Activities and Events at The Metropole

Stories of Springtime & Chocolate Gifts to make

Discover through traditional tales why we wear bonnets at Easter and receive chocolate eggs as gifts and then have a go at making your own chocolate Easter gift. Suitable for 5-12 year olds
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): £4.00 per child

Rapunzel and The Tower of Doom

A traditional tale taken right back to its roots. This enchanting show promises plenty of volume and loads of highlights! With innovative puppets and an original soundtrack
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): Adults £2.00/Child £4.50

Craft Fair

Once again we are pleased to welcome back our craftsmen and women who will be selling beautiful home made gifts – great if you are looking for something a little unusual to buy a special person. Combine with a visit to Abertillery and District Museum, where you will be able to view many of the original tools used in these ancient crafts. Our café will be open today for refreshments. Suitable for all ages.
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): Free Entry

Dance Summer School

Are you aged 8-13 or 14 – 25 Do you wish to make new friends and learn how to dance? Then come along to our Summer School lead by professional tutors and learn exciting and dramatic moves of modern dance. There will be a showcase performance on Friday for family and friends to attend.
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): £25 for 8-13 year olds/£30 for 14 – 25 year olds
Showcase performance £4 adults /£3.00 children and concessions

T-Shirt Design and Print

Ever fancied designing your own clothes? Then this may be the ideal activity to get you started in the world of Fashion Design. T. Shirts provided for you to print off your own designs on and wear with pride! Suitable for all ages
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): £4.00 per person

Pottery

Have a go at designing and making your own piece of pottery – maybe an ornament or something for the kitchen. Our potter will explain the different processes involved and help you create a piece to be proud of! Suitable for all ages
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): £4.00 per person to take part in a workshop

Candle Making

Calling all budding chandlers – come and try fashioning you own candle to take home and proudly display. Our candle maker will show you how to make many different designs and shapes. Suitable for all ages
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): £4.00 per person

All Hallows Eve
Pumpkins and Puppets

In readiness for Hallowe’en come along to The Met today and carve a pumpkin to place on your windowsill to keep away ghosts and ghouls. We are please to welcome Jenny- Any- Dots and her puppets back to the Met for a ghoulish and ghostly puppet show. Come along to cheer and shout for your favourites! Suitable for 5 –12 year olds.
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): £4.00 per person

Christmas Craft Fair and Children’s Activities

Come along to the Met’ today and start your Christmas shopping. You are sure to find something unusual from our craft stall holders. Children may wish to take part in special Christmas Activities making ornaments, decorations and advent calendars. Enjoy festive fayre from our cafe. Suitable for 5-12 year olds.
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): Craft Fair Free Admission/£4.00 fee for workshops

Tales of Christmas Past

Children will delight in the tales from our storyteller of Christmas traditions such as how the Robin got his red breast, why do we have Ponsietta plants and Christmas Trees at Christmas, and many more ancient folk lore connected with this time of year. Suitable for Key stage 1 pupils
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): £3.00 per child

Abertillery Youth Drama and Music Society present:

Festival of Dance

Aberbelles and other local dance groups perform a multi cultural evening of dance and entertainment.
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): tbc

Louisiana Red & Michael Messer

When Louisiana Reds performs, the songs are often only a launch pad for expressing his immediate feelings, in the almost lost tradition of spontaneous composition that goes back to the original Delta Blues artists.
Time(s): 8pm
Price(s): £12.50

Abertillery Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society present:

Julie Jordan and Carrie Pipperidge, two of Bascombe’s mill girls fall in love with Mr. Snow and Billy Bigalow. Tragically things do not go according to plan. This much loved musical by Rogers and Hammerstein, features such unforgettable numbers as “You’ll Never Walk Alone, If I Loves You, What’s the Use of Wondering, Clambake, When I Marry Mr. Snow and Blo High, Blow Low”
Time(s): 7pm
Price(s): £7.50

FFIN Dance present: Sidewind

The company is delighted to perform the UK Premiere of this brand new show .. a design and dance collaboration between FFIN’s Artistic Director, Sue Lewis and designer Steve Denton. The Dancer’s move through athletic couplings to the breathtaking music of Spanish Gypsy vocalist Estrella Morente. Sidewind is a programme of stunning dance, music and costume… don’t miss it!
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): tbc

Fruteland Jackson

Fruteland specialises in performing contemporary and traditional acoustic Blues, from early field holler-songs and work songs to Delta and Piedmont Blues as well as his original works. Frutland is a consistent crowd pleaser in the performance arena – he puts people at their ease and they enjoy his presentation of music and humour .
Time(s): 8pm
Price(s): £12.50

Carry on Christmas

Abertillery Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society once again entertain us with music, song, dance and excerpts from well loved Christmas tales.
Time(s): tbc
Price(s): tbc

It’s Panto Time at The Met

The traditional tale of Aladdin, the Genie and the Magic Lamp. Come along and enjoy the fun and entertainment.
Time(s): Matinee performance 2pm
Price(s): £4.00