The ArtWorks team are delighted to invite you to another stunning performance at the Soar Centre in Penygraig.

The Penygraig Youth Theatre present their spectacular new play ‘I Wish’ devised by the group and written and directed by Miranda Ballin, assisted by Ian McAndrew and Maxine Ridge. This is a funny contemporary love story with a mysterious twist to its tale.

Caitlin’s favourite word seems to be ‘I dunno’ but her friend Rob isn’t buying it. He is convinced that there is more to Caitlin than meets the eye. What he doesn’t bargain for is an encounter with a Genie, complications in his love life and an adventure into the unknown – all of which seem to point towards the age old adage be careful what you wish for!

Part mayhem and part A Mid Summer Night’s Dream, this is a world where dreams and science collide – you have been warned!

The performance is at the Soar Centre, Penygraig Roundabout, CF40 1JZ on Friday 23rd July 2010 at 7pm. Tickets will be £2 and 50p for children. Please contact a member of the ArtWorks team at 01443 420870 to book tickets

We anticipate that there will be a big demand for tickets as the performance is for one night only so please book early to avoid disappointment. We really look forward to seeing you there. Please contact us if you need further details.

Watch the I wish film trailer here, and enjoy

7:00pm Friday 25th June 2010 At Soar Centre, Penygraig

ArtWorks are very pleased to welcome The Devil’s Violin Company to Soar this June with their new production of Singing Bones.

A burning tree

A mysterious bird

A sackful of secrets…

Following on from the success of the Devil’s Violin,

The Devil’s Violin Company brings you a brand new show:

The Singing Bones… A timeless tale of secrets and lies, of love and hate...

A captivating storyteller tells a gripping, suspenseful story. Violin, accordion and cello accompany the tale with haunting melody.

Take a captivating storyteller, three wonderful musicians, mix melody with story to make an evening of magical entertainment.

The Devil's Violin Company has sold out venues across the UK with their unique blend of storytelling, live music and theatre.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

For ticket information please contact a member of the ArtWorks Team on: 01443 420870.

This weekend as part of the Flight Wings 16-25 programme, we are holding a training event at Soar in Penygraig. Over the weekend, we will facilitate workshops in drama, voice and creative writing. This event is free, and open to anybody aged 16-25 with an interest in these areas. The times are as follow:

Saturday 19th June: 4:00-7:00pm

Sunday 20th June: 10:00-4:00pm (lunch included)

For more information please contact Gemma on: 01443 420870, or turn up on the day to get involved.

This weekend as part of the Flight Wings 16-25 programme, we are holding a training event at Soar in Penygraig. Over the weekend, we will facilitate workshops in drama, voice and creative writing. This event is free, and open to anybody aged 16-25 with an interest in these areas. The times are as follow:

Saturday 19th June: 4:00-7:00pm

Sunday 20th June: 10:00-4:00pm

For more information please contact Gemma on: 01443 420870, or turn up on the day to get involved.

We are bringing Egypt to Penygraig with an exciting new show called‘Pharaoh’s Playground’, written by Ian McAndrew and devised with PenygraigDrama Workshop. The show will be performed in the beautiful Soar Centre inPenygraig on Friday 4th June 2010 at 7pm.

ArtWorks are proud to announce an outdoor performance ‘Escape from Wonderland’ which is devised by Rhydyfelin drama workshop written and directed by Rachel Clement.

The performance is part of the Ilan family day (Mad Hatters tea party) which takes place on Friday 4th June 1-4pm, performance commencing at 2:30pm.

Please come along and experience the adventure the wonderlanders take in order to find Alice!

For further information, contact Rachel Clement Rachel@valleyskids.org or telephone 01443 420870

Artworks hold 3 community dance classes; Jiggers (ages 3-6) Groovers (ages 7-11) and Connections Youth (12+) at our centre in Penygraig. These classes are facilitated by Rhondda Cynon Taff Community Arts (RCTCA), and meet on a weekly basis. Every year the young people from Penygraig perform in an amazing showcase, organised by the exceptional RCTCA - this year they are celebrating 2010 by dancing us through the decades for another thrilling evening of community dance. Don't miss out on this delightful event on March 26th, at the Park and Dare Theatre in Treorchy. For more information on tickets, please contact the Park and Dare’s box office on 01443 773112.

The festival takes place during the first week of March across many venues within the South Wales Valleys and showcases the very best of young peoples media and film talent within our area and beyond.

We are very pleased to be accompanying children and young people from all four Valleys Kids Centres to this fantastic annual event. ArtWorks will be taking our four Drama Workshop groups to the opening ceremony on Tuesday 2nd March 2010 and also will be taking our Youth Theatres to the closing Ceremony on Friday 5th March 2010.

The festival holds many workshops during the week long event and there is the opportunity for our young people to develop their skills and learn more about film making from professionals within this field.

We are all looking forward to a fantastic fun filled week of film and entertainment during the Zoom Festival 2010. If you require any further information please visit the Zoom 10 web site at www.zoomcymru.com or call a member of the ArtWorks team on 01443 420 870. We Look forward to seeing you there!

The Rhydyfelin Flight Wings group has been working in collaboration with Dr. Rea Dennis at the Atrium, University of Glamorgan for the past few months.

We have been creating an exciting, physical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Taming the Shrew which also involves students, former and past of the Atrium.

This project brings together a new group of young people who explore the themes and issues of this exhilarating comedy, in a physical theatre context.

This production will take to the stage at Soar, for it’s debut performance on

ArtWorks are delighted to be hosting Theatr Powys, with another fantastic play from playwright Chris Cooper. We had an amazing response to the company’s remarkable piece of theatre ‘Hand in Hand’ last year with outstanding performances from this highly skilled company.

This year’s production is equally compelling:

So much was coming in. Through TV and radio, down the Internet, and in stacked up papers that no one else bothered to read. Too much. Too much information. Wynne had to get out of the house; get some space. Go to their place, still, safe, quiet, theirs….

...that is until the Scarecrow came to life. Disconcerting and highly unlikely, yes but undeniably true and something for Wynne and her mates to deal with.

Set in the midst of rural mid Wales rural, Scarecrow tells the story of a young girl who wants to name what she sees and know what she senses.

This is a story about place and purpose, community, identity and difference.

A passionate, humorous, and intensely human play for children and their families.

Theatr Powys will be performing at the Soar Centre on Friday February 12th at 7pm. Tickets are £3 and £2 and this is an opportunity not to be missed. Contact the ArtWorks team to book tickets on 01443 420870.