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JULY EVENTS
Wednesday 28th July 8pm Film Free
Film: Great Adaptations:The Graduate
Ben has recently graduated from college; his parents now expect great things from him. At his "homecoming" party, Mrs Robinson (the wife of his father's business partner) asks Ben to drive her home, which unexpectedly leads to an affair. This affair comes back to haunt him when he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs Robinson's daughter....what a pickle. Based on the 1963 novel by Charles Webb
Thursday 29th July, 7.30pm £5
Globe Theatre: Let's cycle to the Stars
An intergalactic invitation, join the new World transitional Collective on an incredible journey through the stars as we search for a new planet to inhabit. Step into our space suits and enter our pedal-powered space ship to embark on a voyage of discovery. Your senses will be mesmerised by light, lyrics and language in this theatrical performance powered by renewable energy. As you unlock the burning desire for exploration that drew cosmonauts and astronauts into space, like moths to an enticing but deadly flame, you will wonder about the fragile world we live in and it's future.
http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/New-World-Transitional-Collective
Thursday 29th July, 10am-12pm, £5
Kids at the Globe: Theatre Workshop with the New World Transitional Collective (NWTC)
Join NWTC's space specialists for a morning workshop, of script devising, image making and acting. A fun and practical session offering new techniques to make theatre, culminating in your own Space Performance! An exciting and inspiring summer treat.
http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/New-World-Transitional-Collective
Friday July 30th, 8pm, £5
Live at The Globe: Mr "H"and Rob Lear
Rock and Reel magazine recently described Mr "H"s music as a lovingly crafted fusion of Rugged Blues and Jazz with commercial tunes at their core, whilst GTFM radio described his lyrics as a reminder of between the wars decadence. His strident powerful vocal performances and deliberately forceful approach suggest he is a man on a mission!
www.myspace.com/songsfrommrh
Saturday 31st July 7pm £5
Theatre de l'Autre Cote presents Optic
The pub is a second home to many, and a first home to most. Through the use of mine, acrobatics and three pint glasses, this Lecoq trained company look through the optics and present a skewed, but leagally coherent mix of the different facets of British culture.
The company is Kristoffer Huball, Christopher Harrisson and Julian Spooner.
Saturday 31st July 7pm £10
Theatre and Food combined ticket
Book now to enjoy our special theatre menu of nachos and chilli
Eat, drink, be brilliantly entertained.
Theatre de l'Autre Cote presents Optic
The pub is a second home to many, and a first home to most. Through the use of mine, acrobatics and three pint glasses, this Lecoq trained company look through the optics and present a skewed, but leagally coherent mix of the different facets of British culture.
Optic is the first production by Théâtre de l'Autre Côté.
The company is Kristoffer Huball, Christopher Harrisson and Julian Spooner.
Saturday July 31st
Cardiff Luminous Underground Disco Postponed.
This event is postponed until the autumn. Watch this space for new dates. Meanwhile a replacement event is to be announced soon.
August Events
Sunday 1st August, 11am, FREE
Kids at the Globe Film: Homeward Bound
Three pets (Chance, a young dog unfamiliar with the world; Shadow, an aging, wise dog; and Sassy, a snobby cat) are left behind when their family goes on vacation. Unsure of what happened, the animals set out on a quest to find their family.
Sunday 1st August, 1pm - 5pm
The Globe Summer BBQ
Come and enjoy a BBQ and a Bouncy Castle up on our new Globe Field...everyone's welcome!
Sunday 1st August, 8pm, FREE
The Sunday Film: Up In the Air
With a job that has him travelling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.
Wednesday 4th August, 7pm, FREE
Storytelling for Times in Transition: Steph Bradley
Steph Bradley is embarking on an incredible journey, walking from Devon to all corners of the UK- including Hay-on-Wye. Gathering Transition Tales as she goes, join Steph to envision a positive future. Her aspiration is that these tales will help us imagine together a world in which we are meeting present day challenges; they can entice us to take the next step towards a future we really want to make a reality.
Wednesday 4th August, 8pm, FREE
Great Adaptations: Shawshank Redemption
The film will be shown in the Lower Gallery whilst the talk is on upstairs. This adaptation of Stephen King's novella ‘Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption' tells the tale of Andy Dufresne, a banker who spends nearly two decades in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife. A beautiful film that is a throwback to the kind of serious, literate drama Hollywood used to make.
Friday 4th-7th August £40
Globe Theatre Summer School! Alice in Wonderland
The course runs in half days from Wed-Sat, with one full day on the Friday to include an afternoon of costume making. The performance will be on Saturday lunchtime, followed by a showing of the film version of Alice in Wonderland.
Globe Theatre Summer School running from 4th-7th August and the course is £40 - for a max of 20 children aged 6-12
Friday 6th August, 8pm, £5
Live at the Globe: Andy Skellam/Baba Yaga's Consort/Hollowbody
A night of musical musing fresh from Bristol's alt-folk scene, with Andy Skellam, Hollowbody and Baba Yaga's Consort. Andy's beautiful guitar craftsmanship is reminiscent of Nick Drake and Bert Jansch, and is wonderfully supported by Baba Yaga's Consort, who in turn are known for their musical sorcery with delicate harmonies and tribal rhythms. And not to forget the wonderful Hollowbody, whose layabout country folk music was described by Uncut magazine as "Charmingly eccentric finger-picked songs that burrow into your head." A night not to be missed
Saturday 7th August, 6.30pm, free
Saturday Sessions: DJ Diablo
Special Tapas menu for just £5 per person, available from 6.30pm-8.30pm. From 8.30pm the fantastic DJ Diablo will be playing mix of mostly African dance music. Formerly a partner in ' Whole Music' a company that promoted African / World music in the late 80's with all the great African musicians (Ali Farka Toure/ Baaba Maal/ Bhundu Boys/ Papa Wemba etc)
Sunday 8th August , 11am, FREE
Kids at the Globe Film: Matilda
Matilda is a bright little girl who is very eager to learn. Eventually, her insensitive parents send her to a school run by Miss (The) Trunchbull. She is a cruel authoritarian that loathes children. Matilda befriends her school teacher, Miss Honey. She soon realizes Matilda's talents, but is later amazed to see the full extent of Matilda's powers.
Sunday 8th August , 8pm, FREE
The Sunday Film: The Last Station
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. A superb drama with Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer and James McAvoy.
Wednesday 11th August , 8pm, FREE
Great Adaptations: Sense and Sensibility
Ang Lee's adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel is one of cinema's finest. Starring Emma Thompson as demure, repressed Elinor, and Kate Winslet as energetic and naïve Marianne, this is a perfectly detailed and graceful interpretation that marks Ang Lee as one of contemporary cinema's most elegant and reliable voices.
Friday 13th August, 8pm, £5
Live at the Globe: Kangaroo Moon
Kangaroo Moon weave many strands from world, rock, folk and dance, with acoustic and electronic influences into a funky, psychedelic, heart-lifting wall of sound. Trancy, richly melodic and dancey, listeners experience a sound which unites the body and soul in deep, joyful psychedelia and elemental dance
Saturday 14th August, 6pm, FREE (optional charity donation at the door)
Saturday Sessions: Film Noir Special- Cool Cat Collective & Friends
Join us for an evening filled with mystery, music and glamour. A classic movie from the film noir era kicks off the evening at 6pm, with special dishes to savour. Live music follows from the one and only cool cat collective, with DJs to take us well into the night. The dress code is strict- think glamorous femme fatales and dashing detectives.
Sunday 15th August, 11am, FREE
Kids at the Globe Film: The Princess Bride
A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, some Rodents of Unusual Size, Dread Pirates, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather).
Sunday 15th August, 8pm, FREE
The Sunday Film: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
A journalist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing -- or dead -- for forty years by a young female hacker. An adaptation of Stieg Larsson's bestselling novel.
Wednesday 18th August, 8pm, FREE
Great Adaptations: American Psycho
Christian Bale plays one of literature's darkest characters, assuming the mantle of Patrick Bateman. An adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novel, the film is a superb character study of a narcissistic, amoral 80s Wall Street money maker who can only access his emotions through gruesome and violent murders.
Thursday 19th August, 8pm, £5
Live at the Globe Special: Hail! The Planes
Described by Bethan Elfyn as 'the most exciting band in Wales right now', this post-folk quartet join us on the eve before they play Green Man Festival. Vocally inspired by the likes of Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire, this is a band to watch. Come down and get into the pre festival spirit!
Friday 20th August, 8pm, £5
Live at the Globe: The Mouths
The Mouths play witty, gritty, groovy pop, reminiscent of Bowie, Blur and The Stranglers, and they return to The Globe after a hit appearance at the Festival here.
Savour their off-beat lyrics and surrender to the wicked grooves of songs like ‘Girls of Slender Means', ‘Keep it Unreal' and ‘I Forgive you Everything (Except for your Success)'
Saturday 21st August, 8.30pm, FREE
Saturday Sessions: DJ Winstan
Hereford-based DJ Winstan is definitely one to watch...at 8.30pm he'll take to the decks to play soul and funk upstairs in the pulpit, stepping it up with dancehall and dub during the later hours. Having graced the likes of Beachbreak Live and Secret Garden Party festivals, he knows how to keep the crowd on their feet! Start early...our special evening menu is available from 6.30pm.
Sunday 22nd August, 11am, FREE
Kids at the Globe Film: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
Sunday 22nd August, 2.30pm, £4
Kids at the Globe: Sealegs Puppet Show- The Ugly Duckling
In association with Night Out Wales
Float downstream with the Story Man, in Sea Legs Puppet Theatre's gentle, new musical adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale of belonging and identity. Meet a host of colourful characters, as they run the troubled duckling out of the farmyard into a cold, lonely wilderness. Journey through the seasons as the hapless creature finds his way in a hostile world. But do not worry! In a grand musical finale to melt even the coldest of hearts, a happy ending awaits our humble hero. Set on the banks of a magical river, brilliant storytelling, fantastic puppets and a delightful new musical score make this a must see show for little ones and their families.
"A beautiful production filled with humour, emotion and excellent puppetry"
Sunday 22nd August, 8pm, FREE
The Sunday Film: Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese join forces once more for Shutter Island, a drama set in 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island
Wednesday 25th August, 8pm, FREE
Great Adaptations: Gone With the Wind
An adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the same name, it is arguably one of the most popular movies of all time, in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Terrifically acted, staged and designed, Gone with the Wind remains one of the greatest period epics ever filmed.
Friday 27th August, 8pm, £5
Live at the Globe: Gothique
A duo that creates an evening of music with a difference! Rooted in music of the middle ages, tunes from around the world are played on the oud, symphonie (the medieval hurdy-gurdy), bagpipes, and percussion. Gothique brings together moody sephardic melodies and rhythmic arabic folk-music as well as more familiar tunes from across Europe.
Saturday 28th August, 8.30pm, £5
Saturday Sessions: Ragged Glory
Ragged Glory play World Folk Music served up with a slice of tradition and a twist all of their own. They'll be sure to get you up and dancing!
"Ragged Glory are like watching flames flicker in the darkness. They warm your very heart and soul"
Sunday 29th August, 11am, FREE
Kids at the Globe Film: Toy Story
What do your toys do when you're not around? Toy Story is a classic kid's film about the rivalry between Woody, a cowboy, and Buzz, a space ranger as they scuffle for the spot of ‘favourite toy'.
Sunday 29th August, 8pm, FREE
The Sunday Film: The Infidel
David Baddiel's debut as a director tells the tale of A Mahmud Nasir, successful business owner, and salt of the earth East End Muslim who discovers that he's adopted - and Jewish. A wonderful identity crisis comedy.