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TORCH THEATRE’ LAUNCHES ANNIVERSARY SEASONMilford Haven’s Torch Theatre launches another great season of entertainment this month and there are a few pleasant surprises in store which will make those darker evenings a little more bearable!
Their jam packed new brochure will be landing through our letterboxes this week (from 6 September) just as Director Peter Doran launches into rehearsal for the show which not only kicks off the season but celebrates the Torch Theatre Company’s 35th Anniversary.
Shakespeare’s much loved comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which is being produced in conjunction with Mappa Mundi and Theatr Mwldan, has an outstanding cast of twelve, including one of the Torch’s most popular comic actors, Liam Tobin. “With lots of projection, film and live music,” explained Peter “…‘The Dream’ will probably be the most technically advanced show we’ve ever done at the Torch.” It opens at the beginning of October before touring the UK for eight weeks.
With two huge productions to mount in the next couple of months, the Theatre’s workshop team are already at work on some of the larger complex constructions for their Christmas show, Dick Whittington. “I think people will love this one…” Peter continued “… it’s a very traditional set and includes the deck of a ship and a fully fitted kitchen for one of Panto’s best loved comic routines!”
In addition to the Torch’s own productions there is a highly imaginative blend of award winning entertainment to suit most tastes and all ages. From classic dramas such as Hobson’s Choice and The Government Inspector to some truly unique theatre such as an interactive ‘film noir’, where audiences can manipulate the story by way of a piece of chalk and a clapper board, this is arguably one of their most exciting seasons to date.
Also announced is a brand new season of live transmissions from The Metropolitan Opera of New York and two amazing classical ballets direct from the home of dance, the Royal Opera House in London.
Of course, there’s so much more to the Torch that many may not have yet discovered. Café Torch continues to offer pre-show suppers for every live show and their 3D Cinema, Pembrokeshire’s only 3D cinema, continues to thrive.
In the meantime, bringing the current season of live entertainment to a close are two great concerts which form part of the Milford Haven Music Festival, and some first class drama from two of Milford’s most popular local amateur companies. Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime is performed by Xenon Liberal Arts, followed by Touch and Go Theatre Company’s production of Calendar Girls for which, it is rumoured, they are producing their very own calendar!
Something which didn’t make their brochure in time however is a very special transmission of Queen Live in Budapest (1986) on Tuesday 25 September so it’s always worth checking out their website to see what’s new.
The new season brochure, which also coincides with the release of the Torch’s latest season of films, is available on the Torch’s website at www.torchtheatre.co.uk, or contact their Box Office direct on 01646 695267.
ENDS
27 August 2012
Photographs: The Royal Ballet’s production of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ ©Johann_Persson-03978
DATGANIAD Y WASG… DATGANIAD Y WASG…
AMBELL SYRPREIS I’W DDISGWYL YN NHYMOR DATHLU PEN-BLWYDD Y TORCH
Mae Theatr y Torch Aberdaugleddau yn lansio tymor grêt arall o adloniant y mis hwn a bydd ‘na ambell syrpreis hyfryd ar y gweill bydd yn siŵr o wneud y nosweithiau tywyll yn haws i’w goddef!
Bydd y rhaglen newydd yn disgyn trwy eich blychau llythyrau'r wythnos hon (o 6 Medi) wrth i’r Cyfarwyddwr Peter Doran ddechrau ymarferiadau ar gyfer y sioe sydd nid yn unig yn cychwyn y tymor newydd ond sydd hefyd yn dathlu Pen-blwydd Cwmni Theatr y Torch yn 35 mlwydd oed.
Mae gan gomedi hoffus A Midsummer Night's Dream gan Shakespeare, sy’n cael ei chynhyrchu ar y cyd gyda Mappa Mundi a Theatr Mwldan, gast enfawr o ddeuddeg, gan gynnwys un o actorion comig mwyaf poblogaidd y Torch, sef Liam Tobin. “Gyda llawer o dafluniad, ffilm a cherddoriaeth fyw”, eglurodd Peter “…bydd 'The Dream' y sioe fwyaf technegol datblygedig rydym wedi'i chyflwyno erioed yn y Torch”. Mae'n agor ar ddechrau mis Hydref cyn mynd ar daith o gwmpas y DU am wyth wythnos."
Gyda dau gynhyrchiad enfawr i’w cyflwyno yn ystod y misoedd nesaf, mae tîm gweithdy’r Theatr eisoes yn gweithio ar rai o'r adeiladau mwy cymhleth ar gyfer ei sioe Nadolig, Dick Whittington. “Rwy'n credu y byddwch wrth eich bodd gyda'r Panto hwn” meddai Peter “... mae'n set draddodiadol iawn ac yn cynnwys dec llong a chegin gyflawn ar gyfer un o rwtîns comig mwyaf poblogaidd Panto!“
Yn ogystal â chynyrchiadau'r Torch ei hun mae gennym gymysgedd dychmygus o adloniant sydd wedi ennill gwobrau bydd yn gweddu at ddant bron pob chwaeth ac oed. O ddramâu clasurol megis Hobsons Choice a The Government Inspector i theatr wirioneddol unigryw fel 'ffilm noir' rhyngweithiol, lle gallwch fynd i’r afael â’r stori drwy ddefnyddio darn o sialc a chlepiwr, yn ddiau dyma un o’u tymhorau mwyaf cyffrous hyd yn hyn.
Yn ogystal, cyhoeddwyd tymor newydd sbon o ddarllediadau byw o Opera Metropolitan Efrog Newydd a dau bale clasurol anhygoel yn syth o gartref dawns, y Tŷ Opera Brenhinol yn Llundain.
Wrth gwrs, mae 'na gymaint yn fwy am y Torch na fydd rhai ohonoch wedi darganfod hyd yn hyn. Mae Caffi Torch yn parhau i gynnig swperau cyn sioe cyn pob sioe fyw, ac mae’r sinema 3D yno, yr unig un yn Sir Benfro, yn parhau i lewyrchu.
Yn y cyfamser, gan ddod â'r tymor cyfredol o adloniant byw i ben fydd dau gyngerdd gwych sy'n ffurfio rhan o Ŵyl Gerdd Aberdaugleddau a drama o'r radd flaenaf gan ddau o gwmnïau amatur lleol mwyaf poblogaidd Aberdaugleddau. Caiff Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime ei pherfformio gan Xenon Liberal Arts ac yna cawn gynhyrchiad Cwmni Theatr Touch and Go o Calendar Girls, a chlywn eu bod yn cynhyrchu calendr eu hunain ar gyfer hyn!
Rhywbeth nad oedd wedi cyrraedd ein llyfryn rhaglen mewn pryd yw darllediad arbennig iawn o Queen Live in Budapest (1986) ar ddydd Mawrth 25 Medi, felly mae pob amser yn werth bwrw golwg ar ein gwefan i weld beth sy’n newydd.
Mae rhaglen y tymor newydd, sydd hefyd yn cyd-fynd â’r Torch yn rhyddhau tymor newydd o ffilmiau, ar gael ar wefan y Torch www.torchtheatre.co.uk, neu cysylltwch â’r swyddfa Docynnau’n uniongyrchol ar 01646 695267.
DIWEDD
27 Awst 2012
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TORCH BECOMES COUNTY’S FIRST 3D AND DIGITAL CINEMA
Celluloid film has been used to shoot, distribute and screen movies for more than 100 years. Now, the movie industry is at the threshold of the biggest change in its history: the transition from film to digital - and Milford Haven’s Torch Theatre is leading the way by becoming the first 3D and Digital Cinema in the County, representing a significant step forward in their service to the people of Pembrokeshire.
Digital cinema offers the sharpest digital images and crystal-clear digital surround sound whether watching in 2D or 3D, however, “…seeing a film in 3D is a whole new experience…” enthused the Theatre’s Artistic Director, Peter Doran who was responsible for giving the go ahead to the huge investment in the project to bring digital and 3D to Pembrokeshire. “…It’s the ultimate cinema experience. It puts you at the heart of the action and you feel as if the drama is literally unfolding all around you! In fact it’s so amazing that there are moments when you’ll want to reach out and touch something which you really feel is right there in front of you! It certainly gives the expression ‘jawdropping‘ a whole new meaning!”
During the making of 3D films, two cameras are used for each shot, providing two slightly different viewpoints for every moment. These become separate streams of images - one for each eye. During a 3D film screening, the projector plays a left-eye image, then a right-eye image one after the other but so quickly that you think they’re playing at the same time. The special 3D glasses show each eye the correct image and your brain fools you into seeing three dimensions when, in reality, there are just two!
The Torch’s comfy 3D glasses are top of the range and made especially for the brand of cinema screens that they have chosen to use. Asked whether the glasses will work at home on a television or monitor we were given a simple ‘no’, Peter explaining “…TV and PC monitors don’t project two different images - and even if they did, they can't polarise the light from each image so that it's filtered by the lenses.” Technology eh?
Whilst the new digital system is already up and running, the Torch are test driving the 3D system on random dates throughout May – officially launching it’s new programme of both 2D and 3D film screenings from the beginning of June.
Massive titles are being released in 3D this year… Marvel Avengers Assemble; Men in Black 3; Ice Age 4: Continental Drift; Prometheus and Madagascar 3 being just a few - so much to look forward to! Check out the Theatre’s website at www.torchtheatre.co.uk to find out more about what’s coming up, what digital cinema is, and why movie directors and movie-goers the world over are so excited!
ENDS
9 May 2012
Photograph available by request "End of An Era"
