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A vibrant arts and community centre situated in the Upper Swansea Valleys. We offer a varied programme of high quality live theatre, live broadcasts, live music, comedy, film and exhibitions.

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Cinema

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (18)

Thu 19 Sep

Quentin Tarantino’s ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick…

Cinema

It Chapter 2 (15)

Fri 20 Sep - Wed 25 Sep

Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, IT CHAPTER TWO brings the characters – who’ve long…

Live Events

Superstars of Welsh Wrestlng

Fri 20 Sep

Come join us for an evening of glitz, glamour and bodyslam mayhem as the Welsh Wrestling roadshow invades Ystradgynlais for…

Workshops & Activities

Nexus

Tue 24 Sep - Tue 17 Dec

Performing & Creative Arts for All Drama, dance and visual arts for an integrated group of adults and adults with…

Live Events

Cofio Adelina Patti Remembered

Thu 26 Sep

September 2019 marks 100 years since opera singer Adelina Patti, one of the greatest sopranos in history, died at her…

Live Broadcasts

NT Live: One Man, Two Guvnors (12A) – Encore Screening

Sun 29 Sep

One Man, Two Guvnors – Original 2011 screening by Richard Bean based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with songs…

Cinema

Blinded By The Light (12A)

Mon 30 Sep - Thu 3 Oct

Set in 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, BLINDED BY THE LIGHT is a joyous, coming-of-age story about…

Live Events

peeling

Wed 2 Oct

Taking Flight Theatre with The Riverfront and Chapter present peeling by award-winning playwright O’Reilly In shadow, 3 performers await their…

Schools & Arts Projects

The Welfare, has a long history of working our local community and beyond through a variety of artforms. Take a look at some of the projects we have undertaken with a range of partners…

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Education and Outreach at The Welfare Ystradgynlais, Swansea - Twenty 16

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With a variety of flexible spaces located in the centre of town, The Welfare is the perfect venue for your business or personal events, however big or small!