HMT - Aberdeen Performing Arts

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Summer 2016
Welcome
NEW SEASON
PRIORITY BOOKING
APA Friends booking from
THURSDAY 21 APRIL
General Booking from
TUESDAY 26 APRIL
After a weekend of inspiring music and stories, we turned the ‘Lights Oot’ at the Music Hall in April ahead of its historic £7 million transformation.
The venue is now in hibernation mode while we rejuvenate this national treasure for generations to come.
We are now kicking off our Stepping Out programme which will ensure audiences can continue to enjoy top class music and comedy whilst we
await the opening of our fantastic new hall. Look out for the Stepping Out logo throughout the brochure and book your tickets now!
It is business as usual at His Majesty’s Theatre and The Lemon Tree with a great season of shows to whet your appetite.
HERE’S OUR TOP PICKS FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT…
MUSICALS
FAMILY
Sunny Afternoon | The Commitments | Wonderland
The Broons | Dick McWhittington | Gangsta Granny
Our musical season is led by a celebration of two iconic bands with
The Kinks and The Commitments whilst also bringing the Grammy
and Tony nominated tale Wonderland.
There’s something for all of the family coming to HMT. From Scottish
favourites to our ever popular panto this will keep both the kids and
parents entertained!
DRAMA
CULTURE CAFÉ
The Woman in Black | The Crucible | Jane Eyre
John Burnside | Louis de Bernieres | Val McDermid
Gripping stories, literary greats and early evening plays are new to
our drama season with a series of shows that will have you on the
edge of your seat.
Now relocating to the Belmont Filmhouse we are delighted to bring
you talks from three outstanding writers including the author of
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres.
DANCE
MUSIC
Jasmin Vardimon | Phoenix Dance Theatre |
Lord of the Dance
Russell Watson | The Simon and Garfunkel Story |
Mike and the Mechanics
Classic stories combined with popular dance from the best dance
companies come to His Majesty’s Theatre with stunning pieces
of work.
OPERA
| The Mikado |
Scottish Opera and D’Oyly Carte Opera Company present the Gilbert
and Sullivan classic.
ORCHESTRAS
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Image: Flying Pig Productions,
Dreich Encounter, page 15
Front cover: The Cheviot, the Stag
& the Black, Black Oil, page 20
The BBC SSO, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and RSNO present their
new season’s work at His Majesty’s Theatre covering pieces from
Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.
And much more! Take a look and book now!
Forming our Stepping Out programme, we bring you some of the
biggest names along with tributes to the legends of music to His
Majesty’s Theatre.
NORTHERN ARC - | Lau |
The Lemon Tree hosts our next Northern Arc concert with Lau
inviting Denmark’s Dreamers’ Circus over to perform.
COMEDY
Sean Lock | Ross Noble | Nina Conti
Our comedy season gives you the opportunity to laugh along with
some of the biggest names in comedy in the stunning auditorium of
His Majesty’s Theatre.
STUDENT
TICKET
Look out for these symbols for shows with
our STUDENT OFFERS, from £5.50 inc.bf, on
selected performances. Available by showing
a valid student card at the box office counters.
(Standby tickets limited to 20 per
performance, to be purchased on the day.)
For behind the scenes info
and competitions follow us
/aberdeenperformingarts
@apawhatson
Aberdeen Performing Arts is core funded by
Image:
Scottish Ballet
Autumn Season
page 31
Contents
Music Hall Transformation
4
Musicals6
Drama18
New Voices
26
Dance28
Family34
YACNE38
Opera39
Classical40
Culture Café43
AIYF44
Northern Arc
46
True North
46
Music47
Comedy & Spoken Word
49
HMT Seating Plan
51
Ticketing/venue info
52
At a glance guide
54
CONTENTS
STUDENT
STANDBY
Look out NEW TO
SEASON
for this
symbol;
These shows are in
our brochure for
the first time.
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
While the
Music Hall is being
transformed,
look out for our
Stepping Out
programme with
concerts and
events in
SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL
TREASURE - THE MUSIC HALL REJUVENATED & RARING TO GO
FOR ANOTHER 200 YEARS
RE-IMAGINE
Making
a Difference
Vastly improved access and circulation
New ramp and lift from Union Street
New stairway and lift to the balcony for the first time
The £7 Million Music Hall Transformation is
designed to re-imagine, re-invent, renovate, restore
and refresh the Music Hall.
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New performance studio
New education and rehearsal space
Restored and renovated auditorium
RE-INVENT
REFRESH
Much needed fabric repairs and equipment upgrades
RE-INVIGORATE
Regional growth: city centre regeneration: cultural
leadership: talent development: creative learning
Ambitious: achievable: sustainable: inclusive
and around
Aberdeen City
GIVE A GIFT
GIVE A GIFT
Some of our celebrated artists
who have already said “I’m in!”
WE HAVE RAISED MORE THAN £5M ALREADY, AND THE FINISHING POST IS IN SIGHT
You can show your support by making a donation today, and help secure the Music Hall’s
place at the heart of city life for future generations.
The future is in your gift!
Online:
www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/support-us
In person:
look out for our donation boxes and buckets
By mail:
cheques payable to ‘Aberdeen Performing Arts’
By text: Text ‘HALL18£10’ to 70070
At the bank:
Clydesdale Bank
Account: Music Hall Redevelopment Fund
Account No: 70163345 Bank Sort Code: 82-60-11
Emeli Sandé
double Brit Award-winner
Nicola Benedetti
classical violinist
Vladimir Ashkenazy
pianist & composer
Phil Cunningham MBE
Scottish Folk Musician
Billy Connolly
comedian, musician
Aidan O’Rourke
APA Associate Artist
Evelyn Glennie
percussionist
Liz Lochhead
Scottish Makar
Thanks to our supporters, ambassadors, funders and
investors who share our vision.
1 MUSIC HALL | £5M RAISED | £2M TO GO
TEXT ‘HALL18£10’ TO DONATE TO 70070
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MUSICAL
HMT
Monday 9 - Saturday 14 May
Annie
“A Cracking New Production” (Newcastle Chronicle) of Annie,
the world’s favourite family musical, comes to Aberdeen for
one week only, starring acclaimed actress, comedienne and
panto star; Elaine C Smith (Rab C Nesbitt, Burdz Eye View) as
the tyrannical Miss Hannigan!
Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave
young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment
at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Determined to find her real
parents, her luck changes when she is chosen to spend
Christmas at the residence of famous billionaire, Oliver
Warbucks. Spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches
a plan to spoil Annie’s search.
With its award-winning book and score, this stunning
musical “pulls out all the stops” (The Northern Echo)
and includes the unforgettable songs Hard Knock Life, Easy
Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow. “A show
no one should miss” (Daily Post) – you can bet your bottom
dollar that you’ll love it!
Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm
Tickets £42.50 - £20.50 inc. bf R
Premium seats £50.50 - £41.50 inc. bf
Family of 4 (2 adults + 2 children excl. Fri/Sat) £5 off per ticket
HAPA Friends £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances
DISCOUNTS
4
£ OFF
SCHOOLS
OFFER
STUDENT
STANDBY
APA FRIENDS
6
2
£ OFF
GROUPS 8+
ACCESS
2
£ OFF
CONCESSIONS
Audio described & captioned:
Sat 14 May 2016 2.30pm,
(preceded by Touch Tour).
Signed Thu 12 May 2016 7.30pm.
CAP
T H E L E G E N D A R Y 8 0 s M U S I C A L S E N S AT I O N R E T U R N S
Monday 20 - Saturday 25 June
Footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes and cut loose as the explosive rock
‘n’ roll musical sensation Footloose bursts onto the UK stage
in a remastered show sure to get your toes tapping.
Based on the 1980s hit film that took the world by storm,
Footloose the musical sizzles with the same spirit of youth,
rebellion and romance.
City boy Ren thinks his life
is over when he is forced
to move to Bomont, an
American rural backwater.
But things are far worse
than he could have ever
imagined, as the town bans
dancing. It isn’t long before
Ren can’t resist breaking the
rules, and he’s not alone.
Footloose is back and it’s
better than ever before!
“ YO U L E AV E
FEELING LIKE
YO U C A N
CHANGE THE
WORLD”
“HAS THE
AUDIENCE ON
THEIR FEET”
S TA R R I N G
AND
MUSICAL
HMT
O K AY M A G A Z I N E *
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS*
GARETH
G AT E S
MAUREEN
NOLAN
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“Has the audience on their feet”OK Magazine
Tickets £36.50 - £17.50 inc. bf R
DISCOUNTS
ACCESS
10OFF £5OFF £2OFF
£
APA FRIENDS
GROUPS 8+
SCHOOLS
OFFER
STUDENT
STANDBY
CONCESSIONS
Sat 25 June 2016 2.30pm,
Signed Thu 23 June 2016
7.30pm.
CAP
*Reviews from previous production
F E AT U R I N G T H E C L A S S I C H I T S O N G S ;
H O L D I N G O U T F O R A H E R O A L M O ST PA R A D I S E L E T ’ S H E A R I T F O R T H E B OY
A N D O F C O U R S E T H E U N F O R G E T TA B L E T I T L E T R A C K F O O T L O O S E
FO OT LO O S E T H E M U S I C A L P re s e n te d by s p e c i a l a r ra n g e m e n t w i t h R & H Th e a t r i c a l s E u ro p e
P r o d u c e d b y D AV I D H U T C H I N S O N a n d P H I L L I P R O W N T R E E f o r S E L L A D O O R T H E AT R E C O M PA N Y, R U N AWAY E N T E R TA I N M E N T ,
J A S O N H A I G H - E L L E R Y a n d S T E P H E N M C G I L L P R O D U C T I O N S . I t i s p r e s e n t e d b y a r r a n g e m e n t w i t h R & H T H E AT R I C A L S E U R O P E .
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MUSICAL
HMT
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 July
GARDYNE THEATRE AND ARDEN ENTERTAINMENT,
IN ASSOCIATION WITH DC THOMSON & CO LTD PRESENT
“Jackie will make
you jump for joy”
Daily Mail
Jackie The Musical
Once there was a time with no mobiles, no online dating and no
Facebook, when teenage girls waited with bated breath by the
letterbox for their weekly issue of Jackie Magazine.
In Jackie The Musical we revisit those heady days, and tell the
story of a recent divorcée who seeks advice once more from the
pages of her old Jackie annuals.
The quizzes, the fashion tips, the ‘do’s and don’ts on first date’
and above all the Cathy and Claire problem pages are all eagerly
devoured by our plucky heroine as she revisits the dizzy world
of the teen bible. With her ex and a handsome new guy in tow,
the valuable lessons she learnt as a girl begin to influence her
future and Jackie discovers the one person in control of her
life is... her.
Starring Janet Dibley (The Two of Us, EastEnders, Fat Friends),
Olivier Award nominee Graham Bickley (Ragtime, Bread) and
Nicholas Bailey (EastEnders, The Archers), Jackie The Musical
features classic 70’s hits, played live on stage by a world class
band. Thrill once more to the unmistakable sounds of pop idols
Donny Osmond, David Cassidy, Marc Bolan and many more.
Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm
Tickets £35.50 - £18.50 inc. bf R
HAPA Friends 2 for 1 opening night £4 off all other performances
DISCOUNTS
Age guidance 12+
2FOR1 £5OFF £2OFF
APA FRIENDS
2
£ OFF
CONCESSIONS
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EARLY GROUPS
STUDENT
STANDBY
BOOK BY MIKE JAMES
DIRECTOR ANNA LINSTRUM
CHOREOGRAPHER
ARLENE PHILLIPS
DESIGNER TIM SHORTALL
LIGHTING DESIGNER
PHILIP GLADWELL
MUSICAL SUPERVISOR/ORCHESTRATOR
GROUPS 8+
Jackie
DC Thomson & Co. Ltd. 2016
Photographer: Pamela Raith
®©
BEN GODDARD
SOUND BOBBY AITKEN
MUSICAL
HMT
Wednesday 24 - Saturday 27 August
THE LYRIC PRESENTS
Made in Dagenham
The Musical
Book by RICHARD BEAN Music by DAVID ARNOLD Lyrics by RICHARD THOMAS
Based on the Woolley/Karlsen/Number 9 Motion Picture
Financed by the BBC, BMS Film Finance, BFI and Lip Sync Productions.
Directed by Nigel Cole. Screenplay by William Ivory.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement
with Josef Weinberger Ltd.
Inspired by a true story and based on the hit movie, Made In
Dagenham is an uplifting new British musical comedy about
friendship, love and the importance of fighting for what is right.
Essex 1968. Like millions of other working women, each day
Rita O’Grady is just trying to get her husband out of bed, get the
kids off to school and get to work at the factory on time. But life
is about to change forever when it’s announced that the girls in
the stitching room of Ford’s Dagenham car plant will have their
pay grade dropped to ‘unskilled’. Rita then finds the confidence
to lead her friends in a battle against the might of Ford and the
corruption of the Union supposed to protect them. This show
is sure to have you laughing, crying and remembering that it’s
only right to stand up for what you believe in.
Audiences have come to love the Lyric...
Wed - Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm
Tickets £30 - £24 inc. bf
“The Lyric...proved they have just as much star quality as a West-end cast!” Press & Journal
“The standing ovation and cheers at the end were well-deserved!” Evening Express
DISCOUNTS
4
£ OFF
APA FRIENDS
2
£ OFF
GROUPS 8+
2
£ OFF
CONCESSIONS
Please be aware that strong
language is used in this show.
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MUSICAL
HMT
Monday 5 - Saturday 10 September
The Rocky Horror Show
THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE ROCK N ROLL MUSICAL
DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LUSCOMBE
Following a record-breaking worldwide tour Richard O’Brien’s
classic is ready to thrill you once again.
Bursting at the seams with timeless classics, including
Sweet Transvestite, Damn it Janet, and of course, the pelvicthrusting Time Warp, Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show
is a non-stop party!
Be warned, this show has rude parts!
DON’T DREAM IT BE IT!
HHHHH
“Still the sexiest & funniest show in town”
Evening Standard
HHHHH
“Fresh, subversive, essential”
Daily Telegraph Sept 2015
Mon - Thu 7.30pm, Fri/Sat 5pm & 8.30pm
Tickets £38.50 - £20.50 inc. bf R
HAPA Friends £10 off opening night £4 off other performances
DISCOUNTS
10
£ OFF
APA FRIENDS
2
£ OFF
CONCESSIONS
10
5
£ OFF
EARLY GROUPS
STUDENT
STANDBY
2
£ OFF
GROUPS 8+
MUSICAL
HMT
Monday 26 September Saturday 1 October
Chicago
“Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery and treachery…
all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts”…so begins
the international award winning Broadway and West End musical,
Chicago, which comes to His Majesty’s Theatre for one week only
starring West End and EastEnders actor and Celebrity Big Brother
star John Partridge (Cats, A Chorus Line, Miss Saigon, Starlight
Express) as Billy Flynn.
Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub
singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with cell block rival,
double-murderess Velma Kelly, they fight to keep from death row
with the help of smooth talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.
Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb
and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, Chicago’s sexy, sassy
score includes All That Jazz and Razzle Dazzle. With 6 Tony, 2
Olivier, 1 Grammy, 2 Bafta and 6 Academy Awards, Chicago truly is
“The sharpest, slickest show on the block” The Times
“still the sexiest most sensational
musical”Sunday Express
Mon - Thu 7.30pm, Fri 5pm & 8.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £41.50 - £19.50 inc. bf R
DISCOUNTS
10
£ OFF
APA FRIENDS
2
£ OFF
GROUPS 8+
5
£ OFF
EARLY GROUPS
2
£ OFF
CONCESSIONS
ACCESS
Sat 1 October 2.30pm,
Signed Thu 29 September 7.30pm.
CAP
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MUSICAL
NEW TO
SEASON
HMT
HHHHH“A BLAZING TRIUMPH. I SWEAR YOU’LL GET GOOSEBUMPS” THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 November
WIN
BEST NNEERW
M
U
OLIVIERSAWICAL
ARD
Sunny Afternoon
2015
Winner of the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Sunny
Afternoon is an irresistible musical with slick theatricality and
ingenious storytelling at its heart. It tells the captivating tale of
how one of Britain’s greatest bands, The Kinks, rose to stardom.
Step into swinging 60s Britain and discover how The Kinks
found their definitive sound that rocked a nation and influenced
generations. Feel the euphoric highs and experience the
power of a live Kinks performance as we witness the band’s
beginnings, their barnstorming debut on Top of the Pops, their
infamous American tour and their triumphant comeback.
Featuring the iconic hits You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset,
Dedicated Follower of Fashion, All Day and All of the Night, Lola,
Sunny Afternoon and many more, this production fizzes with
energy, and is a fresh new “Great British Musical” (The Times)
that will make your spirits soar.
With music and lyrics by Ray Davies (Olivier Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Music), a new book by Joe Penhall
and direction by Edward Hall, Sunny Afternoon’s faultless
musicianship and brilliant songs come together for a moving
portrayal of The Kinks’ amazing journey during the youthful,
rebellious 1960s.
Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm
Tickets £43.50 - £21.50 inc. bf R
HAPA Friends £10 off opening night & midweek matinees
£4 off all other performances
DISCOUNTS
ACCESS
10OFF £5OFF £2OFF
£
APA FRIENDS
2
£ OFF
CONCESSIONS
12
EARLY GROUPS
STUDENT
STANDBY
GROUPS 8+
Sat 12 November 2016 2.30pm,
Signed Wed 9 November 2016
7.30pm.
CAP
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“A COLOURFUL AND CONTAGIOUS ROCK
MUSICAL – the best of its sort since
JERSEY BOYS” THE TIMES
TWO MIDWEEK MATS
BOOK EARLY & SAVE!
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Tuesday 15 - Saturday 19 November
Rent
MUSICAL
HMT
Rent is the multi awarding winning, groundbreaking rock
musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson inspired
by Puccini’s opera La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of
impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create
a life in New York City’s East Village in the thriving days of
Bohemian excess.
Winner of four Tony Awards, six Drama Desk Awards and the
Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the New York Times review was a love
letter to the show, calling Rent an “exhilarating, landmark
rock opera”. Rent ran on Broadway for 12 years, from 1996
to 2008.
The much-loved score features songs such as Seasons of Love,
Take Me Or Leave Me, One Song Glory, La Vie Bohème, Without You,
I’ll Cover You, Out Tonight, I Should Tell You and the title song.
Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm
Tickets £37.50 - £20.50 inc. bf R
DISCOUNTS
2FOR1 £5OFF £2OFF
APA FRIENDS
2
£ OFF
CONCESSIONS
EARLY GROUPS
GROUPS 8+
SCHOOLS
OFFER
STUDENT
STANDBY
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MUSICAL
HMT
Tuesday 7 - Saturday 11 March 2017
Monday 20 - Saturday 25 March 2017
The Commitments
Blood Brothers
The Commitments is a fantastically feel good celebration of soul. Direct from a phenomenally
successful, record breaking run in London’s West End, The Commitments is based on the
BAFTA award-winning film classic.
The Commitments is the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working class music fan, who
shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends into an amazing live act, the
finest soul band Dublin has ever produced.
The Commitments received universal critical acclaim following its London World Premiere
and was quickly hailed as a smash hit musical sensation.
The Commitments musical has been adapted from the novel by Booker prize winning author
Roddy Doyle himself and is directed by award-winning Jamie Lloyd.
Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale
of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again
with fateful consequences.
Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award winning Blood Brothers.
Bill Kenwright’s production surpassed 10,000 performances in London’s West End, one of
only three musicals ever to achieve that milestone. It has been affectionately christened the
‘Standing Ovation Musical’, as inevitably it “brings the audience cheering to its feet and
roaring its approval” (The Daily Mail).
The superb score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit
Tell Me It’s Not True.
HHHH “This hugely enjoyable show touches the sublime.
Wonderfully funny” Daily Telegraph
HHHHH “DAZZLING” Sunday Telegraph
HHHHH “TERRIFIC” Sunday Express
Tickets £45.50 - £21.50 inc. bf Premium seats £55.50 - £52.50 inc. bf CGSR
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NEW TO
SEASON
HMT
STUDENT
STANDBY
Tickets £37.50 - £19.50 inc. bf Premium seats £42.50 - £36.50 inc. bf CGR
HAPA Friends 2 for 1 opening night £4 off other performances
STUDENT
STANDBY
MUSICAL
HMT
NEW TO
SEASON
HMT
Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 May 2017
Thursday 2 - Saturday 11 June
Wonderland
FLYING PIG PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
Following sold out seasons in Tampa, Texas and Tokyo, the multi Grammy, Tony and Drama
Desk Award nominated Frank Wildhorn’s Broadway musical Wonderland receives its UK and
European première in this brand new British production.
Hailed by the New York Times as “inspirational”, Wonderland is an enchanting musical adaptation
of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Here a timely and touching story of love in all its forms, it’s an adventurous exploration of
who we are, who we want to be and the power of everyday magic in our lives.
In the tradition of the best stage musicals, Wonderland boasts a catchy score full of songs by
Frank Wildhorn, writer of pop hits including Whitney Houston’s Where Do Broken Hearts Go?
and theatre classics including This is the Moment from his internationally acclaimed show,
Jekyll & Hyde.
“An inspirational musical.”New York Times
“A new musical extravaganza.”Theater Mania
Dreich Encounter
TRY
SOMETHING
DIFFERENT!
Aberdeen’s own comedy team, the Flying Pigs have been entertaining ever growing audiences
since 1998, and enjoyed sell out runs at HMT with Desperate Fishwives, How To Look Good
Glaikit and Finzean in the Rain.
They’ve also made 3 radio series, a Hogmanay special and a TV pilot for BBC Scotland. Nae
bad for a bunch of chancers!
Now the “punk ‘Scotland the What?’ are back with a brand new show, packed with laughs and
their distinctive North-East flavour. Whether you’re a toonser, a teuchter or an inabootcomer,
we guarantee the best laugh you’ll have in ages.
But don’t take our word for it…
“Father Ted meets The Broons” Scottish Daily Express
“A hoot, pure genius” Evening Express
“Hilarious...” The Scotsman “...albeit lowbrow” The Herald
Tue - Fri 7.30pm, Sat 5pm & 8.30pm
STUDENT
STANDBY
Tickets £28.50 - £17 inc. bf CGR
HAPA Friends 2 for 1 opening night and both Sat 5pm perfs £2 off other performances
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The ideal place to relax
for sweet treats,
home bakes and
the perfect
cup of coffee.
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Tea
Coffee
Cakes
Breakfast
Sandwiches
Salads
Take the TheatreBus instead!
• Bus leaves from right outside the theatre, 15 minutes after curtain down
• Offer includes travel on Stagecoach buses into town
• No walk across town or waiting in the rain
• Guaranteed seat when you book in advance
• Enjoy a drink in the bar with no worries
• No parking costs or spaces to find
• Only £3.50
A safe, comfortable and reliable way to get to and from the theatre!
TheatreBus is available for Friday & Saturday evening performances for:
Scottish Ballet: Swan Lake
Flying Pigs: Dreich Encounters
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
The Last Tango
Annie
Footloose
Scottish Opera: The Mikado
Jackie the Musical
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On busy Friday and Saturday evenings from March we’ll be running the popular
TheatreBus again.
1: Portlethen & Stonehaven | As per 7 service, includes Newtonhill Park + Choose
• Route
Route
2: Banchory along the North Deeside Road | As per 201 service, includes Culter,
• Drumoak,
Hill of Banchory and Raemoir Road
Route 3: Ellon via Balmedie and Ellon Park & Ride if required | As per 62A service,
• NEW!
includes Newburgh School Road, (Doesn’t go into the village of Newburgh)
The buses leave from right outside the theatre exactly 15 minutes after the show ends.
You must book by the Wednesday at 2pm to guarantee a seat – after that it’s subject
to availability.
Price £3.50 – and your TheatreBus ticket is also valid on Stagecoach services into Aberdeen
before the show.
HOW
TO BOOK
Fancy a night out but don’t want to drive?
on-line when you buy your theatre tickets
• Book
in person at the box office or on the phone 01224 641122
• Book
already bought your theatre tickets, just contact Box Office
• Itof you’ve
get your TheatreBus tickets
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DRAMA
HMT
Monday 2 - Saturday 7 May
COLIN INGRAM AND PETER KANE PRESENT
A CURVE LEICESTER PRODUCTION
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Based on the novel by Truman Capote
Adaptor Richard Greenberg
Director Nikolai Foster
Designer Matthew Wright
Music Grant Olding
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the classic tale of Holly Golightly written by
Truman Capote and so memorably portrayed by Audrey Hepburn
in the iconic 1961 film, is being given a new lease of life as a stage
play with music in this sparklingly sophisticated production staring
Emily Atack, (The Inbetweeners, Dad’s Army) as Holly.
Adapted by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony and Olivier Awardwinning playwright Richard Greenberg and directed by Nikolai
Foster, this tale of vivacious, good-time girl Holly Golightly and
her fantastical existence in 1940s New York City, is told through
the eyes of a young writer, completely fascinated by this
exquisite extrovert who every woman wants to be, and every
man wants to be with.
With memorable songs from the era, this stylish production
is set to capture the hearts of audiences and sparkle like a
diamond in a Tiffany’s window.
Tickets £32.50 - £22.50 inc. bf R
HAPA Friends 2 for 1 opening two nights
DISCOUNTS
ACCESS
2FOR1 £5OFF £2OFF
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APA FRIENDS
GROUPS 8+
SCHOOLS
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Sat 7 May 2016 2.30pm,
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BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS
DRAMA
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HMT
Tuesday 30 August Saturday 3 September
Rehearsal
For Murder
BY THE WRITERS OF MURDER SHE WROTE,
RICHARD LEVINSON & WILLIAM LINK
Following the phenomenal decade-long success of The Agatha
Christie Theatre Company, which sold over two million
tickets and continually played to packed houses around the
UK, Bill Kenwright presents a new production from the pen of
the legendary award-winning writing team Levinson and Link,
whose work includes the mystery series Murder, She Wrote and
Columbo.
Playwright Alex Dennison is left heartbroken when his
fiancée and leading lady Monica Welles is found dead from
an apparent suicide. On the anniversary of that ill-fated night,
Alex assembles the same cast and crew in the same theatre,
for a reading of his new play. But as the reading begins, it
becomes clear that Alex believes that Monica was murdered
and he intends to uncover her killer...
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY DAVID ROGERS
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Tuesday 4 - Thursday 6 October
The Cheviot,
the Stag &
the Black, Black Oil
Dundee Rep’s 5-star, sell-out production of John McGrath’s The
Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil arrives in Aberdeen.
The highly acclaimed production tells the history and the
tragedy of Scotland, performed as a Highland ceilidh, with song,
humour and drama intermixed; creating a unique theatrical
event, that remains as vital and relevant today as it was when
7:84 Scotland first presented it, over 40 years ago.
This extraordinary play looks at the exploitation and economic
changes in the Scottish Highlands throughout history, from the
ruthless evictions of Highland crofters making way for the more
economically viable Cheviot sheep in the 18th century, to the
development of stag hunts in game parks in the 19th century
and finally the exploitation of resources during the North Sea
Oil boom of the 1970’s. Written as a musical drama by John
McGrath, it explores stories and experiences of Scotland’s land,
sea and people across the centuries.
Tue - Thu 7.30pm, Thu 2pm
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Dundee Rep Theatre Ltd gratefully
acknowledges support from
Dundee Rep Theatre Ltd is a Registered Company No. 21201.
Scottish Charity Registered No. SC017315.
DRAMA
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Tuesday 11 & Wednesday 12 October
RAPTURE THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MACROBERT
ARTS CENTRE PRESENTS FROM THE WRITER OF SMASH HIT
COMEDY NOISES OFF
Democracy
by Michael Frayn
West Germany, 1969. Charismatic Willy Brandt has been elected
Chancellor. When Brandt ‘dares more democracy’, his own party
conspires, plots and tries to destroy him. As his enemies tighten
the noose around his neck, Brandt believes the only man he can
truly trust is Gunter Guillaume, his devoted personal assistant.
But in the world of political intrigue, espionage and betrayal, is
anyone to be trusted?
Shakespearean in scale but with all the twists and spins of
modern politics, Democracy combines the fascination of a John
Le Carre thriller (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Night Manager)
with the dynamism of The West Wing and House of Cards.
Witty, thought provoking and highly entertaining, Democracy is
a compelling and unmissable night at the theatre.
Following an acclaimed West End run, Michael Frayn’s awardwinning play premieres in Scotland in an exciting new
production from Scotland’s leading touring theatre company:
Rapture Theatre.
Tue & Wed 7.30pm
Tickets £27.50 - £22.50 inc. bf GCSR
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Star casting to be announced!
“Perfect timing for Michael Frayn’s seriously thrilling play” The Times
“A gripping night out” The Daily Mail
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DRAMA
THE ORIGINAL. LIVE ON STAGE.
SUSAN HILL’S
ADAPTED BY
STEPHEN MALLATRATT
HMT
NEW TO
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Tuesday 14 - Saturday 18 February 2017
Join the 7m theatregoers worldwide who have experienced “The most brilliantly effective
spine-chiller you will ever encounter” Daily Telegraph.
Continuing its record breaking run at the Fortune Theatre in London’s West End, The Woman
in Black now embarks on a major UK Tour next Spring and is coming to His Majesty’s Theatre!
Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s ingenious
stage adaptation. This gripping production, directed by Robin Herford, is a brilliantly
successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror.
A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the
spectre of a Woman in Black, engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying
story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It all begins innocently enough, but then, as
they reach further into his darkest memories, they find themselves caught up in a world of
eerie marshes and moaning winds.
“A truly nerve-shredding experience” Daily Mail
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NEW TO
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Tuesday 28 March - Saturday 1 April 2017
The Woman in Black
HAPA Friends 2 for 1 opening two nights £4 off other performances
HMT
SELL A DOOR THEATRE COMPANY AND THE QUEENS THEATRE HORNCHURCH, IN ASSOCIATION
WITH LES THÉÂTRES DE LA VILLE DE LUXEMBOURG PRESENT
ARTHUR MILLER’S
The Crucible
In 17th Century Salem, a society defined by intolerance and patriarchy, a group of teenage girls
are discovered conjuring spirits. Sordid accusations of witchcraft soon fly thick and fast as the
girls play judge, jury and executioner – destroying lives and changing a community forever.
The Queens Theatre, Hornchurch and award-winning Sell A Door Theatre Company re-invigorate
Arthur Miller’s terrifying allegorical comment on McCarthyism in their thrilling new production.
Bringing together music and movement through a strong ensemble cast, this atmospheric
staging of a theatrical classic will chill audiences to the core.
Sell A Door Theatre Company have staged over 50 touring productions to date, including recent
successful UK tours of The History Boys, Avenue Q, Footloose, and American Idiot.
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Friday 29 April
PICK UP A LEMON TREE BROCHURE FOR
FULL DETAILS AND MORE SHOWS!
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY GARY MCNAIR
HMT
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Monday 28 August - Saturday 2 September 2017
Jane Eyre
Following a critically acclaimed season at the National Theatre, Jane Eyre will be coming
to His Majesty’s Theatre in August 2017. This innovative re-imagining of Charlotte Brontë’s
masterpiece is a collaboration between the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic and is
directed by Sally Cookson.
The classic story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever. This bold and dynamic
production uncovers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms. Jane
Eyre’s spirited heroine faces life’s obstacles head-on, surviving poverty, injustice and the
discovery of bitter betrayal before taking the ultimate decision to follow her heart.
HHHHH
“Aflame with passion” The Observer
HHHHH “Captures the beating heart of the novel. And then some.” Mail on Sunday
DONALD ROBERTSON IS
NOT A STAND UP COMEDIAN
Thursday 12 May
O IS FOR HOOLET
BY ISHBEL MCFARLANE IN ASSOCIATION WITH FERAL
Saturday 21 May
TIDY CARNAGE PRESENTS
REaD
Tuesday 26 July
KAI FISCHER IN ASSOCIATION WITH NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESENTS
LAST DREAM (ON EARTH)
Mon - Sat 7pm, Thu & Sat 2pm
Tickets £31.50 - £12.50 inc. bf CGSR Family ticket £4 off per ticket
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DRAMA
Aberdeen’s tastiest
theatrical treat returns with
a new season in Autumn
2016 – three new plays to be
announced in June.
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:NEW VOICES:
:NEW TALENT:
:NEW THEATRE:
Tuesday 31 May
6pm, The Lemon Tree Lounge
Green Tease FREE EVENT
Green Tease is aimed at bringing together artists
of all kinds, scientists, geologists and climate
change groups to meet, discuss and respond to
the role of the arts in approaching sustainability.
Short presentations by Creative Carbon Scotland,
Aberdeen Climate Action, the Centre for Northern
Culture and Design and Aberdeen Performing Arts
will kick start the conversation and focus on the
wider response of the ‘north’ and the region’s place
in the debate.
This is a free non ticketed event.
Just turn up on the night.
Green Tease is delivered in partnership Creative
Carbon Scotland and AB Positive.
www.creativecarbonscotland.com/project/green-tease
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We’re delighted to be teaming up with Creative Carbon
Scotland in this current New Voices: New Talent: New
Theatre programme and host a first Green Tease,
a special event aimed at bringing the cultural and
sustainability communities together. Budding writers
and theatre makers are invited to be part of our latest
True North themed Scratch Night and with an ongoing
theme of Northern Lights, our Senior Youth Theatre
are proud to present a bold new play Escape Speed,
inspired by astronomy, the stars and lives colliding.
Thursday 23 & Friday 24 June
Escape Speed
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FIND OUT MORE
Supported by
7pm, The Lemon Tree Studio
£5.50
by Lynsey Murdoch
Rehearsed Reading by Aberdeen Performing Arts’
Senior Youth Theatre.
A comet is coming: the drama of the cosmos and the
city streets entwine in Escape Speed, a play created in
consultation with the Astronomer Royal for Scotland.
Escape Speed follows the fate of Emma, a tough teen
with a secret and her bumbling, gang-heavy classmate
Kai. When their paths collide on one eventful night,
their earth-bound universe is changed forever.
Playwright Lynsey Murdoch and Astronomer Royal
for Scotland, John C Brown will both take part in
a post show discussion following the performance
on Thursday 23 June.
This production has been re-scheduled from January.
SCRATCH NIGHTS
Tuesday 8 September
True North
Scratch Night
7.30pm
What or where is True North?
Is it a place, a state of mind or both?
We’re seeking ten minute scripts with a maximum of
three characters and ideas for a short piece of theatre
or performance you’d like to perform on the night.
£5.50
Contact [email protected]
for details. Submission deadline: Mon 22 August, 5pm
Monday 4 - Saturday 16 July
Rough Mix
Rough Mix is a two-week creative lab for experienced and emerging artists to try out new ideas or new
ways of working. Run by award-winning theatre company Magnetic North, it brings together a small group
of practitioners from different disciplines and gives them the time and support to develop new ideas in a
collaborative atmosphere.
At the end of the two weeks, the results are shared with an audience. This is your opportunity to see the
beginning of exciting new work and talk to the artists about how their ideas might develop.
Magnetic North has previously run six Rough Mix residencies, but this will be the first time the residency has
come to Aberdeen.
Rough Mix in Aberdeen runs from Monday 4 July to Saturday 16 July 2016. If you are interested in taking part in
Rough Mix as an artist, application details will be available in April – you can sign up to receive information at
http://www.magneticnorth.org.uk/artist-development/artist-development
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DANCE
HMT
Wednesday 27 - Saturday 30 April
SCOTTISH BALLET
Swan Lake
World Premiere
Scottish Ballet’s breathtaking production of Swan Lake is set
to enchant a whole new generation with an imaginative retelling of the timeless tale.
Swan Lake portrays the love story of Siegfried and the beautiful
swan queen Odette. As fate has it, Siegfried betrays Odette as
he mistakenly declares his love for Odile, the dark seductress.
Eventually Odette forgives Siegfried, but the trust between
them has been broken and Siegfried is forced to face life
without her forever.
Choreographed by the award-winning British dance maker
David Dawson, Swan Lake will demonstrate his visceral and
daring work which has made him one of the most innovative
dance makers working in classical ballet today.
With ethereal and stylish sets and costumes, and Tchaikovsky’s
iconic score performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra,
don’t miss the Company’s first tour of this classic ballet in
over 20 years.
“...one of today’s most gifted young choreographers.”
The Dancing Times on David Dawson
Wed - Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2pm
Tickets £31.50 - £17.50 inc. bf R
Premium seats £41.50 inc. bf Family ticket £62 inc. bf*
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INSIGHT Sat 30 April 2016 11am
Hear all about the ideas and inspiration
behind David Dawson’s choreography; and
the set and costume designs for his new
production of Swan Lake.
This insight offers the fascinating
experience of watching the Company taking
class on stage and, time permitting, talking
to one of the dancers about their career.
Tickets £5.50/£3.50 concession. Age 12+
FREE PRE-SHOW TALKS
Book online
Thu 28 April 2016 6.30pm (focus on dance)
Fri 29 April 2016 6.30pm (focus on music)
CONCESSIONS
Photograph by David Eustace
DANCE
HMT
Monday 13 - Saturday 18 June
Vincent & Flavia:
The Last Tango
Fresh from their sell-out hit shows Midnight Tango and Dance
’Til Dawn, Strictly superstars Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace
have created their most moving production yet as they
prepare to dance in their final ever theatre tour.
Twenty years of dancing together has seen them become
Strictly Come Dancing favourites, World Dance title-holders,
create and star in their own West End productions – but now
it is finally time for the nation’s best loved Argentine Tango
Champions to say goodbye to the stage in a thrilling, new, live
performance.
Don’t miss your last chance to see this beautiful couple do
what they do best live, in an intimate, passionate and explosive
experience – it’s time for The Last Tango.
HHHH “Star presence and poise
danced with exuberant delight”
The Independent (on Midnight Tango)
Tickets £40.50 - £19.50 inc. bf R
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Sat 18 June 2016 2.30pm,
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DANCE
HMT
Wednesday 29 June - Saturday 2 July
SCOTT SCHOOL OF DANCING PRESENTS
FEEL EVOLVE TRANSFORM, featuring MUSICAL THEATRE
COMPANY LEADING LIGHTS
Feel - Evolve
- Transform...
After a 3 year break, Scott School of Dancing is ecstatic
to return to HMT in 2016. This will be our 16th show (the 4th
one in HMT), and wow have we come a long way since then.
We are delighted that some of our pupils are now dancing
professionally and some have achieved diplomas and degrees.
With a fabulous teaching staff, enhanced by classroom
assistants and helpers, we are a ‘special family’.
Our pupils range from the very cute 2 year old’s to the mature
and stunning 26 year old’s, the latter are looked up to for
guidance and help. The students have worked extremely hard
striving to be where we want them to be by show time! With an
array of colour, sparkle and enthusiasm for dance, the show
will keep you on the edge of your seat!!
We are pleased to announce that we will be featuring local
musical theatre company, Leading Lights, who will wow you
with their musical talents.
Wed - Sat 7pm
Tickets £26 - £18 inc. bf R
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Friday 14 - Saturday 15 October
FREE PRE-SHOW TALKS
SCOTTISH BALLET AUTUMN DOUBLE BILL
Fusing dance and movement, human and animal,
electronic music and symphonic sound.
Crystal Pite – Emergence
European Premiere
Crystal Pite is one of the most innovative and exciting
choreographers today and has won four Dora Mavor Moore
awards for this mesmerising work.
A riveting, dark-hued work that casts a swarming, scurrying
group of dancers, insect-like, Emergence presents the full
Company on stage creating spectacular formations and is set
to a hypnotic electronic score by Owen Belton.
“In “Emergence” Pite has created a piece that is unique,
questioning, fascinating” Ballet-dance.com
Sophie Laplane – A New Work
Contact Box Office to book
Fri 14 October 6.30pm
(focus on dance)
DANCE
NEW TO
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HMT
FREE POST-SHOW DISCUSSION
FREE no booking required
Fri 14 October
10 mins after the performances finish
Crystal Pite’s Emergence. Photo by Angela Sterling.
World Premiere
Scottish Ballet dancer Sophie Laplane has increasingly been making
her mark on the dance world by creating delightful and unique works.
Laplane’s Maze was performed as a curtain raiser for Scottish Ballet’s
Autumn Season 2015 and wowed critics and audiences alike.
Laplane’s singular style mixes humour with inspiration from
everyday emotions and situations. The shapes she creates for
the dancers are as surprising as they are distinctive and hugely
entertaining.
“…Laplane is clearly a major talent in the making.”
Sunday Herald
Fri & Sat 7.30pm
Tickets £25 - £19 inc. bf R
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DANCE
A most
REWARDING
Friendship
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Saturday 8 October
Tuesday 25 October
JASMIN VARDIMON COMPANY PRESENTS
PHOENIX DANCE THEATRE
Jasmin Vardimon Company presents a brand new
adaptation of the classic tale, Pinocchio. Based on the
original book by Collodi, Pinocchio will bring to life the
famous marionette as he embarks on a fantastic journey
to become a human boy.
Showcasing Vardimon’s uniquely theatrical choreographic
and directorial style, Pinocchio will combine physical
theatre, quirky characterisation, innovative technologies,
text and dance to examine the idea of what it means to
be human.
With insightful humour, engaging drama and an acute
observation of behaviour Pinocchio will take audiences
on a wonderful journey of discovery through the
parameters of this timeless and beloved fable.
Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Triple Bill 2016 showcases three
engaging works in celebration of their 35th anniversary.
Shakespeare’s most intimate, mysterious and radical
sonnets are reimagined in Kate Flatt’s Undivided Loves
which fuses sound, words and dance to a vibrant and
percussive score.
Co-commissioned with the Royal Ballet, Dutch/Isreali
choreographer Itzik Galili reworks his piece Until.With/
Out.Enough, an emotional abstract journey filled with
intimacy, athletic power and tension.
Finally, the quirky and playful Bloom by award-winning
choreographer Caroline Finn explores the darkly comic
expressions of life and humanity.
Pinocchio
Triple Bill 2016
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ETEL
2017
“Fizzing with mischief
and magic”Daily Telegraph
“A feast for the eyes
and ears”Press & Journal
NEW TO
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HMT
HMT
Wednesday 18 - Saturday 21 January 2017
Monday 13 - Thursday 16 March 2017
SCOTTISH BALLET
FLATLEY’S
Unwrap a tasty winter treat with Christopher Hampson’s magical Hansel & Gretel.
Inspired by the Grimm Brother’s famous fairy tale, in a small town, all the children have
disappeared. Plucky Hansel and Gretel embark on an exciting adventure, traveling deep into the
enchanted forest to find their friends.
A carousel of delicious treats from start to finish, Hansel & Gretel is full to the brim with magic
and wit, with toys that come to life and a beautiful, bewitching ballerina who is not at all what
she seems. Scrumptiously surreal and with more than a sprinkle of festive magic - take an
enchanting journey with Scotland’s national dance company this winter.
Humperdinck’s bewitching score is performed
BALLET CAFE Wed 18 January 2017 2pm - 5pm Tickets £10
live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.
Dangerous Games
Hansel & Gretel
Wed - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2pm
Tickets £31.50 - £13.50 inc. bf CGSR
Family ticket £63 inc. bf (Wed/Thu eve only)
HAPA Friends £4 off opening night
Take part in a gentle beginner’s dance session,
listen to an illustrated talk, and relax for a chat
over a cup of tea and cake.
FAMILY INSIGHT Sat 21 January 2017 11am
Watch the Company take class on stage and talk
to one of the dancers about their career. Tickets
£5.50/£3.50 concession.
FREE PRE-SHOW TALKS Book online
Thu 19 January 2017 6.30pm (focus on dance)
Fri 20 January 2017 6.30pm (focus on music)
NEW TO
SEASON
Lord of the Dance
20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF LORD OF THE DANCE
Following the phenomenal success of the 2015 UK tour, Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance:
Dangerous Games is excited to announce a return to the UK in 2017 for a 23 city Nationwide
tour. Fresh from hugely successful runs in the West End, Broadway, Europe and the Southern
Hemisphere, Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games continues to thrill audiences around
the globe with its intoxicating mix of dance and music that fuses the traditional with the
contemporary in a classic tale that showcases the exceptional talent of the cast.
With all the precision and thrills of the original, Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games features
new staging, cutting edge technology, new costumes and choreography, world champion
acrobats and 40 of the world’s most outstanding young performers all directed by Michael
Flatley. With new music by composer Gerard Fahy, this latest iteration combines the best of
tradition with all the excitement of new music and dance.
Mon - Thu 8pm
HTickets £43 - £38 inc. bf CGR
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FAMILY
HMT
HMT
HMT
Wednesday 6 & Thursday 7 July
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 July
Monday 8 August
Peppa Pig’s Surprise
Funbox: Superheroes
Hairy Maclary
and Friends
Surprise! Peppa Pig, George and their friends are back
in Aberdeen in a brand new live stage show, Peppa
Pig’s Surprise.
It’s a lovely day and Peppa is playing outside with her
friends. Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig have got a surprise
for her and George – they can’t guess what it is, can you?
Enjoy fun, loads of songs and of course, surprises
in this charming, colourful new show. Peppa Pig’s
Surprise promises to be the perfect theatre show for all
pre-schoolers!
HHHHH “A treat for your little
one’s eyes and ears.” Daily Express
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“Enjoyably inventive.” Time Out
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Crash! Bang! Kapow! Grab those capes and warm up
your super powers as Funbox goes on their craziest
adventure yet in their brand new show Superheroes!
Join Gary, Anya and Kevin – former stars of the Singing
Kettle - on a super quest to find their keys and open the
Funbox. Crime fighting Funster duo Fluffy and Flossie
will be back and Bonzo’s alter ego, the mysterious Dog
in Pants, will deliver his own brand of doggy justice!
With family singalongs like Bunny Fou Fou, My Boy’s
a Corker (oompahpah) and My Aunt Came Back along
with brand new songs and silliness, Superheroes is
supersonic family fun and an exciting entertainment
experience not to be missed!
NEW TO
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“Out of the gate and off for a walk, went Hairy Maclary
from Donaldson’s Dairy.”
Anyone with young children will recognise these immortal
words instantly as the opening lines of the book Hairy
Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd. Following
overseas tours to Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand
and Australia, Hairy Maclary and his friends are back in
the UK springing off the page this Summer.
Featuring many of the characters from the books, with
music, singing and several of your favourite Hairy
Maclary stories, this show is a must for the whole family.
Wed & Thu 10am, 1pm, 4pm
Sat - Sun 12pm & 3pm
1.30pm & 4pm
Tickets £18 inc. bf R Children £16 inc. bf R
Family ticket £61 inc. bf R
Tickets £15 inc. bf GR
Tickets £13 inc. bf CR
FAMILY
HMT
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Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 October
Friday 20 January 2017
Wednesday 14 - Saturday 17 June 2017
The Broons
SCOTTISH BALLET
DAVID WALLIAMS
“Pit the kettle oan mither, this is braw news!”
Scotland’s most famous fictional family The Broons are
coming to His Majesty’s Theatre!
Award winning Scottish playwright Rob Drummond brings
the infamous characters Granpaw, Paw and Maw Broon,
Hen and Joe, Daphne, Maggie, Horace, the twins and
the bairn to life for a Scottish audience in a production
filled with laughs, love and comic-strip visuals, all set to a
Scottish soundtrack.
And we are thrilled honouring these much-loved
characters and bringing them to life on stage.
Tickets £37.50 - £18.50 inc. bf GCR
Family of 4 £2.50 off per ticket inc. bf
HAPA Friends £10 off opening night
Wee Hansel & Gretel
A wee version of a big ballet...
Join Hansel, Gretel and a magical ballerina on an
enchanting journey into the woods filled with adventure,
imagination and festive charm.
This specially adapted hour long performance features
the company’s dancers accompanied live by the Scottish
Ballet Orchestra. The perfect way for young families to
discover the magic of ballet.
Visit scottishballet.co.uk/kidszone to discover more for
families; including games, films and workshops.
Recommended for age 3+
Gangsta Granny
Live on Stage!
It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one
thing – staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup,
cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing
for sure – it’s going to be sooooooooo boring! But what
Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday
nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever
imagine, as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime
with his very own Gangsta Granny!
From the acclaimed producers of HORRIBLE HISTORIES
comes the world premiere of this amazing story by David
Walliams, the UK’s best-selling author for children.
Wed - Sat 7pm, Wed 1.30pm, Thu & Fri 10.30am, Sat 2.30pm
STUDENT
STANDBY
Fri 1.30pm
Tickets £14 inc. bf R
Tickets £22.50 - £20.50 inc. bf Children £18 - £16 inc. bf SR
Family ticket £66 - £58 inc. bf R
Illustrations © Tony Ross, 2011
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3 Dec
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4 Dec 1pm5.30pm
5 Dec No performances
6 Dec 1.45pm7pm
7 Dec 1.45pm7pm
8 Dec 1.45pm7pm
9 Dec 1.45pm
7pm
10 Dec 2.30pm7pm
11 Dec 1pm5.30pm
13 Dec 1.45pm7pm
14 Dec 1.45pm7pm
15 Dec 1.45pm7pm
16 Dec 1.45pm
7pm
17 Dec 2.30pm7pm
18 Dec 1pm5.30pm
20 Dec 1.45pm
7pm
21 Dec 1.45pm
7pm
22 Dec 1.45pm
7pm
23 Dec 2.30pm7pm
24 Dec 1pm5.30pm
26 Dec 2.30pm7pm
27 Dec 2.30pm7pm
28 Dec 2.30pm7pm
29 Dec 2.30pm7pm
30 Dec 2.30pm7pm
31 Dec 1pm5.30pm
1 Jan No performances
2 Jan No performances
3 Jan 2.30pm7pm
4 Jan 2.30pm7pm
5 Jan 2.30pm7pm
6 Jan 1pm**
7pm
7 Jan 2.30pm7pm
8 Jan 1pm5.30pm
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Join our hero Dick McWhittington (and
his trusty cat Tommy) as he seeks fame,
fortune and happiness to become Lord
Provost of Aberdeen on an adventure
that sends him from the North Sea to
the High Sea headed for Morocco.
THE ULTIMATE MAGICAL PANTOMIME
ADVENTURE!
Tickets - Blue performances
Seating
Area
Adult
Child
Family
ticket*
Dress Circle£28.50 £26.50 £94.00
Front Stalls£28.50 £26.50 £94.00
Mid Stalls £26.50£24.50£86.00
Rear Stalls£24.50£22.50£78.00
Upper Circle£24.50 £22.50 £78.00
Boxes (restricted view)
2 x Lower£111.50 (5 people)
2 x Upper£90.00 (4 people)
Tickets - Red performances
Seating
Area
Adult
Dress Circle£30.50
Front Stalls£30.50
Mid Stalls£28.50
Rear Stalls£26.50
Upper Circle£26.50
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2 x Upper£98.00 (4 people)
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OPERA
HMT
Sung in English with English supertitles
Thursday 26 - Saturday 28 May
SCOTTISH OPERA AND D’OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY
PRESENT GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S
The Mikado
The team behind 2013’s smash hit The Pirates of Penzance
returns with another Gilbert & Sullivan comedy classic. A stellar
cast, in the hands of director Martin Lloyd-Evans, brings the
fun to life with a delicious mix of cheeky English Music Hall and
exquisite Japanese tradition.
The Mikado has decreed that flirting should be punishable
by death. But when his son Nanki-Poo falls for the beautiful
Yum-Yum, it looks like someone might be heading for the
executioner’s block…
Packed with anti-Establishment silliness, and full of larger
than life characters including self serving politicians that
are all too recognisable today, this playful show features
some of G&S’s most popular tunes, including Three little
maids, Tit-willow and I’ve got a little list. Several of the cast
from The Pirates of Penzance return, including Richard
Suart, Nicholas Sharratt, Rebecca Bottone and former
Scottish Opera Emerging Artist Sioned Gwen Davies,
alongside baritone Stephen Richardson and comic genius
Andrew Shore.
Thu - Sat 7.30pm
Tickets £55 - £18.50 inc. bf R U26s £10 inc. bf R
HAPA Friends £4 off Thursday performance
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Audio described:
Sat 28 May 7.30pm,
(preceded by Touch Tour, 6pm)
The Mikado Unwrapped
A FREE HOUR LONG TASTER
Wednesday 25 May 2016 at 6pm
Pre-show talk
Saturday 28 May 2016 at 6pm
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CLASSICAL
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ORCHESTRA DISCOUNTS: RSNO and SCO - U26 £6, U16 GO FREE
BBC SSO - U16/STUDENT £6 (from Monday on week of performance)
Sunday 18 September
40
HMT
BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Glinka Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4
Alexandra Soumm Violin Ben Gernon Conductor
Blink and you miss it: few overtures hurtle upwards
and explode quite as brilliantly as Glinka’s Ruslan and
Ludmilla. But then, in the long winter nights of Northern
Europe musicians have always known how to light up
the sky. Sibelius’s Violin Concerto sounds like it’s lit by
the midnight sun, and according to the critics, the rising
French star Alexandra Soumm makes it glow with a
special intensity. And Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
begins in an inferno of personal tragedy before cracking
out the vodka and dancing till daybreak. Conductor
Ben Gernon has a special flair for Tchaikovsky: on an
autumn afternoon in Aberdeen, this should generate
some serious heat.
3pm HTickets £19 - £14.50 inc. bf CG
Sunday 23 October
HMT
Royal Scottish
National Orchestra
Beethoven Seven
Mahler Blumine
Mahler arr Britten ‘What the Wild Flowers Tell Me’
from Symphony No 3
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No 7
Thomas Søndergård Conductor Maya Iwabuchi Violin
Some pieces are classics for a reason, and from sweet,
songful opening to dazzling finish, every note of
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto simply glows. The RSNO’s
very own Leader Maya Iwabuchi is the soloist tonight; a
tuneful centrepiece to a concert that begins in Mahler’s
Alpine meadows and ends with RSNO Principal Guest
Conductor Thomas Søndergård throwing caution
to the winds in Beethoven’s wildest symphony: the
uproarious Seventh. Nothing prepares you for the sheer
physical thrill of hearing it live in concert!
Pre-concert talk 2.15pm
Manus Carey (RSNO Executive Producer) in conversation
with Thomas Søndergård.
3pm HTickets £28 - £12 inc. bf CG
Friday 4 November
HMT
BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra
Runnicles Conducts Mahler 4
Mozart Exsultate jubilate*
Mozart Symphony in D major
Mozart Voi avete un cor fedele*
Mahler Symphony No.4*
Carolyn Sampson soprano* Donald Runnicles conductor
A jangling of sleighbells, a little flurry of birdsong from
the flutes – and is that a melody by Mozart? Not quite.
Mahler’s Fourth Symphony might be his most classical
in proportion, his most playful in style – outwardly, at
any rate. But from deceptively innocent beginning to
the “child’s vision of heaven” with which it ends, the
Fourth has depths as poignant and profound as anything
Mahler ever wrote. BBC SSO Conductor Emeritus Donald
Runnicles is just the person to draw out its inner drama,
and he’s joined by soprano Carolyn Sampson – who
begins with two gloriously fresh vocal showpieces by the
composer Mahler loved above all others: Mozart himself.
7.30pm HTickets £19 - £14.50 inc. bf CG
CLASSICAL
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Saturday 14 January 2017
HMT
Beethoven – The ‘Emperor’
Mozart Overture, La clemenza di Tito
Mozart Violin Concerto No 4 in D, K218
Berg Lyric Suite
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 ‘Emperor’
Alexander Janiczek Director/Violin
Llyr Williams Piano
A majestic close to the acclaimed two-year journey Llyr
Williams and Alexander Janiczek have been taking with
the SCO through the concertos of Mozart and Beethoven.
‘Emperor’ was never Beethoven’s title, but it well becomes
such a grand, imposing work: tragically, it is the only one
of his piano concertos that Beethoven never played.
His deafness made it impossible. In contrast, Mozart’s
youthful Violin Concerto is pure sunshine. Between them
lies “… a small monument to a great love”. Berg’s hyperRomantic Lyric Suite conceals in its notes the story of a
passionate love affair.
7.30pm HTickets £28 - £12 inc. bf CG
HMT
Sunday 5 March 2017
HMT
Scottish Chamber
Orchestra
Royal Scottish
National Orchestra
Beethoven Overture, Coriolan
Mozart Symphony No 36 in C ‘Linz’, K425
Mozart Overture, The Magic Flute, K620
Mozart Mass in C ‘Coronation’, K317
Richard Egarr Conductor Elizabeth Watts Soprano
Daniela Lehner Mezzo Soprano James Gilchrist Tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams Bass Baritone
SCO Chorus
Gregory Batsleer Chorus Director
The scales of C Major and C minor might start from the
same note, but the music they inspired from Mozart
and Beethoven couldn’t be more different. For Mozart,
C Major was a region of self-confident optimism and
cosmic order, as in the so-called ‘Linz’ symphony –
written in just a few days in 1783. But Beethoven’s
Coriolan Overture turns to C minor to create a musical
journey to self-annihilation written for Heinrich Joseph
von Collin’s play. And the Magic Flute Overture? It’s in
E-flat Major, C minor’s jubilant cousin…
Details to follow
Dvorák Carnival Overture
Vaughan Williams Concerto for Oboe
and Strings
Beethoven Symphony No 3 ‘Eroica’
Lahav Shani Conductor
Adrian Wilson Oboe
With two shattering chords, Ludwig van Beethoven
blew the world of classical music wide open – and
there’s still nothing to match the explosive power of
his revolutionary Eroica Symphony. It’s a magnificent
climax to an evening of music that simply won’t be
kept down, whether it’s the blossoming beauty of
Vaughan Williams’ radiant Oboe Concerto (played by the
RSNO’s own Adrian Wilson) or a Dvorák overture that’s
guaranteed to get any party started – all conducted by
young dynamo Lahav Shani.
Katherine Bryan (RSNO Principal Flute)
Supported by Hedley G. Wright
Mozart – Coronation Mass
Beethoven’s Eroica
Scottish Chamber
Orchestra
Sunday 26 February 2017
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Sunday 12 March 2017
42
HMT
BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra
Elgar’s Second Symphony
Butterworth A Shropshire Lad:
Rhapsody for orchestra
Sir James MacMillan Viola Concerto
Elgar Symphony No.2
Lawrence Power Viola Richard Farnes Conductor
Elgar’s Second Symphony begins in a great, glowing
surge of confidence and pride. Then something happens
– the layers peel away, the shadows darken, and we
hear a great artist laying bare his damaged soul with an
intensity and truth unprecedented in British music. It’s
unforgettable: an emotional autobiography on a par with
Mahler, and a fitting counterpart to the terrible beauty
of Butterworth’s A Shropshire Lad, performed to mark the
100th anniversary of its composer’s death on the Somme.
Sir James MacMillan’s new Viola Concerto, meanwhile,
weds the dusky sound of the viola to orchestral writing
of fiery brilliance and dark passion. Richard Farnes
conducts its dedicatee, Lawrence Power.
3pm HTickets £19 - £14.50 inc. bf CG
Sunday 2 April 2017
HMT
Sunday 30 April 2017
HMT
Scottish Chamber
Orchestra
Royal Scottish
National Orchestra
Bach The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus I & IV
Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No 2 in D minor
Schumann Symphony No 2
Philippe Herreweghe Conductor
Martin Helmchen Piano
The premiere of Schumann’s Second Symphony was
conducted by his friend Felix Mendelssohn, and the
work incorporates Bach’s ‘musical signature’ quoted
in The Art of Fugue – the notes B-A-C-H (in English
B-flat, A, C, B) – so surely he would nod approval at this
programme.
It was during the composition of this Symphony that
Schumann began to experience the early signs of
the mental disorder that would eventually bring his
creative life to a premature halt. He wrote that “my
resistant spirit had a visible influence on [the Symphony]
and it is through this that I sought to fight my condition”.
Scriabin Rêverie
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 Pathétique
Nikolaj Znaider Conductor
Sergei Krylov Violin
Schumann Symphony No 2
Tchaikovsky Six
The name’s misleading: Pathétique means ‘filled with
emotion’. And from the tragic depths of its opening
to its final, devastating moments, every note of
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony is drenched in feeling.
Sit back and let conductor Nikolaj Znaider take you
deep into its burning heart – and hear the superb
Russian-born violinist Serge Krylov make his mark
on Prokofiev’s best-loved work for violin, the delightful
Second Concerto.
William Chandler (RSNO Associate Leader)
John Burnside
1.30pm
(writer)
Photo: Helmut Fricke
John Burnside is one of Scotland’s finest writers, as
accomplished as he is prolific. His output includes awardwinning volumes of poetry, fiction and memoir. He has won the
TS Eliot Prize and the Forward Prize (one of only two poets to
win both with the same book) as well as the Whitbread Book
Award and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. He is Professor
of Creative Writing at the University of St Andrews. His most
recent publications are the poetry collection Black Cat Bone, a
book of stories, Something Like Happy, and a second volume of
autobiography Waking Up in Toytown.
Wednesday 7 September
Louis de Bernieres
1.30pm
(writer)
Louis de Bernieres gained international fame with his
bestselling novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin which won the
Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for best novel. (It was also
adapted as a film starring
Nicolas Cage).
He has published seven
other novels, including
Birds Without Wings, and
most recently The Dust
that Falls from Dreams, as
well as a collection of short
stories, and his second
volume of poetry, Of Love
and Desire, was published
this year. Louis received
an honorary degree from
the University of Aberdeen,
and his readings at the
Image courtesy
WORD festival drew huge
of Ivon Bartholomew
audiences. Book early!
Thursday 10 November
Val McDermid
1.30pm
(writer)
Val McDermid is a genuine megastar in the firmament of
crime writing. Her novels have been translated into 30
languages and sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Her
work was adapted for the highly successful television drama
Wire in the Blood, starring Robson Green.
Val comes from Kirkcaldy and read English at St Hilda’s
College, Oxford. Among her many awards are the Portico
Prize for Fiction, the LA Times Book Prize, and the Cartier
Diamond Dagger. She has published 27 novels, the most
recent being Splinter the Silence. She has also published
short stories, non-fiction and children’s books.
She is a regular broadcaster on BBC radio.
Writers events are programmed and chaired by Alan Spence, Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen.
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CULTURE CAFE
Wednesday 4 May
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Pop in to Belmont Filmhouse during your lunch hour, take
a break from shopping or meet up with some friends for a
relaxing hour of writers’ talks.
Event starts at 1.30pm, soup and sandwich available on the
day with ticket for performance
H Tickets £8.80 inc. bf CG Add £4 for lunch
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AIYF
Festival dates: 28 July – 6 August 2016
Thursday 4 August 7.30pm
HMT Saturday 6 August 2.30pm & 7.30pm
International Dance Gala
The Dance Gala is the festival’s premier event for choreography and is a celebration of the
diverse dance groups who participate in the festival. Performing this year are the National
Dance Company Wales Associates, solo ballerina Julianne Ramsay (USA), Elbrus Circassian
Dance Troupe (Jordan), Dance Africa (Ghana) and Seed Dance (Malta). Local performers include
Fusion Youth Dance Company, Aberdeen Academy of Dance and Hip Hop Scotland who all hail
from the North-east. Audiences can expect an eclectic mix of traditional routines as well as
some inspiring contemporary dance.
There will also be a chance to see the final piece of work created by Italian choreographer
Roberto Lori for the International Dance Lab course, which runs during the festival in
partnership with the North East Folk Collective.
HTickets £25 - £13 inc. bf CG
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International Variety Gala
HMT
Sponsored by
The Variety Gala offers a sample of both the local and international offering. Closing the
festival, groups come together showcasing the best in dance, theatre, music and song with
performances that have entertained audiences over the previous nine days. International
groups performing include the North Shore Celtic Ensemble (Canada), Seed Dance (Malta),
Dance Africa (Ghana) and Noelia & Javier (Spain) and many more. There will also be a chance
to see some performing groups from closer to home, including Opera North Youth Chorus and
guitar and fiddle duo Ross Hull & Cameron Grant.
HMatinee tickets £21 - £13 inc. bf CG HEvening tickets £28 - £15 inc. bf CG
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INCLUDING FAMILY TICKETS & FESTIVAL PASS
We are pleased to offer multi-ticket discounts for the majority
of performances taking place at this year’s festival.
Sunday 31 July The Lemon Tree will play host to a diverse mix of theatre and
music throughout 2016’s festival, including local talent from
Mitchell School of Drama, Castlegate Theatre Company, Youth
Music Theatre and the Past Production Players. International
groups from Malta and South Africa will also be performing
their own devised shows during the festival, while Italian
theatre group Fuorionda will be staging their own adaptation
of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
FUORIONDA (ITALY)
Adaptation of A Midsummer
Night’s Dream in English
The Thoughts
7pm
AFRICA E NTLE THEATRE WORKSHOP (SOUTH AFRICA)
Calabash Runs Dry
7pm
Changeling Child
Watch the aristocratic house of Sutherland unravel during
a macabre tale of betrayal and loss. Inspired by Nordic
and Scottish folklore, the play explores the desperation of
one woman to continue her lineage. What will she need to
sacrifice along the way?
2.30pm
PAST PRODUCTION PLAYERS
Thursday 28 - Saturday 30 July 7pm
MITCHELL SCHOOL OF DRAMA
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Can we always tell the difference between reality and illusion?
Which is the real world? Do we choose to dream to escape
from reality? Do we turn to reality to escape our dreams? Is
it all but a dream? Mitchell School of Drama perform their
unique take of Shakespeare’s popular comedy with a strong
televisual element.
Wednesday 3 August & Thursday 4 August 7pm
2.30pm & 7pm
YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE UK
CASTLEGATE THEATRE COMPANY
Tuesday 2 August 7pm
Changeling Child
AFRICA E NTLE THEATRE WORKSHOP (SOUTH AFRICA)
Monday 1 August Tuesday 2 August CASTLEGATE THEATRE COMPANY
Adaptation of A Midsummer
Night’s Dream in English
Sunday 31 July Tickets £6.60 inc. bf CG
2.30pm
FUORIONDA (ITALY)
AIYF
LT
The Evictor’s Trial
The Evictor’s Trial is a self- devised play from a group of
young performers from Aberdeen Green School. Inspired by
the Highland Clearances and the historical trial of Patrick
Seller, the audience become the jury as they decide the fate
of the accused.
Maelstrøm Legends of the Underworld
Descend into the dark, mystical world of Nordic kings,
Highland kelpies and the ambient Cauldron of the Speckled
Seas. Audiences can expect a theatre piece mixed with folk
and choral harmonies, movement, multimedia and folklore.
Friday 5 August 7pm
Y DANCE PRESENTS:
Project Y
Project Y is made up of young, aspiring dancers from around
Scotland, brought together by YDance, Scotland’s leading
contemporary dance organisation. Working with established
choreographers, the company tour new work every
summer. Part of the performance will feature the Project
Y Foundation Course dancers who have been creating a
dynamic original piece of work over the past week.
AIYF will also be hosting a Freshly Squeezed night of new
music during the festival in association with Aberdeen
Performing Arts. Details of the line up will be announced
in June/July. For full ticket information for all AIYF
performances, visit our website:
aiyf.org, or aberdeenperformingarts.com
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ROOTS
Friday 27 May
9.15pm
LT
Lau with Dreamers’ Circus
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Our Northern Arc sessions bring together genre-defining, ground-breaking artists
from Scotland collaborate with the finest roots talent from across the Northern
hemisphere in these unique, exclusive Music Hall sessions. Explore the contemporary
folk music of Scotland, Canada, Scandinavia, the Baltic region and more with the
very best musicians from these regions.
Lau - BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARD WINNERS, BEST BAND, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
Brilliant musicians, thrilling performers, free-thinking visionaries and all-round good chaps
as well…small wonder Lau are regarded as the epicentre of the new folk boom. And they’ve
got shelves groaning with awards, a forest’s worth of ecstatic reviews and breathless plaudits
from excited audiences in various outposts of the world ringing in their ears to prove it…
Dreamers’ Circus are Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (violin), Ale Carr(cittern) and Nikolaj Busk
(piano & accordion). The classical/ folk/ jazz loving trio come from Denmark, forming after an
impromptu jamming session in 2009.
The band are a unique blending of precocious talent, remarkable technical skill and bold
artistic vision. They are one of the main forces behind the current movement towards
contemporary and vibrant Danish folk music.
Tickets £16.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £11 inc. bf Students/U26 £5.50 inc. bf R
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Thursday 19 May
Monday 4 July
Saturday 5 November
Saturday 18 March 2017
Jason
Donovan
Russell Watson
The Simon &
Garfunkel Story
Mike & The
Mechanics
Ten Good Reasons
By popular demand, star of stage and
screen, Jason Donovan is returning to
his roots for a solo tour of his debut 5x
platinum, 1989 album Ten Good Reasons
and Greatest Hits.
Ten Good Reasons became the biggest
selling album of 1989 and remains a
massive fan favourite with two solo No.1
singles Too Many Broken Hearts and Sealed
with a Kiss. It also featured a duet with
Kylie Minogue, Especially for You, which
reached No.1.
Songs From the Heart
2015 was a phenomenal year for Russell,
with a sell-out UK tour, special guest
performances at US National Memorial
Day in Washington DC, the Caracalla
Unicef Concert in Rome and BBC Proms
In the Park. The UK’s best selling classical
crossover artist of all time returns to the
stage with his brand new show Songs
From The Heart, featuring a stunning
collection of our best loved songs.
Captivating to watch and enchanting
to listen to, Russell continues to wow
audiences with his enigmatic and
entertaining live performances.
“He sings like Pavarotti, and
entertains the audience like
Sinatra” NY Times
50th Anniversary Tour
BRAND NEW SHOW FOR 2016!
Direct from it’s success in London’s West
End, a SOLD OUT UK tour and standing
ovations at every performance, The
Simon & Garfunkel Story is back! Using
huge projection photos and original
film footage, this 50th Anniversary
Celebration also features a full live band
performing all the hits including Mrs
Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled
Water, Homeward Bound and many more.
Get your tickets fast as this is an evening
not to be missed!
“Fantastic” Elaine Paige, BBC Radio 2.
“Authentic and Exciting” The Stage
Mike & The Mechanics, who have sold
over 10 million records worldwide –
announce their nationwide Word of Mouth
Tour 2017.
Genesis founding member Mike
Rutherford – joins forces with one of the
UK’s most prolific R&B singers, Andrew
Roachford (whose previous hits include
Cuddly Toy and Family Man) and Canadianborn singer, Tim Howar who formed and
toured with his band Vantramp, with the
likes of Rod Stewart and Paulo Nutini.
This show will include their massive 80s
hit single The Living Years and their other
classic hits including Silent Running, All I
Need Is A Miracle, Word Of Mouth, Another
Cup of Coffee, and the unforgettable Over
My Shoulder.
8pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
Tickets £33.50 - £29.50 inc. bf
Tickets £48 - £35.50 inc. bf R
HTickets £23 inc. bf CR
Tickets £39.50 - £34.50 inc. bf
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MUSIC
PROJECT BAND
Hone your music skills and get a
foot up in the music industry
Age: 14-17 years - Wednesdays 7pm - 9pm at The Lemon Tree
This course offers participants the chance to fine tune their song
writing skills and get a foot up in the music industry. Workshops
will be offered in areas including sound recording, event planning,
marketing, as well as plenty of time to develop practical music
skills. Weekly classes will include workshops in performance,
song writing and give you the chance to rehearse and share skills
with like-minded participants.
PROJECT BAND is a course unlike any other, where you will
work towards a showcase in The Lemon Tree at the end of the
academic year.
Find out more online at
aberdeenperformingarts.com/engage or
book now by calling 01224 641122
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Fancy learning a new musical skill?
Always wanted to know more about a particular genre or style?
Do you have a musical skill that you wish to share?
Can we provide a music learning activity not yet available in the city?
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THEN WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!
We want to introduce new music participation opportunities in
Aberdeen – send your ideas to
[email protected]
STEPPING
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Saturday 16 July
Return of the
Grumpy Old
Women
HMT
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Friday 12 &
Saturday 13 August
Thursday 18 Sunday 21 August
Jimmy Carr:
Sarah Millican
The Best Of, Ultimate,
Gold, Greatest Hits Tour
Outsider 2016
Returning after a critically acclaimed,
total sell-out spring 2015 tour the
Grumpies are back to knock some sense
into the nation. Perrier Award-winning
comedian, writer and original star of
Grumpy Old Women Jenny Eclair will
be joined by fellow recruits Susie Blake
(Mrs Brown’s Boys BBC One, Coronation
Street, ITV1) and actress and singer
Kate Robbins (Where The Heart Is ITV1,
Casualty BBC One).
“Expect a party” **** The Times
“jaw-dropping one-liners” The Stage
Jimmy is gathering a selection of his
very best jokes along with brand new
material for the ultimate comedy show.
A man who has devoted his life to
crafting perfect jokes and has left a trail
of laughter in his wake, Jimmy Carr’s new
tour will distil everything we love to laugh
at and be shocked by, into one incredible,
unparalleled night of entertainment.
Jimmy has been on the stand-up scene
for a decade and a half. Now all that
experience is being put to good use - you
can see all the greatest material from his
extraordinary career in one show - this is
the very best of Jimmy Carr.
8pm
Fri 7.30pm, Sat 7pm & 10pm
7.30pm
Tickets £30.50 inc. bf R
Suitable 16+
STEPPING
OUT
Wednesday 21 September
In the past when you put Sarah Millican
outside, she asked things like:
‘Why? Where is the taxi? Do I need a
cardie?’ and said things like: ‘There’ll be
wasps. I’ve nothing to sit on. Is that poo?
Can we go home?’
But things have changed. Now she has
outside slippers. She can tell a chaffinch
from a tit (hey). But she still can’t tell if it’s
an owl or her husband’s asthma.
Sarah Millican is venturing outside. Bring
a cardie.
“To watch Sarah Millican is to watch a
box of comedy fireworks going off”
The Independent
Fifty Shades Of Beige
HMT
Brian Cox
with guest host
COMEDY / SPOKEN WORD
HMT
Robin Ince
The hotly anticipated tour by Professor
Brian Cox, OBE, comes to His Majesty’s
Theatre. The show will take audiences
on a dazzling journey through space
and time, delving into ‘high science’ and
freewheeling on the edges of the known
cosmos. Whether an avid science reader or
a total novice, Professor Brian Cox Live will
test the limits of our knowledge and make
highly complex ideas accessible to all.
Always captivating, continually surprising
and forever pushing the boundaries,
he takes science to a new dimension in
this new stage show, plus get up close
and personal with the man himself with
an interview hosted by his The Infinite
Monkey Cage co-host Robin Ince.
7.30pm
Suitable 16+
Premium seats £42 inc. bf R
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COMEDY / SPOKEN WORD
COMEDY
PICK UP A LEMON TREE BROCHURE FOR
FULL DETAILS AND MORE SHOWS!
Fri 7 October
HMT
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Sunday 9 October
Thursday 3 November
Wednesday 23 November
Sean Lock
Ross Noble:
Nina Conti
Everybody’s favourite randomist is back.
As always Ross has lots of stuff backing
up in his head and it’s time to let it all out.
Famed for his super quick freewheeling
style and highly imaginative flights of
fancy, a Ross Noble show is always an
unmissable event.
Noble started in comedy 25 years ago, at
the age of 15, and has established a loyal
audience as one of the world’s best live
stand-ups.
Join Ross as audience and performer
come together for a massive Brain Dump.
“Beautifully twisted thoughts” The Times
“The supreme master of spontaneous
stand-up and true king of surreal
flights of fantasy” Time Out
Hot on the heels of her 2016 smashhit season at the West End’s Criterion
Theatre, by popular demand Nina Conti
is back on the road with her sell-out show
In Your Face. Strap into the mask as Nina,
Monkey and a bag of tricks improvise
their way through an adventure of
hilarious witchery. No two shows are ever
the same!
She’s won a British Comedy Award,
stormed Live at the Apollo, Russell
Howard’s Good News, Sunday Night at the
Palladium,and made a BAFTA nominated
film - all without moving her lips. Expect
the unexpected…
“Gut-Bustingly Funny” Daily Telegraph
“You will see nothing like it onstage”
Evening Standard
Keep it Light
Every three years the comedian Sean
Lock writes and tours a new stand-up
show. Well he’s only gone and done it
again! What’s he like? Come and see what
he’s blithering on about this time.
“He just lets the brilliance of his
material dominate the room” The
Guardian
“Lock at his best is gloriously
intelligent, deliciously unlikely and
hilariously funny” The Times
Suitable for ages 15+
Brain Dump
Recommended ages 15+
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In Your Face
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THE BOY
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About our venues
We welcome you to our venues and hope that
your visit is perfect!
If you would like to comment, compliment or tell
us how we can improve our services then let us
know, by completing one of our Comment Cards,
speaking to a member of staff or emailing
[email protected]
Parking and wheelchair access
Car parking is available at a special reduced
rate at Bon Accord Harriet Street car park.
Further parking available at Denburn car park
and Chapel Street (multi-storey). There is disabled parking on Union
Terrace and outside Aberdeen Art Gallery on Schoolhill. Level access is
available through the Donald Entrance on Rosemount Viaduct. There is
also a drop-off point in front of the theatre.
Sound enhancement
There is an infra-red system for hearing impaired customers.
Headsets for volume control or necklace-type receivers (for
use with hearing aids) are available from customer service
staff in the foyer.
Access
Our venues are designed to be as accessible as possible. We
have an access guide with full details of all facilities available
online, by email or at our box offices. Guide dogs and hearing
dogs are welcome in our venues, and our box offices are fitted
with induction loop systems.
If you have any special access requirements please inform the
box office team on 01224 641122 or get in touch via email:
[email protected]
Public transport
Most buses come along Union Street. Aberdeen
Railway Station is just a few minutes walk from all
our venues. For information visit firstgroup.com
Children
We welcome all children of all ages, unless a
specific performance has an age restriction.
Children under two go free as long as they are
seated on your knee! If children or babies disturb
a performance, we can ask that you leave to be
fair to other customers and the performers.
Photography and recording
Photography, sound and video recording are not
allowed during any performance.
Latecomers
The performance spaces open half an hour before
the start time; if you are late, you will have to wait
to be seated, which may be at the interval.
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His Majesty’s Theatre
Signed, lip reading and
audio-described performances
Certain performances are British Sign Language (BSL)
interpreted and/or audio described. Seats are reserved for
lip readers at the BSL performance and deaf customers
for up to four weeks before the performance. Look out for
these symbols in the brochure.
P S C Pre/Post show chat
PSC indicates a pre or post-show chat with cast or creative
team is available at one or more performances. Please
contact box office for more details.
Refreshments
Enjoy a drink in our stalls or dress circle bars, which are
open 45 minutes before performances. Interval drinks can
be pre-ordered. Tea and coffee are also available.
1906 Restaurant and Café
The restaurant is located upstairs from the Box Office in the
Donald entrance. Open for lunch and dinner, the restaurant
offers a la carte and pre-theatre menus with a strong focus
on fresh and simple classic dishes.
Drop in to the café bar for coffee and cake, a light lunch or
a snack. Reserve your restaurant table direct with the box
office when buying HMT tickets or direct at the number below.
Private hospitality room also available
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01224 337677
The Lemon Tree
Parking and wheelchair access
Car parking is available at a special reduced
rate at Bon Accord Harriet Street car park.
Further parking is available at West North Street
car park. Level access is available via Shoe Lane
by ringing the doorbell.
Refreshments
Enjoy a leisurely drink in our Concert Bar, which offers
drinks half-an-hour before the performance and at the
interval. Interval drinks may be pre-ordered. Tea and coffee
are also available.
Ticket information
Online aberdeenperformingarts.com
Buy your tickets securely and safely at a time that
suits you.
Over the phone
Mon to Sat 9.30am to 6pm
Tel: 01224 641122 Lines can get busy but calls are
answered in the order received, as quickly as possible.
They are usually quietest from 2pm - 5pm.
In person
Mon to Sat 9.30am to 6pm
HMT & The Lemon Tree Box Office
For that personal touch visit our Box Offices, which
are open late on performance nights. The Lemon Tree
Box Office opens 30 minutes before the performance
start time.
Print @ home
Purchase and print your tickets at home for selected
shows at APA venues.
16+ 18+
U16+A BAL
Age restrictions
Recommended age guidance.
U16+A BAL - Under 16’s must be accompanied by an
adult, balcony seating only.
APA Friends
Discounts available (excludes balcony seating).
RUNNING TIME Please note all running times are approximate.
We have made every effort to ensure that the information in this brochure
is correct but it is subject to change. Latest listing information can be
found online, and remember that casts are subject to availability and can
change. All discounts are subject to availability and exclude the balcony
at HMT and certain days of the week. All ticket prices printed relate to
bookings made in advance of the performance. Occasionally event
promoters request an increase in price for any tickets purchased at the
venue directly before the performance. Please contact the box office for
further details.
Thank you for
your support
Groups & schools welcome
£
£ OFF SCHOOLS
OFFER
GROUPS 8+
The more the merrier as far as we are
concerned, discounts are available for groups
of 8+. Book early to get the best seats and discounts – some shows feature
much greater discounts if you confirm and pay for your tickets earlier - email
[email protected] or call 01224 337605 to speak to
our groups team for more details.
£
£ OFF
Concessions
If you are a student, under 16, over 60, disabled or companion,
job seeking or a Young Scot you may be entitled to reduced
price tickets – remember to ask. Standby tickets are subject to availability
at £11 inc. bf for some HMT shows (maximum of two per booking, eligible
concession holders only – can be withdrawn at any time). Please note, a valid
I.D. (such as a student card) must be shown at the venue on request.
CONCESSIONS
£1 of the ticket cost for this show will go towards the APA Restoration Fund,
the current priority of which is to improve the seating in our three venues
Booking Fees – all prices within the brochure are inclusive of our booking fees.
10% on ticket price for Music Hall and The Lemon Tree and £2 for His Majesty’s
Theatre.
Keep your tickets in a safe place
Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable but may sometimes be exchanged
up to 24 hours before the date of the performance. Please put your tickets
in a safe place! Lost tickets can only be reprinted on the night for reserved
seated performances. Please note exchanges or ticket reprinting is subject to
an admin fee of £2 per ticket (to a maximum £10 per booking).
Other Formats
This brochure is available in BSL on our website, on CD or in large print.
Please call 01224 337642.
CAP Accessible Performances
We’re committed to making our shows as
accessible as possible. For information on
Signed, Captioned, Audio Described and other accessible shows please visit
aberdeenperformingarts.com, or call 01224 641122.
Your support is vital to deliver
our ambitious vision across all our
venues for the future.
• Bring the best nationally and internationally
renowned companies to Aberdeen
• Nurture the next generation of artistic talent coming
out of the North-east
• Grow our flourishing young peoples theatre company
• Offer transformational opportunities for young
people and communities to participate in the arts
• Create and commission unique, home grown
productions
• Invest in our stunning cultural venues, the Music Hall,
The Lemon Tree and His Majesty’s Theatre
If you can imagine it,
you can achieve it.
If you can dream it,
you can become it...
To get involved contact Charlotte Bird
Tel: 01224 337643
or email
[email protected]
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AT A GLANCE
Plan your next great experience
MAY
Date
Mon 2 May
Tue 3 May
Wed 4 May
JUNE
Show
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s Culture Café: John Burnside
Venuepage
HMT
18
HMT
18
HMT
18
Belmont43
THE VINYL THEATRE PRESENTS
Wednesday 4 - Friday 6 May
CONSTELLATIONS
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Thu 5 May Breakfast at Tiffany’s HMT
18
Fri 6 May Breakfast at Tiffany’s HMT
18
Sat 7 May Breakfast at Tiffany’s HMT18
(AD/CAP)
Mon 9 May Annie HMT
6
Tue 10 May Annie HMT
6
Wed 11 May Annie HMT
6
Thu 12 May Annie HMT
6
Fri 13 May Annie
HMT6
Sat 14 May Annie
HMT6
Thu 19 May Jason Donovan HMT
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Thu 26 May Scottish Opera
HMT39
The Mikado Fri 27 May Scottish Opera
HMT39
The Mikado
Northern Arc: LT46
Lau with Dreamers’ Circus
Sat 28 May Scottish Opera
HMT39
The Mikado
Date
Thu 2 Jun
Fri 3 Jun
Sat 4 Jun
Tue 7 Jun
Wed 8 Jun
Thu 9 Jun
Fri 10 Jun
Sat 11 Jun
Mon 13 Jun
Tue 14 Jun
Wed 15 Jun
Thu 16 Jun
Show
Flying Pigs
Dreich Encounter Flying Pigs
Dreich Encounter Vincent & Flavia:
The Last Tango Vincent & Flavia:
The Last Tango
Vincent & Flavia:
The Last Tango
Vincent & Flavia:
The Last Tango
Venuepage
HMT15
HMT15
HMT15
HMT15
HMT15
HMT15
HMT15
HMT15
HMT29
HMT29
HMT29
HMT29
APA INTERMEDIATE YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS
IT’S MY PARTY AND I’LL
CRY IF I WANT TO
Fri 17 Jun
Sat 18 Jun
Mon 20 Jun
Tue 21 Jun
Wed 22 Jun
Thu 23 Jun
Vincent & Flavia:
The Last Tango
Vincent & Flavia:
The Last Tango
Footloose Footloose Footloose
Footloose (BSL)
HMT29
HMT29
HMT
7
HMT
7
HMT7
HMT
7
APA SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS
ESCAPE SPEED BY LYNSEY MURDOCH
Fri 24 Jun Footloose Sat 25 Jun Footloose (AD/CAP) Wed 29 Jun Feel – Evolve
– Transform
Scott School of Dancing
Thu 30 June Feel – Evolve
– Transform
HMT
7
HMT
7
HMT30
HMT30
JULY
Date
Show
Fri 1 Jul
Feel – Evolve
– Transform
Sat 2 Jul Feel – Evolve
– Transform
Mon 4 Jul Russell Watson
Wed 6 Jul Peppa Pig’s Surprise Venuepage
HMT30
HMT30
HMT47
HMT
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Thu 7 Jul
Peppa Pig’s Surprise Sat 9 Jul
FUNBOX Superheroes! HMT34
HMT
34
Sun 10 Jul FUNBOX Superheroes! HMT34
Sat 16 Jul
Grumpy Old Women HMT
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Tue 19 Jul
Jackie the Musical HMT 8
Wed 20 Jul Jackie the Musical HMT 8
Thu 21 Jul Jackie the Musical HMT
8
Fri 22 Jul
Jackie the Musical HMT
8
Sat 23 Jul Jackie the Musical HMT
8
KAI FISCHER IN ASSOCIATION WITH
NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESENTS
Tuesday 26 July
LAST DREAM (ON EARTH)
AUGUST
Date
Show
Venuepage
Mon 8 Aug Hairy Maclary
and Friends HMT34
Fri 12 Aug
Jimmy Carr HMT49
Sat 13 Aug Jimmy Carr HMT49
Thu 18 Aug Sarah Millican:
Outsider 2016 HMT49
Fri 19 Aug
Sarah Millican:
Outsider 2016
HMT49
Sat 20 Aug Sarah Millican:
Outsider 2016
HMT49
Sun 21 Aug Sarah Millican:
Outsider 2016
HMT49
Wed 24 Aug
Thu 25 Aug
Fri 26 Aug
Sat 27 Aug
Tue 30 Aug
Wed 31 Aug
Made in DagenhamHMT 9
Lyric
Lyric
Lyric
Lyric
Rehearsal For Murder HMT
Rehearsal For Murder HMT
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SEPTEMBER
Date
Show
Venuepage
Thu 1 Sep Rehearsal For MurderHMT 19
Fri 2 Sep Rehearsal For Murder HMT
19
Sat 3 Sep Rehearsal For Murder HMT
19
AD/CAP)
Mon 5 Sep Rocky Horror ShowHMT 10
Tue 6 Sep Rocky Horror ShowHMT 10
Wed 7 Sep Rocky Horror ShowHMT 10
Culture Café: Belmont43
Louis de Bernieres
Thu 8 Sep Rocky Horror ShowHMT 10
Fri 9 Sep Rocky Horror ShowHMT 10
Sat 10 Sep Rocky Horror ShowHMT 10
Sun 18 Sep BBC SSO
HMT40
Wed 21 Sep Brian Cox
HMT49
Fri 23 Sep True North
Various46
Sat 24 Sep True North
Various46
Sun 25 Sep True North
Various46
Mon 26 Sep Chicago
HMT11
Tue 27 Sep
Wed 28 Sep
Thu 29 Sep
Fri 30 Sep
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago (BSL) Chicago
HMT11
HMT11
HMT
11
HMT11
OCTOBER
Date
Sat 1 Oct
Tue 4 Oct
Wed 5 Oct
Thu 6 Oct
Sat 8 Oct
Sun 9 Oct
Tue 11 Oct
Wed 12 Oct
Fri 14 Oct
Sat 15 Oct
Tue 18 Oct
Wed 19 Oct
Thu 20 Oct
Fri 21 Oct
Sat 22 Oct
Sun 23 Oct
Tue 25 Oct
AT A GLANCE
For behind the scenes info and competitions follow us
/aberdeenperformingarts@apawhatson
Show
Venuepage
Chicago (AD/CAP)
HMT
11
The Cheviot, The StagHMT 20
& The Black, Black Oil
& The Black, Black Oil
& The Black, Black Oil (BSL)
Pinocchio
HMT32
Jasmin Vardimon Company
Sean Lock Democracy Democracy Scottish Ballet Autumn Season
Scottish Ballet Autumn Season
The Broons The Broons The Broons (BSL) The Broons
The Broons (AD/CAP) RSNO Triple Bill HMT50
HMT
21
HMT21
HMT31
HMT31
HMT
35
HMT
35
HMT
35
HMT35
HMT
35
HMT
40
HMT32
Phoenix Dance Theatre
55
Curtain raisers
and encores
Join us for contemporary dining at its very best,
full of character, flavour and style.
• Pre-theatre
• Afternoon tea
• Private functions
• Panto package
• Special events
a date to remember
To book Tel: 01224 337677
Email: [email protected] or visit aberdeenperformingarts.com
Aberdeen Performing Arts is a charity registered in Scotland, No.SC033733

HMT - Aberdeen Performing Arts

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