The Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy - 01443 773112

At The Park & Dare Theatre
Station Road
Treorci
CF42 6NL
08000 147 111
www.rct-arts.co.uk

Wednesday 29 February 1.00pm & 7.00pm.
NOYE'S FLUDDE
By Benjamin Britten
Presented by Mid Wales Opera

In a ground-breaking project Mid Wales Opera joins forces with hundreds of young actors, singers and dancers from across Wales to present this dynamic new production.

Mrs Noye has lost her way. She has got mixed up with 'the wrong sort' and has abandoned her husband and her children. Mr Noye has become increasingly obsessed with the effect of deforestation on the climate and is looking to save the planet and his marriage…

A lively and witty take on a familiar story involving hundreds of young people working alongside professionals.

Supported by Size of Wales - a unique scheme to sustain an area of tropical rain forest the size of Wales as part of the national response to climate.

midwalesopera.co.uk

£8.50, Concessions £7.50, Students £5.00

Friday 2 March 8.00pm.
CHRIS SMITHER
In The Lounge Bar
Chris Smither is America's great blues poet with a weary, well-travelled voice and a serenely intricate finger-picking style that turns the blues into songs that accept hard-won lessons and try to make peace with fate.

If you've ever caught one of Chris Smither's live performances, you know it's hard not to come away knocked out by the amount of music that comes out of one man.

smither.com
£14.00

Saturday 3 March 2.30pm.
ONE STEP, TWO STEP
Presented by Arad Goch.
In The Lounge Bar.

Believe it or not the Stone Collector's favourite pastime is collecting stones! And his Wife thoroughly enjoys making all sorts of things - pictures, cakes, shapes, you name it, out of stones. Through playing and dramatic storytelling the characters stimulate the young audiences' imagination. The Stone Collector and his Wife, who plays a little harp, have fun bringing stories alive and singing. The audience is encouraged to think, reason, question and fact find in a fun, exciting and interactive performance.

Ideal for children 2 - 7 years of age and families.
Children £3.00, Adults £1.00

Thursday 8 March 8.00pm.
THE LAUGHTER LOUNGE GOES LARGE
Top notch comedy with some of the biggest and brightest rising comedians on the circuit.
Laugh? You'll snort like a pig!

Elis James

'Getting the sort of word-of-mouth recommendations that much more experienced comics would kill their mothers for' The Scotsman

'He hypnotises the audience into loving him. There's also a laugh every ten seconds or so which overall makes it a complete joy' Time Out

'Welsh fireball Elis James makes for a delightful idiot' Chortle

Warning Adult Material - Over 18's Only.
£9.00

Friday 23 March 7.30pm.
ANOTHER BITE OF THE APPLE
A BRAND NEW MUSICAL - IN CONCERT VERSION
Written By Frank Vickery
Music by Tim Riley
Directed by Richard Tunley.
In association with RCT Theatres

Here's your chance to get a sneak preview of a brand new musical written by Frank Vickery to commemorate the centenary of The Park & Dare Theatre. Your feedback will help develop the show further before the full production premieres in autumn 2013.

Set in the Rhondda Valley and New Rochelle, a suburb of New York in 1975 this dazzling musical tells the story of a gang of GI's who were stationed in St Athan during World War 2. They have now came back to spend two weeks in Cardiff thirty years after the war to celebrate and look up some old sites: it's here that Kit meets up with an old flame and realises it's not too late to get another bite of the apple.

£8.00

Thursday 5 April 8.00pm.
COMEDY IN THE LAUGHTER LOUNGE
Top notch comedy with some of the biggest and brightest rising comedians on the circuit.
Laugh? You'll snort like a pig!

Rob Deering

'Bruisingly hilarious' Time Out

'Truly wonderful stand-up' The Sunday Times

'The award-winning comic performs his engaging brand of stand-up humour' The Guardian

robdeering.com
Warning Adult Material - Over 18's Only.
£9.00

Thursday 10 May l 8.00pm.
COMEDY IN THE LAUGHTER LOUNGE
Top notch comedy with some of the biggest and brightest rising comedians on the circuit.
Laugh? You'll snort like a pig!
Josh Widdicombe.

'A fine set packed with quirky observations, bundled up in an assured performance' Chortle

'This is one of the most individual, accomplished, hilarious and unforgettable hours I have had this year' The Scotsman

'Excellent' The Guardian

joshwiddicombe.co.uk
Warning Adult Material - Over 18's Only.
£9.00

Friday 8 June 8.00pm.
DAVE GORMAN'S POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

Following a sell-out autumn 2011 tour; the man behind Are You Dave Gorman? and Googlewhack Adventure has announced extra dates for spring 2012 due to popular demand. Always one of comedy's most innovative thinkers this genre stretching performer is back… and for this brand new show he's formed a double act… with a projector screen. And they'd like to show you their powerpoint presentation. Cast your powerpoint prejudice* aside, it's not just for business meetings.

'Gorman has seen his stock rise to such an extent that he's poised, as never before, to make the leap from cult figure to mainstream phenomenon ' Telegraph

*Some bullet points will be used.

Warning - Adult Material Over 18's Only.
£20.00

Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 June 7.30pm & matinee on Wednesday at 1.00pm.
GRANNY ANNIE
Written by and Starring Frank Vickery
Grassroots Production in association with RCT Theatres.

Wales' favourite playwright Frank Vickery is back with his smash hit comedy Granny Annie

Come follow the adventures of possibly the worst amateur dramatic company ever as they prepare for the opening of their latest musical production - which promises to be the biggest theatrical disaster of all time!

The laughs come thick and fast as we follow their antics in the dressing-room each night as they stumble their way through a disastrous but hysterical week, culminating in a finale to remember!

This is arguably the funniest Vickery comedy of his career! Be prepared to laugh till you burst!

Contains Mild Language.

frankvickery.co.uk

£12.00 Concessions £9.00. 2 stalls tickets for £14.00 on Tuesday evening and Wednesday matinee.