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What are your big ideas for the future of the venue?
Arthur: We want to be able to continue to offer a varied programme, and to continue to offer the best deal we can to visiting musicians.
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Does the venue have a ghost?
Arthur: Not as far as I know!
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What was your worst disaster as director?
Arthur: Haven’t really had too many disasters. The odd mix up with artists arriving and having different expectations as to what they were to get from the gig, but that was because they didn’t read the contract! We’ve also, on occasion, had very small audiences for some pretty stunning musicians, which is always disappointing for them and for the venue.
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And what was your biggest triumph?
Arthur: Selling out for Cliar!!!!
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If you could have any artist in the world for a one-off special, who would it be, and why?
Arthur: I’d really like to have someone mega like Billy Connolly or Daniel O’ Donnell to pull in punters who never go to anything. Skye is a small place, and Portree only one village within the island. But there are still people who have never set foot in Talla Shomhairle – even regular eaters at Aros! I always feel that if we could get them in for something, and experience the venue, they would come back. We could never afford something like that, so the star in question would have to come because they wanted to play the venue!
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Why should people look forward to visiting the Aros Centre?
Arthur: It is the best theatre in the Highlands outside Inverness, offering comfort, good facilities, sound and light. It is small, so intimate, even when not full. It is one of the most beautiful locations, and has one of the best views in the world!
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