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Theatre and Film in the Islands

Shetland's main theatre is The Garrison Theatre in Lerwick. The building started life as a drill hall in the 1st World War and during the 2nd World War served as a theatre to entertain the thousands of troops stationed in Shetland.

Today the Garrison has been fully refurbished and is a well-equipped small theatre. Thriving local amateur dramatic clubs producing a range of work from pantomime to musicals and serious drama, and this also the venue for the annual Shetland County Drama Festival.

Numerous visiting companies including Scottish Opera on tour, 7:84, Scottish Arts Council sponsored productions, children's theatre, concerts and comedy acts - Billy Connolly and Ken Dodd have both played Britain's most northerly theatre.

The Garrison, which is publicly owned by the Islesburgh Trust, also serves as a film theatre, showing a range of popular films including recent releases.

The long-established Shetland Film Club specialises in art house films and has most of its showings in the comfortable auditorium of the North Atlantic Fisheries College in Scalloway.

A local news website Shetland Today carries a full daily what's on listings for film and theatre events in the islands.

Most of Shetland's 63 community halls have a stage and some boast quite elaborate props, lighting, projection and multi-media equipment. Many small visiting theatre companies and musicians put on shows in these venues, which are also in continual use by local amateur enthusiasts.

Listings on Shetland Today and in the weekly Shetland Times newspaper give full details of upcoming events.

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