a guide to what’s on during September & 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 03 > Peter Davis: Elemental 04 > Sharon Shannon & Band 05 > Thrillers & Wool Week 06 > Event Listings 07 > Ourscreen 07 > Branagh: The Entertainer 08 > Event Listings 09 > Comedy 10 > Event Listings 11 > The Travelling Gallery 10 > Peerie Mark Bear Raffle 10 > Gordon Gunn / Hjaltabonhoga 11 > Family Friendly 12 > The Stray Birds 12 > Martin Green: FLIT 13 > ScreenFocus: Roald Dahl 2
14 > Event Listings 15 > Neil Georgeson: Island/Home 16 > Jack Webb: The End 16 > Adam Holmes / Rachel Sermanni 17 > Event Cinema: Music 18 > Classical Season 2016 / 2017 18 > Fara 19 > Creative Industries workshops 19 > Creative Industries Forum 20 > Shetland Open: Black & White 21 > Screen Wednesdays 22 > Café Bar Events 22 > Singers Songwriters Extravaganza 23 > Cinema Ticket Prices 24 > What’s On at a Glance
> Art
PETER DAVIS
Iceland in watercolour
30 July - 11 September PUBLIC OPENING: Friday 29 July 6pm - 7.30pm, everyone welcome Opening Hours: High Season
TALK BY THE ARTIST: Sunday 31 July 2pm, Free
Mon - Sat: 10.30am - 5pm
Bonhoga Gallery, Weisdale, ZE2 9LW 01595 745750
bonhoga@shetlandarts.org
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Sun: 11am - 5pm
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> Thrillers
The Shallows (15)
Anthropoid (15)
A young woman finds herself menaced by a terrifying shark just yards from the shoreline in this gripping thriller. Young pro-surfer and college student Nancy (Blake Lively) is enjoying the sea just off the coast of a secluded beach known as ‘Paradise’. However, she is soon attacked an enormous great white shark in the shallows off the beach and finds refuge on an isolated rock, just 200 yards from the shoreline. With the shark still prowling and nobody around to help, Nancy must come up with a drastic plan to swim back to safety.
ANTHROPOID follows the extraordinary true story of "Operation Anthropoid". Two soldiers from the Czechoslovakian army-in-exile, Josef Gabčík (Cillian Murphy) and Jan Kubi (Jamie Dornan), are parachuted into their occupied homeland in December 1941 to assassinate SS officer Reinhard Heydrich. Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution, was the Reich's third in command and the leader of Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia. His reign of terror prompted the self-exiled Czech and Slovak soldiers to hatch a topsecret mission that would change the face of Europe forever.
> Wool Week: 24 SEP - 2 OCT
Rams (15)
Yarn (12A)
Showing in honour of Wool Week. Winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival and Best Narrative Feature at the Hampton's Film Festival, this beautifully shot drama focuses on two Icelandic sheep farmers whose longstanding feud comes to a head when disaster strikes their flocks. In a remote valley, estranged brothers Gummi and Kiddi live side by side tending to their prized sheep, despite not having spoken in 40 years. When a lethal disease infects Kiddi's sheep, all the animals in the area are culled to contain the outbreak. It’s a terrible blow for local farmers, but hits hard-drinking, unruly Kiddi and quiet, thoughtful Gummi particularly hard leading them to rebel against the rules in their own distinct ways.
Showing in honour of Wool Week. In this visuallystriking documentary meet the artists who are redefining knit and crochet, bringing yarn out of the house and into the world. Reinventing and exploring our relationship with this colorful tradition that is building one of modern art's hottest trends. YARN features Brooklyn-based Polish crochet artist Olek; Icelandic wool graffiti artist Tinna Thorudottir Thorvaldar; Japanese Canada-based artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam of Net Play Works who stitches giant “textile playgrounds”; and Tilde Björfors, the founder of the contemporary Swedish circus company Cirkus Cikör.
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> Events
Peter Davis: Elemental
Sharon Shannon & Band
30 JULY - 11 SEPTEMBER
TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm
Bonhoga FREE
Mareel £18 Sharon Shannon returns to Shetland with line up of stellar Irish musicians for an evening of high energy tunes, with a Shetland twist!
Shetland based artist specialising in the use of watercolour.
10 Screenplay 2016
Committee of the Regions
26 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER
FRIDAY 09 SEPTEMBER, 8am - 1pm
Mareel
Shetland’s 10th annual film festival curated by Mark Kermode, Linda Ruth Williams & Kathy Hubbard.
Mareel FREE The European CoR is the assembly of local and regional representatives that provides sub-national authorities with a direct voice within the EU's institutional framework.
The Travelling Gallery
Adam Holmes/Rachel Sermanni
SATURDAY 27 AUGUST
SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm
Mareel Car Park FREE A custom-built art space inside a big beautiful bus, which brings contemporary art exhibitions to schools and communities throughout Scotland.
Mareel £18 / £15
Richard Hawley
Neil Georgeson: Island/Home
TUESDAY 30 AUGUST, 8.30pm
THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm
Former Pulp and Longpigs member Richard Hawley performs an intimate acoustic set with his guitarist Shez Sheridan as part of Screenplay 2016.
For his first concert in Shetland for several years, Neil has chosen pieces about the idea of home and islands.
Presented by Ragged Wood. Holmes and his band The Embers are touring their second album “Brighter Still”,
Mareel £18 / £15 (£9 - Screencard concession)
Mareel £16 / £5
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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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> Events
Gordon Gunn +Hjaltabonhoga Fara SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm
THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm
Described as 'one of the most exciting and innovative fiddle players of the times',
Fara, are heading back to Shetland as part of the launch tour for their debut album Cross the Line this September.
Creative Industries workshops
Jack Webb: The End
Mareel £15 / £12
Mareel £16 / £14
SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER, 8pm
Mareel
17 - 24 SEPTEMBER
THE END is an invitation to look at ourselves, our world and to consider what we leave behind.
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The Stray Birds
The Shetland Open Bonhoga Gallery
WITH DANIEL MEADE & THE FLYING MULES FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER, 7.30pm
Celebrating Shetlands artistic & creative talent. This years theme is Black & White
The americana trio make their first visit to Shetland.
17 SEPTEMBER - 30 OCTOBER
Mareel £16 / £12
Creative Industries Forum
Flit
FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER, 12 - 2pm
WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER, 8pm
Do you work in, or would you like to work in, the creative industries sector in Shetland?
darkly atmospheric songs set within a world of breathtaking stop-motion animation.
Mareel FREE
Mareel £20
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> Comedy
Bridget Jones’s Baby (15) Bridget Jones is back! Join her again as she enters her 40s in the third film of this romantic comedy series, featuring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant. After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones's (Zellweger) "happily ever after" hasn't quite gone as planned. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as a news producer and surround herself with her friends. Now, for once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong?
David Brent: Life On The Road (15) The obnioxious boss from the cult TV show ‘The Office’ hits the big screen’. Although working as a rep selling cleaning (and ladies personal hygiene) products, David Brent hasn't given up his dream of becoming a rock star. Styling himself as singer/songwriter for fledgling rock band 'Foregone Conclusion', he assembles a group of mercenary session musicians, a talented sidekick to supply the street cred and an overpriced but underwhelmed tour manager. Together they embark upon a self-financed UK tour coming to a venue near every major city near you!
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (15) Hard-partying brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) place an advert online to find their perfect dates (Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza) for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, instead the brothers find themselves thoroughly outsmarted and out-partied by the uncontrollable duo.
Bad Moms (15) From the outside Amy (Milana Kunis) has the perfect life--happy marriage, over-achieving kids, lovely home and a successful career, but behind the scenes she's over-worked, over-committed and exhausted to the point that she's about to snap. Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-worked and underappreciated moms seeking to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities. The resulting wild, un-mom-like binge of long overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence puts them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn (Christina Applegate) and her clique of ‘perfect moms’.
War Dogs (15) Based on a true story of two friends who exploited a little-known government initiative allowing small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, David Packouz (Miles Teller) and Efraim Diveroli (Jonas Hill) begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military they get over their heads in a deal with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.
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> Music
GORDON GUNN
with Hjaltabonhoga SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm
Mareel £15 / £12
Described as 'one of the most exciting and innovative fiddle players of the times', Gordon Gunn headlines this event supported by Hjatibonhogs. Following on from the highly regarded solo album ' Shoreside', FGordons new album 'Wick to Wickham' released in 2015 features many of his compositions. He is ably supported by Hjaltibonhoga, Shetland Fiddlers of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo who have just recorded their first album due to be released later this year. More information on the group at:
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> Family Friendly
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.
Nine Lives (PG) Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is an immensely successful daredevil billionaire. His company has almost completed its greatest achievement to date - the tallest skyscraper in the northern hemisphere. However, Tom's workaholic lifestyle keeps him from his family, particularly his beautiful wife Lara (Jennifer Garner) and his adoring daughter Rebecca (Malina Weissman). Rebecca's 11th birthday is here, and again she wants the gift she asks for every year, a cat. Tom hates cats, but he is without a gift and time is running out. When his GPS directs him to a mystical pet store full of odd and exotic cats, Tom’s life takes a bizarre turn which sees him trapped inside the body of the adorable Mr Fuzzypants. Can life as a cat help him reconnect with his family, and win his body back?
Swallows and Amazons (PG) An exhilarating adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s classic children's adventure with a fresh espionage twist. The four Walker children are on a dull Lake District holiday with their mother . But when she gives them permission to sail out and camp on a remote island, the quartet find themselves at the centre of a fantastic summer adventure. On the island, they find themselves in a battle with rival group The Amazons (The Blacketts), who have also tried to claim it as their own. But things turn serious when the Blacketts' Uncle, Jim Turner is revealed to be a spy, hotly pursued by a secret agent.
Asterix And Obelix: Mansion Of The Gods (PG) Fresh animated adaptation of the classic comic strip series. Our favourite plucky Gauls are still holding out against the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar (voiced by Jim Broadbent) hatches a plan to build a luxury housing complex in the nearby forest, in the hopes of crushing their resistance. Despite various attempts by Asterix (Jack Whitehall) and Obelix (Nick Frost) to halt the building process, the so-called Mansions of the Gods are soon finished, which creates an entirely different problem when the new Roman tenants arrive...
Pete’s Dragon (PG)
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Newcomer Oakes Fegley is the boy with a magical friend in this remake of the 1977 Disney favourite. Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) has heard stories of a magical dragon for years, from the mouth of her wood-carver father (Robert Redford), However, that’s all she thought they were – stories. That is, until she meets ten-year-old Pete (Fegley) who claims to live alone in the woods with a giant green dragon named Elliott. Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from and the truth about this mysterious dragon. However, a few other people have found out about this remarkable dragon and are intent on capturing it.
> Music
THE STRAY BIRDS WITH DANIEL MEADE & THE FLYING MULES FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER, 7.30PM Mareel £16 / £12
> Music
“Green’s musical architecture is a wonder to behold” -FROOTS
FLIT
WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER, 8pm Mareel £20 Some of today’s most influential musicians explore themes of migration through darkly atmospheric songs set within a world of breathtaking stop-motion animation. Award-winning composer and Lau’s visionary accordionist Martin Green brings together Portishead’s Adrian Utley, Mogwai’s Dominic Aitchison and Becky Unthank from The Unthanks, with BAFTA-winning animators whiterobot (Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson) for this extraordinary live show. Flit is inspired by first-hand stories of human migration, some heart-warming, others heartbreaking and features songs and original music by Green with lyrics from Karine Polwart, Anaïs Mitchell, Sandy Wright and Aidan Moffat. Set within a captivating animated world and a haunting sonic landscape, these exquisite songs are performed by a world class band fronted by the inimitable voices of Becky Unthank and Adam Holmes. Produced by Lepus Productions. Co-commissioned by Edinburgh International Festival, Barbican Centre and Sage Gateshead. Co-produced by Opera North Projects.
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SCREENF CUS Roald Dahl Season
Shetland Arts presents the Second of our ScreenFocus seasons, marking Roald Dahl's 100th Birthday. These four films have been carefully chosen by Shetland Arts to showcase screen adaptations by the world’s number one storyteller. 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 at Mareel.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (U)
James and the Giant Peach (U)
We start with the much loved 1971 adaptation starring Gene Wilder on the big screen again. The world is astonished when Willy Wonka announces that five lucky people will be given a tour of the factory and one will win a lifetime supply of Wonka chocolate. Young Charlie is desperate for the prize, but his family is so poor that it's extremely unlikely he'll find a golden tickets. But magic can happen and Charlie gets the chance of a lifetime. Along the way, a series of minor disasters befall the other children, can Charlie beat the odds and prove his worth.
The third film of our ScreenFocus 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 giant bugs.
Sat 10 Sep & Tue 13 Sep (Roald Dahl Day 2016)
Sat 8 Oct & Tue 11 Oct
Matilda (PG)
The Witches (PG)
Sat 24 Sep & Tue 27 Sep
Sat 22 Oct & Tue 25 Oct
The second film of our ScreenFocus Roald Dahl season. Matilda (Mara Wilson) is a sweet and clever young girl saddled with grumpy parents and a bratty brother. Her parents send her to school with the worst principal in the world, a very sweet teacher, and good friends. While trying to put up with her parents' and principal's cruelty, she starts to unwittingly unleash telekinetic powers. With practice, Matilda learns to control her telekinetic powers and is soon using them on her principal to try and drive her away from the school.
And finally, 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. Luke accidentally uncovers their plot and finds himself the unsuspecting victim of their foul plans. Can plucky Luke and his Grandma save the day?
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> Events
Shetland Singers Songwriters Extravaganza
Neil Georgeson: Piano Recital
- Pictures at an Exhibition
SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm
THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2017, 7.30pm
Mareel £15
Mareel £16 / £5
WORD Wordplay 2016
Hebrides Ensemble SATURDAY 11 MARCH 2017, 7.30pm
21 - 27 NOVEMBER
Mareel Welcoming writers of local, national and international renown, Wordplay features a mix of readings, writing workshops, children’s events, and book signings.
Mareel £16 / £5
Branagh: The Entertainer
Mr McFall’s Chamber
SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 1.30pm
SATURDAY 15 APRIL 2017, 7.30pm
John Osborne’s modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment.
A combination of rhythmic interest and yearning melody with a distinctively Nordic melancholy.
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.
Mareel £12 / £10
Mareel £16 / £5
Neil Georgeson: Song Recital Dunedin Consort with soprano Anna Dennis
FRIDAY 19 MAY 2017, 7.30pm
Mareel £16 / £5
THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER, 7.30pm Mareel £16 / £5
A varied and exciting programme of French, Russian, German and American song.
Establishing themselves as the leading Scottish Baroque ensemble, they’ve performed in Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Israel and France.
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> Classical Season
Neil Georgeson
ISLAND/HOME THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm - Mareel, Lerwick Returning for his first concert in Shetland for several years, Neil has chosen pieces about the idea of home. £16 / £5
Part of Shetland Arts 16/17 Classical Season 1 December - Neil Georgeson Song Recital with soprano Anna Dennis 9 February - Neil Georgeson
Piano Recital: Pictures at an Exhibition
11 March - Hebrides Ensemble 15 April - Mr McFall’s Chamber 19 May - Dunedin Consort Package deals available: 3 concerts for £33
01595 745555 www.shetlandboxoffice.org Mareel & Islesburgh Community Centre
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> Jack Webb
SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER, 8pm Mareel
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.
> Music
ADAM HOLMES & THE EMBERS / RACHEL SERMANNI 16
SAT 10 SEP, 7.30pm Mareel £18 / £15 Two of Scotland’s leading young singer-songwriters, Adam Holmes and Rachel Sermanni, are returning to the islands in September. Holmes and his band The Embers are touring their second album “Brighter Still”, released in June, while Sermanni will be joined by Orcadian pianist Jen Austin to perform material from “Tied to the Moon”, her second album which has been nominated for a SAY (Scottish Album of the Year) award.
> Event Cinema: Music
Nick Cave: One More Time With Feeling (15)
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (U)
A unique one night only cinema event directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly), One More Time with Feeling is the first opportunity anyone will have to hear Skeleton Tree, the sixteenth studio album from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Originally a performance based concept, One More Time with Feeling evolved as Dominik delved into the tragic backdrop of the writing and recording of the album. Interwoven throughout the Bad Seeds’ performance of the new album are interviews and footage, accompanied by Cave’s intermittent narration and improvised rumination.
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years is based on the early part of The Beatles’ career (19621966) –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.
The Rolling Stones Havana Moon (PG)
The Man Who Fell to Earth 40th anniversary (18)
Good Friday 25 March 2016 is a date that has gone down in Cuban and Rock ‘n’ Roll history. On that day, The Rolling Stones became the first rock band to play a huge free outdoor concert to hundreds of thousands of fans in Havana, Cuba. This historic concert was filmed by award winning director Paul Dugdale and the result is a must-see one night only cinema experience. Havana Moon will transport cinemagoers onto and in front of the Rolling Stones gigantic stage and immerse them in the excitement of that groundbreaking night in Havana.
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.
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> Music Shetland Arts presents the 2016/17 Classical Season, featuring concerts from Shetland born pianist Neil Georgeson, Mr McFall's Chamber, Hebrides Ensemble and the Dunedin Consort
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.
Fara With support from
HIMMERLAND & HALTADANS
THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm Mareel - £16 / £14
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> Creative Industries workshops Shetland Arts has teamed up with Business Gateway to deliver a series of workshops specifically designed for those working in the creative industries.
Business Start Up
Advertising & Promotion
Part 1 - Saturday 17 September Part 2 - Saturday 24 September
Thursday 22 September A closer look at how advertising and promotion fits in with the wider marketing mix. This course will help you decide how and where to communicate with your customers.
This two part workshop will provide an overview of what is involved in starting up a business, including how to create an effective business plan, and to evaluate and develop your business idea.
All courses are free to attend. Book now to avoid disappointment. Booking via Shetland Box Office: Mareel & Islesburgh Community Centre www.shetlandboxoffice.org • 01595 745555
Marketing Wednesday 21 September Gain a practical understanding of what marketing actually is, including tips and tools for planning and budgeting, and ensuring you get the best return on investment for your activities.
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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HITE BLAC K &OW pen and Bairns’
17 September - 30 October Celebrating Shetland’s artistic & creative talent PUBLIC OPENING & PRIZE GIVING: Fri 16 Sept, 6-7.30pm Everyone welcome
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
> Screen Wednesdays
Neon Demon (18)
Sweet Bean (PG)
Just after her 16th birthday, naive young Jesse (Elle Fanning) arrives in Los Angeles eager to become a catwalk star. She's quickly signed up by agency boss Jan (Christina Hendricks), who assures her she's got what it takes to succeed, and gets a room in a run-down motel run by sleazy Hank (Keanu Reeves). But this innocent teen soon finds herself out of her depth among the dead-eyed beauties in a glossy, competitive, cutthroat world fuelled by envy and desire. Even though this is a town that's renowned for consuming its young, Jesse could never imagine the grisly fate her jealous rivals are planning. One of the most controversial films screened at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, this is a moody, stylised, uncompromising cinematic nightmare from Drive and Only God Forgives director Nicolas Winding Refn.
One of the most acclaimed figures in modern Japanese cinema, Naomi Kawase followed up her remarkable 2014 Still the Water with Sweet Bean [An], a smalltown drama of culinary redemption, which opened the prestigious Un Certain Regard strain of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Struggling street food vendor Sentaro finds himself confronted with Tokue, an odd but sympathetic elderly lady looking for work. When he reluctantly accepts, it’s not long before Tokue proves to have an extraordinary gift when it comes to making “an” – the sweet red bean paste filling used in his dorayakis – which starts a relationship that is about much more than just street food. Beautifully shot and quietly moving, Sweet Bean is a humble masterpiece from a singularly accomplished filmmaker.
The Commune (15)
Chevalier (18)
Dark comedy about life in a 1970s Danish collective. Director Thomas Vinterberg sublimely pilfers from his own childhood for this wonderfully constructed story of the ups and downs of family strains. A professional couple – perfectly played by Ulrich Thomsen and Trine Dyrholm – establish a commune in a large house in a classy suburb of Copenhagen. The freewheeling story features the various characters who stay at the house, perfectly reflecting the style and tone of the era.
Greek language film. 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.
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> Café Bar Events
play it. say it. dance it. show it.
Mixology @ Mareel
The Open Mic Café
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
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
Mareel Film Quiz
Shetland Singers Songwriters
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)
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
Cocktails every Friday, from 7pm DJs on Friday 16 September, from 9pm
Tuesday 4 October, from 7pm
Sunday 2 October, from 7pm
Sunday 18 September, from 7pm
Shetland
Extravaganza! SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm - Mareel £15 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 26 AUGUST - 1 SEPTEMBER
9 - 15 SEPTEMBER > Neil Georgeson: Island/Home
> Peter Davis: Elemental
> Committee of the Regions
> Screenplay 2016
> Adam Holmes / Rachel Sermanni
> Richard Hawley
FILM:
> The Travelling Gallery
> Anthropoid
> Mareel Film Quiz
> Bad Moms
> The Open Mic Café
> War Dogs
SCREENPLAY HIGHLIGHTS:
> Swallows and Amazons
> Rams
> Asterix & Obelix Mansion Of Gods
> Hunt for the Wilderpeople
> Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory
> Dreamcatcher (Q&A with Director Kim Longinotto)
> The Commune
> Moon Dogs (Q&A with the producer & writers) > Mom and Me (intro with Director Ken Wardrop) > The Last King > Virgin Mountain > Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made > Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods > Operation Arctic
16 - 22 SEPTEMBER > Gordon Gunn in Concert with Hjaltabonhoga > Creative Industries workshops > The Shetland Open > Creative Industries Forum > Shetland Singers & Songwriters Night > Mixology @ Mareel
2 - 8 SEPTEMBER
FILM:
> Screenplay 2016
> Bridget Jones's Baby
> Sharon Shannon & Band
> David Brent Life on the Road
> Young Film Quiz
> Kubo and the Two Strings
> Mixology @ Mareel
> The Rolling Stones Havana Moon
FILM: > Nine Lives
> The Shallows > Sweet Bean
> Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates > Pete's Dragon > Nick Cave: One More Time With Feeling > Neon Demon Film Wednesdays Babes In Arms Subtitled Screenings
23 - 29 SEPTEMBER > Fara with Himmerland & Haltadans FILM: > Yarn
Senior Screenings Autism / ASN Friendly ScreenFocus Season
films may be added or removed at any time subject to demand.
> Rams > Matilda > Chevalier