The young actors of Shetland Youth Theatre are about to perform their latest production, and following their foray into a gigantic fish tank last summer have opted this time for the relatively traditional venue of Quarff Hall. However the company has not lost sight of its mission to explore the boundaries of the theatre experience…
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Power of Place Final Fling events
Posted by Emily Sharp on March 4th, 2011 No CommentsDuring 2010 an exciting project: Power of Place – Shetland’s Year of Architecture and Place 2010 took place in Shetland. It was the first project of its kind in Shetland and was also part of the Scottish Government’s national programme of architecture and outreach activities. Locally, the project is a partnership between Shetland Architectural Society,…
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Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on February 1st, 2011 No CommentsShetland Box Office is now live online at www.shetlandboxoffice.org in the latest phase of this partner project to widen access to tickets for Shetland events across the isles and beyond.
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Posted by Kathy Hubbard on January 25th, 2011 No CommentsShetland Film Club continues its Shakespeare on Screen season at Walls Hall on Sunday 30th January at 4.00pm with Throne of Blood, Akira Kurosawa’s 1957 interpretation of ‘Macbeth’.
Kurosawa sets his tale in mediaeval Japan, where warring shoguns struggle for power. After securing a great military victory on behalf of the Emperor, Lord Washizu (played…
Arts Focus Survey – How are we doing?
Posted by Shetland Arts on November 16th, 2010 6 CommentsHave your say about the work of Shetland Arts
In 2007 Shetland Arts piloted a small-scale consultation process called Art Focus. People were invited to focus group meetings to discuss issues for the arts in Shetland.
It was a new step for us, and an important one. Although people found lots of positive things to…