What's on around the Mawddach Estuary

Film: Pride (15) It’s the summer of 1984, Thatcher is in power and the Miners are on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of activists decide to raise money for the striking miners. The Union seems embarrassed by the support. But the activists are not deterred. And so begins the story of two communities who form a surprising partnership.
FISH & CHIPS Supper 6.30pm (Booking Essential) £12, FILM ONLY £6.50

Live at the Lantern: Songhoy Blues from Mali. + DJ Fflyffi lybybl.
Whatever you do, don't miss this explosive blues band from Mali! ‘Discovered’ by Damon Albarn and Brian Eno, when they were auditioning in Mali for their Africa Express project in 2013, the group
are now regulars on BBC Radio 6 Music. Hailing from Timbuktu in northern Mali the band are determined to keep alive their desert RnB. Come enjoy their ‘hard-grooving Afro-Blues’ (Time Out) for a night out at the lantern like no other!
Tickets £10 in advance at the box office or via www.seetickets.com

Film: Twelve Monkeys (15) Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt star in this 1995 sci-fi thriller. In a future world devastated by disease, a convice is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the planet's human population.

Film: Testament of Youth (12a) In this coming-of-age film, Alicia Vikander delivers ‘a thrillingly astute portrait of a young Oxford undergraduate whose ideals are beaten into shape by the heartbreak and trauma of the First World War’ (The Telegraph).

Shakespeare at the Lantern: RSC Presents Loves Labours Lost
Wanting to dedicate themselves to a life of study, the King and his friends take an oath to avoid women for 3 years. But then the Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting arrive, presenting the men with a severe test of their high-minded resolve. Shakespeare's sparkling
comedy delights in supporting then unraveling the unrealistic vow. Set in the summer of 1914, the lovers are unaware that the world around them is about to be utterly transformed by the war.
Tickets £15 (£10 concessions)

Jazz Upstairs: Malcolm Hogarth & More Friends Malcolm, a long standing stalwart of the traditional jazz scene, has played keyboard all over the country. He has visited us previously, & this time, with different musicians, will once again give us a rollicking good night.
Reservations Only. Phone 01341 450353. Tickets £8.00
www.barmouthmusic.org

Open Mic Night

Live at the Lantern: Rachel Sermanni returns to the Magic Lantern! This 22 year-old Scottish singer songwriter is a story-teller with a voice that packs an almighty punch. Her earthy folk melodies and dextrous finger-picking will blow you away! “She's amazing. Listen to her voice. Quite astonishing.” Guy Garvey - Elbow. All tickets £10 in advance from the box office or online from www.seetickets.com

Mart Rodger & Manchester Jazz. An annual visit by a traditional jazz band is becoming part of our programme, so if it’s only one, let’s make it a good one - and it is! After a visit by Mart to New Orleans in 1982, the band was born & since then has led the field in this style of jazz. A night of happy music, happy people, & great entertainment.
www.barmouthmusic.org

Cor CF1 Choir

Shakespeare at the Lantern: RSC Presents Loves Labours Won
Autumn 1918. A group of soldiers return from the trenches. The world-weary Benedick and his friend Claudio find themselves reacquainted with Beatrice and Hero. As memories of conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, Claudio and Hero fall madly, deeply in love, while Benedick and Beatrice re ignite their own altogether more combative courtship. Shakespeare's comic romance plays out amidst the brittle high spirits of a post-war house party.
Tickets £15 (£10 concessions)

Opera from the ENO: La Traviata
The moving story of the beautiful courtesan Violetta, who is made to sacrifice her one hope of personal happiness for the sake of her lover’s reputation. Verdi's masterpiece combines compelling characters with powerful melodies.

National Theatre Live Presents: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
An epic new play by David Hare based on the book by Kathrine Boo, and starring Meera Syal. India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with dreams and fragile plans of their own begins. Tickets £15 (£10 concessions) Advance from the box office or online at www.seetickets.com

Jazz Upstairs: Richy Jones with the Mal Fisher Quartet Local vocalist Richy Jones, backed by the Mal Fisher quartet true music no more need be said.
Reservations Only. Phone 01341 450353. Tickets £8.00
www.barmouthmusic.org

Shakespeare at the Lantern: Hamlet
From its sell-out run at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre comes this unique and critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare's Hamlet. In this stripped-back, fresh and fast-paced version, BAFTA nominee Maxine Peake creates a Hamlet for now, giving a performance hailed as “delicately ferocious” by The Guardian
Tickets £15 (£10 concessions)

The Street Band. The name says it all. A carnival band made up of 12 men determined to have a good time will play half the night, & take us around the musical world, whilst Richy Jones local vocalist, accompanied by the Mal Fisher Quartet will give us ballads, bossas, & something bluesy for the other half of the evening.
A wide range of music to suit all tastes.
www.barmouthmusic.org

National Theatre Live Presents: The Hard Problem
A new play by Tom Stoppard. Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brain science institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work, where psychology and biology meet. If there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness?
Tickets £15 (£10 concessions) Advance from the box office or online at www.seetickets.com

Jazz Improvisation Workshop. Run by international jazz guitarist Mike Walker. For some reason, despite travelling the rest of the world, Mike seems quite happy to come back to Barmouth occasionally. The workshop is already fully booked with approximately 12 musicians attending, made up of a rhythm section & a number of frontline instrumentalists. Entry to the Saturday night jam, which will start at 7.30pm, will be free. Friends & family are welcome
www.barmouthmusic.org

Bryn Fon and Band

Blues & beyond. Tom Doughty & Graham Bellinger. Tom is probably the leading lap slide guitar player in the UK, & Graham is well known in the North West for his guitar playing & vocals. The two of them have often performed together & will bring us a rich & moving musical tapestry ranging from blues to self compositions.
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National Theatre Live Presents: Man and Superman
Ralph Fiennes stars in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw's provocative classic. A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery
philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live.
Tickets £15 (£10 concessions) Advance from the box office or online at www.seetickets.com

Opera from the ENO: The Pirates of Penzance
Sentimental pirates! Blundering policemen! Absurd adventures! Mike Leigh's new production of Gilbert and Sullivan's dazzling comic opera
combines brilliant humour and razor-sharp wit with memorable melodies.

Neil Yates. Trumpet & flugelhorn, will be bringing a band playing in the style of Cannonball Adderley. Cannonball’s bands, in which his brother Nat played cornet, were always immensely exciting this night will be no exception. Prepare to be excited!
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Pete Churchill& Nikki Iles. Pete & Nikki are both highly acclaimed jazz educationalists & wonderful performers. They have played & recorded with the best. Pete will be featured on vocals & keyboard, & Nikki no doubt, will be featured on accordion & keyboard during the course of the night. This sort of intimate gig will not be repeated since they are performing as part of a vocal & improvisation workshop that they are running here for 3 days.
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Jazz Improvisation & Vocal Workshops. The vocal workshop will be run by Pete Churchill, & the instrumental sessions by Nikki Iles. Once again, the reputation of these international performers & teachers has brought us full workshops. The Saturday night jam, which will start at 7.30pm will be a lot of fun, since the two groups will get together for a good time.
www.barmouthmusic.org

Opera from the ENO: Carmen
A passionate tale of lust, seduction and betrayal, Carmen is set during the dying days of Franco's Spain. Calixto Bieito’s acclaimed production of Bizet’s dazzling opera evokes all the sounds and sizzling atmosphere of Spain