In celebration of the 70th anniversary of its release, On Land’s Edge presents a special screening of ‘Moby Dick’, which was filmed right here in Fishguard!

Largely filmed in Fishguard Bay, Moby Dick (1956), directed by John Huston and based on Herman Melville’s great American novel, follows young sailor named Ishmael (Richard Basehart) who joins the whaling ship The Pequod under the command of the brooding Captain Ahab, played by Gregory Peck.

The impressionable Ishmael and harpoonist Queequeg (Friedrich von Ledeber), who befriends him, join the ship’s crew despite the dire quayside warnings of a strange man named Elijah (Royal Dano) who tells them The Pequod is cursed and that all who sail with Ahab will meet their doom.

Ahab’s life is consumed by a vengeful obsession to hunt the giant white whale that maimed him, leaving him with an artificial leg carved out of whalebone.

As the movie unfolds, he leads the Pequod’s crew into a perilous, high‑stakes voyage in grim pursuit of his quarry, blind to the instincts and fears of others.

With powerful performances—especially Gregory Peck’s intense Ahab—and fine supporting roles played by Leo Genn (Starbuck), Orson Welles (Father Mapple) and Harry Andrews (Stubb), Moby Dick remains a gripping, memorable adaptation as the fanatical Ahab follows the great white whale to the ends of the earth on a quest which can only end in tragedy...

To read On Land's Edge / Ar Ymyl Y Tir festival programme, visit https://onlandsedge.co.uk/ or contact the Box Office on 01348 873421 or boxoffice@theatrgwaun.com.

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I ddathlu 70 mlynedd ers ei rhyddhau, mae On Land’s Edge yn cyflwyno dangosiad arbennig o ‘Moby Dick’, a ffilmiwyd yma yn Abergwaun!

Wedi’i ffilmio’n bennaf ym Mae Abergwaun, mae Moby Dick (1956), wedi’i gyfarwyddo gan ac yn seiliedig ar nofel Americanaidd wych Herman Melville. Mae morwr ifanc o’r enw Ishmael (Richard Basehart) yn ymuno â’r llong hela morfilod Y Pequod dan law Capten Ahab, a chwaraeir gan Gregory Peck.

Mae Ishmael yn un hawdd ei ddylanwadu, ond mae e a’r harpwnydd Queequeg (Friedrich von Ledeber), yn dod yn ffrindiau. Maent yn ymuno â chriw’r llong er gwaethaf rhybuddion difrifol ar y cei gan ddyn dieithr o’r enw Elijah (Royal Dano) sy’n dweud wrthyn nhw fod Y Pequod wedi’i felltithio a bod pawb sy’n hwylio gydag Ahab yn mynd i wynebu eu tynged.

Mae bywyd Ahab yn cael ei arwain gan obsesiwn dialgar i hela’r morfil gwyn enfawr a’i anafodd, gan ei adael â choes artiffisial wedi’i cherfio allan o asgwrn morfil.

Wrth i'r ffilm ddatblygu, mae Ahab yn arwain criw'r Pequod ar fordaith beryglus, llawn risgiau, wrth ddilyn ei ob sesiwn, heb sylwi ar reddfau ac ofnau eraill.

Gyda pherfformiadau pwerus—yn enwedig yr Ahab dwys gan Gregory Peck—a rolau cefnogol gwych a chwaraeir gan Leo Genn (Starbuck), Orson Welles (Father Mapple) a Harry Andrews (Stubb), mae Moby Dick yn parhau i fod yn addasiad gafaelgar a chofiadwy. Dilynwn y morfil gwyn mawr i ben draw'r ddaear ar daith na all ond orffen gyda thrasiedi...

I ddarllen rhaglen gŵyl Ar Ymyl Y Tir / On Land's Edge, ewch i https://onlandsedge.co.uk/ neu cysylltwch â'r Swyddfa Docynnau ar 01348 873421 neu boxoffice@theatrgwaun.com.

Ani Glass Live at Ffwrn

Ani Glass is the persona of Cardiff-based electronic pop musician, producer and artist, Ani Saunders.

Glass sings in her native languages Welsh and Cornish and in March 2020 released her self-produced debut album Mirores which was awarded Welsh Language Album of the Year at the National Eisteddfod and shortlisted for the Welsh Music Prize. In September 2020, Ani released the Ynys Araul remix EP which included a version by synth pop giants Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.

Her much-anticipated follow-up album Phantasmagoria was released in September 2025 to glowing reviews and her new D/deaf-friendly performances gaining praise for their accessibility. Glass is also known for her work with The Pipettes, joining to record the Martin Rushent-produced ‘Earth Vs. The Pipettes’ album.

Browse the festival's full line-up onlandsedge.co.uk

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Ani Glass yw enw llwyfan y cerddor electronig, cynhyrchydd ac arlunydd, Ani Saunders o Gaerdydd.

Mae Glass yn canu yn y Gymraeg a’r Gernyweg ac ym mis Mawrth 2020 rhyddhawyd ei halbwm gyntaf Mirores a enillodd Albwm Cymraeg y Flwyddyn a chyrraedd rhestr fer y Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig. Ym mis Medi 2020, fe wnaeth Glass rhyddhau EP llawn cymysgiadau o’r sengl Ynys Araul a oedd yn cynnwys fersiwn gan Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.

Rhyddhawyr ei hail albwm hir disgwyliedig Phantasmagoria ym mis Medi 2025 gan dderbyn llawer o glod yn ogystal â’i sioeau newydd a ddatblygwyd i fod yn hygyrch i bobl F/fyddar. Bu Ani gynt yn aelod o The Pipettes, gan ymuno i recordio’r albwm Earth Vs. The Pipettes gyda’r cynhyrchydd Martin Rushent.

Darllenwch restr llawn yr ŵyl onlandsedge.co.uk

FESTIVAL SEA SWIM

Meet at The Slipway, at The Parrog, Goodwick

Join us for this year’s Festival Sea Swim (Off Land’s Edge) as local swimmers and cold water swim enthusiasts take the plunge, festival style!

A FREE EVENT but please do book to register your interest.

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NOFIO MÔR YR WYL

Cwrdd wrth Llithrfa yn Y Parrog, Wdig

Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer Nofio Môr yr Wyl eleni (Dros Ymyl y Tir) wrth i nofwyr lleol a selogion nofio dwr oer fentro, yn null yr wyl!

DIGWYDDIAD AM DDIM ond cofiwch archebu i gofrestru eich diddordeb.

From the play by Orson Welles, adapted from Herman Melville

In 1954, while working on his starring role in the film Moby Dick, the great actor and director Orson Welles wrote a play based on Herman Melville’s novel. The play is set in a New York theatre where a company of actors are rehearsing a production of King Lear. One of the actors has written a play based on Melville’s book, and persuaded the company’s director to let him organise a read-through of the play.

We are opening On Land’s Edge 2026 with a staged reading of an abridged version of the play, using local actors (including some familiar faces in the twin towns). You will thrill as they conjure up the Pequod’s voyage on stormy seas, as the search for whales turns into a desperate hunt for one particular whale. Sail alongside the curious observer and story-teller Ishmael, the upright and conscience-driven first mate Starbuck, and the obsessive, terrifying Captain Ahab.

This amateur production of ‘Moby Dick – Rehearsed’ is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

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O'r ddrama gan Orson Welles, wedi'i haddasu o gyfrol Herman Melville

Ym 1954, wrth weithio ar ei brif ran yn y ffilm Moby Dick, ysgrifennodd yr actor a'r cyfarwyddwr gwych Orson Welles ddrama yn seiliedig ar nofel Herman Melville. Mae'r ddrama wedi'i lleoli mewn theatr yn Efrog Newydd lle mae cwmni o actorion yn ymarfer cynhyrchiad o King Lear. Mae un o'r actorion wedi ysgrifennu drama yn seiliedig ar lyfr Melville, ac wedi perswadio cyfarwyddwr y cwmni i adael iddo drefnu darlleniad o'r ddrama.

Rydym yn agor On Land's Edge 2026 gyda darlleniad llwyfan o fersiwn fyrrach o'r ddrama, gan ddefnyddio actorion lleol (gan gynnwys rhai wynebau cyfarwydd o Abergwaun ac Wdig). Cewch eich cyffroi wrth iddynt ddychmygu taith y Pequod ar foroedd stormus, yn chwilio am forfilod mewn helfa anobeithiol am un morfil penodol. Hwyliwch ochr yn ochr â'r sylwedydd chwilfrydig ac adroddwr straeon Ishmael, y prif fêt unionsyth a chydwybodol Starbuck, a'r Capten Ahab obsesiynol, brawychus.

Cyflwynir y cynhyrchiad amatur hwn o ‘Moby Dick – Rehearsed’ trwy drefniant gyda Concord Theatricals Ltd. ar ran Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Bringing the On Land's Edge festival weekend to a close again this year is our Simffoni Mara Evening, curated by David Pepper (Artistic Director). A journey of immersive music, visuals and more taking us through the depths of the ‘Watery Part of the World’. 

A night set in three chapters that includes atmospheric solo piano works,surround sound immersive soundscapes and inspiration taken from the epic story of Moby Dick and our place in the watery part of the world.

Browse the festival's full line-up and book tickets HERE

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Yn dod â phenwythnos yr ŵyl Ar Ymyl y Tir i ben eto eleni mae ein Noson Simffoni Mara, wedi’i churadu gan David Pepper (Cyfarwyddwr Artistig). Taith o gerddoriaeth drochol, delweddau a mwy yn mynd â ni trwy ddyfnderoedd ‘Rhan Ddyfrllyd y Byd’.

Noson wedi’i gosod mewn tair pennod sy’n cynnwys gweithiau piano atmosfferig, tirweddau sain trochol, sain amgylchynol wedi ei ysbrydoli gan stori epig Moby Dick a’n lle ni ger rhan ddyfrllyd y byd.

Darllenwch restr lawn yr ŵyl ac archebcwch docynnau YMA