Sherman Theatre Summer 2014

April - July 2014 ebrill - gorffennaf 2014

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Twelfth Night

Filter Theatre in association with Royal Shakespeare Company

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National Theatre Connections

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Rock Pool

China Plate presents Inspector Sands

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The Rite of Spring & Petrushka

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Beyond the Body

Dance Touring Partnership presents Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre

TaikaBox

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Under Milk Wood: An Opera

Taliesin Arts Centre

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Maudie’s Rooms

Roar Ensemble in a co-production with Sherman Cymru

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Not Now, Bernard

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Mordaith Anhygoel Madog

Arad Goch

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Wales Dance Platform

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The Lesson of Anatomy

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Cardiff comedy festival

Unicorn Theatre

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Christmas 2014 / Nadolig 2014

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Please Switch On Your Mobile Phones

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Crowds & Power

TaikaBox and Moon

Sherman Cymru Youth Theatre / Theatr Ieuenctid Sherman Cymru

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Lee Mead in Concert

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Not the Worst Place

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Creative Learning / Dysgu Creadigol

Paines Plough / Clwyd Theatr Cymru / Sherman Cymru

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Cafe Bar / Bar Caffi / Foyer Sessions / Sesiynau’r Foyer

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Banksy: The Room in the Elephant

Tobacco Factory Theatres and The Sum

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Visitor Information / Gwybodaeth i Ymwelwyr

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Y Negesydd

Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru mewn partneriaeth â Theatr Felinfach

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How To Find Us / Sut i Ddod o hyd i ni

Design / Dyluniad burningred.co.uk

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WELCOME CROESO

Hello and welcome to our new season. Inside you’ll find a wealth of eye-opening, thought-provoking performances from across the UK.

Helo a chroeso i’n tymor newydd.

Yn y rhaglen hon cewch gyfoeth o berfformiadau sy’n ysgogi’r meddwl ac sy’n agoriad llygad o bob cwr o’r DU.

Of particular note this season is our coproduction with the renowned Paines Plough and Clwyd Theatr Cymru of the world premiere of Not the Worst Place, a hard-eyed look at what happens when life gets in the way of your dreams. We are also extremely proud to present Broken, a dance piece that will leave you short of breath, brought to you by Motionhouse, the highly-regarded company who choreographed the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Maudie’s Rooms, our co-production with Roar Ensemble will see a grand old building in Cardiff Bay magically transformed into an exciting, mysterious promenade experience for the whole family to enjoy and in May, Banksy: The Room in the Elephant is not to be missed, a gripping story detailing the surprising pitfalls of fame.

Sioe hynod nodedig y tymor hwn yw ein cydgynhyrchiad Not the Worst Place gyda’r dihafal Paines Plough a Clwyd Theatr Cymru, sy’n edrych yn feirniadol ac yn ddiemosiwn ar yr hyn sy’n digwydd pan fydd bywyd yn ein rhwystro rhag gwireddu ein breuddwydion.

Rydym hefyd yn falch iawn o gyflwyno Broken, perfformiad dawns gan Motionhouse, y cwmni uchel ei barch a fu’n gyfrifol am y coreograffi yn seremoni agoriadol Gemau Paralympaidd Llundain 2012, a fydd yn gwneud i chi golli eich anadl. Yn Maudie’s Rooms, ein cydgynhyrchiad gyda Roar Ensemble, bydd hen adeilad ym Mae Caerdydd yn cael ei drawsnewid yn hudolus yn brofiad promenâd cyffrous a dirgel i’r teulu cyfan ei fwynhau ac ym mis Mai mae Banksy: The Room in the Elephant, yn berfformiad na allwch ei fethu - stori afaelgar sy’n manylu ar anfanteision annisgwyl enwogrwydd.

Whatever your tastes, we are sure you will find something within to entertain, challenge and make you want to return to the Sherman time and again.

The Sherman Team.

Beth bynnag eich chwaeth, rydym yn sicr y byddwch yn canfod rhywbeth i’ch difyrru, i’ch herio ac i wneud i chi fod eisiau dychwelyd i’r Sherman dro ar ôl tro.

Tîm y Sherman.

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Twelfth Night

Filter Theatre in association with Royal Shakespeare Company

14+ Two worlds collide in Filter’s explosive new take on Shakespeare’s lyrical Twelfth Night.

Olivia’s melancholic, puritanical household clashes head on with Sir Toby’s insatiable appetite for drunken debauchery. Orsino’s relentless pursuit of Olivia and Malvolio’s extraordinary transformation typify the madness of love in Illyria: land of make-believe and illusion.

This story of romance, satire and mistaken identity is crafted into one of the most exciting and accessible Shakespeare productions of recent years. Experience the madness of love in this heady world where riotous gig meets Shakespeare.

Nominated for Best Shakespearean Production – What’s Onstage Awards 2008 Dau fyd yn gwrthdaro yn nehongliad trawiadol newydd Filter o Twelfth Night gan Shakespeare.

1 & 2 April / Ebrill £15 - £22 Concessions / Gostyngiadau Under 25s / Dan 25

£2 off / i ffwrdd Half price / Hanner pris

Theatre / Theatr 1

English / Saesneg

Post-show talk / Trafodaeth wedi-sioe 1 April / Ebrill

“Filter’s lo-fi, 90 minute remix of Shakespeare’s comedy infects the audience with the play’s celebratory spirit of madness from the start” The Metro

Mae teulu melancolig, piwritanaidd Olivia yn gwrthdaro’n ffyrnig ag awch anniwall Syr Toby am gyfeddach feddwol. Mae ymgyrch ddidostur Orsino i ennill calon Olivia a thrawsnewidiad anhygoel Malvolio yn nodweddu gwallgofrwydd cariad yn Illyria: y wlad hud a lledrith.

“Fresh, fast and very funny…

Chaotic, creative and zinging with vibrant irreverence” The Times

Y stori ramant, ddychanol hon am gamadnabod yw un o gynyrchiadau mwyaf cyffrous a hygyrch dramâu Shakespeare yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf. Dewch i brofi gwallgofrwydd cariad yn y byd byrbwyll hwn lle mae cythrwfl a Shakespeare yn dod ynghyd.

Enwebwyd am y Cynhyrchiad Shakespeare Gorau – Gwobrau What’s Onstage 2008

@FilterTheatre By / Gan William Shakespeare

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7.30pm

Director / Cyfarwyddwr Sean Holmes

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NATIONAL THEATRE CONNECTIONS

Each year the National Theatre invites ten writers to create new plays for young people to perform. This spring 220 youth theatre companies will present the premieres of these plays in venues from Scotland to Cornwall and Northern Ireland to Norfolk.

Performing during the Welsh festival will be the Sherman Cymru Youth Theatre, Everyman Youth Theatre, St Joseph’s RC High School, Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company, Bridgend College, Llanelli Youth Theatre and Cross Keys College Drama Group and the plays they have chosen include Heritage by Dafydd James, Pronoun by Evan Placey, Hearts by Luke Norris and Same by Deborah Bruce.

Come along and witness the very best in youth theatre.

5 & 6 April / Ebrill £5 per performance / pob perfformiad Theatre / Theatr 1 & 2

English / Saesneg

5 April / Ebrill 11.00am Hearts (Everyman Youth Theatre) 12.30pm Heritage (Sherman Cymru Youth Theatre) 2.30pm Same (St Joseph’s RC High School) 4.00pm Heritage (Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company) 6 April / Ebrill 11.30am Heritage (Bridgend College) 1.30pm Heritage (Llanelli Youth Theatre) 3.00pm Pronoun (Cross Keys College Drama Group)

Pob blwyddyn mae’r National Theatre yn gwahodd deg awdur i greu dramâu newydd i bobl ifanc eu perfformio. Y gwanwyn hwn bydd 220 o gwmnïau theatr ieuenctid yn cyflwyno perfformiadau cyntaf o’r dramâu hyn mewn lleoliadau o’r Alban i Gernyw a Gogledd Iwerddon i Norfolk.

Yn perfformio yn ystod yr ŵyl Gymreig bydd Theatr Ieuenctid Sherman Cymru, Theatr Ieuenctid Everyman, Ysgol Uwchradd Gatholig St Joseph, Cwmni Theatr Mess Up The Mess, Coleg Pen-y-bont, Theatr Ieuenctid Llanelli a Grŵp Drama Coleg Cross Keys ac mae’r dramâu y maent wedi’u dewis yn cynnwys Heritage gan Dafydd James, Pronoun gan Evan Placey, Hearts gan Luke Norris a Same gan Deborah Bruce.

Dewch i weld y perfformiadau gorau ym myd theatr ieuenctid. shermancymru.co.uk

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Dance Touring Partnership presents

The Rite of Spring & Petrushka Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre

16+ The two halves of Michael Keegan-Dolan’s thrilling dance theatre double bill are a contrast in light and dark that mirrors the Stravinsky music of the same name.

The imagery in The Rite of Spring is dark, shocking, violent and sexual. The rhythmic elements of the music are played out in scenes of a pagan fertility rite, as age is sacrificed and mother earth is worshipped. By contrast Petrushka is bright and light. Elements of folk dances and warmer days are conjured as the company dances for approval from their ancestors.

Performed by an international cast of 14, both works are theatrical interpretations of the original music that created such outrage and excitement in the early 20th century.

Mae dau hanner perfformiad theatr ddawns gyffrous Michael Keegan-Dolan yn wrthgyferbyniad o oleuni a thywyllwch sy’n adlewyrchu cerddoriaeth Stravinsky o’r un enw.

Mae’r delweddau yn The Rite of Spring yn dywyll, yn syfrdanol, yn dreisgar ac yn rhywiol. Caiff elfennau rhythmig y gerddoriaeth eu chwarae yn y golygfeydd o ddefod ffrwythlondeb baganaidd, pan gaiff oed ei aberthu a phan gaiff mam y ddaear ei haddoli. Mewn gwrthgyferbyniad mae Petrushka yn olau ac yn ysgafn. Ceir ynddi elfennau o ddawnsio gwerin a dyddiau cynhesach wrth i gyplau ddawnsio i ennyn cymeradwyaeth eu hynafiaid.

Wedi’u perfformio gan gast rhyngwladol o 14 o ddawnswyr, mae’r ddau ddarn o waith yn ddehongliadau theatraidd o gerddoriaeth wreiddiol a greodd gymaint o ddicter a chyffro ar ddechrau’r ugeinfed ganrif.

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8 & 9 April / Ebrill

7.30pm

£15 - £25 Concessions / Gostyngiadau Under 25s / Dan 25

£2 off / i ffwrdd Half price / Hanner pris

Theatre / Theatr 1

English / Saesneg

Post-show talk / Trafodaeth wedi-sioe 8 April / Ebrill

“There’s no doubting the spell of KeeganDolan’s imagination” The Guardian

“Glorious” The Independent

Director / Cyfarwyddwr Michael Keegan-Dolan Contains nudity and sexual imagery Mae’n cynnwys noethni a delweddau rhywiol The UK tour is funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Arts Council of Wales, and supported by Culture Ireland. The Rite of Spring & Petrushka is a Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre production in collaboration with Sadler’s Wells, co-produced with Movimentos Festwochen der Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Brisbane Festival, Galway Arts Festival and Melbourne Festival. The Rite of Spring was developed as a co-production between English National Opera and Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre. Performances of The Rite of Spring and Petrushka are given by permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.

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Under Milk Wood: an Opera Taliesin Arts Centre

In 1954 Dylan Thomas caused a literary storm with his play for voices, Under Milk Wood.

Sixty years on, Wales’ leading opera composer, John Metcalf creates a groundbreaking new opera and recreates Thomas’ world of Llareggub - the town that went mad.

Under Milk Wood: An Opera weaves together extraordinary poetic and comic language, contemporary and ancient instrumental music, recorded and live sound, as this 13-strong company of singers and multiinstrumentalists creates a feast for the ears.

Come join blind, old Captain Cat and his fellow villagers cradling their hopes and dreams in Llareggub.

Ym 1954 creodd Dylan Thomas storm lenyddol gyda’i ddrama leisiol, Under Milk Wood. Drigain mlynedd yn ddiweddarach, mae cyfansoddwr opera mwyaf blaenllaw Cymru, John Metcalf yn creu opera sy’n torri tir newydd ac sy’n ail-greu byd Thomas o Llareggub - y pentref a aeth yn wallgof.

11 & 12 April / Ebrill

7.30pm

£15 - £25 Concessions / Gostyngiadau Under 25s / Dan 25

£2 off / i ffwrdd Half price / Hanner pris

Theatre / Theatr 1

English / Saesneg

“Truly engaging and touching!

Metcalf’s music transformed from jaunty, intricately woven threads into lyrically expressive passages” The Guardian on A Chair in Love

Caiff iaith farddonol a digrif, cerddoriaeth offerynnol fyw hen a newydd a cherddoriaeth, wedi’i recordio eu cydblethu wrth i’r cwmni o 13 o gantorion ac amlofferynwyr greu gwledd i’r glust.

Part of the Dylan Thomas 100 Festival / Rhan o Ŵyl 100 Dylan Thomas

Dewch i ymuno â’r hen Gapten Cat dall a’i gyd-bentrefwyr yn ymgolli yn eu gobeithion a’u breuddwydion yn Llareggub.

Based on the original play for voices by / Yn seiliedig ar y ddrama ar gyfer lleisiau gwreiddiol gan Dylan Thomas

@DylanThomas_100 Text by / Geiriau gan Dylan Thomas

Composer / Cyfansoddwr John Metcalf

Sherman Theatre performances supported by the Vale of Glamorgan Festival

Director / Cyfarwyddwr Keith Turnbull

Music Director / Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd Wyn Davies

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Supported by the Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Government.

Taliesin Arts Centre in co-production with Le Chien qui Chante & Companion Star in association with Welsh National Opera.

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Maudie’s Rooms

Roar Ensemble in a co-production with Sherman Cymru

7+ Now here’s something really different and exciting to do in the Easter Holidays.

Poor Arlo Butterworth is in a panic and a pickle!

He has run away from his own wedding, hopped onto the first passing bus and now finds himself completely lost. Right out of the blue, he has received a mysterious message, summonsing him back to the magical old boarding house of his childhood. Join Arlo on his perilous journey through Maudie’s rooms, as he once again encounters the extraordinary lodgers - and is forced to remember important lessons from his past.

Set inside a splendid old house, this is a sumptuous theatre adventure with a cracking story at its heart.

With rooms full of secrets and magical environments, this promises to be really special! Come prepared to be slightly scared and very, very thrilled...

Nawr dyma rywbeth gwahanol iawn a chyffrous i’w wneud dros Wyliau’r Pasg!

Mae Arlo Butterworth druan mewn panig a chyfyng gyngor! Mae wedi cefnu ar ei briodas ei hun, ac wedi neidio ar y bws cyntaf a aeth heibio ac erbyn hyn mae ar goll yn llwyr! Yn gwbl annisgwyl, mae wedi derbyn neges ddirgel yn ei alw’n ôl i Gartref Preswyl hudolus ei blentyndod. Ymunwch ag Arlo ar ei daith anturus drwy ystafelloedd Maudie, lle y bydd yn cyfarfod unwaith eto â lletywyr anghyffredin - a chael ei orfodi i gofio gwersi pwysig o’i orffennol.

Wedi ei lleoli mewn hen dŷ ysblennydd, mae hon yn antur theatrig odidog gyda stori ragorol wrth ei gwraidd. Gydag ystafelloedd yn llawn cyfrinachau ac amgylcheddau rhyfeddol o chwithig, mae’n argoeli i ychydig o fraw, ond i gael eich gwefreiddio’n llwyr.....

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11 - 26 April / Ebrill

3.00pm & 7.00pm

(Except Sundays & Bank Holidays / Ac eithrio dyddiau Sul a Gwyliau Banc)

£8 Family Ticket (up to 4 people) / Tocyn Teulu (i fyny at 4 person)

£28

Bute Street / Stryd Bute

English / Saesneg

Running time / Hyd y perfformiad 1hr 25m (no interval / dim egwyl) The performance will be promenade, with limited seating available.

Bydd y perfformiad yn un promenâd, gyda seddau cyfyngedig ar gael.

“It was like jumping into the rabbit hole! I wanted the journey to never end...”

Audience Member

You will be given information on where to meet upon booking your tickets.

Cewch wybodaeth am ble i gyfarfod pan fyddwch yn archebu eich tocynnau.

By / Gan Louise Osborn

Composer / Cyfansoddwr John Rea

Lighting Designer / Cynllunydd Goleuo Ben Tyreman

Designers / Cynllynydd Mary Drummond, Jenny Lee, Angharad Matthews

Cast Julie Barclay, Anthony Correa, Adam Fuller, Hannah McPake, Katy Owen, Adam Redmore

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Not Now, Bernard Unicorn Theatre

2+ “There’s a monster in the garden and it’s going to eat me,” said Bernard.

Bernard’s got a problem.

He’s found a monster in the back garden and his mum and dad are just too busy to notice. So Bernard tries to befriend the monster... and that doesn’t go quite to plan.

Loved by children, adults and monsters for over thirty years, David McKee’s iconic picture-book will be vividly brought to life on the Sherman Theatre stage.

“Mae yna fwystfil yn yr ardd ac mae’n mynd i fy mwyta i,” meddai Bernard.

Mae gan Bernard broblem.

Mae wedi darganfod bwystfil yn yr ardd gefn ac mae ei fam a’i dad yn rhy brysur i sylwi.

Felly ceisiodd Bernard fod yn ffrind i’r bwystfil… ac nid yw pethau’n mynd fel y dylent.

15 April / Ebrill 16 - 19 April / Ebrill £8 Theatre / Theatr 2

English / Saesneg

Running time / Hyd y perfformiad 45m 16 April / Ebrill 2.00pm Relaxed Performance / Perfformiad Anffurfiol

“Great show, we thoroughly enjoyed it!”

Audience Member

“Delightfully simple entertainment”

Wedi ei fwynhau gan blant, oedolion a bwystfilod ers dros ddeng mlynedd ar hugain, bydd llyfr lluniau eiconig David McKee yn dod yn fyw ar lwyfan Theatr y Sherman.

British Theatre Guide

By / Gan David McKee Director / Cyfarwyddwr Ellen McDougall

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4.00pm 11.00am & 2.00pm

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@Unicorn_Theatre Performed by / Perfformir gan Rhys Rusbatch

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Photo / Llun: Will Richards/Moon

Please Switch On Your Mobile Phones TaikaBox & Moon

12+ You are invited to take part in a creative social experiment.

Throughout the evening you will be asked to contribute stories via your smartphone or tablet that will be used to create a unique performance. You will also have the chance to vote on how the performance develops and to control elements of lighting, sound and video directly from your device.* TaikaBox is a Cardiff-based company that fuses digital and dance to create work for stage, screen and site. Moon is a Walesbased studio that creates high quality interactive products and experiences. *Audience members without access to digital platforms will still be able to contribute to the creation of the performance.

Fe’ch gwahoddir i gymryd rhan mewn arbrawf cymdeithasol creadigol.

7.00pm

£5 Theatre / Theatr 1

English / Saesneg

Running time / Hyd y perfformiad 2 hours / 2 awr

“By far the finest example of interdisciplinary dance theatre to have played locally for some time… mesmeric, moving and utterly magical…

A truly innovative piece” South Wales Evening Post (on Traces)

Drwy gydol y noson gofynnir i chi gyfrannu storïau drwy eich ffôn clyfar neu lechen a fydd yn cael eu defnyddio i greu perfformiad unigryw. Bydd cyfle hefyd i chi bleidleisio ar sut mae’r perfformiad yn datblygu ac i reoli elfennau o’r goleuo, y sain a’r fideo yn uniongyrchol o’ch dyfais.* Cwmni o Gaerdydd yw TaikaBox sy’n uno technoleg ddigidol a dawns i greu gwaith ar gyfer llwyfan, sgrin a safle. Stiwdio wedi ei lleoli yng Nghymru yw Moon sy’n creu cynnyrch a phrofiadau rhyngweithiol o ansawdd uchel. *Bydd aelodau o’r gynulleidfa nad oes ganddynt fynediad at lwyfannau digidol hefyd yn gallu cyfrannu at greu’r perfformiad.

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26 April / Ebrill

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This performance is the first public event in a series of tests throughout Wales as part of the Digital Research & Development Fund for the Arts in Wales – supported by Nesta, Arts & Humanities Research Council and public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council of Wales.

Y perfformiad hwn yw’r digwyddiad cyhoeddus cyntaf mewn cyfres o brofion ledled Cymru fel rhan o Gronfa Ymchwil a Datblygu Digidol ar gyfer y Celfyddydau yng Nghymru - a gefnogir gan Nesta, Cyngor Ymchwil y Celfyddydau a Dyniaethau ac arian cyhoeddus gan y Loteri Genedlaethol drwy Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. @taikabox

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Lee Mead In Concert

Lee Mead is best known for winning the TV programme Any Dream Will Do and catapulting to stardom in Joseph in London’s West End. He additionally had starring roles in the musicals Wicked and Legally Blonde and was a foundermember of The West End Men concert show which played at the Vaudeville Theatre in London as well as around the UK and overseas.

Lee has been taking his very successful concert show around the country over the last 3 years touring his albums but has not yet had the opportunity to perform at the Sherman Theatre. So come along and join Lee and his terrific band in Cardiff for an evening of beautiful music from musical theatre and some of Lee’s own personal favourite songs.

4 May / Mai

6.30pm

£25 £30 Cream Tea Package / Pecyn Te Pnawn (Ticket for the performance, tea and scone / Tocyn ar gyfer y perfformiad, te a sgon)

£32 Sparkling Cream Tea Package / Pecyn Te Pnawn Pefriol (Ticket, tea, scone and a glass of Prosecco / Tocyn, te, sgon a gwydraid o Prosecco) Theatre / Theatr 1

English / Saesneg

Mae Lee Mead yn fwyaf adnabyddus am ennill y rhaglen deledu Any Dream Will Do, gan fynd yn ei flaen i serennu yn Joseph yn y West End yn Llundain. Mae hefyd wedi chwarae rhannau canolog yn Wicked a Legally Blonde, ac ‘roedd yn un o sefydlwyr y sioe gyngerdd The West End Men a berfformiwyd yn Theatr y Vaudeville Llundain, drwy Brydain benbaladr, a thramor.

Mae Lee wedi bod yn teithio ei sioe gyngerdd lwyddiannus o amgylch y wlad ers 3 mlynedd bellach, ond hyd yma nid yw wedi cael y cyfle i berfformio yn Theatr y Sherman. Felly dewch i ymuno â Lee a’i fand rhagorol yng Nghaerdydd am noson o gerddoriaeth fendigedig, fydd yn cynnwys caneuon o sioeau cerdd yn ogystal â rhai o hoff ganeuon Lee ei hun.

@leemeadofficial

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Photo / Llun: Phoebe Cheong

Not The Worst Place

Paines Plough / Sherman Cymru / Clwyd Theatr Cymru

14+ 6 – 10 May / Mai Theatre / Theatr 2

8.00pm English / Saesneg

Running time / Hyd y perfformiad 90m

£14 Concessions / Gostyngiadau Under 25s / Dan 25

£2 off / i ffwrdd Half price / Hanner pris

Post-show talk / Trafodaeth wedi-sioe 8 May / Mai

“I ain’t got a city named for me…

The swans have though, haven’t they.

They got a city named for them.”

Paines Plough, Sherman Cymru and Clwyd Theatr Cymru present the world premiere of a new play by Sam Burns.

Paines Plough, Sherman Cymru a Clwyd Theatr Cymru yn cyflwyno perfformiad cyntaf erioed o ddrama newydd gan Sam Burns.

17 year old Emma dreams of travelling adventures beyond her Swansea home. Rhys, her idle boyfriend, has other plans for them.

Mae Emma, sy’n 17 oed, yn breuddwydio am anturiaethau y tu hwnt i’w chartref yn Abertawe. Mae gan Rhys, ei chariad diog, gynlluniau eraill ar eu cyfer.

Facing the consequences of their actions under the disapproving eye of Emma’s mother, they struggle to find a happy medium. Now, camped out on Swansea seafront, they must confront the difficult question of what it takes to leave the place that shaped everything they are.

A story about what happens when life gets in the way of your dreams.

Sam Burns weaves together a touching, sensitive play that tackles our conflicting emotions about the place we call home.

By / Gan Sam Burns

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Director / Cyfarwyddwr George Perrin

Gan wynebu canlyniadau eu gweithredoedd a beirniadaeth gan fam Emma, maen nhw’n cael trafferth taro cydbwysedd. Nawr, yn gwersylla ar lan y môr yn Abertawe, rhaid iddyn nhw wynebu’r cwestiwn anodd - beth mae’n ei gymryd i adael y lle sydd wedi dylanwadu ar bob elfen ohonynt?

Dyma stori am yr hyn sy’n digwydd pan fydd bywyd yn eich rhwystro rhag gwireddu eich breuddwydion.

Mae Sam Burns yn llwyddo i greu drama sensitif a theimladwy sy’n mynd i’r afael â’r gwrthdaro o ran ein hemosiynau sy’n gysylltiedig â’r lle rydym yn ei alw’n gartref.

Cast Scott Arthur, Kirsten Clark, Rhys Isaac-Jones, Rachel Redford

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Tobacco Factory Theatres and The Sum

12+ In 2011, Banksy sprayed “THIS LOOKS A BIT LIKE AN ELEPHANT” on a disused water tank in L.A. The tank was residence for a local legend, Tachowa Covington, who over seven years had furnished it with carpets, a stove – even CCTV.

Graphic Design / Delwedd: Paul Heywood Photo / Llun: Paul Blakemore

Banksy: The Room in the Elephant

12 – 14 May / Mai

8.00pm

The tank instantly became a work of art and was taken away to be sold. Suddenly, Tachowa was homeless again.

£14 Concessions / Gostyngiadau Under 25s / Dan 25

£2 off / i ffwrdd Half price / Hanner pris

Starring Gary Beadle (EastEnders’ Paul Trueman) this is a story about creating something from nothing and then having it taken away, in the name of art.

Theatre / Theatr 2

English / Saesneg

The play will be followed by a screening of Something from Nothing, documentary maker Hal Samples’ short film about Tachowa and the tank, edited from material gathered over 7 years.

Yn 2011, chwistrellodd Banksy y geiriau “THIS LOOKS A BIT LIKE AN ELEPHANT” ar danc dŵr segur yn LA. Roedd y tanc yn gartref i arwr lleol, Tachowa Covington, a oedd, dros gyfnod o saith mlynedd, wedi ei ddodrefnu gyda charpedi, popty - hyd yn oed deledu cylch cyfyng.

Running time / Hyd y perfformiad 1hr 50m (including interval and documentary / yn cynnwys egwyl a ffilm)

“A colourful and compelling performance by Beadle and a spunky, clever script that weaves poetry and street swagger from Tom Wainwright” The Stage

“One minute he has the audience belly-laughing, with a deft twist seconds later we’re silenced as tears stream down his face”

Daeth y tanc yn ddarn o waith celf ar unwaith ac aethpwyd ag ef ymaith i’w werthu. Roedd Tachowa, yn sydyn iawn, yn ddigartref unwaith eto.

Gyda Gary Beadle (Paul Trueman o EastEnders) dyma stori am greu rhywbeth allan o ddim ac yna golli’r peth hwnnw yn enw celf.

Bydd Something from Nothing, ffilm fer ynglŷn â Tachowa a’r tanc gan y gwneuthurwr rhaglenni dogfen Hal Sample, a olygwyd o ddeunydd a gasglwyd dros 7 mlynedd, yn cael ei dangos ar ôl y ddrama.

The Big Issue

By / Gan Tom Wainwright

Director / Cyfarwyddwr Emma Callander

Designer / Cynllunydd Rosannna Vize

Performed by / Perfformir gan Gary Beadle

Lighting Designer / Cynllunydd Goleuo Kate Bonney

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Y Negesydd Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru mewn partneriaeth â Theatr Felinfach

Mae sibrydion yn bethau cyffredin iawn i’w clywed mewn pentrefi cefn gwlad. Ond sibrydion go wahanol sy’n poeni un gymuned fechan. Weithiau’n gwmni diddan, dro arall yn datgelu cyfrinachau, mae sgyrsiau Elsi gyda’r meirwon yn anesmwytho’r gymuned. Ai rhodd neu groes i Elsi yw ei dawn anghyffredin?

Mewn drama newydd wedi ei gosod yng Ngheredigion y 1950au gan un o hoff awduron Cymru, cawn stori iasol Y Negesydd wrth iddi ail fyw nid yn unig ei gorffennol dirdynnol ei hun, ond boen a thrallod y gymdogaeth i gyd.

Datblygwyd yn wreiddiol fel rhan o Brosiect Hyfforddi Cyfarwyddwyr Rhwng Dau Fyd mewn partneriaeth â Living Pictures a Sherman Cymru.

Whispers are a common feature of countryside life. But a very different kind of whispering is worrying one small community. Elsi’s conversations with the dead are unsettling the village, revealing long buried secrets and telling hidden truths.

Is Elsi’s extraordinary talent a gift or a curse?

13 Mai / May

7.30pm

£12 - £20 Gostyngiadau / Concessions Dan 25 / Under 25s:

£2 i ffwrdd / off Hanner pris / Half price

Theatr / Theatre 1

Cymraeg / Welsh

English synopsis available on request / Talfyriad Saesneg ar gael ar gais Pre-show talk for Welsh learners / Trafodaeth cyn-sioe i ddysgwyr Cymraeg 6.00pm Free but please book your tickets in advance / Am ddim ond archebwch eich tocynnau o flaen llaw os gwelwch yn dda Post-show talk / Trafodaeth wedi-sioe

A new play set in 1950s Ceredigion by one of Wales’ favourite authors, Y Negesydd is a chilling tale of an exceptional woman as she re-lives not only her own harrowing past, but the pain and torment of a community facing rapid change.

Originally developed as part of the Director’s Training Project Rhwng Dau Fyd in partnership with Living Pictures and Sherman Cymru.

Gan / By Caryl Lewis

Cyfarwyddwr / Director Ffion Dafis

Addas i ddysgwyr Cymraeg / Suitable for Welsh learners

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Broken Motionhouse

Motionhouse’s brand new production Broken erupts onto the stage examining our precarious relationship with the earth. This powerful company submerges highly athletic dance within intricate digital imagery and original music in a visual and adrenaline fuelled spectacle. Hanging in suspense, diving for support and scrambling to safety, the dancers negotiate the cracks and craters of this world of illusions where nothing is quite as it seems.

Created by choreographer and founding Artistic Director Kevin Finnan MBE, who also choreographed the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Broken will take audiences on a journey into the earth, as they have never seen it before…

Mae Broken, sef cynhyrchiad newydd Motionhouse, yn ffrwydro ar y llwyfan gan ymchwilio i’n perthynas ansicr â’r ddaear. Mae’r cwmni pwerus hwn yn cyfuno dawns athletig, delweddau digidol cymhleth a cherddoriaeth wreiddiol mewn sioe weledol sy’n llawn adrenalin. Wrth hongian, plymio am gymorth a sgrialu i ddiogelwch, mae’r dawnswyr yn trafod craciau a chawgiau’r byd hwn o ledrith lle nad yw popeth fel y mae’n ymddangos.

21 May / Mai

7.30pm

£15 - £25 Concessions / Gostyngiadau Under 25s / Dan 25

£2 off / i ffwrdd Half price / Hanner pris

Theatre / Theatr 1 Running time / Hyd y perfformiad 70m Post-show talk / Trafodaeth wedi-sioe

“High impact doesn’t even begin to describe [the] mix of athletic movement, thunderous soundtrack, searing music and a digital film background so clever and deceiving that it absorbs the dancers into its imagery… a joyful, exhilarating show.”

The Stage

Wedi ei greu gan y coreograffydd a’r Cyfarwyddwr Artistig Kevin Finnan MBE, a fu’n gyfrifol hefyd am goreograffu seremoni agoriadol Gemau Paralympaidd Llundain 2012, bydd Broken yn mynd â chynulleidfaoedd ar daith i grombil y ddaear, mewn ffordd nas gwelwyd erioed o’r blaen…

Broken is commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre, Watford Palace, Blackpool Grand, mac and Swindon Dance.

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Director / Cyfarwyddwr Kevin Finnan MBE

Designer / Cynllunydd Simon Dormon

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9bach

To coincide with the worldwide release of 9Bach’s second album Tincian on Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records, the band will be touring throughout the UK in May. 9Bach made their name by taking traditional Welsh Folk songs on a dark and twisted journey, creating a new stark sound.

Led by Lisa Jên’s (Sherman Cymru’s The Sleeping Beauties) exquisite vocals, Tincian sees 9Bach develop their distinctive sound with original material. Inspired by their lives, and the history and landscape of their home village of Bethesda, Tincian delivers an atmospheric, fresh, and beautiful dose of new Folk Roots for the future.

I gyd-fynd â rhyddhau ail albwm 9Bach, Tincian, ar Real World Records, mae’r band yn teithio drwy’r Deyrnas Unedig ym mis Mai.

23 May / Mai

7.30pm

£14 Theatre / Theatr 1

“This brilliant young Welsh indie-folk band led by Lisa Jên’s gorgeous vocals take traditional songs and recast them on a spectral, haunting electro sound canvas” The Independent

Daeth 9Bach i amlygrwydd trwy fynd a rhai o’n caneuon gwerin ar daith wyrdroedig a thywyll, a thrwy hynny’n creu sain noethlwm a newydd.

“9Bach are special both because of Lisa Jên’s exquisite, clear vocals, and the highly original arrangements”

Dan arweiniad llais angerddol Lisa Jên (The Sleeping Beauties, Sherman Cymru), mae Tincian yn esblygiad pellach o’r sain gan gyflwyno deunydd gwreiddiol sydd wedi ei ysbrydoli gan fywydau, hanes a thirwedd eu pentref genedigol ym Methesda, a thrwy hynny yn cynnig hedyn newydd o wreiddyn Gwerinol atmosfferig a thlws i’w blannu i’r dyfodol.

The Guardian

@9bach #Tincian

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China Plate presents Inspector Sands’

Rock Pool

3+ A big storm leaves two very different creatures stranded in a rock pool far from the sea. As their little pool starts to drain away Prawn and Crab don’t have long to find a way of getting on and getting home. Funny, tender, exuberant, partially submerged theatre from award-winning company Inspector Sands.

Featuring rock music and splashy dancing, this is guaranteed half-term fun!

Mae storm fawr yn gadael dau greadur gwahanol iawn mewn pwll ymhell o’r môr.

Wrth i’w pwll bach ddechrau diflannu nid oes gan y corgimwch a’r cranc lawer o amser i geisio cyd-dynnu a dod o hyd i’w ffordd adref. Theatr ddoniol, addfwyn, afieithus gan y cwmni llwyddiannus Inspector Sands.

Yn cynnwys cerddoriaeth roc a dawnsio gwlyb, mae hwn yn sicr o fod yn hwyl dros hanner tymor!

30 & 31 May / Mai £8 Theatre / Theatr 2

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Running time / Hyd y perfformiad 45m

“They are brilliant and reckless, precise and inventive, intelligent and frank. They are kaleidoscopic creators. Don’t miss them!”

New York Theatre Guide

@Inspector_Sands Commissioned by Farnham Maltings and Arts Partnership Surrey in association with Take Art and supported by Arts Depot and South Street Reading.

11.00am & 2.00pm

Directors / Cyfarwyddwyr Lucinka Eisler & Ben Lewis

Cast Giulia Innocenti, Lucinka Eisler

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Beyond the Body

“The intangible represents the real power of the universe” - Bruce Lee Prepare to be transported into a mystical world of religion and ritual, chakras and shamanism, talismans and transcendence, as TaikaBox return to the Sherman Theatre with a remix of their 2012 production Beyond the Body. Set amongst the shifting light of projected digital environments, five other-worldly characters embark on personal journeys of self development, bringing them together in a beautifully crafted performance that explores our relationship with our environment, our beliefs, our bodies and each other.

“Mae’r anniriaethol yn cynrychioli gwir bŵer y bydysawd” - Bruce Lee Byddwch yn barod i gael eich cludo i fyd cyfriniol crefydd a defod, chakras a shamaniaeth, talismanau a throsgynoldeb, wrth i TaikaBox ddychwelyd i Theatr y Sherman gyda chynhyrchiad 2012, Beyond the Body, ar ei newydd wedd.

Mewn golau cyfnewidiol wedi’u daflunio mewn amgylcheddau digidol, mae pum cymeriad o fydysawd arall yn dechrau ar deithiau personol o hunanddatblygiad, sy’n dod â nhw ynghyd mewn perfformiad sydd wedi ei saernïo’n gelfydd ac sy’n ymchwilio i’n perthynas â’n hamgylchedd, ein credoau, ein cyrff a’n gilydd.

11 June / Mehefin

7.30pm

£12 Concessions / Gostyngiadau Under 25s / Dan 25

£2 off / i ffwrdd Half price / Hanner pris

Theatre / Theatr 1

English / Saesneg

Running time / Hyd y perfformiadau 65m

“A powerful symbiosis between concept, movement and lighting” writingaboutdance.com

@taikabox

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Mordaith Anhygoel Madog Arad Goch

6+ Wyt ti erioed wedi chwarae stori antur a dychmygu’r stori yn dod yn wir? Dyma sy’n digwydd i’r bachgen ifanc yn y stori hon wrth iddo ddarganfod ei hun ar fwrdd llong gyda neb llai na’r Tywysog Madog a’i griw! Wrth adael Cymru a hwylio tua’r Gorllewin mae’r fordaith yn cynnig sawl her – stormydd ffyrnig, anifeiliaid gwyllt y môr, llong ysbrydion...cyn darganfod gwlad hyfryd a newydd.

Yn ôl y sôn Madog a’i griw oedd y cyntaf i ddarganfod America!

Dewch ar y fordaith a dewch i ddathlu penblwydd Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch yn 25 oed!

20 Mehefin / June 21 Mehefin / June

10.30am 11.00am

£8 Plant / Children Theatr / Theatre 1

£6 Cymraeg / Welsh

Addas i ddysgwyr Cymraeg / Suitable for Welsh learners

Have you ever imagined yourself taking part in a great adventure? That’s what happens to the young boy in this story as he ends up on a huge ship with none other than Prince Madog and his crew! As they leave Wales and set sail for the West they face several challenges, fierce storms, wild sea animals and a ghost ship... before discovering a beautiful new land.

According to the legend, Madog and his crew were the first to discover America!

Come aboard and celebrate Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch’s 25th birthday!

Fideos o’r broses cefn llwyfan ar madogaradgoch.org a chyfle i gwrdd a’r cymeriadau ar criwmadog.org Behind the scenes videos and more on madogaradgoch.org and meet the characters at criwmadog.org

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@AradGoch

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Wales Dance Platform

Join more than 40 of Wales’ independent dance artists for a weekend of entertaining and exhilarating performance, exhibitions, films and lively conversation.

Wales Dance Platform 2014 brings together dancers, choreographers, photographers and film-makers who will share their latest work with audiences and fellow artists across three venues, Chapter, Sherman Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre.

Each of the dance artists will also be vying for a £1,000 cash prize.

Ymunwch â mwy na 40 o artistiaid dawns annibynnol Cymru am benwythnos o berfformiadau, arddangosfeydd a ffilmiau difyr a gwefreiddiol a sgyrsiau bywiog.

27 - 29 June / Mehefin Theatre / Theatr 1 & 2 27 June / Mehefin Wales Millennium Centre / Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru 28 June / Mehefin Chapter 29 June / Mehefin Sherman Theatre / Theatr y Sherman Further details available from the website / Gweler y wefan am fanylion

Daw Wales Dance Platform 2014 â dawnswyr, coreograffwyr, ffotograffwyr a gwneuthurwyr ffilmiau ynghyd i rannu eu gwaith diweddaraf gyda chynulleidfaoedd a chyd-artistiaid mewn tri lleoliad, sef Chapter, Theatr y Sherman a Chanolfan Mileniwm Cymru.

Bydd pob un o’r artistiaid dawns hyn hefyd yn cystadlu am wobr gwerth £1,000.

Wales Dance Platform is organised by Creu Cymru and support by Coreo Cymru and Wales Arts Council. / Caiff Llwyfan Dawns Cymru ei drefnu gan Creu Cymru a’i gefnogi gan Coreo Cymru a Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.

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16+ On 5 July 1974, the newly founded Cardiff Laboratory for Theatrical Research (later Cardiff Laboratory Theatre) presented The Lesson of Anatomy in the Sherman Arena during the theatre’s opening season, based on the texts that French theatre visionary Antonin Artaud wrote in the final two years of his life.

On 5 July 2014, Mike Pearson recreates his solos from The Lesson of Anatomy - forty years to the day and on the same spot, now Theatre 2.

A rare and fascinating glimpse of ‘experimental theatre’ from a time when anything seemed possible, and of styles of performance long disappeared. As well as a poignant reminder of the impacts of aging, as Mike attempts the original choreography.

From 1973 production / Cynhyrchiad 1973 Photo / Llun: Steve Allison

The Lesson of Anatomy

5 July / Gorffennaf

8.00pm

£10 Under 25s / Dan 25

Half price / Hanner pris

Theatre / Theatr 2

English / Saesneg

Running time / Hyd y perfformiad 60m Post-show talk / Trafodaeth wedi-sioe

Ar 5 Gorffennaf 1974, cyflwynodd Labordy Ymchwil Theatrig Caerdydd (a ddaeth yn Theatr Labordy Caerdydd yn ddiweddarach) The Lesson of Anatomy yn Arena’r Sherman yn ystod tymor agoriadol y theatr, yn seiliedig ar y testunau a ysgrifennwyd gan y gweledydd theatr Ffrengig Antonin Artaud yn ystod dwy flynedd olaf ei fywyd.

Ar 5 Gorffennaf 2014, bydd Mike Pearson yn ail-greu ei unawdau o The Lesson of Anatomy - ddeugain mlynedd i’r diwrnod ac yn yr un fan yn union, sef Theatr 2 bellach.

Cipolwg prin a hynod ddiddorol ar ‘theatr arbrofol’ o gyfnod lle roedd unrhyw beth yn ymddangos yn bosibl a phan welwyd arddulliau perfformio sydd wedi hen ddiflannu. A bydd ymgais Mike i efelychu’r coreograffi gwreiddiol yn ein hatgoffa’n boenus o effeithiau heneiddio.

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Devised and performed by / Ddyfeisio a pherfformio gan Mike Pearson

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cardiff comedy festival

We are delighted to announce that this year we will be a host venue for the Cardiff Comedy Festival.

The Cardiff Comedy Festival started in 2009 and has played host to some of the biggest names in Comedy; Rhod Gilbert, Lucy Porter, Ardal O’Hanlon, Craig Campbell, Richard Herring, Omid Djalili, Russell Kane and Alan Davies to name but a few.

7 - 20 July / Gorffennaf

The programme of events includes stand-up shows previewing before their stints in Edinburgh as well as regular nights, special events at large venues, showcasing local talent through comedy theatre, storytelling and a variety of other comedy disciplines, comedy workshops, The Welsh Unsigned Stand-up Award and anything that helps support the local comedy community.

Rydym yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi bod y flwyddyn hon byddwn yn un o’r lleoliadau ar gyfer Gŵyl Gomedi Caerdydd.

Dechreuodd yr Ŵyl Gomedi Caerdydd yn 2009 ac mae wedi croesawu rhai o’r enwau mwyaf yn Gomedi; Rhod Gilbert, Lucy Porter, Ardal O’Hanlon, Craig Campbell, Richard Herring, Omid Djalili, Russell Kane ac Alan Davies i enwi ond rhai.

Mae’r rhaglen o ddigwyddiadau yn cynnwys sioeau stand-up rhagolygu cyn teithio i Gaeredin, yn ogystal â digwyddiadau arbennig mewn lleoliadau mawr, arddangosiadau talent leol drwy theatr gomedi, straeon digri ac amrywiaeth o ffurf gomedi arall, gweithdai comedi, Gwobr Welsh Unsigned Stand-up ac unrhyw beth sy’n helpu cefnogi’r gymuned comedi lleol. @CardiffComFest

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CHRISTMAS 2014 Nadolig 2014 We are delighted to announce our Christmas shows - on sale soon / Rydym yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi ein sioeau Nadolig - ar werth yn fuan

Arabian Nights By / Gan Dominic Cooke

Director / Cyfarwyddwr Rachel O’Riordan

7+

Original score by / Sgôr gwreiddiol gan Conor Mitchell

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The Ugly Duckling / Yr Hwyaden Fach Hyll A new version by / Fersiwn newydd gan Kath Chandler

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CROWDS & POWER

Sherman Cymru Youth Theatre / Theatr Ieuenctid Sherman Cymru

Discipline! Direction! Purpose! Power!

Crowds & Power takes as its starting point a real life social experiment that took place in 1967.

Pinar, a rookie drama teacher, is charged with the task of teaching her class about autocracy: how does autocracy come to be? How does an autocratic ruler rise to power? In trying to find the answers she asks her group some basic questions: What do you want? What do you need? What do you fear? Pinar uncovers more than she bargained for about the unstoppable power of the crowd.

5 - 7 June / Mehefin

7.30pm

£8 Concessions / Gostyngiadau Under 25s / Dan 25

£2 off / i ffwrdd Half price / Hanner pris

Theatre / Theatr 1

English / Saesneg

By / Gan Megan Barker

Director / Cyfarwyddwr Phillip Mackenzie

Performed by all members of the Sherman Youth Theatre and Company 5, this mass ensemble piece will be an electric fusion of text, sound, movement and light.

Disgyblaeth! Cyfeiriad! Pwrpas! Pŵer!

Mae Crowds & Power yn cymryd arbrawf cymdeithasol bywyd go iawn a gynhaliwyd ym 1967 fel ei fan cychwyn.

Mae Pinar, athrawes drama ddibrofiad yn cael y dasg o addysgu ei dosbarth am awtocratiaeth: sut y daeth awtocratiaeth i fodolaeth? Sut mae llywodraethwr awtocratig yn dod i rym? Wrth geisio dod o hyd i’r atebion mae’n gofyn cwestiynau sylfaenol i’w grŵp: Beth rydych chi eisiau? Beth rydych chi ei angen? Beth rydych chi’n ei ofni?

Mae Pinar yn canfod mwy na’r hyn y bargeiniodd amdano ynglŷn â phŵer diatal y dorf.

Wedi ei berfformio gan holl aelodau Theatr Ieuenctid y Sherman a Company 5, bydd yr ensemble mawr hwn yn gyfuniad trydanol o destun, sain, symudiadau a goleuadau.

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Creative Learning Dysgu Creadigol 4-9

Sherman Sherbets Sierbets Sherman Saturday morning drama workshops for children developing key performance skills, imagination and confidence.

Gweithdy drama i blant ar fore Sadwrn i ddatblygu sgiliau perfformiad allweddol, dychymyg a hyder.

Our Creative Learning team runs a vast range of unique projects for people of all ages and levels of experience. Whether you’re looking for a performance, a workshop, a training opportunity or a creative experience get in touch and get involved!

Mae ein tîm Dysgu Creadigol yn cynnal amrywiaeth o brosiectau unigryw i bobl o bob oed, beth bynnag eu profiad. Os ydych chi’n chwilio am gyfle i berfformio neu hyfforddi, cysylltwch â ni er mwyn cael cymryd rhan!

029 2064 6900

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@ShermanCreate

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Sherman Cymru Youth Theatre Theatr Ieuenctid Sherman Cymru

INC. Youth Theatre Theatr Ieuenctid INC.

Weekly evening workshops during school term time and regular performance opportunities.

Gweithdai wythnosol gyda’r nos yn ystod y tymor ysgol a chyfleoedd rheolaidd i berfformio.

A theatre group for young people with and without learning disabilities / difficulties who meet on a Monday evening.

Grŵp theatr i bobl ifanc gydag anableddau / anawsterau dysgu a heb anableddau / anawsterau dysgu ar nos Lun.

25-80

Company 5 An initiative for people who share a common interest in theatre and performing.

Menter i bobl sy’n rhannu diddordeb mewn theatr a pherfformio.

A significant proportion of Creative Learning activity is sponsored by BIG Lottery / Mae cyfran sylweddol o weithgareddau Dysgu Creadigol yn cael ei noddi gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr.

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Outreach & schools Programme Rhaglen Ymestyn ag Ysgolion Workshops are designed to help implement the LNF Framework, contextualising learning. Focus on CPD for teachers and reflection on learning and teaching practices.

Fresh Ink A 6 week creative writing course for schools and community groups culminating in a script in hand performance in Theatre 2.

Cwrs ysgrifennu creadigol 6 wythnos i ysgolion a grwpiau cymunedol sy’n dod i uchafbwynt gyda pherfformiad sgript mewn llaw yn Theatr 2.

Gweithdai wedi’u cynllunio i helpu i weithredu’r Fframwaith LNF, cyddestun dysgu. Canolbwyntio ar CPD ar gyfer athrawon a myfyrio ar arferion dysgu ac addysgu.

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Café Bar Bar Caffi When you’re next in to catch a show, or just in the area, pop in to our café bar. Whether for a pre (or post!) performance drink or a coffee and cake at lunchtime we’ve got just the thing for you. Offering free WiFi and a sociable, welcoming atmosphere our foyer and café bar presents the ideal location to host your meeting, a catch-up with friends or to just sit and people-watch!

On nights when we don’t have performances we will often have an event on in our foyer, from chilled-out acoustic music courtesy of our Foyer Sessions to short readings from the actors and playwrights of tomorrow. Alternatively, if you have an event in mind and are looking for somewhere to host it or perhaps a group of friends looking for a nice space to get together, our foyer is available and accommodating.

If you would like to use the foyer or any of our spaces please contact Marina Newth / Os hoffech ddefnyddio’r cyntedd neu unrhyw ofod sydd gennym, cysylltwch â Marina Newth ar

10.45am - 11pm Monday – Saturday / Dydd Llun – Dydd Sadwrn (4pm if no performance / 4pm os nad oes perfformiad)

Y tro nesaf y byddwch yn dod i weld sioe, neu’r tro nesaf y byddwch yn y cyffiniau, galwch i mewn i’n caffi bar. Os am lymaid cyn (neu ar ôl!) perfformiad neu baned a theisen amser cinio, mae gennym y lle delfrydol i chi. Gydag amgylchedd cymdeithasol a chroesawgar, a WiFi am ddim, mae ein cyntedd a’n caffi bar yn lleoliad delfrydol i gynnal cyfarfod, sgwrsio â hen ffrindiau neu eistedd a gwylio’r byd yn mynd heibio!

Ar nosweithiau pan na fydd gennym berfformiadau, yn aml bydd digwyddiad yn cael ei gynnal yn y cyntedd, yn amrywio o gerddoriaeth acwstig hamddenol yn Sesiynau’r Cyntedd i ddarlleniadau byr gan ddarpar actorion a dramodwyr. Neu, os ydych yn trefnu digwyddiad ac yn edrych am rywle i’w gynnal, neu os oes gennych grŵp o ffrindiau sy’n edrych am le i gyfarfod, mae ein cyntedd ar gael.

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Foyer sessions Sesiynau’r Foyer On a regular basis we invite the best artists and bands from Cardiff and further afield to perform at our Foyer Sessions performances. With a relaxed atmosphere, a well-stocked bar and most importantly free entry, these nights are hugely popular and a great way to enjoy live music.

We endeavour to offer a platform for local, emerging talent within Wales and if you would like to play a future date we’d love to hear from you!

Please get in touch with Ceri-ann Williams on / Cysylltwch â Ceri-ann Williams ar

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Rydym yn gwahodd yr artistiaid a’r bandiau gorau o Gaerdydd a thu hwnt i berfformio yn ein Sesiynau’r Cyntedd hamddenol yn rheolaidd.

Gydag awyrgylch hamddenol, bar â digonedd o ddewis ac, yn anad dim, mynediad am ddim, mae’r nosweithiau hyn yn boblogaidd iawn ac yn ffordd wych i fwynhau cerddoriaeth fyw.

Rydym yn anelu at gynnig llwyfan i ddoniau newydd lleol yng Nghymru ac os hoffech chwarae yn y dyfodol, byddem yn falch iawn o glywed gennych.

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Visitor Information Gwybodaeth i ymwelwyr

Ticket Office Swyddfa Docynnau 10.00am – 9.00pm Monday – Saturday / Dydd Llun – Dydd Sadwrn (6pm if no performance / 6pm os nad oes perfformiad)

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The Sherman Theatre has a flexible approach to pricing so that we can always offer tickets at a wide range of prices. The exact price of each seat in the theatre will vary for each performance but there will always be at least 40 tickets available at the lowest price and we offer a wide range of discounts.

Mae gan Theatr y Sherman agwedd hyblyg at brisiau, fel ein bod ni’n gallu cynnig tocynnau ar amrywiaeth eang o brisiau bob tro. Fe fydd union bris pob sedd yn y theatr yn amrywio ar gyfer pob perfformiad, ond fe fydd o leiaf 40 tocyn ar gael ar y pris isaf bob tro, ac rydyn ni’n cynnig amrywiaeth eang o ostyngiadau.

Reservations

Cadw Tocynnau

Concessions

Gostyngiadau

Under 25s

Dan 25

We can reserve your tickets for up to 3 days until we receive your payment. If you book less than 3 days before the event, we’ll need you to pay straight away. We are not able to offer reservations for all of our events.

Students in full time education, seniors, registered disabled, claimants and Equity & Writers Guild members are all entitled to tickets at the concession rate.

Young people under 25 are entitled to half price tickets for most, but not all, performances.

Companion Seats

Fe allwn ni gadw tocynnau i chi am hyd at 3 diwrnod hyd nes i ni dderbyn eich taliad. Os ydych yn archebu lai na 3 diwrnod cyn y digwyddiad, fe fydd angen i chi dalu ar unwaith. Nid ydym yn gallu cadw tocynnau ar gyfer pob un o’n digwyddiadau.

Mae myfyrwyr mewn addysg llawn amser, yr henoed, y rheiny sydd wedi eu cofrestru’n anabl, y rheiny sy’n hawlio budddaliadau ac aelodau Equity yn cael gostyngiad ar bris tocynnau.

Mae pobl ifanc dan 25 yn cael prynu tocynnau am hanner y pris ar gyfer mwyafrif perfformiadau Sherman Cymru, ond nid pob un.

Persons with a disability who require someone to accompany them are entitled to a free ticket for their companion.

Sêt Cydymaith

Group bookings

Archebu ar gyfer grwp

Tickets are non-refundable unless the performance is cancelled or rescheduled or where there is a material change to the programme of the event.

Nid ellir cael ad-daliadau ar docynnau oni bai fod y perfformiad yn cael ei ganslo neu ei ail-drefnu neu lle mae newid deunydd i raglen y digwyddiad.

Full terms and conditions of booking are available on our website: shermancymru.co.uk

Mae’r amodau a thelerau llawn ar gyfer archebu tocynnau ar gael ar ein gwefan: shermancymru.co.uk

10% discount when booking 8 or more.

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Mae pobl anabl sydd angen rhywun i’w hebrwng yn gallu cael tocyn am ddim ar gyfer eu gofalwr.

Gostyngiad 10% pan fyddwch chi’n archebu 8 tocyn neu fwy.

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How to Find Us Sut I Ddod o Hyd I Ni We like to encourage more people, wherever possible, to walk, cycle and use public transport when visiting the Sherman Theatre. We can help by providing you with as much travel information and support as possible. It’s our small contribution towards helping to improve our environment, public health and quality of life.

Rydyn ni’n hoffi annog mwy o bobl, ble’n bosib, i gerdded, beicio a defnyddio trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus wrth ymweld â Theatr y Sherman. Fe allwn ni eich helpu trwy ddarparu cymaint o gymorth a gwybodaeth ar deithio â phosib, ar eich cyfer.

Dyma’n cyfraniad bach ni tuag at helpu gwella ein hamgylchedd, iechyd y cyhoedd ac ansawdd bywyd.

By Foot, Bike & Public Transport

Ar Droed, Beic a Cludiant Cyhoeddus

By Car

Mewn Car

The Sherman Theatre is easily accessible on foot or bicycle – a 10 minute walk from the New Theatre, and 15 minutes from the Queen Street shopping area. There are a number of pink cycle-hoops along Senghennydd Road to securely park your bicycle. Cathays Train Station is only a 2 minute walk away and the No. 35 bus stops directly outside the building.

From M4 East (Junction 29 A48) or M4 West (Junction 32) follow signs to the City Centre on the A470 (North Road). Pass Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and turn left onto Boulevard de Nantes. Turn first left onto Park Place and the first right onto St Andrew’s Place. Senghennydd Road is the first sharp turning on the left immediately after going under the bridge on St. Andrew’s Place.

Parking

Mae Theatr y Sherman yn hygyrch iawn ar droed neu ar feic - 10 munud y mae’n ei gymryd ar droed o’r New Theatre, a 15 munud o ardal siopa Heol y Frenhines. Mae yna nifer o gylchoedd beicio pinc ar hyd Ffordd Senghennydd er mwyn i chi barcio’ch beic yn ddiogel. Mae Gorsaf Drenau Cathays 2 munud i ffwrdd ar droed ac mae bws Rhif 35 yn stopio tu allan i’r adeilad.

O’r M4 o gyfeiriad y Dwyrain (Cyffordd 29 A48) neu o’r M4 o gyfeiriad y Gorllewin (Cyffordd 32) dilynwch yr arwyddion at Ganol y Ddinas ar yr A470 (Ffordd y Gogledd). Ewch heibio i Goleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru a throwch i’r chwith i Boulevard de Nantes. Trowch i’r chwith i Park Place a chymerwch y troad cyntaf ar y dde i St Andrew’s Place. Ffordd Senghennydd yw’r troad llym cyntaf ar y chwith yn union wedi i chi fynd o dan y bont yn St. Andrew’s Place.

There are spaces available for blue badge holders located in front of the building. There is a drop-off point with a dropped kerb leading to the main entrance. On-street parking in this area is free after 6pm. Between 8am and 6pm MondaySaturday Pay and Display parking meters are in operation. Same charges apply 10am – 5pm on Sunday. Senghennydd Road has short and long stay parking. These are clearly signposted.

Parcio

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Mae yna barcio mynediad i ddeiliaid bathodynnau glas o flaen yr adeilad. Mae yna fan gollwng gyda phalmant isel sy’n arwain at y brif fynedfa.

Mae parcio ar y stryd yn yr ardal hon yn rhad ac am ddim ar ôl 6yh. Rhwng 8yb a 6yh o ddydd Llun i ddydd Sadwrn, mae mesuryddion parcio Talu ac Arddangos ar waith. Mae’r un taliadau’n berthnasol o 10yb - 5yp ar ddydd Sul. Mae yna barcio cyfnod byr a chyfnod hir ar Ffordd Senghennydd. Mae yna arwyddion clir at y rhain.

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diary DYddiadur Date Dyddiad

Time Amser

Performance Perfformiad

Tue / Maw 1

7.30pm

Wed / Mer 2 Sad / Sat 5

Talk Trafodaeth

Theatre Theatr

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Twelfth Night

1

2

7.30pm

Twelfth Night

1

2

all day / trwy’r dydd

National Theatre Connections

1&2

3

Sun / Sul 6

all day / trwy’r dydd

National Theatre Connections

1&2

3

Tue / Maw 8

7.30pm

The Rite of Spring & Petrushka

1

4

Wed / Mer 9

7.30pm

The Rite of Spring & Petrushka

1

4

Fri / Gwe 11

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.30pm

Under Milk Wood: An Opera

1

5

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.30pm

Under Milk Wood: An Opera

1

5

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

3.00pm

Maudie’s Rooms

off site

6

4.00pm

Not Now, Bernard

2

7

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

11.00am

Not Now, Bernard

2

7

2.00pm

Not Now, Bernard

2

7

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

11.00am

Not Now, Bernard

2

7

2.00pm

Not Now, Bernard

2

7

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

11.00am

Not Now, Bernard

2

7

2.00pm

Not Now, Bernard

2

7

April / Ebrill

Sat / Sad 12

Mon / Llu 14

Tue / Maw 15

Wed / Mer 16

Thu / Iau 17

Fri / Gwe 18

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Relaxed Performance*

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Date Dyddiad

Time Amser

Performance Perfformiad

Sat / Sad 19

11.00am 2.00pm

Theatre Theatr

Page Tudalen

Not Now, Bernard

2

7

Not Now, Bernard

2

7

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

3.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Maudie's Rooms

off site

6

7.00pm

Please Switch on your Mobile Phones

1

8

Sun / Sul 4

6.30pm

Lee Mead in Concert

1

9

Tue / Maw 6

8.00pm

Not the Worst Place

2

10

Wed / Mer 7

8.00pm

Not the Worst Place

2

10

Thu / Iau 8

8.00pm

Not the Worst Place

2

10

Fri / Gwe 9

8.00pm

Not the Worst Place

2

10

Sat / Sad 10

8.00pm

Not the Worst Place

2

10

Mon / Llu 12

8.00pm

Banksy: The Room in the Elephant

2

12

Tue / Maw 13

7.30pm

Y Negesydd

1

13

8.00pm

Banksy: The Room in the Elephant

2

12

Wed / Mer 14

8.00pm

Banksy: The Room in the Elephant

2

12

Wed / Mer 21

7.30pm

Broken

1

14

Fri / Gwe 23

7.30pm

9Bach

1

15

Fri / Gwe 30

11.00am

Rock Pool

2

16

2.00pm

Rock Pool

2

16

11.00am

Rock Pool

2

16

2.00pm

Rock Pool

2

16

Tue / Maw 22

Wed / Mer 23

Thu / Iau 24

Fri / Gwe 25

Sat / Sad 26

Talk Trafodaeth

May / Mai

Sat / Sad 31

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Date Dyddiad

Time Amser

Performance Perfformiad

Talk Trafodaeth

Theatre Theatr

Page Tudalen

June / Mehefin Thu / Iau 5

7.30pm

Crowds & Power

1

22

Fri / Gwe 6

7.30pm

Crowds & Power

1

22

Sat / Sad 7

7.30pm

Crowds & Power

1

22

Wed / Mer 11

7.30pm

Beyond the Body

1

17

Fri / Gwe 20

10.30am

Mordaith Anhygoel Madog

1

18

Sat / Sad 21

11.00am

Mordaith Anhygoel Madog

1

18

Sun / Sul 29

all day / trwy’r dydd

Wales Dance Platform

1&2

19

The Lesson of Anatomy

2

20

July / Gorffennaf Sat / Sad 5

8.00pm

Cardiff Comedy Festival

*Relaxed Performance / Perfformiad Anffurfiol Specifically designed to welcome people with a learning disability, Down’s Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Condition or sensory and communication disorders. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement and some small changes made to the light and sound effects.

Gynlluniwyd yn benodol i groesawu pobl ag anabledd dysgu, Syndrom Down, Cyflwr Sbectrwm Awtistiaeth neu anhwylderau synhwyraidd a chyfathrebu. Mae agwedd hamddenol i sŵn a symud a rhai newidiadau bach a wneir i effeithiau golau a sain.

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Sherman Cymru welcomes everyone and we have range of services to make your visit more enjoyable.

Mae Sherman Cymru yn croesawu pawb, ac mae gennym wasanaethau amrywiol i sicrhau y bydd eich ymweliad mor bleserus â phosib.

Please visit shermancymru.co.uk or talk to one of our Ticketing and Reception Assistants on 029 2064 6900 for more information.

Ewch i shermancymru.co.uk neu siaradwch gydag un o Gynorthwywyr y Dderbynfa a’r Swyddfa Docynnau ar 029 2064 6900, am fwy o wybodaeth.

This brochure is available in large print, Braille and audio formats. You can request your preferred format by contacting the Ticket Office on: 029 2064 6900

Mae’r llyfryn tymor hwn ar gael mewn print bras, Braille neu ar lafar. Gallwch ofyn am y fformat sydd orau gennych chi drwy gysylltu â’r Swyddfa Docynnau ar: 029 2064 6900

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Sherman Cymru acknowledges the public investment of the Arts Council of Wales / Mae Sherman Cymru yn cydnabod buddsoddiad cyhoeddus gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.

A Registered Charity / Elusen Gofrestredig

April - July 2014 ebrill - gorffennaf 2014 Twelfth Night National Theatre Connections The Rite of Spring & Petrushka Under Milk Wood: An Opera Maudie’s Rooms Not Now, Bernard Please Switch On Your Mobile Phones Lee Mead in Concert Not the Worst Place Banksy: The Room in the Elephant Y Negesydd Broken 9Bach Rock Pool Beyond the Body Mordaith Anhygoel Madog Wales Dance Platform The Lesson of Anatomy Crowds & Power Cardiff comedy festival

029 2064 6900 shermancymru.co.uk Senghennydd Road / Ffordd Senghennydd Cardiff / Caerdydd CF24 4YE facebook.com/shermancymru @shermancymru Cover Photo / Llun Clawr: Phoebe Cheong (Not The Worst Place)