Mareel
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The UK's most northerly music, cinema, & creative industries centre. Opening Hours
Sun - Weds: 10am - 9pm
Thursday - 10am - 11pm
Fri - Sat: 10am - 1am
Mareel is the UK's most northerly music, cinema, & creative industries centre. Owned and operated by Shetland Arts Development Agency, Mareel provides a year round programme of cinema, live, music, education, and other performance events. It is a hub and a focus for the creative communities not just in Shetland, but beyond, and a catalyst for the creative industries sector.
Mareel has:
- A live performance auditorium
- Two cinema screens
- Rehearsal rooms
- A state-of-the-art recording studio
- A digital media production suite
- Education & training spaces
- Broadcast facilities
- A Cafe Bar
- Free high-speed wifi access
This page is not managed at all hours so please don't be disappointed if we are unable to respond to your post. All formal enquiries about Mareel (including programming and hire enquiries) should be directed to info@shetlandarts.org.
This page is a moderated space. We welcome all opinions on Mareel, but we do not permit comments that contain personal attacks against Shetland Arts' staff and/or significantly misleading statements about the Agency and its venues. Users who violate this rule will be banned.
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facebook.comTomorrow we'll be marking International Women's Day with two screenings of Irish director Aisling Walsh's poignant and inspiring Maudie, based on the true story of Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis and starring the brilliant Sally Hawkins. http://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/film/maudie-cert-12a https://youtu.be/u6E8isRedHo
A fabulous sneak peek from The Furrow Collective, recorded live from snowy Oxfordshire! What a fantasically talented group, we can't wait to welcome them to Mareel at the weekend! https://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/music/the-furrow-collective
Songs full of death and magic.’ The Guardian **** Recipients of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Group 2017, The Furrow Collective will be playing in Mareel on Saturday the 10th. Get your tickets at https://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/music/the-furrow-collective
We've got all the big winners from last night's Oscars screening this week or coming soon: THE SHAPE OF WATER - four wins including Best Film and Best Director, here til Thursday 8 March THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI - two wins including Best Actress for the magnificent Frances McDormand, here til Thursday 8 March DARKEST HOUR - two wins including Best Actor for Gary Oldman, here for a week from Friday 9 March Also coming soon, I, TONYA (from 9 March), for which Allison Janney won Best Supporting Actress; and A FANTASTIC WOMAN, winner in the Best Foreign Language Film category, which will show in our Screen Pride slot next month! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43282170
Fred MacAulay is coming back to Shetland in June!
‘Strongly collaborative, innovative and quite distinctive’ Songlines ***** Top of The World A wonderful live performance from The Furrow Collective who will be playing at Mareel on Saturday 10th of March. Get your tickets at https://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/music/the-furrow-collective
Showing in our Screen Horizons slots tomorrow and Wednesday, The Final Year is a compelling insiders' account of President Barack Obama's foreign policy team during their last year in office. The real life West Wing! https://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/film/the-final-year-cert-12a https://youtu.be/xqizZH_Gv1Q
A gang of North Korean street orphans dream of a life of freedom, K-pop bands and South Korean game shows. Fleeing to a safe country further south, the group are haunted by lost relatives and the fear of being captured and returned. With the danger far from over, perhaps the mysterious figure of Big Brother can help them? Or is he the very person they are running from? Shetland Youth Theatre present a topical new play about hope, escape and cultural difference, inspired by the true story of the Laos 9 and all of the forgotten people inside North Korea.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS THIS WEEK Bring Your Own Baby: Maudie - Thursday 8 March at 10:30 Relaxed Screening: Maze Runner: The Death Cure - Saturday 3 March at 10:30 Senior Screening: Journey's End - Wednesday 7 March at 14:00 Subtitled Screening: The Shape of Water - Monday 5 March at 20:20
‘A winningly produced masterclass in folk tradition.’ The Observer **** The Furrow Collective will be performing in Mareel on Saturday 10th of March and is bound to be a fantastic night. Get your tickets at https://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/music/the-furrow-collective
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