Congress Theatre (Torfaen)

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Congress Theatre
Address	Gwent Square
City	Cwmbran
Country	Wales
	Coordinates: 51°39′16″N 3°01′16″W / 51.6544, -3.0210

The Congress Theatre (Welsh: Theatr Congress) is the principal theatre in Torfaen. It is located in Cwmbran Shopping Centre, Cwmbran in the centre's large Gwent Square. The front of the building is dominated by a large clock with two figures named Dai and Myfanwy.

1 Facilities
2 Performances
3 Threat of closure
4 References
5 External Links

[edit] Facilities

The theatre has a fairly large auditorium that hosts various plays, shows and concerts. There is also a café-bar adjacent to the auditorium.^{[citation needed]} The theatre is small compared with many and has a great lack of backstage space.^{[citation needed]} The stage-left wing is terribly small and the theatre's green room is inadequate.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Performances

The theatre plays host to various in-house stage groups and external performances. Regular stage groups include the Cwmbran Woodland Players and the Congress Youth Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

The Theatre boasts a lighting rig accessible by catwalk, with 12 way 16A IWB with internal DMX and various hanging points across 12 RSJ's. The theatres luminaire stock is currently in the process of being updated.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Threat of closure

Faced with closure in the mid-1990s, the theatre's fortunes have increased substantially over the last ten years. However, there is still much more work to be done to convert the Congress into a premier performance venue.^{[citation needed]}