BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Melville Centre Abergavenny - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Melville Centre Abergavenny
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260703T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260703T200000
DTSTAMP:20260618T103523Z
CREATED:20260618T103523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T103523Z
UID:9885-1783101600-1783108800@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:Welsh Language Escape Room - Ystafell Ddianc yn Gymraeg
DESCRIPTION:To book your space email: joshua.wheeler@coleggwent.ac.uk \n 
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/welsh-language-escape-room-ystafell-ddianc-yn-gymraeg/
LOCATION:Melville Centre\, 5 Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, Monmouthshire\, NP7 5UN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Poster-Jengyd.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Coleg Gwent":MAILTO:joshua.wheeler@coleggwent.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260704T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260704T210000
DTSTAMP:20260513T141515Z
CREATED:20260513T141515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T141515Z
UID:9522-1783191600-1783198800@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:John Bevan: Team Player – from Lions to League
DESCRIPTION:A new play by Mari Lloyd \n“To us\, it’s not just a game\, it’s who we are. \n”It’s 1971. \nMargaret Thatcher becomes known as the ‘Milk Snatcher’. ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ is nominated for 10 BAFTAs…And the British Lions with 13 Welsh players do something that has never been done before…and never repeated since. They defeat the mighty All Blacks on their own turf in New Zealand. \nImagine\, like John Bevan\, that you are 20 years old\, and part of that phenomenal success. How does that feel? And what happens afterwards? Within two years John Bevan leaves Union for League and a new life. What is he searching for? And will he find it? Could ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ inspire change? Or is this the end of a dream. \nMari Lloyd’s new solo play explores the triumphs and challenges of three years in the sporting career of Welsh rugby player John Bevan\, as it chronicles the Test series in Australia and New Zealand in 1971 and the period which followed in 1973 when John left the success of his rugby union roots to “go north” for a job to play rugby league for Warrington. \nThis is the new production from the team behind the acclaimed\, award nominated Still Here named by The Edit as one of ‘The Top 20 Shows We Saw Across Wales’ in 2025. \nWritten by Mari Lloyd | Directed by Julia Stubbs Produced by Still Here Productions in association with 20 South Street and Grey Swan With Scott Gutteridge as John Bevan \nCritical Acclaim for our previous production “Still Here is not just a play – it’s an experience that lingers in the heart long after you leave the theatre. Mari Lloyd’s work stands as a testament to the enduring power of Welsh storytelling to connect\, challenge\, and inspire Welsh writers to pick up the mantle and forget their own stories of what it means to be Welsh.” The Edit “English-speaking Welsh theatre has been scared of showcasing Welsh people for a long time; it’s exciting to see a company not only doing it but doing it well.” ★★★★ Buzz Magazine “incredibly powerful” ★★★★ Everything Theatre “hugely enjoyable” ★★★★ Fairy Powered Productions \nTickets: £15.00 | Running Time: 95 minutes (plus interval ) followed by a post-show Q&A (free) \nContent Information: brief strong language\, references to isolation and loneliness | Age Guidance: 12+
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/john-bevan-team-player-from-lions-to-league/
LOCATION:The Melville Theatre\, The Melville Centre\, Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, Monmouthshire\, NP7 5UD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Drama,theatre
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/TP-Image-1920by1080_web.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260707T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260707T210000
DTSTAMP:20260628T142610Z
CREATED:20260628T142610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260628T142610Z
UID:9922-1783450800-1783458000@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:Poetry Upstairs
DESCRIPTION:Gareth Writer-Davies is from Pencelli\, Wales\nHe was Longlisted for the National Poetry Competition last year and has been Shortlisted for the Bridport Prize three times.\nHe was Prole Laureate for 2017 and Winner of the Wirral Festival Poetry Competition in 2023. He was a Hawthornden Fellow in 2019.\nHe has five previous poetry publications and will be reading from his most recent\, Memento Mori.\n\n\n\nNatasha Gauthier is a Canadian poet and journalist living in Cardiff. She placed first out of thousands of entries in the 2025 Poetry Wales Award and also won the 2025 New Welsh Review/Borzello Trust Prize for poetry.\nShe has been nominated for the Forward Prize and the Pushcart Prize\, and her poems have been published in Poetry Wales\, the New Welsh Review\, Scintilla (journal of the Henry Vaughan Association)\, Ink Sweat and Tears\, Winged Moon\, and Acropolis\, amongst others.\nHer debut collection Seasonal Clothing will be published by Parthian Books later this year. Natasha was a member of the 2024-25 cohort of Representing Wales\, the flagship development programme run by Literature Wales\, where her mentor was Damian Walford Davies.\nIn 2023 Natasha founded Tiger Bay Poetry\, Cardiff’s leading series of literary readings and events. She grew up fluently bilingual in English and French in Montreal\, Quebec\, and is of mixed Goan and French-Canadian heritage. Duality\, family history and identity are recurring themes in her poems.
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/poetry-upstairs-9/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Poetry
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Poetry-Upstairs-Event-Poster-revision.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260718T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260718T213000
DTSTAMP:20260717T154229Z
CREATED:20260319T173404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260717T154229Z
UID:9166-1784403000-1784410200@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Travelling Riverside Blues Show
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THE SHOW IS BEING PRESENTED OUTDOORS ON THE LAWN \nJoin two fine blues musicians and enjoy an evening listening to the sounds and tales of the Mississippi. The simple sound of acoustic guitar and vocal brings the Delta to life\, celebrating the power and energy of the bluesmen who created the musical legend. \nThis early raw style – just traditional guitar and vocal – formed the foundation of modern blues music. This show weaves a story of hopes and dreams\, hardship and poverty through soulful and passionate music\, along with tales bringing those times and people to life. \nSit back and enjoy The Travelling Riverside Blues Show on a journey through the Delta. \n  \nRemi Harris is a Jazz & Blues guitarist from the UK whose playing draws inspiration from artists such as Django Reinhardt\, Peter Green\, Wes Montgomery\, Robert Johnson.\nFrom the age of seven he has dedicated himself to a life of guitar playing which has taken him from busking on the streets of his local towns to performing at many prestigious venues and events around the world\, including Buckingham Palace\, Montreal Jazz Festival\, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jamie Cullum\, as well as appearing on national radio and television. \n“Remi Harris is one of the great guitarists we have in this country\, an absolutely extraordinary musician” Jamie Cullum\, BBC Radio 2 \n“a brilliant guitar player”  Cerys Matthews\, BBC Radio 2 & BBC 6 Music \n“Brilliant!!!! Your playing is spectacular.” Peter Frampton \n  \nRoger Keenan is a seasoned vocalist who has his roots firmly anchored in the blues. This is the blues of not just the Delta\, Chicago\, and elsewhere in the USA but also the blues of Ealing\, Dartford and wherever else formed the British Blues Boom of the 60’s and beyond. From playing in the vibrant music scene of the late 1960s to performing in Shrewsbury Abbey or Weston Park Hall\, Roger has always stayed true to his roots – the Blues. \n“Charismatic vocalist Roger Keenan commanded the stage throughout\, his voice rich and soulful\, guiding the crowd through classics like ‘The Thrill has Gone’”\nThe Edge Arts Centre \n“Roger led the way… seamlessly weaving narratives with soulful performances. Roger’s vocal delivery was impeccable\, perfectly capturing the raw emotion and depth of the genre.” Cube Theatre Malvern
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/the-travelling-riverside-blues-show/
LOCATION:Monmouthshire
CATEGORIES:Blues,music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Travelling-blues-blank-poster.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260720T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260720T160000
DTSTAMP:20260721T150842Z
CREATED:20260531T185406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T150842Z
UID:9677-1784541600-1784563200@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:Create a Glow Show - Ysgol Haf / Summer School
DESCRIPTION:Oedran / Ages 7-12\n\n\nGorf / Jul 20 – 24\n\n\n5 days 10am- 4pmMelville Centre for the Arts\, Pen Y Pound\, Abergavenny\n\n\nJoin us for a week of teamwork and creativity! Using Ultra-Violet or Black-Lights\, we’ll make up our own glow-in-the-dark fantasy show full of weird and wonderful characters. \nWe’ll come up with a story and improvise a script. Then we’ll draw and make our own glowing puppets\, make some scenery and perform it for our friends and families at the end of the week in our bespoke Blackout Psychedelic Tent! \nSci-Fi     Legends     Monsters     Comedy     Aliens     Fantasy Worlds \nAll classes will take place outside in our tent and shaded canopies\, creating a Festival atmosphere. (If the weather is too hot or cold\, we’ll go indoors) \nJoin Monmouthshire’s own Hummadruz\, winners of the Mind-Blowing Spectacle Award for Festivals. Led by Artistic Director Stuart and Professionally trained Actor\, Cecilia. \nBoth hold Full Enhanced DBS. \nCost of course: \n£150\, Siblings £100 (use code DBYTxz)\n\n 
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/youth-access-programme-ysgol-haf-summer-school/
LOCATION:Melville Centre\, 5 Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, Monmouthshire\, NP7 5UN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:art,theatre,workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Digital-Humma-Summer-School_00001.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260720T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260721T153000
DTSTAMP:20260721T150925Z
CREATED:20260527T133742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T150925Z
UID:9643-1784543400-1784647800@melvillecentre.org.uk
SUMMARY:Summer Youth Workshops
DESCRIPTION:For More Information and to book email:savoyyt@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/event/summer-youth-workshops/
LOCATION:The Melville Theatre\, The Melville Centre\, Pen-y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, Monmouthshire\, NP7 5UD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Drama,theatre
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://melvillecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/21st-Century-Shakespeare-2026-Summer-Workshop-3.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR