MagFest is a strand of 'Fringe' style events and performances which is of a different character each year. For 2018 Magfest will host a major outdoor concert at one of Orkney's most iconic locations.
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
The Trial of James Kirkness Tickets available for performances 2,9 &13 An exciting new piece of theatre, commissioned by the Festival, takes us back in time to the 19th century and the infamous case of illegal gin smuggling in Kirkwall and ...
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
The Trial of James Kirkness An exciting new piece of theatre, commissioned by the Festival, takes us back in time to the 19th century and the infamous case of illegal gin smuggling in Kirkwall and the trial of James Kirkness, grocer. By DUNCAN ...
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
Fred MacAulay brings his unique brand of wry and satirical stand-up comedy to MagFest. A stalwart of many Radio 4 panel shows, with his own Radio Scotland show and a string of TV credits, he is undoubtedly one of the most famous faces of Scottish...
Stromness Parish Church Victoria Street, Stromness KW16 3AR
JAMES RUNCIE Poetry and Music are framed by silence. John Cage's 4'33", Bach's The Art of the Fugue and John Donne's "one equal music" come out of silence and return to it. In this thought-provoking lecture,...
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
The Trial of James Kirkness An exciting new piece of theatre, commissioned by the Festival, takes us back in time to the 19th century and the infamous case of illegal gin smuggling in Kirkwall and the trial of James Kirkness, grocer. By DUNCAN ...
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
The Trial of James Kirkness An exciting new piece of theatre, commissioned by the Festival, takes us back in time to the 19th century and the infamous case of illegal gin smuggling in Kirkwall and the trial of James Kirkness, grocer. By DUNCAN ...
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
Fred MacAulay brings his unique brand of wry and satirical stand-up comedy to MagFest. A stalwart of many Radio 4 panel shows, with his own Radio Scotland show and a string of TV credits, he is undoubtedly one of the most famous faces of Scottish c...
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
Harmonica ensemble may not be something you encounter every day but the Finnish ensemble Sväng, founded in 2003, has proved how virtuosic, versatile and vibrant this seemingly insignificant instrument can be. EERO TURKKA C...
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
Harmonica ensemble may not be something you encounter every day but the Finnish ensemble Sväng, founded in 2003, has proved how virtuosic, versatile and vibrant this seemingly insignificant instrument can be. EERO TURK...
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
The show is a re-imagining of the magical, carnival and tent show entertainment that was prevalent in Canada during the time of John Rae with exciting escapology, blindfold stunts, mind reading and spooky goings on. The Fireli...
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
The show is a re-imagining of the magical, carnival and tent show entertainment that was prevalent in Canada during the time of John Rae with exciting escapology, blindfold stunts, mind reading and spooky goings on. The Fireli...
Fusion Nightclub 10-12 Ayre Road, Kirkwall KW15 1QX
The Chair onstage is an experience that will have even the most reserved audience beating a path to the dance floor. Melodies from the band's native Orkney are mashed up with blues, dub and klezmer in an 8-piece riot of fiddle...
Pickaquoy Centre Arena The Pickaquoy Centre, Muddisdale Road, Kirkwall KW15 1LR
SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA TOMMY SMITH Director In this fascinating double bill of timeless jazz the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra tips a stylish hat to the music of Duke Ellington, and re-imagines Gershwin's classi...
20:00 - 21:10 Pickaquoy Centre Arena The Pickaquoy Centre, Muddisdale Road, Kirkwall KW15 1LR
Teatr Klinika Lalek combine a rich circus tradition with cutting-edge puppet technology, virtuoso performers and incredibly life-like puppets in a show that was a big hit at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015. Wiktor Wiktorczyk Writer/Director ...
14:00 - 15:10 Pickaquoy Centre Arena The Pickaquoy Centre, Muddisdale Road, Kirkwall KW15 1LR
Teatr Klinika Lalek combine a rich circus tradition with cutting-edge puppet technology, virtuoso performers and incredibly life-like puppets in a show that was a big hit at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015. Wiktor Wiktorczyk Writer/Director Zbi...
20:00 - 21:10 Pickaquoy Centre Arena The Pickaquoy Centre, Muddisdale Road, Kirkwall KW15 1LR
Teatr Klinika Lalek combine a rich circus tradition with cutting-edge puppet technology, virtuoso performers and incredibly life-like puppets in a show that was a big hit at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015. Wiktor Wiktorczyk Writer/Director...
20:30 - 21:30 St Magnus Cathedral Broad Street, Kirkwall KW15 1NX
The performance in the Cathedral will be followed by a colourful musical procession through the streets led by a giant puppet St Magnus, bringing together the talents of school children from across Orkney with Emergency Exit Arts. The procession ...
17:30 - 21:30 Skaill House Bay of Skaill, Sandwick KW16 3LR
MAGFEST returns with an outdoor concert of music from Lithuania and Orkney in the grounds of one of Orkney's most historic houses, sited at the heart of the World Heritage Site on Orkney's Atlantic Coast. Hadhi...
21:30 - 22:30 Orkney Theatre The Meadows, Kirkwall KW15 1QN
Revue Z – one-woman cabaret written and performed by Zoë Martlew Featuring a blonde, a cello, a whip and a lot of digital playback… Unhinged, uncensored, underwired. Uproarious, moving, hilarious and utterly off the wall,...
21:00 - 22:00 Orkney Theatre The Meadows, Kirkwall KW15 1QN
Expelled from the Royal Shakespeare Company due to ‘artistic differences’, disgraced actor Garry Starr is defying his critics by performing every genre of theatre imaginable, thus saving the performing arts from inevitable extinction. ...
11:00 - 11:40 Orkney Theatre The Meadows, Kirkwall KW15 1QN
CUSAN THEATRE The story of The Boy who found his Smile is an enchanting and magical journey, full of memorable moments and spell binding special effects, a story of hope and friendship that takes us into the most incredible journey of emotions...
20:00 - 21:00
Orkney Theatre, Kirkwall Expelled from the Royal Shakespeare Company due to ‘artistic differences’, disgraced actor Garry Starr is defying his critics by performing every genre of theatre imaginable, thus saving the performing arts...
19:30 - 20:50 Stromness Town Hall Church Road, Stromness KW16 3BA
Popular Scottish tenor and BBC broadcaster Jamie MacDougall fulfils a lifetime ambition to recreate Jimmy Logan’s acclaimed ‘play with tunes’ celebrating the life of Sir Harry Lauder. Paying his own tribute to the Scottish music...
19:30 - 20:50 Cromarty Hall Cromarty Square, St Margaret's Hope KW17 2SN
See Event 21 for details. Tickets £15 Concessions £10 Duration 80 minutes
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