a guide to what’s on during December & beyond...
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WELCOME Whether it is Film, Music, Art or Theatre this is your guide to Shetland Arts and its venues.
CONTENTS 03 > Hogmanay with Fiddlers' Bid 04 > Christmas 05 > Fantasy films 06 > Event Listings 07 > Amythyst Kiah 07 > Mareel Student Concert 08 > Life Story 09 > Comedy films 10 > Event Listings 11 > Wordplay 2016 12 > TMSA Young Trad Tour 12 > Life Drawing 13 > True Stories films 14 > Event Listings 15 > Wellbeing Choir 15 > Branagh: The Entertainer 16 > Vivian Ross-Smith: Island Connections
16 > Know Your Arts From Your Elbow 17 > Drama films 17 > White Ribbon Day Event 18 > Classical Season 2016 / 2017 19 > The Dolly Parton Story 19 > Buddy Holly & The Cricketers 20 > Bolshoi: The Nutcracker 21 > Christmas films 22 > Fiery Sessions 22 > Sarah Jarosz (trio show) 23 > Visual Art & Craft Awards 23 > Creative Industries Forum 24 > Bert Simpson: Noup & Noost 25 > Screen Wednesdays 26 > Café Bar Events 26 > Songwriters Extravaganza 27 > Cinema Ticket Prices 28 > What’s On at a Glance 2
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Ultimate New Year, Concert and Dance
Bring In The Bells and Dance
Mareel Auditorium, then all areas - 7.30pm - close
Mareel Café Bar, then all areas - 9pm - close
Your hosts Fiddlers’ Bid welcome you to kick off the night with some of Shetland’s finest musicians and performers for an exclusive concert! Afterwards refresh yourself with supper and a dram in the glitz and glamour of the 1920’s Café Bar, or relax in the cinema before bringing in the bells with Fiddlers’ Bid from 11pm. Dance the night away with the Alan Nicolson Dance band accompanied by a supergroup of musicians in what promises to be the ultimate Shetland Hogmanay experience.
The New Year starts here! Kick back with a cocktail and enjoy the glamour of a 1920’s themed mixology in the café bar, chill out in our cinema screens and enjoy supper and a dram, before heading to the auditorium where Fiddlers’ Bid will kick off the countdown at 11pm for everyone to take in the New Year. Then dance the night away with a supergroup of musicians on the Mareel stage.
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> Christmas Music
Season’s
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Mareel & Bonhoga Gallery have a wide variety of treats & gifts to buy yourself or your loved ones this Christmas...
Cinema Gold Cards Concerts Vouchers s CD’s Studio Session Crafts Tickets
Books T-Shirts Art Cocktails
Pop-up markets every weekend at Mareel as well as shops at both Mareel & Bonhoga. 4
> Fantasy
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A)
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
Eddie Redmayne seeks magical creatures in the first part of an amazing new Harry Potter spin-off series. It’s 1926, and 'Magizoologist' Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) arrives in New York City for a meeting with the Magical Congress of the United States of America. He doesn’t arrive alone, however – in his magical suitcase lives a menagerie of dangerous creatures. But when the beasts escape, officials from the Magical Congress send the wizarding authorities after Newt, as the peaceful relationship between magic people and Muggles comes under threat.
Set shortly before the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Rogue One is the first in a thrilling new series of stand-alone spin-off films. It is a period of civil war. The Galactic Empire rules the galaxy, and is putting the finishing touches to their ultimate superweapon, the Death Star. The Rebellion plan to steal the plans, and recruit Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) to undertake the deadly mission alongside Rebel fighter Cassian Andor (Diego Luna).
Passengers (TBC)
Assassin's Creed (TBC)
An epic sci-fi adventure starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. Jim and Aurora are voyaging through space in deep sleep, destined for life on another planet, but their stasis is suddenly interrupted 90 years before they were due to wake up. As they try to find a way out of their predicament, the two begin to fall for one another – but will they be able to survive the deadly truth about why they woke up in the first place?
Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) is a dangerous criminal scheduled for execution – but his life is saved when he’s rescued by the mysterious Abstergo Industries. Under the instruction of scientist Sophia Rikkin, Callum is forced to take part in the Animus Project, whereby the company taps into his genetic memories. Soon Callum is reliving the life of his 15th century ancestor Aguilar, an Assassin during the time of the Spanish Inquisition.
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> Events
Know your Arts from your Elbow Wordplay 2016 MONDAY 7 NOV - MONDAY 5 DEC, 7pm
16 - 27 NOVEMBER
Mareel £7 / £5
Join artist Amy Gear for informal evening exploring the work of this year's Turner Prize nominees.
Mareel, Library, Bonhoga & Schools Welcoming writers of local, national and international renown, Wordplay features a mix of readings, writing workshops, children’s events, and book signings.
Wellbeing Choir
The Dolly Parton Story
TUESDAY EVENINGS, 7pm
SAT 26 & SUN 27 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm & 2pm
No need to read music, come along & enjoy a fun evening of song with a chat and cup of tea afterwards.
This Country and Western tribute act is paying homage to Dolly Parton and all the fantastic music she has written and performed over the years.
Mareel £20
Lerwick Methodist Church £2
Bert Simpson: Noup & Noost Branagh: The Entertainer SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 1.30pm
5 NOVEMBER - 24 DECEMBER Bonhoga Gallery
Mareel £12 / £10
Landmarks that guide and act as places of shelter for those who live by, and from, the sea.
John Osborne’s modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment.
Life Drawing
Mother Goose
WEDNESDAYS FROM 9 NOVEMBER, 7pm
30 NOVEMBER – 10 DECEMBER, 7.30pm
A series of untutored life drawing workshops with a nude model. The workshop is suitable for over 16's.
Islesburgh Drama Group present their 31st pantomime, all the old favourites of Mother Goose with a whole new script!
Mareel £10
The Garrison Theatre £12 / £8
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> Music
AMYTHYST KIAH +SUPPORT
WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY, 7:30pm Mareel £16 Amythyst Kiah is a Southern Gothic, alt-country, singer / songwriter based out of Johnson City, Tennessee - where she has been hailed as a ‘powerhouse vocalist.’ Not only are her influences eclectic but they span the decades, drawing heavily on ‘old-time’ music and blues, but equally country music from the 50’s to the 70’s as well. Kiah has opened for the likes of Tim O’ Brien in the States and is now making significant impact across the USA at major venues, events and festivals such as the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, plus likewise in the UK via events such as the Cambridge Folk Festival, Southern Fried Festival and the SummerTyne Americana Festival. She first appeared in Shetland two years ago, making a huge impression on her audience at that time. Expect her to do likewise on this occasion too!! “Amythyst Kiah is going to be famous…she will remind you what it is to love live music.” – ‘No Depression.’
> Music
MAREEL STUDENT CONCERT WEDNESDAY 7 DECEMBER, 7pm Mareel FREE Here at Mareel there is always a buzz of activity behind the scenes as our music, audio and film students enjoy the hands-on experience of working in a real venue. Join Shetland College UHI Music Students as they perform a variety of musical styles at their first live event of the academic year.
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> Music
Neil Georgeson with soprano Anna Dennis
Life Story A varied and exciting programme of French, Russian, German and English song, including works by:
• Mussorgsky • Wolf • • Stravinsky • Strauss • • Sorabji • Adès • Thursday 1 December, 7.30pm - Mareel £16 / £5
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> Comedy
Bad Santa 2 (15)
Moana (PG)
Billy Bob Thornton returns as the world's most depraved Santa! Foul-mouthed, whisky-soaked sex addict Willie isn't impressed by his old partner Marcus's plan to rob a charity run by the lovely Diane (Christina Hendricks) – it could net them millions, but will require Willie to don his Santa outfit once again. To make matters worse, Marcus has a new associate – Willie’s equally degenerate mother (Kathy Bates), whom he hasn't seen for 15 years.
A sweeping, spectacular family adventure from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Inexplicably drawn to the ocean, teenager Moana decides to leave the safety of her island to go on a daring journey to save her people. She convinces the mighty demigod Maui to join her mission, and together they voyage across the open ocean, encountering enormous monsters and surviving impossible odds. Along the way, Moana fulfils her quest and discovers the one thing she’s always sought: her own identity.
Bridget Jones's Baby (15)
Monster Trucks (PG)
Bridget Jones is back! Join her in the third film of this romantic comedy series, featuring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant. After breaking up with Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones's "happily ever after" hasn't quite gone as planned. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as a news producer and surround herself with her friends. Now, for once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong?
Bored of his small-town life, teenager Tripp builds a truck from parts of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town, as well as a most unlikely friend. Melding cutting edge visual effects and state-of-the-art CGI, Monster Trucks is an action-filled adventure for the whole family.
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> Events
Life Story
Buddy Holly & The Cricketers
Neil Georgeson with soprano Anna Dennis THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER, 7.30pm
MONDAY 12 DECEMBER, 7.30pm Mareel £25
Mareel £16 / £5 A varied and exciting programme of French, Russian, German and American song.
Christmas just wouldn't be the same without Buddy Holly and the Cricketers!
Creative Industries Forum
Mid Winter Night's Dance
FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER, 12 - 2pm
FRI 16 DEC, 7pm & SAT 17 DEC, 2pm
Do you work in, or would you like to work in, the creative industries sector in Shetland?
Shetland Community School of Ballet present a mixture of ballet and tap with a little Shakespeare tale too.
TMSA Young Trad Tour
The Nutcracker (Bolshoi)
MONDAY 5 DECEMBER, 7.30pm
SUNDAY 18 & TUSEDAY 20 DECEMBER
The Traditional Music and Song Association showcase the young musicians who appeared in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year.
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without the enchanting tale of young Marie and her nutcracker prince!
Mareel Student Concert
Hogmanay with Fiddlers’ Bid
WEDNESDAY 7 DECEMBER, 7pm
SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER, 7.30pm
Join Shetland College UHI Music Students as they perform at their first live event of the academic year.
Fiddler’s Bid invite you to welcome the New Year in sparkling style.
Mareel FREE (Register via HIE)
Garrison £7 / £4
Mareel £12 / £10
Mareel £14 / £12
Mareel FREE
Mareel £35 / £50
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This year’s Wordplay festival is being held in partnership with Shetland Library and timed to coincide with Book Week Scotland celebrations. An exciting mix of events put the “play” into Wordplay, featuring local and national names including Scots Makar Jackie Kay, much loved children’s author Debi Gliori and island authors Kevin MacNeil, Alison Miller and Roseanne Watt. Events will be held in the Library, Mareel, Bonhoga and in schools across Shetland. From a Harry Potter fest with special dress up screening of Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them to the launch of Bobby The Birdman and celebration of the remarkable life of Bobby Tulloch, there is something for everyone at Wordplay.
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TMSA YOUNG TRAD TOUR Monday 5 December, 7.30pm - Mareel £14 / £12 The TMSA Young Trad Tour presents the finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Competition (2015) including Shetland fiddler Gemma Donald described by Aly Bain as “one of the finest players in the country”.
Hastings (Song and 2015 Winner), Séamus Ó’Baioghill (Fiddle & Pipes), Robyn Stapleton (Song and 2014 Winner) and Ryan Young (Fiddle) with accompanist Anna Massie. Expect some brand new material written and composed by the young musicians, as well as some innovative arrangements of traditional tunes, all of which feature on their new album.
The full line-up is as follows; Gemma Donald (Fiddle), Heather Downie (Clarsach), Ainsley Hamill (Song), Claire
> Workshops Music
An untutored life drawing workshop with a nude model. Mareel, Wednesday Evenings, 7 - 9pm £10 - From 9 November This class is suitable for over 16s of all abilities. Please bring your own drawing materials and paper. Booking in advance is recommended.
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> True Stories
A United Kingdom (12A)
Snowden (15)
From director Amma Asante (a guest at Screenplay earlier this year with her previous film, Belle) comes this powerful drama, based on extraordinary true events. In 1947, Seretse Khama, the King of Botswana, met Ruth Williams, a London office worker. They were a perfect match, yet their proposed marriage was challenged not only by their families but by the British and South African governments. The latter had recently introduced the policy of apartheid and found the notion of a biracial couple ruling a neighboring country intolerable…
Few contemporary public figures are as contentious as National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. His decision to leak classified information, exposing the astonishing breadth of the NSA's global surveillance programs, alerted the world to how seriously its privacy had been compromised. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Snowden in this gripping real-life political thriller from Oscar winner Oliver Stone.
Sully: Miracle on the Hudson (12A)
Gimme Danger (15) Including revealing interviews and blistering live footage, this hugely enjoyable new documentary from director Jim Jarmusch chronicles the story of Iggy and the Stooges, arguably one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time. The Stooges blew a crater in the musical landscape of the late 1960s, assaulting audiences with a blend of rock, blues, R&B and free jazz, and planting the seeds for what would be called punk and alternative rock in the decades that followed.
Tom Hanks stars as a modern American hero in this riveting true life drama. On 15 January 2009, Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger became a national hero when the world witnessed him pilot his disabled plane onto the waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being championed for his bravery and skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy both his reputation and his career.
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> Events
Island Connections by Vivian Ross-Smith
Neil Georgeson
21 JANUARY - 6 MARCH
THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm
Piano Recital - Pictures at an Exhibition
Bonhoga Gallery
Mareel £16 / £5
The relationship between people and land.
Sarah Jarosz (trio show)
Hebrides Ensemble
SUNDAY 29 JANUARY, 7.30pm
SATURDAY 11 MARCH, 7.30pm
GRAMMY-nominated and highly gifted singer and multiinstrumentalist Sarah Jarosz, from Austin, Texas, will bring her trio show to Shetland
The Ensemble is renowned for its fresh and intelligent approach to programming, which places contemporary music at the heart of a diverse range of repertoire.
Fiery Sessions
Mr McFall’s Chamber
TUESDAY 31 JANUARY, 12pm & 3pm
SATURDAY 15 APRIL, 7.30pm
Join us and get your Up Helly Aa celebrations off to a fine start with some of Shetland’s best trad musicians!
A combination of rhythmic interest and yearning melody with a distinctively Nordic melancholy.
Amythyst Kiah +support
Dunedin Consort
WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY, 7:30pm
FRIDAY 19 MAY, 7.30pm
Southern Gothic, alt-country, singer/songwriter based in Tennessee. She has been hailed as a ‘powerhouse vocalist.’
Establishing themselves as the leading Scottish Baroque ensemble, they’ve performed in Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Israel and France.
Mareel £22
Mareel £16 / £5
The Garrison Theatre
Mareel £16 / £5
Mareel £15
Mareel £16 / £5
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Wellbeing Choir
Tuesday Evenings, 7 - 8.30pm, Lerwick Methodist Church £2 per session - includes light refreshments! 16+ No experience required, no audition process and no need to read music, come along & enjoy a fun evening of music with a chat and cup of tea afterwards. Improve your physical and mental health through music and song!
> Event Cinema
SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 1.30pm Mareel £12 / £10
Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborne’s modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment. Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as the unforgettable Archie Rice.
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> Turner Prize sessions
Installation by Michael Dean
Know Your Arts From Your Elbow Decode the mystery that is Contemporary British Art. Artist Amy Gear has been exploring the work of this year’s Turner Prize nominees through a series of informal evening sessions in Mareel’s Green Room. Each week focusses on the work of one of the shortlisted artists and culminates on 5 December with a live TV screening of the Turner Prize award ceremony in Screen 2. Sessions take place at 7pm on a Monday evening and are suitable for anyone, no previous knowledge or expert vocabulary is required. Don’t worry if you haven’t been able to attend the previous sessions – each session can be booked separately through the Shetland Box Office in person at Mareel and Islesburgh Community Centre, over the phone on 01595 745555 or online at: www.shetlandboxoffice.org
> Art
ISLAND CONNECTIONS
Vivian
Ross-Smith The relationship between people and land.
21 January - 6 March PUBLIC OPENING: Friday 20 January, 6 - 7.30pm Everyone welcome 16
> Drama
Dog Eat Dog (18)
Indignation (15)
A gleefully over the top and darkly hilarious crime drama from filmmaker Paul Schrader, featuring brilliant performances from Nicolas cage and Willem Dafoe. Three ex-cons are looking for one last big job, something that’ll provide them with enough money to retire. They seem to have hit the jackpot when an eccentric mob boss hires them to kidnap a baby, but when what should be a straightforward abduction goes awry, the trio find themselves on the run from both the mob and the cops.
An intelligent, meticulously crafted drama based on the novel by Philip Roth. 1951. Marcus Messner, a brilliant working class Jewish boy from New Jersey, wins a scholarship to a small, conservative college in Ohio, thus exempting him from being drafted into the Korean War. But once there, Marcus's growing infatuation with his beautiful classmate Olivia, and his clashes with the college's imposing Dean, put his and his family's best laid plans to the test.
> White Ribbon Day Event
SUNDAY 4 DECEMBER, 4pm A special event to Mark White Ribbon Day, the international day against violence against women. Raising Our Sons to be Good Men features Michael Kaufman, the co-founder of the White Ribbon Campaign – the largest effort in the world of men working to end violence against women. Michael’s work for the United Nations, governments, nongovernmental organisations, women’s groups, trade unions and corporations has seen him speaking and leading workshops all over the world, and in September 2015 he visited Shetland, delivering an inspiring talk at the Lerwick Legion. This film gives you another chance to watch this positive, engaging talk, which is aimed at both men and women. Also screening as part of this special event is Wolf in my Home, a stunning short animation created by Daniel Gear for Shetland Women's Aid. For more information on the White Ribbon Campaign go to www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk £5
Allied (15) A thrilling romantic drama set during the Second World War, starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard and directed by Robert Zemeckis (Cast Away, Forrest Gump, Back to the Future). In North Africa in 1942, intelligence officer Max Vatan encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.
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> Music
Classical Season
Join us for our 2016/17 Classical Season featuring performances by Shetland born pianist Neil Georgeson, Mr McFall’s Chamber, Hebrides Ensemble and the Dunedin Consort
2016/17 Neil Georgeson 1 December Song Recital with Soprano Anna Dennis 9 February Piano Recital ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’
Hebrides Ensemble March 2017
Mr McFalls Chamber April 2017
Dunedin Consort May 2017
A package price of 3 concerts for £33 is available for this season. Only available to book in person, or over the phone on 01595 745555.
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> Music
Saturday 21 January, 7.30pm Sunday 22 January, 2pm Mareel £20 Featuring Andrea Pattison and the Partoners, this new show pays tribute to one of the greatest icons of popular music, Dolly Parton. The stunning vocals of Andrea Pattison are backed by an all live 4 piece band. You can expect to hear accurate versions of Dolly’s most celebrated material, from her early Country classics such as “Coat of Many Colours” through to her later smash hits such as “Islands in the Stream” and “9 to 5”. They will joined by special guest Peter White, as Kenny Rogers.
> Music
Monday 12 December, 7.30pm Mareel £25
In what would have been his 80th year, this tribute to Buddy Holly is a breathtaking show that stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK whose combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One's Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by Graham Norton. Making their first visit to Shetland, Buddy Holly and the Cricketers will herald in the Yuletide festivities with ‘Holly at Christmas’, performing Holly’s hits, other contemporary classics and some Christmas crackers, all wrapped up in a fast, furious and funny feast of entertainment to make the perfect gift for all the family.
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> Music
The Nutcracker SUNDAY 18, TUESDAY 20 & WEDNESDAY 28 DECEMBER
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without the enchanting tale of young Marie and her nutcracker prince! Danced by the Bolshoi’s principals, Russian ballet master Yuri Grigorovich’s staging of ETA Hoffmann’s fairytale will transport children and adults alike to a world of magic and wonder for the holiday season. On Christmas Eve, Marie’s wooden nutcracker doll is transformed into a handsome prince who takes her on a magical journey. Before they leave, they must confront the Mouse King, whose army is threatening Marie… Mareel £12 / £10
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> Christmas Classics
It's A Wonderful Life (U) It's Christmas Eve, 1946, and George Bailey (James Stewart), who has long considered himself a failure, faces financial ruin and arrest. High above him, two celestial voices discuss George's dilemma and decide to send down eternally bumbling angel Clarence Oddbody to help him out. But first, Clarence is given a crash course on George's life, and the multitude of selfless acts he has performed. The ultimate heartwarming Christmas classic – bring a hanky!
White Christmas (U) A charming musical starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kays, Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney, with songs by Irving Berlin. A pair of former soldiers start a new career as nightclub entertainers. They try to boost the popularity of their old commanding officer’s struggling winter resort in Vermont by staging a series of extravagant shows, with a little help from their former army buddies and a talented singing sister act.
The Muppets Christmas Carol (U) The Muppet Christmas Carol's warmth, wit and obvious affection for Dickens make it one of the greatest Christmas films of all time. Scrooge (Michael Caine) is a bitter, miserly old moneylender who shoos away charity collectors, sneers at his happy-go-lucky nephew and rages at the prospect of giving his clerks a day off for Christmas. But he's forced to reconsider his attitude to the world when visited by a procession of ghosts on Christmas Eve…
Love Actually (15) Ten stories of love and heartbreak loosely intertwine in Richard Curtis’s star-studded romantic comedy. There's the new prime minister falling for the teagirl; his sister suspecting her husband may stray; her friend grieving over his wife's death; his stepson longing for a girl from school; a heartbroken writer; his newlywed friends whose best man is acting strangely; and a washed-up singer hoping for a Christmas number one. A warm and fuzzy seasonal favourite.
Frozen Sing-A-Long (PG) Elsa and Anna are two young princesses in the mountainous kingdom of Arendelle. They were once very close, until an accident caused by Elsa's icemaking powers pushed them apart. Now soon to become Queen, Elsa's worry over her powers has built so much that an emotional outburst causes her to cast the whole kingdom into eternal winter. Princess Anna must find her sister and save Arendelle. Sing along with this snow-fulled Disney adventure – the song lyrics will be projected onto the screen!
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> Up Helly Aa
Shetland Arts’ annual Up Helly Aa day concerts at The Garrison Theatre.
TUESDAY 31 JAN 2017 12pm & 3pm
Showcasing some of best of Shetland traditional music > Music Sarah Jarosz (trio show) SUNDAY 29 JANUARY, 7:30pm Mareel £22
GRAMMY-nominated and highly gifted singer and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Jarosz, from Austin, Texas, will bring her trio show to Shetland early in 2017. Signed to a record deal aged just 16, she has built up a major reputation in the contemporary folk, Americana and roots scene. In addition to playing mandolin, octave mandolin, guitar and banjo, Jarosz is an expressive and distinctive vocalist and a hugely accomplished songwriter. She is a regular on A Prairie Home Companion TV show, where she is part of the new house band alongside host Chris Thile and other members of the Punch Brothers. This year she has shared a stage with the likes of Paul Simon and Jack White. Jarosz boasts multiple Grammy nominations including two for her last album Build Me Up From Bones, while her current release Undercurrent is her first since graduating with honours from the New England Conservatory of Music. It features cameos and co-writes with collaborators including Crooked Still’s Aoife O’Donovan and Nickel Creek’s Sara Watkins, with whom she has toured under the name ‘I’m With Her’.
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> Visual Art & Craft Awards
SHETLAND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FORUM AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FEEDBACK FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING AND NETWORK WITH PEERS FOR BOOKING CONTACT RACHAEL.HUME@HIENT.CO.UK
MAREEL AUDITORIUM. FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER, 12 - 2pm
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> Art
BERT SIMPSON
Noup & Noost Landmarks that guide and act as places of shelter for those who live by, and from, the sea.
5 November - 24 December LOWER GALLERY & CRAFT CABINET: Art & Craft for Christmas 5 November - 24 December Opening Hours: Low Season
Wed - Fri: 11.00am - 3pm
Bonhoga Gallery, Weisdale, ZE2 9LW 01595 745750
Sat & Sun: 11am - 4pm
bonhoga@shetlandarts.org
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> Screen Wednesdays
Paterson (15) Every day is much the same for bus driver and secret poet Paterson (Adam Driver). Once his shift has finished, he goes home and has dinner with his wife Laura, before taking their dog down to the local bar and enjoying one beer. Jim Jarmusch’s charming and quietly profound character study astutely observes the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
After Love (L'économie du couple) (12A) French Language with English Subtitles After 15 years of living together, Marie and Boris decide to get divorced – but the separation proves far from simple. Boris can't afford to move out until the house in which they live with their two daughters has been sold, and they soon find themselves at an impasse in which all of their frustrations, resentments and grievances start to mingle with feelings of past affection. An astute, intelligent and moving examination of modern relationships.
Chi-Raq (15) Spike Lee’s dazzling, rage-fuelled, hip-hop musical repurposes Aristophanes’ Lysistrata – a comedy about a Greek heroine who leads a sex-strike to prevent war – setting it in Chicago’s South Side. Chi-Raq is the leader of the Spartans and the lover of foxy, feisty Lysistrata. The Spartans are at war with rival gang, the Trojans, led by Cyclops. When an 11-year-old-girl is killed in the crossfire of a gang battle, Lysistrata decides to take action.
Under the Shadow (15)
American Honey (15)
Persian Language with English Subtitles A masterful blend of family drama and psychological horror from Iranian writer-director Babak Anvari. Shideh lives with her young daughter Dorsa in a Tehran apartment amid the chaos of the Iran-Iraq war, in which her absent husband is fighting. After an air raid badly damages the building, Dorsa’s behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, and Shideh becomes convinced that a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter.
Award-winning British director Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank, Wuthering Heights) crosses the Atlantic for her latest feature, a dazzling, bittersweet road movie. Star, a teenage girl from a troubled home, runs away with a travelling sales crew that drives across the American mid-west selling magazine subscriptions door to door. Finding her feet in this gang of teenagers, and falling for the charismatic Jake, she soon joins in with the group’s hard partying, law-bending lifestyle.
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Mareel Café Bar Mixology @ Mareel
Sun - Thu: 10am - 11pm Fri - Sat: 10am - 1am
Mareel Film Quiz
Tuesday 13 December from 7pm
Cocktails every Friday, from 7pm DJs on Fridays 2 & 16 December, from 9pm
Mareel’s Monthly Film Quiz is for both film buffs and novices alike! Movie themed prizes are awarded to the teams with the highest and lowest scores, but really it’s all about the glory. Max team size: 6 people. £8 (team)
Every Friday night in Mareel Café Bar our staff mix up a selection of delicious cocktails and mocktails for you to sample. Come on down and enjoy while listening to some great chilled-out mixes from our house DJs John Collins & DJ Lyall. FREE
Shetland Singers Songwriters
Mareel Student Concert Wednesday 7 December, 7pm
Wednesday 28 December, from 7pm
Here at Mareel there is always a buzz of activity behind the scenes as our music, audio and film students enjoy the hands-on experience of working in a real venue. Join Shetland College UHI Music Students as they perform a variety of musical styles at their first live event of the academic year. FREE
Shetland Singers & Songwriters group hold monthly nights in the Auditorium, featuring some of the best of Shetland’s Singing & Songwriting talent. As well as sets from established acts, there is also an Open Mic spot. To find out more visit the Shetland Singers Songwriters page on Facebook. FREE
Christmas & New Year Mareel Opening Hours Saturday 24 December (Christmas Eve)
Saturday 31 December (New Years Eve)
Box Office Café Bar
Building closed between 6pm – 7pm (for non-ticket holders) Box Office 9am – 6pm Cafe Bar 10am – 6pm and 7pm – 3am
9am – 8pm 10am – 8pm
Sunday 25 December (Christmas Day) Building Closed
Building Closed
Monday 26 December (Boxing Day) Box Office Café Bar
Sunday 1 January (New Years Day)
1pm – 8pm 1pm – 8pm
Monday 2 January Open as normal
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> Cinema Ticket Prices Matinees: before 5pm
Prices
Monday to Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5.50 / £4.50 Saturday, Sunday, Holidays* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £7 / £5
Evenings: from 5pm onwards Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £7 / £5 Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday . . . . . . . £8 / £6 Friday, Saturday, Holidays* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £9 / £7
Special Screenings:
Our prices vary depending on the day and time of the performance, and the type of screening. When booking you will be asked to choose between two different ticket types: adult or concession. Concessions include children under the age of 16 years old (those aged 16 and above must buy adult tickets), students (must produce valid ID), seniors (aged 60+), and people with disabilities.
Senior Screening (includes refreshment) . . . . . . . . . . . £6
Mareel Opening Hours: Sun - Thu: 9am - 11pm Fri - Sat:
9am - 1am
* Holidays include Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, & New Year’s Eve. • 3D screenings cost an extra £1 on top of ticket prices. Glasses cost an additional £1 and are reusable.
Mareel 01595 745500 www.shetlandarts.org
Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded once purchased. Customers are responsible for checking that they have booked the correct tickets at time of purchase as mistakes cannot be rectified at a later date. Only in the event of a screening being cancelled will your ticket be refunded.
Shetland Arts Development Agency manages Bonhoga Gallery, The Garrison Theatre & Mareel. We also develop and promote a year round programme of film, music, theatre, literature, visual arts, & dance events. We do this because we want to see Shetland celebrated as a place where inspiration & innovation are valued; where people want to live, work & study; and we want the full social & economic potential of the islands to be achieved.
Shetland Arts is supported by Creative Scotland and core funded by the Shetland Charitable Trust. Shetland Arts is a registered charity (SCO37082).
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> Shetland Arts: Whats On 25 NOVEMBER - 1 DECEMBER
9 - 15 DECEMBER > Buddy Holly & the Cricketers
> Wordplay 2016
> Mareel Film Quiz
> The Dolly Parton Story Moved to January
FILM:
> Neil Georgeson & Anna Dennis: Life Story > Know your Arts from your Elbow
> Snowden
> Bert Simpson: Noup & Noost > Mixology @ Mareel > Wellbeing Choir
> Bad Santa 2 > Allied > Love Actually > Paterson 16 - 22 DECEMBER
> Mother Goose > Life Drawing Workshops
> Mixology @ Mareel
FILM:
> Mid Winter Night's Dance
> Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them > Arrival
FILM:
> Nocturnal Animals > Kenneth Branagh: The Entertainer > Little Men > American Honey > Spirited Away
> Rogue One: A Star Wars Story > The Muppets Christmas Carol > Bolshoi: The Nutcracker > It's A Wonderful Life > White Christmas > Under the Shadow 23 - 29 DECEMBER
> Howl's Moving Castle > When Marnie Was There 2 - 8 DECEMBER > Creative Industries Forum > TMSA Young Trad Tour > Mareel Student Concert
> CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY > Shetland Singers Songwriters FILM: > Sully: Miracle on the Hudson > Frozen Sing-A-Long 30 DECEMBER - 5 JANUARY
FILM: > Moana
> Hogmanay with Fiddlers' Bid
> A United Kingdom
FILM:
> Bridget Jones's Baby
> Passengers
> Dog Eat Dog
> Monster Trucks
> Indignation
> Assassin's Creed
> After Love (L'économie du couple)
> Chi-Raq
> Gimme Danger
films may be added or removed at any time subject to demand.