Lemon Tree Brochure Spring 24 by Aberdeen Performing Arts

Spring 2024

Box office 01224 641122 aberdeenperformingarts.com

Contents Bands & Singer Songwriters.........................................................Page 4 Tribute & Party Bands...................................................................Page 8 Other Music..................................................................................Page 12 Alex Green Tin Whistle Festival.....................................................Page 14 Granite Noir..................................................................................Page 15 Comedy & Spoken Word................................................................Page 16 Music Hall Big Sky Studio Events..................................................Page 23 DELVE............................................................................................Page 24 Climate Week NE...........................................................................Page 26 RISE UP........................................................................................Page 28 A Play, a Pie and a Pint................................................................Page 31 Theatre & Dance...........................................................................Page 32 At a Glance...................................................................................Page 38 Need To Know...............................................................................Page 40

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Cover image: Shō and The Demons of The Deep, page 34. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic.

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The beating heart of cultural life in Aberdeen!

Step into 2024 with a wonderful new season of performances at the Lemon Tree. We kick the year off in style with legendary dance act The Orb and bring the party when rock and roll meets grunge with Elvana. Our bumper comedy programme features Reginald D Hunter, Jessica Fostekew, Mark Watson and an evening of spoken word with Hollie McNish. Festival season gets underway as we announce our line-ups for Delve and Climate Week North East and make sure to check out Granite Noir Crime Writing Festival. Book your tickets and get 2024 off to a flying start!

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Bands & Singer Songwriters

Elephant Sessions plus support Fri 10 & Sat 18 May 2024

doors 7:30pm

Multi-award winning indie-folk band from the Highlands of Scotland.

Tickets £24.75

Lounge (standing)

Bands & Singer Songwriters

British Lion Tue 9 January 2024

James Walsh (Starsailor) doors 7pm

Thu 11 January 2024

doors 7:30pm

British Lion, the hard rock band formed by Steve Harris, best known as the bassist for Iron Maiden, return to the UK for a 16-date winter tour to kick off the new year.

At the start of what is shaping up to be a busy year for his band, Starsailor frontman James Walsh treats you to solo acoustic renditions of songs from their back catalogue.

Tickets £22

Tickets £19.80

Lounge (standing)

Lounge (seated)

The Orb Live The Orboretum Tour

Swiftogeddon

Thu 25 January 2024

Fri 8 March 2024

doors 7pm

The Taylor Swift Club Night starts 8:45pm

Thirty-five years since Alex Paterson lit the touchpaper on The Orb’s interstellar space odyssey, he continues to swerve, becoming his own tribute act by never standing still.

A night dedicated to worshipping at the altar of Taylor Swift: non-stop Swifty all night: deep cuts, extended mixes, fan favourites and all the hits!

Tickets £27.50

Tickets £9.90

Lounge (standing)

Bands & Singer Songwriters

Lounge (standing) Age:18+

The Blockheads Sun 10 March 2024

Jordan doors 7pm

The Best of The Blockheads 1977-2024 Performing a large selection of their classic songs spanning over 5 decades.

Tickets £31.35

Lounge (standing)

Roseanne Reid Fri 5 April 2024

Wed 3 April 2024

doors 7:30pm

After two SOLD OUT hometown shows, and having just wrapped up his fully SOLD OUT Breakthrough tour last month, Salford’s own Jordan McCann is back again for round 3.

Tickets £18.70

Lounge (standing)

The Wedding Present doors 7pm

Wed 22 May 2024

doors 7pm

Roseanne Reid’s world has changed since she released her hugely acclaimed first album Trails. But those changes have only helped to inform its delightful follow-up, Lawside.

The Wedding Present can boast 18 Top 40 singles. It all started in 1985 when David Gedge delivered the band’s debut single Go Out And Get ‘Em Boy!

Tickets £15.40

Tickets £24.75

Lounge (seated)

Lounge (standing)

Bands & Singer Songwriters

FM - Old Habits Die Hard

Capollos plus support Sat 25 May 2024

doors 8pm

Sat 1 June 2024

doors 7pm

Founded by twin brothers Kyle and Lloyd McDonald then later joined by Greg Adams and Brett Thain, The Capollos have built an impressive following.

FM perform songs from their past 13 albums including Indiscreet, Tough It Out, Metropolis, Synchronized and many more, plus songs from FM’s forthcoming 14th studio album.

Tickets £11

Tickets £27.50

Lounge (standing)

Wishbone Ash

Lounge (standing)

Scouting For Girls

Sun 29 September 2024

doors 7:30pm

Wed 6 November 2024

doors 7pm

Following the outstanding response to their recent Live Dates Live tour - Wishbone Ash return with a show featuring songs from its follow-up… Live Dates 2.

Scouting For Girls announce The Place We Used To Meet Tour – Part 2 which will see them play thirty-one shows across the UK and Ireland in 2024.

Tickets £28.50

Tickets £31.35

Lounge (standing)

Bands & Singer Songwriters

Lounge (standing)

Tribute & Party Bands

Heartbreak: The Tom Petty Show Fri 26 April 2024

starts 7:30pm

Heartbreak: The Tom Petty Show perform the greatest hits of Tom Petty, The Heartbreakers, Travelling Wilburys and Stevie Nicks duets.

Tickets £22 8

Lounge (seated)

Tribute & Party Bands

The Complete Stone Roses

Moving Pictures

Thu 28 & Fri 29 Dec 2023

doors 7pm

The Complete Stone Roses are one of the UK’s most well-known, most seen and most successful tribute bands.

Tickets £19.80

Lounge (standing)

Fri 12 & Sat 13 January 2024 doors 8pm Friday will feature the entire Permanent Waves album, Saturday the entire Moving Pictures album – plus more hits and deep cuts – over two hours each night.

Tickets £17.60

Lounge (standing)

SOLD OUT

Moving Pictures

Anatomy of a Rush Song

Elvana: Elvis Fronted Nirvana

Sat 13 January 2024

Sat 10 February 2024

starts 2pm

doors 7pm

An informal seated afternoon (with bar) – join Eoin, Steve and Jamie as they breakdown some of the Rush repertoire, open the floor for Q&A and play a short live set.

From the bowels of Disgraceland, Rock & Roll icons of the afterlife are raised from the dead! Rock & Roll meets Grunge as Elvis fronts Nirvana.

Tickets £12.10

Tickets £30.25

Lounge (seated)

Tribute & Party Bands

Lounge (standing)

Pygmy Twylyte Sat 16 March 2024

The Smiths LTD doors 8pm

Sat 11 May 2024

doors 7:30pm

With guitars, keyboards, saxes and multiple vocalists, the band has a (stink)foot planted in the camp of several of Frank Zappa’s most memorable touring line-ups.

With an authenticity and provenance that’s hard to beat The Smiths Ltd are the ultimate tribute. The Smiths meant everything to a generation… To us they still do.

Tickets £16.50

Tickets £17.60

Lounge (standing)

Showaddywaddy

Silver City Soul Revue

Fri 28 June 2024

Sat 29 June 2024

doors 7pm

doors 7:30pm

Showaddywaddy have long been established as Europe’s most successful ever exponents of retro-inspired rock & roll. The record speaks for itself!

Aberdeen’s very own 9 piece soul band return for their annual visit. Bring your dancing shoes to party the night away, or just come along to enjoy the nostalgia of vintage soul!

Tickets £24.20

Tickets £11

Lounge (standing)

Lounge (seated/standing)

Tribute & Party Bands

Funk Connection

Macfloyd Sat 6 July 2024

doors 8pm

Sat 17 August 2024

doors 8pm

MacFloyd bring their new show All That Is Now to the Lemon Tree for 2024. It promises to be an unforgettable journey through the timeless music of Pink Floyd.

Aberdeen’s take-no-prisoners ten-piece funk and R&B outfit plays classic funk, soul and disco hits from James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Chic, Kool and the Gang and many more.

Tickets £21

Tickets £11

Lounge (standing)

Hells Bells Fri 13 September 2024

Punk Rock Factory:

Stick to the Covers Tour doors 7:30pm

Hells Bells play material from both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras, four decades of foot stomping rock ‘n’ roll!

Tickets £19.25

Lounge (standing)

Tribute & Party Bands

Sat 19 October 2024

doors 7pm

This is going to be 1.21 gigawatts of PRF like you’ve never seen before. Hitting every corner of the UK and Ireland, so get ready for our biggest and boldest tour yet.

Tickets £25.85

Lounge (standing)

Other Music

Happysad Sat 3 February 2024

doors 8pm

Happysad was founded in 2001 in Skarżysko-Kamienna. For years, they have been one of the most popular Polish bands, selling out tickets for their concerts.

Tickets £30, Door price £35 12

Lounge (standing)

Other Music

The Gil Scott-Heron Songbook Thu 1 February 2024

doors 7:30pm

The Gil Scott-Heron Songbook is the dynamic duo of Aki Remally and Fraser Urquhart. They play with a full quartet in homage to the legendary Gil Scott-Heron.

Tickets £14.30

Lounge (seated)

HOURS Fri 9 February 2024

doors 7:30pm

This wave of hotly-tipped acts, Yxng Stunna, M2, Symi Nemesis, Chachy and Marrco, represent the finest of Aberdeen’s next generation in rap, trap and drill.

Pay what you can

Other Music

Lounge (standing)

Aberdeen Performing Arts in partnership with Friends of the Elphinstone Institute and the Elphinstone Institute with support from William Syson Foundation presents

Alex Green Tin Whistle Festival Weekend

In celebration of the musical legacy of North-East Tin Whistle virtuoso, Alex Green, this festival weekend brings together a unique combination of prolific traditional artists of diverse musical backgrounds, each of whom exemplify the rich musicality and stylistic flexibility of whistle playing traditions.

Young People’s Concert Sat 2 March 2024

FREE EVENT Lounge (seated), doors 12:45pm

Led by festival workshop leaders and in partnership with Feis Rois, this concert will feature some of the young musicians who have been taking part in the Alex Green young musicians schools’ workshops. The concert will close with short performances from guest artists.

Claire Mann, Tom Oakes and Fred Morrison

Mary Bergin and Cathal McConnell

Sat 2 March 2024

Sun 3 March 2024

Regarded as two of Scotland’s top flautists, Claire Mann and Tom Oakes also combine whistles, fiddle, and guitar as they join forces in this exciting and enthralling duo. Voted ‘Best Instrumentalist’ in 2004 and inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in 2020, Fred Morrison is a major figure in Scottish traditional music.

Described by the Irish Times as ‘just about the best Tin Whistle player this century’, Mary Bergin has toured extensively, both as a solo artist and with her band, Dordán. A major figure in the traditional music world, renowned singer, whistle and flute player Cathal McConnell is highly regarded as ‘a prodigious musical talent’.

Lounge (seated), doors 7pm

Tickets £17.60

Lounge (seated), doors 7pm

Tickets £17.60

Other Music

Comedy & Spoken Word

Rosie Jones: Triple Threat Thu 28 March 2024

starts 8pm

Rosie Jones is on the road for a UK tour and, boy, she isTickets EXCITED. Join Rosie as she ponders £13.20 - £5.50 whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! This show is guaranteed Doors 7.30pm to be full of unapologetic cheekiness, nonsensical fun and unadulterated JOY.

Tickets £16.50 16

Lounge

Comedy & Spoken Word

Chloe Petts: If You

Connor Burns:

Fri 2 February 2024

Sun 11 February 2024

Can’t Say Anything Nice starts 7:30pm

Fresh from her smash hit Edinburgh Fringe run and Soho Theatre sell-out debut, Chloe Petts returns with her follow-up hour.

Tickets £16.50

Lounge

Vertigo

VERTIGO is a punchline-packed show featuring submarines, relationships and the inevitable family drama. Hilarious, relatable, a bit rude in places with proper belly laughs.

Tickets £13.75

Ania Magliano: I Can’t

Tom Stade:

Fri 16 February 2024

Sun 18 February 2024

Believe You’ve Done This

starts 7:30pm

Lounge

Natural Born Killer doors 7pm

To the hairdresser at [redacted] Salon: You can take my money. You can take my dignity. You can take too much off the ends. But you cannot take my right to talk about it on stage.

The legendary Canadian superstar with a killer new hour! A show for everyone; from iGens to Millenials, Baby Boomers and beyond.

Tickets £15.40

Tickets £20.35

Studio

Comedy & Spoken Word

Lounge

Jessica Fostekew: Mettle Thu 7 March 2024

starts 8pm

A brand new stand-up show about passion, pace and purpose from the criticallyacclaimed star of BBC’s QI, Live at the Apollo and C4’s Travel Man.

Tickets £18.70

Studio

Rob Auton:

MC Hammersmith:

The Rob Auton Show Fri 8 March 2024

Straight Outta Brompton

starts 7pm

Award winning writer, comedian and actor Rob Auton with his most autonbiographical show to date. He turns the pen on himself to explore his life on a daily basis.

Tickets £13.20 18

Studio

Sun 17 March 2024

starts 7:30pm

An evening of improvised comedy raps based entirely on your suggestions. Jaw-dropping, hilarious, utterly unbelievable.

Tickets £16.50

Lounge

Comedy & Spoken Word

Nick Helm’s Super

Craig Hill: This Gets

Tue 26 March 2024

Fri 29 March 2024

Fun Good Time Show

Harder Every Year!

starts 7pm

The man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! With his all new, brand new, box fresh show.

Tickets £18.15

Studio

Reginald D Hunter:

Cheeky and irreverent, Scotland’s muchloved Kilty Pleasure unleashes his fantastic new show (and another corker of a show title) for an evening of uproarious stand-up!

Tickets £20

Lounge

Kieran Hodgson:

The Man Who Could See Through Sh*t

Big In Scotland

Sat 30 March 2024

Sun 31 March 2024

starts 8pm

doors 8pm

starts 7pm

More than 20 years since moving to the UK, three-time Perrier Award nominated Reginald has forged a reputation for delivering unadulterated comedy of the highest order.

In 2020, the world changed forever, Kieran Hodgson moved to Scotland. Now he’s travelling around the still-just-about United Kingdom to tell you how it’s working out.

Tickets £26.40

Tickets £17.60

Lounge

Comedy & Spoken Word

Studio

Brian Bilston & Henry Normal Sat 6 April 2024

Luisa Omielan: Bitter starts 7pm

Wed 10 April 2024

starts 8pm

Brian Bilston and Henry Normal appear together for the first time in a show which one critic has described as an evening of poems to be enjoyed not endured.

Hi, I’m Luisa Omielan. Following the rules hasn’t worked, I’ve tried. The game just feels rigged. But you can’t say that. Just smile bitch. Write a gratitude journal and manifest.

Tickets £23.10

Tickets £17.60

Lounge

Matt Forde:

Liam Withnail:

Inside No.10 Fri 12 April 2024

Chronic Boom starts 7:30pm

Host of hit political podcast The Political Party Matt Forde explores the dark comedy horror that is British politics, ahead of the next election. Plus silly voices.

Tickets £19.25 20

Lounge

Sun 14 April 2024

starts 7pm

Following a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Liam Withnail takes his hit show Chronic Boom on his first UK tour.

Tickets £16.50

Studio

Comedy & Spoken Word

The Songs The Beatles Gave Away

Ray Bradshaw: Doppelginger Sun 21 April 2024

starts 8pm

Sat 27 April 2024

starts 7:30pm

A funny heartwarming show about a silly search for a man with an orange beard who’s follicly challenged. If you have a bald, ginger bearded friend then bring them along.

Colin Hall & Bob Harris

Tickets £18.15

Tickets £22

Lounge

With an intimate speaking tour based around their mutual love and appreciation of The Beatles, including previously unseen footage.

Carl Hutchinson:

Lou Conran:

Sun 28 April 2024

Tue 7 May 2024

Today Years Old

Lounge

Tangent

starts 7:30pm

What has quickly became an annual tradition. Carl is back for a third consecutive back-toback tour. His storytelling skills & ability to hold an audience is second to none

Award winning Comedian Lou Conran embarks on her first mini tour around the UK. Comedy is a serious business these days, and you absolutely won’t find that here.

Tickets £19.25

Tickets £16.50

Lounge

Comedy & Spoken Word

Studio

Mark Watson:

Jake Lambert:

Fri 7 June 2024

The Sunshine Kid starts 7:30pm

Wed 18 Sept 2024

starts 8pm

The Taskmaster star and multiple awardwinner – now also famous as one-third of YouTube cult sensation No More Jockeys – returns.

Jake Lambert’s first national tour. Described as “A joke machine” by The Telegraph, the show will see the comedian talk about trying to navigate his way through everyday life.

Tickets £22

Tickets £15.40

Lounge

Hollie McNish:

with Michael Pedersen Sun 20 Oct 2024

starts 7:30pm

Hollie McNish is back with a brand new book, Lobster and other things I’m learning to love. She will be joined by fellow poet Michael Pedersen.

Tickets £14 22

Lounge

Studio

Alfie Brown:

Red Flags Galore! Fri 22 November 2024

starts 7pm

In his new show, award winning comedian Alfie Brown is showing signs that he probably can’t have a healthy relationship.

Tickets £15

Lounge

Comedy & Spoken Word

Big Sky Studio True North Sessions

Wed 14 February 2024

Wed 6 March 2024

Connor Fyfe

Sophie Penman

Wed 3 April 2024

Tickets £11

6pm-8pm

Raveloe

Ambient Arcade Sat 10 February & Sat 13 April 2024 11:30am-1pm & 2pm-3:30pm

Soundplay Projects create accessible digital art and are bringing pieces from their latest installation ‘Ambient Arcade’ to Big Sky Studio. Inspired by their work with people of different abilities, these are interactive video synthesisers based on retro arcade machines. Suitable for all ages and abilities, these pieces encourage all to play with sound and light. Drop in to one of our sessions, no booking necessary. Just come along and be prepared to have fun!

DELVE is an eclectic weekend of music, spoken word, workshops and discussions chosen especially this year by guest curator; poet, film and theatre maker Leyla Josephine. DELVE is our invitation for you to dive in, look beneath the surface and join Leyla’s Party at the End of the World (as we know it). Times may be dark but we can still celebrate! For full details and regular updates scan the QR code or visit: aberdeenperformingarts.com/delve 24

TICKETS DEALS AND PASSES AVAILABLE

Fri 22 March 2024

starts 7:30pm

Party at the End of the World (as we know it)

with The Joy Hotel, Goodnight Louisa and local spoken word artists

Tickets £15 Sat 23 March 2024

Lounge starts 2pm

Writing Dystopia workshop with Rachelle Atalla Pay what you can

Sat 23 March 2024

Lounge starts 3:30pm

Still Making Despite It All panel discussion Pay what you can

Sat 23 March 2024

Lounge starts 5pm

Meet the Curator with Leyla Josephine Pay what you can

Sat 23 March 2024

Lounge starts 8pm

Cabaret at the End of the World (as we know it) Tickets £15

Studio

Tortoise in a Nutshell presents

Ragnarok

Family Workshop with Oor Monsters

Thu 14 & Fri 15 March 2024 Thu & Fri 7:30pm, Fri 10:30am

A collision of ancient myth and modern spectacle, Ragnarok takes its inspiration from Norse mythology’s cyclical tale of the same name. It is a story about fate and determination, mortals and gods, the world’s end and its rebirth.

Tickets £13.20

Lemon Tree Studio

Sat 23 March 2024

10:30am

Join artists Phil and Gabi making your own Oor Monster using natural and upcycled materials. Enjoy drawing and painting your own wooden monster and use your imagination to create a monster from scratch!

Tickets £5

Music Hall, Big Sky Studio (for one adult and child)

JAM for

Climate Justice

Jam For Climate Justice Thu 21 March 2024

doors 7pm

Lunchtime gig: Rebecca Dunn

Join us at the Lemon Tree for a night of live entertainment, new songwriting, and refreshments provided by local makers and bakers. What better way to spend Climate Week North East than jamming to save the planet?

Sat 23 March 2024

Tickets £12

FREE

Lemon Tree Lounge

1:30pm

Pop along to Coda Café for a lunchtime session with Aberdeen-based singersongwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Rebecca Dunn.

Music Hall, Coda Café

Climate Week Zinemaking

Found Work in Progress Sharing Sat 23 March 2024

2:30pm

A work in progress sharing of ‘Found’ by Ink Asher Hemp. Welcome to the sorting centre, beyond this point steel boots must be worn. Paper, plastics, left and right. Up in the lift go tin cans, favourite foods, hot water bottles on a cold winter night, and the energy price rise. Over here it’s the biohazards; sorted by Marcus - but he’s late again.

Sat 23 March 2024

3pm

Use the versatile medium of zine making to explore and reflect on your thoughts and experiences of climate change. Create a space to hold ideas and feelings, to inspire action, engage with others, and express yourself.

Pay what you can

Music Hall, Tutti Studio

Pay what you can Music Hall, Big Sky Studio

Climate Week North-east AT ABERDEEN PERFORMING ARTS Join us for Climate Week North-east, a celebration of the green shoots of creativity growing within the arts and climate community.

Time for a break?

Visit Coda Café Bar in the Music Hall for a relaxing drink, light bite or lunch.

STUDENTS GET 10%* OFF! PLUS FREE WIFI

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Cosy up for a season of great new drama! Aberdeen Performing Arts and Oran Mor present

“ One of the most magical theatre initiatives of the last decade”The Scotsman Tue 13 - Sat 17 February 2024

Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm (Doors open an hour before start)

Playthrough

by Kenny Boyle, directed by Ben Harrison Tue 12 - Sat 16 March 2024

Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm (Doors open an hour before start)

Bread & Breakfast

by Kirsty O’Sullivan, directed by Laila Noble Tue 16 - Sat 20 April 2024

Ness

Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm (Doors open an hour before start) In association with Sanctuary Queer Arts

by Hannah McGregor, directed by Debbie Hannan Tue 14 - Sat 18 May 2024

Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm (Doors open an hour before start)

Looking For The One

by Sylvia Dow, directed by Shilpa T Hyland Tickets: Tue-Thu 1pm £13.50, Thu 6pm, Fri & Sat £14.50 Includes a pint, a glass of wine or soft drink and a pie (vegetarian option available). Doors will open an hour early at which point the pie and pint will be available.

Theatre & Dance

Raw Material & Capital Theatres present

James V: Katherine Tue 30 April - Wed 1 May 2024

starts 7pm

The renowned James Plays continue with this fifth standalone episode, which will surprise and delight audiences when presented as an up-close-and-intimate performance, with focussed, raw storytelling. James V: Katherine places a lesser-known female historical figure front and centre in the story.

Tickets £17.60 32

Studio

Theatre & Dance

Queer Folks’ Tales Thu 15 February 2024

starts 7:30pm

Queer Folks’ Tales is a hugely popular, 5 star rated LGBTQ+ storytelling show that’s been running at the Scottish Storytelling Theatre on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile since October 2021. Queer storytellers from around Scotland share stories of LGBTQ+ lives, past, present and future. Sometimes hilarious, often moving, occasionally shocking, always authentic, the mix of stories is as varied as the storytellers we invite. QFT is hosted by Edinburgh’s Turan Ali, producer of BBC drama and comedy.

Tickets £13.20

Studio

Aberdeen Performing Arts and Sanctuary Queer Arts present

Eat the Rich III: Queer Cabaret Fri 1 March 2024

doors 7pm

Aberdeen Performing Arts and Sanctuary Queer Arts are proud to present…Eat the Rich 3! Our subversive and provocative cabaret is back for its third year with another show-stopping line-up of drag artists and cabaret stars! Hosted by Glasgow’s Latin diva Kiki Rivera, this year’s line-up includes Nikhita Devi, Olive and Anya, Sofia Siren, Uncle Tony, Greyhound, Shawn Nayar and an after party with local legend DJ Inner Saboteur.

Tickets £13.20

Theatre & Dance

Lounge

Curious Seed presents

And the Birds Did Sing Fri 29 March 2024

The performance will be followed by an informal sharing of excerpts of work from invited artists, celebrating local talent and continuing the evening’s gathering.

starts 7pm

Blending contemporary dance and storytelling, And the Birds Did Sing is an intimate solo dance theatre work, performed with an evocative soundtrack, poetic text and ethereal set design. Loosely structured around creator and performer Christine Devaney’s childhood memories, made in collaboration with musician Luke Sutherland and artist Yvonne Buskie, this work leads the audience on a poignant journey.

Tickets £13.20

Studio

Independent Arts Projects (IAP) in association with National Theatre of Scotland presents

Shō and the Demons of the Deep Wed 17 April 2024

starts 10:30am & 7pm

A visual adventure story about overcoming fear, climate crisis and how the actions of one generation can affect the next. Shō’s city has been plagued by nightmares. One day, Shō has had enough. She throws her nightmares away into the river, where they wash out to sea. Soon people start copying her; the city is rid of its nightmares. But sixty years later, when the river becomes poisoned, Shō’s granddaughter Hana must face her greatest fears in order to save her home.

Tickets £8.80 34

Studio

Theatre & Dance

Royal Lyceum Theatre Company presents

This Is Memorial Device Thu 18 - Sat 20 April 2024 starts Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Sat 2:30

Following a sold-out, Fringe-First winning run at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival, This Is Memorial Device, based on David Keenan’s cult novel, returns. The fictional history of 1980s Airdrie’s mysterious, post-punk legends it is a gloriously hallucinatory journey, back to the hopes and dreams of early adulthood, performed by Paul Higgins (The Thick of It, Slow Horses) with music by Stephen McRobbie (The Pastels) and Gavin Thomson.

Tickets £16.50

Studio

Produced by Hacks presents

Hairy Beast Fri 24 May 2024

starts 7pm

Beware the Hairy Beast! an extraordinary theatrical production that seamlessly blends elements of horror and comedy to delve deep into the complex journey of transgender identity. With a fusion of camp melodrama, boisterous humour, poignant moments, and memorable use of cardboard props. A show that is very loud, funny, ridiculous and heartfelt - Hairy Beast is a joyful expression of transness that pokes fun at the strict rules of gender and the ridiculousness of horror.

Tickets £13.20

Theatre & Dance

Studio

Frozen Light presents

The Bar at the Edge of Time Mon 27 & Tue 28 May 2024 starts 11am & 1:30pm

The Bar at the Edge of Time waits only for you, so what are you waiting for? Leave the hours, minutes, and seconds behind, step across the threshold and meet the bar’s maestro mixologists, crooners, and hosts. But a mystery lies at the heart of this place, a mystery hidden even from them. A multi-sensory spectacular for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Tickets £12

Studio

Creating opportunities Making positive change Diversity, inclusion and sustainability are at the centre of our work at Aberdeen Performing Arts. For our communities, our artists and our audiences. To find out more details about upcoming events and opportunities visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Theatre & Dance

WATCH THEM

Flourish

From babies to teenagers and all the inbetweeners, there’s a workshop to get them moving - playing, singing and grooving. Check it out and get booking - spaces are limited. For full details scan the QR code or visit aberdeenperformingarts.com/young-creatives.

“ My child and I love taking part in the music making sessions. Being able to enjoy so many activities together with your child makes it a fun and rewarding experience for you both”

January

Sat 2

Tue 9

British Lion

Lounge 5

Thu 11

James Walsh (Starsailor)

Lounge 5

Fri 12

Moving Pictures

Lounge 9

Sat 13

Moving Pictures

Lounge 9

Thu 25

The Orb LIVE

Lounge 5

The Gil Scott-Heron Songbook

Lounge 13

Fri 2

Chloe Petts

Lounge 17

Sat 3

Happysad

Lounge 12

Fri 9

Hours

Lounge 13

Sat 10

Elvana

Lounge 9

Sun 11

Connor Burns

Lounge 17

Tue 13

PPP: Playthrough

Lounge 31

Wed 14 PPP: Playthrough

Lounge 31

Thu 15

PPP: Playthrough

Lounge 31

Queer Folks’ Tales

Studio 33

PPP: Playthrough

Lounge 31

Ania Magliano

Studio 17

Sat 17

PPP: Playthrough

Lounge 31

Sun 18

Tom Stade

Lounge 17

Fri 16

March Fri 1

Eat the Rich III

Lounge 33

Lounge 14

Alex Green Festival: Lounge 14 Claire Mann, Tom Oakes & Fred Morrison Sun 3

Alex Green Festival Lounge 14 Mary Bergin & Cathal McConnell

Thu 7

Jessica Fostekew

Studio 18

Fri 8

Rob Auton

Studio 18

Swiftogeddon

Lounge 5

Sun 10

The Blockheads

Lounge 6

Tue 12

PPP: Bread and Breakfast

Lounge 31

Wed 13 PPP: Bread and Breakfast

Lounge 31

Thu 14

PPP: Bread and Breakfast

Lounge 31

Ragnarok

Studio 26

PPP: Bread and Breakfast

Lounge 31

Ragnarok

Studio 26

PPP: Bread and Breakfast

Lounge 31

Pygmy Twylyte

Lounge 10

Sun 17

MC Hammersmith

Lounge 18

Thu 21

Jam for Climate Justice

Lounge 26

Fri 22

Delve: The Joy Hotel and Goodnight Louisa

Lounge 25

Sat 23

Delve: Writing Dystopia Workshop Lounge 25

Sat 23

Delve: Still Making Despite it all Lounge 25

February Thu 1

Alex Green Festival: Young People’s Concert

Fri 15 Sat 16

Sat 23

Delve: Meet the Curator

Lounge 25

Delve: Cabaret at the End of the World

Studio 25

The Lemon Tree at a Glance

Tue 26

Nick Helm

Studio 19

Sat 27

The Songs The Beatles Gave Away Lounge 21

Thu 28

Rosie Jones

Lounge 16

Sun 28

Carl Hutchinson

Lounge 21

Fri 29

Craig Hill

Lounge 19

Tue 30

James V: Katherine

Studio 32

And The Birds Did Sing

Studio 34

Sat 30

Reginald D Hunter

Lounge 19

Sun 31

Kieran Hodgeson

Studio 19

Wed 1

James V: Katherine

Studio 32

Thu 2

Rise Up 2024

Lounge 28

April

May

Wed 3

Jordan

Lounge 6

Fri 3

Rise Up 2024

Lounge 28

Fri 5

Roseanne Reid

Lounge 6

Sat 4

Rise Up 2024

Lounge 28

Sat 6

Brian Bilston & Henry Normal

Lounge 20

Tue 7

Lou Conran

Studio 21

Wed 10 Luisa Omielan

Lounge 20

Fri 10

Elephant Sessions

Lounge 4

Fri 12

Matt Forde

Lounge 20

Sat 11

The Smiths LTD

Lounge 10

Sun 14

Liam Withnail

Studio 20

Tue 14

PPP: Looking for the One

Lounge 31

Tue 16

PPP: Ness

Lounge 31

Wed 15 PPP: Looking for the One

Lounge 31

Wed 17 PPP: Ness

Lounge 31

Thu 16

PPP: Looking for the One

Lounge 31

Fri 17

PPP: Looking for the One

Lounge 31

Sat 18

PPP: Looking for the One

Lounge 31

Elephant Sessions

Lounge 4

Shō and the Demons of the Deep Studio 34 Thu 18

PPP: Ness

Lounge 31

This Is Memorial Device

Studio 35

PPP: Ness

Lounge 31

This Is Memorial Device

Studio 35

Wed 22 The Wedding Present

Lounge 6

Sat 20

PPP: Ness

Lounge 31

Fri 24

Hairy Beast

Studio 35

Sat 20

This Is Memorial Device

Studio 35

Sat 25

Capollos

Lounge 7

Sun 21

Ray Bradshaw

Lounge 21

Mon 27 The Bar at the Edge of Time

Studio 36

Fri 26

Heartbreak: The Tom Petty Show Lounge 8

Tue 28

Studio 36

Fri 19

The Bar at the Edge of Time

For constantly updated listings please visit aberdeenperformingarts.com Drama

The Lemon Tree Buying tickets

Tickets can be purchased 24 hours a day at aberdeenperformingarts.com, which also has all the latest news and listings. You can also visit the box office in person from 10am, Tue-Sat at His Majesty’s Theatre and the Music Hall, or phone our team on 01224 641122.

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We’ve printed the whole price of ticket in the brochure, this includes the booking fee (the only extra you’ll have to pay for is postage, but most tickets are now e-tickets that can be printed at home or shown on your digital device) - there could well be discounts for students, children, over 60s or Friends of Aberdeen Performing Arts - just ask or check online.

Do I sit or stand?

A bit of both - we try and create the right atmosphere for each gig, some will be seated, some will not - but we always have a limited number of seats available at the back. For any accessibility requirements, please get in touch with the Box Office team.

What do the times mean?

If it says ‘doors’ then that’s when the doors open and you get inside for a drink. If it says ‘start’ that’s when the show starts. Some shows have support acts, we can’t always confirm this until nearer the time and ‘start’ can mean the start of the support act, not the main act.

How old do I have to be?

All ages are welcome, but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and under 18s can’t be near the bars.

Box office 01224 641122 aberdeenperformingarts.com 40

Return address: Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen AB10 1QS

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