Arts + Drama
Drama@ An Lanntair
Stornoway Thespians Presents "60 Years and Counting"
An Lanntair Wednesday 8th September - Friday 10th September 7.30pm
A Celebration of 60 years of Stornoway Thespians. A mixture of old favourites and new material.
Dogstar Theatre presents Jacobite Country
An Lanntair Saturday 11th September 8pm
Haggis McSporran is an inmate of the notorious Craig Dunain Psychiatric Hospital, along with his catatonic Uncle Angus. Haggis is an aspiring novelist but now he has decided to become a comedian. He befriends Craitur Face, a new manic inmate whose patter inspires him. Haggis and Craitur Face escape and make their way to London, where they argue and part company. Haggis travels on an upward trajectory to the pinnacle of comedy stardom. Craitur Face descends to the gutter. As he runs out of drugs and material, Haggis makes a botched suicide attempt and then decides to return to the place he was happiest - Craig Dunain. Craitur Face has also returned to the Highlands and is living with his Granny, a former associate of Al Capone, on her croft by Loch Ness. Craitur Face has set up Jacobite Radio, a pirate station, broadcasting from the croft. Craig Dunain is now derelict and only Uncle Angus remains. Haggis discovers him. Craitur Face discovers them both and they all go to Granny’s. Craitur Face and Haggis swap roles and, Craitur Face becomes a top TV Stand Up and Haggis McSporran becomes the voice of Jacobite Radio.
Exhibitions @ An Lanntair
‘Sailing Dinghy’ by Ian Hamilton Finlay
Anns a' Phrìomh Ghailearaidh In the Main Gallery
30 an Lùnastal – 13 an t-Samhain 2010 30 August – 13 November 2010
Ian Hamilton Finlay 1925 - 2006
Ian Hamilton Finlay combines his love of the sea with his love of literature and the potency of words. In the 1960s he was widely known as one of Britain's foremost concrete poets, but went on to extend his ideas beyond the printed page to become objects in the world. His work, often collaborative and in a wide variety of materials including stone carvings, constructions and neon lighting, is a unique blend of art and poetry. Sailing Dinghy encapsulates the artist's passion for ships and the sea, the boat was used by Ian Hamilton Finlay himself and is accompanied by a poem which evokes its movement. Much of his early poetry concerns sailing and fishing boats.
Exhibitions in Lewis
Stornoway Museum
Come and see the unique collections of objects, photographs, prints, paintings and archives illustrating island archaeology, social, domestic and economic history. 10am- 5.30pm Museum nan Eilean,Francis Street, Stornoway (01851) 709266
Museum of Comunn Eachdraidh na Pairc (Pairc Historical Society)
along with Shop, Tea-room, Angus Macleod Archive. The latter is a collection of Research documents, recordings and written works left by the late Angus ‘Ease’ Macleod MBE (1916-2002) an expert on local history, crofting, fishing and the gaelic language and is open office hours or by separate appointment Ravenspoint Visitor Centre, Kershader, South Lochs, Isle of Lewis, 01851 880737 info@angusmacleodarchive.org.uk)
Comann Eachdraidh Nis / Ness Historical Society
Ongoing exhibitions covering local crofting history in the Ness Area.
10-4pm Mon - Fri
Ness Heritage Centre, Habost, Ness
01851 810377
www.c-e-n.org
Ravenspoint Visitor Centre
Angus MacLeod Archive Research documents, recordings and written works left by the late Angus ‘Ease’ Macleod MBE (1916-2002) an expert on local history, crofting, fishing and the gaelic language.
Open office hours or by separate appointment
Ravenspoint Visitor Centre, Kershader, South Lochs, Isle of Lewis,
01851 880737 info@angusmacleodarchive.org.uk
Exhibitions in Harris
An Exhibition of work by Margarita Williams DA (GLAS).
Holmasaig Studio Gallery, Quidinish, HS3 3JQ, Harris
Monday - Saturday 11am – 5pm Visitors Welcome.
01859 530 401 www.holmasaiggallery.com
Na-H-Eilthirich – The Emigrants Exhibition
Seallam Visitor Centre, Northton
Mon – Sat 10am to 5pm
The People of St Kilda – Exhibition by Bill Lawson
Seallam Visitor Centre, Northton
Mon – Sat 10am to 5pm
Seallam Visitor Centre, Northton
Seallam Visitor Centre, Northton
Mon to Sat 10am – 5pm all year.
Refreshments available
Contact 01859 520258 e-mail seallam@aol.com
An Exhibition of Paintings by David Miles.
Scarista Studio, S.W. Harris
All year round Visitors Welcome. 01859 550 224. www.milespaintings.co.uk
Exhibition of original oil paintings by resident artist Andrew John Craig.
Skoon Art Café, Geocrab, Harris
See www.skoon.com for opening times and more details.
Work by Fiona MacIntyre DA, Harry McArdle, David Killick , Jill Olenski and other new artists.
Finsbay Gallery, Finsbay:
Mon – Sat Nov to Mid March contact: 01859 530244 for opening hours.
