APA - Summer Brochure 2019

Summer 2019 Box office 01224 641122 aberdeenperformngarts.com

DONATIONS

Support us on and off the stage Your donations help us share life-changing arts and cultural experiences with people of all ages and abilities. This season, your donation will help support work in our new creative learning studio in the Music Hall – our Music Hall Babies project, Mini and Mega Maestros, Project Band and Community Choir. It will also support our youth arts festival Light the Blue.

To find out more on how you can donate, please visit aberdeenperformingarts.com/supportus or phone our Box Office on 01224 641122.

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Welcome New season priority booking APA Friends booking from Thursday 18 April and general booking from Tuesday 23 April.

Welcome to the new summer season at His Majesty’s Theatre and the Music Hall. We have a fantastic line up of musicals, drama, comedy, live music and dance across both venues from West End smash hit Everybody’s Talking About Jamie to spine tingling thriller The Exorcist, our HMT programme has it all. The legendary Lulu will perform at the Music Hall this September, while comedy fans will be spoilt for choice with Frank Skinner sure to be a highlight.

Look out for this symbol for APA Friends Members’ Discounts

To book tickets or to reserve a table, visit aberdeenperformingarts.com visit our box offices, or phone 01224 641122.

CONTENTS

Contents Support us............................................................. 2 Welcome................................................................ 3 Musical................................................................... 4 Drama...................................................................20 Dance....................................................................26 Family...................................................................31 Light the Blue......................................................34 Creative Learning...............................................35 Opera....................................................................36 Music Hall Art Spaces......................... 25 + 38/39 Classical...............................................................40 Pop / Rock...........................................................43 True North...........................................................49 Roots.....................................................................55 Jazz & Blues........................................................58 Comedy & Spoken Word..................................59 Something Different..........................................65 CODA/RONDO....................................................66 Tickets & Accessibility.......................................68 Seating plans......................................................68 At-a-glance..........................................................70

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MUSICAL

Kinky Boots Tue 23 April - Sat 4 May 2019

Mon - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

With songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots takes you from the factory floor to the glamorous catwalks of Milan.

West End star Kayi Ushe will be putting on the boots to play Lola. He will be joined by Paula Lane as Lauren, best known for her role as Kylie Platt in Coronation Street, and Joel HarperJackson, who recently starred in the The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time UK tour, will be playing Charlie Price.

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His Majesty’s Theatre 4

Tickets £63 - £20

MUSICAL

Let It Be Mon 13 - Sat 18 May 2019

Mon - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

TONY DIBBIN, CAPITAL GOLD

THE BEATLES CONCERT

Come Together and experience the iconic music of The Beatles with this spectacular concert jam-packed with over 40 of The Beatles’ greatest hits including Twist and Shout, Hey Jude and Come Together.

This international hit show celebrates the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band.

Relive The Beatles’ meteoric rise from their humble beginnings to the heights of Beatlemania.

Plus experience the all-new LET IT BE Part 2 – the reunion that never was.

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His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £48 - £17

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MUSICAL

Sing-a-long-a The Greatest Showman Sat 25 May 2019

2pm & 7pm

LOOK OUT ‘CAUSE HERE IT COMES… Experience the Greatest Showman film in the best way possible - with lyrics on screen to all join in. Our live host introduces unique dance moves, our interactive prop bags, and practices your cheers & boos. Fancy dress is encouraged and participation essential as YOU the audience rewrite the stars!

Become an APA Friends member to support our work on and off the stage.

From as little as £42 per year, enjoy early access for booking the best seats, receive exclusive invitations to Friends events, discounts, prize draws and more.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre 6

Tickets £18 - £14

Visit aberdeenperformingarts.com, drop in, or call our Box Office on 01224 641122.

MUSICAL

Madagascar Wed 12 - Sun 16 June 2019

Wed - Sun 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat & Sun 2:30pm

Join Alex (X-Factor 2016 winner Matt Terry), Marty, Melman and Gloria as they bound out of the zoo and onto the stage in this live musical spectacular.

Join all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from New York and find themselves on a journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.

Dreamworks’ brand new musical will leave audiences with no choice but to ‘move it, move it’!

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £48.50 - £21.50

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MUSICAL

American Idiot Tue 18 - Sat 22 June 2019

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

Starring singer-songwriter Luke Friend (X-Factor), Tom Milner (The Voice & Waterloo Road) and introducing Sam Lavery, Green Day’s explosive rock musical American Idiot returns to mark the show’s 10th anniversary and the 15th anniversary of the Grammy Award winning original album.

Winner of two Tony Awards® and the 2010 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Show Album, American Idiot is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world.

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His Majesty’s Theatre 8

Tickets £48.50 - £19.50

Shrek

The Musical

MUSICAL

AOC Productions presents

Wed 3 - Sat 6 July 2019

Wed - Sat 7:30pm, Sat 2:30pm

AOC Productions is delighted to present the Scottish Amateur Premiere of Shrek the Musical.

Based on the story and characters from the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks Animation film, this hilarious and spectacular production turns the world of fairy tales upside down in an allsinging, all-dancing, must-see musical comedy.

Join Shrek and his loyal steed Donkey as they set off on a quest to rescue the beautiful (if slightly temperamental) Princess Fiona from her tower.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £35 - £22

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Tue 10 - Sat 14 September 2019 Tue - Thu 7:30pm, Wed & Thu 2pm, Fri 5pm & 8pm, Sat 2pm, 5pm & 8pm

Bill Kenwright’s ‘Amazing’, ’Superb’, ‘Wonderful’ and ‘Brilliant’ production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical comes to His Majesty’s Theatre.

Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Go, Go, Go Joseph, Any Dream Will Do, Jacob and Sons, Close Every Door To Me and many more.

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His Majesty’s Theatre SUNDAY TIMES

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Tickets £48.50 - £21.50

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MUSICAL

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

BILL KENWRIGHT

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP PRESENTS

MUSICAL

Little Miss Sunshine

Selladoor Productions and Arcola Theatre present

Tue 17 - Sat 21 September 2019

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

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The road to happiness is a bumpy ride.

This EUROPEAN PREMIERE features Paul Keating and Gabriel Vick, with further casting to be announced.

The Hoover family has more than a few troubles, but young Olive has her heart set on winning the Little Miss Sunshine beauty contest. When an invitation to compete comes out of the blue, the Hoovers must pile in to their rickety yellow camper van.

Can it survive the 800-mile trip from New Mexico to California – and more importantly, can they?

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His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £48.50 - £19.50

Book by

Music & Lyrics by

JAMES LAPINE WILLIAM FINN Based on the film “Little Miss Sunshine,” written by Michael Arndt Originally Directed by James Lapine Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited

Directed by

MEHMET ERGEN

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MUSICAL

Annie Tue 24 - Sat 28 September 2019

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Wed & Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

This ‘glorious revival’ (The Times) stars Birds of a Feather’s Lesley Joseph as the tyrannical Miss Hannigan!

Set in 1930s New York, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck changes when she’s chosen to spend Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks.

With its Tony® award-winning book and score, including It’s The Hard-Knock Life and Tomorrow, you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll love it!

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His Majesty’s Theatre 12

Tickets £56 - £19

MUSICAL

Saturday Night Fever Tue 8 - Sat 12 October 2019

Tue - Thu 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Fri 5pm & 8:30pm, Sat 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Marking 40 years since its famous UK cinema release, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is spectacularly reimagined in a big new music and dance extravaganza!

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER tells the story of Tony Manero, who escapes the harsh realities of working-class Brooklyn life when he embarks on a reckless, yet thrilling road to dancing success.

The movie soundtrack remains one of the bestselling of all time, featuring the Bee Gees’ greatest hits including Stayin’ Alive, Night Fever, Tragedy and many more.

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE

BILL KENWRIGHT ROBERT STIGWOOD ORGANISATION presents

Please note this show contains adult themes and strong language.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £54 - £24

Photos include previous cast

Based on the Paramount/RSO Film and the story by Nik Cohn Adapted for the stage by Robert Stigwood in collaboration with Bill Oakes

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MUSICAL

9 to 5 The Musical Tue 22 - Sat 26 October 2019

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

Tumble outta’ bed and stumble to His Majesty’s Theatre to see Dolly Parton’s smash-hit musical this October!

Direct from London’s West End, 9 to 5 the Musical tells the story of three workmates pushed to boiling point by their egotistical boss. Concocting a plan to turn the tables on their despicable supervisor, will the women manage to reform their office before the CEO pays an unexpected visit?

Star casting to be announced.

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His Majesty’s Theatre 14

Tickets £54 - £24

Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture. Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009.

Please note: Age recommendation 12+. This production contains comic sexual references, light drug use and the occasional curse word.

Dolly Parton will not be appearing live in this production.

MUSICAL

The Bodyguard Tue 5 - Sat 9 November 2019

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

The smash-hit West End musical, THE BODYGUARD returns to Aberdeen.

Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what they don’t expect is to fall in love.

This breathtakingly romantic thriller features a whole host of irresistible classics including One Moment in Time, I Wanna Dance With Somebody and, of course, the legendary I Will Always Love You.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £56 - £19

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MUSICAL

Cabaret

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

Tue 12 - Sat 16 November 2019

Tue 28 January - Sat 1 February 2020

Directed by National Theatre Artistic Director Rufus Norris, Cabaret features show-stopping choreography, dazzling costumes and iconic songs Money Makes The World Go Round, Maybe This Time, Cabaret and more.

Book by JOE MASTEROFF. Music by JOHN KANDER. Lyrics by FRED EBB. Based on the play by JOHN VAN DRUTEN and stories by CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD. Directed by RUFUS NORRIS.

The inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Including countless classics such as (You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman, Take Good Care of my Baby, You’ve Got a Friend, Up on the Roof, and Locomotion.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Wed & Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

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Tickets £54 - £24

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

Tickets £53.50 - £23.50

MUSICAL

We Will Rock You Mon 10 - Sat 15 February 2020

Mon - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

The worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton returns to the UK. The multimillion-pound show dazzles all the senses in breath-taking style. Guaranteed to blow your mind, this musical phenomenon is not to be missed!

Since 2002 over 16 million theatergoers in 19 countries have been thrilled by this awe-inspiring production. With 24 of Queen’s biggest hits delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked the bands’ legendary live performances.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £58.50 - £23.50

‘A kind of magic. Spectacular. Magnifico!’

The Sun

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MUSICAL Dundee Rep Ensemble and Selladoor Productions in association with Noisemaker present

Oor Wullie Tue 3 - Sat 7 March 2020

Tue 10 - Sat 14 March 2020

Jings, Crivvens, Help Ma Boab! Scotland’s cheekiest, spikyhaired scamp is back! Only question is; where’s his bucket?!

Join Wullie, Fat Boab, Soapy Soutar, Wee Eck, and the rest of the Sunday Post gang, in a brand new musical adventure celebrating their 80th anniversary as Scotland’s most beloved comic strip. Proving that even at 80-years old he’s still Oor Wullie! Your Wullie! A’body’s Wullie!

HER VOICE. HIS VISION. THEIR STORY. The Broadway and West End production of Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s smash-hit musical is coming to Aberdeen! This inspiring true love story charts their journey from its origins in Cuba, to international superstardom. Featuring some of the most iconic pops songs of the era, including ‘Rhythm Is Gonna Get You’, ‘Conga’, ‘Get On Your Feet’ and ‘1-2-3’.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

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On Your Feet!

Tickets £37.50 - £15.50

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

Tickets £56 - £19

MUSICAL

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Tue 28 April - Sat 2 May 2020

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

The smash-hit and critically acclaimed West End musical comes to His Majesty’s Theatre.

With an original score of catchy pop tunes by lead singersongwriter of The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells and writer Tom MacRae (Doctor Who), this brand-new musical will have everybody talking about Jamie for years to come. Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your dreams come true.

Create great memories together!

Take advantage of our great Groups offers and make sure you and your friends are part of the excitement at live shows and gigs!

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £56 - £19

To arrange a group booking email groups@aberdeenperformingarts.com, drop in, or call our Box Office on 01224 641122.

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DRAMA

Perth Theatre at Horsecross Arts and Morna Young present

Lost at Sea

by Morna Young Thu 9 - Sat 11 May 2019

Thu - Sat 7:30pm, Sat 2:30pm

Lost at Sea journeys through a labyrinth of myth and memory in an epic tale spanning forty years of the fishing industry. Featuring the voices of fishermen and their families in their own words - with music, songs and Scots language - it is the lyrical and powerfully evocative story of a NorthEast fishing family.

Inspired by the loss of playwright Morna Young’s fisherman father, Lost at Sea is a personal tribute to the fishing communities of Scotland.

Directed by Ian Brown.

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His Majesty’s Theatre 20

Tickets £30.50 - £20.50

DRAMA

An Evening of Eric & Ern Fri 24 May 2019

7:30pm

A show for all the family from 8 - 80+! A brilliant homage crammed full of those famous comedy sketches and most loved Morecambe & Wise routines, songs and a musical guest.

Be taken back to a world when the whole family huddled around the telly on a Saturday night.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £25.50

Prompt is our ORDERING SERVICE which allows you to order drinks, ice cream, programmes etc. to be delivered straight to your seat at the interval. (Please note this service will only be available in certain areas and for certain performances).

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DRAMA

The Lady Vanishes Mon 24 - Sat 29 June 2019

Mon - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

Emmy award-winner Juliet Mills (Wild at Heart) and Maxwell Caulfield (Dynasty) are joined by Lorna Fitzgerald (Abi in EastEnders), Matt Barber (Atticus Aldridge in Downton Abbey), Robert Duncan (Drop The Dead Donkey), Philip Lowrie (Dennis Tanner in Coronation Street) and Ben Nealon (Soldier Soldier). When socialite Iris’ travelling companion disappears, she’s perplexed to find fellow passengers deny ever having seen her. But with the help of musician Max, they resolve to solve this perplexing mystery.

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His Majesty’s Theatre 22

Tickets £35.50 - £20.50

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A MUST. DON’T MISS IT’

Tue 3 - Sat 7 September 2019

Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

Rachel Watson longs for a different life.

Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears.

Adapted from Paula Hawkins’ novel – an international phenomenon selling over twenty million copies worldwide – and starring Samantha Womack (EastEnders, Game On, The Kingsman series) and Oliver Farnworth (Coronation Street, Hollyoaks), this gripping new play will keep you guessing until the final moment.

DRAMA

The Girl on the Train

THE THRILLER THAT GRIPPED THE WORLD

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‘ KEEPS

YOU GRIPPED UNTIL THE END’ TIME AND LEISURE

STARRING

SAMANTHA WOMACK

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £35.50 - £20.50

BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING NOVEL BY PAULA HAWKINS AND DREAMWORKS FILM ADAPTED BY RACHEL WAGSTAFF & DUNCAN ABEL

WITH O L I V E R F A R N W O R T H DIRECTED BY A N T H O N Y B A N K S

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DRAMA

Classic Screen to Stage The

The Exorcist

Theatre Company

Bill Kenwright

Exorcist presents

Tue 19 - Sat 23 November 2019 Tue - Thu 7:30pm, Wed 2pm, Fri & Sat 5pm & 8:30pm

THE

EXORCIST INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS

DIRECT FROM THE WEST END

Inspired by true events, the two-time Oscar-winning movie of this story has thrilled generations the world over since its release in 1973. Now it’s your turn to experience The Exorcist live, featuring the voice of Ian McKellen as the Demon in this spine-tingling new stage production direct from London’s West End. Contains adult material which may shock and offend.

★★★★

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His Majesty’s Theatre 24

Tickets £40 - £20

★★★★

‘A storming version of The Exorcist’

‘It sends shivers down the spine’

QUENTIN LETTS, DAILY MAIL

DOMINIC CAVENDISH, DAILY TELEGRAPH

A play by JOHN PIELMEIER Based on the novel by WILLIAM PETER BLATTY

BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH BEN SPRECHER AND STUART SNYDER

Directed by SEAN MATHIAS

MUSIC HALL ART SPACES

Coming soon to the Stepping In Artspace Glisk

This is a Look Again Festival Commission

6 June - 4 August 2019

Aberdeen-based creative agency Design and Code will take over the digital screen with animated Doric poetry submitted by the public working with poet Jo Gilbert, that responds to Morag Myerscough’s ‘Love at First Sight’ installation in the Castlegate.

Spinning Bits 5 August - 21 September 2019

Spinning Bits by Andy Law & Mil Stricevic is a hypnotic, abstract animation created by taking a digital image, pixel by pixel, and spinning it so that the original ‘meaning’ can no longer be seen.

Open Call We are calling for artists to submit proposals for the Music Hall’s Stepping In screen with a specific curatorial focus on long-form generative work or short-form looping animation.

This opportunity is for new or existing work. Both should be silent, and have immediacy for presentation in a transient space. Lead applicants for a new commission should be based in Scotland but can collaborate with anyone from anywhere.

Deadline for applications is 30 May 2019 at 6pm. For more information visit www.alt-w.org.

New Media Scotland’s Alt-w Fund receives investment from Aberdeen Performing Arts and Creative Scotland.

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DANCE

Danscentre Junior School Showtime Tue 11, Wed 12 & Sat 15 June 2019 Tue & Wed 7pm, Sat 3pm & 7:30pm

Danscentre is back with a bang in ‘Showtime’ at the Music Hall from our Junior School dancers.

With Ballet, Modern, Hip Hop, Tap and more from some of our youngest dancers - there will be something for everyone to enjoy. Delight in the themes from Harry Potter to Peter Rabbit and catch a sprinkling of our talented senior classes.

This will be a spectacular display of young talent - not to be missed!

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Music Hall 26

Tickets £26.50 - £14.50

DANCE

Here Come The Boys Thu 20 June 2019

Schools Get Dancing with Darcey Bussell Sat 6 July 2019

7:30pm

Starts 11am

Three of the biggest rock stars of dance, Aljaž Škorjanec, Giovanni Pernice and Gorka Marquez, battle each other every night in Latin, Ballroom, commercial and contemporary, and they need you to decide the champion!

Accompanied by a live percussionist and flamenco guitarist, with live vocals from Elizabeth Troy (formerly with Clean Bandit).

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Over 5000 pupils have registered up and down the country to take part in a brand-new competition hosted by Diverse Dance Mix (DDMix) with former prima ballerina and TV star Dame Darcey Bussell DBE. Schools shortlisted for the final will take part in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform their DDMIX dance routine in front of Dame Darcey and a live audience for a chance to be crowned the regional winner.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £45 - £27.50

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Tickets £7.50

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DANCE

Scottish Ballet

The Crucible Thu 3 - Sat 5 October 2019 Thu - Sat 7:30pm

The village of Salem stands on the brink.

A teenage girl imagines her future. A marriage is tested. Church bells ring, uniting the community in prayer.

These are good people; this could be anywhere. They fear the shadows in the forest, but the real monsters are much closer to home.

Helen Pickett’s choreography unleashes the emotional force of Miller’s masterpiece, vividly accompanied by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra performing Peter Salem’s haunting new score.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre 28

Tickets £43.50 - £18.50

DANCE

Company Wayne McGregor

Autobiography Sat 19 October 2019

7:30pm

For 25 years, British choreographer and director Wayne McGregor has made choreography that interrogates life through the experience of the body.

Now McGregor turns his attention to the body as archive, with a dance portrait illuminated by the sequencing of his own genome. In a continuous reimagining, Autobiography is constantly reinvented; the order of the dance pieces algorithmically-assembled from a collection of 23 choreographic volumes which unfold uniquely at each performance.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £25 - £15

Photography Andrej Uspenski

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DANCE

Scottish Ballet

The Snow Queen Wed 22 - Sat 25 January 2020

Wed - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2:30pm, Sat 2:30pm

Scottish Ballet’s 50th year will come to a spectacular close with the world premiere of The Snow Queen. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s much-loved tale – which was also the basis for Frozen – this glittering new production will be set to the music of Rimsky-Korsakov, performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

Choreographed by Christopher Hampson and designed by the awardwinning Lez Brotherston, this story of love and friendship is sure to delight the whole family.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

His Majesty’s Theatre 30

Tickets £48.50 - £15.50

FAMILY

The Whirlybird Sat 27 - Sun 28 April 2019

Little Top Sat 25 - Sun 26 May 2019

Zog Mon 15 - Wed 17 July 2019

10:30am & 1:30pm

10:30am & 1:30pm

Mon 4:30pm, Tue/Wed 10:30am & 1:30pm

A funny and moving story for 3–7 year olds about a bird that yearns to fly, featuring movement, music and puppetry. The Whirlybird celebrates the differences that make us unique, finding inspiration in nature.

A magical first circus experience for babies aged 0–18 months and their adults. Little Top will transport you to a playful, joyous, upside down, topsyturvy world where people can fly, patterns fill the air and anything is possible.

Large in size, and keen in nature, Zog is so eager to win a golden star at Madam Dragon’s school, where dragons learn all the things that dragons need to know.

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved Zog comes to life in this magical adaptation featuring a sumptuous folk score. © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio Tickets £5

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio Tickets £5

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £17

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Scottish Ballet

Wee Hansel & Gretel Sat 27 & Sun 28 July 2019

11am & 1:30pm

Funbox

The Wild West Show Sat 10 August 2019

12pm & 3pm

Join Hansel & Gretel as they go on an adventure deep into the woods… Along the way you’ll meet a rather beguiling Witch and her mysterious raven, before arriving in an enchanted gingerbread house filled with dancing sweet treats and toys that come to life. This specially adapted 50 minute show is the perfect way for young children and their families to discover the magic of ballet.

Yeee haaaa! Saddle up partners as FUNBOX head out on the prairie for their brand new spectacular for 2019.

Join us for a rootin’ tootin’ hoedown with Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo (formerly of The Singing Kettle). Jam packed with singalong favourites like ‘Oh! Susanna’ and ‘John Brown’s Baby’, a rodeo ride for all the family.

His Majesty’s Theatre

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £18, Family ticket £48

Tickets £17, Family ticket £58

Milkshake Live Milkshake Monkey’s Musical

Tue 13 - Wed 14 August 2019

Tue 12pm & 3:30pm, Wed 11am & 2:30pm

Milkshake Monkey can’t wait to put on a spectacular new musical for you all!

But when stage fright hits, his favourite Milkshake friends come to help, creating the most dazzling show you’ve ever seen!

With great Milkshake friends, anything is possible. It’s the family show not to be missed!

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £19.50, Family ticket £71

FAMILY

Sat 30 November 2019 - Sun 5 January 2020

Dec

Jan

Blue Performances: £32 - £21.50 Purple Performances: £29.50 - £20 Gold Peformances: £36 - £25 Red Performances: £34 - £23 Relaxed Performance (1pm): £14.50

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Nov

Dec

Jan

You shall go to the ball with the spectacular family pantomime, Cinderella!

Packed with all of the traditional pantomime ingredients Aberdeen audiences expect, Cinderella features laugh out loud comedy, stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and plenty of boos and hisses. Join Cinders as she goes from rags to riches, outwits her very Ugly Sisters and meets her dashing Prince Charming.

The clock is ticking, so book your tickets now!

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Tickets

Mon-Sat 7pm, Sun 1pm & 5.30pm Midweek 1.45pm (Tue-Fri up to 19 Dec) Midweek 2.30pm (from 21 Dec), Sat 2.30pm Christmas Eve and Hogmanay 1pm & 5.30pm

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The Gruffalo Tue 15 - Thu 17 October 2019

Tue 1:30pm, Wed/Thu 10:30am & 1:30pm

Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book

by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Enjoy songs, laughs and monstrous fun for children aged 3 and up and their grown-ups! After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there?

LIGHT THE BLUE Where sparks ignite!

10 - 15 June 2019 This June, Aberdeen Performing Arts is delighted to present our second annual youth arts festival, Light the Blue. Join us for an electrifying programme of youth theatre and performance, music from local young talent, skills workshops and an explosive closing gig from Project Band. Celebrating the talent and creative vision of young artists from across the region, Light the Blue invites performers and audiences alike to ignite the bright sparks of the future. Stand well back!

FULL PROGRAMME COMING SOON Visit: aberdeenperformingarts.com/lighttheblue

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £15.50

#lighttheblue2019

FAMILY

Engaging and inspiring people of all ages and abilities to explore and participate in music and making drama.

Our Creative Learning programme offers a range of arts activities for all ages, and offers a fantastic opportunity for participants to start a life-long relationship with our venues.

For more details of our classes, please visit: aberdeenperformingarts.com/creative-learning or contact: creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com

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Creative Learning

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OPERA

Scottish Opera presents Mozart’s

The Magic Flute Thu 30 May & Sat 1 June 2019 Thu & Sat 7:15pm

Revival of the 2012 production.

Sung in English with English supertitles.

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.

Scottish Opera favourite Tobias Ringborg (The Marriage of Figaro 2016) conducts.

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Tickets £61 - £21.50

THE MAGIC FLUTE UNWRAPPED AN HOUR-LONG TASTER Friday 31 May 2019 at 6pm PRE-SHOW TALK Saturday 1 June 2019 at 6pm

OPERA

Scottish Opera presents Puccini’s

Scottish Opera presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s

Revival of the 1980 production

A new co-production with D’Oyly Carte Opera & State Opera South Australia

The Gondoliers

Tosca

Thu 31 October - Sat 2 November 2019

Thu 28 - Sat 30 May 2020

Passion, glamour, love worth dying for – Anthony Besch’s Tosca has it all. In 1940s Rome, in the shadow of Mussolini’s tyrannical rule, the ill-fated lovers come to life against a backdrop of political corruption and intrigue. This superb production is beloved the world over – don’t miss it as it comes home to the Scottish Opera stage.

Sunny, funny and with more ‘tra la la las’ per square inch than any other opera in the canon, The Gondoliers is a joy from start to finish. Director Stuart Maunder, Artistic Director at State Opera South Australia, teams up with designer Dick Bird (The Mikado 2016) to stage a production that is fast, furious and full of fun.

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His Majesty’s Theatre

His Majesty’s Theatre

Thu & Sat 7:15pm, Fri Dementia Friendly performance 3pm

Tickets £65 - £22

Sung in Italian with English supertitles

Thu - Sat 7:15pm

Tickets £65 - £22

Sung in English with English supertitles

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Music Hall Exhibitions and Art Stepping In Digital Art Space Aberdeen Ships April – June 2019

The entrance to the Music Hall has been re-imagined to create a new digital artspace with an amazing floor to ceiling LED screen, a new canvas for digital art in the city.

The latest Stepping In commission by Cliona Harmey explores the romance and reality of the sea courtesy of Aberdeen Harbour’s live electronic information system, tracking the location and name of vessels constantly arriving and departing.

See the live feed on Twitter at @aberdeenships.

Piccolo Meeting Room

Tom Hammick Garden 2017 RONDO Restaurant

“ We have admired Tom’s painting and prints for many years, his larger prints in particular have a lyricism that defies their physicality and commands an authority that immediately elevates the medium. Printmaking at Peacocks has a long tradition of collaboration, it is the cornerstone that we constantly build upon.”

David McCracken, Print Curator at Peacock Visual Arts Thanks to Peacock Visual Arts for helping to source and select artworks www.peacockvisualarts.com

12 new poems, commissioned from 12 leading UK poets, beautifully illustrated and interpreted by artist Andrew Cranston, form this glorious exhibition inspired by music and the Music Hall.

CODA Café-Bar While offering delicious food and drinks, the Coda Café-Bar also features artwork and exhibitions. A selection of work by Adam Bridgland, an artist with a rare ability to be humorous and poignant, is on display along with The Nose: Epilogue 1 and 2 by the Berlin born, Glasgow based artist Mick Peter are on display.

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Frances Walker is one of Scotland’s most highly regarded living artists and a founder member of Peacock Printmakers in Aberdeen. Her work has a strong sense of place, taking inspiration from wild and isolated terrain and from places where she can experience the changing weather patterns rolling over and through the landscape.

In Love in the Music Hall

MUSIC HALL ART SPACES

Frances Walker

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra Jonathan Dove’s Accordian Concerto

Sat 4 May 2019

Film Concerts Live

Back to the Future Mon 22 April 2019

7:30pm

Power up your DeLorean, recharge your flux capacitor, and get ready to celebrate this unforgettable movie classic as you’ve never seen and heard it before!

Experience the blockbuster like never before accompanied by Alan Silvestri’s iconic score performed live by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.

Music Hall Tickets £38.50 - £19

7:30pm

Mozart Symphony No.34 Dove Accordion Concerto (world premiere) Ligeti Concerto Românesc Haydn Symphony No.90 Benjamin Marquise Gilmore Violin Owen Murray Accordion Clemens Schuldt Conductor

Music Hall Tickets £29 - £13

CLASSICAL

Dohnanyi String Trio

Gala Concert Sun 12 May 2019 Strauss Haydn Dvořák

Elgar Handel

7:30pm

Overture “Die Fledermaus” Cello Concerto in C “Silent Woods” for cello and orchestra Three Bavarian Dances Fireworks Music

Garry Walker Philip Higham

Music Hall Tickets £16.50

Sun 19 May 2019

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Enigma Variations 1:45pm

In association with Live Music Now Scotland.

Sun 19 May 2019 Fung Lam

Sibelius Elgar Elim Chan Benjamin Beilman

Conductor Cello

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio Tickets £5

Music Hall Tickets £29 - £13

3pm

Endless Forms Scottish premiere Violin Concerto Enigma Variations Conductor Violin

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Aberdeen Sinfonietta

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Music Hall Orchestral Season 2019/20

Scottish Ensemble

Grampian Youth Orchestra

Dance Music Fri 24 May 2019

7:30pm

Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

and extracts from Schubert String Quartet No. 14

(‘Death and the Maiden’) [arr. Mahler] Britten Variations on a

Theme of Frank Bridge Purcell Various dances Malin Broman

Music Hall Tickets £17.50

Director and Violin

Sun 30 June 2019

7:30pm

For its annual concert, Grampian Youth Orchestra is delighted to welcome Susannah Wapshott, of Scottish Opera, as Conductor for the first time, who will conduct a wonderfully exciting programme including the “English Folksong Suite” by Vaughan-Williams and “Symphony No 2 in D” by Brahms.

Music Hall Tickets £17.50

Visit: aberdeenperformingarts.com for full details.

POP / ROCK

Thu 25 April 2019

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Doors 6pm

Fri 26 April 2019

Idlewild 8pm

Sun 5 May 2019

Doors 7pm

American rock kings Papa Roach come to Aberdeen as part of a headline tour of Scotland. The band return in support of their eagerly awaited new album Who Do You Trust?

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, the world’s finest tribute to Fleetwood Mac, returns to the stage in 2019 with its ‘Anniversary Tour’, a brand new show celebrating 50 years of the very best of Fleetwood Mac, including a very special blues set paying tribute to Fleetwood Mac’s legendary Peter Green era.

The Scottish indie veterans will release their eighth album this April.

To launch the record, the band have dropped the single Dream Variations – adding a dynamic blend of Americana and ambient soundscapes to their trademark driving rock sound.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £36

Tickets £36 - £26

Tickets £25.50

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Papa Roach

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Daniel O’Donnell Mon 6 May 2019

7:30pm

The Johnny Cash Roadshow

Heather Small

Wed 15 May 2019

Fri 17 May 2019

7:30pm

7:30pm

It’s no surprise that Daniel O’Donnell is one of the best loved artistes of our time, both at home and abroad.

Daniel has now reached the UK Artist Album Chart with more than 38 albums and has amassed 21 top 30 albums over the course of his career. Daniel has also achieved eight number one hits in the UK music charts over that period.

Johnny Cash Roadshow features respected singer/songwriter Clive John.

After sold out shows across Europe this is now a bigger show than ever, introducing the new brass section the ‘Roadshow Horns’ all accompanied by emotive screen visuals.

This is simply the best celebration of Johnny Cash in the world.

Known to many as the voice of M People, Heather Small is a quintessentially British institution.

With hits such as Moving On Up, One Night in Heaven and Search for the Hero, M People achieved major worldwide success, with Heather becoming one of the seminal British voices of the 1990s.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £28

Tickets £35

Tickets £47 - £37.50

POP / ROCK

Sat 8 June 2019

7:30pm

Kris Kristofferson & the Strangers

Black Stone Cherry

Wed 19 June 2019

Sun 14 July 2019

Doors 7pm

7:30pm

Neo-soul diva Beverley Knight channeled the sound and spirit of classic R&B to emerge as one of Britain’s biggest new pop stars of the ’90s.

Her career since has produced a string of hit albums and singles, countless awards, prestigious performances, and more recently lead roles in West End theatre productions.

Heralded as an artist’s artist, the threetime GRAMMY winner has recorded 30 albums, including three with pals Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings as part of the Highwaymen.

He has spent three decades performing concerts all over the world, in most recent years in a solo acoustic setting, which puts the focus on the songs.

Black Stone Cherry come to Aberdeen as part of a tour of Scotland following an amazing arena show.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £35

Tickets £81.50 - £32

Tickets £31

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Beverley Knight

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Ocean Colour Scene Mon 29 July 2019

K.D. Lang Sun 21 July 2019

Doors 7pm

k.d. lang has won four GRAMMY® awards, eight Juno Awards, a BRIT, an AMA, a VMA, and four awards from GLAAD. This year, she continues to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her platinum selling breakthrough album, Ingénue, which was re-issued by Nonesuch in 2017.

Music Hall Tickets £42.50 - £37.50

Doors 7pm

Ocean Colour Scene have notched up nine albums and a run of nine successive Top 20 hit singles commencing with 1996’s The Riverboat Song.

Due to huge demand the boys are back in Scotland Summer 2019!

Music Hall Tickets £37.50

POP / ROCK

Thu 22 August 2019

The Waterboys 7:30pm

Fri 6 September 2019

One Night of Queen 7pm

Thu 12 September 2019

6:45pm

Michael Jackson fans are to be wowed when the UK’s ultimate tribute to the King of Pop heads to Aberdeen.

With an incredible live band, stunning costumes and iconic dance routines, the show delivers the most authentic, lively and powerful re-creation of the iconic superstar that audiences will see anywhere.

The Waterboys promise an incendiary set of brilliant new material and the best of their recent and vintage work.

Many of their songs including Fisherman’s Blues, The Whole Of The Moon and How Long Will I Love You have become modern classics and they remain one of the most unmissable live acts in the world.

In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the largest number of votes ever received in the shows history.

One Night of Queen is a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £30

Tickets £40

Tickets £25

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Michael Starring Ben

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Nashville Live Mon 23 September 2019

Lulu

Respect - The Aretha Franklin Songbook

Still on Fire

7:30pm

Wed 25 September 2019

7:30pm

Fri 4 October 2019

7:30pm

Experience the energy, glamour and magic of Nashville, the city this hit musical production is named after, as you are transported through the history of country music.

The cast of talented performers step up alongside the stellar live house band to perform in the style of a ‘Live Radio Broadcast’.

A show packed full of hits, in which Lulu takes us on her own personal journey through her music. Supported by a 4-piece band, LED screen with carefully selected family and career defining moments. Lulu will have you sitting, standing, dancing, singing, laughing and simply listening to an amazing story that started on 3rd November 1948.

An amazing live concert that pays tribute to the Queen of Soul! Featuring outstanding lead vocals from Jaki Graham and Cleopatra Higgins supported by the Urban Soul Band.

Taking you on a nostalgic musical journey packed with over 24 of Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £29

Tickets £40 - £35

Tickets £29

2019

FULL LINE UP coming soon

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Visit: truenorthfestival.co.uk for regular updates

19-22 SEPTEMBER

POP / ROCK

#TrueNorthFest Facebook.com/TrueNorthFest @TrueNorth_Fest

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Some Guys Have All The Luck

Into The Groove

Fri 18 October 2019

Sun 20 October 2019

7:30pm

The Patsy Cline Story 7:30pm

Wed 23 October 2019

7:30pm

Frontman Paul Metcalfe is incredible as Rod and captures all the excitement, energy and charisma of the legendary performer including the infamous moves, showmanship and sense of fun that have made Rod one of the most successful artistes of all time.

Join us to celebrate the incredible 35-year career of the best-selling female artist of all time. This dazzling and colourful production features all of Madonna’s greatest hits such as Holiday, Like a Prayer, Papa Don’t Preach, Material Girl, Vogue, Music, Hung Up and many, many more!

Sandy kelly’s performance as “Patsy” has captured the hearts of legions of fans all over the world.

An evening of song, laughter and legendary stories in this enthralling tribute to the music, life and times of one of the world’s biggest country music stars……………..Patsy Cline.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £27.50

Tickets £29

Tickets £27.50

POP / ROCK

Islands in the Stream

Greatest Hits Tour Thu 24 October 2019

7pm

Fri 25 October 2019

Sister Sledge 7:30pm

Sun 27 October 2019

7:30pm

The Happy Mondays’ classic line-up of front man Shaun Ryder, Bez, Rowetta, Gary Whelan, Paul Ryder, Mark Day and and Dan Broad will perform timeless hits such as Step On, Kinky Afro, Hallelujah, W.F.L., Loose Fit, Judge Fudge and 24 Hour Party People, amongst many others.

Enjoy the songs of the Queen and King of country music. This thigh-slapping stage show brings together the beloved glamour and personality of Dolly, along with Kenny’s charisma and energy with hit after hit including: Jolene, Ruby, 9 to 5, Lucille, Here You Come Again, The Gambler, plus the smash hit Islands in the Stream.

Sister Sledge are one of the most iconic female groups of all time, with an array of hits, such as He’s the Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music, Thinking of You, and Frankie, which stayed at the top of the UK charts for four weeks in 1985.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £35

Tickets £31.35

Tickets £40 - £35

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Happy Mondays

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The Australian Pink Floyd Sun 3 November 2019

7:30pm

Steve Steinman’s Anything For Love

Dr Hook - 50th Anniversary Tour

Wed 6 November 2019

Thu 7 November 2019

7:30pm

7pm

Often described as being more than a tribute band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show is the first Pink Floyd tribute show that took the concept out of the pubs and onto the worldwide arena circuit. The band has played to sell out audiences throughout Europe, UK, America, Canada, South America, Israel and Russia.

Steve Steinman brings you his brandnew production featuring Meat Loaf’s greatest hits with special guest star Lorraine Crosby, the female lead vocalist on Meat Loaf’s Grammy Award winning song and No 1 hit the world over “I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”.

Dr Hook are on the road again with a spectacular show that will cover their rich musical history, from the biggest hits to album favoutites, A musical event simply not to be missed!

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £81.50 - £32

Tickets £33.50

Tickets £65 - £40

POP / ROCK

Fri 8 November 2019

7:30pm

Magic of Motown

Adam Ant

Thu 21 November 2019

Fri 22 November 2019

7:30pm

7pm

Re-live the magic of the 1960s with Five of the biggest chart acts of the decade.

Sixties Gold 2019 returns with an even stronger line-up of artists that, between them, scored over 50 charttopping UK hits.

Now in its 13th year and seen by over a million people, it’s no surprise that this show is one of the biggest success stories in British theatre history.

Come celebrate with us, as were coming out to start off a chain reaction and take you on a musical journey with the biggest Motown party of the year.

From his early punk days to his explosion on the world stage, Adam Ant’s musical career spans the course of nine albums and 25 chart-topping singles worldwide.

For the first time, the pop icon, performs his landmark, solo album ‘FRIEND OR FOE’ live, in its entirety across the UK.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £40

Tickets £37.40 £40

Tickets £41

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Sixties Gold

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Glenn Hughes Mon 25 November 2019

7:30pm

The King is Back: Ben Portsmouth

Shed Seven

Wed 27 November 2019

Thu 28 November 2019

7:30pm

7pm

The former bassist and singer of Deep Purple, known to millions as the ‘Voice of Rock’, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and the current front man of the rock super group Black Country Communion, will be performing Deep Purple only material.

Ben, a multi talented musician, singer and songwriter had Elvis’s DNA in his blood from an early age.

Internationally renowned as one, if not The Best Elvis Tribute in the world today, he will bring his unique style and charisma and will show audiences why he is regarded as the best in the business.

With Special Guests The Twang.

This tour which also marks the 25th anniversary of their first album release will feature a mix of Sheds classics and choice cuts from Instant Pleasures including fan favourites Room In My House and Better Days.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £30

Tickets £38.50 - £29

Tickets £30

ROOTS

Sat 27 April 2019

7:30pm

Stars of Scottish Music

Lau Land

Fri 3 May 2019

Fri 7 June 2019

7:30pm

7:30pm

The legendary Scottish Fiddle Orchestra is delighted to be returning to its spiritual home, the Music Hall in Aberdeen, almost 40 years after its very first concert there in 1980.

Join the Orchestra and it’s guests of singers and a pipe band for a toe tapping evening of traditional Scottish music and song.

Paul Anderson will be joined on this memorable night by Hollywood actor Kevin McKidd, star of Rivercity Iain Robertson, Karen Matheson and Donald Shaw of Capercaillie, Scots singer of the year Shona Donaldson, a group of Scotland’s finest fiddle players and it will be hosted by well known singer and entertainer Fiona Kennedy.

Lau love listening to music. Maybe all bands do, but Lau get a little obsessive.

Now they have found a way to share that obsession - Lau-Land.

As a band they travel the world absorbing wonderful music from brilliant people and now they are bringing some of those people to Aberdeen for an event like no other.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £22

Tickets £22

All profits will go to Friends of Anchor

Tickets £27.50

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Scottish Fiddle Orchestra

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Blazin’ Fiddles Sat 17 August 2019

7:30pm

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

Kate Rusby

Sun 25 August 2019

Thu 10 October 2019

7:30pm

7:30pm

Scotland’s most celebrated fiddle band Blazin’ Fiddles join together with the twice voted ‘Scots Singer of the Year’ Emily Smith for a special one-off Scottish tour Delivering a musically intoxicating evening for all.

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have become a national institution with their incomparable mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing excellence in traditional music to venues across the country.

It is when they tour together that they truly shine with over quarter of a century of well honed skills and hilarious banter.

Of all the stars in Folk Music’s wondrous firmament few shine as brightly as Yorkshire’s Kate Rusby.

A remarkable interpretive singer, Kate’s soulful vocals resonate with the wistful beauty of an earthbound angel.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £21

Tickets £22.55

Tickets £25.85

Scottish Songbook Thu 14 November 2019

7pm

BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer Of The Year Karine Polwart reimagines a clutch of beloved songs that cut across fifty years of Scottish pop.

Karine Polwart’s Scottish Songbook reveals yet another dimension to the singer-songwriter’s multi-award-winning artistry.

Music Hall Tickets £27.50 - £25

Meetings, awards dinners, conferences, product launches, exhibitions... the possibilities are endless...

Choose Aberdeen Performing Arts and support community arts initiatives in Aberdeen.

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Karine Polwart

ROOTS

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Jazz & Blues at The Lemon Tree

Average White Band Tue 17 September 2019

Riot Jazz Band

Sat 11 May 2019

Albert Lee

Tue 21 May 2019

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra directed by Tommy Smith presents

SNJO: An American

Journey with Bill Evans 8pm

Thu 26 September 2019

7:30pm

One of the top Soul, R & B, and Funk groups, first known for the timeless instrumental hit Pick Up the Pieces.

They were the first Brits to simultaneously top the US Top 100 Singles, Albums and R&B charts, before gathering similar worldwide honours.

The SNJO is joined by saxophonist Bill Evans to take a musical expedition across America from north to south and east to west. Along the way, jazz meets up with bluegrass, soul, funk and fusion to create a road trip to remember.

Guaranteed to raise the bar again for jazz music in Scotland.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets ÂŁ30

Tickets ÂŁ24

The Blues Band Thu 20 June 2019

Visit aberdeenperformingarts.com for full listings

COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD

Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham

Sun 28 April 2019

Wed 1 May 2019

7:30pm

Jess Kidd 7:30pm

Mon 6 May 2019

1pm

Judy discusses tennis, her first book, encouraging women into sport, and being a grandmother with journalist and broadcaster Graham Spiers.

The first woman to pass the LTA’s Performance Coach Award, she initiated the Scottish Development School, producing four Davis Cup players and one Fed Cup player.

Join TV’s most experienced, highest ranking and most decorated SAS leader and sniper - Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham (as seen on Channel 4’s SAS Who Dares Wins) for an exciting evening of inspirational speaking & stories.

There will also be a Q & A and a chance to meet Billy himself.

Acclaimed novelist Jess Kidd’s new novel, Things in Jars, is a Victorian detective story exploring what it is to be human in inhumane times. It is a journey back in time, into a world of fanatical anatomists, crooked surgeons and mercenary showmen.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio

Tickets £77.50 - £27.50

Tickets £26

Tickets £8

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In Conversation with Judy Murray

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In Conversation with Willie Miller

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums

Fri 10 May 2019

Sat 18 May 2019

7:30pm

Reginald D Hunter: Facing the Beast 8pm

Sat 1 June 2019

8pm

Aberdeen football legend, Willie Miller talks to Graham Spiers about his stellar career, his love of Aberdeen, and the state of the Scottish game.

Voted the greatest ever Aberdeen player in 2003, Miller has carved a career as a football commentator and analyst, providing incisive opinions and insight as a BBC pundit.

Paul Merton, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch, Suki Webster, Mike McShane and accompanist Kirsty Newton are back on the road with another evening of mind-blowing improvisation.

They flex their improvisational muscles to delight and entertain audiences in this country and abroad.

Celebrating his twentieth anniversary as a comedian living and performing in the UK, Reginald D Hunter returns with his highly anticipated new show.

Reginald’s searingly honest material has garnered him a popular fan base that spans the generations.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £20.50

Tickets £26.95

Tickets £27

COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD

Adam Kay:

The Book of John Sat 22 June 2019

Jimmy Carr:

This is Going to Hurt 8pm

Fri 28 June 2019

Terribly Funny 8pm

Sat 28 September 2019

7pm & 10pm

It has been a while, but the multi-awardwinning Welsh comedian is back, with a brand new live show. In a six-year break from stand-up, a lot has happened to Rhod. Almost all of it s**t.

This show sees Rhod as funny as ever, but like never before. Raw, personal and brutally honest; no more lies, no more nonsense.

Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music. The accompanying book, ‘This is Going to Hurt’ is a Sunday Times bestseller, and is being turned into a major BBC series.

Jimmy’s brand new show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things.

Terrible things that might have affected you or people you know and love. But they’re just jokes - they are not the terrible things.

Having political correctness at a comedy show is like having health and safety at a rodeo.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £30.25

Tickets £28

Tickets £33.50

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Rhod Gilbert:

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Ben Elton:

Daniel Sloss: X

Live 2019 Thu 3 October 2019

Jimeoin

7:30pm

Sat 5 October 2019

8pm

Sun 13 October 2019

7:30pm

More than 30 years ago, Ben Elton exploded into the national consciousness hosting Channel 4’s ground breaking Saturday Live. Now, after a 15 year absence, the Godfather of modern stand-up returns to the medium he did so much to define.

Don’t miss the stunning new show from Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award- winning comedy star!

Still just 28, this is his brilliant 10th solo show.and we are delighted to welcome him to the Music Hall.

Jimeoin is internationally acclaimed as one of live comedy’s masters, so don’t miss your chance to see this awardwinning star of TV shows including Live at the Apollo, Royal Variety Performance, John Bishop Show, CH4’s O2 Gala and Sunday Night at the Palladium – Live!

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £31.50

Tickets £20.50

Tickets £19.50 - £17.50

COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD

Tue 12 November 2019

Russell Kane Sat 19 October 2019

7:30pm

He’s back. The keenly-awaited brand new tour show is here.

Packing more energy than a Duracell factory, Russell’s RS Turbo laugh engine will motor through love, family and life - once again proving that the fast and the curious amongst us, see more stuff, and get more done.

Music Hall Tickets £24

7:30pm

Ardal O’Hanlon, star of Death in Paradise, Father Ted, and My Hero (BBC), continues to tour his acclaimed standup shows worldwide. Because he loves it. And it’s a compulsion. And the world is a funny place.

Music Hall Tickets £25.85

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Ardal O’Hanlon

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Frank Skinner:

Jonathan Pie: Fake News

Showbiz

Fri 15 November 2019

Sir Chris Bonington

8pm

Sun 17 November 2019

7:30pm

Wed 4 December 2019

7:30pm

Frank Skinner has announced a nationwide tour this autumn with his new stand up show Showbiz. Since his last tour, Frank’s only live comedy appearances have been with The Man With No Show, which saw him perform an hour of completely improvised stand-up comedy with no material and no set list.

Jonathan Pie is the exasperated News Reporter whose videos have been seen across the world.

If no news is good news then good news is fake news. Jonathan Pie returns to the road once more to berate the people in power - and the journalists apparently holding them to account.

Sir Chris was the first mountaineer on the lecture circuit and, this autumn, he will present his “Life & Times”, covering his sixty years spent in the mountains.

With original images and raw footage, this is a rare opportunity to hear about some of the greatest expeditions of the twentieth century.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £29

Tickets £29

Tickets £22.50

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Sing, Sing, Sing!

Dementia Friendly Sat 11 May 2019

3pm

Tue 28 May 2019

The Dark Carnival: Unplugged 7pm

Fri 31 May 2019

6pm

Join us in a fun, massed-voice intergenerational singing event open to people of all ages - individuals, singing groups and community choirs - and featuring classic songs in lots of styles.

Hosted by the 90-strong Music Hall Community Choir, this event launches Luminate’s new nationwide Dementia Inclusive Choirs Network.

For one night only, the Music Hall Aberdeen will come alive to the sound of a community choir competition, hosted by VSA’s Honorary President Fiona Kennedy.

All money raised will go towards supporting VSA’s Mental Health Services and vulnerable adults on their journey to recovery.

An informal, rousing music and theatre show: With songs, spoken word and a free (though not compulsory!) glass of whisky for everyone, it tells the story of newcomers to the afterlife who are surprised to discover that death is not actually the end.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio

FREE

Tickets £17.50

Tickets £8

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Come and Sing!

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CRESCENDO

EXTRAVAGANZA CAKES

SANDWICHES / PANINI / TOASTIES Traditional Isle of Mull cheddar CODA Café Bar at the Music Hall is the perfect place to relax in the heart of the city for coffee and cake, fizz, affogatos, light bites and sharing platters. Ideal for drinks with friends. (Menu subject to change.)

TEMPO

Add a cup of soup to any sandwich

available

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£3.95

BOWLS OF OLIVES SELECTION OF BREADS

£5.95 / £10.95 to share

CHEESEBOARD

£6.95 / £13.95 to share

available

£2.00

Music Hall Signature Chocolate and Raspberry Velvet Cake.

Wider selection of cakes available at the bar.

£3.95

INDULGENCE A glass of fizz with a trio of mini cakes £9.95

AFFOGATO

HOMEMADE SOUP OF THE DAY

With dips

£5.95 cheese and ham Tuna & cucumber £5.95 Add Isle of Mull cheddar cheese (£1.00 extra) Chicken, green pesto and mozzarella £7.95 Mushroom and courgette £6.95 with onion chutney

£3.95

CARROT, CELERY STICKS AND CAULIFLOWER FLORETS

£9.95

BATTERED HADDOCK

available £10.95

TRADITIONAL BEEF BURGER £9.95

Classic

£4.00

Tipsy Classic

£5.50

Tipsy White Chocolate & Coconut

£5.95

CARROT, COURGETTE, £8.95 QUALITY COFFEE AND SELECTION OF LEAF TEA MUSHROOM & ONION BURGER TOMATO AND BASIL QUICHE £7.95 ROASTED WARM CAULIFLOWER £9.95 FLORETS & SPINACH SALAD

Lunch menu served: 11am till 3pm

(Shorter menu available on Matinee days: last orders usually 30min before the start of the show).

Pre-concert dining at the Music Hall Make your night extra special and dine with us before the show in our beautiful new restaurant Rondo. ÂŁ18 for two courses ÂŁ22 for three courses Look out for this symbol for pre-concert dining

To book a table at Rondo Restaurant please call 01224 641122 or you can book at the time of booking your ticket.

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CUSTOMER INFORMATION & SEATING PLANS

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 at the Music Hall, and also at His Majesty’s Theatre and the Lemon Tree, from 9:30am, or phone our team on 01224 641122.

The prices advertised include all fees and charges – the only extra charge we ask for is to cover postage costs for sending out your tickets, but why not collect in person or try printing your ticket at home?

There may be discounts available for students, children and over 60s on some shows, just ask or check online.

Look out for this symbol This means discounts will be available for Aberdeen Performing Arts Friends members on selected shows.

Tickets are non-refundable, but we do offer an optional refund protection insurance via our partners, Booking Protect, which can be added at the point of purchase.

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For full details on our venues and services please visit the FAQs and Terms & Conditions section at aberdeenperformingarts.com

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Accessibility Our venues are all located conveniently in the heart of Aberdeen City, within a few minutes walking distance of city centre bus and train stations. If you are travelling by car, we offer discounted car parking in the Bon Accord Harriet Street car park. Is this still relevant? Further parking is available at the Denburn and Gallowgate car parks.

There is street to seat access for everyone in all of our venues and wheelchair spaces available at The Lemon Tree, in the stalls and the balcony at the Music Hall and in the stalls, dress circle and upper circle at HMT – please request at time of booking.

An access guide with full details of all of our facilities, including accessible toilets, access hoists and changing facilities, and Mobile Connect technology providing hearing assistance via smartphone, is available on our website at aberdeenperformingarts.com, by email or at our box offices. Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome in all of our venues.

CUSTOMER INFORMATION & SEATING PLANS

Stage

Wheelchair Transfer Seats

If you have any special access requirements please inform the box office team on 01224 641122, or email customerservice@ aberdeenperformingarts.com

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AT A GLANCE

April 2019 Mon 22 Back to the Future:

Film Concert Live Tue 23 Kinky Boots Wed 24 Kinky Boots Thu 25 Kinky Boots Thu 25 Papa Roach Fri 26 Kinky Boots Fri 26 Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Sat 27 Kinky Boots Sat 27 Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Sat 27 Whirlybird Sun 28 Judy Murray Sun 28 Whirlybird Mon 29 Kinky Boots Tue 30 Kinky Boots

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Kinky Boots HMT Mark Billy Billingham MH SAS Who Dares Wins Kinky Boots HMT Kinky Boots HMT Stars of Scottish Music MH Kinky Boots HMT Scottish Chamber Orchestra MH Johnathan Dove Accordion Concerto Idlewild MH Daniel O’ Donnell MH

4 59 4 4 48 4 40 43 44

Mon 6 Jess Kidd MH Thu 9 Lost at Sea HMT Fri 10 Lost at Sea HMT Fri 10 Willie Miller MH Sat 11 Lost at Sea HMT Sat 11 Come & Sing! - Dementia Friendly MH Sun 12 Aberdeen Sinfonietta: Gala Concert MH Mon 13 Let It Be HMT Tue 14 Let It Be HMT Wed 15 Let It Be HMT Wed 15 The Johnny Cash Roadshow HMT Thu 16 Let It Be HMT Fri 17 Let It Be HMT Fri 17 Heather Small MH Sat 18 Let It Be HMT Sat 18 Paul Merton’s Impro Chums MH Sun 19 Dohnani Spring Trio MH Sun 19 RSNO 2018/19 Season MH

Enigma Variations Fri 24 An Evening of Eric & Ern HMT Fri 24 Scottish Ensemble: Dance Music MH Sat 25 Sing-a-long-a HMT

The Greatest Showman Sat 25 Little Top MH Sun 26 Little Top MH Tue 28 Sing, Sing, Sing!

MH Thu 30 The Magic Flute HMT Mon 31 The Dark Carnival MH

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June 2019 Sat 1

The Magic Flute

Sat 1 Reginald D Hunter Fri 7 Lau Land Sat 8 Beverly Knight Tue 11 Danscentre Wed 12 Madagascar Wed 12 Danscentre Thu 13 Madagascar Fri 14 Madagascar Sat 15 Madagascar Sat 15 Danscentre Sun 16 Madagascar Tue 18 American Idiot Wed 19 American Idiot Wed 19 Kris Kristofferson & The Strangers Thu 20 American Idiot Thu 20 Here Come the Boys Fri 21 American Idiot Sat 22 American Idiot Sat 22 Rhod Gilbert Mon 24 The Lady Vanishes Tue 25 The Lady Vanishes Wed 26 The Lady Vanishes Thu 27 The Lady Vanishes Fri 28 The Lady Vanishes Fri 28 Adam Kay Sat 29 The Lady Vanishes Sun 30 Grampian Youth Orchestra

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July 2019 HMT 36

Wed 3 Shrek (AOC)

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August 2019 Sat 10 Funbox Tue 13 Milkshake Live Wed 14 Milkshake Live Sat 17 Blazin Fiddles Thu 22 Michael Starring Ben Sun 25 Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham

September 2019 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Fri 6 Sat 7

The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train The Waterboys The Girl on the Train

Tue 10 Joseph and the Amazing HMT

Technicolour Dreamcoat Wed 11 Joseph and the Amazing HMT

Technicolour Dreamcoat Thu 12 Joseph and the Amazing HMT

Technicolour Dreamcoat Thu 12 One Night of Queen MH Fri 13 Joseph and the Amazing HMT

Technicolour Dreamcoat Sat 14 Joseph and the Amazing HMT

Technicolour Dreamcoat Tue 17 Little Miss Sunshine HMT Tue 17 Average White Band MH Wed 18 Little Miss Sunshine HMT Thu 19 Little Miss Sunshine HMT Fri 20 Little Miss Sunshine HMT Sat 21 Little Miss Sunshine HMT Mon 23 Nashville Live MH Tue 24 Annie HMT Wed 25 Annie HMT Wed 25 Lulu – Still On Fire MH Thu 26 Annie HMT Thu 26 SNJO: ft. Bill Evans MH Fri 27 Annie HMT Sat 28 Annie HMT Sat 28 Jimmy Carr: Terribly Funny MH

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October 2019 Thu 3 The Crucible Thu 3 Ben Elton Fri 4 The Crucible

HMT 28 MH 62 HMT 28

Fri 4 Respect – MH

The Aretha Franklin Songbook Sat 5 The Crucible HMT Sat 5 Daniel Sloss X MH Tue 8 Saturday Night Fever HMT Wed 9 Saturday Night Fever HMT Thu 10 Saturday Night Fever HMT Thu 10 Kate Rusby MH Fri 11 Saturday Night Fever HMT Sat 12 Saturday Night Fever HMT Sun 13 Jimeoin MH Tue 15 The Gruffalo HMT Wed 16 The Gruffalo HMT Thu 17 The Gruffalo HMT Fri 18 Some Guys Have All the Luck MH Sat 19 Autobiography HMT Sat 19 Russell Kane MH Sun 20 Into the Groove MH Tues 22 9 to 5 HMT Wed 23 9 to 5 HMT Wed 23 The Patsy Cline Story MH Thu 24 9 to 5 HMT Thu 24 Happy Mondays ‘Greatest Hits Tour’ MH Fri 25 9 to 5 HMT Fri 25 Islands in the Stream MH Sat 26 9 to 5 HMT Sun 27 Sister Sledge MH Thu 31 Tosca HMT

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Thu 4 Shrek (AOC) Fri 5 Shrek (AOC) Sat 6 Shrek (AOC) Sat 6 Schools Get Dancing

with Darcey Bussell Sun 14 Black Stone Cherry Mon 15 Zog Tue 16 Zog Wed 17 Zog Sun 21 K.D Lang Sat 27 Wee Hansel & Gretel Sun 28 We Hansel & Gretel Mon 29 Ocean Colour Scene

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You’ve booked your seat, now book your table Welcome to Aberdeen’s only in-theatre dining experience.

Join us for contemporary dining at its very best, full of character, flavour and style. £18 for two courses £22 for three courses

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