Event: Horton Hears a Who! (U)

By Dr Seuss. Imaginative elephant Horton (voiced by Jim Carrey) hears a faint cry for help coming from a speck of dust and discovers that it houses a whole city called Who-ville, inhabited by the microscopic Whos. Despite being ridiculed by his neighbours, Horton is determined to save Who-ville and the Whos.

Cost:

£5 / £3.50 (event)

Contact:

Box Office (event)

Phone:

+44 (0)1595 692114 (event)

Web:

http://www.shetlandarts.org (event)

Venue:

Garrison Theatre

Address:

Market Street

Lerwick

Shetland

ZE1 0JN

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Description:

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.
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Contact:

Box Office (venue)

Phone:

+44 (0)1595 743843 (venue)

Email:

admin@shetlandarts.org (venue)

Website:

http://www.shetlandarts.org (venue)

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