Shetland Arts - What's On

WHAT’S ON

FIERY SESSIONS & STAND UP HELLY AA

a guide to what’s on during January & beyond.

• BONHOGA • GARRISON • MAREEL • • FILM • MUSIC • ART • THEATRE • CAFÉ BAR • EDUCATION •

WELCOME Whether it is Film, Music, Art or Theatre this is your guide to Shetland Arts and its venues.

CONTENTS 14 > Hogmanay@Mareel 14 > Gargantua 15 > Films 16 > Event Listings 17 > Stage 1 Drama 18 > Café Bar Events 19 > The Lone Bellow 19 > Lucy Spraggan 20 > Rich Hall - 3:10 To Humour 20 > The Winter’s Tale 21 > Film Wednesdays 22 > Shetland Arts Case Study 23 > Cinema Ticket Prices 24 > What’s On at a Glance

03 > Commando 04 > Aald Boats & Boannie Lanes 05 > Life Drawing Classes 05 > Artist Talk: David Mach 06 > Beoga 07 > Films 08 > Event Listings 09 > Scottish Ensemble 09 > Our Screen 10 > James Yorkston / Withered Hand / The Pictish Trail 11 > Film: Family Friendly 12 > Fiery Sessions 13 > Stand Up Helly Aa 2

> Art

DAVID MACH

RA

Internationally renowned artist & Turner Prize nominee

Commando 16 January - 28 February Public opening: Friday 15 January 6 - 7.30pm Everyone welcome

Talk by the Artist: Thursday 4 February Mareel Auditorium £7 / £5

Opening Hours: Low Season Wed - Fri: 11am - 3pm Treat yourself to something special from SVENSKA - our Christmas selling exhibition, featuring the best of Swedish-inspired art, craft & design.

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Lower Gallery: Aald boats & Boannie lanes Avril Thomson Smith

Sat & Sun: 11am - 4pm

> Art

Shetland-based artist

AVRIL THOMSON SMITH

Aald Boats & Boannie Lanes

16 January - 28 February 2016 Lower Gallery, Bonhoga & Feature Space, Mareel.

Public opening: Friday 15 January 6 - 7.30pm Everyone welcome

Bonhoga Upper Gallery: Commando David Mach RA 16 Jan - 28 Feb 2016 4

> Art

U NTUTO RED CL A SSES MAREEL, WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, 7 - 9pm  £10 - From 20 January 2016 An untutored life drawing workshop with a nude model.

These classes are suitable for over 16s of all abilities.

Please bring your own materials, including paper, charcoal, 2B or above pencil and putty rubber.

> Artist Talk

DAVID MACH THURSDAY 4 FEBRUARY Mareel  £7 / £5

Internationally renowned Scottish sculptor and installation artist David Mach will give an illustrated talk about his work.

Mach is well known for his large-scale public artworks, particularly Big Heids, on the side of the M8 between Glasgow and Edinburgh, paying tribute to the area’s industrial heritage. He also works extensively with collage and recently started using graphics from D.C. Thomson’s comic series Commando War Stories in Pictures to create new stories.

David Mach studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, graduating in 1979, then at the Royal College of Art, London from 1979–82. Following many shows, public works and installations, he was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1988, was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1998 and in 2000 was appointed Professor of Sculpture.

Commando, David Mach’s exhibition of collage is at Bonhoga Gallery from 16 January – 28 February 2016.

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> Music

PRESENT VALHALLA SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm

Beoga are a leading force on the music scene in Northern Ireland, and are one of the most prolific bands on the touring circuit. McKay and Stout have performed regularly with Sean Og Graham of Beoga with the group Fiddlers Bid. This led to the idea of a cross national show incorporating new material and trademark compositions.

As well as a 20 minute program of new compositions, the collaboration seeks to explore and develop the music from Seavaigers (featuring the music of Sally Beamish and Chris Stout & Catriona McKay, July 2014) and Beoga’s albums The Incident (Grammy shortlisted album in 2009) and How To Tune A Fish (2012).

Mareel  £18

Valhalla is a new suite of work composed by Beoga, along with Chris Stout and Catriona McKay. The artists will undertake a five-day residency commissioned by The MAC to jointly create new music.

The compositions will marry the links between the music of Shetland and the music of Ireland. The residency will result in a series of performances to showcase the collaboration in The MAC and other venues across Ireland and Shetland.

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> Films

Joy (12A)

The Big Short (15)

Jennifer Lawrence reunites with her Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell for the true story of Joy Mangano, who founded a business empire that spanned four generations.

Joy grew up with a domineering father and put her life on hold when her parents divorced. But she eventually got sick of dealing with her family and struck out on her own, founding a hugely successful business. But big money always attracts the interests of the Mob. Reuniting Lawrence, Russell, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro, Joy is the story of one woman’s determination to take on the world, no matter the cost.

It’s 2005, and the housing market is booming. But four outsiders see what no one else can: the whole thing is a time bomb. The Big Short is their story. People were buying houses they couldn’t afford, with money they didn’t have, which they borrowed from banks that were negligent and greedy. Four men realised a crash was coming, and bet against the American economy to take on the banks. And make themselves rich as well, of course. The true story of a crisis we’re still reeling from, The Big Short boasts an outstanding cast including Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell.

Sisters (15)

Creed (12A)

From the makers of Pitch Perfect - Maura is the perfect sister, who works at a hospital and is calm and collected. Katie is the other sister, rather less responsible. When they discover that their parents are selling their childhood home, they decide to throw one last party before they have to clean it out. Maura was divorced two years ago, and needs this opportunity to let her freak flag fly. As the raging party begins to spiral out of control, the girls soon realize that there may not be a house left to sell once the dust settles.

Rocky Balboa is back – but he’s not going into the ring himself this time. Instead, he’s training Adonis Johnson, the son of his friend Apollo Creed, to be a fighter. Adonis never knew his father, and he’s reluctant to take up his name. But he’s been fighting his whole life, and could have a chance at the championship with Rocky as his trainer. It’s time for him to live up to the legacy of his late father.

> Westerns

The Revenant (15)

The Hateful Eight (TBC)

Oscar-winning director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu brings us The Revenant, an epic true story of one man’s search for vengeance after being left for dead in a frozen waste. In 1832, Hugh Glass is mauled and nearly killed by a bear. John Fitzgerald, one of his companions, murders his son and buries Hugh alive in a shallow grave. But to John’s horror, Hugh digs himself out and comes looking for his enemy, as if he were back from the dead. Based on a haunting true story and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant is an intense, thrilling Western guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat.

After the massive success of Django Unchained, go back to Quentin Tarantino’s Wild West for The Hateful Eight, a rip-roaring adventure starring Kurt Russell and Samuel L. Jackson. A few years after the Civil War, The Hateful Eight sees eight violent, dangerous strangers gather in a stagecoach stopover lodge to escape a battering blizzard. John Ruth is taking a prisoner to the town of Red Rock to face justice. He’s not going to let anyone get in his way. But surrounded by unpredictable renegades and completely cut off by the storm, getting where he’s going will prove much more difficult than he anticipated.

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> Events

Svenska

The Lone Bellow

31 OCTOBER - 24 DECEMBER

THURSDAY 21 JANUARY, 7.30pm

Bonhoga  FREE

Mareel  £22 / £18 Presented by Ragged Wood Promotions

Art, craft and design sourced from Sweden. Including work by Sweden-based maker Karen Clubb and Shetland artists Mike Finnie and Anne Bain.

IN-DEMAND southern American, Brooklyn-based rock/soul/ indie/folk group The Lone Bellow will kick off their UK tour in Shetland in early 2016.

(See page 19)

Hogmanay

Fiery Sessions

THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER, 8pm - 1am

TUESDAY 26 JANUARY, 12pm & 3pm

Celebrate Hogmanay in style at Mareel Café Bar. 8 – 10pm Open Mic, 10pm – 1am DJs. Cocktails, mocktails and general new years revelry until 1am.

(See page 14)

Come along to Mareel on Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa day for Fiery Sessions, two concerts showcasing some of best of Shetland traditional music.

(See page 12)

Commando

Stand Up Helly Aa

16 JANUARY - 28 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 26 JANUARY, 9pm

Work by Internationally renowned artist & Turner Prize nominee David Mach RA. (See page 3)

Come along to Mareel on Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa day for Shetland Arts’ annual stand-up comedy show on Up Helly Aa night.

(Warning: show may contain adult content) (See page 13)

Mareel, Café Bar  £10

Mareel  £14 / £12

Bonhoga  FREE

Mareel  £16

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> Music

Supported by Inksters Solicitors. In partnership with Shetland Arts.

RE-DEFINING THE STRING ORCHESTRA Scottish Ensemble, the UK’s only professional string orchestra, give their first ever concert series in Shetland with three contrasting chamber music concerts.

Events include a performance on violin and viola from talented husband-andwife team Jonathan Morton and Clio Gould, two magnificent quintets from Mozart and Brahms and an evening of cello and violin duos.

> QUINTETS

FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2016, 7.30pm Scottish Ensemble, A treat of two halves – five SE musicians perform Mozart’s Quintet in G minor and Brahms’ harmony-rich Quintet in G Major.

> CELLO & VIOLIN DUOS THURSDAY 21 APRIL 2016, 7.30pm

Cellist Alison Lawrance and violinist Cheryl Crockett perform this arrangement of Halvorsen’s Passacaglia for violin & viola.

ING COM TO SOONEEL MAR

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> Music

| Mareel | Wednesday 3 February | | 7.30pm | tickets £18 | Three of Scotland’s leading singer/songwriters on tour together, on stage together…

For these special performances, all three will be on-stage throughout, sharing and joining in on each other’s songs, having a laugh and a blether 10

> Family Friendly

Star Wars - The Force Awakens The Good Dinosaur (PG) (12A)

Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.

JJ Abrams takes us back to a Galaxy far, far away as cinema’s greatest franchise makes its long-awaited return to the big screen.

A new enemy has risen, and a new generation of heroes must fight to save the galaxy. Fresh faces Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron must unite with old warriors Luke, Han and Leia. The Dark Side has awoken. But so has the Light. May the force be with you.

How to Train your Dragon 2 (PG) Belle & Sebastien (PG) In celebration of Up Helly Aa – The Vikings are back! The thrilling second chapter of the epic How To Train Your Dragon trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and Vikings on the island of Berk. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, Hiccup and Toothless find themselves at the centre of a battle to protect the peace. Now they must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.

Based on a much-loved 1960s French TV series this film is set during World War II in the snowy Alps of occupied France.

Sebastien is a lonely boy who dreams of the day his mother will return from America – the place that his adoptive grandfather tells him she’s gone. He finds companionship with “the beast” that local farmers are convinced is killing their sheep – an enormous sheepdog that quickly proves anything but dangerous, instead becoming the boy’s best friend and protector. With Nazis rooting out the Resistance fighters helping Jewish refugees cross the border to Switzerland, Belle and Sebastien soon prove their courage to the skeptical villagers.

> Young Adult

The Hunger Games Mockingjay - Part 2 (12A) Katniss returns for her last battle in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2. With Panem at war, the rebels of District 13 launch a desperate attempt to kill President Snow. She has been reunited with her closest friends including Gale, Finnick and Peeta, while the tyrannical Snow grows ever more obsessed with destroying her. In this final confrontation, the dangers that await Katniss are greater than anything she faced in the Hunger Games arena.

Victor Frankenstein (12A) James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe star in a dynamic and thrilling twist on a legendary tale. Radical scientist Victor Frankenstein and his equally brilliant protégé Igor Strausman share a noble vision of aiding humanity through their groundbreaking research into immortality. But Victor’s experiments go too far, and his obsession has horrifying consequences. Only Igor can bring his friend back from the brink of madness and save him from his monstrous creation.

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> Up Helly Aa!

FIERY S N O I S SES

areel.

M t a s rt e c n o c y a d a A Up Helly Shetland Arts’ annual

Y R A U N A J 6 2 Y TUESDA  £14/£12 m p 3 & m p 2 1 e of best of Shetland Showcasing som uding: traditional music, incl

& N O S M A D A E I MAGG N O S L O H C I N N A I BR VAIR HIGH LEVEL S T N E D U T S C I S U M 12

STAND UP HELLY AA

Shetland Arts’ annual

stand-up comedy sho w on Up Helly Aa night.

TUESDAY 26 JANUARY 9pm  £16

Warm up after the pro

cession with a bill of great comedy, including:

MARJOLEIN ROBERSTO N & THE IMPOSTERS (Shetland’s new Impro v Group) SANDY NELSON BRUCE FUMMEY

(Warning: show may contain adult content)

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> Café Bar Event

> Drama SHETLAND YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS...

GARGANTUA

BY CARL GROSE

After a two and a half year pregnancy, Mini Mungus gives birth to Hugh, a massive baby – one with an accelerated growth rate and an insatiable appetite for anything that moves. When sinister military scientists become intent on cloning an army of giant babies from Hugh, he breaks his chains and escapes. The world can only watch in horror as he embarks on learning how to walk and rampant destruction. Who will stop him?

Who will decide his fate? Who will change his nappy?

As part of NT Connections, Shetland Youth Theatre will perform Gargantua in March.

Rehearsals start in January.

New participants (aged 12 – 21) are welcome to join the mayhem.

SIGN UP AT MAREEL RECEPTION, OR CALL 01595 745500

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> Film

Lady in the Van (12A)

In The Heart Of The Sea (12A)

Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith) is an eccentric old soul. She spends her time by covering miles in her van, which happens to double up as her home. The neighbourhood are gradually becoming acquainted with her bizarre ways, until eventually one of them – a young writer by the name of Alan Bennett – invites her to park in his driveway, just until she gets something more permanent sorted. Fifteen years later she is still there. Miss Shepherd has become a feature of life in this Camden street. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys this charming and hilarious British film is based on Bennett’s real experiences with the lady who lived in a van on his own driveway.

In The Heart Of The Sea is the true story of the whaling ship Essex, which was attacked at sea by a terrifyingly large and ferocious bull sperm whale. Shipwrecked over 1000 miles from land, the crew spend 90 days marooned on the ocean, desperately trying to escape the whale and get to South America.

But with little in the way of food and water, they must turn to desperate measures to survive. From Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard, In The Heart Of The Sea stars Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy and Ben Whishaw as Herman Melville, whose book Moby-Dick was inspired by these events.

Sunset Song (15)

Room (15)

Terence Davies adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s 1932 novel of the same name. Chris Guthrie is a young woman with plans. Excelling at her schooling and in possession of a burgeoning independent streak, she seems destined for a job in teaching. But family life has its own pull and her religious father exerts a formidable force on his brood, as well as on her mother whose body he treats as both refuge and battleground. As the constellation of her family shifts around her and romance comes calling, Chris grows into womanhood just as the First World War begins to devastate a generation.winter.

Bed, Lamp, Skylight, Rug... These are the things that five-year-old Jack’s physical world is comprised of. He may have been trapped in an 11-square-foot room since his birth, but he doesn’t see it that way, as the world outside the room doesn’t exist for him.

Ma, for whom their captivity is a very real concept, is absolutely determined to raise him properly, employing all the care and imagination she can muster to keep Jack educated, healthy and happy. But when a window of escape suddenly presents itself, Jack is thrust into an entirely new understanding of the world.

> LGBT Interest

The Danish Girl (15)

Carol (15)

Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne takes on his next great acting challenge for The Danish Girl, playing Lili Elbe, one of the first known people to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Born Einar Wegener, she gradually realised that she was a woman trapped in a man’s body. In the 1920s, such a thing was unheard of. The surgery had never been attempted before. But it was Lili’s only chance to be the person she was supposed to be. A moving drama about a timely, untold story, The Danish Girl also stars Alicia Vikander and is directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper.

One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the year, Carol takes place in 1950s New York, where an unhappily-married woman falls in love with a young department store worker. Given the social attitudes of the ‘50s, it’s bad enough on its own. But for Carol, it’s even worse. She’s fallen in love with Therese, a woman. Caught between a loveless marriage and a relationship that people don’t understand, she is forced to choose between her family and her new love.

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> Events

Rich Hall - 3:10 To Humour

Beoga with Chris Stout & Catriona McKay

TUESDAY 2 FEBRUARY, 8pm Mareel  £16 SOLD OUT Presented by Beyond

SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY, 8pm

Mareel  £18

Rich Hall’s critically acclaimed grouchy, deadpan style has established him as a master of absurdist irony and the king of rapid-fire wit.

(See page 20)

Valhalla is a new suite of work composed by Beoga, along with Chris Stout and Catriona McKay. (See page 6)

James Yorkston / Withered Hand / The Pictish Trail

Scottish Ensemble: Quintets FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm Mareel  £15 / £13

WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm Mareel  £18

Scottish Ensemble, A treat of two halves – five SE musicians perform Mozart’s Quintet in G minor and Brahms’ harmony-rich Quintet in G Major.

(See page 9)

Three of Scotlands best songwriting talent on-stage together, sharing and joining in on each other’s songs, having a laugh and a blether. (See page 10)

Scottish Ensemble: Cello & Violin Duos

Lucy Spraggan THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm Mareel  £12 Presented by Beyond

THURSDAY 21 APRIL, 7.30pm Mareel  £15 / £13

Toe-tapping interpretations of classic sounds and the harmony-heavy ballads that Lucy pulls from modern rhythm and blues, turning the rattle of rap into sing-along folk-style numbers that are hard to forget. (See page 19)

Cellist Alison Lawrance and violinist Cheryl Crockett perform Halvorsen’s Passacaglia.

(See page 9)

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> Drama

Weekly Drama Workshops for 7-11 year olds!

M A RE E L Saturday Mornings, 10am - 12pm (from 30th January)

Our weekly workshops for 7-11 year olds explore a range of drama skills, develop confidence, encourage creativity and are always lots of fun! The 8 sessions will culminate in a brand new performance for friends and family, devised by the children themselves.

This term, the workshops will be led by John Haswell, a leading practitioner in theatre for young people.

Sessions run for 2 hours (with a short break in the middle) and are often very active! Children should wear clothes that they can move comfortably in.

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> Café Bar Events

Mareel Film Quiz

Games Night

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)

Sunday Night is Games night in Mareel Cafe Bar. Come along and choose from a selection of games, including Chess, Cribbage, Scrabble, Cluedo, Catan, Chrononauts.

Bring your friends for a night of fun!  FREE

Tuesday 19 January, from 7pm

Tuesday 29 December, from 6pm

Knitting Group

Mixology @ Mareel

Alzheimer Scotland, in collaboration with Shetland Arts, have a monthly Knitting Group, usually on the last Thursday of the month. The group is aimed at all ages and includes people with dementia. This is an activitybased group and aims to assist individuals to regain lost knitting skills and acquire new ones. It is a drop-in activity and individuals can bring their own knitting or use wool provided.  FREE

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

Cocktails every Friday, from 7pm DJs on Friday 15 January, from 9pm

Thursday 28 January, from 2pm

CUSTOMER

NOTICE CAFÉ BAR CLOSED BETWEEN 1ST - 13TH JANUARY 2016

Hogmanay

FOR ESSENTIAL

Thursday 31 December, 8pm - 1am

An evening of celebrations to bring in the New Year!

Open Mic Session, 8pm-10pm Music from Mixology DJ’s, 10pm-1am Cocktails, mocktails & general new year’s revellery until 1am  £10

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> Music

THE LONE BELLOW IN-DEMAND southern American, Brooklyn-based rock/soul/indie/folk group The Lone Bellow will kick off their UK tour at Mareel on 21 January 2016.

The singing/songwriting trio of Zach Williams, Brian Elmquist, and Kanene Pipkin, backed by several outstanding musicians, were nominated for best group at this year’s Americana Awards. This year they have performed at major festivals including Newport Folk Festival, while the band have also featured on BBC’s Later With Jools Holland and prestigious US shows including The David

THURSDAY 21 JANUARY 7.30pm

Letterman Show and Conan O’Brien. Their selftitled 2013 debut album saw the band open for acts including the Civil Wars, the Avett Brothers and Dwight Yoakam, and established them as “one of the boldest new acts in the Americana movement”.

It was followed by Then Came the Morning, produced by Aaron Dessner of The National, creating a sound that “mixes folk sincerity, gospel fervor, even heavy metal thunder, but the heart of the band is harmony: three voices united in a lone bellow”. Mareel  £22 / £18

> Music

Lucy Spraggan appeared on the X Factor in 2012, since then her audition video has been viewed 35 million times on YouTube. She was also the most Googled musician of 2012, after she came off the show and immediately signed to Columbia Records. Her debut album Join the Club was a top-ten success and Lucy has enjoyed sell-out tours since then.

Her latest record We Are was released on her own label, CTRL Records, after Spraggan opted to take the independent route the second time around. The album just missed out on a top twenty position but has been highly acclaimed as one of the best singer-songwriter albums of 2015.

THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 7.30pm

Mareel  £12

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> Comedy

BEYOND PRESENTS:

RICH HALL 3:10 TO HUMOUR

TUESDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2016, 8pm Mareel  £16 “Now is the time to grab this chance to see the great man at work” - The Guardian “As close as it gets to a guaranteed good show” – Scotland On Sunday “Rich Hall is a comedy phenomenon” - The Sun “Captivating and brilliant… ability to make the room guffaw was worthy of standing applause” Sunday Mirror Rich Hall’s critically acclaimed grouchy, deadpan style has established him as a master of absurdist irony and the king of rapid-fire wit. The award-winning Montana native renowned for his expertly crafted tirades and quick fire banter with audiences and delightful musical sequences saddles up and hitches his wagon to tour the British Isles once again.

> Film: Theatre

The Winter’s Tale

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SUNDAY 10 JANUARY, 1:30pm Mareel, Screen 1  £12 / £10

The first in a series of exceptional plays from the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company heading for cinemas under the Branagh Theatre Live banner over the next year. Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh star in Shakespeare’s great tragicomedy, recorded live at the Garrick.

King Leontes of Sicily (Kenneth Branagh) appears to have it all: wealth, power and a loving, heavily pregnant wife, Queen Hermione (Miranda Raison). But when he suspects her of having an affair with his friend the King of Bohemia, he sets in motion a terrible train of events. In the wake of their triumphant staging of Macbeth, Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford reunite to co-direct this bold reimagining of the Bard’s tragicomedy of obsession and redemption.

Having famously doubled the roles of Hermione and Perdita for Trevor Nunn, the great Judi Dench returns to The Winter’s Tale as noblewoman Paulina.

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> Film Wednesdays

The Program (15)

The Black Panthers:

Vanguard of the Revolution (15)

Ben Foster plays disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong in this gripping account of one of the sporting world’s most notorious scandals. Lance Armstrong has climbed the ranks to become possibly the greatest cyclist the world has ever known, claiming an unprecedented seven victories in the famous Tour de France race. However, journalist David Walsh (Chris O’Dowd) is suspicious of the sportsman’s success. Investigating further, Walsh takes the first steps towards exposing Armstrong’s carefully disguised, performance-enhancing drug program, eventually leading to his shocking conviction for doping.

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature length documentary to showcase the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure of rare archival footage with the voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it.

Taxi Tehran (12A)

Life is Beautiful (PG)

Internationally acclaimed director Jafar Panahi drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse group of passengers in a single day. Each man, woman, and child candidly expresses his or her own view of the world, while being interviewed by the curious and gracious driver/director.

His camera, placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio, captures a spirited slice of Iranian society while also brilliantly redefining the borders of comedy, drama and cinema.

Showing as part of Holocaust Memorial Day. A gentle Jewish-Italian waiter, Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni), meets Dora (Nicoletta Braschi), a pretty schoolteacher, and wins her over with his charm and humor. Eventually they marry and have a son, Giosue (Giorgio Cantarini). Their happiness is abruptly halted, however, when Guido and Giosue are separated from Dora and taken to a concentration camp. Determined to shelter his son from the horrors of his surroundings, Guido convinces Giosue that their time in the camp is merely a game.

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Hector (15) Peter Mullan delivers a perfectly pitched performance as affable homeless pensioner Hector McAdam, in this captivating study of a man with a tragic past. For years Hector has wandered between motorway service stations, sleeping under bridges, and living on handouts; however, when his past life starts to catch up with him, the reasons for his self-imposed exile become clear.

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> Shetland Arts Case Study

Avril Thomson Smith Q&A We are pleased to be supporting local artist Avril Thomson Smith with an exhibition split between the Lower Gallery at Bonhoga and the Feature Space at Mareel. Here she answers a few questions about her work from our Exhibition Manager, Jane Matthews.

Jane: You are clearly very talented and you have an incredible eye for detail, where did you learn to draw?

Avril: I learned to draw at Anderson High School and since then I have been self taught.

Jane: What do you enjoy most about the process of making work?

Avril: I very much enjoy the whole creative process. It’s wonderful getting outdoors and looking for inspiration.

Shetland’s such a diverse place, it’s great to explore, and come up with new creative ideas. I love the process of actually putting pencil to paper, it’s so exciting seeing a piece of work develop.

Jane: Have you been inspired by the work of other artists? If so, who?

Avril: I am inspired by so many wonderful artists but my favourites are Mike Finnie and Ruth Brownlee.

Jane: What direction would you like your work to go in next?

Avril: I have so many wonderful ideas floating around I don’t know exactly how I am going to capture them all. Over the coming months I am planning to focus on a number of different paint mediums with a strong emphasis on the Lerwick Town Centre. However my ideas change from week to week so who knows what will be on display next. I am planning to book larger exhibition spaces in Shetland and possibly look at exhibiting in mainland of Scotland over the next few years.

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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: 10am - 11pm Fri - Sat:

10am - 1am

* Holidays include Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, & New Year’s Eve. • 3D screenings cost an extra £1 on top of ticket prices.

• 3D glasses cost an additional £1 and are reusable.

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 1 - 7 JANUARY

22 - 28 JANUARY > Fiery Sessions

> Hogmanay@Mareel

> Stand up Helly Aa

FILM:

> Untutored Life Drawing Class

> In The Heart Of The Sea  

> Knitting Group

> Star Wars: The Force Awakens  

FILM:

> The Good Dinosaur

> The Hateful Eight 

> Snoopy & Charlie Brown Movie 

> Creed

> Lady in the Van 

> Our Screen

> The Program 

> Sisters

8 - 14 JANUARY FILM:

> How to Train Your Dragon 2 > Life Is Beautiful  29 JANUARY - 4 FEBRUARY

> Joy    > Victor Frankenstein  > Carol

> James Yorkston / Withered Hand / The Pictish Trail

> Kenneth Branagh: The Winter’s Tale

> Stage 1 Drama

> Taxi Tehran 

> Untutored Life Drawing Class

15 - 21 JANUARY > Commando > Aald boats & Boannie lanes > The Lone Bellow > Mareel Film Quiz > Mixology @ Mareel > Untutored Life Drawing Class FILM: > The Danish Girl   > Sunset Song  > Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 > Belle and Sebastian  > Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution  01595 745555 www.shetlandboxoffice.org Mareel & Islesburgh Community Centre

FILM: > The Revenant  > Room  > The Big Short > Hector 

CUSTOMER NOTICE MAREEL Christmas opening times:

Christmas Eve: 10am - 8pm Christmas Day: Closed • Boxing Day: 1pm - 8pm 1st & 2nd January: Closed CAFÉ BAR CLOSED FROM 1ST - 13TH JANUARY 2016

BONHOGA Christmas opening times:

Closed: 25 - 29 December • Closed: 1 - 13 January  Film Wednesdays  Babes In Arms  Subtitled Screenings

 Senior Screenings  Autism Friendly  ASN Friendly

films may be added or removed at any time subject to demand.