1. art and entertainment
2. theatre

Sir Ddinbych/Denbighshire
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Ionawr-Mawrth/January-March
2015
What’s
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Croeso/Welcome
Denbighshire County Council is
committed to promoting all that a
diverse and vibrant county has to
offer. This booklet gives you a flavour
of what’s on offer but it does not claim
to cover all there is to see and do.
For more up to date information
please check out these websites:
www.denbighshire.gov.uk/events
www.clwydianrangeanob.org.uk/events
A wide range of accommodation, coupled with a wonderful choice of places to
eat and drink make Denbighshire a great holiday base. From the popular seaside
resorts, through historic market towns in the Vale of Clwyd, to picturesque
mountains and the Dee Valley there is always something to see and do.
If you want further information on places to stay in the area please call one of our
Tourist Information Centres:
North 01745 344 515 or South 01978 860 828
Or click on www.northeastwales.co.uk
Please telephone to check in advance directly with the venues or event organisers if
you have any concerns regarding disability issues.
If you require this leaflet in an alternative format,
please telephone 0800 243 980
Booking procedures:
For all activities, unless otherwise stated, please contact the event venue for more information.
Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of information
contained in this guide, Denbighshire County Council cannot accept
responsibility in respect of any errors or omissions which may have
occurred. If you wish to have your event published in the next edition
please submit your details to fiona.dolben@denbighshire.gov.uk
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Getting here
Reduce the footprint
Come to our events by bus to reduce your carbon footprint. The “Vale Rider” covers the beautiful Vale of Clwyd
while the “Coast Rider” takes in the breath-taking seascape of Denbighshire.
For further information contact:
The Passenger Transport Group:
01824 706 968
Traveline Cymru:
0871 2002 233 / www.traveline-cymru.info
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The Big Screen Scene
Vue Cinema, Rhyl
Situated on the Promenade in Rhyl, with spacious screens,
wheelchair access, digital sound and a wide range of refreshments.
08712 240 240 / www.myvue.com
Denbigh Film Club
Presents monthly film shows at Theatr Twm o’r Nant, Denbigh.
Scala Cinema & Arts Centre, Prestatyn
As Wales’ first fully digital cinema the Scala offers an unrivalled
cinematic experience in true comfort for up to 150 people per screen.
Latest releases, licensed cafe-bar, online booking.
01745 850 197 / www.scalaprestatyn.co.uk
Denbighshire Leisure
For full details on events, programmes and our range of memberships go to
www.denbighshireleisure.co.uk or contact your local Leisure Centre:
Corwen Leisure Centre:
Denbigh Leisure Centre:
Llangollen Leisure Centre:
Llangollen Pavilion:
01490 412 600
01745 816 311
01978 861 830
01978 860 111
Prestatyn Leisure Centre:
Rhyl Leisure Centre:
Ruthin Leisure Centre:
St Asaph Leisure Centre:
01745 855 632
01745 352 900
01824 703 880
01745 583 368
Guided Tours
of Historic Denbigh
Every Saturday and Sunday.
Starting from outside Denbigh
Library at 10.30am.
Free walking tours of the medieval market
town, led by a volunteer tour guide, lasting
around 1½ hours. Please note there may be
some inclines and uneven ground.
Not suitable for large groups.
For further information or to make a group booking for other times please ring 01745 815 984 (Mon-Fri)
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January
Snow White & The
Seven Dwarfs
Until 10/01/15
See web for times
The story of Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs is one of
the most popular of all time,
and has all the ingredients
of a classic tale: a Beautiful
Princess, a Handsome Prince,
a Good Fairy and a Wicked
Queen, and of course there’s
Muddles and a Dame, a
magic mirror and seven of the
craziest little people you’ve
ever seen. We’re delighted to
announce that legendary Welsh
actress and singer, Ruth Madoc,
perhaps best known for her
role as Gladys Pugh in Hi de Hi,
stars as the Wicked Queen, and
Channel 5′s Milkshake presenter,
Jen Pringle, plays Snow White.
Back by popular demand is
Denbigh born actor, Sean Jones,
as Muddles and James Lusted,
Olympic Torchbearer and subject
of his own documentary on S4C,
Byd Mawr y Dyn Bach (The Small
Man’s Big World) plays Sneezer.
No Panto would be complete
without a fabulous Pantomime
Dame, played this year by Jamie
Steen. Snow White comes with a
full supporting cast and includes
two talented local dance schools
- Gay Harris Dancers and North
Wales School of Dance. A show
bursting with great songs, dance
routines and plenty of laughter,
it’s a tremendous treat for all the
family that you won’t want to
miss..
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
From £7.50
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Winter Warmer
02-3/01/15
10am
Suffering from the winter
blues? Let us entertain you
with an intensive timetable
of steam, diesel and railcar
locomotives which are brought
together for this exciting
Winter event. A cocktail of
double heading, top and
tailing, and a demonstration
parcel train with plenty more
in the mix. Also a special
‘New Year Cheer train’ with
our new ‘Function Coach’
will run on Friday and
Saturday evening full of fun
and excitement. So why not
come along and join in the fun!
The Station, Llangollen
See web for prices
01978 860 979
www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
Ruthin Library
Reading Group
14/01/15
7.30pm
‘The little coffee
shop of Kabul’
by Deborah Rodriguez.
Ruthin Library
Free
01824 705 274
www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Denbigh Library
Reading Group
15/01/15
2-3.30pm
Scandinavian novels.
Denbigh Library
Free
01745 816 313
www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Eilir Jones:
Stand-Up Comedy
16/01/15
January Blues? Need
something to raise a smile? (in
Welsh)
Denbigh Rugby Club
£5 in advance / £6 on the door
Available from Menter Iaith Sir
Ddinbych 6 Highgate,
Denbigh 01745 812822
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January / February
Cylch Darllen
Llyfrgell Rhuthun
20/01/15
2pm
Saith Oes Efa by Lleucu
Roberts. (This is a Welsh
language book group).
Ruthin Library
Free
01824 705 274
www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Thomas Gee
200th Anniversary
Celebrations
Three days of events to
celebrate the life of Thomas
Gee (January 24,1815
- September 28, 1898);
Nonconformist preacher,
politician, journalist and printer.
23/01/15
7pm
Lecture by Gwynn Matthews.
The lecture will be delivered in
Welsh.
Fron Chapel, Denbigh
Parking at Ysgol Twm o’r Nant
£2 to include a cup
24/01/15
10am-4pm
Exhibition: Come see some
of the Gee family and
Gwasg Gee collections, and
photographs from the Denbigh
Community Archive Group.
The exhibition will be opened
by Dr Dorothy Gee, Vancouver,
and Isoline Greenhalgh, great
granddaughter of Thomas Gee
will provide some background.
Denbigh Museum
25/01/15
10am
Service at Capel Mawr,
Denbigh. Free admission,
donations if desired.
Refreshments to follow.
Capel Mawr, Denbigh
Parking in the town centre car
parks
25/01/15
2.30pm
Guided walk through the town
– volunteer town guides give
an overview to the life and
work of Thomas Gee along
the way. Starting in front of the
library 2:30 pm, the tour will
last approximately 1½ - 2 hours
The tour will be led in Welsh,
a warm welcome to Welsh
learners as well.
25/01/15
6pm
Cymanfa (Welsh language
congregational singing) with
Denbigh Male Voice Choir
and Mixed Choir, led by Beryl
Lloyd Roberts. Programme £2
for sale on the night. (Parking
in the town centre car parks).
Enquiries: Menter Iaith Sir
Ddinbych 01745 812 822
Tree Planting
3-4/02/15
10am-3pm
Practical volunteering task.
See web for details.
Glan Morfa Car Park,
Rhyl
Free
denbighshirecountryside.org.uk
denbighshire.gov.uk/visitor
The Norman
Beaker Blues Trio
06/02/15
8pm
Three legendary Blues artistes
play the music of B.B. King,
Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Guy and
other dignitaries of the genre,
as well as their own brand of
originals. The trio are among
the final links to the history
of the Blues, having played
and recorded with the most
influential Blues artists on both
sides of the Atlantic.
They have many stories of
these greats and have taken on
their influences.
Norman Beaker (Guitar, vocals,
harmonica) has been at the
forefront of the British Blues
scene since the late 60’s, playing
with USA and UK greats such as
Alexis Korner, Graham Bond, the
late Jack Bruce, Tony Ashton,
Paul Jones, Eric Burdon and
many others. John Price (bass,
vocals) is one of the busiest
bassists in the field, having
played and recorded with Van
Morrison, Chris Farlowe, Eric
Burdon, Tony Ashton, Tony
McPhee, Herbie Goins and Mick
Abrahams. John has been in the
band for over twenty years. Steve
Gibson (Drums, Percussion) has
worked with the Buzzcocks and
has become one of the most
sought-after percussionists,
working with Chris Farlowe,
Larry Garner, Herbie Goins, Irma
Thomas and Jack Bruce.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£12 / no concessions
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
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Got To Sing,
Got To Dance
07/02/15
7.30pm
See website for details.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£10 / concessions £2 off
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Songbird:
The Music of
Eva Cassidy
08/02/15
7.30pm
Songbird: The Music Of Eva
Cassidy is a fantastic concert
performance which also tells
the story of one the greatest
singers of the 1980s and 1990s.
The music of Eva Cassidy
only came to prominence in
this country following her
untimely early death but since
Terry Wogan first played her
recordings in 2000 she has
had three No 1 UK hits and a
total of eleven UK chart hits,
including five top three albums.
Songbird stars Sarah-Jane
Buckley who has already made
her name as one of the world’s
leading Eva Cassidy interpreters
and of whom the press said
“her voice is almost an exact
copy of the original, Sarah plays
Eva to perfection”. Supported
by a brilliant on-stage live band
and fantastic video footage
Sarah-Jane Buckley presents
a show which has already
been hailed as “a tour de force
performance that is nothing short
of phenomenal”. Book early to
avoid disappointment.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£19.50 / concessions £1.50 off
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Ruthin Library
Reading Group
11/02/15
7.30pm
‘The Lie’ by Helen Dunmore.
Ruthin Library
Free
01824 705 274
www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Roy Orbison and
the Travelling
Wilburys
Tribute Show
13/02/15
7.30pm
Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan,
George Harrison,
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty.
6 piece band including
drummer. One of the
best and most original
tribute shows ever!
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£19.50 / concessions £2 off
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Richard & Adam:
At the Movies
15/02/15
7.30pm
Following a sell-out tour
to over 15,000 people and
wowing the nation with their
extraordinary harmonies on
Britain’s Got Talent, sensational
Welsh singing brothers Richard
and Adam are back.
On their second UK tour,
Richard & Adam at the Movies,
escape into your favourite silver
screen classics with memorable
numbers such as Can You Feel
the Love Tonight, Goldfinger and
Moon River, performed by the
duo with flawless technique and
robust clarity.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£26 / £24 / concessions £2 off
Groups: 10+ 10% off, 20+ 15%
off (top price seats only)
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
What’s
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February
Walk The Old
Railway Line, Trefor
18/02/15
10am-12pm
See web for details. Dogs
welcome. Easy (short & flat,
some loose surfaces).
Trefor Basin Car Park
SJ272423
Free
denbighshirecountryside.org.uk
denbighshire.gov.uk/visitor
Denbigh Library
Reading Group
19/02/15
2-3.30pm
‘Love Story’.
Denbigh Library
Free
01745 816 313
www.denbighshire.gov.uk
ABBAMANIA
20/02/15
7.30pm
It is just over 40 years since
ABBA won Eurovision and now
it’s your chance to thank ABBA
for the music!
ABBAMANIA is accepted
as the world’s number
one touring ABBA tribute
production.
ABBAMANIA brings ABBA
fans old and new a night
not to be missed. If you’re
looking for an excuse to
party, reminisce or simply be
entertained by the best music
ever, then ABBAMANIA is for
you! So dig out those platforms,
dust down those flares, join in
and enjoy all of your favourites
including: ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Voulez
Vous’, ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Winner
Takes It All’, ‘Super Trouper’ and
many more..
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£18.50 / concessions £1.50 off /
children half price
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
An Evening of
Dirty Dancing
21/02/15
7.30pm
Embarking upon it’s 5th
Anniversary tour ‘An Evening
of Dirty Dancing’ is a 5 star
homage to the greatest movie
soundtrack of all time. Often
imitated but never bettered,
this is the original celebration
of the iconic music from
the multi-award winning
soundtrack to Dirty Dancing.
A high energy emotional rollercoaster of an evening with
breathtaking choreography
and buckets of nostalgia. Put
your dancing shoes on and get
ready to have the time of your
life! Includes the classic songs:
Big Girls Don’t Cry, Hey Baby,
Wipeout, Do You Love Me,
Hungry Eyes and the Oscarwinning (I’ve Had) The Time of
My Life.
“All singing, all dancing, highly
watchable entertainment.”
The Stage
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£20 / concessions £2 off /
groups 10+ £15
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
The Rhyl
10 Mile
22/02/15
Registration:
9am-11.15am
Race starts 12pm
Set in the seaside town of
Rhyl along the North Wales
coast, this flat, fast course
is sure to be a hit with
runners chasing their 10
mile PB, this course has
been designed with one
thing in mind, helping you
achieve your personal best,
so if your a club runner or a
fun runner you can be sure
of a good time. Prizes for
1st, 2nd, 3rd vet categories,
so a good chance of taking
something home.
Rhyl
Affiliated £17 / Unaffiliated £19
(YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 16
YRS OLD ON RACE DAY)
Includes a quality bespoke medal
and Tshirt.
www.runwales.com
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February
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February / March
St Asaph Walk
23/02/15
10.30am
1hour+ walk. Easy (short & flat,
some loose surfaces).
St Asaph Bowling
Green. LL17 0RQ
Free
denbighshirecountryside.org.uk
denbighshire.gov.uk/visitor
Joe Longthorne
plus Support
25/02/15
7.30pm
This talented artist began his
career over three decades
ago with appearances on
Junior Showtime, followed
by a grounding on the tough
Northern club circuit. His big
break came in 1981 when
he was a finalist on London
Weekend Television’s Search
for a Star – this lead to
appearances at the London
Palladium with Bob Hope and
The Talk of the Town.
A short time later, Joe received
the Variety Club of Britain award
as Most Promising Artiste of
the Year. Television specials in
the UK and USA followed. Joe’s
repertoire of voices is endless
and includes hundreds of the
world’s top singers, however, he
is perhaps best known for his
impersonation of Shirley Bassey
who has commented, “Joe
can do me better than I can do
myself”. During his career, Joe
has received gold and platinum
discs for his albums, enjoyed
sell-out concerts at the Royal
Albert Hall, as well as touring
Australia several times. Now,
Joe is looking forward to new
challenges, new songs to sing
and new audiences to thrill.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£20 / no concessions
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Zippo’s Cirque
Berserk:
Live On Stage
26-28/02/15
Thursday 26th: 7:30pm
Friday 27th:
5pm & 7:45pm
Saturday 28th:
3pm & 7:30pm
Direct from four sold-out
seasons in London’s Hyde
Park Winter Wonderland and its sold-out 2014 theatre
tour, don’t miss Britain’s
favourite circus.
Combining contemporary
“cirque” skills with thrilling
stunt action, Cirque Berserk is
a danger-filled spectacle that
will amaze audiences of all ages
Presenting the world’s most
dangerous circus act, seen for
the first time live on stage in
the UK, the legendary Globe of
Death - 3 motorcyclists speeding
around inside a steel cage at
over 60mph, plus a troupe of
over thirty jugglers, acrobats,
aerialists, dancers, musicians
and death-defying stunt men
are joined by the award-winning
clown, Tweedy.
“The equal of anything
in the history of novelty
showbusiness… will leave you
astonished.” Daily Mail
“Makes Cirque Du Soleil
look wimpish… leaves one
breathless with excitement”
Daily Telegraph
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£20 / £18 / children half price /
groups 8+ £10 / schools £7.50
(available from the Box Office)
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Cyngerdd Gw
ˆ yl
Dewi
01/03/15
7:30pm
Featuring Cor Ruthun, Trio,
Piantel, Sian Gibson, Catrin
Alaw and Gareth Owen.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£12 / concessions £2 off
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Corwen Walk
04/03/15
1-3pm
Average (Some steep sections
and loose surfaces).
Canolfan Ni LL21 0DP
Free
denbighshirecountryside.org.uk
denbighshire.gov.uk/visitor
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Sex In Suburbia
04/03/15
7:30pm
Direct from rave reviews and
sell out performances at the
liverpool royal court..
Book an unforgettable date
with the hit comedy of the
year! Claire Sweeney stars in
and co-writes this brand new
comedy about dating, men and
finding Mr Right.
Penny Crowe is the host of a
late-night radio phone-in and.
As Britain’s leading Agony Aunt,
she takes calls about every date
from hell and the occasional one
from heaven. She is more than
happy to dish out relationship
advice, but is she as happy
to take it…? Packed full of
sensational songs including I’m
Every Woman, I Want To Break
Free and Somebody Else’s Guy,
this show will make you laugh,
cry and dance in the aisles.
Based on real stories from real
women, this is the story of all of
our lives!
Age advisory 16+ with some
strong language and adult
themes.
**** “Had the audience in
stitches” clickliverpool.com
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£20 / groups 10+ £15
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
www.sexinsuburbiatheshow.com
Mary Duff and
Special Guest
05/03/15
7:30pm
As time goes by Mary Duff’s
career seems to go from
strength to strength, and as
the salutation and success
continue to roll in for the
genuinely charismatic and
warm Irish singer, there seems
little sign of the celebrated
triumphs slowing down.
Not only has Mary made a live
television appearance in front of
a massive 60 million American
viewers, resulting in a number
2 on the Billboard World Music
Charts, but success has also
grown in the UK. Her album,
‘The Ultimate Collection’, a ‘best
of’ album featuring 40 of Mary’s’
best loved songs, was not only
her first TV-advertised release,
but was also her first ever British
chart hit, nestling nicely into
the UK Top 50. Not bad for a
small country girl from Ireland,
who’s wonderfully emotive, yet
quietly powerful voice, was all
discovered by accident when
she was only twelve years old!
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£20 / concessions £2 off /
groups 10+ £15
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
The Led Zeppelin
Story
06/03/15
7:30pm
Back By Popular Demand
Ledd Zepp brings you a
brand new show.
Recreating the hits
from the Celebration
Day Concert (the best
of). Hear all these great
Led Zeppelin Hit that
include: Good Times Bad
Times, Ramble On, Black Dog,
In My Time Of Dying, plus
iconic tunes like Stairway to
Heaven, Kashmir - Too many
to mention! Come and have a
great night and hear the best
tunes played by this stunning
and authentic show touring
theatres today!
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£18.50 / concessions £1 off
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
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March
The Torch Theatre
Company present
‘Grav’
07/03/15
7:30pm
In October 2007 Ray Gravell, a
man who for many embodied
what it is to be Welsh, passed
away after succumbing to
complications resulting from
contracting diabetes. He was
56 years old.
Known to millions for his
legendary exploits on the
rugby field, ‘Grav’ was and is
so much more than that. An
actor, a cultural icon, a father,
a husband, a man with a life
packed full of stories that
deserve to be heard once more.
The Torch Theatre Company
presents Gareth Bale as ‘Grav’ in
a play written by Owen Thomas
that celebrates the man and
the legend. With the blessing
of Mari, Ray’s widow, and
contributions from his Welsh
and British Lions team mates,
this one man show will explore
the life of a man who was as
fascinating away from the rugby
field as he was on it.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£12.50 / concessions £2 off
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Buckley Walk
10/03/15
10-11.30am
Average (Some steep sections
and loose surfaces).
Buckley Precinct Car
Park. CH7 2EG
Free
denbighshirecountryside.org.uk
denbighshire.gov.uk/visitor
Plas Newydd Walk
11/03/15
10am-12pm
Easy (short & flat, some loose
surfaces).
Llangollen. SJ218416
Free
denbighshirecountryside.org.uk
denbighshire.gov.uk/visitor
A Night of ELO:
The Ultimate
Tribute performed
by ELO Again
13/03/15
7:30pm
Elo Again really do give you
a dramatic taste of what the
classic ELO were like in the
heyday. The whole experience
is a professional re-enactment
of an ELO concert with a
great sound reproduction and
light show. All The Big Hits
Are Performed – Livin’ Thing,
Sweet Talkin’ Woman, 10538
Overture, Wild West Hero,
The Diary Of Horace Wimp,
Telephone Line, Turn To Stone
plus many, many more. ELO Again provide the full
effect of ELO’s orchestrations,
full of depth and tone and they
certainly know how to entertain,
as the hits just keep on coming.
Their version of Mr Blue Sky is
full of passion and fervour and
will have the whole auditorium
jumping to its feet, dancing,
clapping and singing well into
the night.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£16.50 / concessions £1.50 off
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
GAGA
14/03/15
7:30pm
GAGA are embarking on their
20th Anniversary Tour with a
show packed with massive
Queen hits spanning right
across the legendary band’s
back catalogue.
From numerous Queen
Conventions to TV appearances,
GAGA have consistently proved
why they are so highly rated
by critics and audiences alike.
There are no wigs, no makeup and definitely no false
moustaches but instead a host
of massive Queen songs played
like they were meant to be.
“Stunning” - Official Queen
Fan Club
“Superb” - Brian May
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£17.50 / concessions £1.50 off
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
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Love To
Perform 2015
15/03/15
4pm
Jane’s Studios presents Love
to Perform 2015.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
£10 / concessions £2 off /
family ticket £34 (available from
the Box Office)
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Denbigh Library
Reading Group
19/03/2015
2-3.30pm
Welsh authors.
Denbigh Library
Free
01745 816 313
www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Dreamboats &
Miniskirts
23-28/03/15
23-28: 7.30pm
25 & 28: 2.30pm
What happened to ‘Bobby &
Laura’ and ‘Norman & Sue’…?
‘Their Story Continues…
Inspired By The 7 Smash Hit
Multi-Million Selling Albums Of
Dreamboats And Petticoats.’
It’s 1963, and the world is
changing. Bobby and Laura’s
single “Dreamboats and
Petticoats” has not taken off.
Norman and Sue have settled
down to non-marital bliss – and
a baby! But Ray and Donna
seem blissfully happy… The
advent of the Beatles and
the Merseyside sound is
inspirational. But will it inspire
Bobby and Laura to have one
more shot at stardom – Norman
to “get off the drains” and
find that singing voice he has
longed for, and Ray to realise his
ambition and manage a really
top pop act!? All will be revealed
in a follow up with the same
wit, charm, and great songs as
“Dreamboats and Petticoats”.
Featuring all your favourite 60s
rock ‘n’ roll hits.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
Monday all seats £17 / no
concessions
Tuesday – Thursday Evening
£23 / £20 / concessions £1 off
lower price £2 off higher price
(family tickets and group
concessions available from the
Box Office)
Friday & Saturday Evening £25 /
£21 / no concessions
Wednesday Matinee £19 / no
concessions
Saturday Matinee £19 / children
half price with full paying adult
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Mold Health Walk
26/03/15
10.30-11.45am
Easy (short & flat, some loose
surfaces).
Parkfields Community
Centre, Mold CH7 1XG
Free
denbighshirecountryside.org.uk
denbighshire.gov.uk/visitor
Shotton Walk
27/03/15
10.30-11.30am
Easy (short & flat, some loose
surfaces).
Melrose Inn, Shotton
CH5 1LR
Free
denbighshirecountryside.org.uk
denbighshire.gov.uk/visitor
Robin Hood
30/03/15: 7pm
31/03/15: 2pm & 5pm
Join our hero Robin Hood,
played by CITV’s Hi-5 Chris
Edgerley, as he puts right the
wicked Sheriff of Nottingham
who rules over the good
people of Sherwood, collecting
taxes to pay for his own evil
plans. Silly Willy Scarlet,
played by the hilarious Tom
Swift, is eager to help and join
the Merry Men (Britain’s Got
Talent comedy impressionist
Philip Green as Little John,
and from Harry Potter and
Channel 4 Seven Dwarfs Josh
Bennett as Big John). The
auditions for ‘Sherwoods Got
Talent’ are the perfect distraction
as the Sherriff kidnaps Maid
Marian – will Robin Hood and
his very Merry Men be able to
rescue her in time? Join the
gang and enjoy this adventurous
Easter Pantomine with laugha-minute jokes, animated
projections, and a collection of
toe tapping, original, sing-a-long
songs for the whole family.
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
Adults £14 / children £12 / family
ticket £44 / groups 10+ £10.50
01745 330 000
www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
What’s
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Exhibitions
Lost In Art
Throughout January,
February and March
Open daily 10am5.30pm
Lost in Art is a project for
engaging people aged 50+
with dementia, along with their
family members and carers.
Each week, participants
visit the galleries at Ruthin
Craft Centre where they view
and respond to exhibitions;
working alongside artist
Sian Hughes they produce
artwork with the gallery
acting as starting point and
inspiration. The aim of the
project is to explore the role of
the visual arts in addressing
issues which can affect people
with dementia, including
social isolation, confidence,
communication and quality of life
and wellbeing. This season the
group were inspired by Eleanor
Glover’s film ‘Dogshaped’
from ‘Is it Wood’ exhibition
and by Julie Arkell’s exhibition
‘Away’. Children from Ysgol
Frongoch worked alongside
the Lost in Art group to make
a collaborative artwork, over
several sessions. For the first of
these, the 14 pupils from year
5 visited Ruthin Craft Centre,
where they were introduced
to the work of Eleanor Glover
and Julie Arkell followed by
workshop, where the Lost In Art
Group had the opportunity to
share their creative ideas with
the children. Two weeks later,
Lost in Art members visited the
pupils at their school to continue
developing their work ending
with a celebratory pop-up
exhibition in the school which
was attended by other pupils,
Wales’s biggest open studios
event. In September members
of the public are invited to
visit the studios of over 200
artists to peek behind the
scenes and experience this
normally hidden world, and
chat to the artists and crafts
people about their creative
process. This exhibition
presents artwork by a
selection of Helfa Gelf / Art
Trail members.
parents and teachers. This
exhibition is the result of the
gallery inspiration and the school
collaboration.
The Lost in Art project is
managed by Denbighshire
Arts Service and funded by
Denbighshire County Council
and Arts Council Wales.
For further details about Lost
in Art please contact DCC Arts
Officer Sian Fitzgerald:
Tel: 01824 708216
E-mail: sian.fitzgerald@
denbighshire.gov.uk
Denbigh Library Gallery
Free
01824 704 774
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
All In The Mind
Studio 5
Ruthin Craft Centre
Helfa Gelf / Art
Trail
Until 10/01/2015
Monday: 9.30am-7pm
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday: 9.30am-5pm
Thursday: 1pm-5pm
Saturday:
9.30am-12.30pm
Helfa Gelf / Art Trail is north
Free
01745 816 313
www.denbarts.wordpress.com
Until 24/01/2015
Monday - Friday: 10am5pm (closed 1-2pm)
Saturday: 10am-12.30pm
Sian B Jones, Judy
Pemberton, Sara Piper-Heap,
Chrissie Smith.
All in the Mind is an exhibition
of work by 4 former students
on the Applied Art course at
Glyndŵr University.
The artists present 2 and 3
dimensional works in ceramics,
glass, silver, enameled copper,
textiles and mixed media. The
work is the result of a period of
exploring and developing new
ideas, each artist trying to push
the boundaries of their practice.
It has been their goal to exhibit
together since graduating in
2010.
Rhyl Library Gallery
Free
01745 882 523
www.denbarts.wordpress.com
Ionawr-Mawrth/January-March
Sir Ddinbych/Denbighshire
Exhibitions
Exploring
Imagination 2
Automata
Until 25/01/15
Open daily 10am5.30pm
Until 24/01/2015
Monday, Tuesday,
Friday: 9.30am-7pm
Wednesday, Thursday:
9.30am-5.15pm
Saturday:
9.30am-12.30pm
An exhibition to celebrate
artwork created by
Denbighshire’s second
Dementia and Imagination
group. Artwork made by
members of Dementia and
Imagination are presented
in this exhibition. Dementia
and Imagination is a UK-wide
research project looking at the
effects of visual arts on the
quality of life of people with
dementia and their carers.
The project is funded by the
Arts and Humanities Research
Council and the Economic
and Social Research Council.
For the purposes of the
project a team of experts
has been drawn together
from seven universities, four
national and seven regional
organisations,including Bangor
University and Denbighshire
County Council Arts Service.
Participants visited the gallery
at Rhyl Library over a period
of 12 weeks to view and
respond to exhibitions; working
alongside artist Sian Hughes to
produce their own artwork.
Rhyl Library
Education Gallery
Free
01745 882 523
www.denbarts.wordpress.com
David Poston:
Necklace for an
Elephant and Other
Stories
Until 25/01/15
Open daily 10am5.30pm
This exhibition traces Poston’s
life and his achievements,
not only in jewellery, but also
photography, engineering,
invention, process design and
international development.
Unconventional throughout
his career, he has designed
a necklace for an elephant,
photographed bands like The
Rolling Stones in concert
and developed life-changing
training projects in Africa.
The connecting thread is his
mission to better understand
problems and to solve them,
to improve people’s lives.
Gallery 1
Ruthin Craft Centre
Free
01824 704 774
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
Automata are a source of
intrigue and delight. They
have been about for millennia;
examples are sighted in Greek
mythology, some intended as
tools, toys, religious idols, or
prototypes for demonstrating
basic scientific principles.
They delight children, and
adults too are fascinated and
engaged by these interactive
objects; we all love to push a
button or turn a handle and
see something happen in front
of our eyes. This exhibition
shows a group of automata
from eleven British makers,
who have developed their own
ways of making things move.
Some, perhaps, take us back
to the slot machines on piers
in our childhood, where a
figure would burst into action
leaving us wide eyed with
amazement!
John Grayson / Richard Hackney
/ Andy Hazell / Fi Henshall /
Keith Newstead / Clare Pattinson
/ Robert Race / Lisa Slater / Matt
Smith / Timberkits / Melanie
Tomlinson.
Gallery 2
Ruthin Craft Centre
Free
01824 704 774
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
What’s
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Exhibitions
Walter Keeler
Until 25/01/15
Open daily 10am5.30pm
Function is a central issue in
every pot that Walter Keeler
makes; rising to the challenge
of utilitarian demands he
experiences a timeless
pleasure in useful objects.
Making playful reference to
the eccentric inventiveness of
the emerging pottery industry
in 18th century Staffordshire,
thorns and branches
which seem daunting, even
threatening, are turned to
practical ends as thumb holds
on handles. This is not just a
teapot, it is an artefact with
rich meaning.
Gallery 3
Ruthin Craft Centre
Free
01824 704 774
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
Walter Keeler:
Talk and
Demonstration
25/01/15
1-4pm
Walter Keeler will begin the
afternoon with an illustrated
talk outlining the origins of
his interest in pottery, and
the development of his work
starting with his time as a
student at Harrow School of
Art in the 1960s. The talk will
also include Walter Keeler’s
influences and sources of
inspiration, looking at Walter’s
recent ideas for new extruded
forms.
Gallery 3
Ruthin Craft Centre
£5 Please book in advance
to avoid disappointment
01824 704 774
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
Artist in Residence:
Alana Tyson
Until 28/01/15
Open daily 10am5.30pm
Alana Tyson’s work attempts
to make sense of the world
she inhabits. Dismayed by
such platitudes as “that is
how it has always been,” her
questioning takes the form
of performance, sculpture
and installation. Repetition
and mark making are key
aesthetic elements in her
work.
The build up of a simple mark,
movement or idea can create
a complex work that calls
for reassessment. Alana’s
questioning does not provide
answers but she is striving to
elicit reactions in the viewer,
maybe to comfort but also
to evoke laughter or even
unnerve. Alana will be creating
an installation that is a part of
her series Interiors and based
on the hypocrisy of the phrase
“it’s what’s on the inside that
counts.” During Alana Tyson’s
residency at Ruthin Craft
Centre she will be working with
different community groups
inspired by her new body of
work. Alana will be in residence
in the project spaces on certain
days between the 10 November
2014 and 28 February 2015.
Project Space A & B
Ruthin Craft Centre
Free
01824 704 774
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
Ionawr-Mawrth/January-March
Sir Ddinbych/Denbighshire
Exhibitions
Delight In
The Everyday
Until 31/01/15
10am-5.30pm
The Design Commission for
Wales is pleased to collaborate
with Ruthin Craft Centre on an
exhibition which recognises
quality in the everyday in
Wales – the homes, public
places, schools, work places,
parks, shops and community
buildings which we enjoy, and
which form the background
to everyday life. Delight in
the Everyday celebrates the
simple pleasures found in the
unassuming buildings and places
which eschew louder ambition
and are entirely appropriate
and delightful in their simplicity.
The Commission has selected
several designers working in
the built environment in Wales
to contribute exhibits which
explore the theme of Delight in
the Everyday. From the simple
planting of wildflowers to
brighten up a dull roadside, to a
study of the search for thermal
comfort in a courtyard house, the
designers consider some of the
infinite variety of ways in which
good design contributes to our
enjoyment of day to day life.
Studio 3
Ruthin Craft Centre
Free
01824 704 774
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
Lisa Eurgain Taylor
Until 08/02/15
9.30am-5pm
Lisa Eurgain Taylor is inspired
by the natural environment, and
the mountains of Snowdonia
in particular. She draws on
her memories and dreams
to create landscapes which
blend reality and fantasy. Her
unique use of colour conveys
an otherworldly light and
atmosphere.She mainly paints in
oils but sometimes incorporates
lino-prints. Denbighshire County
Council Arts Service is pleased to
present her work in our galleries
for the first time.
Lisa Eurgain Taylor was raised
in Rhosmeirch, Anglesey,
and she attended Llangefni
Comprehensive School, Coleg
Menai and Wimbledon College of
Art. In 2013 she graduated with
a BA (Hons) in Fine Art: Painting
and since then has returned to
live and work on Anglesey.
Y Capel,
Llangollen
Free
01978 860 828
www.denbarts.wordpress.com
Quiltfest at
The Pavilion
03-14/02/15
10am-4pm
Exhibition of hangings by
Quilters’ Guild Members
of Region 13 and the
Contemporary Quilt Group.
International Pavilion,
Llangollen
Free
www.quiltfest.org.uk
Quiltfest at
The Museum
04/02/15-04/03/2015
10am-4pm (open 1pm
Wednesdays)
Exhibition of hangings
by Contemporary Quilt
Group of the Quilters’ Guild
‘Dislocation’.
Museum & Art Gallery,
Llangollen
Free
www.quiltfest.org.uk
What’s
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Workshops
Helfa Gelf:
Professional
Development Day
for Artists & Makers
23/01/15
10am-4pm
Design Trust:
Patricia Van den
Akker
Intro to online selling & social
media for artists and makers.
This workshop is aimed
at artists and makers who
are new or have some
experience in selling online
or using social media for
their business but who want
to get an overview of the
options, get practical tips
to improve their knowledge,
skills and confidence in this
area. You will create action
plans so you can implement
your learning immediately in
your own business, and there
will be plenty of time to ask
questions.
Patricia van den Akker is the
Director of The Design Trust,
an online business school for
designers and makers. She has
worked with 100s of designer
makers for over 10 years as
a creative business adviser,
trainer, coach and mentor.
The Design Trust website, run
by Patricia and her colleague
Stella, gets over 40,000 visitors
per month and has nearly 37K
twitter followers. Patricia will
share many stories of her clients
and her own experience in this
workshop.
For more information or to
book a place please contact
Sabine Cockrill, Project
Coordinator Helfa Gelf.
E-mail sabine@helfagelf.co.uk
or Tel: 07715 755 567.
Ruthin Craft Centre
£5 (Booking is essential)
01824 704 774
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
Crochet MasterClass Workshop
with Alana Tyson
31/01/15
10.30am-4.30pm
Learn the fundamentals
of crochet, how to read a
pattern and start to explore
the possibilities for creative
expression with this historic
method of creating fabric
from a single thread.
Ruthin Craft Centre
£50 includes light lunch
(Please call to book a place)
01824 704 774
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
Quiltfest
Workshops
07/02/15
See web for times
Linda Paris: Fabric
Printing Workshop
The workshop will cover the
use of thermofax screens
to print onto a variety of
fabrics using fabric or
screen inks. The finished
fabric can then be used
for a variety of patchwork
projects. The screen inks
and use of screens
are included in the
cost of the workshop.
Linda will have some screens and inks for sale.
Susan Briscoe: 1718
Coverlet Revisited
The 1718 Silk Patchwork
Coverlet has survived
almost 300 years and is
an exceptional record of
patchwork form the early
18th century consisting of 69
individual blocks constructed
using mosaic patchwork.
In August, Susan Briscoe
published this book which
gives details all the blocks.
You will be making blocks
from this coverlet from
patterns provided. We will
look at recreating a selection
of geometric and pictorial
blocks using modern
patchwork and applique
methods.
International Pavilion,
Llangollen
See web for prices
www.quiltfest.org.uk
Ionawr-Mawrth/January-March
Sir Ddinbych/Denbighshire
Workshops
Helfa Gelf:
Professional
Development Day
for Artists & Makers
17/02/15
10.30am-4.30pm
Mentorship
Surgeries
This initiative is an
opportunity for Makers
to have a one on one 30
minute surgery with the
panel of mentors, bringing
a fresh perspective to the
development of their practice.
The mentors offer expertise in
a variety of sectors including
Applied Art and Design,
Curation, Marketing and
Retail and will be able to give
you bespoke advice specific
to your practice.
Mentors:
June Hill is an independent
curator and writer who
specialises in textiles.
Teleri Lloyd-Jones is deputy
editor of Crafts magazine
Gregory Parsons is a freelance
exhibition curator and design/
retail consultant.
For more information or to
book a place please contact
Sabine Cockrill, Project
Coordinator Helfa Gelf.
E-mail sabine@helfagelf.co.uk
or Tel: 07715 755 567.
Ruthin Craft Centre
£12 (Booking is essential)
01824 704 774
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
What’s
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Local Markets
Denbigh
Every Wednesday
Denbigh People’s
Market
Held last Friday of every month
9am-2pm
Home produced goods from
garden produce, all kinds of
baking preserves to crafts.
Denbigh Country
Market
Every Friday
9am-12.15pm
Home made cakes, pastries,
savouries, jams, preserves,
hand made cards and
various craft items. Welcome
customers old and new.
Llangollen
Every Tuesday morning
Llangollen W.I.
Country Market
Every Friday
9.30am-12pm
Town Hall, Llangollen
www.wimarkets.co.uk
Prestatyn
Every Tuesday & Friday
Rhyl
Every Thursday & Saturday
10am-5pm
Walking through Rhyl Market
on market day and you
will notice something very
different - the market has had
a complete makeover and it’s
right up your street.
There is a mix of stalls selling
a wide range of goods with
something for everyone:
plants, garden produce, food
stalls, bread, fruit and vegetables,
pet supplies,
shoes, baby clothes, pots
and pans, soft furnishings,
clothes, carpets, meat, jewellery,
artefacts and much more.
01824 706342
High St & Market St
licensing@denbighshire.gov.uk
Ruthin W.I.
Country Market
Every Friday
9.45am-12.15pm
Market Hall
www.wimarkets.co.uk