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Comedy Workshops
Staring January 22nd, for 4 weeks. 7pm to 9pm Have you thought of becoming a comedian? would you like to just dip your toe in? Perhaps doing a comedy gig is on your bucket list... This course is for you. Led by Britain's Got Talent semi finalist, 25 years pro comedian, Noel James, this course provides a safe space with positive, constructive feedback. Accompanied by a 30 page booklet Noel will guide the student through the different performance techniques, delivery, and writing of material necessary for public comedic performance. He will touch upon many ways of making the audience laugh: misdirection, [...]
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BMJazz Katz
The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomBlack Mountain Jazz launched its youth big band project at the start of 2023. Its future looks healthy for at least another three years with an Abergavenny Town Council Grant that provides much welcomed funding support. Bringing together a handful of talented and experienced tutors, BMJazz Katz is a workshop project which gives people aged 10 to 19 years (ish) the opportunity to learn to play together in a jazz ensemble. Open to those who play any instrument, including voice, to a 'reasonable level' for their age. The sessions incorporate a mixture of individual and group playing, focusing on rhythm, feel, [...]
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Under Milk Wood
The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomJazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas's "Under Milk Wood" is an album released in 1965 by the English pianist Stan Tracey and his quartet. The music was written in response to Dylan Thomas's 1953 BBC radio play - 'Under Milk Wood'. It has often been cited as one of the best jazz recordings made in the United Kingdom. Dylan Thomas died in November 1953 and there was a memorial performance of Under Milk Wood in New York later that year. The first radio broadcast of this epic work was on 25th January 1954 - almost exactly 70 years ago. To celebrate [...]
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An evening with Keith Temple
The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomTV writer Keith Temple talks about the pros and cons of novelising the script of his David Tennant era Doctor Who story Planet of The Ood for Penguin/BBC Books in 2023. Along the way he’ll talk about his writing career in television – and the bits of real-life in between! This will be followed by a Q&A session and book/memorabilia signing. Keith’s screenwriting credits include Doctor Who, Doc Martin and original BBC comedy drama film Angel Cake starring Sarah Lancashire. He has also written extensively for Continuing Drama including EastEnders, Emmerdale, Doctors and Casualty. Recently, he wrote the screenplay for horror feature film, Wyvern Hill. He has also written for the stage and lectures [...]
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ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE ZIMBABWE
The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom£15.00 – £20.00 -
The BMJazz Collective plus guest Chris Cobbson
The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomBMJ Collective involves a number of talented young jazz musicians, drawn mainly from the Cardiff area. They partner Black Mountain Jazz through the year on some of its programmes and workshop projects. This event brings together the current tutors of our latest youth project BMJazz Katz - Jack Mac (sax and vocals), Ryan Thrupp (drums) and Nick Kacal (bass) They are joined for this performance by guitarist Chris Cobbson. Chris Cobbson was one of the original members of Courtney Pine’s Jazz Warriors. He has performed with many national and international musical ensembles, including Osibissa and the Ghanain jazz ensemble Baraka, bringing [...]
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The Marvin Muoneké Quartet
The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomMarvin Muoneké, one of the South West’s up and coming jazz artists, is a singer-songwriter and performing artist with a voice that has been often referred to as rich, deep and smooth. Bringing the songs and sounds of mid-20th century jazz and popular music to modern listeners of all ages, Marvin possesses a rare and beautiful presence that can light up any audience of any venue within seconds. In 2015, he did a brief stint with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Mark Armstrong. Over the last ten years, Marvin has performed in several theatres and clubs at home and [...]
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An evening with Len Pennie
The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomJoin us for an evening with Len Pennie discussing her new highly anticipated poetry collection, Poyums! The event will take place in the Melville Theatre, Abergavenny on February 29th at 7:30pm. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————- And I have done more than just simply get by So much more than escape or survive Through the galvanisation of love, time and patience I’ll take hold of my story and thrive. After life that was seldom what life ought to be Through laughter and love I’ll be whole This story is mine from the cover to spine And the narrative I will control Whether she’s writing letters [...]
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RHOLBEN
The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomRholben’s interpretations of the traditional music of Wales are full of tenderness, wit, and deep emotion. The sublime voice of Siriol Davies, who grew up in South Wales, is supported by thoughtful guitar, melodic double bass, sweeping, soaring strings, and sumptuous vocal harmonies. Siriol takes the Welsh language songs and the tunes of her childhood and, together with some of the most highly respected and sought after traditional musicians to be found, creates a sound that somehow feels light and current whilst also feeling as weighty and as old as the hill from which they take their name. Ffurfiwyd Rholben yn [...]
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