APA Summer 18

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Summer 2018

Welcome Box Offices at HMT & The Lemon Tree are open: Mon to Sat, 9.30am - 6pm

Summer is just around the corner and its arrival heralds a fresh and exciting new season across all of our venues.

Musical theatre fans will be in their element as Kinky Boots struts in to town, and Cilla The Musical will bring the buzz of the Swinging Sixties to life for audiences in His Majesty’s Theatre. Ballet fans will be captivated by a modern re-imagining of Swan Lake, while Funbox will be bringing their Dinosaur Safari to life for the children of Aberdeen.

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MUSICALS | Fame | Cilla The Musical | Elf The Musical |

OPERA | Scottish Opera: Rigoletto | | Scottish Opera: The Magic Flute |

Featuring the Oscar-winning title song and a cast of outstanding singers, musicians and rappers as they transform from star struck pupils to superstars, Fame The Musical will indeed live forever.

Set in a dark and dangerous underworld where cruelty and inhumanity are rife, it tells the tragic tale of seduction, revenge and a father’s suffocating love for his only daughter with a clarity that is completely compelling and utterly heartbreaking.

Rock of Ages | Calendar Girls | Dr Dolittle | Kinky Boots |

NEW SEASON PRIORITY BOOKING

DRAMA | Macbeth | Benidorm Live |

APA Friends booking from

Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are thrust towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. This new production propels Shakespeare’s classic title into a post-apocalyptic world of anarchy and uncertainty.

General Booking from

DANCE | Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake |

THURSDAY 19 APRIL TUESDAY 24 APRIL

The following shows will go onsale on the above dates: Light The Blue Rock of Ages Scottish Ballet: Let It Be Wee Cinderella Dr Dolittle Scottish Opera: Rebus: Rigoletto Long Shadows Scottish Opera: Benidorm Live The Magic Flute

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Cover image: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, page 35.

| Scottish Ballet: Cinderella |

Ballet fans are in for a treat as His Majesty’s Theatre welcomes Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, an exciting re-imagining of the classic production for modern audiences, and the Scottish Ballet’s magical production of Cinderella.

FAMILY | Funbox Dinosaur Safari | Get ready for some stone-age singalong silliness as Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo (formerly of The Singing Kettle) go on their most roarsome adventure yet.

Aberdeen Performing Arts is core funded by

ORCHESTRAS | RSNO | BBC SSO | Our Stepping Out programmes continue at to bring the beautiful sounds of BBC SSO and RSNO to His Majesty’s Theatre.

MUSIC | Some Guys Have All The Luck | | Jane McDonald | Magic of Motown |

More exciting music shows as part of our Stepping Out programme.

A fantastic night out with wall-to-wall hits to get your toes tapping.

COMEDY / SPOKEN WORD | Paul Chowdhry | | Dave Gorman | Jason Manford |

We have a range of comedians coming to HMT from Paul Chowdhry’s ‘Live Innit’ to Jason Manford’s ‘Muddle Class’.

And much more!

Take a look and book now!

Look out for this symbol; These shows are in our brochure for the first time.

Look out for this symbol for shows STUDENT STANDBY with our STUDENT OFFERS on selected performances.

Available by showing a valid student card at the box office.

(Standby tickets limited to 20 per performance, to be purchased on the day.)

Contents Music Hall Transformation 4 Musical 6 Drama 22 Something Different 26 Music Hall Take a Seat 27 Culture CafĂŠ 28 Light the Blue 29 Freshly Squeezed Productions 30 Dance 34 Family 38 Opera 42 Classical 45 Music 46 True North 47 Roots 48 Comedy & Spoken Word 49 HMT Seating Plan 51 Ticketing/venue info 52 At a Glance Guide 54

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For behind the scenes info and competitions follow us /aberdeenperformingarts @apawhatson Image: Evita, previous cast, page 15.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE

TWO EXCITING NEW WAYS TO GET INVOLVED! THE 1822 CLUB Named after the year the Music Hall first opened, the 1822 Club is a corporate sponsorship programme designed to appeal to companies of all sizes.

As an 1822 Club sponsor, you will be helping APA to renovate and re-imagine the Music Hall for the next generation of artists and audiences – as well as supporting a flagship city centre regeneration project.

Visit: www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/corporate-sponsorship or email / call Debbie Mackenzie: debbie.mackenzie@aberdeenperformingarts.com T 01224 337648 M 07825 231955

PROJECT STEPPING IN

www.projectsteppingin.com

An online fundraising platform allows you to take a walk round the new floor plans and choose an item to donate to, everything from a piece of the Auditorium flooring to the Green Room sofa, and know you have helped secure its place in the newly awakened Music Hall for generations to come.

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO EMELI SANDÉ FOR DONATING THE PIANO TO OUR NEW CREATIVE LEARNING STUDIO 4

Emeli Sandé

Music Hall Ambassador Multi Brit Award winner, Emeli took her first steps on stage at the Music Hall in 1995.

STEPPING OUT

“The Music Hall... where life-changing adventures begin.”

While the Music Hall is under wraps we’re Stepping Out and keeping the spirit of the building alive through a programme of performances, community events and commissioned new work.

• Our Concert Programme, staging performances across the city. Look out for the Stepping Out button throughout the brochure • An ambitious Associate Artist programme to nurture talent, inspire communities and create amazing new work • Celebrating the history, sharing memories and bringing the transformation to life with Your Hall Your Story For more information visit aberdeenperformingarts.com/musichall

Thanks to our supporters, ambassadors, funders and investors who share our vision.

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MUSICAL

HMT Tuesday 1 - Saturday 5 May

Legally Blonde The Musical OMG you guys!!! Legally Blonde The Musical is coming to His Majesty’s Theatre!

Starring Rita Simons (EastEnders) as Paulette Bonafonte, Lucie Jones (Eurovision UK representative 2017, Rent, Les Miserables, Ghost, We Will Rock You) as Elle Woods, and Bill Ward (Emmerdale, Coronation Street) as Professor Callahan.

The smash hit Broadway and West End Musical based on the best loved movie follows beautiful and popular sorority sister Elle Woods who loves to be pampered and is passionate about pink. When she is dumped by her boyfriend Warner Huntingdon III she puts down the credit cards, picks up her trusty pooch, Bruiser, and bags herself a place at the prestigious Harvard Law School to try and win him back. With the support of her new friends she learns that you can be both smart and fashionable.

This all singing, all dancing romantic comedy is totally what you want, so bend and snap up your tickets today!

Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £44.50 - £22.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £52.50 - £43.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £4 off opening two shows £5 off Thu Matinee, £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat) DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 5 May 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 40+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 3 May 7.30pm.

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HMT Monday 21 - Saturday 26 May

Fat Friends The Musical

Starring Scotland’s favourite musical star Elaine C Smith, the hit TV show Fat Friends from award-winning national treasure Kay Mellor (creator of Girlfriends, Love, Lies & Records, Band of Gold, The Syndicate and In The Club), has burst onto the stage in a brilliant new musical, with original music by Nick Lloyd Webber.

Join the infamous group of TV’s most loveable characters as they are put through their Zumba paces at their local branch of Super Slimmers by the lovelorn Lauren whilst Kelly fantasises about fitting into the wedding dress of her dreams.

Packed full of hope, humour, love and weight loss, this new stage show serves up a night full of laughter and audiences are loving it!

An all-star cast joins Elaine C Smith, including West End favourite and winner of the BBC’s I’d Do Anything, Jodie Prenger, Atomic Kitten’s pop sensation Natasha Hamilton, star of Emmerdale and Wicked Natalie Anderson and Coronation Street legend Kevin Kennedy. Fat Friends The Musical is a feel-good night out for every body and is a HUGE hit!

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £48.50 - £19.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £57.50 - £47.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat) DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 26 May 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 40+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Wed 23 May 7.30pm.

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MUSICAL

HMT Tuesday 29 May - Saturday 2 June

Sunshine on Leith

A West Yorkshire Playhouse Production Featuring songs of The Proclaimers.

A musical written by Stephen Greenhorn.

Following on from its sensational tour in 2010, Sunshine on Leith is making a spectacular return to His Majesty’s Theatre in a brand-new production.

Follow the highs and lows of Ally and his friend Davy as they return home to Leith from the army. Families, friendships and life are not plain sailing in this funny and moving story about love and life.

The Proclaimers have had huge success across the globe with hits such as I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) and Letter From America. With such stunning songs this energetic piece of musical theatre is loved by audiences and critics alike.

HHHH “Extraordinary, wide-ranging family drama” The Scotsman HHHH “It brings the house down” What’s On Stage

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £39.50 - £19.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £48.50 - £43.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £10 off opening two shows £4 off all other performances Suitable for ages 12+ DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 2 June 2.30pm, (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 31 May 7.30pm.

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Monday 4 - Saturday 9 June

Flashdance The Musical

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HMT

Starring Strictly Come Dancing Champion Joanne Clifton and A1 heartthrob Ben Adams, Flashdance - The Musical is the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex a determined welder who dreams of becoming a professional dancer. When a romance complicates her ambitions, she harnesses it to drive her dream of attending Shipley Dance Academy.

Prepare to be blown away by an astonishing musical spectacle with phenomenal choreography to this iconic score including the smash hits Maniac, Gloria, I Love Rock & Roll and of course the sensational title track Flashdance... What a Feeling.

Sparks will fly and you’ll dance like you’ve never danced before!

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £40 - £19.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £48.50 - £43.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £10 off opening night £4 off all other performances DISCOUNTS

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HMT Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 June

Son of a Preacher Man

Three broken hearts, one Soho hang out, and the only man who could ever help them...

Welcome to the Preacher Man, the swinging Soho joint where the kids used to dance the night away and dared to dream of love, while the legendary owner, The Preacher Man himself, dispensed advice to cure the loneliest of hearts. Only, that was a long time ago and all that remains are the memories, the stories and the myths. Until now, that is, as three random strangers, generations apart but all in need of help with their hopeless love lives, are inexplicably drawn to the site of the original venue.

Starring recording artist Michelle Gayle (Wolfblood, EastEnders), Alice Barlow (Hollyoaks, Drifters) and West End leading men Nigel Richards and Michael Howe, this brand new original story is directed and musically staged by Craig Revel Horwood.

Featuring the greatest hits of Dusty Springfield, this sparklingly funny and sweetly touching new musical play by internationally - renowned writer Warner Brown will have you laughing, crying and singing your heart out to some of the greatest songs ever written. So you know just what to do with yourself – book your tickets now!

Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £44.50 - £22.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £52.50 - £43.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat) DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 23 June 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 40+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 21 June 7.30pm.

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MUSICAL

HMT Tuesday 14 - Saturday 25 August

Jersey Boys The internationally acclaimed stage sensation, Jersey Boys is working its way back to Aberdeen!

This smash hit musical has won 57 major awards worldwide, including the OLIVIER AWARD for BEST NEW MUSICAL. Jersey Boys tells the true life story of four boys from the wrong side of the tracks who wrote their own songs, invented their own unique sound, and sold 100 million records worldwide.

Featuring hit after legendary hit including BEGGIN’, CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU, OH WHAT A NIGHT, SHERRY, WALK LIKE A MAN, BYE BYE BABY, BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY and many more, Jersey Boys is a story full of heart, humour and ‘SHEER MUSICAL RAZZMATAZZ’ (THE SUNDAY EXPRESS) you simply will never forget.

HHHHH “The musical event of the year” Sale and Altrincham Messenger

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £54 - £26 inc. bf R Premium seats £61 - £55 inc. bf HAPA Friends £10 off opening night £2 off all other performances DISCOUNTS

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HHHHH ‘KARA LILY HAYWORTH IS A SUPERSTAR... ...YOU’LL LAUGH, CRY AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. CILLA THE MUSICAL IS SIMPLY FLAWLESS’

Tuesday 4 - Saturday 8 September

Cilla - The Musical

LIVERPOOL ECHO

Cilla - The Musical is a spectacular and heart-warming musical adaptation of the critically acclaimed ITV mini-series based on the early life of Cilla Black, by BAFTA award winner, Jeff Pope (The Moorside, Philomena, From The Cradle To The Grave, Mrs Biggs, Little Boy Blue).

The story follows the extraordinary life of the ordinary teenage girl from Liverpool, Priscilla White, and her rocky, yet incredible, rise to fame.

The musical score is the ultimate soundtrack to the 60’s including Cilla’s greatest hits Anyone Who Had a Heart, Alfie and Something Tells Me, alongside a backdrop of the legendary ‘Liverpool Sound’.

Kara Lily Hayworth plays Cilla. Following weeks of open auditions up and down the country, Kara fought off thousands of hopefuls to be named as the girl who would step into the Legend’s coveted shoes in the first ever musical about the star’s life. Executive Producer and Cilla’s son, Robert Willis, said of Kara: ‘I knew she was the one my mum would have wanted!’

BILL KENWRIGHT & LAURIE MANSFIELD PRESENT

BAFTA AWARD WINNING

JEFF POPE’S

THE MUSICAL

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‘A 24 CARAT CELEBRATION OF CILLA BLACK… EXCILLA-RATING’

Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £44.50 - £22.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £52.50 - £42.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £10 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat) DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 8 September 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 40+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 6 September 7.30pm.

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‘HAS THE AUDIENCE ON ITS FEET, AND DOES HER MEMORY PROUD’ MARK SHENTON · THE STAGE

Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 September

Fame The Musical

MUSICAL

NEW TO SEASON

HMT

Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film of the same name, Fame The Musical is the international smash hit sensation following the lives of students at New York’s High School For The Performing Arts as they navigate their way through the highs and lows, the romances and the heartbreaks and the ultimate elation of life. This bittersweet but uplifting triumph of a show explores the issues that confront many young people today: prejudice, identity, pride, literacy, sexuality, substance abuse and perseverance.

Featuring the Oscar-winning title song and a cast of outstanding dancers, singers, musicians and rappers as they transform from star struck pupils to superstars, Fame The Musical will indeed live forever.

From Selladoor Productions the award winning team behind the smash hit tours of Flashdance The Musical, Avenue Q, Little Shop of Horrors and American Idiot.

Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £40.50 - £19.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £48.50 - £43.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £10 off opening night £4 off all other performances DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 15 September 2.30pm, (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 13 September 7.30pm.

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HMT Wednesday 3 - Saturday 13 October

The Band

Written by award winning writer Tim Firth, The Band is a beautiful story for anyone who grew up with a boyband.

It’s 1992 and for five 16 year old girls, the band is everything.

Join us as this group of girls who were once inseparable reunite after 25 years apart and try once more to fulfil their dream of meeting the boyband whose music became the soundtrack to their lives.

The Band features the music of Take That, Britain’s most successful boyband of all time, who songs include Never Forget, Back for Good, A Million Love Songs, Greatest Day, The Flood, Relight My Fire, Shine and Rule the World.

The Band has now become one of the most successful musical theatre tours ever. Don’t miss your chance to see this breathtaking, brand new production before it hits London’s West End.

HHHHH “ Take That’s sensational new musical” The Sun

Wk 1 Wed - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm Wk 2 Mon - Thu 7.30pm, Fri 5pm & 8.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Tickets £49.50 - £19.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £59.50 - £54.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 13 October 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 30+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 11 October 7.30pm.

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MUSICAL

HMT Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 October

Evita Following its smash hit runs in London Bill Kenwright’s production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita is thrilling audiences once again across the UK. Telling the story of Eva Peron, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Peron, Evita follows Eva’s journey from humble beginnings through to extraordinary wealth, power and iconic status which ultimately lead her to be heralded as the ‘spiritual leader of the nation’ by the Argentine people.

With more than 20 major awards to its credit, and the Oscar winning film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas, and featuring some of the most iconic songs in musical theatre, including Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, On This Night of a Thousand Stars, You Must Love Me and Another Suitcase in Another Hall, this smash hit show truly promises to be THE THEATRICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR!

HHHHH “ A classic is reborn” Sunday telegraph Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £44.50 - £22.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £52.50 - £42.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £10 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat) DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 20 October 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 40+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

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NEW TO SEASON

Wednesday 21 - Saturday 24 November

Monday 28 January - Saturday 2 February 2019

THE LYRIC PRESENTS

Rock of Ages

Elf The Musical

Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin Music by Matthew Sklar, Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Based upon the New line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe).

All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe. www.mtishows.co.uk

From the company that brought you White Christmas, Sister Act and Made in Dagenham, the Lyric is proud to present Elf The Musical.

Based on the much loved film, Elf the Musical tells the story of Buddy, a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. So don’t be a cotton-headed ninnymuggins......get your tickets now!

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NEW TO SEASON

HERE WE GO AGAIN….! THE SMASH HIT MUSICAL IS BACK IN THE UK. Rock of Ages is an LA love story lavished with over 25 CLASSIC ROCK ANTHEMS. Lose yourself in a city and a time where the DREAMS are as BIG as the HAIR, and yes, they can come true!

This hilarious musical comedy will have you singing and laughing along with its EPIC songs, including Don’t Stop Believin’, We Built This City, The Final Countdown, Wanted Dead or Alive, Here I Go Again, Can’t Fight this Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is, played loud and proud by an AWESOME live band.

Now a global smash with hit seasons on Broadway, London’s West End and Las Vegas and a star studded Hollywood movie version, we promise you a night of outrageous rock ‘n’ roll debauchery at the BIGGEST PARTY IN TOWN! WARNING: CONTAINS SERIOUS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL DEBAUCHERY

“ You’ll be in rock heaven” What’s on Stage

Wed & Thu 7.30pm, Fri 5pm & 8.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Mon - Thu 7.30pm, Fri 5pm & 8.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Tickets £32.50 - £26.50 inc. bf CG HAPA Friends £4 off opening night & Fri 5pm £2 off all other performances

Tickets £44.50 - £22.50 inc. bf Premium seats £52.50 - £43.50 inc. bf CGSR STUDENT STANDBY HAPA Friends £10 off opening night £5 off Fri 5pm £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat)

TONY DIBBIN, CAPITAL GOLD

YOU NEVER GOT TO SEE!

It’s better when you go

BRAND NEW SINHGOOVWER FEATUR ATLES 40 BE !

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‘THE AUDIENCE LOVED EVERY MINUTE!’ MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

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NEW TO SEASON

Monday 11 - Saturday 16 February 2019

Let It Be Come Together and experience the iconic music of The Beatles with Let It Be, the spectacular new concert jam-packed with over 40 of The Beatles’ greatest hits! Direct from the West End, this international hit show celebrates the legacy of the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band.

“ A non-stop parade of hits” Daily Telegraph

MUSICAL

THE BEATLES CONCERT

MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE PART OF THE EXCITEMENT AT LIVE SHOWS AND GIGS!

Whether it’s a school trip, work’s night out, girly giggle or family treat. It’s a case of the more the merrier as far as we’re concerned.

To take advantage of our great groups offers get in touch today.

Relive The Beatles’ meteoric rise from their humble beginnings to the heights of Beatlemania with live performances of early tracks including Twist and Shout and She Loves You as well as global mega-hits Yesterday, Hey Jude, Come Together and, of course, Let It Be. Plus experience an amazing reunion concert featuring later hits including Back in the USSR, Live and Let Die and Here Comes the Sun. Travel back to the magical sixties when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £39.50 - £19.50 inc. bf Premium seats £48.50 - £43.50 inc. bf CGSR HAPA Friends £10 off opening night £4 off all other performances

STUDENT STANDBY

To arrange a group booking email groups@aberdeenperformingarts.com or call 01224 641122

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HMT Tuesday 19 February - Saturday 2 March 2019

Calendar Girls The Musical Calendar Girls The Musical is based on the story of the calendar girls – a group of ordinary ladies who achieved something extraordinary.

This marvellous musical comedy which received fantastic five star reviews in London’s West End now comes to His Majesty’s Theatre.

Starring Fern Britton, Anna-Jane Casey, Sara Crowe, Karen Dunbar, Ruth Madoc, Rebecca Storm and Denise Welch.

The Times described Calendar Girls The Musical as ‘pure gold’. Don’t miss your chance to see this glorious production, straight from London’s West End.

“ You’ll cry with laughter”The Daily Mail

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Wed 20.2 2pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £49 - £41 inc. bf R Premium seats £53 - £48 inc. bf HAPA Friends £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 2 March 2019 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 30+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 28 February 2019 7.30pm.

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Music & Lyrics in association with Churchill Theatre Bromley present

Tuesday 12 - Saturday 23 March 2019 MUSIC & LYRICS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CHURCHILL THEATRE BROMLEY

Doctor Dolittle

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NEW TO SEASON

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The Musical

You’ve never seen anything like it! Doctor Dolittle returns to the stage in Leslie Bricusse’s acclaimed family musical.

Join the eccentric Doctor, his human companions and his exotic menagerie of animal friends on an extraordinary adventure to find the Giant Pink Sea Snail, that holds the secret of life and making the world a happier place. With help from the Pushmi-Pullyu and his trusty sidekick Polynesia the parrot, the larger-than-life Doctor Dolittle teaches us not only to talk to the animals but to listen to them as well!

Based on the popular 1967 film with Rex Harrison, this stage version has music, book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. From the producers of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, this production promises stunning visual puppetry and fun for all the family.

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

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Design:

Bob King Creative

Tickets £49 - £29 inc. bf R Premium seats £53 - £48 inc. bf HAPA Friends £5 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat)

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LESLIE BRICUSSE

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 23 March 2019 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 40+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 21 March 2019 7.30pm.

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Based on the Doctor Dolittle stories by Hugh Lofting and the Twentieth Century Fox Film Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Ltd.

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Tuesday 23 April - Saturday 4 May 2019

Kinky Boots Winner of every major Best Musical award, including the 2016 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, ‘London’s hottest musical’ (Smooth Radio) Kinky Boots comes to His Majesty’s Theatre in 2019!

With songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), this ‘dazzling, fabulously sassy and uplifting’ (Time Out) musical celebrates a joyous story of Brit grit to high-heeled hit, as it takes you from the factory floor of Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan!

Don’t miss the ‘freshest, most fabulous, feel-good musical of the decade’ (The Hollywood News) as it embarks on its first ever UK tour! It’s the ultimate fun night out for you and your loved ones, so book now and experience the energy, joy and laughter of this dazzling show.

HHHH “ An absolute hoot of a show” The Times Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £53 - £20 inc. bf R Premium seats £63 - £60 inc. bf HAPA Friends £8 off opening night £4 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat) DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 4 May 2019 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 40+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 2 May 2019 7.30pm.

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· Discounts · Booking the best seats · Getting news and updates first · Entry into prize draws · Exclusive discounts at 1906 Restaurant at HMT · Invites to Friends only events · Contact with our dedicated Membership Coordinator · And much more…

Our membership scheme helps us bring the biggest names to Aberdeen, produce and tour our own work, curate festivals, developing our iconic venues and nurture local talent. Become an APA Friend now…you get more, we all get more!

To become an APA Friend visit aberdeenperformingarts.com, pop into the Box Office or call 01224 641122.

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DRAMA

HMT Tuesday 15 - Saturday 19 May

The Kite Runner “There is a way to be good again” Direct from the West End, this haunting tale of friendship follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption.

Based on the bestselling novel, The Kite Runner begins in Afghanistan, a divided country on the verge of war where two childhood friends are about to be torn apart. It’s a beautiful afternoon in Kabul and the skies are full of the excitement and joy of a kite flying tournament. But neither boy can foresee the terrible incident which will shatter their lives forever.

HHHHH “ The best page-to-stage show since War Horse….a spellbinding production” The Stage

HHHH “ An Afghan epic to remember”Libby Purves Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £31.50 - £21.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £39.50 - £34.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends 2 for 1 opening night £4 off all other performances DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 19 May 2.30pm, (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 17 May 7.30pm.

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Wednesday 7 - Saturday 10 November

Macbeth

DRAMA

NEW TO SEASON

HMT

The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are thrust towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness.

The National Theatre, creators of War Horse and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night‐Time, bring this epic and visually daring production of Shakespeare’s most intense tragedy on a tour of the UK and Ireland immediately following a sold out run in London.

Directed by National Theatre Artistic Director Rufus Norris (Cabaret, London Road) and designed by Rae Smith (War Horse, This House) this new production propels Shakespeare’s classic title into a post‐apocalyptic world of anarchy and uncertainty.

Casting to be announced.

Wed - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £32.50 - £12.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £37.50 - £33.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat) DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 10 November 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 40+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 8 November 7.30pm.

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DRAMA

NEW TO SEASON

HMT

Monday 12 - Saturday 17 November DANIEL SCHUMANN AND BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE PRESENT

Rebus: Long Shadows

By Ian Rankin. Adapted by Rona Munro.

The new Rebus story exclusively on stage.

Detective Inspector John Rebus is retired but the shadows of his former life still follow him through the streets of Edinburgh. Whisky helped but now he’s denying himself that pleasure. But when the daughter of a murder victim appears outside his flat, he’s back on the case and off the wagon.

Rebus will need help from his ex-colleagues but one of them is already looking for him. DI Siobhan Clarke was Rebus’ greatest ally on the force but is worried that his past actions may stop them finally convicting a dangerous killer. Soon Rebus is caught between two cases and can only turn to one person to help him - the man he spent his career trying to arrest.

Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels have dominated the detective fiction market with the ensuing television series ensuring the detective’s legendary status. Now, alongside award-winning playwright Rona Munro, Ian Rankin is bringing his beloved creation to the stage for the very first time.

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £32.50 - £13.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £37.50 - £33.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 17 November 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 40+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 15 November 7.30pm.

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Featuring CHARLES LAWSON as John Rebus Director Roxana Silbert

Monday 4 - Saturday 9 March 2019

Benidorm Live

DRAMA

NEW TO SEASON

HMT

Starring Jake Canuso (Mateo), Janine Duvitski (Jacqueline), Sherrie Hewson (Joyce Temple-Savage), Shelley Longworth (Sam), Tony Maudsley (Kenneth) and featuring Neptune’s very own Asa Elliott, the official world premiere of Derren Litten’s smash-hit ITV comedy Benidorm is set to bring sunshine and smiles to Aberdeen in the stage debut production of the hugely popular TV show.

ITV’s award-winning comedy celebrates over a decade of all-inclusive hilarity, having followed the ensemble cast of holiday makers and staff for ten series since it first broadcast in 2007.

Litten has now written an all new set of Alicante escapades for the much-loved cast members as they swap sangria for the stage - after a quick spruce up at the Blow ‘n’ Go! Book now for a dose of Benidorm sunshine and see your favourite stars from the Solana Hotel live on stage for the very first time.

Suitable for ages 12+

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £46.50 - £19.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £56.50 - £52.50 inc. bf HAPA Friends £5 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat) DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 9 March 2019 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 30+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 7 March 2019 7.30pm.

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SOMETHING DIFFERENT

HMT Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 June FLYING PIG PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

Now That’s What I Call Methlick 20 Years of Flying Pig

Aberdeen’s own Flying Pigs have been delighting ever growing audiences with their mix of songs and sketches for two decades.

They’ve had three wildly successful BBC radio series, one widely-ignored TV pilot, and meanwhile have been selling out theatres, arts centres and town halls all over the shop.

Now ‘the punk Scotland the What?’ return to HMT for a stott doon memory lane in a show packed with their best sketches from the last 20 years. Fast, funny and with a distinctive NorthEast flavour, Now That’s What I Call Methlick is sure to delight old fans and newcomers alike – it’s Flying Pig’s Glaikit Hits!

“Father Ted meets The Broons” Scottish Daily Express

“Hilarious...”The Scotsman “...albeit lowbrow”The Herald Tue - Thu 7.30pm, Fri 5pm & 8.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Tickets £31 - £23 inc. bf R HAPA Friends £5 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat) DISCOUNTS

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Take a Seat!

A special chance to name a seat in the newly restored Music Hall Auditorium For an unusual present and a lasting memory, a named seat in the newly restored Music Hall auditorium makes a perfect gift. It’s a very personal way of showing support whether in your own name, in memory of a loved one, a gift for someone special in your life or an homage to someone who has inspired you.

If you would like to name a seat please get in touch by calling 01224 337640 or emailing takeaseat@aberdeenperformingarts.com Thanks to our supporters, ambassadors, funders and investors who share our vision.

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ABERDEEN PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS SOME LITERARY LUNCHTIME TREATS

Culture Café STEPPING OUT

Wednesday 18 April

1.30pm

Graeme Macrae Burnet Graeme Macrae Burnet is one of Scotland’s brightest new literary talents. His novel His Bloody Project was a huge international success and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the LA Times Book Award. It also won him the Glasgow Herald’s Author of the Year Award. It’s a tourde-force, a dark historical thriller, beautifully written and brilliantly crafted and drew high praise from Ian Rankin and Val McDermid as well as the Booker judges. His new novel, just published, is The Accident on the A35 which returns to the French setting of his debut novel The Disappearance of Adele Bedau and has drawn favourable comparison with the Maigret novels of Simenon.

Wednesday 13 June

1.30pm

Sean O’Brien Sean O’Brien is an outstanding poet, among the best of his generation. He grew up in Hull and studied at Cambridge.

He lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne where he teaches at the University, and he is a visiting Professor at St. Anne’s College, Oxford. Awards include the Eric Gregory Award and the Somerset Maugham Award, and he is one of only two poets to receive the prestigious TS Eliot Prize and TS Eliot Poetry Prize for the same volume (The Drowned Book) in 2007. Other collections include The Frighteners, Night Train and November. and he’ll be reading from his most recent work Europa, just published and widely praised.

HTickets £8.80 inc. bf CG Add £4 for lunch

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ABERDEEN PERFORMING ARTS IS DELIGHTED TO PRESENT OUR FIRST ANNUAL YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL, LIGHT THE BLUE THIS JUNE. JOIN US FOR AN EXCITING PROGRAMME OF THEATRE PRODUCTIONS CREATED BY APA’S YOUTH THEATRE, SKILLS WORKSHOPS AND AN EXPLOSIVE CLOSING GIG BY OUR PROJECT BAND MUSICIANS. JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE ABERDEEN’S CREATIVE YOUTH AND IGNITE THE

LIGHT THE BLUE

BRIGHT SPARKS OF THE FUTURE.

W H E R E B R I G H T S PA R K S A R E I G N I T E D !

STAND WELL BACK!

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Artist Exchanges Through our programme of Artist Exchanges, Freshly Squeezed Productions is supporting two new pieces of work that mix up art forms and listen in on the stories of Aberdeen.

Join us for free work-in-progress sharing.

Thursday 26 April The Lemon Tree, Studio

Freshly Squeezed Productions

The Shelter

The Shelter is a multidisciplinary piece about real life on the streets of Aberdeen which combines live drawing and verbatim theatre. Sound and sight give different perspectives on the city’s bus shelters through a gradual accumulation of brush strokes and repeated snippets of ever-growing conversations.

Watch a beautiful work of art evolve at the hands of multi-award-winning artist Kate Steenhauer, alongside a vibrant verbatim text performed by writer Shane Strachan.

This is a work-in-progress sharing of The Shelter.

The Freshly Squeezed Productions team is proud to be creating and commissioning new work made in Aberdeen, championing up and coming talent and ideas, and working with artists across Scotland and beyond.

Image credit: Kate Steenhauer

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6pm FREE (ticketed)

Thursday 30 August The Lemon Tree, Studio

Half-Way Rock

6pm FREE (ticketed)

Half-Way Rock: a fusion of the immediacy of live stage performance with the intimacy of radio drama.

Marcail sees the Half-Way Rock as nothing more than a resting place on the Aberdeenshire coast until the sounds of the waves, wind and rain one day appear to her as voices, calls for help, final words long lost among the depths. But why her; why now? An answer comes only when she finds herself precariously perched thousands of feet above an abyss on the Half-Way Rock’s mirror-image on the other side of the North Sea: the Kjeragbolten. This time, the phantom words come from the Draugr - spirits of those lost at sea, human forms with heads of seaweed, and suddenly the voices make sense.

Half-Way Rock is a mixed-media play by Neil Cargill in collaboration with sound designer Simon James which intertwines voices, sounds and music to create a mesmerising narrative.

Join us for this work in progress sharing and find out more about the real life stories associated with Scotland’s North-east coast that have inspired and informed Half-Way Rock.

Friday 25 May Linklater Rooms, University of Aberdeen

7pm Tickets TBC

The Stoor Freshly Squeezed Productions is partnering with Aberdeen City Council’s Creative Learning Department and May Fest to present The Stoor.

I’ve aye cleaned up efter the rich.

Noo I need you tae return the favour.

Charles, a wealthy pilot, and Nan, a cleaner, had an unlikely friendship.

They bonded whilst he was a pupil at Spynie Academy where she works.

They haven’t seen each other for six years, but Nan urgently needs Charles’s help. He owes her a favour or three for her past loyalties. But the past is a place full of secrets and surprises…

A story of wealth, power and privilege, The Stoor has been developed by North-east writer Morna Young through her role as the Dr Gavin Wallace Fellow 2017. Through this Fellowship Morna has explored the theme ‘the Folk, the Language and the Landscape of the North East’. This event is part of the University of Aberdeen’s May Fest.

Scratch Nights If you’re starting out as a writer or musician, finding your voice in spoken word or seeking your first comedy slot, our regular Scratch Nights could be the step up and the stage you are looking for.

Wednesday 20 June 7.30pm

The Lemon Tree Lounge Tickets £5.50

Midsummer Scratch Night It’s the longest day and time for another of our infamous Scratch Nights. Submit your short scripts, spoken word, or new music inspired by the theme of midsummer. Join us on the shortest night of the year for a celebration of new work and bright talent.

Submissions to our Scratch Nights are open to anyone. Scripts must be no longer than ten minutes and written for between one and three characters. If you are a spoken word artist or up and coming musician or comedian, please submit samples of the work you are interested in performing.

Deadline for submissions: Monday 28 May 5pm.

For more information, or to submit work, contact Kirsty.bailey@aberdeenperformingarts.com

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OR SI TA T IN KE AW AY

Have you always wanted to see behind the scenes?

The ideal place to relax for sweet treats, home bakes and the perfect cup of coffee.

• Tea • Coffee • Cakes • Breakfast • Sandwiches • Panini • Salads

Then join us for a tour of His Majesty’s Theatre HMT tours run for approximately one hour fifteen minutes on selected Saturdays and involve stairs.

Please contact 01224 641122 to book onto a scheduled tour, and let us know if you have any special access requirements.

For groups, please email tours@aberdeenperformingarts.com to arrange a visit.

Meet at His Majesty’s Theatre box office at 10.30am, with tours finishing at 12 noon.

For school tours, please contact creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com for more information.

Open Mon - Sat 9.30am - 6pm (longer opening hours on the evening of a performance)

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20 places available per tour.

Book early to avoid disappointment.

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YOUTH

THEATRE

JUNIOR - SECONDARY 1 & 2 Develop your performance skills and learn the building blocks of theatre making.

INTERMEDIATE - SECONDARY 3 & 4 Enhance your theatre making and performance skills and learn how to stage a performance.

SENIOR - SECONDARY 5 & 6 Explore a range of theatre practices, fine tune your performance and theatre making skills, and produce high quality productions.

Engaging and inspiring young people to participate in theatre For more information visit aberdeenperformingarts.com/engage or email creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com For bookings call 01224 641122.

PROJECT BAND Hone your music skills and get a foot up in the music industry Develop songwriting, performance and production skills with tuition from music industry experts, culminating in a gig at The Lemon Tree.

Supported by

Age: 14-19 years, Tuesdays 7pm - 9pm at The Lemon Tree

Find out more online at aberdeenperformingarts.com/engage or book now by calling 01224 641122

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DANCE

HMT Friday 28 & Saturday 29 September balletLORENT PRESENTS

Rumpelstiltskin balletLORENT‘s award-winning team who brought you Rapunzel and Snow White are back with the beloved tale Rumpelstiltskin, directed by Liv Lorent and retold by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

“What will you give me if I spin straw into gold for you?”

Full of action and humour this emotionally rich fairytale is set in the rural world of sheep, straw, wool and spinning where the alchemist, Rumpelstiltskin is outcast until he is revealed to be “the true prince that he was”.

With a score by Doctor Who composer Murray Gold, costumes designed by Michele Clapton (Game of Thrones), and narration by actor Ben Crompton, this is dance theatre for 21st century audiences.

“ As a family show, this production is excellent” The Guardian on Snow White

Co-produced by Northern Stage and commissioned by Sadler’s Wells. Rumpelstiltskin is performed by the inimitable balletLORENT dancers and a local intergenerational cast.

Fri 7.30pm, Sat 2pm

Tickets £22.50 inc. bf R Family of 4 £62.50 inc. bf R HAPA Friends £5 off opening night DISCOUNTS

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Suitable for ages 7+ Photo: Khara Pringle

Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 October MATTHEW BOURNE’S

DANCE

NEW TO SEASON

HMT

Swan Lake

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake returns with a fresh look for the 21st century.

Retaining the iconic elements of the original production loved by millions around the world, Matthew Bourne and award-winning designers Lez Brotherston (Set & Costumes) and Paule Constable (Lighting) will create an exciting reimagining of the classic production.

Thrilling, audacious, witty and emotive, this Swan Lake is perhaps still best known for replacing the female corpsde-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered conventions, turned tradition upside down and took the dance world by storm.

Collecting over thirty international accolades including an Olivier Award in the UK and three Tonys on Broadway, Matthew Bourne’s powerful interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece is a passionate and contemporary Swan Lake for our times.

“ Still original. Still unmissable” Metro Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £45 - £17 inc. bf R Premium seats £50 - £45 inc. bf HAPA Friends £5 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. Fri & Sat) DISCOUNTS

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 27 October 2.30pm, £ OFF GROUPS 40+ (preceded by Touch Tour).

Signed Thu 25 October 7.30pm.

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DANCE

NEW TO SEASON

HMT

Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 January 2019 SCOTTISH BALLET

Cinderella

The ultimate spectacle. Primary colours that burst out of the darkness. Billowing ball gowns whisking you into a magical world. And Prokofiev’s irresistibly melodic score showing wellloved characters in a whole new light – performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

Christopher Hampson’s Cinderella is everything you adore about the classic fairy tale – made fresh, funny and touching.

“ All in all, magic”The Observer HHHHH The Scotsman HHHH “ Sumptuous and spellbinding”The Guardian

Wed - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2.30pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £38.50 - £15.50 inc. bf R Premium seats £48.50 - £41.50 inc. bf Family ticket £64 inc. bf (Wed/Thu eve only) HAPA Friends £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances DISCOUNTS

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CHILDREN

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Audio described & captioned: Sat 19 January 2019 2.30pm, (preceded by Touch Tour).

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STAGE SECRETS

Sat 19 January 2019 11.30am Discover how we bring the wonderful story and characters to life – including an up-close view of costumes.

Meet one of our dancers, watch the Company take class on stage… and then the tale is told!

Tickets £5.50/£3.50 concession, book online.

TALK BALLET - book online

Thu 17 January 2019 6.30pm (focus on dance) Fri 18 January 2019 6.30pm (focus on music)

CREATING A SPARK

Did you know Aberdeen Performing Arts was the FIRST arts organisation in Scotland to have the Customer Service Excellence award?

This rigorous customer standards scheme is a hallmark of quality and is a trademark of the Cabinet Office.

What’s your point of view?

Aberdeen Performing Arts is committed to delivering the highest quality service for our customers to enjoy their experience in our venues.

Our customer service team are continually working towards improving the service and would be delighted to hear about the service you encountered during or after your show.

Please simply pick up a feedback form or email feedback@aberdeenperformingarts.com

We will respond when requested within five working days or we will acknowledge your feedback within three working days and give a full response within 14 working days.

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FAMILY

HMT Saturday 1 December 2018 - Sunday 6 January 2019 Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday DISCOUNTS

(on blue & purple performances only)

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1 Dec 7 pm 2 Dec 1 pm 5:30 pm 3 Dec No performances 4 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 5 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 6 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 7 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 8 Dec 2:30 pm 7 pm 9 Dec 1 pm 5:30 pm 10 Dec No performances 11 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 12 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 13 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 14 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 15 Dec 2:30 pm 7 pm 16 Dec 1 pm 5:30 pm 17 Dec No performances 18 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 19 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 20 Dec 1:45 pm 7 pm 21 Dec No performances 22 Dec 2:30 pm 7 pm 23 Dec 2.30 pm 7 pm 24 Dec 1 pm 5.30 pm 25 Dec No performances 26 Dec 2:30 pm 7 pm 27 Dec 2:30 pm 7 pm 28 Dec 2:30 pm 7 pm 29 Dec 2:30 pm 7 pm 30 Dec 2.30 pm 7 pm 31 Dec 1 pm 5.30 pm 1 Jan No performances 2 Jan 2:30 pm 7 pm 3 Jan 2:30 pm 7 pm 4 Jan 1 pm* 7 pm 5 Jan 2:30 pm 7 pm 6 Jan 1 pm 5:30 pm

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Tickets - Blue & Purple performances Seating Area

BLUE Adult Child

PURPLE Adult Child

Dress Circle £31.00 £29.00 £28.50 £25.50 Front Stalls £31.00 £29.00 £28.50 £25.50 Mid Stalls £29.50 £27.50 £26.50

£23.50

Rear Stalls £27.00 £25.00 £24.00 £21.00 Upper Circle (centre)

£27.00 £25.00 £24.00 £21.00

Upper Circle (side)

£24.00 £22.00 £20.50 £17.50

Upper Circle (rear)

£20.50 £18.50 £19.00 £16.00

Boxes (restricted view) 2 x Lower (5 people)

£132.50

£112.50

2 x Upper (4 people)

£106.50

£90.50

Tickets - Red & Gold performances Seating Area

RED

GOLD

Dress Circle £33.00

£35.00

Front Stalls £33.00

£35.00

Mid Stalls £31.50

£33.00

Rear Stalls £29.00

£31.00

Upper Circle (centre)

£29.00

£31.00

Upper Circle (side)

£26.00

£28.50

Upper Circle (rear)

£22.00

£24.00

Boxes (restricted view) 2 x Lower (5 people)

£142.50

£152.50

2 x Upper (4 people)

£114.50

£122.50

FAMILY TICKETS PURPLE (£4 OFF PER TICKET) Min. 4 tickets (Max. 2 adults) B LUE (£3 OFF PER TICKET) * Relaxed performance tickets £14.50 inc.bf

FAMILY

HMT

HMT

HMT

Wednesday 4 & Thursday 5 July

Tuesday 24 - Thursday 26 July

Tuesday 7 & Wednesday 8 August

Peppa Pig’s Adventure

What The Ladybird Heard

Bing Live!

Bing Goes to the Theatre

Recommended for ages 3+

Calling all Bingsters! Bing and his friends are coming to Aberdeen in the first ever Bing stage show!

Join Bing, Sula, Coco and Pando as they find out how to tell stories by pretending, dressing-up and singing songs. Flop and Amma are there to help, but in this magical world of make-believe things don’t always go according to plan…

Don’t miss the chance to see your little one’s face as their favourite characters are brought to life in this brand-new show. Full of fun, laughter and music, Bing Live! is the perfect first theatre trip for pre-schoolers and their families.

Going to the theatre… it’s a Bing thing!

10am, 1pm & 4pm

Tue 1.30pm, Wed & Thu 10.30am & 1.30pm

Tue 1pm & 4pm, Wed 10am & 1pm

Tickets £23.50 - £18.50 inc. bf R U16 £2 off Family ticket £68 inc. bf R

Tickets £15.50 inc. bf GR Family ticket £13 per ticket inc. bf R

Tickets £20.50 - £18.50 inc. bf R U16 £2 off Premium seats £23.50 inc. bf R

Peppa Pig, George and their friends are back in the brand new live show, Peppa Pig’s Adventure!

Join Peppa as she gets ready to go on an exciting camping trip to the woods with George and her school friends, including Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep and Gerald Giraffe. With lunch-boxes packed and Daddy Pig driving the bus, Peppa and friends are excited about their outdoor adventure, full of games, laughter and live music!

The happy campers soon settle down to sleep and listen to the gentle pitter patter of rain. Safe and warm inside their tents the excited group can look forward to morning time, when there will be lots of muddy puddles to play in!

Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But they reckon without the tiniest, quietest creature of all: The Ladybird has a plan of her own!

Join the woolly sheep, the hairy hog, the fat red hen and the dainty dog in this hit musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’ colourful farmyard adventure. Direct from the West End with live music, puppetry, plenty of audience participation and lots of laughs! ★★★★★ Netmums ‘A total delight’ The Guardian

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FAMILY

HMT

NEW TO SEASON

Saturday 11 August

Friday 18 January 2019

Funbox Dinosaur Safari

SCOTTISH BALLET

Get ready for some stone-age singalong silliness as Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo (formerly of The Singing Kettle) go on their most roarsome adventure yet.

The Funbox gang are in a prehistoric pickle as they go on a quest to find their keys and discover different Dino-pals. Along the way they meet friends old and new including those fuzzy funsters; Fluffy and Flossie and Kevin’s crazy Granny, Packed with singalong favourites like The Bear Came Over The Mountain and Knick Knack Paddy Whack, as well as brand new songs, it’s the gigantic treat for all the family. You might even get to help on stage.

Come dressed for the safari – come as a dinosaur, an explorer or a cave person – and get ready to roar and stomp with Funbox!

12pm & 3pm

Tickets £17 inc. bf GR Family ticket £58 inc. bf R

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HMT

NEW TO SEASON

Wee Cinderella

First, meet Cinderella and all the characters, then experience a show perfectly timed for little ones aged three and over.

You’ll even discover how an orchestra becomes a ticking clock!

2.30pm

Tickets £15.50 inc. bf GR Family ticket £44 inc. bf Plus £6 inc. bf for any extra tickets R

Introducing children to theatre, through fun and games. Encouraging imagination and creativity and developing acting skills.

For more information visit aberdeenperformingarts.com/engage or email creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com For bookings call 01224 641122.

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TINY TOTS 1-2 year old 3-4 year old Interactive and lively sessions for little musicians.

Join us for songs, rhymes, movement and fun in this exciting weekly workshop.

Mini Maestros is a fun and interactive session for small musicians in P1-3. We will learn about different musical genres, develop aural and motor skills through singing and rhythm games.

In Mega Maestros we explore different genres of music, develop musicianship skills through games and creative exercises and perform a sharing of work at the end of term.

For more information visit aberdeenperformingarts.com/engage or email creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com For bookings call 01224 641122.

For more information visit aberdeenperformingarts.com/engage or email creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com For bookings call 01224 641122.

For more information visit aberdeenperformingarts.com/engage or email creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com For bookings call 01224 641122.

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OPERA

HMT

Sung in Russian with English supertitles

Thursday 10 & Saturday 12 May SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS TCHAIKOVSKY’S

Eugene Onegin

New production Supported by The Alexander Gibson Circle and Scottish Opera’s ‘Play a Supporting Role’ Appeal Tchaikovsky and Pushkin: two of Russia’s greatest artists come together in this sweeping tale of unfulfilled love. A lovesick girl; a cocky young man who thoughtlessly spurns her; a heart-stopping duel between should-be friends. Pushkin’s epic romance is relocated to pre-revolutionary Russia, as an aged Tatyana looks back on the ghosts of her adolescence and the one great love of her life: the enigmatic Eugene Onegin.

In this mesmerising new production, director Oliver Mears (Director of Opera, The Royal Opera) teams up with awardwinning designer Annemarie Woods and choreographer Ashley Page (former Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet) to set this hopelessly romantic opera in a world full of memories and dreams, where the past is ever present. Tchaikovsky’s soaring score, not heard on Scottish Opera’s main stage since 1993, is the most radiant of Russian lyric operas. Natalya Romaniw (Rusalka 2016), fast making a name for herself in the Russian repertoire, sings Tatyana. Samuel Dale Johnson (The Marriage of Figaro 2016) is Onegin. Scottish Opera Music Director Stuart Stratford conducts.

Thu & Sat 7.15pm

Tickets £59 - £21 inc. bf R U26s £10 R HAPA Friends £4 off Thursday performance DISCOUNTS

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£ OFF CONCESSIONS

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GROUPS 8+

Eugene Onegin Unwrapped AN HOUR-LONG TASTER Friday 11 May at 6pm ACCESS

Audio described: Sat 12 May, 7.15pm, (preceded by Touch Tour, 6pm)

Pre-show talk Saturday 12 May at 6pm

NEW TO SEASON

OPERA

HMT Sung in Italian with English supertitles Thursday 1 & Saturday 3 November SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS VERDI’S

Rigoletto

Award-winning director Matthew Richardson (The Devil Inside 2016) and Olivier Award-winning designer Jon Morrell revive their powerful production of Verdi’s masterpiece.

Set in a dark and dangerous underworld where cruelty and inhumanity are rife – and women are objects merely to be played with and discarded – it tells the tragic tale of seduction, revenge and a father’s suffocating love for his only daughter with a clarity that is completely compelling and utterly heart‐breaking.

From the aching naivety of Gilda’s first love to the dissolute revelry of ‘La donna e mobile’, Verdi’s score is packed with passion, colour and some of the best loved music in opera Internationally acclaimed baritone Aris Argiris heads up a cast of exciting talent including Lina Johnson, much praised for her Gilda in Trieste in 2016; award winning British tenor Adam Smith; David Shipley, a recent graduate of the prestigious Jette Parker Young Artist Programme; and Scottish Opera Emerging Artist Katie Coventry. British conductor Rumon Gamba conducts.

Thu & Sat 7.15pm

Tickets £61 - £21.50 inc. bf R U26s £10 R HAPA Friends £4 off Thursday performance DISCOUNTS

4

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3

SCHOOLS OFFER

£ OFF APA FRIENDS

£ OFF CONCESSIONS

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GROUPS 8+

ACCESS Audio described: Sat 3 November, 7.15pm, (preceded by Touch Tour, 6pm)

Rigoletto Unwrapped AN HOUR-LONG TASTER Friday 2 November at 6pm Pre-show talk Saturday 3 November at 6pm

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OPERA

HMT Sung in English with English supertitles

NEW TO SEASON

Thursday 30 May & Saturday 1 June 2019 SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS MOZART’S

The Magic Flute Sir Thomas Allen returns to Scottish Opera to revive his five star production of Mozart’s most inventive opera. Set in a spectacular world inspired by the Victorian futurism of HG Wells and Jules Verne, this enthralling Magic Flute perfectly balances the opera’s beguiling mix of comedy, fantasy and pantomime with a profound story of the search for wisdom, love and truth.

A handsome prince, a damsel in distress, sorcerers, priests and a bumbling bird catcher – all are given life in Mozart’s sublime blend of lyrical love duets, folk-like ditties and the explosive coloratura of the Queen of the Night arias. The international cast includes Peter Gijsbertsen (La traviata 2017); Gemma Summerfield, First Prize winner at the 2015 Kathleen Ferrier Awards; name to watch Julia Sitkovetsky; and Richard Burkhard, who returns to Pamino, the laughout-loud role he created in 2012. Scottish Opera favourite Tobias Ringborg (The Marriage of Figaro 2016) conducts.

Thu & Sat 7.15pm

Tickets £61 - £21.50 inc. bf R U26s £10 R HAPA Friends £4 off Thursday performance DISCOUNTS

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3

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£ OFF APA FRIENDS

£ OFF CONCESSIONS

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3

GROUPS 8+

ACCESS Audio described: Sat 1 June 2019, 7.15pm, (preceded by Touch Tour, 6pm)

The Magic Flute Unwrapped AN HOUR-LONG TASTER Friday 31 May 2019 at 6pm Pre-show talk Saturday 1 June 2019 at 6pm

HMT

CLASSICAL

Sunday 10 June

Royal Scottish National Orchestra Classic FM Hall of Fame

The people have spoken: once again Classic FM’s annual poll has revealed the nation’s favourite pieces of classical music. As Classic FM’s official Orchestra in Scotland, tonight we’ll play the very best. Presenter and musiclover John Suchet introduces solid-gold masterpieces

by Debussy and Dvorák, the amazing Kari Kriikku plays Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and – of course – we’ll finish off with the most famous symphony of all time: Beethoven’s Fifth. Full tuneful satisfaction is guaranteed!

Sunday 22 April

HMT

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ Symphony No matter how many times you experience either the sublime simplicity of Eine kleine Nachtmusik or the Olympian invention of the ‘Jupiter’ Symphony, Mozart’s music stays fresh. The BBC SSO’s leader Laura Samuel brings a chamber musician’s insight to a concert that positively bristles with youthful energy, and which also features soprano Claire Booth singing Britten’s vibrant Les illuminations.

3pm

HTickets £24 - £16 inc. bf CG

HTickets £29 - £12.50 inc. bf CG

Sunday 14 October

HMT

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Søndergård Conducts Rachmaninov

‘Vengeance is mine; I will repay!’ And taking his cue from those thunderous words, Sergei Rachmaninov launches a First Symphony like no other. Dark, stormy and burning with unrequited passion, it’s heady stuff, and a gripping contrast to Grieg’s much-loved Peer Gynt. The RSNO’s new Music Director Thomas Søndergård is reunited on stage with Scottish mezzo Catriona Morison – fresh from her triumph in 2017’s Cardiff Singer of the World – in Ravel’s exquisite Shéhérazade.

3pm

ORCHESTRA DISCOUNTS: BBC SSO - U16/STUDENT £6 RSNO - U26 £6, U16 GO FREE

3pm

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MUSIC

HMT

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Monday 11 June

Thursday 14 June

Friday 6 July

Nashville Live

Some Guys Have All The Luck

Jane McDonald

Nashville Live transports you right into the heart of downtown Nashville, celebrating the atmosphere and energy of an evening in the home of country music.

Featuring LIVE some of the hottest country musicians from both sides of the pond, prepare be taken back to the Grand Old Opry and through the country music history featuring songs from Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton to the Carrie Underwood and Garth Brooks.

With songs including Folsom Prison Blues, Crazy, Jolene, The Gambler to name a few, this trip through Country Music’s greatest moments is an evening not to be missed!

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HMT

The Rod Stewart Story Some Guys Have All The Luck is a theatrical production celebrating the career of one of rocks greatest icons, Rod Stewart – from street busker through to international superstar!

Paul Metcalfe delivers an authentic and charismatic performance assuming the persona of this legendary singersongwriter and performer right down to the last detail - from the distinctive vocals to the swaggering showmanship and sheer fun that have made Rod Stewart one of the most loved performers of all time. The show includes all the massive hits from Rod’s incredible career.

7pm

7.30pm

Tickets £31.50 inc. bf R

HTickets £25.50 inc. bf

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20th Anniversary Tour Jane McDonald, former cruise ship cabaret singer whose performances on BBC TV’s The Cruise captured the public’s imagination and propelled her into the big time. She later became a regular panelist on ITV’s Loose Women.

HMT

STEPPING OUT

Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 September

Magic of Motown

In 2015 she performed the coveted role of Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS at Blackpool Opera House. Whether performing in theatre, presenting on TV or touring in concert, Jane puts her heart and soul into every performance.

Celebrating the sound of a generation Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the unstoppable Magic of Motown show steams into town! Seen by over a million people, it’s no surprise that the show is one of the biggest success stories in British theatre history, even performing for Her Majesty the Queen, as special guests at the Royal Variety Performance.

Prepare yourself for 40 back-to-back classic Motown hits, glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and outstanding musicianship in this explosive concert experience.

7.30pm

7.30pm

HTickets £38.50 - £33.50 inc. bf

CR

HTickets £30 inc. bf

CR

MUSIC

20 - 23 September 2018

MUSIC PICK UP A LEMON TREE BROCHURE FOR FULL DETAILS AND MORE SHOWS!

Sat 28 April

BROKEN RECORDS Tue 8 May

LOWER THAN ATLANTIS Sun 20 May

NINA NESBITT

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ROOTS

HMT

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Saturday 14 July

Thursday 9 August

North Atlantic Fiddle Convention

Far, Far From Ypres

Gala Concert

The North Atlantic Fiddle Convention presents a gala concert with the very best of fiddlers and dancers from Scotland and beyond.

Featuring performances by world-renowned fiddle and cello duo Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas (Scotland/USA), Aberdeen Strathspey & Reel Society, Brittany Haas (USA), widely regarded as one of the most influential American fiddlers of her generation, and Alfonso Franco with a host of Galician musicians (Spain), and likely a few surprise appearances as well.

The evening will also feature the premieres of two commissions for NAFCo 2018.

The North Atlantic Fiddle Convention will take place from 11-15 July 2018.

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HMT

Based on a Greentrax double album of WW1 songs, Far, Far From Ypres is an acclaimed production of WW1 songs, poems and stories, following the terrifying journey of a Scot to “the trenches” and back.

This production features many of the finest Scottish traditional singers including Barbara Dickson, Siobhan Miller and Dick Gaughan, and has received standing ovations throughout its triumphant Scottish tour.

7.30pm

7.30pm

Tickets £18 inc. bf CR

HTickets £20 - £15 inc. bf

Ground-breaking contemporary folk artists from Scotland join forces with the very best musicians from Canada, Scandinavia, the Baltic region and more.

Visit aberdeenperformingarts.com for more information.

HMT Thursday 26 April

Russell Brand RE:BIRTH

“Once you’ve had a baby you’re a parent and immediately you go from being a madman (cool) to a mad dad (not cool).

How can you be a dangerous, edgy, rebel with a tiny, little daughter?”

“How do we make sense of the madness of our lives once we become parents?

What am I going to tell my daughter about conformity and responsibility?

What happens if she grows up to be like me? Or, worse, to date a man like me?”

8pm

CR

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Friday 27 April

Friday 15 June

Jon Richardson

Paul Chowdhry

The British Comedy Award nominee and star of Live At The Apollo and 8 Out Of 10 Cats is embarking on a nationwide tour to complain about the state of the world and offer no solutions. Since his last show he has become a husband and father, seen the UK vote to leave the EU and watched the rise of Donald Trump, all of which leaves him asking one question, why does it seem that no one else alive can correctly load a dishwasher?

Come and see what Jon Richardson can do with words when he has more than thirty seconds to work with. Or should that be “with which to work”?

Following phenomenal demand and instant sell-outs across the country, comedy powerhouse and star of Taskmaster, Live at The Apollo and Stand Up for the Week, Paul Chowdhry has announced extra dates in spring 2018. “ It’s a rare and joyous thing to see a stand up so vibrant and imperiously on top of his game” The Mail on Sunday Book now to avoid disappointment, innit.

8pm

8pm

8pm

7.30pm

Tickets £24.50 inc. bf

Tickets £24 inc. bf

Tickets £31.50 inc. bf R

Tickets £31.50 inc. bf

The Old Man

Live Innit

Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 July

HMT

Sarah Millican Control Enthusiast

Sarah Millican is not a control freak, she’s a control enthusiast. She even controls her own insults, see?

Do you arrange the nights out? Are you in charge of passports on holiday? Then so are you!

Whether you’re sorting the tickets for this show or turning up when you’re told to, welcome. You’ll learn about Rescue Men, farting in hospital pants, what can happen at a bra fitting, the benefits of casserole, plus tips on how to talk to shop assistants and the correct way to eat a biscuit.

Funny, frank and unapologetically filthy. sarahmillican.co.uk @sarahmillican75

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Monday 10 September

Dave Gorman:

COMEDY / SPOKEN WORD

HMT

With Great PowerPoint Comes Great ResponsibilityPoint Dave Gorman, the man behind Dave TV’s hit show Modern Life Is Goodish as well as Are You Dave Gorman? and Googlewhack Adventure, is back on the road with a brand new live show.

As the title suggests, he’s bringing his laptop and projector screen with him so expect the ‘King of Powerpoint comedy’ (Guardian) to have more detailed analysis of those parts of life you’ve never stopped to think about before. Hey, not all heroes wear capes.

With support from Nick Doody.

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COMEDY / SPOKEN WORD

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Sun 13 May

THE TIVOLI

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Saturday 15 September

Sunday 4 November

Joe Lycett:

Jason Manford

Pop in and see Joe Lycett on his brand new stand‐up tour, where he’ll be sharing jokes, paintings and some of the pathetic internet trolling he’s been up to recently. As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, QI and The Royal Variety Performance. “ A man who makes funny seem easy” Guardian “ If you want to bet on the next mainstream stand‐up star put your shirt on Joe Lycett” Evening Standard “Effortlessly funny” Time Out

He’s back! It’s been a busy few years for Jason since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit. Muddle Class promises to feature a wealth of new material about Jason growing up ‘working class’ then finding, over the years, that part of him has become ‘middle class’ causing much confusion! Delivered with Jason’s amiable charm and captivating wit, this is a show not to be missed.

HHHH “Effortlessly entertaining” Evening Standard HHHH “He’s blessed with the sort of laid-back charm and sharp turn of phrase you can’t manufacture” Daily Telegraph

7.30pm

7.30pm

Tickets £31.50 inc. bf

Tickets £31.50 inc. bf

I’m About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett

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HMT Muddle Class

PATRICK MONAHAN Sun 27 May

THE RUTLES Thu 27 September

DR JOHN COOPER CLARKE Sun 28 October

SCOTT GIBSON ANYWHERE BUT HERE

Sat 17 November

GARY DELANEY GAGSTERS PARADISE

Sun 25 November

ZOE LYONS

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HMT and The Lemon Tree are open from 9.30am Monday to Saturday and on Sundays we open if there is a performance on, please check productions for details.

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Front-of-house facilities at HMT include a restaurant, a café bar, stunning corporate hospitality facilities and a box office in the glass foyer.

Bon Accord Harriet St Car Park

Schoolhill

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WHEELCHAIR SPACES

Street Union

Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen AB25 1GL

BALCONY

WHEELCHAIR TRANSFER SEATS

5 West North Street, Aberdeen AB24 5AT

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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 feedback@aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre 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: access@aberdeenperformingarts.com

show chat P S C Pre/Post PSC indicates a pre or post-show chat with cast or creative

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 at an appropriate point of the performance, which may be up to the interval.

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Refreshments

The Lemon Tree provides refreshments before, during and after performances both in the Lounge and the Studio.

However the bar may be closed throughout a performance at the performers’ request. Kate’s Bar is located on the first floor next to The Lemon Tree Studio and is open before performances and during intervals for drinks.

Captioned performances

Children

Photography and recording

The closest and most convenient car parking is available at Bon Accord Harriet Street and West North Street car parks. Street level access to The Lemon Tree is available via Shoe Lane by ringing the doorbell.

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.

CAP

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.

Parking and wheelchair access

Signed, lip reading and audio-described performances

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

The Lemon Tree

Captioned performances are similar to television subtitling.

The actor’s words appear on a display unit (or screens) on or near the stage at the same time as they are spoken or sung. Speaker names, sound effects and offstage noises.

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 1906

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 1906 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 on 01224 641122.

NOT VALID FOR SHOWS AT THE LEMON TREE

Private hospitality room also available Email: christine.ford@aberdeenperformingarts.com Tel: 01224 337635.

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.

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 (option 1) 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 reopens 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.

Thank you for your support Groups & schools welcome

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£ 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 groups@aberdeenperformingarts.com or call 01224 641122 (option 1) to speak to our groups team for more details.

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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 £12 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

Restoration

£1.50 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 up to £2.50 per ticket for His Majesty’s Theatre.

Keep your tickets in a safe place

RUNNING TIME Please note all running times are approximate.

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).

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Other Formats

APA Friends

Discounts available (excludes balcony seating).

We are now offering optional refund protection insurance online via our partners, Booking Protect. As standard, all tickets booked are non-refundable so by adding refund protection, you or anybody in your party will be able to claim back a full refund from Booking Protect should you be unable to attend the booked event due to reasons outside of your control. This includes things such as accident, injury, illness, redundancy or adverse weather conditions (full terms and conditions available online).

This brochure is available in BSL on our website, on CD or in large print.

Please call 01224 337642.

Performances CAP Accessible 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

We would like to thank Aberdeen Inspired, Anderson Anderson Brown, Dandara and Mattioli Woods for their sponsorship and support.

OUR MISSION Creating a spark OUR VISION A vibrant, cultural hub at the heart of city life. Inspiring, exploring and engaging through live performances and creative projects.

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AT A GLANCE

Plan your next great experience APRIL Wed 18 Apr Culture Café Belmont 28

Graeme Macrae Burnet

Saturday 21 April NORTHERN ARC HEIDI TALBOT & VASEN Sun 22 Apr Thu 26 Apr Fri 27 Apr

MAY Tue 1 May Wed 2 May Thu 3 May Fri 4 May Sat 5 May Thu 10 May Sat 11 May Tue 15 May Wed 16 May Thu 17 May Fri 18 May Sat 19 May

BBC SSO HMT 45 Russell Brand HMT 48 Jon Richardson: HMT 49 Old Man Legally Blonde Legally Blonde Legally Blonde Legally Blonde Legally Blonde Eugene Onegin Eugene Onegin The Kite Runner The Kite Runner The Kite Runner The Kite Runner The Kite Runner

HMT 6 HMT 6 HMT 6 HMT 36 HMT 6 HMT 42 HMT 42 HMT 22 HMT 22 HMT 22 HMT 22 HMT 22

Sunday 20 May

NINA NESBITT Mon 21 May Tue 22 May Wed 23 May Thu 24 May

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Fat Friends Fat Friends Fat Friends Fat Friends

HMT 7 HMT 7 HMT 7 HMT 7

Fri 25 May Sat 26 May Tue 29 May Wed 30 May Thu 31 May JUNE Fri 1 Jun Sat 2 Jun Mon 4 Jun Tue 5 Jun Wed 6 Jun Thu 7 Jun Fri 8 June

Fat Friends HMT 7 Fat Friends HMT 7 Sunshine on Leith HMT 8 Sunshine on Leith HMT 8 Sunshine on Leith HMT 8 Sunshine on Leith HMT 8 Sunshine on Leith HMT 8 Flashdance HMT 9 Flashdance HMT 9 Flashdance HMT 9 Flashdance HMT 9 Flashdance HMT 9

Friday 8 June

FUN LOVIN’ CRIME WRITERS Sat 9 June Sun 10 Jun

Mon 11 Jun Thu 14 Jun

Fri 15 Jun Tue 19 Jun

Wed 20 Jun

Thu 21 Jun

Fri 22 Jun

Flashdance RSNO Classic FM 10 Nashville Live Some Guys Have All The Luck Paul Chowdhry Son of a Preacher Man Son of a Preacher Man Son of a Preacher Man Son of a Preacher Man

HMT 9 HMT 45 HMT 46 HMT 46 HMT 49 HMT 10 HMT 10 HMT 10 HMT 10

Sat 23 Jun

Tue 26 Jun

Wed 27 Jun

Thu 28 Jun

Fri 29 Jun

JULY Wed 4 Jul Thu 5 Jul Fri 6 Jul Thu 19 Jul Fri 20 Jul Sat 21 Jul Tue 24 Jul

Wed 25 Jul

Thu 26 Jul

Son of a Preacher Man Now That’s What I Call Methlick Now That’s What I Call Methlick Now That’s What I Call Methlick Now That’s What I Call Methlick

HMT 10 HMT 26 HMT 26 HMT 26 HMT 26

Peppa Pig’s Adventure HMT 39 Peppa Pig’s Adventure HMT 39 Jane McDonald HMT 46 Sarah Millican HMT 49 Sarah Millican HMT 49 Sarah Millican HMT 49 What the HMT 39 Ladybird Heard What the HMT 39 Ladybird Heard What the HMT 39 Ladybird Heard

Friday 27 July

YDANCE PRESENTS

PROJECT Y AUGUST Tue 7 Aug Wed 8 Aug Thu 9 Aug Sat 11 Aug

Bing HMT 39 Bing HMT 39 Far, Far From Ypres HMT 48 Funbox HMT 40 Dinosaur Safari

Tue 14 Aug Wed 15 Aug Thu 16 Aug Fri 17 Aug Sat 18 Aug Mon 20 Aug Tue 21 Aug Wed 22 Aug Thu 23 Aug Fri 24 Aug Sat 25 Aug SEPTEMBER Tue 4 Sept Wed 5 Sept Thu 6 Sept

Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Jersey Boys

HMT 11 HMT 11 HMT 11 HMT 11 HMT 11 HMT 11 HMT 11 HMT 11 HMT 11 HMT 11 HMT 11

Cilla The Musical HMT 12 Cilla The Musical HMT 12 Cilla The Musical HMT 12

Thu 6 - Sat 8 September

SCOTTISH OPERA

BAMBINO Fri 7 Sept Sat 8 Sept Mon 10 Sept Tue 11 Sept

Cilla The Musical HMT 12 Cilla The Musical HMT 12 Dave Gorman HMT 49 Fame HMT 13

SOUTH BEND

BY MARTIN MCORMICK Fame Fame Fame Fame True North 2018

True North 2018 HMT 47 True North 2018 HMT 47 True North 2018 HMT 47 Magic of Motown HMT 46 Magic of Motown HMT 46 Rumpelstiltskin HMT 34 Rumpelstiltskin HMT 34 The Band The Band The Band The Band The Band The Band The Band The Band The Band

HMT 14 HMT 14 HMT 14 HMT 14 HMT 14 HMT 14 HMT 14 HMT 14 HMT 14

Friday 12 October

Tue 11 & Wed 12 September

Wed 12 Sept Thu 13 Sept Fri 14 Sept Sat 15 Sept Thu 20 Sept

Fri 21 Sept Sat 22 Sept Sun 23 Sept Tue 25 Sept Wed 26 Sept Fri 28 Sept Sat 29 Sept OCTOBER Wed 3 Oct Thu 4 Oct Fri 5 Oct Sat 6 Oct Mon 8 Oct Tue 9 Oct Wed 10 Oct Thu 11 Oct Fri 12 Oct

HMT 13 HMT 13 HMT 13 HMT 13 HMT 47

THE SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN Sat 13 Oct Sun 14 Oct Tue 16 Oct Wed 17 Oct Thu 18 Oct Fri 19 Oct Sat 20 Oct Tue 23 Oct Wed 24 Oct Thu 25 Oct Fri 26 Oct

The Band RSNO Evita Evita Evita Evita Evita Swan Lake Swan Lake Swan Lake Swan Lake

HMT 14 HMT 45 HMT 15 HMT 15 HMT 15 HMT 15 HMT 15 HMT 35 HMT 35 HMT 35 HMT 35

Sat 27 Oct NOVEMBER Thu 1 Nov Sat 3 Nov Sun 4 Nov

Wed 7 Nov Thu 8 Nov Fri 9 Nov Sat 10 Nov Tue 13 Nov Wed 14 Nov Thu 15 Nov Fri 16 Nov Sat 17 Nov

Swan Lake

HMT 35

Rigoletto Rigoletto Jason Manford: Muddle Class Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Rebus Rebus Rebus Rebus Rebus

HMT 43 HMT 43 HMT 50

AT A GLANCE

For behind the scenes info and competitions follow us /aberdeenperformingarts @apawhatson

HMT 23 HMT 23 HMT 23 HMT 23 HMT 24 HMT 24 HMT 24 HMT 24 HMT 24

Saturday 17 November

GARY DELANEY GAGSTERS PARADISE Wed 21 Nov Thu 22 Nov Fri 23 Nov Sat 24 Nov

Elf the Musical Elf the Musical Elf the Musical Elf the Musical

HMT 16 HMT 16 HMT 16 HMT 16

While the Music Hall is under wraps we’re Stepping Out and keeping the spirit of the building alive through a programme of performances, community events and commissioned new work.

Look out for the Stepping Out button throughout the brochure

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You’ve booked your seat, now book your table 1906 Restaurant at HMT offers you the most relaxing and delicious preshow dining experience possible. Join us for contemporary dining at its very best, full of character, flavour and style.

Choose from a delicious selection of starters, platters, mains and desserts at Aberdeen’s only in-theatre restaurant experience and we will ensure that you get to your seats in plenty time for “curtain up”!

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THE IDEAL OPENING ACT To book contact 01224 641122 - option 2 Visit: aberdeenperformingarts.com/1906-restaurant-at-hmt to see our new menu.

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Return address: The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen AB24 5AT

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TEA AF AL S ANTERN SO D OO AV LUN N AIL CH AB ES LE

You’ve booked your seat, now book your table 1906 Restaurant at HMT offers you the most relaxing and delicious preshow dining experience possible. Join us for contemporary dining at its very best, full of character, flavour and style.

Choose from a delicious selection of starters, platters, mains and desserts at Aberdeen’s only in-theatre restaurant experience and we will ensure that you get to your seats in plenty time for “curtain up”!

For iends A AP Fr

THE IDEAL OPENING ACT

To book contact 01224 641122 - option 2 Visit: aberdeenperformingarts.com/1906-restaurant-at-hmt to see our new menu.

Aberdeen Performing Arts is a charity registered in Scotland, No.SC033733

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