Shetland Arts - What's On

guide to what’s on during May & beyond.

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WHAT’S ON

• 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 03 > Bone & Shadow 04 > Stuart Maconie: The Pie At Night 05 > Comedy Films 05 > Comic Book Movies 06 > Event Listings 07 > Just Do It! film making workshops 07 > Our Screen 08 > Student Showcase 09 > Film 10 > Event Listings 11 > Shetland Fiddle Frenzy 12 > Fiddle Frenzy: Concerts 13 > ScreenFocus: Tarantino 14 > Event Listings 15 > The Unthanks 16 > Branagh: Romeo & Juliet 2

16 > Imaginate “Go Get ‘Em Kid” 17 > Film: Family Friendly 18 > Café Bar Events 19 > Bashies Bash: Too Late Now 19 > 36th Shetland Folk Festival 20 > National Theatre: Hangmen 21 > Film Wednesdays 22 > Scottish Ensemble Residency 23 > Cinema Ticket Prices 24 > What’s On at a Glance

CUSTOMER NOTICE The cinemas will be closed between 9 - 11 May for essential server maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

> Art

TONY HUMBLEYARD JACK WEBB

Bone & Shadow a mythology of place

A collaborative exploration through sculpture & contemporary dance

23 April - 5 June LOWER GALLERY & MAREEL: Otters in Shetland: The Tale of the ‘Draatsi’ Brydon Thomason & Richard Shucksmith

Opening Hours: High Season Mon - Sat: 10.30am - 5pm

CRAFT CABINET: Contemporary Shetland Textile Design

Sun: 11am - 5pm

Bonhoga Gallery, Shop & Café Weisdale, ZE2 9LW  01595 745750

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 bonhoga@shetlandarts.org

> Comedy

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Clock off!

SATURDAY 11 JUNE, 8pm Mareel  £16 Writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie takes you on a nocturnal trip through Britain in search of fun. With his best - selling books as a guide Stuart plots a route that takes in high art to low culture, family holidays to fellwalking, music, sport, politics, crown green bowling and zombie apocalypses…. always keeping in mind his motto…

All things in moderation… including moderation!

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> Comedy Films

Bad Neighbours 2 (TBC)

Florence Foster Jenkins (PG)

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne are back and this time they have an even worse neighbour... Following on from 2014’s smash hit comedy Bad Neighbours comes this even wilder and more shocking sequel that shows us that girls are even more badly behaved than boys when it comes to teenage parties! Two years ago, married couple Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Rose Byrne) found themselves living next to the neighbours from hell when a bunch of party-loving students led by Teddy (Zac Efron) moved in next to them. Now, two years later, Mac and Kelly find themselves having to go into battle with their new neighbours when a bunch of sorority girls headed up wildchild Shelby (Chloë Grace Moretz) crash the avenue.

Directed by Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen), Florence Foster Jenkins tells the inspirational true story of the eponymous New York heiress who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer. The film celebrates the human spirit, the power of music and the passion of amateurs everywhere. The voice Florence (Streep) heard in her head was divine, but to the rest of the world it was hilariously awful. At private recitals, her devoted husband and manager, St Clair Bayfield (Grant), managed to protect Florence from the truth. But when Florence decided to give her first public concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall, St Clair realised he had perhaps bitten off more than he could chew.

> Comic Book Movies

X-Men: Apocalypse (TBC) Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-Men: Apocalypse. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.

Captain America: Civil War (12A) Political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability when the actions of the Avengers lead to collateral damage. The new status quo deeply divides members of the team. Captain America (Chris Evans) believes superheroes should remain free to defend humanity without government interference. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) sharply disagrees and supports oversight. As the debate escalates into an all-out feud, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) must pick a side.

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> Events

Bone & Shadow a mythology of place

National Theatre: Hangmen SUNDAY 8 MAY, 1.30pm Mareel  £12 / £10

23 APRIL - 5 JUNE Bonhoga  FREE

Following a sell-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre, Olivier and Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Cripple of Inishmaan, In Bruges) returns to the West End with Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of his deeply funny new play Hangmen.

A collaborative exploration through sculpture & contemporary dance

36TH SHETLAND FOLK FESTIVAL Bashies Bash 2016 - Too Late 28 APRIL - 1 MAY Now Mareel  Tickets available at: shetlandfolkfestival.com

SATURDAY 21 MAY, 8.30pm

Mareel  £12

The UK’s most northerly folk festival is regarded as a prestigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike.

Concerts are organised throughout the isles, consisting of some of the best International, British and Shetland music that the world has to offer.

The Bashies Bash 2016, the first of its kind, will feature a night of rock and roll, with some of Shetland’s most popular bands.

Just Do It! An introduction to film making Imaginate “Go Get ‘Em Kid” SATURDAY 7 MAY, 10am

TUESDAY 24 & WEDNESDAY 25 MAY

Have a go at making a very short film, using the digital technology you have to hand, and seeing it on a large screen... then, if you are inspired, get out there and make a film for Screenplay this year.

A playful and high-energy contemporary dance duet performed by Adrienne O’Leary & Tamsyn Russell. Bound together in a world filled with t-shirts, they dance and test the limits of their connection: manipulating the shirts and each other, stretching the fabric of their friendship.

Mareel  £40 / £18

Mareel  Tickets Through Shetland Schools Service

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> Screenplay - Workshops

JUST DO IT! Ever wanted to try your hand at film making but don’t know where to start?

Learn some of the basic rules of film making - and learn how to break them! Learn about the principles of editing and the types of software available.

Have a go at making a very short film and seeing it on a large screen... then, if you are inspired, get out there and make a film for Screenplay this year. Most of all have fun whilst you’re doing it.

Saturday 7 May Mareel Tickets  £40 / £18

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> Music

WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE, 7.30pm Mareel  £10 / £6

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> Film

Demolition (15)

I Saw the Light (15) I Saw The Light, the story of the legendary country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life.

Written and directed by Marc Abraham, I Saw The Light is based on Colin Escott’s award-winning biography and stars Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford, David Krumholtz and Cherry Jones.

Comedy/Drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Nightcrawler) and Naomi Watts (Birdman). Davis Mitchell (Gyllenhaal), a successful investment banker, struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father in law, Phil (Chris Cooper), to pull it together, Davis continues to unravel. What starts as a complaint letter to a vending machine company turns into a series of letters revealing startling personal admissions. Davis’ letters catch the attention of customer service rep, Karen Mareno (Watts) and amidst emotional and financial burdens of her own, the two form an unlikely connection. With the help of Karen and her son, Chris (Judah Lewis), Davis starts to rebuild, beginning with the demolition of the life he once knew.

Midnight Special (12A)

Eye in the Sky (15)

Roy (Michael Shannon) is a father desperate to protect his uniquely gifted, eight-year-old son. Joined by his accomplice, Lucas (Joel Edgerton), and his ex-wife, Sarah (Kirsten Dunst), this group must race to get Alton to a secret location all while being hunted by an extreme religious sect and a government task force headed up

by Paul Sevier (Adam Driver). A full-on chase ensues, the outcome of which could bring about world-changing events.

Col Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren) leads a secret drone mission to capture a terrorist group living in a safehouse in Nairobi, Kenya. When Powell learns that the group plans to carry out a suicide attack, the capture plan becomes a kill scenario, creating a tug of war between the aggressive Colonel and nervous government officials, with a British General (Alan Rickman, in his last onscreen performance) mediating the evolving conversation. Drone pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) targets the safehouse for destruction but reports a nine-year-old girl entering the kill zone...

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> Events

The Unthanks

Stuart Maconie: The Pie at Night

THURSDAY 26 MAY, 7.30pm

SATURDAY 11 JUNE, 8pm

Mareel  £22 / £18

Mareel  £16

The Unthanks are an English folk group known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional English folk, particularly Northumbrian folk music, with other musical genres.

Writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie takes you on a nocturnal trip through Britain in search of fun.

Student Showcase

The Art World

WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE, 7.30pm

11 JUNE - 24 JULY

Shetland College UHI students on the Vocational Pathways, NC, HNC, & BA Applied Music courses based in Mareel demonstrate their talents with a fantastic end of academic year variety concert.

A collaborative exhibition by pupils from five Shetland Schools

Shetland Classic Motor Show Charity Concert

Shetland Fiddle Frenzy 2016

Mareel  £10 / £6

“All things in moderation… including moderation!”

Bonhoga  FREE

SUNDAY 31 JULY - SATURDAY 6 AUGUST Mareel and Other Venues

SATURDAY 4 JUNE Mareel  £20

Shetland Arts’ Annual week-long celebration of the Shetland Fiddle Tradition, curated by Eunice Henderson & Claire White

The Shetland Classic Car Show concert.

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> Music

Spend a week immersed in Shetland’s Musical Culture & Community

31 JulY - 7 AUGUST 2016 Shetland Arts’ Annual week-long celebration of the Shetland Fiddle Tradition, curated by Eunice Henderson & Claire White

THE FULL FRENZY  INCLUDES ALL CLASSES

approx 20h of teaching time across the week

 OPTIONAL SIGHT-SEEING TOURS  TICKETS

For all evening concerts and events.

Fiddle Frenzy, now in its 13th year, is a great opportunity for us all to celebrate our unique fiddle tradition.

Students travel from around the world to learn the tunes & techniques of the famed Shetland style, from our local fiddlers, and here in the islands themselves, where the landscapes and culture bear such a significance on the tradition. It is an opportunity too for local players to immerse themselves in an intense week of learning, with some tutors who may be new to them. Nightly concerts, traditional dances and tours also take place across the week.

 REFRESHMENTS

during classes and lunch & dinner on days out of Lerwick (Tue & Fri).

£425

£325

Full Price

Concession

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THE HALF FRENZY  INCLUDES ALL CLASSES

For further info visit:

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approx 20 hours of teaching time across the week

 OPTIONAL SIGHT-SEEING TOURS  REFRESHMENTS

during classes and lunch & dinner on days out of Lerwick (Tue & Fri).

£350

£275

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Concession

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EV ENING C O N CERT S

Da Farther Ben The Welcomer

Concert & Dance

Christine De Luca & Catriona Macdonald

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

Concert & Dance

Finale Concert

Carnegie Hall, Sandwick  £16 / 14 - Doors 7pm, Start 7.30pm

Mareel, Lerwick  £18 / £16 - Doors 7pm, Start 7.30pm

Mareel, Lerwick  £18 / £16 - Doors 7pm, Start 7.30pm

Mareel, Lerwick  £20 / £18 - Doors 7pm, Start 7.30pm

Baltasound Hall, Unst  £16 / 14 - Doors 7pm, Start 7.30pm

Mareel, Lerwick  £18 / £16 - Doors 7pm, Start 7.30pm

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SCREENF CUS Tickets for each screening: £8 / £6 or Buy all four films tickets for just £28 (£20 concession)

Shetland Arts presents the first of our ScreenFocus seasons, celebrating the work of Quentin Tarantino.

These four films have been carefully chosen by Shetland Arts to showcase one of the most innovative filmmakers of our time. ScreenFocus has been set-up to exhibit all forms of film to Shetland from different studios, directors, actors and film genres. Watch out for more ScreenFocus seasons showing throughout the year at Mareel.

Reservoir Dogs (18)

Jackie Brown (15)

The film that started it all. Released in 1992, Reservoir Dogs catapulted Tarantino from obscurity and established him as the most influential filmmaker of the 90s. A classic tale of honour amongst thieves as eight strangers are assembled to pull off the perfect crime, but when a botched robbery reveals a police informant among them, their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush. Tarantino’s directorial debut was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival (1992) and awarded the International Critics Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (1992). It is raw, violent and unforgettable featuring a stellar cast including Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth and Steve Buscemi.

Quentin Tarantino’s acclaimed adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s Rum Punch follows a cash-smuggling flight attendant (Pam Grier) who is busted by an ATF agent (Michael Keaton) and a cop (Michael Bowen). When pressured to help with their investigation, she agrees to do one last run for a ruthless arms dealer (Samuel L. Jackson). Mistrust and suspicions arise when Jackie plays the opposing forces against each other in an effort to walk away with the dough. Robert Forster earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role as Max Cherry, a bail bondsman who falls for Jackie and becomes embroiled in the scheme.

Quentin Tarantino Season

TUESDAY 17 MAY, 8pm

TUESDAY 31 MAY, 8pm

Pulp Fiction (18)

Inglourious Basterds (18)

TUESDAY 24 MAY, 8pm

TUESDAY 7 June, 8pm

Pulp Fiction has been hailed by critics and audiences worldwide as a film that redefined cinema. A burger-loving hit man (John Travolta), his philosophical partner (Samuel L. Jackson), a drug-addled gangster’s moll (Uma Thurman) and a washed-up boxer (Bruce Willis) converge in four tales of violence and redemption. The film took home an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (1994) and earned seven total nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

A breathtaking tribute to old dime store novels about small time hoods and dangerous criminal and has been listed as one of the best films of all-time by Empire and Total Film.

A Jewish cinema owner in Nazi-occupied Paris is forced to host a movie premiere for the Third Reich, where a radical group of American soldiers, The Basterds, led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), plan to roll out a score-settling scheme.

The film was honoured with an Academy Award® for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (2009, Christoph Waltz) and earned seven total nominations, including Best Motion Picture of the Year for Lawrence Bender and Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino.

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> Events

SE: Musical Feast

Branagh: Romeo & Juliet

WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE, 7pm

SUNDAY 21 AUGUST, 1.30pm

Join us for an edible and audible feast of food & music. After spending the afternoon rehearsing with local musicians, Scottish Ensemble will put down their instruments and don their aprons to make a meal alongside members of the community, with local cook & food writer, Marian Armitage.

The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live cinema season continues with a new vision of Shakespeare’s heartbreaking tale of forbidden love. Branagh and his creative team present a modern passionate version of the classic tragedy.

Carnegie Hall, Sandwick  £15

Mareel  £12 / £10

10 SE: Harmony Quest

Screenplay

SATURDAY 25 JUNE, 1pm

26 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER

Ideal for 3-9 year olds Join five musical characters on a fun-filled tale of adventure, friendship and sibling rivalry in which narration is brought to life by live music from Scottish Ensemble musicians.

Shetland’s 10th annual film festival curated by Mark Kermode, Linda Ruth Williams & Kathy Hubbard

SE: En Reve

The Stray Birds with Daniel Meade & The Flying Mules

Mareel  £8 / £6

Mareel

SATURDAY 25 JUNE, 7.30pm Mareel  £20 / £18

The UK’s leading string orchestra performs a heady mix of French music from the turn of the century, featuring gems by Ravel, Debussy and Fauré. Also including Tchaikovsky’s sonorous Serenade for Strings, this promises to be an exquisite summer’s evening of evocative music, painted by strings.

FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER, 7.30pm Mareel  £16 / £12

Americana trio The Stray Birds will be making their first visit to Shetland this autumn following the release of their fourth album.

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> Music

THURSDAY 26 MAY, 7pm MAREEL  £22 / £18

“Intimate, epic, overflowing with feeling and musical intelligence”

“There really is no better folk band in the land” - Q MAGAZINE

- THE INDEPENDENT

“They make my heart beat faster, or smile a lot, or cry.

“It hits you in your soul rather than your head. I love them”

- MARTIN FREEMAN

- ADRIAN EDMONDSON

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> Film: Branagh Theatre

ROMEO AND JULIET SUNDAY 21 AUGUST, 1.30pm

Mareel  £12 / £10

The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live cinema season continues with a new vision of Shakespeare’s heartbreaking tale of forbidden love. Branagh and his creative team present a modern passionate version of the classic tragedy. A longstanding feud between Verona’s Montague and Capulet families brings about devastating consequences for two young lovers caught in the conflict. Kenneth Branagh co-directs with Rob Ashford, reuniting with the stars of his celebrated film of Cinderella, Richard Madden and Lily James, as Romeo and Juliet. Also featuring Sir Derek Jacobi as Mercutio and Meera Syal as The Nurse.

> Imaginate Festival

Go Get ‘em Kid TUESDAY 24 & WEDNESDAY 25 MAY

Mareel  Tickets Through Shetland Schools Service

A funny and high-energy dance duet about friendship and sharing.

Join Tamsyn and Adrienne as they dance and test the bonds between them, stretching the fabric of friendship. Starting with 100 over-sized T-Shirts on stage and ending with both performers sharing just one. With flailing hair Go Get ’em Kid is a playful and energetic new dance piece with an eclectic soundtrack that’s a joy from beginning to end.

Commissioned by Imaginate with support from Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund.

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> Film - Family Friendly

Alice Through the Looking Glass (TBC)

The Jungle Book (PG) Based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s classic animated film, The Jungle Book is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he’s ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery, guided by pantherturned-stern mentor Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), and the free-spirited bear Baloo (Bill Murray). Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who don’t exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa (Scarlett Johansson), a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie (Christopher Walken), who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly red flower: fire.

Alice Kingsleigh (Wasikowska) has spent the past few years following in her father’s footsteps and sailing the high seas. Upon her return to London, she comes across a magical looking glass and returns to the fantastical realm of Underland and her friends the White Rabbit (Sheen), Absolem (Rickman), the Cheshire Cat (Fry) and the Mad Hatter (Depp), who is not himself. The Hatter has lost his Muchness, so Mirana (Hathaway) sends Alice on a quest to borrow the Chronosphere, a metallic globe inside the chamber of the Grand Clock which powers all time.

Returning to the past, she comes across friends – and enemies – at different points in their lives, and embarks on a perilous race to save the Hatter before time runs out.

Ratchet and Clank (U) CG-animated movie based on the iconic PlayStation video game, Ratchet and Clank follows two unlikely heroes as they struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy.

Ratchet is the last of his kind, a foolhardy “lombax” who has grown up alone on a backwater planet with no family of his own. Clank is a pint-sized robot with more brains than brawn. When the two stumble upon a dangerous weapon capable of destroying entire planets, they must join forces with a team of colorful heroes called The Galactic Rangers in order to save the galaxy. Along the way, they will learn about heroism, friendship, and the importance of discovering one’s own identity.

Angry Birds (U) It’s time to meet the ‘Angry Birds’. Red has never fit in with the other birds. But now, he may be the only one who can save their island. When a ship full of pigs arrives at their home, Red immediately suspects something. With the help of the over-enthusiastic Chuck and the (literally) explosive Bomb, he sets out to investigate the pigs and find out why they came to the island. ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ brings the massively popular game from the phone screen to the silver screen with the help of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage.

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> Café Bar Events

CUSTOMER NOTICE: Mareel Film Quiz

The Café Bar will be closed to the public between 1.15 & 3.30pm on Sunday 1st May – last orders will be taken at 12.45.

This is in the interest of crowd safety during the Peerie Spang event.

Monday 30 May, from 7pm

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)

play it. say it. dance it. show it.

The Open Mic Café

Mixology @ Mareel

Fun and informal open mic session in the café bar. Sing a song, play an instrument, recite a poem, tell a joke or even do a dance! No instrument? Don’t worry! You can play on our house guitar. Keep an eye on the Open Mic Café website and Facebook page for details of ‘One Time Only’ collaborative songs.  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 Fridays 6 & 20 May, from 9pm

Sundays 8 May & 5 June, from 7pm

Shetland Singers & Songwriters Night

Knitting Group

Thursday 26 May, from 2pm

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

Sunday 22 May, from 7pm

Formed in 2011, 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

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> Music

Saturday 21 May, 8.30pm Mareel  £12

The Bashies Bash 2016, the first of its kind, will feature a night of rock and roll, with some of Shetland’s most popular bands.

The Bashies will showcase tracks from their debut album, Too Late Now, recorded at Mareel. They will also play a selection from their regular set of well known classics. Also on the bill are Sore Finger, who play Blues, Disco/Funk, Rock, and more, and are sure to get the night going. More support will be confirmed nearer the time of the Bash 2016.

> Shetland Folk Festival

36TH SHETLAND FOLK FESTIVAL 28 APRIL - 1 MAY

Mareel  Tickets available at: shetlandfolkfestival.com The UK’s most northerly folk festival is regarded as a prestigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike.

Concerts are organised throughout the isles, consisting of some of the best International, British and Shetland music that the world has to offer.

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> Film: National Theatre

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Daily Telegraph

Sunday Times

Time Out

The best new play of the year.

Gripping, funny and dramatically tense.

The funniest play in London right now.

Sunday 8 May, 1.30pm Screen 1, Mareel  £12 / £10

Following a sell-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre, Olivier and Academy Award® winner Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Cripple of Inishmaan, In Bruges) returns to the West End with Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of his deeply funny new play Hangmen, brought to cinemas by the National Theatre.

In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry (David Morrissey - The Walking

Dead, State of Play) is something of a local celebrity.

But what's the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they've abolished hanging?

Amongst the cub reporters and pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, his old assistant Syd (Andy Nyman - Peaky Blinders, Death at a Funeral) and the peculiar Mooney (Johnny Flynn - Clouds of Sils Maria) lurk with very different motives for their visit.

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> Screen Wednesdays

Iona (15)

Victoria (15)

Iona and her teenage son seek refuge from a violent crime back on the island (Iona) where she was raised. Her return exposes her son to the more gentle way of life she rejected when she left the island as a teenager and also resonates amongst those friends she had once left behind. Shetland star Douglas Henshall makes a return to the big screen in this striking and enthralling drama set against the stunning backdrop of the Inner Hebrides islands.

Exhilarating and astonishingly ambitious, Victoria is an adrenaline-fuelled heist thriller set on the streets of nighttime Berlin that features the staggering technical feat of being shot in a single, unbroken take. Victoria, a young woman from Madrid, meets four local guys outside a nightclub in the early hours of the morning. Striking up a friendship, they take to a nearby rooftop to continue the night. But when the group are suddenly forced to repay a debt to a member of the city’s criminal underworld, the night quickly spirals out of control.

The Club (18)

Black Mountain Poets (15)

Shot in Chile, The Club is a powerful drama that follows four priests who live together in a secluded house in a small, seaside town. Aiming to absolve themselves of past sins, they live according to a strict regime under the watchful eye of a female caretaker. When the fragile stability of their routine is disrupted by the arrival of a fifth man, a newlydisgraced companion brings with him the past they thought they had left behind. Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival 2015, The Club is director’s Pablo Larraín fifth feature-length film.

A relationship comedy shot in just five days in the Black Mountains of Wales, director Jamie Adams’s film marks the culmination of his ‘Modern Romance Trilogy’ – which also includes Benny & Jolene and A Wonderful Christmas Time – and stars the wonderful Alice Lowe and Dolly Wells as a pair of on-the-run sisters who assume the identities of poets to find refuge at a poetry/camping weekend. Downton Abbey’s Tom Cullen stars as the poet who comes between them. The improvised dialogue – including some magnificent one-liners and an unforgettable dramatic rendering of a barcode – is fresh, hilarious and witty and Ryan Owen Eddleston’s cinematography makes the scenery soar.

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> Music

SHETLAND RESIDENCY 2016 Scottish Ensemble return to Shetland for four packed days of musical events across the island.

From workshops for strings to musical plays to impromptu performances and impressive concerts.

Wednesday 22 June

Friday 24 June

MUSICAL FEAST

EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

CARNEGIE HALL, SANDWICK – 7pm  £15 Join us for an edible and audible feast of food and music. After spending the afternoon rehearsing with local musicians, Scottish Ensemble will put down their instruments and don their aprons to make a meal alongside members of the community, with local cook and food writer, Marian Armitage in charge. Marian’s 2015 book ‘Shetland Food and Cooking’ has been shortlisted for a Gourmand World Cookbook Award). The audience are then invited to join the musicians, to share them for an evening of music and food.

SE Musicians will be working with local schoolchildren in a series of workshops.

Saturday 25 June

HARMONY QUEST MAREEL AUDITORIUM – 1pm,  £8 / £6

THE LOUNGE

Ideal for 3-9 year olds. Join five musical characters on a fun-filled tale of adventure, friendship and sibling rivalry in which narration is brought to life by live music from Scottish Ensemble musicians. This captivating 60-minute play is aimed at primary school children, introducing them to string instruments in a fun way by turning them into a range of characters on a musical adventure.

SE Musicians will also be present at the Lounge, Lerwick, to take part in an informal session. All welcome.

Thursday 23 June

OUT & ABOUT DAY EN RÊVE

MAREEL AUDITORIUM – 7.30pm,  £20 / £18

SE Musicians head out and about in the isles, performing at a number of locations, including Wastview Care Home, Aith Junior High, Brae High School, Northhavn Care Home, Burravoe Primary School and The Old Haa.

The UK’s leading string orchestra performs a heady mix of French music from the turn of the century, featuring gems by Ravel, Debussy and Fauré. Also including Tchaikovsky’s sonorous Serenade for Strings, this promises to be an exquisite summer’s evening of evocative music, painted by strings.

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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 29 APRIL - 5 MAY

20 - 26 MAY > Bashies Bash 2016 - Too Late Now

> Bone & Shadow a mythology of place

> Imaginate “Go Get ‘Em Kid”

> Shetland Folk Festival 2016

> The Unthanks

FILM:

> Mixology @ Mareel

> Captain America: Civil War  

> Knitting Group

> The Jungle Book  

FILM:

> Eye In The Sky 

> X-Men: Apocalypse  

> Midnight Special

> Bad Neighbours 2

> Iona 

> Pulp Fiction

> The Pearl Button 

> Victoria 

6 - 12 MAY

27 MAY - 2 JUNE

> The Open Mic Café

> Student Showcase

> Mixology @ Mareel

> Mareel Film Quiz

> Just Do It! An introduction to film making

> Shetland Singers & Songwriters Night

FILM:

FILM:

> National Theatre: Hangmen

> Alice Through the Looking Glass  

CUSTOMER NOTICE:

> Angry Birds 

The cinemas will be closed between 9 - 11 May for essential server maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause

> Jackie Brown > Black Mountain Poets 

13 - 19 MAY FILM: > I Saw the Light  > Demolition  > Florence Foster Jenkins   > Ratchet & Clank   > Reservoir Dogs > The Club   Film Wednesdays  Babes In Arms  Subtitled Screenings

 Senior Screenings   Autism / ASN Friendly ScreenFocus Season

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

01595 745555 www.shetlandboxoffice.org Mareel & Islesburgh Community Centre

Weekly Drama Workshops for 7-11 year olds!

AT MAREEL

Saturday Mornings, 10am - 12pm (14th May - 18th June) Advance booking recommended limited places available!