Security staff shortage forces cancellation of Mareel’s Hogmanay event
Mareel will not be hosting its Hogmanay event this year due the the ongoing shortage of trained security staff.
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Imposters set to twist traditions in improvised panto
Improv comedy troupe The Imposters are hoping to twist traditions with a fully improvised musical pantomime next month. Marjolein Robertson, Ashlea Tulloch, Alex Garrick-Wright, Les…
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AB/CD concert cancelled due to lack of security staff
An AC/DC tribute gig in December has been cancelled due to a lack of available security staff in the isles. Shetland Arts said the AB/CD…
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Book reading and party to kick off series of newly commissioned performances
A book reading is set to kick off a series of performances spanning comedy, dance, literature, film and music. Shetland Arts has announced six newly…
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Curtain raises on first day of Screenplay film festival
The Screenplay film festival kicks off tonight (Wednesday) for the first time in just over two years. The annual event had to be cancelled in…
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Del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone to headline Screenplay
Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror The Devil’s Backbone will headline this year’s Screenplay festival.
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Line-ups announced for Screenplay and Wordplay including Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro and writer Cal Flyn
Oscar-winning film director Guillermo del Toro is among the “glittering array of guests” confirmed for upcoming Shetland festivals.
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Social distancing measures to be lifted from Shetland Arts venues
Shetland Arts has announced the lifting of social distancing measures in their venues from next Wednesday. The move is being made in line with government…
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Work continues on Locus ‘masterpieces’ as art trail nears
Shetland Arts has shared pictures of workers at local businesses Malakoff and Lerwick Engineering and Fabrication putting together the art works for the upcoming Locus…
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Mareel given almost £40k as part of boost to independent cinemas
The Mareel cinema in Lerwick has been handed almost £40,000 as part of a Screen Scotland fund designed to help independent cinemas. Twenty-nine cinemas in…
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Mareel programmer delighted to be back – and offers hint about what big screen audiences can expect to see
After almost five months gathering dust, Mareel’s projectors are set to whir into life again next Friday.
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Screenplay set for September return
Shetland Arts annual film festival Screenplay will return at the beginning of September. The event was cancelled last year due to Covid restrictions, but will…
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‘We told you, we’d be back’ … Mareel prepares for mid-May re-opening
Mareel has posted a film-referencing confirmation that it will re-open its doors on Friday, 21st May. The cinema and entertainment venue has been closed to…
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New arts training on offer
Professional development training is being offered to performance artists to help them better use streaming equipment and online broadcast channels. The opportunity is being provided…
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