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A Poet’s Life – Poetry Workshops

Explore the Art and Passion of Poetry Course Description: Dive into the world of poetry with A Poet’s Life, a course designed for aspiring poets. Explore poetic forms, creative expression, and engage in the life of influential poet, playwright and artivist, Mark Christmas, who will be on hand to offer encouragement in developing your own, unique poetic voice. The course is limited to a group of 6 people and offers opportunity to write then read your work (if you want to). Please bring all of your own writing material and implements, tea and coffee will be supplied at a minimal cost. [...]

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

£5.00

Lost Treasure: Youth summer school

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

For more information contact Junior at 074481 33152

Black Mountain Jazz Presents: Ursula Harrison & Sylvie Noble

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

We’re thrilled to welcome two extraordinary young artists to the BMJ stage! Ursula Harrison – BBC Young Jazz Musician 2024 winner, renowned composer and bassist, with performances across Europe alongside ensembles like the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and the JM Jazz World Orchestra. Sylvie Noble – A rising star in UK jazz vocals, known for her soulful storytelling and adventurous improvisation, with standout shows at venues like Pizza Express Soho and The Vortex. Since meeting on the vibrant South Wales jazz scene, this dynamic duo has created magic together — and now they’re recording their debut album this summer. Don’t miss [...]

Queering the TARDIS- Doctor Who and LGBTQ+ representation

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

NB: Tickets Available at the Door 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 [...]

£10.00

John Higgs talk

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

NB: Tickets Available at the door   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

£15.00

Jon Crespo Quartet – Beyond Armstrong

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

Jon Crespo is a musician with vast global performance and touring experience. His credits include Lenny Kravitz, The Beach Boys, The Box Tops, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Platters, Michael Ball and Gareth Gates. Beyond Armstrong is a unique tribute to trumpets players who were inspired by and appeared on the jazz scene after Louis Armstrong. Arguably, one would suggest that modern jazz trumpet playing owes its roots and influences to him. In some way, every trumpet player owes approach, understanding and their sound to Armstrong. This tribute will explore and pay homage to some of those players - including [...]

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.

Gig Comedi Alun Saunders / Alun Saunders Comedy Gig

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

Dewch i wrando ar y comedïwr a'r awdur yn gwneud sioe newydd sbon i siaradwyr newydd Come and listen to the comedian and author who is doing a brand new show for new Welsh language speakers 

Free

The Misha Mullov-Abbado Group

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

Our wall2wall Jazz Festival weekend starts with an exciting lineup - The Misha Mullov- Abbado Group brings together some of London’s most acclaimed jazz musicians. Blending jazz with classical, folk, and Latin influences, the group performs original music that’s rich in melody, rhythm, and groove.   Led by award-winning bassist and composer Misha Mullov-Abbado, their latest album, Effra (Ubuntu Music 2025), follows three critically acclaimed releases, with previous praise from The Telegraph and BBC Radio 3.   Expect vibrant, genre-crossing sounds from one of the UK’s most exciting jazz ensembles. Adam Chatterton (Trumpet) Tom Smith (alto Sax) Liam Dunachie (piano) Misha [...]

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