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A Weak and Feeble Woman (Script in hand readthrough performance)

PLEASE NOTE: This is a script in hand readthrough performance. Olivia Henly is doing a Masters' in feminist history, busy preparing for her upcoming presentation about the sexual identity of Queen Elizabeth I. Having been abandoned by her father as a teenager, Liv lives alone with her stepmother Alison, and aside from her on/off boyfriend Jesse has no social life to speak of. When Liv meets Poppy, a beautiful and mysterious young woman, her understanding of her identity becomes confused, as the boundaries between where she ends and Elizabeth I starts begin to break down. July 18th 19:30 show starts £5

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Workshop with Doctor Who writer, Keith Temple

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Stories & Characters: Developing your notion to script Keith Temple is a British screenwriter whose credits include Doctor Who, Doc Martin and original BBC comedy drama, Angel Cake starring Sarah Lancashire. He has also written extensively for Continuing Drama including EastEnders, Emmerdale, River City and Casualty. Most recently, he wrote the screenplay for horror feature film, Wyvern Hill. He has also written for the stage and lectures widely on screenwriting and filmmaking.

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Queering the TARDIS- Doctor Who and LGBTQ+ representation

Melville Centre 5 Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

A look at the Queerness of Doctor Who, from ideas of chosen family, through to Queer aliens and LGBTQ+ companions. With particular reflection on the Russell T Davies era (s) and the shift towards deliberate, visible Queerness in Doctor Who. A conversation around representation and why it matters, the impact on a generation of Doctor Who fans, and where the show can go from here to continue pushing LGBTQ+ representation across time and space.   Hosted by Emily Garside, author of Queer Aliens and Gay Folks, How Russell T Davies cahnged TV.   Emily Garside is a Queer writer and LGBTQ+ [...]

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John Higgs talk

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

John Higgs is an English writer, novelist, journalist and cultural historian. The work of Higgs has been published in the form of novels (under the pseudonym JMR Higgs), biographies and works of cultural history. He will be talking about his most recent book about the history of Doctor Who titled: Exterminate/Regenerate: The Story of Doctor Who

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Claude Bourbon

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Claude Bourbon (progressive blues) It's not easy to describe the almost endless mix of merging influences in this amazing string master's playing... He moves from a classical opening with almost courteous music across the continent to the blues of the Mississippi Delta, from the Balearic Islands to the Balkans, and then back to the United States. A Spanish blues evolve into Gypsy music, travels to Eastern Europe, with a splash of Paco de Lucia, then a touch of Delta tunes and more. Also influences from Richie Blackmore, Joaquin Rodrigo, JJ Cale and even J. S. Bach speaks for themselves. Claude Bourbon [...]

Poetry Upstairs – A book launch of Shook Up! by Ric Hool

Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

A book launch of Shook Up! by Ric Hool Ric Hool has 13 collections of published poetry and is widely featured in poetry magazines & anthologies. His poetic themes include psychological and geographical impact of place, time and space on experience. He has run the reading series Poetry Upstairs in Abergavenny for 30 years. Ric Hool is from Northumberland.

Poetry Upstairs -A book launch of Llyn Y Fan Fach

Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

A book launch of Llyn Y Fan Fach with readings from Caroline Goodwin Graham Hartill & Frank Olding. Caroline Goodwin lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is serving as the first Poet Laureate of San Mateo County. Her books include Peregrine (Finishing Line Press, 2015), Trapline (JackLeg Press 2013), and the chapbooks Kodiak Herbal and Text Me, Ishmael. She teaches at California College of the Arts and the Stanford Writer's Studio, holds a BA in Biology and an MFA from the University of British Columbia.   Graham Hartill moved to the Black Mountains in 1992. He [...]

The Remi Harris Hot Club Trio

The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

The Remi Harris Hot Club Trio - on tour across the UK in 2025   One of the UK’s most exciting guitarists, Remi Harris is joined by double bassist Tom Moore and rhythm guitarist Chris Nesbitt to present an enthralling evening of Gypsy Jazz and Blues. Combining musical virtuosity with passion and flair, this dynamic trio deliver a mesmerising show inspired by Django Reinhardt, Peter Green, Wes Montgomery, Jimi Hendrix and Joe Pass.   Since the age of seven, Remi has dedicated himself to a life of guitar. His playing has taken him from busking on the streets of his local [...]

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