely humour and with an uncompromising moral centre, the film shows tender affection for characters who find themselves living on the margins of an unforgiving society, doing their best to achieve a better life.

“One of the finest coming-of-age stories I’ve seen in years — NEDS is as powerful and original as it is strangely beautiful” Danny Leigh, Film 2010.

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Howl Fri 18 — Thu 31 March • Gwe 18 — Iau 31 Mawrth USA/2010/84mins/15. Dir: Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman. With James Franco, Jon Hamm, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathairn.

Allen Ginsberg’s explicit, poetic masterpiece ‘Howl’ was published in 1956 in San Francisco by a bookshop owner dedicated to supporting new literature. But a copy was picked up by undercover police, who arrested Ginsberg on the grounds of obscenity. The resulting trial, with its frequently hilarious moments of hypocrisy, drew national attention to the differences between the scandalised establishment and the voices of a new, more open generation. Starring man of the moment James Franco (127 Hours) as the passionate but beleaguered Beat poet, and featuring creative animation sequences, Howl recounts the road trips, love affairs and search for personal liberation that led to this timeless and electrifying work. + Introduction on Fri 18 March by Berwyn Rowlands of the Iris Prize Film Festival.

Adaptations: Howl and Other Poems Sun 20 March • 3pm • Sul 20 Mawrth Claire Vaughan hosts this special listening event in Cinema 2 — an opportunity to hear Ginsberg reading a number of his own poems and discuss the adaptation of Howl. Free

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Norwegian Wood

True Grit

Fri 25 — Thu 31 March • Gwe 25 — Iau 31 Mawrth

Fri 25 March — Thu 7 April Gwe 25 Mawrth — Iau 7 Ebrill

Japan/2010/133mins/15. Dir: Tran Anh Hung. With Rinko Kikuchi, Kenichi Matsuyama, Kiko Mizuhara.

Tran Anh Hung’s (The Scent of Green Papaya, Cyclo) mesmeric, lyrical film perfectly captures the nostalgia and intensity of Haruki Murakami’s bestselling book. Toru Watanabe is a student in 1960s Tokyo who forms an intense attachment to Naoko (Babel’s Rinko Kikuchi) when his best friend, also Naoko’s boyfriend, commits suicide. But as they grow closer Naoko descends into melancholy and depression and eventually leaves for a rural sanatorium. Despite Watanabe’s devotion, she can’t help but be attracted to the warm and quirky Midori, a fellow student in Tokyo. With exquisite photography and a haunting soundtrack by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood (who also scored There Will Be Blood), this is a stunning labour of love which should satisfy die-hard Murakami fans as well as newcomers to the story.

Civic Life Tue 22 March • Maw 22 Mawrth UK/2010/73mins/ctba. Dir: Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor.

An assembly of unique and richly cinematic short films, the eight works featured here were made with local residents in the UK and Singapore and explore the relationship communities have to the environments in which they live and work. The films have been edited together without titles or credits and the resulting uncertainty, as to when one films ends and another begins, serves to draw out and intensify the overlapping themes of identity and place, belonging, hope, loss and new beginnings. + Introduction and discussion with the directors.

Norwegian Wood

USA/2010/110mins/15. Dir: Joel and Ethan Coen. With Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon.

Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the tough, hard drinking U.S. marshal, “Rooster” Cogburn. They are joined by talkative Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants to bring Chaney back to Texas for the reward money. The plain spoken humour, bold storytelling and rough beauty of Charles Portis’ classic American novel are brought to the fore in this cracking adaptation from the Coen Brothers.

Rabbit Hole Fri 25 — Thu 31 March • Gwe 25 — Iau 31 Mawrth USA/2010/91mins/12A. Dir: John Cameron Mitchell. With Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest.

Set in the suburbs of America, Rabbit Hole tells the story of a married couple struggling to return to their everyday existence several months after the loss of their child. Becca and Howie embark on separate journeys, making unexpected choices that threaten to pull them apart. Distancing herself from her family and her own emotions, Becca begins to surreptitiously follow a teenage boy with whom she shares an unexplained connection. Howie clings wholeheartedly onto his memories and places his faith in the everyday routines of life, but an acquaintance at a group therapy session offers a more unconventional method of dealing with his feelings. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Lindsay Abaire, this is a vivid, honest and funny portrait of a family searching for what remains possible in the most impossible of situations.

Rabbit Hole

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Family Features Every Saturday at 11am & 3pm. Please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Megamind 2D

The Singing, Ringing Tree

Sat 19 March • Sad 19 Mawrth

Fri 4 + Sat 5 March • Gwe 4 + Sad 5 Mawrth

USA /2010/96mins/PG. Dir: Tom McGrath. With Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Brad Pitt, Ben Stiller.

East Germany/1957/74mins/dubbed/U. Dir: Francesco Stefani. With Christel Bodenstein, Charles-Hans Vogt, Eckart Dux.

When super-villain Megamind finally conquers his heroic nemesis Metro Man, he finds, to his surprise, that life is pointless without a battle on his hands. So when he creates a new foe, the evil Titan, he unexpectedly finds himself for the first time fighting on the side of righteousness.

Wishing to win the hand of the beautiful but conceited Princess Thousandbeauty, a Prince is set the task of bringing her the mythical Singing Ringing Tree. Screening as part of the WOW film festival (see p15) this classic children’s fairy tale has it all betrayal, deceit, jealousy, forgiveness and love. With deep, rich colours and minimal effects, it’s a beautiful, if slightly spooky, story in the style of the Brothers Grimm.

+ Supportive Environment Screening and Workshop Sun 20 March • Sul 20 Mawrth A screening of Megamind for children with disabilities. Working with Contact A Family, we help to ensure maximum comfort for this screening. The lights are slightly raised, sound lowered and there are no ads or trailers before the film. After the film we are holding an informal circus skills workshop. For further information and to book your place please contact Jill Bartlett on 01248 670965 or email jill.bartlett@cafamily.org.uk. www.cafamily.org.uk

Carry on screaming ! Check out the calendar for details of our special screenings aimed at people with babies under one year old, every Friday at 11.00 am. Carry on Screaming allows parents or carers to see a film at Chapter without having to worry about their baby causing a disturbance. Free entry for babies.

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Gulliver’s Travels (2D) Sat 12 March • Sad 12 Mawrth USA/2010/87mins/PG. Dir: Rob Letterman. With Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Catherine Tate, Billy Connolly.

When Gulliver finds himself washed up on the shores of Lilliput and is greeted by its tiny inhabitants, his tall tales win them over. He develops a friendship with Horatio, offering advice on how to win over the beautiful Princess of Lilliput; but when he‘s exposed as a liar, Gulliver must show that he can do the right thing.

Arthur and The Great Adventure Sat 26 March • Sad 26 Mawrth France/2010/93mins/PG. Dir: Luc Besson. With Selena Gomez, Freddie Highmore, Stacy Ferguson.

When Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia he must do all he can to save her from the menacing Maltazard.

Arthur and The Great Adventure

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Shop open: Tue — Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 2-8pm. Closed Monday

Looking for a gift that’s fresh, inspirational and unique? We might just have something for you in The Shop. How about sprucing up your home or garden for the spring with Wild & Wolf’s folk-inspired enamel cake stands or Celia Birtwell’s ‘Mademoiselle’ range of floral gardening gloves and tools? Perfect for Mother’s Day Sun 3 April. New publications include ‘Cloth’, packed with sewing tips and patterns, and ‘Fork’ (available to buy in the caffi bar), which should go down a treat with you food fanatics. We also stock ‘The Gift Book’ which is a collaboration between poet Carol Anne Duffy and papercut artist Rob Ryan, whose romantic mugs and plates have been flying off our shelves. And we guarantee you’ll be enchanted by our quirky collection of glazed porcelain jewellery by ‘Me Me Me’ — from bunny pendants to dangly skull earrings with twinkling diamante eyes. Ginny, Shop Supervisor

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Café open: Mon — Sat 8.30am-9.30pm Sun 9.30am-9.30pm Breakfast: 9-11.30am (Sun 10am-12pm) Lunch: 11.30-3pm Main Menu: 12-9pm

I’m attempting some positive spring-time thinking this month and introducing some lighter dishes to the menu. One of the scrumptious newbies is Barnsley lamb chops served with sautéed leeks in red wine with a dragoncello sauce (a Tuscan bread sauce made with tarragon, anchovies, garlic and red wine vinegar) — something a bit different but definitely worth a try! We also have a great chickpea, feta, mint and rocket salad, a bargain at £4.95. For St David’s day we will have some lovely Welsh specials on the menu and, of course, homemade bara brith and Welsh cakes. If you’re here early enough you might just get a welsh cake free with your coffee. And make sure that you kids (or evergreen adults) keep an eye out for our annual design a pancake competition where the winning entry features as our special on Shrove Tuesday 8 March. Lex, Café Manager

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Bar open: Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12-10.30pm, Mon-Thu 12-11pm, Fri 12pm-12.30am Free wireless internet is available in Caffi Bar Chapter.

Are you usually a lager man? Or a white wine spritzer girl? The options are extensive at our bar, so why not take your taste buds on a journey away from their usual comfort zone? Our ever-rotating real ale selection is worth a try — the bar staff are always able to point you in the right direction and will be more than happy to let you try a little sample before you dive into a whole pint. Likewise with our rather intimidating range of imported bottled beers — hiding amongst the myriad of fancy, indecipherable labels, your perfect tipple is just waiting to be discovered. We’ve recently introduced a cocktail menu on Fridays and Saturdays from 5pm. The current favourite with our (off duty) staff is the espresso martini — a sweet vodka based delight with a lovely coffee hit, which we’ve christened the ‘Dark Mavis’ in memory of our ex finance director Mark Davies, who moved on to pastures new in January. Louise, Bar Supervisor

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2.30 Black Swan (15) p25 6.15 The Crucible p13 7.30 6.00 Gasland (15) p25 8.30 8.30 2.30+8.30 Gasland (15) p25 6.15 Seeing Things p13 6.00 6.00 Black Swan (15) p25 8.30 The Crucible p13 7.30 2.30 Black Swan (15) p25 6.15 The Crucible p13 7.30 6.00 Gasland (15) p25 8.30 9.00 11.00 Once Upon A Time In Knoxville (PG) p16 3.00 The Crucible p13 7.30 2.30 London Animation Festival (ctba) p17 6.15 Drones Comedy Club p13 8.30 6.00 The Message (15) p17 8.15 8.00 11.00+3.00 Fan Film: Brazilian Star Wars (12A) p17 2.30 The Writers’ Space p13 10.00 6.00 Circo (PG) p18 6.15 The Crucible p13 7.30 8.30 The Detective (15) p18 8.15 2.30 Once Upon A Time In Knoxville (PG) p16 3.00 Fabler Shakespeare Readers p13 6.30 5.00 La Rabia (18) p19 6.00 Cardiff Storytelling Circle p13 8.00 7.30 Bad Film Club: Speed 2 (PG) p30 8.30 6.15 Chapter & WOW MovieMaker p19 6.00 8.30 Aftershock (15) p19 8.15 2.30 Pink Saris (15) p19 3.00 On The Edge: Nine Suitcases p10 8.00 6.00 La Rabia (18) p19 6.15 8.30 Black Sheep (15) p20 8.15 2.30 Circo (PG) p18 3.00 Voices of Partition p10 7.30 6.00 An Island (15) p20 6.30 8.30 The Karamazovs (15) p20 8.15 2.00 Fezeka’s Voice (PG) p21 2.30 In Chapters p12 8.00 6.00 Thomas Mao (15) p21 6.15 8.30 Protektor (15) p21 8.00 11.00 The King’s Speech (15) p30 6.00 Boothby Graffoe p11 8.00 2.30+6.15 Patagonia (15) p28 8.30 8.30 11.00+3.00 Patagonia (15) p28 6.00 5.45 The King’s Speech (15) p30 8.30 8.15 3.30+6.00 The Ipcress File (PG) p27 5.00 Scrabble Sunday p14 6.00 8.30 Patagonia (15) p28 7.30 6.00 Patagonia (15) p28 6.00 8.30 The King’s Speech (15) p30 8.30 2.30 The King’s Speech (15) p30 6.15 Volcano and Mr & Mrs Clark p9 8.00 6.00 Patagonia (15) p28 8.45 8.30 2.30 Patagonia (15) p28 6.15 Co-operative Workshop p14 12.30 6.00 The King’s Speech (15) p30 8.45 Volcano and Mr & Mrs Clark p9 8.00 8.30 6.00 The King’s Speech (15) p30 2.30+6.15 Volcano and Mr & Mrs Clark p9 8.00 8.30 Patagonia (15) p28 8.45 11.00 Howl (15) + Intro p31 6.15 Theatr Iolo: The Flock p10 7.30 2.30+6.00 NEDS (18) p30 8.15 Volcano and Mr & Mrs Clark p9 8.00 8.30 Drones Comedy Club p13 8.30 11.00+3.00 NEDS (18) p30 5.45 Volcano and Mr & Mrs Clark p9 8.00 6.00 Howl (15) p31 8.30 8.15 11.00 Adaptations: Howl and other poems p31 3.00 Sunday Jazz p14 9.00 2.30 Midnight Cowboy (18) + Intro p27 5.00 5.30 Howl (15) p31 7.30 8.00 6.00 Howl (15) p31 6.15 8.15 NEDS (18) p30 8.15 2.30 Civic Life (ctba) + Q&A p32 6.00 Everyman: The Hypochondriak p11 7.30 6.15 NEDS (18) p30 8.30 8.45 2.30 Howl (15) p31 6.15 Death and the Maiden p11 2.00+7.30 6.00 NEDS (18) p30 8.15 Everyman: The Hypochondriak p11 7.30 8.30 2.30+8.30 NEDS (18) p30 6.15 Death and the Maiden p11 2.00+7.30 6.00 Howl (15) p31 8.45 Everyman: The Hypochondriak p11 7.30 11.00 Rabbit Hole (12A) p32 6.15 Death and the Maiden p11 2.00+7.30 2.30+6.00 Howl (15) p31 8.30 Everyman: The Hypochondriak p11 7.30 8.30 11.00+3.00 Howl (15) p31 6.00 Death and the Maiden p11 2.00+7.30 5.45 Rabbit Hole (12A) p32 8.00 Everyman: The Hypochondriak p11 7.30 8.30 3.30 Séance On A Wet Afternoon (PG) p27 5.00 5.30 Rabbit Hole (12A) p32 7.30 8.00 5.45 Howl (15) p31 6.00 8.30 Rabbit Hole (12A) p32 8.00 2.30 Rabbit Hole (12A) p32 6.15 6.00 Howl (15) p31 8.30 8.30 2.30+5.45 Howl (15) p31 6.00 Ranters: Holiday p12 8.00 8.30 Rabbit Hole (12A) p32 8.00 2.30 Rabbit Hole (12A) p32 6.15 Ranters: Holiday p12 8.00 6.00 Howl (15) p31 8.30 8.30

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The Big Sleep (PG) p26 The Fighter (15) p25 Brighton Rock (15) p25 The Fighter (15) p25 Brighton Rock (15) p25 Brighton Rock (15) p25 Patagonia (15) + Preview Event p28 The Fighter (15) p25 Carry On Screaming: The Singing... (U) p17 Patagonia (15) p28 Benda Bilili (PG) p17 Patagonia (15) p28 The Singing Ringing Tree (U) p17 Patagonia (15) p28 Norteado (15) p18 The Detective (15) p18 David (U) + Letter to Wales p18 Patagonia (15) p28 Pink Saris (15) p19 Patagonia (15) p28 David (U) + Letter to Wales p18 Patagonia (15) p28 The Light Thief (PG) p20 Aftershock (15) p19 How I Ended This Summer (15) p20 Fezeka’s Voice (PG) + Q&A p21 SWDFAS Lecture p13 Patagonia (15) p28 Desire (15) + Q&A p21 Carry On Screaming: Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Brighton Rock (15) p25 Gulliver’s Travels 2D (PG) p33 Brighton Rock (15) p25 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Brighton Rock (15) p25 Brighton Rock (15) p25 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 The Ipcress File (PG) p27 Pecha Kucha p23 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 The King’s Speech (15) p30 Brighton Rock (15) p25 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Brighton Rock (15) p25 Carry On Screaming: Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Animal Kingdom (15) p30 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Megamind 2D (PG) p33 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Animal Kingdom (15) p30 Megamind 2D (PG) + Workshop p33 NEDS (18) p30 Animal Kingdom (15) p30 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Animal Kingdom (15) p30 Midnight Cowboy (18) p27 Animal Kingdom (15) p30 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Howl (15) p31 Never Let Me Go (12A) + SciSCREEN event p29 Animal Kingdom (15) p30 Never Let Me Go (12A) p29 Animal Kingdom (15) p30 Carry On Screaming: Rabbit Hole (12A) p32 True Grit (15) p32 Norwegian Wood (15) p32 Arthur And The Great Adventure (PG) p33 Norwegian Wood (15) p32 True Grit (15) p32 Howl (15) p31 True Grit (15) p32 Norwegian Wood (15) p32 Norwegian Wood (15) p32 True Grit (15) p32 Séance On A Wet Afternoon (PG) p27 True Grit (15) p32 Norwegian Wood (15) p32 Norwegian Wood (15) p32 True Grit (15) p32 Rabbit Hole (12A) p32 True Grit (15) p32 Norwegian Wood (15) p32

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By phone call us on 029 2030 4400. We accept all major credit cards. In person our Box Office is open Mon-Sat 11.00am — 8.30pm; Sun 3.00 — 8.30pm. By post to Chapter Freepost, RLYX-RTEBKYAL, Cardiff CF5 1ZZ. Send us a cheque made payable to Chapter with details of the tickets you require. Online 24/7 booking at www.chapter.org Concessions: The concessionary rate applies to students, over 60s, children, unemployed, disabled people, MAX card, Chapter Members and Card holders. Proof of concession will be required. Group bookings: Buy 8 tickets and get the 9th free. Please Note • only one discount will be given at any one time • we are happy to take advance bookings but cannot reserve tickets • latecomers may be refused entry

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Ar y ffôn galwch ar 029 2030 4400. Rydym yn derbyn y prif gardiau credyd. Galwch heibio mae’n Swyddfa Docynnau ar agor Llun-Sad 11.00am — 8.30pm; Sul 3.00 — 8.30pm Drwy’r post Chapter Rhadbost, RLYX-RTEBKYAL, Caerdydd CF5 1ZZ Danfonwch siec yn daladwy i Chapter gan ddweud pa docynnau rydych eu heisiau. Ar-lein cynigiwn wasanaeth archebu 24/7 ar ein gwefan, sef www.chapter.org Consesiynau: Mae’r prisiau gostyngol ar gael i fyfyrwyr, pobl dros 60 oed, plant, pobl ddi‑waith, pobl anabl, pobl â cherdyn MAX, Aelodau a deiliaid Cardiau Chapter. Bydd angen prawf eich bod yn gymwys. Archebion grŵp: prynwch 8 tocyn a chael y 9fed am ddim. Noder • dim ond un gostyngiad a ganiateir ar yr un achlysur • rydym yn croesawu archebu o flaen llaw ond ni allwn gadw tocynnau • mae’n bosib y gwrthodir mynediad i hwyrddyfodiaid

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Lleolir Chapter yn Nhreganna, y tu ôl i Cowbridge Road East, rhwng Heol Llandaf a Heol y Farchnad. Mae’n hawdd ein cyrraedd o ganol y ddinas. Ar ôl 6pm mae llefydd parcio ychwanegol ar gael ym maes parcio Gwasanaethau Dysgu Cymunedol Caerdydd sydd yn ymyl maes parcio Chapter. Uchod gwelir meysydd parcio eraill cyfagos. Mae bysus rhif 17, 18 a 33 yn gadael Canol y Ddinas bob pum munud. Ar yr M4 o’r dwyrain: Dewch oddi ar y draffordd ar gyffordd 29 gan ddilyn yr A48; wedi 6 milltir cymerwch y tro bychan i’r chwith ar yr A4119/ Mill Lane; yna’r chwith ar Ffordd Caerdydd; ewch yn eich blaen ar y B4267/Ffordd Llandaf; wedi 300m trowch i’r dde ar Market Place; a’r dde nesaf ar Heol y Farchnad; mae maes parcio Chapter ar y dde. Ar yr M4 o’r gorllewin: Dewch oddi ar y draffordd ar gyffordd 33 a dilynwch yr arwyddion ar gyfer yr A4232; wedi 6.3 milltir dewch oddi ar y ffordd ar Ffordd Lecwydd, tuag at Stadiwm newydd Clwb Pêl-Droed Caerdydd; ewch yn eich blaen ac yna trowch i’r chwith ar Cowbridge Road East; mae Heol y Farchnad ar y dde; mae maes parcio Chapter ar y dde.

Chapter is situated in Canton, behind Cowbridge Road East, between Llandaff Road and Market Road. We are easily accessible from the city centre. Overflow car parking is available after 6pm at Cardiff Community Learning Services adjacent to the car park at Chapter. Alternative nearby car parks are shown above. Number 17, 18 and 33 buses leave every five minutes from the City Centre. From the east on M4: Take exit 29 onto the A48; after 6 miles turn slight left onto A4119/ Mill Lane; then left onto Cardiff Road; continue straight onto B4267/Llandaff Rd; after 300m turn right onto Market Place; take next right onto Market Road; Chapter car park is on the right. From the west on M4: Take exit 33 and follow signs onto A4232; after 6.3 miles exit onto Leckwith Rd, towards the new Cardiff City Stadium; keep straight until turning left onto Cowbridge Road E; Market Rd is on your right; Chapter car park is on the right. Access for all

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Chapter welcomes disabled visitors. If you have any specific access requirements or questions please contact our box office on 029 2030 4400, minicom 029 2031 3430.

Mae Chapter yn croesawu ymwelwyr anabl. Os oes gennych unrhyw anghenion mynediad penodol ffoniwch ein swyddfa docynnau ar 029 2030 4400, minicom 029 2031 3430.

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Chapter welcomes disabled visitors. If you have any specific access requirements or questions please contact our box office on 029 2030 4400, minicom 029 2031 3430.

Mae Chapter yn croesawu ymwelwyr anabl. Os oes gennych unrhyw anghenion mynediad penodol ffoniwch ein swyddfa docynnau ar 029 2030 4400, minicom 029 2031 3430.

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