Booklet October 2016

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

• B ONHOGA • G AR R IS O N • MA R EEL • • 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 16 > FLIT: Martin Green 17 > Action / Music 18 > Event Listings 2017 18 > Adam Sutherland 19 > The Dolly Parton Story 19 > Buddy Holly & The Cricketers 20 > Wellbeing Choir 21 > Halloween films 22 > Bert Simpson: Noup & Noost 23 > Creative Industries workshops 23 > Creative Industries Forum 24 > Classical Season 2016 / 2017 25 > Screen Wednesdays 26 > Café Bar Events 26 > Songwriters Extravaganza 27 > Cinema Ticket Prices 28 > What’s On at a Glance

03 > Shetland Open: Black & White 04 > TMSA Young Trad Tour 04 > Fara 05 > Mind Your Head Film Night 05 > Luminate Double Bill 06 > Event Listings 07 > Stage 1 Drama 08 > Shetland on Page & Screen 09 > Comedy / Thriller / Drama 10 > Event Listings 11 > Jack Webb: The End 12 > The Stray Birds 12 > Life Drawing 13 > Family Friendly 14 > Event Listings 15 > Ourscreen 15 > Branagh: The Entertainer 2

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HITE BLAC K &OW pen and Bairns’

17 September 30 October Celebrating Shetland’s artistic & creative talent LOWER GALLERY/CRAFT CABINET: The Bairns’ Open 2016 Caroline Rees: Papercuts Prizes sponsored by:

John Goudie Opening Hours: High Season

Mon - Sat: 10.30am - 5pm

Bonhoga Gallery, Weisdale, ZE2 9LW  01595 745750

 bonhoga@shetlandarts.org

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Sun: 11am - 5pm

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

Fara With support from

HIMMERLAND & HALTADANS

THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm Mareel  £16 / £14

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Film Night: The List + shorts Thursday 27 October, 7.30pm A special event in association with Mind Your Head.

Showing as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival The List is a film of theatre company Stellar Quines’ awardwinning play, created for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It tells the story of a woman struggling to adjust to rural life.

Increasingly isolated, she keeps life in order through obsessive list making where remembering to do something or neglecting it becomes the difference between life and death.

The film will be accompanies by two Mind Your Head shorts, and followed by a panel discussion around the issues raised by the films.

Mareel  £5

> Luminate Double Bill

A Wee Night In (PG)

Mom & Me (PG)

Chrissy was a sickly child, so no one expected her to live to a ripe old age. Nevertheless, this Scottish woman is now 95, frail but full of life.

Today, Chrissy's 91-year-old boyfriend Bill is coming over for a nice evening that will pass by according to the slow rhythm of age. This is an intimate, heartwarming portrait of love in older age, full of recognisable, comedic moments.

Oscar Wilde wrote, "All women become like their mothers.

That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his." With these words, Ken Wardrop opens the documentary in which he travels to America to investigate the role mothers play in the lives of Oklahoma's tough guys. From the drug addict trying to reconnect with his mother, to the man whose mother has Alzheimer's, Wardrop's compassionate observation reveals the universality that underlies this most particular relationship.

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> Events

The Shetland Open

Fara

17 SEPTEMBER - 30 OCTOBER

THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm

Celebrating Shetlands artistic & creative talent.

This years theme is Black & White.

Fara, are heading back to Shetland as part of the launch tour for their debut album Cross the Line this September.

Creative Industries Workshops

Shetland Showcase Variety Price List Concert

17 - 24 SEPTEMBER

THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm Water Chocolate Bags

Bonhoga Gallery

Mareel  £16 / £14

The Garrison Theatre  £8

Mareel

£2.50

£1.00

Jelly Bags £2.25

Mr Juicy Cartons £1.00 Orange Apple Pineapple

In aid of Lerwick Congregational Church

Mints £2.25

Wellbeing Choir

Hot Drinks Rizza’s Ice Cream Ann Cleeves: Shetland on £2.00 £1.50 PageStrawberry and Screen Tea

TUESDAYS FROM 20 SEPTEMBER, 7pm Mareel  £2

Chocolate SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER, 8pm

Coffee Hot Chocolate

No need to read music, come along & enjoy a fun evening of song with a chat and cup of tea afterwards.

Mareel  £7Vanilla / £5

Shetland Country Music Club Jamboree

Jack Webb: The End SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER, 8pm

Mareel  £12 / £10

FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm

THE END is an invitation to look at ourselves, our world and to consider what we leave behind.

The Garrison Theatre  £15 / £13 (Members) Country Features, Cowboy Larry & North Ness Boys.

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Drama Workshops

for 7-11 year olds!

@ M A RE E L Saturday Mornings, 10am - 12pm (29 October - 3 December) Booking available through Shetland Box Office.

Mareel & Islesburgh Community Centre T: 01595 745555 • www.shetlandboxoffice.org Advance booking recommended limited places available!

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Shetland on Page & Screen

Mareel  £7 / £5

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> Comedy

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

(12A) A box office smash in New Zealand and a favourite at this year’s Screenplay, Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a warm and affecting comedy with a serious message. Ricky Baker, a defiant young city kid, is sent by child welfare services to live in the country with foster aunt Bella and cantankerous foster uncle Hec (Sam Neill). When Bella suddenly passes away and child services decide to take him back to a care home, Ricky runs away into the bush with uncle Hec in pursuit. When child services jump to the conclusion that a mentally unstable Hec has abducted Ricky, triggering a national manhunt, the two have to overcome their differences to survive.

Sausage Party (15)

The twisted brainchild of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, creators of Pineapple Express and This is the End, this outrageously profane comedy might look like a magical Pixar movie – but it's most definitely not for children. Down at Shopwell's supermarket, the food items have just one goal in life: to be picked by customers. They believe these benevolent giants will then whisk them off to paradise. All they have to do is remain pure and pristine until they're chosen. That means Frank the sausage is unable to consummate his relationship with alluring bun Brenda. But Frank and his friends are about to discover the awful truth about what awaits them!

> Thriller

The Girl on the Train

(15) A brilliantly taut thriller based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins. Rachel (Emily Blunt), devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute in to work in New York distracting herself by fantasising about the couple who live in a house that her train passes every day. To her they seem like the perfect couple, and she creates a wonderful dream life for them in her head. Then, one morning, she witnesses something shocking happen there. The next day, she wakes up with a horrible hangover, and no memory of the night before.

Inferno

(12A) Tom Hanks reprises his Da Vinci Code role as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon in director Ron Howard’s thrilling adaptation of author Dan Brown's bestselling novel Inferno. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories.

Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to try and stop a madman from unleashing a global virus that would wipe out half of the world's population.

> Drama

The Girl with all The Gifts

(15) A smart and stylish take on the zombie movie from Scottish director Colm McCarthy. In a scientific facility in the near future, uniformed children live in bare concrete cells, strapping themselves into wheelchairs for delivery to daily classroom instruction. These youngsters are ‘hungries’, victims of a highly infectious virus that has devastated mankind. They are also subjects for head scientist Dr Caldwell, who believes that they hold the key to a cure for the virus. One little girl, Melanie, excels at lessons and loves her teacher, Miss Justineau. When the centre is attacked by a crazed mob of hungries, Melanie, Miss Justineau and Dr Caldwell escape and go on the run.

Hell or High Water

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(15) A superb contemporary Western featuring a magnificent performance from Jeff Bridges. Texan brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) come together after years of estrangement to rob branches of the bank threatening to foreclose on their family land. For them, the hold-ups are just part of a last-ditch scheme to take back a future that seemed to have been stolen from under them. Justice seems to be theirs, until they find themselves on the radar of Texas Ranger Marcus (Bridges), looking for one last grand pursuit on the eve of his retirement, and his half-Comanche partner, Alberto (Gil Birmingham).

> Events

Accordian & Fiddle Festival List Afternoon Price Concert

Flit WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER, 8pm Mareel  £20

SUNDAY 09 OCTOBER, 2pm

Water Bags TheChocolate Garrison Theatre  £12 / £9 £1.00 £2.50 Booking via Accordian & Fiddle Festival.

Jelly Bags £2.25 Mints £2.25

Darkly atmospheric songs set within a world of breathtaking stop-motion animation.

Mr Juicy Cartons £1.00 Orange Apple Pineapple

Rizza’s Ice Cream The Stray Birds

Bert Simpson: Noup & Noost

Hot Drinks

£2.00MEADE & THE FLYING £1.50 MULES WITH DANIEL Strawberry FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER, 7.30pm Tea Chocolate Mareel  £16 / £12

5 NOVEMBER - 24 DECEMBER Bonhoga Gallery

Coffee Hot Chocolate

The Americana trio make their first visit to Shetland.

Landmarks that guide and act as places of shelter for those who live by, and from, the sea.

Forgotten Sons EP Launch

Adam Sutherland

Vanilla

SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER, 7pm

SATURDAY 05 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm

Mareel, Café Bar  FREE Forgotten Sons will be performing the whole new record and a few covers. There will be some amazing bands playing. So don't miss this!

Mareel  Concert: £15  2 Day Workshop +Concert: £80

Stage 1 Drama

Life Drawing

Adam Sutherland will visit Shetland to give workshops over two days, and a gig on the Saturday night.

SATURDAYS FROM 29 OCTOBER, 10am

WEDNESDAYS FROM 9 NOVEMBER, 7pm

Mareel  £60 / £48

Mareel  £10

Drama Workshops for 7-11 year olds!

A series of untutored life drawing workshops with a nude model. The workshop is suitable for over 16s of all abilities using any materials they wish.

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> Jack Webb

SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER, 8pm

Mareel  £12 / £10

THE END is an explosive new dance performance choreographed by Jack Webb, 'One To Watch' winner at the Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards 2016.

THE END aims to confront the dramatic notion of end points: the end of the world, the end of life as we know it, the end of good, bad and all in between.

With a stunning, pulsating soundtrack and a sleazy, dead-of-night set, three dancers explore their own sense of mortality, excess, connection, disconnection and endurance, with mob interjections from a team of local participants.

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> Music

THE STRAY BIRDS WITH DANIEL MEADE & THE FLYING MULES FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER, 7.30PM Mareel  £16 / £12

> 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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> Family Friendly

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (12A)

Kubo & The Two Strings (PG)

Epic action-adventure from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA, set in a fantastical Japan. Kubo (Art Parkinson, Game of Thrones) lives a quiet, normal life telling stories in a small seaside village, until he accidentally summons a spirit from the past that turns his life upside down by reawakening an age-old vendetta. All manner of havoc ensues as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must find the magical suit of armour once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior, and fulfil his heroic destiny.

From visionary director Tim Burton, and based on the bestselling novel by Ransom Riggs, comes this unforgettable adventure. When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers... and their powerful enemies. Ultimately, Jake discovers that only his own special ‘peculiarity’ can save his new friends.

Finding Dory

James & the Giant Peach (U)

(U) Everyone’s favourite forgetful blue tang is back at last for ‘Finding Dory’, which sees her go off on a new adventure to search for the family she forgot about. Waking up one morning, she sees a picture in her head – and comes to a shocking realisation. She remembered something!

It seems impossible, but it’s true, and now she wants answers about her past. Who are her parents? Where did she come from? And how did she learn to speak Whale?

The third film of our Roald Dahl season. The stop-motion animated classic from Disney & Tim Burton. James Trotter’s peaceful life at the seaside ends abruptly when his parents are killed by a rhinoceros from the clouds and he goes to live with his two awful aunts. But when a mysterious man gives him magical green "crocodile tongues" which produce a gigantic peach from the old peach tree, James finds himself on an amazing adventure, along with a company of kind-hearted bugs.

Storks (U)

A charming animated comedy featuring the voices of Jennifer Aniston and Kelsey Grammer. Storks deliver babies... or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for global internet giant Cornerstore.com. Junior, the company's top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorised baby girl. Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss gets wise, Junior and his friend Tulip, the only human on Stork Mountain, race to make their first-ever baby drop, in a wild and revealing journey that could make more than one family whole and restore the storks' true mission in the world.

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Trolls

(TBC) From the creators of Shrek comes the smartest, funniest, most irreverent animated comedy of the year. Enter a colourful, wondrous world populated by unforgettable characters and discover the story of the overly optimistic Trolls, with a constant song on their lips, and the comically pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have trolls in their stomach. A grumpy troll survivalist named Branch must go along with giddy Poppy on a quest to save Troll Town's population from the Bergens.

Featuring original music from Justin Timberlake, and soon-to-be classic mash-ups of songs from other popular artists, the film stars the voice talents of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Russell Brand, James Corden and many more.

> Events

Shetland Singers Songwriters Extravaganza

Neil Georgeson

SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm

Mareel  £16 / £5 A varied and exciting programme of French, Russian, German and American song.

Song Recital with soprano Anna Dennis THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER, 7.30pm

Mareel  £15 / £7.50

WORD Wordplay 2016

Creative Industries Forum

21 - 27 NOVEMBER

FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER, 12 - 2pm

Mareel Welcoming writers of local, national and international renown, Wordplay features a mix of readings, writing workshops, children’s events, and book signings.

Mareel  FREE (Register via HIE)

Do you work in, or would you like to work in, the creative industries sector in Shetland?

The Dolly Parton Story

TMSA Young Trad Tour

SAT 26 & SUN 27 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm & 2pm

MONDAY 05 DECEMBER, 7.30pm

Mareel  £20 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  £14 / £12

The Traditional Music and Song Association showcase the young musicians who appeared in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year.

Branagh: The Entertainer

Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 1.30pm

MONDAY 12 DECEMBER, 7.30pm

Mareel  £12 / £10

Mareel  £25

John Osborne’s modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment.

Christmas just wouldn't be the same without Buddy Holly and the Cricketers!

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> 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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BECKY UNTHANKS (The Unthanks)

ADRIAN UTLEY

(Portishead)

Wednesday 2 November, 8pm Mareel  £20

DOMINIC AITCHISON (Mogwai)

Some of today’s most influential musicians explore themes of migration through dark, atmospheric songs set within a world of breathtaking stop-motion animation.

“Green’s musical architecture is a wonder to behold” - fRoots Sponsored by

Produced by

Supported by

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ADAM HOLMES

> Action

> Music

Doctor Strange (TBC)

The Beatles 8 Days a Week

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Marvel’s latest all-action extravaganza. Doctor Stephen Strange is a brilliant yet arrogant neurosurgeon whose life is turned upside down when he barely survives a devastating car accident.

Embarking on a journey of self-discovery, he travels to the Far East where he becomes the protégé of the mysterious Ancient One. She opens Stephen’s mind to extraordinary alternate dimensions, which he eventually learns to manipulate in his new guise as superhero Doctor Strange.

Soon Stephen’s abilities are put to the ultimate test when villainous Kaecilius threatens the future of the entire world.

(U) The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years is based on the early part of The Beatles’ career (1962-1966) –in which they toured and captured the world’s acclaim. Ron Howard’s film explores how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to become this extraordinary phenomenon, “The Beatles.” It explores their inner workings – how they made decisions, created their music and built their career together – all the while, exploring The Beatles’ extraordinary and unique musical gifts and their remarkable personalities.

Blood Father

The Man Who Fell to Earth (18)

The Magnificent Seven (12A)

Supersonic (15)

(15) A thrilling action film starring Mel Gibson as John Link, a recovering alcoholic and ex-convict trying to stay on the straight and narrow with the help of his AA sponsor and neighbour Kirby. Link lives in a Californian desert trailer park where he's set up in business as a tattooist, away from the temptations of town. He’s overjoyed when his teenage daughter Lydia, missing for three years, calls him out of the blue. But Lydia is on the run from a gang of violent drug dealers, and Link must make use of his old prison and biker gang connections to keep him and his daughter alive.

A reimagining of the classic 1960 Western with a whole host of Hollywood stars all saddling up to tackle injustice. The American frontier town of Rose Creek is under siege from ruthless villain Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Saarsgard), and in their desperation the residents turn to a misfit group of gunslingers to save the day. These include bounty hunter Sam Chisholm (Denzel Washington), explosives expert Josh Farraday (Chris Pratt), sharpshooter Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke) and tracker Jack Horne (Vincent D’Onofrio).

Nic Roeg’s cult classic stars David Bowie as a humanoid alien who comes to Earth seeking help for his drought-striken planet. Bowie – an inspired piece of casting which launched his Thin White Duke persona – plays Thomas Jerome Newton ,who wants to use his advanced technology to ship water back home but finds himself lost in an unfamiliar, corrupt and sometimes hostile society. The Man Who Fell to Earth has been given a 4K restoration to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

An in-depth look at the life and music of Manchesterbased rock band, Oasis, from the producers of the award-winning documentaries Amy and Senna. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Oasis released some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most seminal albums and sold out shows around the world. Supersonic not only documents the rise of Oasis, but also gives fans a rare opportunity to view never-before-seen archive material of the band.

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> 2017 Events

Mr McFall’s Chamber

Neil Georgeson

Piano Recital - Pictures at an Exhibition

SATURDAY 15 APRIL 2017, 7.30pm Mareel  £16 / £5

THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2017, 7.30pm Mareel  £16 / £5

A combination of rhythmic interest and yearning melody with a distinctively Nordic melancholy.

Hebrides Ensemble

Dunedin Consort

SATURDAY 11 MARCH 2017, 7.30pm

FRIDAY 19 MAY 2017, 7.30pm

Mareel  £16 / £5

Mareel  £16 / £5

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.

Establishing themselves as the leading Scottish Baroque ensemble, they’ve performed in Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Israel and France.

> Music

School of Fiddle

Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 November Mareel

Concert: £15 2 Day Workshop +Concert: £80

Join Adam Sutherland for a weekend school that emphasises creativity, tune writing, technique and fun! Adam has years of experience working with fiddlers of all ages and ability.

Learning with Adam will feature opportunities to learn tunes, explore the vastness of music, discuss learning challenges, play in a session and attend a concert featuring Adam and special guests on Saturday evening.

This course is suitable for intermediate and advanced fiddle players. All tunes will be taught by ear, but sheet music will be provided at the end of the course. Attendees are encouraged to bring a recording device and an open mind.

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> Music

Saturday 26 November, 7.30pm Sunday 27 November, 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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Wellbeing

Choir 7pm - 8.30pm

Mareel, Tuesday nights beginning 20th September ÂŁ2 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!

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> Halloween

Carrie (18)

This classic horror movie based on Stephen King's first novel stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy, naive teenager who is the butt of practical jokes at her small-town high school.

Her blind panic when she gets her first period, a result of ignorance and religious guilt drummed into her by her fanatical mother, Margaret (Piper Laurie), only causes her classmates' vicious cruelty to escalate. Finally, when the venomous Chris Hargenson (Nancy Allen) engineers a reprehensible prank at the school prom, Carrie unleashes her terrifying powers.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (12A) DRESS UP SCREENING!

This low-budget musical freak show/cult classic/cultural institution concerns the misadventures of Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) inside a strange mansion that they come across after their car breaks down on a rainy night. Greeting them at the door is a ghoulish butler named Riff Raff (Richard O'Brien), who introduces them to a bacchanalian collection of partygoers dressed in outfits from some sort of interplanetary thrift shop. The host of this gathering is a transvestite clad in lingerie, Dr Frank N Furter (Tim Curry), a mad scientist who claims to be from another planet‌

Blair Witch

(15) Inventive and effectively scary, this new sequel to The Blair Witch Project is set twenty years after the events of the original film. James, a college student, sees video footage that convinces him that his sister Heather, missing for many years and presumed dead, is still alive. Determined to find her, James ropes his friends into going to search for her in the forest where she disappeared. At first the group is hopeful, especially when a pair of locals offer to act as guides through the dark and winding woods, but as the endless night wears on, they are visited by a menacing presence.

Lights Out (15)

A supernatural being that lives in the dark preys on a family in this suspenseful, spine-chilling horror. Following the unexplained death of his factory owner father Paul, 10-yearold Martin starts to experience terrifying visions whenever the lights are switched off. This brings home his older sister Rebecca, who moved out because she could no longer cope with their hallucination-plagued, mentally unstable mother, Sophie. Frazzled Martin tells Rebecca that Sophie has been communicating with someone named Diana, who lives in the dark. Recognising the threat this terrifying and malevolent entity poses to the family, Rebecca realises that she must unlock and confront the truth hidden in her mother's past.

The Witches (PG)

The final film of our ScreenFocus Roald Dahl season, to get you in the mood for Halloween. When Orphaned Luke and his grandmother Helga take a holiday to a luxurious seaside hotel, they find themselves in the midst of a battle to save all of England’s children. Disguising themselves as "The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children," a coven of hideous witches, led by The Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston) plan to turn all the children in the country into mice. When (18) Luke accidentally uncovers their plot, he finds himself the A brilliantly crafted and wickedly fun horror-thriller starring Anton unsuspecting victim of their foul plans. Can plucky little Luke Yelchin and Patrick Stewart. See page 25 for full synopsis. and his Grandma save the day?

Green Room

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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 PUBLIC OPENING: Friday 4 December 6pm - 7.30pm, everyone welcome Opening Hours: Low Season

LOWER GALLERY & CRAFT CABINET: Art & Craft for Christmas 5 November - 31 December Wed - Fri: 11.00am - 3pm

Bonhoga Gallery, Weisdale, ZE2 9LW  01595 745750

Sat & Sun: 11am - 4pm

 bonhoga@shetlandarts.org

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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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> 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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> Screen Wednesdays

Chevalier (18)

Green Room (18)

Things to Come (12A)

El Sur (The South) (PG)

In Greek with English subtitles. In the middle of the Aegean Sea, six men on a fishing trip on a luxury yacht decide to play a game. During this game, things will be compared, measured, songs will be butchered and blood will be tested. Friends will become rivals and rivals become hungry. At the end of the journey, when the game is over, the man who wins will be the best man. And he will wear on his smallest finger the victory ring: the Chevalier.

In French with English subtitles. Isabelle Huppert gives a wonderful performance as a self-possessed woman confronting unexpected changes in her life and work in Mia Hansen-Løve’s heartfelt and perceptive portrait of middle age.

Nathalie is a philosophy teacher in a Parisian high school.

Passionate about her job, married and with two children, her time is divided between her family, work, her former students, and her very demanding mother. One day, her husband tells her that he is leaving her to live with another, younger, woman, and Nathalie realises she must reinvent her life rather than be defeated by it.

Captain Fantastic (15)

Viggo Mortensen steals the show in this intelligent, warm and humorous drama. Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, devoted father Ben (Mortensen) dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. But when a tragedy strikes the family, they are forced to leave this self-created paradise and begin a journey into the outside world that challenges Ben’s idea of what it means to be a parent, and brings into question everything he's taught his children.

A brilliantly crafted and wickedly fun horror-thriller starring Patrick Stewart and Star Trek’s Anton Yelchin, who sadly died earlier this year. Down on their luck punk rock band The Ain't Rights are finishing up a long and unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpected booking at an isolated, run-down club deep in the backwoods of Oregon. What seems merely to be a third-rate gig escalates into something much more sinister when they witness an act of violence that they weren't meant to see. Now trapped backstage, they must face off against the club's depraved owner, Darcy Banker (Stewart).

In Spanish with English subtitles. A welcome digital restoration of Victor Erice’s exquisitely beautiful, profoundly moving drama from 1983. Recalling her youth in northern Spain in the 1950s and her relationship with her beloved father, Estrella realises how little she knew about him. Raised in the south, he’d had his secrets... Delicate, nuanced, mysterious, Erice’s second feature (after The Spirit of the Beehive, made ten years earlier) reveals his abiding fascination with memory and missed opportunities, longing and loss, the passing of time and the links between private dreams and political realities.

Son of Saul (15)

This searing, immersive drama from Hugarian director László Nemes won the award for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars. Auschwitz, 1944. Saul Ausländer is a member of the Sonderkommando, Jewish prisoners forced to assist the Nazis in the machinery of extermination. He dedicates himself to one last desperate act of moral redemption, setting himself against both the Nazis and his fellow inmates. Immaculately assembled with ingenious use of sound and a tunnel vision style of cinematography, Son of Saul is both deeply harrowing and an unforgettable cinematic experience.

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Café Bar Events Mixology @ Mareel

Shetland Singers Songwriters

Cocktails every Friday, from 7pm DJs from 9pm on Fridays 7 October, Sunday 23 October, from 7pm 21 October & 28 October (Halloween Themed) 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 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

Mareel Film Quiz

The Open Mic Café

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)

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

from 7pm on Tuesdays 4 October & 1 November (Halloween Themed)

Sunday 2 October, from 7pm

Shetland

Extravaganza!

SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm - Mareel  £15 / £7.50 The evening will showcase local singers and songwriters that have written and performed at the Singer Songwriter nights held monthly on Sunday evenings at Mareel. It is a night that promises the very best of Shetland song writing talent, some well known and others who have only recently begun to perform in public. Singers already confirmed to perform are Sheila Henderson, Steven Robertson and Ian McCormack, with more to be announced over the coming months.

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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. Glasses cost an additional £1 and are reusable.

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

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 30 SEPTEMBER - 6 OCTOBER > The Shetland Open > Ann Cleeves: Shetland on Page & Screen > The Open Mic Café

14 - 20 OCTOBER > The Stray Birds with Daniel Meade & The Flying Mules > Wellbeing Choir FILM: > Storks   

> Mareel Film Quiz

> The Magnificent Seven

> Wellbeing Choir

> The Man Who Fell to Earth

FILM:

> Green Room 

> The Girl with all The Gifts  > Hunt for the Wilderpeople 

21 - 27 OCTOBER

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> Mixology @ Mareel

> Hell or High Water > The Beatles Eight Days a Week 

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> Kubo and the Two Strings > Things to Come

> Shetland Singers & Songwriters Night > Wellbeing Choir FILM: > Trolls 

> Chevalier 

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> Lights Out

> Yarn (Wool Week)

> Blood Father

7 - 13 OCTOBER

> Supersonic

> Jack Webb: The End

> The Witches

> Accordian & Fiddle Festival Afternoon Concert > Wellbeing Choir

> El Sur  > The List (Mind Your Head) 28 OCTOBER - 3 NOVEMBER

> Mixology @ Mareel FILM:

> Flit: Martin Green

> The Girl on the Train  

> Mixology @ Mareel - Halloween Themed

> Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children > Finding Dory

> Mareel Film Quiz - Halloween Themed

> James and the Giant Peach > Captain Fantastic  > Mom and Me (Luminate)  > A Wee Night In (Luminate)   Screen 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.

> Forgotten Sons EP Launch > Stage 1 Drama FILM: > Doctor Strange 

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> Inferno  > Blair Witch > The Rocky Horror Picture Show > Carrie > Son of Saul 