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ABout MACHYNLLetH<br />
CoMedY FestiVAL<br />
“A welcome break from the norm... it boasts the kind of<br />
top-quality lineup that’s beyond many of its rivals.” The Guardian<br />
When we first talked about starting<br />
Machynlleth Comedy Festival above<br />
of all we wanted to create somewhere<br />
where people came to have fun, and get<br />
away from it all, whether this be the<br />
attendees, the comedians or the festival<br />
team. It was all about taking a different<br />
approach with an aim of creating a spirit<br />
of experimentation and intimacy. We’re<br />
passionate about the thrill of seeing<br />
live comedy in intimate places, and the<br />
glorious, picturesque and enchanting<br />
town of Machynlleth gave us a wealth<br />
of interesting and unique performance<br />
spaces in which to do this.<br />
Most of all we want people to laugh, have a<br />
great time and find a warm welcome in the<br />
heart of Wales.<br />
Now in our fourth year the festival is already a<br />
firm fixture in many people’s diaries. It would be<br />
impossible for the festival to grow and develop<br />
without key support from funders and sponsors.<br />
Our Supporters/Partners<br />
welsh goveRnMent<br />
In 2012 the festival gained the support<br />
of the Welsh Government’s Major Events<br />
Unit (MEU) as a Growth Event. Working<br />
with officers from the MEU a three year<br />
development strategy was agreed securing<br />
the festivals future until 2014 and beyond.<br />
Machynlleth Comedy Festival would like to<br />
thank the Welsh Government for supporting<br />
the development of live comedy in Wales<br />
and what we believe is a unique event in the<br />
UK comedy calendar.<br />
Powys county council<br />
Powys County Council’s tourism department<br />
are directly supporting the event in 2013<br />
and we would like to thank Powys County<br />
Council for their continued support.<br />
west coast gRouP of<br />
coMPanies ltd<br />
West Coast Group of Companies have been<br />
business mentors for the festival since<br />
2010 overseeing our development as a<br />
company and providing invaluable advice<br />
at key times. West Coast have offered direct<br />
sponsorship support in both 2012 and 2013.<br />
We’re proud to be working in partnership<br />
with a leading independent renewable<br />
energy developer working in Wales.<br />
BBc<br />
Machynlleth Comedy Festival is proud to be<br />
working with BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio<br />
Wales and BBC Radio Cymru for another year.<br />
RoustaBout<br />
Local tent specialists Roustabout have supported<br />
the festival since year one. Thanks to<br />
Geoff, Alex and all the crew.<br />
the waen BReweRy<br />
Our partnership with local brewers Sue and<br />
John continues to develop and flourish.<br />
YNGLYN Â GwYL<br />
CoMedi MACHYNLLetH<br />
“A small but perfectly formed antidote to some of the more<br />
sprawling comedy festivals” The Independent<br />
Ein Cefnogwyr/Partneriaid<br />
llywodRaeth cyMRu a 2013. Rydym yn falch o fod yn gweithio<br />
mewn partneriaeth gyda datblygwr ynni<br />
Yn 2012, cafodd yr ŵyl gefnogaeth Uned adnewyddadwy annibynnol blaenllaw sy’n<br />
Digwyddiadau Mawr Llywodraeth Cymru gweithio yng Nghymru.<br />
fel Digwyddiad Twf. Gan weithio gyda<br />
swyddogion o’r Uned Digwyddiadau Mawr,<br />
cytunwyd ar strategaeth ddatblygu dair celfyddydau a Busnes<br />
blynedd, gan sicrhau dyfodol yr ŵyl gwyliau cyMRu<br />
tan 2014 a thu hwnt. Hoffai Gŵyl Gomedi Rydym yn gwerthfawrogi cefnogaeth a<br />
Machynlleth ddiolch i Lywodraeth Cymru chyngor parhaus Celfyddydau a Busnes<br />
am gefnogi datblygiad comedi byw yng Cymru i’r digwyddiad.<br />
Nghymru a’r hyn a gredwn sy’n ddigwyddiad<br />
unigryw yng nghalendr comedi’r DU.<br />
BBc<br />
cyngoR siR Powys<br />
Mae Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn falch o<br />
fod yn gweithio gyda BBC Radio 4 Extra,<br />
Mae adran dwristiaeth Cyngor Sir Powys yn BBC Radio Wales a BBC Radio Cymru am<br />
cefnogi’r digwyddiad yn uniongyrchol yn flwyddyn arall.<br />
2013, a hoffem ddiolch i Gyngor Sir Powys<br />
am eu cefnogaeth barhaus.<br />
RoustaBout<br />
Mae’r arbenigwyr pebyll lleol Roustabout<br />
wedi cefnogi’r ŵyl ers y flwyddyn gyntaf.<br />
Diolch i Geoff, Alex a’r holl griw.<br />
gRŵP cwMnïau west<br />
coast cyf<br />
Mae Grŵp Cwmnïau West Coast wedi<br />
bod yn fentoriaid busnes i’r ŵyl ers 2010,<br />
gan oruchwylio ein datblygiad fel cwmni<br />
a rhoi cyngor amhrisiadwy ar adegau<br />
allweddol. Mae West Coast wedi cynnig<br />
cefnogaeth nawdd uniongyrchol yn 2012<br />
BRagdy’R waen<br />
Mae ein partneriaeth gyda’r bragwyr lleol<br />
Sue a John yn parhau i ddatblygu a ffynnu.<br />
Pan ddechreuon ni drafod dechrau Gŵyl<br />
Gomedi Machynlleth, yn fwy na dim,<br />
roeddem am greu rhywle lle byddai pobl<br />
yn dod i gael hwyl, ac i gael gwyliau, boed<br />
yn fynychwyr, yn ddigrifwyr neu’n dîm<br />
yr ŵyl. Y diben oedd dilyn ymagwedd<br />
wahanol gyda’r nod o greu ysbryd o arbrofi<br />
ac agosatrwydd. Rydym yn frwdfrydig am<br />
y wefr o weld comedi byw mewn mannau<br />
agos, ac mae tref ogoneddus, hardd a<br />
hudolus Machynlleth yn rhoi cyfoeth o<br />
fannau perfformio diddorol ac unigryw i<br />
wneud hyn.<br />
Yn fwy na dim, rydym am i bobl chwerthin, cael<br />
amser da a chael croeso cynnes yng nghalon<br />
Cymru.<br />
Bellach yn ein pedwaredd flwyddyn, mae’r ŵyl<br />
eisoes yn ddyddiad cadarn yn nyddiaduron<br />
llawer o bobl. Byddai’n amhosib i’r ŵyl dyfu<br />
a datblygu heb gefnogaeth allweddol gan<br />
gyllidwyr a noddwyr.<br />
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