McLellan Festival 2014
Lev Atlas and Nigel Clark at Whiting Bay Hall on Monday 1st September, 7:30pm. Tickets £8. See above – and don’t miss this!
Lev Atlas and Nigel Clark run Daytime Strings, a workshop for adults and young people, on Tuesday 2nd September at the High School, 11:00am – 1:00pm. Interested adults should contact Diana Hamilton on 01770 601 322 for details. Or just come!
Playing for Scotland, on Tuesday 2nd September at 7:30pm, at Altachorvie, Lamlash, £8.
This book-and-music event highlights Playing for Scotland, Robert McLellan’s complete volume of plays, commissioned by the Arran Theatre and Arts Trust and published earlier this year. It also features Sonsie Music, with Jo Nicholson, an enchanting clarinettist. For those who do not not know Altachorvie, it is along the Lamlash shore road, next turning left past the turn to the hospital.
Arran and Beyond, on Wednesday 3rd September at 8:00pm in Brodick Bar.
This cheerful evening features poets from Arran and from Lancaster, a connection resulting from last year’s festival. Entry is free.
The Opera Gala is at the Community Theatre on Friday 5th September at 7:30pm. £10
As its many devotees will know, this event features the extraordinary talents of students from the Royal Northern College of Music, many of whom are already beginning their careers as rising opera stars. A blend of both classical and show-biz items spans the whole range from musical theatre to the big numbers of classical opera.
Shell, a film directed by Scott Graham, is shown at Corrie Hall at 8:00pm on Saturday 6th September. (Corrie Film Club regulars, please note the change of date!) Entry free, but donations welcome.
Shell is about a girl who takes her name from the tiny petrol station she and her father run in the remote Scottish Highlands. Chloe Pirrie in the lead part is a fragile centre to a pair who somehow hold things together as the sparse passing traffic comes and goes, but remoteness and tension build to a dramatic climax.
Fauré Requiem, sung by Royal Northern College students and Arran choir members, is the final festival event, at 7:30pm on Sunday 7th September in the Community Theatre. £5.00. This marvellous work is probably the best-loved and most tuneful oratorio in the entire repertoire, with soaring tunes and glorious choruses. It is not very long, so the students will be offering other treats as well – a fitting end to a star-studded week.
Tickets for all events are available at the door, from the Book and Card Centre in Brodick or online from www.arrantickets.com/mclellan.
