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WHATS ONAUTUMN / WINTER 2013

LIVE MUSICTHEATRE

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4 Live Music9 Visual Arts11 Theatre18 Dance19 Family Shows21 Film22 An Tobar Caf

and Shop24 How to Book

AN TOBARArgyll Terrace, Tobermory,Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute PA75 6PB

An Tobar is on the hill above Tobermory Bay,

just a five-minute walk from the Main Street

and easy to reach on foot. Look for signs

pointing up the hill. e Caf serves lunch

noon-3, and teas, coees and home

baking all day.

Comar is supported by

Comar is a ScottishCharitable IncorporatedOrganisation SCO42883

VENUES

MULL THEATREDruimn, Tobermory,Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute PA75 6QB

Mull eatre is based at Druimfin, a mile

or so outside Tobermory on the Salen road

a five-minute drive from Tobermory,

or a 40-minute walk through Aros Park.

Please call 01688 302828 for directions.

Mull eatre is on the bus route between

Craignure and Tobermory, see

www.westcoastmotors.co.uk for details.

ere is a car park beside the venue.

CONTENTSMull Theatre Box Ofce

01688 302828An Tobar Box Ofce

01688 302211

An Tobar and Mull Theatre havewheelchair access, disabled toilet sand baby-changing facilities.

Caf and Gallery:Autumn / Winter Opening TimesSeptember

Monday Saturday10am 5pm

October DecemberTuesday Saturday10am 4pm

January FebruaryThursday Saturday10am 4pm

An Tobar closes on Saturday 21 Decemberand re-opens on Friday 3 January.

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Friday 13 September

TANNAHILL WEAVERS

An Tobar, 8.30pmTickets 10 / 8

One of Scotlands top traditional bands,

with a repertoire that spans the centuries and

demonstrates the rich and varied musical

heritage of the Celtic people. e Weavers

blend the beauty of traditional melodies with

the power of modern rhythms to create an

unforgettable performance. And running

through it all is the penetrating skirl of the

Highland bagpipes.

the Tannies are the best that Scotland canaspire to (and believe me, that is THE BEST)The Living Tradition

LIVE MUSIC

Tuesday 10 September

MCKENZIE SAWERS DUO


Sue McKenzie, one of Scotlands leading

contemporary saxophonists, and pianist

Ingrid Sawers, one of Scotlands finest

accompanists and chamber musicians,

have been collaborating musically for

7 years. Widely respected as performers

and innovators, they have given Scottish

and UK premieres by British contemporary

composers and their performance

encompasses classical, jazz, world and

folk music.


SHEARWATER:SEABIRDS, STORIESAND SONGS


A world of beauty, loss, longing and

timeless truth, told through personal

and mythic stories and songs. In 1969,

storyteller Malcolm Green spent 3 months

on an uninhabited island othe coast of

Iceland, studying colonies of seabirds.

His experiences form the frame into which

many dierent journeys are woven: from

the extraordinary life of the shearwater

to a young mans coming of age and the

transformation of the gull-woman.

Gracefully balancing the heartfelt and the

humorous, two master storytellers present

rich stories and vibrant music.

AN TOBAR IS ONE OF SCOTLANDS FINEST SMALL VENUE SWE LOVE PLAYING THERE! Nuala Kennedy (musician)

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Saturday 5 October

EMMAS IMAGINATION


Edinburgh-born Emma Gillespie spent time

busking in Glasgow and New York until

she won the Sky1 talent contest Must Be

the Music. She was thrust into celebrity

with two top ten singles and a debut album,

Stand Still, in the top 20. Two years later,

taking influence from Fionn Regan, Feist,

and Leonard Cohen, she has a new ,

Underway, which combines finger-picked

guitar, subtle strings and enchanting vocals.

Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 September

LAURENCE FOX

Iona Library, 8.30pm (24th)An Tobar, 8.30pm (25th)Tickets 10 / 8

Laurence, better known as Lewis prime-time

alter ego, James Hathaway, is now enjoying

his other great love music. Accompanying

his autobiographical lyrics on acoustic

guitar, his songs have a delightfully

melancholic melody and reveal a fiery

emotional life.

a charismatic performerIndependent

LIVE MUSIC BREATHTAKING AND VERY INTERES TING, SPENTTWO HOURS HERE. Grace, London (Emma Herman-Smith exhibition)

Saturday 14 September

BLAS FESTIVAL

Bunessan Hall, 7.30pmTickets 14 Adult / 12 Senior /5 Pupils / 34 Family

A celebration of Highland music and

Gaelic language. Donald Black, Scotlands

top harmonica player, and his band return

to play in his native Argyll. Singer Paul

McCallum from South Uist is one of the

few people to have won both the Comunn

Gaidhealach Gold Medal and the traditional

Gold Medal at the National Mod. And Mod

Gold Medalist Maggie Macdonald from Skye

is a member of award-winning choir Cisir

Gidhlig Inbhir Nis, and is also the only

singer to have sung live by satellite from

St Kilda!

Friday 8 & Saturday 9 November

KRIS DREVER

Bunessan Hall, 8.30pm (8th)An Tobar, 8.30pm (9th)Tickets 12 / 10

Orkney-born Drever is a contemporary

folk musician and songwriter who came

to prominence in 2006 with the release of

his debut solo album, Black Water. Drever

also plays in the folk trio Lau a longside

Martin Green and Aidan ORourke, and has

worked with numerous other British folk

contemporaries including Kate Rusby,

John McCusker, Eddi Reader and Julie Fowlis.

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6 September 2 November

MODERN LANGUAGES

Opening night Thurs 5 Sept, 6 8pmWith a free screening of Man Of Aranat 8.30pm.

Filmed in 1934 by Robert Flaherty, this

documentary was one of the inspirations

for the exhibition. Everyone is welcome,

refreshments will be served.

Modern Languages presents the work

of 5 artists and designers with varying

relationships with Ireland. Coming from as

far as Japan, Canada and here in Scotland

these artists oer new interpretations of

traditional Irish craft. Exploring the

relationship between indigenous Irish craft

and contemporary international creative

practice, the exhibition focuses on the

artists adoption and corruption of craft

practices, and their adaptation of elements

of the vernacular to convey their own

personal interests and motives.

VISUAL ARTS

Tuesday 26 November

YOUNG TR ADITIONALMUSICIAN OF THE YEARFINALISTS

An Tobar, 8.30pmTickets call for prices 01688 302211

For every previous Radio Scotland

Young Traditional Musician of the Year

Anna Massie, James Graham, Stuart

Cassells, Shona Mooney, Catriona Watt,

Ewan Robertson, Ruairidh Macmillan,

Daniel orpe, Kristan Harvey and Rona

Wilkie winning the competition has

been a major springboard to a professional

career in music.

Tonight we have this years winner,

Paddy Callaghan (Accordion), and the six

talented finalists; Scott Wood (Pipes), Grant

McFarlane (Accordion), Graham Mackenzie

(Fiddle), Andrew Dunlop (Piano), Hannah

Fisher (Fiddle), with last years winner

Rona Wilkie (Fiddle) from Oban.

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November 8 January 2014

KARTINA ZEMBL A /PICTURE LAND

Artists and makers are invited to respond

to the themes of imagined territories and

potential futures. , a title

semi-borrowed from Vladimir Nabokovs

1962 novel Pale Fire and loosely translated as

picture land, will see the convergence of

objects and images from dierent disciplines

that together build up a fantastical vision

of a misremembered state.

Brought together via open submission,

the artworks in this exhibition will combine

implausibly to form a catalogue of a

makeshift world, its topography, sites, and

inhabitants a land of green-screen mounds

with CG-ed birds; of badlands staggered with

the up-ended, petrified remains of long-dead

sea mammals; of lumps of metal and clay

raided from the gaping holes of archaeological

digs; of teeth and hair and tar lifted from the

foreshore; of giant nests gone cold; of stories

told by Old Salts speaking in snippets of a

complex and chaotic language, for example.

oers the opportunity

for artists and makers to see their work in

an unpredictable yet exhilarating context.

Work considered includes (but is not

limited to) sculpture, painting, printmaking,

photography, video, textiles, ceramics and

jewellery design.

VISUAL ARTS

Terms & conditions apply.Please see website for more details.

How To Applyere is no application form. Instead, please

apply by email to [email protected]

with up to 10 images of you r work in one

document. (For this we suggest :

pdfzen.com). Please include details of the

date the work was made, dimensions,

materials, cost, installation requirements,

plus a short artists statement (100

words max).

e combined attachment must

not exceed 5.

Deadline: 5, ursday 17 October 2013.

Selected work to be received by 5,

ursday 31 October 2013

Wednesday 11 September

EUROPAReplico Productions

Bunessan Hall, 8pmTickets 9 / 6

Retelling the myth of Europa, a Phoenician

princess who was abducted by Zeus in the

guise of a bull, this new play links

Mediterranean and Celtic folklore in an

international artistic collaboration which

celebrates the contribution island

communities from Greece to the Hebrides

have made to civilisation. (min age 12)

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SEPTEMBER

Tuesday 10 Music McKenzie Sawers Duo An Tobar 8.30pmWednesday 11 Theatre Europa Bunessan Hall 8.00pmThursday 12 Theatre The Drawer Boy Mull Theatre 8.00pmFriday 13 Music Tannahill Weavers An Tobar 8.30pmSaturday 14 Music Blas Festival Bunessan Hall 7.30pmTuesday 17 Music Shearwater An Tobar 8.30pmThursday 19 Film Untouchable An Tobar 8.00pm

Friday 20 Theatre Long Live the Little Knife Mull Theatre 8.00pmTuesday 24 Theatre The Baroness Mull Theatre 8.00pmTuesday 24 Music Laurence Fox Iona Library 8.30pmWednesday 25 Music Laurence Fox An Tobar 8.30pmSaturday 28 Film Whisky Galore Screen Machine, Tobermory 5.30pm

OCTOBER

Tuesday 1 Theatre Idiot at the Wall Mull Theatre 8.00pmSaturday 5 Music Emmas Imagination An Tobar 8.30pmFriday 8 Music Kris Drever Bunessan Hall 8.30pmSaturday 9 Music Kris Drever An Tobar 8.30pmThursday 24 Film Beautiful Thing An Tobar 8.00pm

NOVEMBER

Friday 1 Family Show Giants In The Forest Calgary Art In Nature from 7pmSaturday 2 Family Show Giants In The Forest Calgary Art In Nature from 7pmWednesday 6 Dance Something Old, Something New Mull Theatre 8.00pmSaturday 16 Family Show Lifeboat Mull Theatre 7.30pmFriday 22 Dance More Sky Than We Need Mull Theatre 8.00pmTuesday 26 Music Traditional Young Musician of the Year An Tobar 8.30pmThursday 28 Film Seven Psychopaths An Tobar 8.00pm

FEBRUARY

Friday 14 Theatre Doras Dinte & Rough Island Mull Theatre 8.00pm

In the Galleries at An Tobar

MODERN LANGUAGESSeptember 6 November 2

KARTINA ZEMBLA /PICTURE LANDNovember January

Classes

CONTEMPORARY DANCE /JAZZ FOR BEGINNERS(age 12+). Mull Theatre, Monday6.00pm 7.00pm, 3. Open to everyone

MULL YOUTH THEATRE(age 8 18)Mull Theatre, Tuesdays 4.00pm 5.00pm& 5.00pm 6.30pm, 2. Places must bebooked. For details about joining MullYouth Theatre please call 01688 302828.

STORY-TELLINGAND MOVEMENT(age 3 5)Mull Theatre, Wednesday 1.00pm 1.45pm,2. Open to everyone (children must beaccompanied by an adult)

WOOLLY WEDNESDAYAn Tobar caf, Wednesday 7pm 9pm.Like to knit and chat? Combine the twoat Woolly Wednesdays. Open to everyone.

BALLETMull Theatre, ThursdaysAge 4 6: 3.45pm 4.30pmAge 7 9: 4.30pm 5.15pmAge 10 15: 5.15pm 6.00pm3. Places must be booked.

AT A GLANCE

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Thursday 12 September

THE DRAWER BOYMull Theatre

Mull Theatre, 8pmTickets 9 / 6

e opening night for Mull eatres

autumn tour a d elightful, funny and

bittersweet tale set in Canada.

Its 1972, and a young actor, Miles, arrives

on a small farm to research a role. He moves

in with two middle-aged farmers: stoical

Morgan who is not too thrilled with the

self-absorbed city boy, and Angus, who lost

his short-term memory after being bombed

in the war. Miles soon finds himself

embroiled in their complex and intricate

personal histories as he uncovers a tragic

past, riddled with guilt, secrecy, heartbreak

and loss.

is award-winning, complex and

warm-hearted play won huge acclaim when

it first opened in Canada. is is the first

time it has toured Scotland. (min age 11)

Touring Scotland until October 4.See www.comar.co.uk for details.

THEATRE

Friday 20 September

LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFEFire Exit


Dynamic and absurd theatre about forgery,

castration and blind drunkenness. Liz and

Jim are small-time con artists who need

250,000 to buy their way out of a turf war.

eir mission is to be the greatest art forgers

in the world. eres only one problem.

ey cant paint.

Fast-paced, boisterous and provocative,

written and directed by theatrical maverick

(Sunday Times) David Leddy. Originally

developed with support from the Royal

Shakespeare Company and performed at

the British Museum. (min age 16)

Fantastic Brilliant Coup de theatreJoyce MacmillanScotsman

THE SEATS WERE COMFY AND THE BOYSWERE BRILLIANT! MORE PLEASE!Madeleine (Facebook), Pop-up Tour

A new production from

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Tuesday 1 October

IDIOT AT THE WALLStoirm g


September, 1918. A Hebridean island. Sorcha

has returned to her family home, disturbing

a prophecy which has long lain dormant in

the mind of her brother. When a visitor from

the south arrives, he finds the modern world

encroaching upon a traditional way of life,

and is challenged to consider the power of

prophecy over reason.

is play by Elspeth Turner, touring for

the first time after a sell-out Fringe 2012,

presents a haunting tale, rooted in

traditional Hebridean storytelling but

oering an authentic new voice in Scottish

theatre. (min age 8)

condent, grippinga magnicentscore of Hebridean music and songScotsman


THE BARONESSDogstar Theatre


At the age of 62, Karen Blixen, author

of Out of Africa, met the 29-year-old and

newly married poet, orkild Bjrnvig.

ey shared a powerful, dangerous and

intimate friendship which fell apart after

six years. is is or Bjorn Krebss

provocative interpretation of a relationship

which is both platonic and sexually charged,

and which questions the role of the artist.

Starring Roberta Taylor (from

Eastenders and e Bill). With music

by Aidan ORourke. (min age 14)

THEATRE

Friday 14 February

DORAS DINTE &ROUGH ISLANDMull Theatre / Theatre Gu Ler / ran Mr

Mull Theatre 8pmTickets 9 / 6

e opening night for Mull eatres spring

tour a double-bill of suspense-filled

contemporary drama in Gaelic and English

Doras Dinte by Catriona Lexy Campbell.

A contemporary thriller set in an isolated

house in the West Highlands. A woman

takes in a lodger and he quickly becomes

invaluable, but his concern may not be all

it seems. A tale of obsession, trust and

isolation. (In Gaelic with English surtitles.)

Rough Island by Nicola McCartney.

On the last night of the summer holidays

four young friends had a beach party. en

the tide came in and only three of them came

back. irty years later, they stand on that

same beach and search for the answer to

what happened that night. (In English

with Gaelic surtitles.)

Touring Scotland until March 22.See www.comar.co.uk for details.

WHAT A TREAT. SUCH A LOVELY COMMUNITY ATMOSPHEREA TOTALLY EMOTIONALLY GRIPPING AND VISUALLYSTIMULATING PERFORMANCEFiona (by email), The Mysterious Death of Netta Fornario

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Wednesday 6 November

SOMETHING OLD,SOMETHING NEWDavid Hughes Dance

Mull Theatre 8pmTickets 9 / 6

For fans of classical ballet, modern dance

and storytelling

Adagietto (Bob Cohan): A traditional

solo telling the story of the betrayal of Sa int

Sebastian, set against dramatic music by

Gustav Mahler. Spitfire an advertisement

divertissement (Matthew Bourne): A

celebration of male vanity. Macbeth (Cathy

Marston): A new work inspired by the

themes in Shakespeares Scottish play,

with high-energy dance and arresting

imagery. Imploded Une Rverie

Romantique (Tanja Liedtke): A quirky,

athletic and touching tribute to Les

Sylphidesalthough ballet, this certainly

is not.

DANCE FAMILY SHOWS

Saturday 16 November

LIFEBOATCatherine Wheels

Mull Theatre 7.30pmTickets 6 / 4

An extraordinary true story of courage,

survival and enduring friendship. On Friday

13 September 1940, a ship, e City of

Benares, set sail from Liverpool for Canada.

On board were 90 evacuees escaping the

relentless bombing and dangers of war-torn

Britain. Four days into the crossing, the ship

was torpedoed and sank. Only 11 of the

evacuees survived. Two 15-year-old girls,

Bess Walder and Beth Cumming, spent 19

terrifying hours in the water on an upturned

lifeboat.ey willed each other to survive.

Lifeboat tells their story. (min age 9)

Heart rending and evocativean impeccable productionHerald

Touring schools in Mull, Iona andthroughout Argyll, November / December

THE FISHERMANAND HIS WIFEMull Theatre

Les E. Lump is the laziest fisherman in

Scotland, and his wife Jessie is at her wits

end! But one day Les catches a talking fish.

e magic Flounder is none other than the

beautiful but a rrogant Prince Awfabonny,

who is under the curse of Slimea the

Seawitch, as punishment for his selfish

ways. When Jessie finds out that he can

grant wishes it goes to her head and she asks

for more and more and her demands grow

wilder. But the curse can be lifted if a heart

that is full of greed be changed by the po wer

of one good deed.

So, will Jessie see the error of her ways?

Will Les learn the value of hard work?

And will Prince Awfabonny escape from his

watery prison? is version of the European

folktale is full of traditional music hall fun

for all the family.

Friday 22 November

MORE SKY THAN WE NEEDplan B


Following on from the hugely popular Shoogle

Project, plan B are back in 2013 with More

Sky an We Need a beautiful and serene

meditation on the vast clouds above us and

the immense space within us. A reflective

and breath-taking piece, exploring how the

natural wonders above dictate our moods,

thoughts and actions.

Preceding the performance plan B will

screen their dance film Away From H ere.

A collaboration between plan B and

multi-award winning Goat Media.

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Friday 1 & Saturday 2 November

GIANTS IN THE FOREST DARK WOODVision Mechanics

Calgary Art in Nature, various timesTickets 3 adults, 2 under-16s

Tonight we weave a spell of myth and magic.

Be taken on a journey through the Dark

Wood; experience the sounds and the stories

of the Giants in the Forest.

is will be a guided event, a spectacular

autumnal night-time walk in the woods,

each one personalised by the local project

partners and its community. Bring a torch

and dress for the weather. (May not be

suitable for young children.)

Performances run every 15 minutes

starting at 7 with the last one running

at 9pm. Each guided trip lasts around

30 45 mins. Only 12 people per grou p so

call 01688 302828 to book your space now!

Thursday 19 September

UNTOUCHABLE (15)

An Tobar, 8pmTickets 7 / 5

A touching comedy based on the true

story of a friendship between a paraplegic

millionaire and his carer, an immigrant

from the suburbs of Paris.

Saturday 28 September

WHISKY GALORE! (U)

The Screen Machine, Tobermory, 5.30pmTickets 7 / 5.50 from 0871 902 5750 orwww.screenmachine.co.uk

A national treasure concerning our national

drink! Fans old and new can enjoy this

timeless film in the unique surroundings

of Scotlands own mobile cinema.

Thursday 24 October

BEAUTIFUL THING (15)


A tender love story set on a South-East

London housing estate. With all the

grittiness of a kitchen-sink drama, and a

soundtrack from Mama Cass, this coming

of age (and coming out) tale will make you

realise that all love is a beautiful thing!

Thursday 28 November

SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS (15)


is darkly comic tale from Martin

McDonagh is full of razor sharp dialogue,

a stolen Shih Tzu, LA gangsters and,

of course, psychopaths.

FAMILY SHOWS MULL FILM CLUBwww.mulllmclub.com

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AN TOBAR CAF AND SHOP

Caf and Gallery:Autumn / Winter Opening TimesSeptember

Monday Saturday10am 5pm

October DecemberTuesday Saturday10am 4pm

January FebruaryThursday Saturday10am 4pm

An Tobar closes on Saturday 21 Decemberand re-opens on Friday 3 January.

e menu oers a choice of home-made

soups, hummus and daily hot specials, as

well as our tasty toastie selection. Suki loose

leaf teas, Fairtrade coee, hot chocolate,

cold drinks, snacks and home baking served

all day.

Wednesdays are Caf Curry days!

Spice up your Wednesday lunchtimes

with our special selection of curries, dhals,

tasty accompaniments and warming soups.

Something for everyone with hot and mild

dishes, meat and veggie options.

Take home any of our soups, stews or

curries for only half the price! (Price excludes

bread or accompa niments). Available from

3 each day.

Need to stock up on deli produce?

We have a range of speciality condiments

for sale in the caf.

Come in and browse our range of gifts,

cards, books, creative games and s.

Plus a unique selection of local arts

and crafts.

Lunches are served noon 3pm

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HOW TO BOOK

Email

[email protected]

In Person An Tobar, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory Mull Theatre, Druimn, near Tobermory Explore Mull, Ledaig car park, Tobermory Visitor Information Centres at Craignure,

Strontian and Oban.

Please check with us for availability, and bookyour ticket in advance. You may pay for yourtickets at the time of booking, otherwiseyou will have to guarantee them against acredit / debit card and pay for your tickets atthe door. Cancellations must be made at least24 hours before the performance, otherwisewe will deduct payment in full.

Out of ofce hours

Details of any available seats will be on ouranswerphone. Remaining tickets will beavailable at each venue for 30 minutes priorto the show starting.

Concessions apply to school children, students (with ID),and registered unemployed. Comar members are entitledto 2 off the full price.

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