The Met Abertillery

03/06/2026

⁉️About The Comedian⁉️
Get ready for Abertillerys Funniest Night Out as Bennett Arron headlines Met Comedy at The Met with a fantastic support lineup!

🗓 Friday 19 June, 8pm
🔞 18+
🎟 Tickets available now 👉 https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/comedy-night-at-the-met/

Opening Act: Steffan Evans
Steffan Evans is a Welsh comedian and entertainer who performs in both Welsh and English. Raised in Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire, he attended Ysgol y Preseli in Crymych and is a known stand-up comedian within the Welsh comedy scene. He should not be confused with the rugby player of the same name.

Support Act:
Dawn Bailey is a British stand-up comedian known as a regular on the UK comedy circuit, frequently performing at prominent venues like the Backyard Comedy Club, The Comedy Cow, and Hilarity Bites. Often described as a "relatable" performer and a "female Peter Kay," her comedy focuses on observational stories about her life as a mother, slimming clubs, and growing up in Stockport.

Perfect for a Friday night out — grab your mates, grab a drink, and settle in for top-class stand-up comedy 🤩

02/06/2026

Join us Tomorrow for our monthly relaxed cinema at The Met!

This months film is Blue Hawaii

Wednesday 3rd June, 11am

Our relaxed film screenings are specially designed to welcome people living with dementia, with neurodiversity, sensory or communication needs, learning disabilities or anyone who would benefit from a relaxed environment into the cinema.
Audience members are welcome to leave their seats, make noise and move around as they wish.
We also provide a designated “quiet ” area outside the auditorium, should things become a bit too much or a little break is needed from the film.

This months relaxed film screening is Elvis classic Blue Hawaii – a musical-comedy featuring the hit song Can’t Help Falling in Love and the wonderful Angela Lansbury.

Chad Gats has just been discharged from the Army and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his sur-board, his beach buddies and his girlfriend.

Please contact Box Office to book tickets.

30/05/2026

Join us next week for our monthly relaxed cinema at The Met!

This months film is Blue Hawaii

Wednesday 3rd June, 11am

Our relaxed film screenings are specially designed to welcome people living with dementia, with neurodiversity, sensory or communication needs, learning disabilities or anyone who would benefit from a relaxed environment into the cinema.
Audience members are welcome to leave their seats, make noise and move around as they wish.
We also provide a designated “quiet ” area outside the auditorium, should things become a bit too much or a little break is needed from the film.

This months relaxed film screening is Elvis classic Blue Hawaii – a musical-comedy featuring the hit song Can’t Help Falling in Love and the wonderful Angela Lansbury.

Chad Gats has just been discharged from the Army and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his sur-board, his beach buddies and his girlfriend.

Please contact Box Office to book tickets.

29/05/2026

Join us Next Week for our monthly Free Music Friday🎼

June brings us Gavin Osborn and The Comment Section
Friday 5th June, 10-12pm

Gavin Osborn is a West Country-based humorous but heart-felt singer-songwriter. His minutely detailed, bittersweet story-songs have brilliant comic timing that makes them both funny and touching. He has performed at multiple comedy and music festivals and supported artists such as Daniel Kitson, GLC and Belle and Sebastian. In 2020 he released a charity single called Born in the NHS, showcased with comedian Russell Howard.
The Comment Section comes in the form of multi instrumentalist right hand man John Hare on keys, accordion, trumpet and backing vocals. A delightful duo that will bring musical sunshine into your life.

28/05/2026

⁉️About The Comedian⁉️
Get ready for a cracking night of laughs as Bennett Arron headlines Met Comedy at The Met!

🗓 Friday 19 June, 8pm
🔞 18+
🎟 Tickets available now 👉 https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/comedy-night-at-the-met/

Bennett Arron is a Welsh stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and author known as the only Welsh/Jewish comedian on the comedy circuit. Often described as a "Welsh Seinfeld" or "Genuinely Original and Funny" by media outlets like The Guardian and The Times, he is also a noted expert on identity theft.
Arron has performed at major UK venues, including The Comedy Store and The Glee Club, and has toured with Ricky Gervais.

Perfect for a Friday night out — grab your mates, grab a drink, and settle in for top-class stand-up comedy 🤩

27/05/2026

WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN TOLD IS A LIE?
The Forbidden Realm of Conspiracies: Uncovered is a bold, immersive theatre experience that pulls you deep into the world of conspiracy theories, hidden narratives, and forbidden questions – brought to life with cinematic visuals, powerful sound, and live audience moments.

The Forbidden Realm of Conspiracies
Wednesday 7th October
https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/the-forbidden-realm-of-conspiracies-uncovered-met/

This isn’t a lecture. And it isn’t here to tell you what to believe.
It’s an experience designed to unsettle certainty, challenge perception, and make you question how easily belief is shaped. Explore some of the most talked-about ideas of our time – from media narratives and power structures to memory, perception, and pandemic-era debates. These are the topics dominating TikTok, podcasts, and online discussion worldwide – now transformed into a gripping live event.

But… THIS IS RISKY.

These are the kinds of ideas people avoid in polite conversation. The kinds of questions that make rooms go quiet. But here, they’re brought into the open – not to give you answers, but to let you experience the discomfort, the doubt, and the uncertainty for yourself.
Through striking visuals, immersive sound, and a tense, atmospheric journey, you’ll be drawn into an experience that feels intimate, unsettling, and impossible to ignore. Many audience members describe leaving in silence… still thinking.

Tickets are limited. And they’re selling fast.
This is not a show everyone will be comfortable with – and that’s exactly the point.
Brand new for 2026. Step inside. And decide for yourself

26/05/2026

🎼Live Music at The Met🎼

We have a fantastic lineup of live music coming to The Met this Autumn - whether your looking for original artists or tribute bands we've got you covered!

Nigel Clark - Dodgy
Saturday 5th September
https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/nigel-clark-dodgy-met/

Andy Fairweather Low and the Low Riders
Thursday 10th September
https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/andy-fairweather-low-and-the-low-riders-met/

Ceri Dupree Frock with Laughter
Thursday 1st October
https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/ceri-dupree-frock-with-laughter-tour-met/

That 80s Rock Show
Friday 2nd October
https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/that-80s-rock-show-met/

22/05/2026

⭐SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT⭐

St Davids Day Live - The Valleys Rock
Friday 26th February, 7.30pm
https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/st-davids-day-live-the-valleys-rock-met/

Join us in celebration of St David's Day with two fantastic Welsh Acts, celebrating Welsh artists🐉

The ManicPhonics delivers a high energy, crowd packed tribute to two of Wales’s most iconic bands. Celebrating the anthems, attitude and song writing that helped define modern Welsh rock, this live show brings the best of both worlds together in one unforgettable experience.
From the raw power and emotional punch of the Manic Street Preachers classics such as A Design for Life, You Stole The Sun From My Heart and Motorcycle Emptiness, to the stadium filling hits of Stereophonics including Dakota, 1000 Trees Have a Nice Day, Local Boy in the Photograph and C’est La Vie,
This is a full throttle live rock show packed with sing along moments, nostalgia and big choruses. Whether you’re belting out every word or reliving the golden era of Welsh rock, The ManicPhonics guarantees a night that’s loud, proud and unforgettable.

Also supporting is Dean Jones – the Valleys’ very own answer to the Welsh legend Tom Jones.
Dean has earned his reputation as one of the UK’s most authentic and electrifying tributes to Sir Tom Jones. Renowned for his striking physical resemblance and rich, distinctive baritone voice, Dean doesn’t just sing Tom Jones classics — he embodies them.
Dean proudly represents the Welsh valleys with a performance that is full of power, charisma and undeniable stage presence.
Expect a night packed with fun, energy and all the timeless hits, with plenty of chances to get up and dance or simply sit back and enjoy one of the finest tribute performances in the business. Get ready to be wowed by Dean Jones — the Valleys’ very own answer to the Welsh legend himself.

Also supporting is Dean Jones - the Valleys’ very own answer to the Welsh legend Tom Jones.

20/05/2026

⭐CINEMA ANNOUNCEMENT⭐

Effi O Blaenau
Friday 17th July, 7pm
https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/met-cinema-effi-o-blaenau/

Based on Gary Owen’s much lauded and widely performed monodrama, Iphigenia in Splott, ‘Effi o Blaenau’ is director Marc Evans’ cinematic interpretation set against the wide open landscapes of North Wales.
The film follows Effi, a young woman desperate to escape a town where the pubs are closed, the jobs have vanished and her grandmother works night shifts in the local chip shop just to get by. A chance encounter in a Llandudno nightclub with injured soldier Lee, played by Tom Rhys Harries, briefly opens a door to something better. For a moment, Effi glimpses a life she never imagined. The reality that follows is far tougher.

Based on Gary Owen's much lauded and widely performed monodrama, Iphigenia in Splott, 'Effi o Blaenau' is director Marc Evans' cinematic interpretation set

20/05/2026

What a fantastic roundup to project Metamorphosis🎨🖌️🖼️

Over the last 6 weeks the wonderful Naz Syed and Krystal Lowe has been hosting our creative wellbeing project that has focused on empowering women of all ages and backgrounds through art🎨

This project has allowed these women to come together to build strong relationships across our communities and have been able to draw on a common bond and journey together! Providing a positive outlet for social, creative and mental development🫱🏼‍🫲🏽