THE WORLD is full of stories. History is jam-packed with tales – shocking anecdotes, quirky episodes and humorous yarns, writes Helen Kerr. So many of them go untold – maybe sometimes we don’t realise they are even interesting enough to tell. Not so for Ruth Ellis..
Helen Kerr reviews ‘Cast Out’ – a melancholy tale of Shetland’s darker history, written by Lesley Leslie, performed by Islesburgh Drama Group and directed/produced by Jennie Atkinson
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AT THE end of April, the Garrison doors opened once more to Islesburgh Drama Group as they rehearsed and then performed and filmed their latest play
You Made Me: Oliver. Written by Stephenie Pagulayan and directed by Morag Mouat, the play centres around the eponymous Oliver and his various relationships with four key women in his life.
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Pagulayan has described the play, for Shetland Arts, as being âan exploration of misogyny, its definition and origins inspired by witnessing perceived misogynistic behaviour in our communityâ.
Of course, this is theatre in the time of Covid. After several excellent audio radio productions, returning to the stage with an in-person cast presented a number of obstacles. The cast and production team had new rules to stick to: social distancing, limited cast, restricted numbers in the theatre, face coverings when not performingâ¦boundaries that no doubt presented many challenges to ev