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SUMMARY:Abergavenny Writing Festival
DESCRIPTION:A whole day of workshops and performance at The Melville\n\n10:00 – Noon. Place and Landscape in Your Fiction – workshop with Katie Munnik & Tyler Keevil.\nTickets are £16.26 (including booking fee) and can be purchased here (link opens in new tab)\nMany writers see plot as paramount\, while others claim character is the key. The importance of setting in writing fiction is often overlooked\, or viewed as secondary. In this two-hour prose fiction workshop\, award-winning Welsh-Canadian authors Katie Munnik and Tyler Keevil will examine the ways place and landscape can enhance our stories.  Through sharing examples from favourite works\, and reflecting on their own writing practice\, they will encourage participants to consider how they use place in their writing\, and offer advice on making it more effective.  The workshop is open to aspiring and emerging writers of all levels and experience – and it only requires a pen and notebook\, and some creative enthusiasm!Katie Munnik is a Canadian writer living in Cardiff\, UK. In 2017\, she won the Borough Press Open Submission\, and her debut novel The Heart Beats in Secret was a USA Today Bestseller. Her second novel The Aerialists was published in April 2022 by HarperCollins.\nTyler Keevil grew up in Vancouver\, Canada and moved to Wales in his twenties.  He is the author of several novels and the short story collection\, Burrard Inlet.  He has received a number of awards for his work\, including the Wales Book of the Year People’s Choice and the Writers’ Trust of Canada Journey Prize.  He lives in Abergavenny and is the director of the Creative Writing MA at Cardiff University.  His most recent books are No Good Brother (The Borough Press) and Your Still Beating Heart (Myriad Editions). \n10:30-11:15am – Hamed Amiri’s Journey: from Afghanistan to Cardiff\, a bestselling book & theatre production\nTickets are £5.42 (including booking fee) and be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \n \nHamed Amiri is the author of the bestselling book and the theatre production of The Boy With Two Hearts. Hamed will share his story of fleeing Afghanistan with his family when he was just ten years old and their perilous journey to seek refuge in the UK in an attempt to prolong his brother Hussein’s life. Why he was driven to write about this and the subsequent adaptation of his bestselling book to theatre production.\nMaking a promise to his brother has been Hamed’s new mission in life. To share the story with the wider audience and showcase diversity in a truly unique version\, while ensuring his late brother’s legacy lives on through the journey and reliving his contribution to the NHS.\nCurrently working as a senior leader in the tech sector while an influencer in the education sector. Hamed has learned the key ingredients to break down the perception in society and has become a role model to the younger generation\, which was recognized when he was awarded “Inspiring the next generation.” \nAll ticket proceeds for this event will be donated to https://daringtodream.wales/ Supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of patients in Wales \n12:15 – 13:15 – Amser Cinio gyda Lowri Haf Cooke\nTickets are £7.59 (including booking fee) and be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \n \nYmunwch â Lowri am sesiwn fywiog o flasu a sgwrsio am bopeth yn ymwneud â bwyd.  Ar y fwydlen\, bydd sôn am wahanol flasau\, nostalgia\, atgofion\, teithio\, gramadeg bwyd a chyfle i ofyn  unrhyw gwestiynau fel adolygydd bwyd.Ar hyn o bryd\, mae gan yr awdur o Gaerdydd nofel\, a dau lyfr bwyd ar y gweill ac mae hi hefyd  yn gwneud gwaith creadigol gyda gwahanol ysgolion. Hi oedd golygydd cyntaf a sefydlwr y cylchgrawn Taste/Blas. Mae hi hefyd yn ysgrifennu i gylchgrawn Barn\, Y Dinesydd a Croeso Cymru/ Visit Wales.\nLlyfr diweddaraf Lowri yw Bwytai Cymru (Gwasg Gomer) dathliad o’r 50 bwyty gorau yng Nghymru. Hi hefyd yw awdur Canllaw Bach Caerdydd –  llyfr sydd yn tywys y darllenydd o gwmpas Caerdydd. Ei llyfr arall yw Caffis Cymru adolygiad o gaffis gorau Cymru.\nAr ôl ennill gradd mewn Daearyddiaeth a Chymraeg ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth aeth Lowri ymlaen i ennill M.A ym maes Theatr\, Ffilm a Theledu.\nMae Lowri hefyd yn wyneb a llais cyfarwydd ar S4C a Radio Cymru yn adolygu ffilmiau. Felly dewch a’ch tips sinema ynghŷd a’ch chwant bwyd i’r sesiwn hwn! \n13:30 – 14:30 – Comedy Writing with AberLaugh \nTickets are £7.59 (including booking fee) and be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \n \nHave you ever wanted to try stand-up comedy but no idea where to start? Join local comedians Huw Davies and Mike Reed for a short workshop/discussion where you can learn more about the South Wales Comedy Scene\, how to get started and even have an opportunity to try some of your own material.Huw Davies has been performing and compering for several years across South Wales and runs a popular monthly stand-up comedy night (Aberlaugh) at the Kings Arms Hotel in Abergavenny.\nMike Reed is a British Comedian of the year semi-finalist and has gigged all over the UK\, from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Hawthorn Community Centre. \n  \n\n15:00 – 17:30 – Finding a Voice – Creative Writing Workshop for Women \nTickets are £16.26 (Including booking fee) and can be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \n \nLiz explains what to expect from the session: “I welcome those with some writing experience and those new to writing. Working with a group\, I use a creative process which starts with your individual experience and develops this into writing which resonates with others. The session will include creative exercises to stimulate and develop your writing and shared examples from different published writers to inspire you. This workshop builds on previous sessions\, but is equally valuable as a stand-alone session.”\nAbout Liz Pearce\nLiz has over 30 years’ professional experience as an actor\, writer and facilitator\, working in education\, the community\, theatre\, TV and radio. Her work is diverse\, due to her drama background\, and she writes drama\, prose\, poetry and poetic monologues. She also facilitates creative writing workshops\, encouraging writers to find a unique voice of their own.\nFor further information please visit www.elizabethpearce.co.uk \n\n15:30 – 16:30 – Readings from Where the Birds Sing Our Names \nTickets are free but pre-registration is required – register for tickets here (link opens in new tab) \n \nEditor Tony Curtis is joined by contributors Rhian Edwards and Chris Meredith to read from Where the Birds Sing Our Names\, the remarkable anthology of poems about childhood\, parenting and birds\, published in support of the Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice in Sully which serves the whole of south Wales. All the proceeds of this book go directly to the charity and copies will be on sale at the reading.\nwww.tyhafan.org/ \nRhian Edwards   www.rhianedwards.co.uk/ \nChris Meredith   https://christophermeredit9.wixsite.com/website \nTony Curtis         http://tonycurtispoet.com/ \n\n16:30 – 17:30 – Illustrating text with Adam Hayes\nTickets are £7.59 (including booking fee) and can be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \n \nJoin Adam Hayes for a workshop on developing an image from a short piece of text. As an illustrator\, Adam often only receives plain text [from an author or agent] which he then needs to read and work out for himself what the accompanying image should be. The session will be based around; reading the text and working out how best to apply an image to enhance it. Adam will give examples before the group gets started. Participants will be invited to pick a piece of text\, perhaps just a sentence or a paragraph – some very simple & some more challenging – all of them plain text and without much context\, think about which part of the text you want to illustrate and sketch out as many different ideas as you can on separate sheets of paper. Pick out your favourite ideas and create your final illustration!\nAdam Hayes is a typographer and illustrator. He works on a broad range of projects from quick editorial illustrations to large-scale international campaigns. Since his graduation from the Royal College of Art in 2006 he has developed a solid roster of clients that include Apple\, Google\, Honda\, Ikea\, Shake Shack and Whole Foods – whilst also devoting time to personal projects. \nhttps://mrahayes.com/info \n  \n17:45 – 18:45 – Memoir Writing in an Hour with Jude Rogers\nTickets are £7.59 (including booking fee) and be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \n\nWant to turn your life story\, or someone else’s\, into a compelling narrative? Where – and how – do you start? How do you give shape to your experiences? How do you make the past come alive?Critically acclaimed memoir writer and journalist Jude Rogers is here to help with a lively hour of tips\, lessons learned and short exercises to help you make your writing breathe and sing.\nJude Rogers is the author of the acclaimed memoir about music\, memory and growing up\, The Sound Of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives\, published by White Rabbit Books (“Fascinating” – Ian Rankin; “What a joy” – Ruth Jones). A teacher of memoir writing for the Arvon Writing Foundation\, she is also a busy freelance journalist regularly working for The Guardian\, The Observer and BBC Radio 4. She lives in Monmouthshire with her husband and son. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/abergavenny-writing-festival/
CATEGORIES:storytelling
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SUMMARY:Abergavenny Writing Fest - Events for Young People
DESCRIPTION:Events for Young People\n\n\nAll events take place on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Melville Centre for the Arts.Tickets are per child\, accompanying adults are free (parents / carers – you are welcome to join your child or wait in the nearby café area) \n\n10:15 – 11:15 – Illustration with Max Low \nTickets are £4.34 (including booking fee) and can be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \nJoin Max in an exploration of illustration\, and how you really don’t need to be good at drawing to be a good artist (which Max has spent a career demonstrating).Max Low is an illustrator\, animator\, writer\, photographer\, teacher and occasionally washes the dishes. Max loves un-perfect things\, absurdity and imaging what an Alien would think if they had just landed on Earth. He is most known for illustrating The Mab\, a retelling of the Welsh saga The Mabinogion\, but is also the author and illustrator of the Ceri & Deri series. \nSuitable for age 4 +  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n\n11:30 – 12:30 – Magnificent Mash-Ups with Claire Fayers\nTickets are £4.34 (including booking fee) and can be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \n \nCan you imagine Cinderella in space? Who’d win in a fight between unicorns and dinosaurs? Mash-ups are great fun to write and can send your imagination off in all sorts of strange directions. Claire Fayers has made a career of mixing different genres and stories in her books. Join her for a wild and wacky session creating your own mash-up masterpieces.\nClaire Fayers grew up in South Wales where\, thanks to her local library\, she developed a lifelong obsession with myth and magic. Her previous books include the award-winning Accidental Pirates duo\, Storm Hound\, and Welsh Fairy Tales\, Myths and Legends\, nominated for the Carnegie medal. When she’s not writing\, she spends her time visiting schools and libraries to share her love of stories. Recommended for ages 7-12 (please note this is only for guidance) \n  \n  \n  \n\n13:00-14:00 –  Dreigiau Drwg a Bwystfilod Barus gyda Huw Aaron\nTickets are £4.34 (including booking fee) and can be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \nDewch i chwilio am Boc y ddraig\, hela angenfilod gyda Gwil garw\, a chreu bwystfilod doniol a direidus eich hun gyda’r arch-ddwdlwr ei hun! Dewch â phensil! (Oed – 4 – 10) \nWedi ei leoli yn Nghaerdydd mae’r awdur\, y darlunydd a’r cartwnydd Huw Aaron. Mae Huw wedi dwdlan a sgriblo ar draws cannoedd o wahanol lyfrau – fel arfer gyda chaniatad! Rhai o’r ffefrynnau yw cyfres ‘Ble mae Boc’ a ‘Sbarc a Seren. \nHuw Aaron Dreigiau Drwg a Bwystfilod Barus  (Bad Dragons and Greedy Beasts)\nCome to search for Boc the dragon\, hunt monsters with Gwil garw and create funny\, mischievous monsters with the arch-doodler himself! Bring a pencil! (Age 4 -10) \nCardiff-based author\, illustrator and cartoonist Huw has doodled and scribbled across the pages of hundreds of books – usually with permission! Favourites include the Find the Dragon series\, and Seren a Sbarc. \n\n  \n  \n\n14:15-15:15 – The Power of Poetry with Connor Allen\nTickets are £4.34 (including booking fee) and can be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \nCome and discover the power of poetry and words as Children’s Laureate for Wales Connor Allen makes poetry cool again and empowers you along the way.\nConnor is the current Children’s Laureate of Wales. Since graduating from Trinity Saint David as an Actor\, has worked with companies such as Sherman Theatre\, Tin Shed Theatre and National Theatre Wales. He is a member of National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and was also the winner of Triforce’s Cardiff MonologueSlam\, representing Wales at the London winners edition.\nAs a writer he was a member of the BBC Wales Welsh Voices and The Welsh Royal Court writing groups and has written for BBC Wales\, BBC Radio 4\, Sherman Theatre\, Literature Wales and Dirty Protest. Connor’s work is heavily inspired by elements of his own life such as grief\, love\, masculinity\, identity\, and ethnicity. Most recently he wrote and starred in the Wales Millennium Centres production The Making of a Monster\, Won the Rising Star Wales Award 2021 and was a Jerwood Live Work Fund recipient. He is associate artist of his hometown theatre The Riverfront in Newport. Recommended age range 10+  \n  \n15:30 – 16:30 – Family Singing Session with Tanya Walker \nTickets are £4.34 (including booking fee) and can be purchased here (link opens in new tab) \nAn opportunity for all ages to have fun singing songs in harmony from all over the world!  Inclusive\, inspirational\, connecting singing sessions for the whole family. Includes fun voice & body warm ups & tips on how to look after & find your most natural self-expressed voice. Songs will be taught by ear and participants will build the confidence and freedom to sing in beautiful harmony with other voices as well as leaving the session feeling inspired and uplifted!Tanya is a professional choir & singing workshop leader\, musician and singer-songwriter/performer with over 38 years of experience\, based in Brecon. She leads five community choirs in Wales and also works as a vocal and performance coach and singing workshop leader for all ages. Her choirs & amp sessions are for EVERYONE who loves to sing and no experience is necessary!\nAs well as sessions being an opportunity for participants to learn fun\, engaging body and voice warmups & learning to sing as a group\, Tanya’s workshops utilise music and singing as a way of enhancing feelings of wellbeing\, health\, happiness\, self-acceptance & confidence in participants. \nSuitable for all ages. 
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/abergavenny-writing-fest-events-for-young-people/
CATEGORIES:Poetry,storytelling
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SUMMARY:Spoken Word Open Mic - Part of Abergavenny Writing Festival
DESCRIPTION:As part of Abergavenny Writing Festival we’re celebrating inclusivity and diversity in the world of writing in Wales.\nThe Writing Festival kicks off social proceedings with an accessible spoken-word open-mic event here in the cosy and easy to access bar area.  The event will be hybrid so both audience and participants are able to join either in person or via a zoom link.  There will be closed captioning and BSL interpretation for the performance.\nThis event is delivered with the support of write4word through its ‘Press Speak Not Delete’ project\, creating a hybrid of physical performance and digital channels to develop a more diverse and accessible arts sector. \nThe open-mic programme is limited to 8 participants in the physical venue and 8 participants on-line. Performance slots are 4 minutes in length. \nGeneral entry £5\, entry for participants is also £5 but includes an additional complimentary ticket for a friend or family member. Please contact dominic@write4word.org to book a slot. \nClick this link to buy tickets
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/spoken-word-open-mic-melville/
LOCATION:Melville Centre Cafe-Bar\, The Melville Centre\, Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, Monmouthshire\, NP7 5UD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,community,Event,music,Poetry,storytelling,talks,theatre
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SUMMARY:The Tap Dancing Mermaid
DESCRIPTION:We’ve all heard thousands of stories written about The Moon but now the time has come to hear his magical\, mystical story about a young tap dancer who he watches at night.\nMixing up tap dance\, stunning puppetry\, live ukulele-ing and a beautiful story\, The Tap Dancing Mermaid is the\nsmash hit solo production from Tessa Bide Productions Ltd and it will make you want to stick\n50ps to your shoes and join in! \nGather round\, gather round for the Moon’s magical\, mystical story about a tippetty-top tap dancer who he has been watching at night. Marina Skippett creeps out of her house every night to shuffle and stomp on the boardwalk to the sounds of the sea. She can’t tap dance at home anymore since her evil\, tractor-sized Aunty banned it\, threatening to feed Marina’s dinners to the dog! But then\, one moonlit night\, Marina meets a mysterious\, watery boy called Leo\nswimming in the sea and her life is never the same again! \nThe “truly amazing one woman power house” Tessa Bide brings you her celebrated devised solo production\, called “just everything a children’s theatre experience should be” (Childplays). There are stunning puppets\, original live music to sing along to and tap dancing that will make you want to stick 50ps to your shoes and join in! For everyone aged 3 to 133. \nClick here to take a peek at The Tap Dancing Mermaid \nTickets: \nAdult: £9\nChildren (up to 12yrs): £5\nFamily (2 adults & 2 children): £25 \nCall 01873 853167 or email melvillecamanager@gmail.com to reserve your ticket.\nLimited Tickets.  Tickets on a first come first served basis.
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/the-tap-dancing-mermaid/
LOCATION:The Melville Theatre\, The Melville Centre\, Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, Monmouthshire\, NP7 5UD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:childrens events,community,Event,music,storytelling,theatre
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SUMMARY:An evening with Robin Ince
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Robin Ince to discuss his newest book Bibliomaniac! The event will take place in Melville Theatre\, Abergavenny on November 22nd at 19:30. \nTicket options: \nEvent access £10 \nEvent access with book £20 \nBook tickets here: \nhttps://www.book-ish.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-robin-ince/ \n\n‘A unique\, funny picture of Britain… A love letter to bookshops and the vagaries of public transport.’ Richard Osman \nWhy play to 12\,000 people when you can play to 12? In Autumn 2021\, Robin Ince’s stadium tour with Professor Brian Cox was postponed due to the pandemic. Rather than do nothing\, he decided instead to go on a tour of over a hundred bookshops in the UK\, from Wigtown to Penzance; from Swansea to Margate. \nPacked with witty anecdotes and tall tales\, Bibliomaniac takes the reader on a journey across Britain as Robin explores his lifelong love of bookshops and books – and also tries to find out just why he can never have enough of them. \nIt is the story of an addiction and a romance\, and also of an occasional points failure just outside Oxenholme.
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/an-evening-with-robin-ince/
CATEGORIES:storytelling,talks
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SUMMARY:Believe it or not! Storytelling evening
DESCRIPTION:  \nAn Evening of Storytelling and Music\nIndulge in a spell-binding evening with the accomplished storytellers Guto and Megan – prepare to be transported into other worlds!\n\nBELIEVE IT OR NOT! is an evening of Storytelling and music\, featuring:\n\nGuto Dafis and Megan Lloyd\, introduced by Richard Berry.\n\nThe performance begins at 7.30pm\, with the bar open from 7pm.\n\nSuitable for adults and children 12 years and over.\n\n\nGuto Dafis tells stories with energy and humour\, wryness and warmth. He is also a musician; he punctuates and enlivens his storytelling performances with song and the music of his melodeon\, and he has a musician’s sense of pace and dynamics in his delivery of a tale. \nHe has performed many times at the Beyond the Border International Storytelling Festival (St Donats\, and latterly Llandeilo)\, as well at other festivals in Wales and England (Mekonville\, Suffolk; Tafwyl\, Cardiff; Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival; Festival at the Edge\, Shropshire). He has also delighted audiences as far afield as Brittany (The Welsh Pavilion at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient)\, the Netherlands (Galerie Josine Bokhoven\, Amsterdam)\, Italy (Suns Peraulis Musichis des Menorancis\, Udine) and the UAE (Tales on an Island\, Sharjah). \nHistoric sites at which he has appeared this year include Tretower Court\, Castell Coch\, Caerleon Roman Baths and Chepstow Castle. \n“a gifted teller … with a relaxed and easy style that is guaranteed to draw you in” (Carl Gough\, Swansea Storytelling) \nwww.gutodafisstoryteller.weebly.com \n  \nMegan Lloyd – Storyteller – Dancer and Artist \nMegan Lloyd has told stories from Tashkent to Tenby\,  Harduf to Haverfordwest and Cardiff to Carmarthen. She even told stories in Lapland for the Farther Christmas himself.\nMegan tells stories for all ages\, in venues as wide ranging as Theatres\, Libraries\, Castles\, Schools and Bishops Palaces.\nShe has regularly performed at Beyond the Border Storytelling Festival as a Storyteller and Bharata Natyam Dancer with India Dance Wales. Megan was also part of the Storytelling Company of the same name that was born at the Festival touring venues through out Wales.\nShe received the Roald Dahl Trust commission for a family story show “ Giants”.\nMegan’s dance hand gestures that she uses as part of her storytelling language brought about a project “Talking Hands” where she worked along side a BSL story teller.\nShe has worked on many Welsh Arts Council Creative School’s Projects combining Storytelling with her others skills as a visual artist and Indian Classical Dancer.\nHer performances are often described as “ Mesmerising“ .\nA cunning turn of phrase\, a gesture of the hand and a tune on the fiddle bring the tales alive. \nhttp://www.head4arts.org.uk/megan-lloyd/ \n\n\nClick “website” to book tickets:\n£10 or £5 conc
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/believe-it-or-not/
CATEGORIES:Event,storytelling
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SUMMARY:The Bee Hive - with LoubyLou Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:30 minute outdoor theatre experience! Bring your blankets\, chairs and picnics. Join Bumble and Bee in this vibrant and fun performance\, as they fill you in on all things bee through song\, dance and some rather silly sketches. Join them on their quest for world pollination! \nStand up for your stripes and join our buzzing friends\, as they embark on their World Pollination Tour across South Wales this Summer!\n\nThese little bees are on a quest to save their species and they need your help. Join them on the Melville Centre lawn and watch them spread their message through catchy songs\, fun filled sketches\, a little bit of waggle dancing and plenty of audience interaction. Get ready to shake your stingers\, warm up your wings and prepare for world pollination! You won’t want to miss out on this un-BEE-lievable experience!  \nOur Bee Hive experience is a fun and rather wacky theatre performance for children (and adults) of all ages. The aim of the performance is to demonstrate the importance of bees in our ecosystem in a vibrant\, and entertaining way. The set up is very relaxed and children are encouraged to engage throughout. \nThe performance will take place OUTDOORS on the Melville Centre lawn. You are welcome to bring camp chairs\, blankets or whatever you like to make yourself comfy and watch the show in comfort. Please note\, if the weather is poor on the day\, an alternative indoor space will be available. \nThe duration of the performance is 30 minutes. There are FOUR performance times to choose from; please see website link for times and tickets \n\n\nLouby Lou’s is an interactive storytelling company that is passionate in delivering high quality sessions to parents & children. We take classic stories or themes & bring them to life using action\, sound\, props\, puppets\, role play & parachute work. Our sessions have a strong focus on using the imagination & getting lost in the wonderful world of make believe. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit the website\, Facebook Page or Twitter Feed.
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/the-bee-hive-with-loubylou-storytelling/
CATEGORIES:childrens events,Event,storytelling
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