Booklet March 2017

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (PG)

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

• 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 > Toby Paterson: The Pinwheel 04 > Artist Talk: Toby Paterson 05 > Film / Documentary 06 > Event Listings 07 > Film 08 > Student Night at Mareel 08 > BBC Ten Pieces 09 > Shetland Fiddle Frenzy 2017 10 > Classical Season 2017 10 > On Golden Pond 11 > Film / Autism Awareness Day 12 > Event Listings 13 > Oscar Nominated Films 14 > Hebrides Ensemble 15 > Screen Pride / Classics 16 > Wellbeing Choir 16 > Shetland Schools' Music Festival

17 > Family Friendly Films 18 > Event Listings 19 > Mothers Day: Michael Bublé 19 > Event Cinema 20 > Mr McFall's Chamber: Solitudes 21 > Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards 21 > Harris Playfair Big Band 22 > Phill Jupitus: Juplicity 22 > Life Drawing 23 > Scorsese / De Niro Season 24 > General Levy 24 > Café Bar Events 25 > Screen Wednesdays 26 > ScreenPlay 2017 26 > Young Fiddler of The Year 2017 27 > Cinema Ticket Prices 28 > What’s On at a Glance 2

> Art

Toby Paterson The Pinwheel

Abstraction, Architecture and Reality

11 March - 23 April PUBLIC OPENING: Friday 10 March 6 - 7.30pm, everyone welcome LOWER GALLERY: Prints - Linda Richardson

ARTIST TALK: MAREEL Thursday 9 March, 7pm  £7 / £5 www.shetlandarts.org

Opening Hours:

Sat & Sun: 11am - 4pm

Wed - Fri: 11.00am - 3pm

Bonhoga Gallery, Weisdale, ZE2 9LW

 01595 745750

www.shetlandarts.org

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> Artist Talk

Artist Talk:

Toby Paterson Thursday 9 March

Toby Paterson is one of Scotland’s leading contemporary artists. His paintings, reliefs and constructions explore the relationship between abstraction and reality, often derived from encounters with architecture and the built environment. This illustrated talk by the artist will explore his work ahead of the opening of his exhibition at Bonhoga and commission for the café bar at Mareel.

Mareel, 7pm  £7 / £5

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> Film

20th Century Women (15)

Patriot's Day (15)

During the summer of 1979, a Santa Barbara single mother and boarding house landlady decides the best way she can parent her teenage son is to enlist her young tenants – a quirky punk photographer, a mellow handyman and her son's shrewd best friend – to serve as role models in a changing world. Annette Bening leads a stellar cast in this beautifully observed charmer.

The director and star of Deepwater Horizon reunite for this powerful story of a community’s courage in the face of terror. In the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again.

> Documentary

Logan (15)

Lost In France (15)

Wolverine encounters a remarkable young girl in this explosive sequel from Marvel Studios. It’s the year 2024. The mutant population has shrunk significantly and the X-Men have disbanded. Logan, whose power to self-heal is dwindling, works as a chauffeur and takes care of the ailing Professor X. One day, a stranger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura to the Canadian border. At first he refuses, but the Professor has been waiting a long time for this particular girl to appear…

An informative and entertaining new documentary exploring the rise of Scotland's independent music scene in the '90s. Featuring The Delgados, Bis, Mogwai, Arab Strap, Franz Ferdinand and other seminal acts, this is an intimate film exploring friendship, creativity and music. On the journey, we revisit a defining, chaotic trip early in the musicians' careers, re-staging a concert in Brittany that connects the characters in life (and on stage) for the first time in many years.

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> Events

Wellbeing Choir

Shetland County Drama Fest

THURSDAY EVENINGS

MON 6 – THU 9 MARCH 7.30pm

Mareel & Lerwick Methodist Church  £2

Garrison  £8 / £6 Comedy, tragedy, history and many more treats from local community drama groups - actors of all ages from all over Shetland wait to welcome you.

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

Artist Talk: Toby Paterson

Vivian Ross-Smith Island Connections

THURSDAY 9 MARCH, 7pm Mareel  £7 / £5

21 JANUARY - 5 MARCH Bonhoga Gallery

The relationship between people and land.

This illustrated talk by the artist will explore his work ahead of the opening of his exhibition at Bonhoga.

Life Drawing

Toby Paterson: The Pinwheel

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, 7pm

11 MARCH - 23 APRIL

A series of untutored life drawing workshops with a nude model. The workshop is suitable for over 16's.

Public opening on Friday 10 March, 6 - 7.30pm - Everyone welcome.

Fisk

Hebrides Ensemble

TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm

SATURDAY 11 MARCH, 7.30pm

Multi-award winning Tortoise in a Nutshell weave puppetry, movement and intricate design to create world class visual theatre.

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.

Bonhoga Gallery

Mareel  £10

Mareel  £10 / £8

Mareel  £16 / £5

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> Film

T2 Trainspotting (18)

Jackie (15)

Renton returns home after 20 years, in this hugely anticipated sequel to Danny Boyle’s cult hit. First there was an opportunity… then there was a betrayal.

Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton returns to the only place he can ever call home, and they are waiting for him: Spud, Sick Boy, and Begbie. Other old friends are waiting too: sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction, and mortal danger…

The assassination of John F Kennedy in 1963 was one of those moments that defined a generation. That this handsome, charismatic leader with a beautiful wife and two young children could have his life ended so brutally defied comprehension. With Jackie, Pablo Larraín makes a brave choice by retelling this story solely through the eyes of Jacqueline Kennedy, casting Natalie Portman in a lead performance that is deeply intelligent and carefully measured.

Rings (15)

John Wick: Chapter 2 (15)

The possessed videotape returns to terrify a new cast in the third spine-chilling Ring movie. A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a ‘movie within the movie’ that no one has ever seen before...

Keanu Reeves' legendary hitman takes on the world's deadliest killers in this thrill-packed sequel. John Wick isn't having much luck staying retired. A former associate of the unstoppable hitman is planning to take over the shadowy international assassins' guild, and someone has 'opened an account' on John himself.

It's not long before the bullets start flying in this explosive sequel to the 2014 hit that reignited Keanu Reeves' action career.

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> UHI College

> BBC Ten Pieces Gala

SUNDAY 19 MARCH, 7pm The BBC Ten Pieces is a nationwide initiative to introduce all school aged children to classical music.

Mass Choir made up of primary pupils from across Shetland, members of the Choral Society, Veev, Sandy Burn Singers and the Wellbeing Choir.

The Shetland Community Orchestra as Champion for the BBC Ten Pieces present the third annual gala day.

Come along and enjoy an evening of fantastic music.

A day consisting of workshops , rehearsals and a gala concert from The Shetland Community Orchestra, The Shetland Community Training Orchestra, The Shetland Community School of Ballet and the the Ten Pieces

Tickets are for audience only for the evening concert.

Participants should turn up and register at 1pm.

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> Music

30 JULY – 6 AUGUST 2017 ITE H W E R I A L C Y B CURATED

WITH LOCAL + VISITING ARTISTS & TUTORS IN VENUES ALL ROUND SHETLAND

JOIN THE FRENZY!

TICKETS & PACKAGES ON SALE SOON www.shetlandarts.org/fiddle-frenzy 9

> Music

Classical Season 2017 Hebrides Mr McFall's Dunedin Ensemble Chamber Consort 11 March

15 April

19 May each concert - £16/£5

Book for two of our 2017 Classical Season concerts get the third free!

Islesburgh Drama Group presents

ON GOLDEN POND

by Ernest

Thompson

in the Garrison Theatre on 28th, 29th & 30th March Performance 7.30pm

Doors open 7pm

Tickets £11.00 Concessions first night only £8 10

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Joseph Weiner German Ltd.

> Film

Kong: Skull Island (12A)

Ghost in the Shell (TBC)

The great ape roars back onto the screen in this spectacular reboot of the classic monster movie. In the 1970s a group of scientists, soldiers and government agents make the epic journey to a remote, uncharted Pacific island. But its natural beauty is soon revealed to harbour terrifying secrets in the form of enormous ape King Kong, revered by the locals as a god. But there are even deadlier threats to be faced if the team want to make it off the island alive...

A dazzling sci-fi action movie, based on a Japanese animation from 1995 and starring Scarlett Johansson.

Ghost in the Shell follows the Major, a one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotic’s advancements in cyber technology.

> Autism Awareness Day

Prevenge (15)

Life, Animated (PG)

A pitch black British comedy from the somewhat twisted mind of Alice (Sightseers) Lowe. Ruth is a pregnant woman on a killing spree. Her misanthropic unborn baby dictates her actions, coaching her to lure and ultimately kill her unsuspecting victims.

Struggling with her conscience, loneliness, and a strange strain of prepartum madness, Ruth must ultimately choose between redemption and destruction… Gruesome and darkly hilarious, the film was also written and directed by its star, who was actually pregnant during filming!

A special screening of this brilliant, moving documentary, to mark World Autism Awareness Day, Sunday 2 April. Nominated in the Best Documentary category at this year’s Oscars, Life, Animated tells the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, who, as a child, was unable to speak until he discovered a unique way to communicate. By immersing himself in the world of animated Disney films, Owen found the tools he needed to understand and connect with the world around him. After making remarkable progress, Owen is now an adolescent striving for independence, but what does the world hold for an autistic boy who relies on Disney sidekicks in the face of adversity?

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> Events

Shetland Schools Music Fest

HJALTIBONHOGA PRESENTS:

YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH, 7pm GALA CONCERT THURSDAY 16 MARCH, 7pm

WENDESDAY 12 APRIL, 7.30pm

BBC Ten Pieces Gala

Mr McFall’s Chamber

Harris Playfair Big Band

Mareel  £6 / £4

Mareel  £14 / £9

The finale performance of a 5 day workshop.

SUNDAY 19 MARCH, 7pm

SATURDAY 15 APRIL, 7.30pm

The BBC Ten Pieces is a nationwide initiative to introduce all school aged children to classical music. The Shetland Community Orchestra as Champion for the BBC Ten Pieces present the third annual gala day.

Mareel  £16 / £5

Student Night at Mareel

Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year Concert

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

WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH, 7pm Mareel  FREE

SATURDAY 22 APRIL, 7pm

Shetland College students showcase their live performance skills.

Mareel  £10 / £6

ISLESBURGH DRAMA GROUP:

37th Shetland Folk Fest

On Golden Pond

THURSDAY 27 - SUNDAY 30 APRIL

TUE 28 – THU 30 MARCH 7.30pm

Mareel

Garrison  £11 / £8 (concessions only available on the first performance) A study in disfunction - a families struggle with age, regret, love withheld, love unspoken, disappointment and ultimately forgiveness, acceptance and renewal.

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

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> Oscar Nominees

La La Land (12A)

Fences (12A)

In contemporary Los Angeles, coffee shop worker Mia aspires to become a celebrated actress and playwright. Meanwhile across town, musician Sebastian refuses to give up on his dream of owning his own jazz club. When these two opposites meet, a sweet relationship develops – but the course of true love refuses to run smooth.

In 1950s Pittsburgh, garbage collector Troy Maxson, bitter that baseball's colour barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues, is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones. Denzel Washington and co-star Viola Davis are both Oscarnominated for their outstanding performances in this moving drama.

Hacksaw Ridge (15)

Lion (PG)

Hacksaw Ridge is a gripping and moving drama based on the story of Desmond Doss, who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, single-handedly evacuated casualties from behind enemy lines, saving 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. Doss was the first conscientious objector to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Saroo, a five-year-old Indian boy, falls asleep while hiding on a train and ends up thousands of kilometres away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone, before he is eventually adopted by an Australian couple. Twentyfive years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination and Google Earth, he sets out in search of his lost family and first home.

Hidden Figures (PG)

Manchester by the Sea (15)

Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of three brilliant African-American women working at NASA in the early 1960s, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Their stunning achievement restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race, and crossed gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

Rude, withdrawn and temperamental, Boston handyman Lee Chandler is clearly a troubled man. When he receives news of the sudden death of his beloved brother, Lee sets off for his Massachusetts home town of Manchester-bythe Sea. Here he learns that he has become guardian of his 16-year-old nephew, and is forced to confront his troubled past and the tragic events that forced him to leave.

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> Music

SATURDAY 11 MARCH, 7.30pm - Mareel CLARINET: Yann Ghiro

Join Hebrides Ensemble as they explore the diverse repertoire for clarinet, cello and piano of the twentieth century. Featuring Kenneth Leighton’s reimagining of the moving American hymn tune At the River, Poulenc’s Trio with its irresistible blend of wit and melodicism, and the extraordinary soundworld of Isang Yun, who mixes the rich vocabulary of Asian traditional music with echoes of his time spent studying in France.

Leighton

Debussy Isang Yun Poulenc

CELLO: William Conway PIANO: Philip Moore With programmes that are diverse, imaginative and inspiring, Hebrides Ensemble has established itself as one of the foremost chamber music collectives in the UK. Co-founded and led by its artistic director, the cellist and conductor William Conway, 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. This includes everything from solo and chamber music, to opera and music theatre – and much more besides. By combining new commissions (of which there have been more than 70 since its inception in 1991) with historical repertoire, Hebrides Ensemble breathes new life into familiar works, often revealing curious connections between seemingly disparate artworks and encouraging its audiences to approach traditional pieces with fresh ears.

Fantasy on an American Hymn Tune Rhapsodie for clarinet & piano Espace I for cello & piano Trio arranged for clarinet, cello, piano

“ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND THRILLING ENSEMBLES IN EUROPE”

 £16 / £5

- THE GUARDIAN 14

> Screen Pride

N E E R C S

PRIDE Monthly screenings of contemporary and classic films with themes or characters who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or asexual. Everyone welcome!

Milk (15) THURSDAY 23 MARCH In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. Sean Penn stars in Gus Van Sant’s wonderful biopic of this extraordinary man.

> Screen Classics

N E E R C S

Classics Bringing classic films back to the big screen where they belong. (Our definition of ‘classic’ is very broad, so expect something for everyone over the coming months!)

Funny Face (U) SUNDAY 12 MARCH One of several vintage musicals that inspired La La Land (observant viewers will have spotted Emma Stone with a big bunch of balloons in the Paris fantasy sequence), Funny Face is an absolute charmer. Fred Astaire plays fashion photographer Dick Avery, sent out by his boss to find a new ‘face’. It doesn't take Dick long to discover Jo (Audrey Hepburn), an owlish Greenwich Village bookstore clerk. Dick whisks the wide-eyed girl off to Paris for a fashion shoot, but she has more serious things on her mind than clothes...

Both stars are on terrific form, and the Gershwin tunes include the title song, ‘S'wonderful’, ‘How Long Has This Been Going On’ and ‘He Loves and She Loves’.

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> Music

Wellbeing Choir Tuesday Evenings, 7 - 8.30pm, Lerwick Methodist Church & Mareel

£2 per session - includes light refreshments! 16+

No experience required, no audition process and no need to read music, come along & enjoy a fun evening of music with a chat and cup of tea afterwards.

Improve your physical and mental health through music and song!

> Text SENTS FESTIVAL COMMITTEE PRE SHETLAND SCHOOLS’ MUSIC

SHETLAND SCHOOLS’

MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 13 - 16 March 2017 at Mareel

SCHOOLS’ FESTIVAL WITH A PACKED PROGRAMME OF ADJUDICATED MUSIC CLASSES, PERFORMANCES & CONCERTS

FREE CLASSES & CONCERTS Mon - Thu Morning & Afternoon

Mon & Tues Evening

YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Wednesday 15 March  7pm  £6/£4

GALA CONCERT Thursday 16 March  7pm  £6/£4

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> Family Friendly Films

Lego Batman Movie (U)

Sing (U)

Lego Batman must learn to be a team player to defeat The Joker in this brilliantly funny Lego Movie spin-off.

Batman is the toast of Gotham City, but each night he returns to the Batcave alone. His faithful manservant Alfred suggests that the crime-fighter's greatest fear is of being part of a family once more, and that the solution is to raise the orphan he adopted, training him to become his superhero sidekick. But the over-excited boy wonder proves quite a handful, and Batman’s greatest foe is about to rear his cackling head.

A delightful family animation about a singing competition in a world inhabited by animals. Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, this delightful family animation revolves around dapper koala Buster Moon and his beloved, once-grand theatre, which has fallen on hard times. Buster’s last chance to restore his pride and joy is by holding the world’s greatest singing competition. One by one a whole host of animals arrive to take their shot at fame…

Smurfs: The Lost Village (TBC) Beauty and the Beast (PG) A mysterious map sends Smurfette and her best friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on a thrilling quest through a Forbidden Forest filled with magical creatures, to find a mysterious lost village before the evil wizard Gargamel does. On their rollercoaster journey full of action and danger, the Smurfs are set to discover the biggest secret in Smurf history! An exciting family animation starring everyone’s favourite little blue creatures!

Disney’s animated classic gets a sumptuous liveaction reboot, starring Emma Watson as Belle. Belle is a bookish young woman who goes in search of her father when he disappears after visiting a mysterious castle. When she gets there, she is shocked to learn that he is a prisoner of the monstrous Beast, and volunteers to take his place. Initially terrified of her captor, she soon learns he is not the brute he seems...

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> Events

JEANETTE NOWAK, AIMEE LABOURNE, GILLIAN BRIDLE, VIVIAN ROSS SMITH

General Levy

Traces

SATURDAY 24 JUNE, 9pm Mareel  £20

29 APRIL - 11 JUNE Bonhoga Gallery

As part of the prize for last year’s Shetland Open

Abandon North Presents the multi-award winning Artist/MC from London who throws energy into music.

Dunedin Consort

Phill Jupitus: Juplicity

FRIDAY 19 MAY, 7.30pm

SATURDAY 22 JULY, 8pm

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

Watch as this experienced funny-man creates laughs out of the chaos of his own life and the uncertain world that surrounds it.

Mareel  £16 / £5

Mareel  £16

Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards Fiddle Frenzy 2017 TUESDAY 30 MAY, 7.30pm

30 JULY - 6 AUGUST

Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards are returning to the islands following a hugely successful stint at Shetland Folk Festival in 2016. This is post-folk that seriously rocks!

Shetland Arts’ Annual week-long celebration of the Shetland Fiddle Tradition,

AMY GEAR +300 ARTISTS FROM 5 SHETLAND SCHOOLS

ScreenPlay 2017

Mareel  £18 / £14

The Future

25 AUGUST - 3 SEPTEMBER

17 JUNE - 2 JULY

Shetland’s annual film festival curated by Linda Ruth Williams & Mark Kermode

Bonhoga Gallery

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> Mothers Day

Michael Bublé

Tour Stop 148 (12A) SUNDAY 26 MARCH Specially for Mother’s Day, a front row seat to singing superstar Michael Bublé’s phenomenally successful sold out To Be Loved tour, which concluded in 2015 and was seen globally by over two million fans.

Michael Bublé – Tour Stop 148 showcases thrilling live performances of many of the Canadian star’s biggest hits including Home, Haven’t Met You Yet, Cry Me A River and Feelin’ Good. In addition, the film is intercut with exclusive behind-thescenes footage of Team Bublé, and how their Herculean efforts transport this spectacular show from arena to arena.

Tickets: £12 / £10

> Event Cinema Exhibition on Screen:

I, Claude Monet (U) SUNDAY 19 MARCH Based on over 2500 letters written by the artist, I, Claude Monet reveals new insight into the man who was perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Monet’s life story is a gripping tale about a man who, behind his sun-dazzled canvases, suffered from feelings of depression and loneliness. However, as his art developed and his love of gardening led to the glories of his Giverny garden, his humour, insight and love of life sustained him.

Shot on location throughout Europe at the very spots he painted, I, Claude Monet is a fresh and intimate cinematic exploration of some of the most loved and iconic scenes in western art.

Tickets: £12 / £10 19

Bubbles with Bublé!

Treat yourself to a glass of bubbly.

> Music

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> Music

Tuesday 30 May, 7.30pm | Mareel  £18 / £14

LAURA CORTESE & THE DANCE CARDS > Music HJALTIBONHOGA PRESENTS:

HARRIS PLAYFAIR BIG BAND IN CONCERT THE FINALE PERFORMANCE OF A 5 DAY WORKSHOP

BY SHETLAND WIDE MUSICIANS

WENDESDAY 12TH APRIL MAREEL 7.30PM

TICKETS: ADULTS £14 CONCESSIONS £9

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> Comedy

PHILL JUPITUS:

JUPLICITY SATURDAY 22 JULY, 8pm Mareel  £16 Join stand-up comedian and TV stalwart Phill Jupitus for a show of tales, laughs and diversions.

Watch as this experienced funny-man creates laughs out of the chaos of his own life and the uncertain world that surrounds it.

Phill became a familiar face as team captain on BBC2's pop quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks in 1996, which went on to run for 19 years.

Aside from that and live stand up shows all over the UK, he also appears as a regular guest on QI (BBC2), and in 2012 returned to television stand-up comedy with an appearance on Live at the Apollo (BBC1), while over on BBC Radio 4 Phill is a regular panellist on the award winning show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

> Workshops

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, 7 - 9pm Mareel  £10 Shetland Arts’ popular Life Drawing sessions are back!

The set-up is very informal, with artists encouraged to bring their own materials and the poses led by the model. Sessions, costing £10 per week, take place in the Green Room at Mareel on Wednesday evenings between 7 and 9pm, from 15 February to 22 March (not 15 March).

Book in person at Mareel, over the phone on 01595 745500 or online at www.shetlandarts.org.

This class is suitable for over 16s of all abilities.

Please bring your own drawing materials & paper. Booking in advance is recommended.

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> Scorsese / De Niro Season

SCREENF CUS

A four-film celebration of one of the most productive and critically acclaimed actor/director collaborations in cinema history. Martin Scorsese has so far directed Robert De Niro in eight feature films, with a ninth, The Irishman, co-starring Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci, due to start shooting early this year.

ALL FOUR FILMS FOR THE PRICE OF THREE!

(Tickets are subject to availability and must all be purchased at the same time.)

Taxi Driver (18)

Raging Bull (18)

A landmark of 70s American cinema, Taxi Driver is an alarmingly plausible character study of Vietnam vet Travis Bickle (De Niro), an alienated insomniac who spends his nights driving a New York cab. He has nothing but contempt for the ‘scum’ he sees all around him, and becomes obsessed with ‘rescuing’ a 12-yearold runaway turned prostitute, turning himself into a one-man killing machine as he prepares for a bloody crusade.

Brilliantly directed by Scorsese and featuring a magnificent Oscar-winning performance by De Niro – who gained nearly 50 pounds to play the older, fatter LaMotta – Raging Bull is one of the most powerful boxing films ever made. Based on the autobiography of middleweight champion Jake LaMotta, the film chronicles his life from 1941 until the mid-1960s, and is chiefly concerned with the irrational and violent LaMotta's struggle to find peace within himself.

The King of Comedy (PG)

Goodfellas (18)

Scorsese’s chilling black comedy, even more relevant now than when it was released. De Niro is tragic, goofy and sinister as Rupert Pupkin, living in his parents' basement and imagining himself the greatest comic in the world. His dream is to appear on his hero Jerry Langford’s talk show, but he'll have none of that nonsense about learning his craft and working his way up the ladder of success – he wants it now…

Goodfellas is Scorsese at the very height of his powers, directing with a dynamic urgency and a bravura use of camera, music and outstanding performers. Ray Liotta stars as Henry Hill, a young man drawn into the swaggering glamour and violence of a mobster’s life, mentored by the lethally paranoid Jimmy Conway (De Niro).

The knockout support cast includes Lorraine Bracco and an Oscar-winning Joe Pesci as the volatile Tommy DeVito.

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> Music ABANDON NORTH PRESENTS

SATURDAY 24 JUNE, 9pm Mareel  £20

General Levy is a multi-award winning Artist/MC from London who throws energy into music.

Getting signed young by Tim Westwood, he’s since spent multiple weeks in the UK Official Charts Top 40 and Top 10! With his distinctive vocals, that are renowned in multiple music scenes, General Levy has even been voted Best Singer at The Black Music Awards! His career is taking him around the world to perform at festivals and events such as Red Bull Culture Clash, Boomtown, Bestival, Outlook, Glastonbury to name only a few and soon performing at Mareel!

> Café Bar Events

Sun - Thu: 10am - 11pm Fri - Sat: 10am - 1am

MIXOLOGY @ MAREEL MAREEL FILM QUIZ FRIDAYS 3 & 17 MARCH from 7pm

TUESDAYS 21 MAR & 18 APR from 7pm

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.

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.

 FREE

 £10 (team)

SHETLAND SINGERS SONGWRITERS

STUDENT NIGHT AT MAREEL

SUNDAYS 26 FEB & 26 MAR from 7pm

WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH from 7pm

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.

Shetland College students studying music at Mareel showcase their live performance skills at an informal event. There will be a wide range of styles on offer reflecting the diverse influences of the multitalented students.  FREE

 FREE

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> Screen Wendesdays

Christine (15)

Moonlight (15)

Christine, always the smartest person in the room at her local Florida news station, feels like she is destined for bigger things, but is constantly butting heads with her boss, who pushes for juicier stories that will drive up ratings. As Christine’s mental state declines, events take a dark and shocking turn.

Nominated for eight awards at this year’s Oscars, Moonlight is the tender, heartbreaking story of a young man's struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

The Innocents (Les Innocentes) (15) It's Only the End of the World (15) A compelling and affecting drama that places women’s experiences of war very much at its centre. Mathilde, a young doctor working with the French Red Cross in Poland in the winter of 1945, is entreated by a desperate nun to make a secret visit to a nearby abbey. She arrives to find a young sister in labour, and a group of women traumatised by the actions of the ‘liberating’ Russian army.

Winner of the Grand Prix at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, this taut chamber piece follows terminally ill writer Louis, who returns home to break the news of his impending demise to his estranged family. Once there, old wounds and deep seated frustrations surface as Louis struggles to rekindle relationships and articulate the real reason for his visit.

Denial (12A)

Dancer (12A)

Essential viewing in these post-truth times, this compelling courtroom drama recounts historian Deborah E Lipstadt's legal battle for historical truth against David Irving, who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. Under the English legal system, the burden of proof is on the accused, therefore it was up to Lipstadt to prove that the Holocaust occurred.

Blessed with astonishing power and poise, Sergei Polunin took the dance world by storm and became the Royal Ballet’s youngest ever principal. But at the peak of his success, aged 25, he walked away, driven to the brink of self-destruction by stardom. This captivating documentary, featuring a wealth of archive footage and interviews, traces Polunin’s incredible journey.

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> ScreenPlay 2017

SCREEN

SHETLAND’S

25 AUGUST — 3 SEPTEMBER

FESTIVAL

ANNUAL

KATHY HUBBARD LINDA RUTH WILLIAMS

MARK KERMODE

> Young Fiddler of the Year

Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year 2017 Friday 21 April, 9.00am – 7.30pm (judging, free entry)

Saturday 22 April, 9.00am – 4pm (judging, free entry)

SHETLAND YOUNG FIDDLER OF THE YEAR CONCERT

Saturday 22 April, 7pm - Mareel  £10 / £6 The Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year is a highlight on the fiddler’s calendar. The very best of Shetland’s talented young fiddlers are showcased and finalists perform at the prizewinner’s concert before judges Catriona Macdonald, Iain Williamson and Linda Gair. There are also performances from the Junior and Intermediate winners as well prize winning compositions from the tune competition played by judges Violet Tulloch, Debbie Scott and Bryan Gear. The night culminates with the announcement of the Young Fiddler of the Year 2017.

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> Cinema Ticket Prices Matinees: before 5pm

Prices

Monday to Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5.50 / £4.50 Saturday, Sunday, Holidays* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £7 / £5

Evenings: from 5pm onwards Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £7 / £5 Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday . . . . . . . £8 / £6 Friday, Saturday, Holidays* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £9 / £7

Special Screenings:

Our prices vary depending on the day and time of the performance, and the type of screening. When booking you will be asked to choose between two different ticket types: adult or concession. Concessions include children under the age of 16 years old (those aged 16 and above must buy adult tickets), students (must produce valid ID), seniors (aged 60+), and people with disabilities.

Senior Screening (includes refreshment) . . . . . . . . . . . £6

Mareel Opening Hours: Sun - Thu: 9am - 11pm Fri - Sat:

9am - 1am

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

Mareel  01595 745500 www.shetlandarts.org

Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded once purchased. Customers are responsible for checking that they have booked the correct tickets at time of purchase as mistakes cannot be rectified at a later date. Only in the event of a screening being cancelled will your ticket be refunded.

Shetland Arts Development Agency manages Bonhoga Gallery, The Garrison Theatre & Mareel. We also develop and promote a year round programme of film, music, theatre, literature, visual arts, & dance events.

We do this because we want to see Shetland celebrated as a place where inspiration & innovation are valued; where people want to live, work & study; and we want the full social & economic potential of the islands to be achieved.

Shetland Arts is supported by Creative Scotland and core funded by the Shetland Charitable Trust. Shetland Arts is a registered charity (SCO37082).

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> Shetland Arts: Whats On 2 4 FEBRUARY - 2 MARCH

WWW.SHETLANDARTS.ORG > Taxi Driver

> Fisk

> Funny Face

> Shetland Singers Songwriters

> Denial

> Vivian Ross-Smith: Island Connections > Wellbeing Choir > Life Drawing Classes FILM: > 20th Century Women > Hidden Figures > Manchester By The Sea > Christine > The Lego Batman Movie 3 - 9 MARCH

17 - 23 MARCH > Mareel Film Quiz > Mixology at Mareel > Student Night At Mareel > BBC Ten Pieces FILM: > Beauty and the Beast > Jackie > Hacksaw Ridge > Exhibition on Screen: I, Claude Monet

> Mixology at Mareel

> Raging Bull

> Artist Talk: Toby Paterson

> Milk

> Shetland County Drama Fest

> Moonlight

FILM:

2 4 - 30 MARCH

> Logan

> Shetland Singers Songwriters

> Lion > La La Land

> Islesburgh Drama Group: On Golden Pond FILM:

> Prevenge

> Kong: Skull Island

> The Innocents (Les Innocentes)

> Michael Bublé: Tour Stop 148

> Lost In France

10 - 16 MARCH > Toby Paterson: The Pinwheel

> The King of Comedy > It's Only the End of the World 3 1 MARCH - 6 APRIL

> Hebrides Ensemble > Shetland Schools Music Fest

FILM:

FILM:

> Ghost in the Shell

> Patriot's Day

> Smurfs: The Lost Village

> Fences

> Goodfellas

> T2: Trainspotting

> John Wick: Chapter 2

> Sing

> Life, Animated

> Rings

> Dancer