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For a company that has a reputation for staging theatrical productions in unusual, site specific locations, Shetland Youth Theatre would at first sight appear to have embraced tradition by electing to perform its latest production at the Garrison Theatre next week.
The production in question is Oscar Wilde’s 1891 classic piece Salome. Based on the biblical
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Shetland Youth Theatre Performs Oscar Wilde’s ‘Salome’
Posted by Emily Sharp on August 18th, 2011 1 CommentShetland Youth Theatre performs ‘Five Minute Theatre’
Posted by John Haswell on June 21st, 2011 No CommentsFrom 5.00 pm tonight (Tue) until 5.00 pm tomorrow (Wed) The National Theatre of Scotland will be celebrating its fifth birthday by screening over 200 pieces of five minute theatre from all over the country and beyond. The pieces will reflect the depth and range of creativity across the nation. Shetland Arts is delighted that…
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Posted by Emily Sharp on June 2nd, 2011 No CommentsShetland Arts presents The Mysterious Death of Netta Fornario by Mull Theatre and Wildbird in Walls and Lerwick in June. The Gothic tale of magic, madness, murder and mystery is a stylish production inspired by true events on the Isle of Iona.
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On the 17th of November 1929, Netta Fornario, aged 32, a practicing Golden
Ignition shortlisted for the UK’s Biggest Performance Award
Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on May 9th, 2011 No Comments…A Proposal for ambitious, large-scale, participatory project in Shetland considered for £175K support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Today, Monday 9th May 2011, the National Theatre of Scotland, in partnership with Shetland Arts, is delighted to announce that an ambitious idea for a large-scale, participatory community project based on Shetland has been shortlisted for one
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Too Fast
Posted by Emily Sharp on March 8th, 2011 No CommentsThe 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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