APA What's On Spring-Summer 2009 by Aberdeen Performing Arts

Spring–Summer 09

FEBRUARY 2009

Quick Guide

TO WHAT’S ON AT HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE MUSIC HALL &THE LEMON TREE

1 2 3 3&4 3–7

SANDI THOM LTL BRAINIAC LIVE! ★ MH ERROL BROWN ★ MH

4 4&5 6 7 10 &11 12 10–14 12–15 15 18–21 19 21 20 21 22 23–28 24 27 28

DREVER, MCCUSKER & WOOMBLE LTL CIRCUS OF HORRORS ★ MH EXPOSURE @ LEMON TREE ★ LTL BOGIES, BRAINS AND BILE LTS

GRAVE CONCERNS (WAC) ★ LTS CALENDAR GIRLS ★ HMT

JANUARY 2009

G, Y BOOKIN PRIORIT TED TICKETS . DISCOUNLUSIVE DEALS AND EXC R AS LITTLE JOIN F£O20 A YEAR. AS . YOUR GOIGUR CHOICE. OW. Y YOUR SH

4 9 11 13–24 13 & 14 16 . YOUR GOIGUR CHOICE. Y . OW YOUR SH G, Y BOOKIN PRIORITNTED TICKETLSS. DISCOXUCLUSIVE DEALE AND E FOR AS LITT . JOIN £20 A YEAR AS

20& 21 23 24 25 27& 28 28–31 29 30

BELHAVEN SUNDAY JAZZ: PARTICK KUNKA QUARTET (LUNCHTIME) LTS STRICTLY STRAUSS MH SHELL FRIDAY LIVE: TATTIE JAM (LUNCHTIME) LTL BELHAVEN SUNDAY JAZZ: ENCEBAR (LUNCHTIME) LTL SUNSHINE ON LEITH ★ HMT AGENT 160 (WAC) ★ LTS SHELL FRIDAY LIVE: CRAIG DAVIDSON (LUNCHTIME) LTL RAYMOND MEARNS SHAGGY DOG STORIES ★ LTL BELHAVEN SUNDAY JAZZ: MIXED ENSEMBLES (LUNCHTIME) LTL THE WILDERS ★ LTL CHANCESHOT (WAC) ★ LTS SHELL FRIDAY LIVE: VICKY FIEFIELD & DEVOTION (LUNCHTIME) LTL KARMA LOUNGE: ADELE SANDE, YOUNG FATHERS & KOBI ONYAME ★ LTL SHARLEEN SPITERI MH BELHAVEN SUNDAY JAZZ: MARIA SPEIGHT (LUNCHTIME) LTL BURNS! (YOUR BARD BY THE WAY) ★ LTS ORACULUM AND AT HOME WITH THE SMITHS (WAC) ★ LTS SCOTTISH BALLET SLEEPING BEAUTY ★ HMT TEDDY THOMPSON LTL SHELL FRIDAY LIVE: BASKERY (LUNCHTIME) LTL ROBIN INCE ★ LTL CEILIDH WITH SHINDIG ★ MH 2

THE BODY IN THE BAG (WAC) ★ LTS THE MISER ★ LTS THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK ★ HMT THE SINGING KETTLE ★ MH MIDGE URE ★ LTL SCOTT SCHOOL OF DANCING ★ HMT ABBAMANIA ★ MH AL PITCHER PICTURE SHOW ★ LTS BBC SSO ★ MH THE SOUND OF MUSICALS ★ MH ABERDEEN SINFONIETTA ★ MH FAME-THE MUSICAL ★ HMT ED BYRNE MH CEILIDH with CLACHAN YELL ★ MH SCO ★ MH

Spring–Summer 09

FEBRUARY 2009

Quick Guide

TO WHAT’S ON AT HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE MUSIC HALL &THE LEMON TREE

1 2 3 3&4 3–7

SANDI THOM LTL BRAINIAC LIVE! ★ MH ERROL BROWN ★ MH

4 4&5 6 7 10 &11 12 10–14 12–15 15 18–21 19 21 20 21 22 23–28 24 27 28

DREVER, MCCUSKER & WOOMBLE LTL CIRCUS OF HORRORS ★ MH EXPOSURE @ LEMON TREE ★ LTL BOGIES, BRAINS AND BILE LTS

GRAVE CONCERNS (WAC) ★ LTS CALENDAR GIRLS ★ HMT

JANUARY 2009

G, Y BOOKIN PRIORIT TED TICKETS . DISCOUNLUSIVE DEALS AND EXC R AS LITTLE JOIN F£O20 A YEAR. AS . YOUR GOIGUR CHOICE. OW. Y YOUR SH

4 9 11 13–24 13 & 14 16 . YOUR GOIGUR CHOICE. Y . OW YOUR SH G, Y BOOKIN PRIORITNTED TICKETLSS. DISCOXUCLUSIVE DEALE AND E FOR AS LITT . JOIN £20 A YEAR AS

20& 21 23 24 25 27& 28 28–31 29 30

Spring–Summer 09

BRIEF ENCOUNTER ★ HMT

30–11

APRIL

MEDEA ★ LTS

MAY 2009

ABERDEEN CITY MUSIC SCHOOL MH

1 2 3 5–6 7 8&9 9 11–16 13 14 14 & 15 15 15–17

BLOOD BROTHERS ★ HMT

APRIL 2009

CEILIDH with SHINDIG ★ MH HUGH CORNWELL ★ LTL ABERDEEN MUSIC CENTRE ★ MH MOR KORABASI ★ LTL THE BAND OF HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL MARINES SCOTLAND ★ MH SWAN LAKE ★ HMT NEW YORK POET ★ LTS ROB BRYDON MH THE PATSY CLINE SHOW ★ MH SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE ★ HMT BBC SSO ★ MH

2–4 4

VA VA VOOM SHOW ★ LTS

5 6–8 6 7

DUNCAN CHISOLM & IVAN DREVER ★ LTL

8 9–11 11 14–18 17 18

CALEDON ★ HMT SCO ★ MH UOA CHORAL SOCIETY & SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ★ MH BARBARA DICKSON ★ MH CABARET ★ HMT ROSS NOBLE ★ MH BREABACH ★ LTL ABERDEEN CHORAL SOCIETY MH ABERDEENSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE MH JERRY SADOWITZ ★ LTL DANSCENTRE ★ HMT LADIES OF COUNTRY FEATURING BILLIE JO SPEARS ★ MH SPRING – IN THE AIR (CITYMOVES COMMUNITY SHOW) ★ LTS 3

HELLS BELLS ★ LTL CINDERELLA (PUPPETS) LTS

PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP LTL RUMPELSTILTSKIN (PUPPETS) LTS THREE PIGS (PUPPETS) LTS AN AUDIENCE WITH SALLY MORGAN (entertainment show) ★ MH HANSEL & GRETEL (PUPPETS) LTS THE IDIOT COLONY ★ LTS SCOTTISH FIDDLE ORCHESTRA ★ MH MEASURE FOR MEASURE ★ HMT INTERIORS ★ LTS THE HOLLIES ★ MH

FOSTER AND ALLEN ★ MH SCO ★ MH MAGGIE BELL & DAVID KELLY ★ LTL THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES ★ HMT ELLEN KENT PRESENTS PUCCINI’S TURANDOT ★ HMT LEST WE FORGET ★ LTS ELLEN KENT PRESENTS VERDI’S AIDA ★ HMT KARINE POLWART PLUS SUPPORT ★ LTL DAVE SPIKEY ★ MH JOLSON & CO THE MUSICAL ★ HMT SHAOLIN WARRIORS MH RSNO ★ MH PETER PAN ★ LTS JAMES YORKSTON & LISA KNAPP ★ LTL SOLID SILVER 60s SHOW ★ MH UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN WRITERS FESTIVAL WORD LT

17& 21 19–30 20 22 23 24 30 31

LEON JACKSON ★ MH WEST SIDE STORY ★ HMT HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT ★ LTL JOHN HEGLEY ★ LTL BBC SSO ★ MH PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ★ MH TONY STOCKWELL (entertainment show) MH THE ELVIS YEARS ★ MH ABERDEEN SINFONIETTA ★ MH

JUNE 2009 2–6 6 11 & 13 12 14 18–27

1–5 10–12 22–26

LAZYTOWN – THE PIRATE ADVENTURE ★ HMT

14–16 27

SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS COSI FAN TUTTE ★ HMT SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS MANON ★ HMT SESSION A9 ★ MH THE FLYING PIGS – HOW TO LOOK GOOD GLAIKIT ★ HMT

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29–2

SCOTTISH BALLET – CARMEN ★ HMT

30–1

AFTER MARY ROSE ★ LTS

From Wednesday 10 December 2008

RSNO ★ MH

His Majesty’s Theatre, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen AB25 1GL Enquiries: 0845 270 8200 Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen AB10 1QS Enquiries: 01224 632080 The Lemon Tree, 5 West North Street, Aberdeen AB24 5AT Enquiries: 01224 337688 Aberdeen Performing Arts is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC033733

THE SINGING KETTLE – BOOGIE WOOGIE ZOO HMT ERIC BOGLE & JOHN MUNRO ★ LTL

FRIENDS DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE HMT HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE MH MUSIC HALL LTL THE LEMON TREE LOUNGE LTS THE LEMON TREE STUDIO

FRIENDS PRIORITY BOOKING

21–25 23 24 25

THE BOOK OF BEASTS ★ LTS BAT THE SYMPHONY ★ MH

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ★ HMT TWEENIES LIVE! – TOP OF THE TOTS ★ HMT

AUGUST 2009

STUDENT SHOW 2009: DIAL ‘M’ FOR MASTRICK ★ HMT

MAY

JULY 2009

JAKE AND ELWOOD ★ MH

GENERAL BOOKING

KAREN CASEY★ LTL RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC ★ MH

ERROL WHITE – THREE WORKS ★ LTS MAGIC OF MOTOWN ★ MH JIMMY CARR ★ MH VOYAGE DE NUIT ★ LTL I MISS COMMUNISM ★ LTS

PEER GYNT ★ HMT

BRUCE FUMMEY ABOUT ROBERT THE BRUCE ★ LTS PAUL MERTON’S SILENT CLOWNS ★ MH

MAY

19 20–21 21 25 & 26

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14 15 16 16–21 17 21 24 25 25 & 26 26–28 27 27 & 28

AROUND THE WORLD IN MUSIC MH

BLAKE WITH SPECIAL GUEST NATASHA MARSH ★ MH

Join APA FRIENDS and be first to know about the hottest tickets in town!

1 3–7 4–6 6 7 7–8 8 9 9 & 10 10 11 13

28 29

MARCH 2009

BRIEF ENCOUNTER ★ HMT

30–11

APRIL

MEDEA ★ LTS

MAY 2009

ABERDEEN CITY MUSIC SCHOOL MH

1 2 3 5–6 7 8&9 9 11–16 13 14 14 & 15 15 15–17

BLOOD BROTHERS ★ HMT

APRIL 2009

2–4 4

VA VA VOOM SHOW ★ LTS

5 6–8 6 7

DUNCAN CHISOLM & IVAN DREVER ★ LTL

8 9–11 11 14–18 17 18

HELLS BELLS ★ LTL CINDERELLA (PUPPETS) LTS

17& 21 19–30 20 22 23 24 30 31

JUNE 2009 2–6 6 11 & 13 12 14 18–27

1–5 10–12 22–26

LAZYTOWN – THE PIRATE ADVENTURE ★ HMT

14–16 27

SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS COSI FAN TUTTE ★ HMT SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS MANON ★ HMT SESSION A9 ★ MH THE FLYING PIGS – HOW TO LOOK GOOD GLAIKIT ★ HMT

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From Wednesday 3 December 2008 More events will be added. See press adverts and boxofficeaberdeen.com for latest listings

29–2

SCOTTISH BALLET – CARMEN ★ HMT

30–1

AFTER MARY ROSE ★ LTS

From Wednesday 10 December 2008

RSNO ★ MH

THE SINGING KETTLE – BOOGIE WOOGIE ZOO HMT ERIC BOGLE & JOHN MUNRO ★ LTL

FRIENDS DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE HMT HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE MH MUSIC HALL LTL THE LEMON TREE LOUNGE LTS THE LEMON TREE STUDIO

FRIENDS PRIORITY BOOKING

21–25 23 24 25

THE BOOK OF BEASTS ★ LTS BAT THE SYMPHONY ★ MH

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ★ HMT TWEENIES LIVE! – TOP OF THE TOTS ★ HMT

AUGUST 2009

STUDENT SHOW 2009: DIAL ‘M’ FOR MASTRICK ★ HMT

MAY

JULY 2009

JAKE AND ELWOOD ★ MH

GENERAL BOOKING

KAREN CASEY★ LTL RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC ★ MH

ERROL WHITE – THREE WORKS ★ LTS MAGIC OF MOTOWN ★ MH JIMMY CARR ★ MH VOYAGE DE NUIT ★ LTL I MISS COMMUNISM ★ LTS

PEER GYNT ★ HMT

BRUCE FUMMEY ABOUT ROBERT THE BRUCE ★ LTS PAUL MERTON’S SILENT CLOWNS ★ MH

MAY

19 20–21 21 25 & 26

14 15 16 16–21 17 21 24 25 25 & 26 26–28 27 27 & 28

AROUND THE WORLD IN MUSIC MH

BLAKE WITH SPECIAL GUEST NATASHA MARSH ★ MH

Join APA FRIENDS and be first to know about the hottest tickets in town!

1 3–7 4–6 6 7 7–8 8 9 9 & 10 10 11 13

28 29

MARCH 2009

THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON COMES TO ABERDEEN!

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

A SHOW WHOSE FEEL-GOOD FACTOR IS SKY-HIGH

Tuesday 3-Saturday 7 February LYNDA BELLINGHAM PATRICIA HODGE SIÂN PHILLIPS GAYNOR FAYE BRIGIT FORSYTH JULIA HILLS ELAINE C SMITH

CALENDAR GIRLS By Tim Frith

At first glance it should look like your classic WI calendar. Jams, cakes, sewing and all that. Except for one tiny thing… the ladies aren’t naked, they’re nude. Following a sell-out Autumn tour and sensational reviews, Calendar Girls has been the fastest selling tour ever and now it sets out to conquer Aberdeen before it hits London’s West End. A group of extraordinary women, members of a very ordinary Yorkshire WI, spark a global phenomenon by persuading one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference! As interest snowballs, the Calendar Girls find themselves revealing more than they’d ever planned.

‘Unashamedly sentimental and full of heart and bare-faced cheek’ The Guardian

MEET THE CAST AFTER THE SHOW

Tuesday 3 February. To book your free place, call the Box Office on 01224 641122

‘A marvellous uplifting night at the theatre’ Daily Mail

TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY AT THE MUSIC HALL 5

Seating Area

Tues–Thurs 7.30pm Thurs 2pm. Sat 2.30pm

Fri & Sat 7.30pm

Dress Circle £22.50 £26.50 Front Stalls £22.50 £26.50 Mid Stalls £20.50 £24.50 Rear Stalls £16.50 £20.50 Upper Circle £18.50 £22.50 Balcony £12.50 £16.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Signed Audio described performance: performance: Saturday Saturday 7 Feb 2.30pm 7 February 2.30pm Preceded by a TOUCH TOUR

£4 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS–£4 off opening night, and £2 off all other performances. DISCOUNTS apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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ERROL BROWN

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

MEET THE CAST AFTER THE SHOW

THREE sexy ladIes. ONE lucky devIl.

Tuesday 10 February. To book your free place call the Box Office on 01224 641122

Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 February

m a r t i p e l l O W THE WITCHES IN

OF EASTWICK

Marti Pellow stars as the devilish Darryl Van Horne in THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, a bewitching musical based on the Warner Brothers motion picture starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Cher. When three desperate housewives in small town America wish for the man of their dreams they get far more than they bargain for. All hell breaks loose – quite literally – when Darryl Van Horne arrives to liven things up! After leading Wet Wet Wet to a plethora of multiplatinum singles and albums, Marti has gone on to a successful solo career as well as West End and Broadway seasons in the hit musical Chicago. THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK is set to be the hottest ticket of 2009. Book now and come over to the dark side!

Fri Tue–Thurs Fri 8.30pm 7.30pm 5pm Sat Sat 7.30pm 2.30pm Dress Circle £32.50 £28.50 £34.50 Front Stalls £32.50 £28.50 £34.50 Mid Stalls £27.50 £23.50 £29.50 Rear Stalls £22.50 £18.50 £24.50 Upper Circle £24.50 £20.50 £26.50 Balcony £13.50 £12.50 £14.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Seating Area

Post Show Chat: Thursday 12 February. To book your free place, call the Box Office on 01224 641122 Signed performance: Saturday 14 February 2.30pm

£4 OFF

A Hell Of a MusIcal

‘Winning witches cast their spell’

£2 OFF

Audio described performance: Saturday 14 Feb 2.30pm Preceded by a TOUCH TOUR To book, call the Box Office

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £4 off opening night, £2 off all other performances. GROUPS – Offer Tuesday to Thursday. SCHOOLS – £7.50 plus one free ticket for every 10 purchased (Wednesday only). DISCOUNTS apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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Daily Mail

SUNDAY 15 FEBRUARY AT THE LEMON TREE 6

MIDGE URE

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

‘Absolutely breathtaking. The energy is astounding’ Independent

Monday 23–Saturday 28 February

FAME–THE MUSICAL

Seen by over 4 million people FAME THE MUSICAL is the smash hit dance explosion that has captivated the country for over a decade.

FAME THE MUSICAL is packed with breath-taking dance routines and unforgettable songs as the students of New York’s High School for the Performing Arts find themselves on an inspiring journey of laughter, tears, heartache and romance. The multi-talented cast performs with explosive vitality that has audiences dancing in the aisles and out of the theatre night after night, determined to ‘live forever’. Teacher Beverley Trotman who won the hearts of the nation when she appeared on the hit TV show X Factor, joins the cast of Fame as Ms Sherman, who guides the ambitious students on the road to stardom with a big voice and a big heart. She is joined by the UK’s hottest new talent and the coolest live band around in this ultimate feel-good show.

Fri Mon–Thurs Fri 8.30pm 7.30pm 5pm Sat Sat 7.30pm 2.30pm Dress Circle £24.50 £18.00 £26.50 Front Stalls £24.50 £18.00 £26.50 Mid Stalls £21.50 £18.00 £23.50 Rear Stalls £18.50 £18.00 £19.50 Upper Circle £19.50 £18.00 £20.50 Balcony £11.50 £11.50 £12.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Seating Area

£4 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances. GROUPS – Offer Monday to Thursday, Friday at 5pm and Saturday at 2.30pm only. SCHOOLS – £7.50 plus one free ticket for every 10 purchased (Tuesday and Wednesday at 7.30pm in Stalls, Upper Circle or Balcony). DISCOUNTS apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

‘A feel-good triumph’

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Mail on Sunday OUR BOX OFFICE OR GO ONLINE TODAY BOOK YOUR HMT TICKETS AND RESERVE A TABLE AT THE FOYER TOGETHER CALL

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Wed 18–Sat 21 February SCOTT SCHOOL OF DANCING PRESENTS

‘A NEW BEGINNING’

School principal Sandra McIntosh proudly presents their 13th show, but their first at HMT, aptly named A New Beginning. Established for 27 years, the school’s 240 pupils, aged from two to 26, all give 100% commitment and dedication and many past pupils have gone onto colleges such as Knightswood, Scottish School of Contemporary Dance and Laine Theatre Arts. This year’s show will take the audience to a Magical Fairytale Land and a Fantasy Tropical Paradise, then onto an upbeat and jazz section before taking in favourite sounds of London’s West End, for an enchanting night of music and dance.

Seating Area Dress Circle Front Stalls Rear Stalls

7pm £18.50 £18.50 £15.00

£3 OFF

£2 OFF

Plus 50p per ticket booking fee FRIENDS/PARENTS & THEIR CHILDREN OF SCOTT SCHOOL OF DANCE PUPILS –£3 off top two prices. DISCOUNTS apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

Mon 9 & Tue 10 March RAYMOND GUBBAY presents TCHAIKOVSKY’S BEAUTIFUL MASTERPIECE

SWAN LAKE

This is an immortal love story filled with magic, emotion and beauty. From the opulence and splendour of the magnificent court room to the exhilarating lake scenes where swans play in perfect formation. Performed by THE RUSSIAN STATE BALLET & ORCHESTRA OF SIBERIA.

Seating Area Dress Circle Front Stalls Mid Stalls Rear Stalls Upper Circle Balcony

Mon & Tue 7.30pm £32.50 £28.50 £28.50 £22.50 £25.00 £17.50

£3 OFF

£2 OFF

SCHOOLS GROUPS 10+ – Stalls, Upper Circle Balcony seats £7.50 plus 1 free for every 10 purchased. DISCOUNTS apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

Plus 50p per ticket booking fee

Sergei Bobrov Artistic Director Anatoly Tchepurnoi Music Director and Chief Conductor

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FRIDAY 6 MARCH AT THE MUSIC HALL CEILIDH WITH SHINDIG 8

THE MOST TALKED ABOUT SHOW IN TOWN ARRIVES DIRECT FROM LONDON’S WEST END

Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 March

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE ‘A FIRST CLASS RETURN TO ROMANCE’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

NOEL COWARD’S

BRIEF ENCOUNTER

Emma Rice, Artistic Director of the world renowned Kneehigh Theatre Company, has taken one of the most beloved films of all time, the stage play on which it was based and the music and songs of Noel Coward to create this brand new Brief Encounter. Brought to you by the award-winning producers of Calendar Girls, Brief Encounter has a company of ten actor musicians who switch seamlessly between theatre and film to recreate the world of Milford Junction in ways that have never been seen before to create a unique theatrical evening. It has left both audiences and critics overwhelmed by emotion, laughter, tears and praise for the production in London’s West End.

MEET THE CAST AFTER THE SHOW Tuesday 3 March. To book your free place call the Box Office on 01224 641122

Seating Area

Tues to Thurs 7.30pm Sat 2.30pm

Thurs 2pm

Fri 7.30pm Sat 7.30pm

Dress Circle £18.50 £12.50 £22.50 Front Stalls £18.50 £12.50 £22.50 Mid Stalls £16.50 £12.50 £20.50 Rear Stalls £12.50 £12.50 £16.50 Upper Circle £14.50 £12.50 £18.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Post Show Chat: Thursday 5 March. To book your free place, call the Box Office on 01224 641122 Signed Audio described performance: performance: Saturday 7 March 2.30pm Thursday 5 Preceded by a TOUCH TOUR March 7.30pm To book, call the Box Office

2for1

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – 2 for 1 on opening night, £4 off all other performances. SCHOOLS – £7.50 plus one free ticket for every 10 purchased (Wednesday at 7.30pm and Thursday at 2pm in Rear Stalls and Upper Circle). DISCOUNTS apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

‘AN ABSOLUTE TRIUMPH. Moving, funny, jaw-droopingly inventive.’ THE INDEPENDENT

‘A fresh and wonderful theatrical event. DON’T MISS IT’

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ELAINE PAIGE, BBC RADIO 2

SATURDAY 7 MARCH AT THE LEMON TREE 9

HUGH CORNWELL

LEGENDARY STRANGLERS FRONTMAN

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Friday 13 March 7.30pm

FREE PRE–SHOW TALK

SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE

with Artistic Director, ‘impeccable… A double bill of original work, created for Scottish Dance Theatre. Janet Smith lap them up’ by Janet Smith An insight into the The Sunday As Artistic Director of SDT, Janet’s work embodies the sense of Times community that is at the very heart of the company. Her work evening performance with an informal concerns people, culture, community and identity and has been ‘fiercely described as ‘thrilling and life affirming’ Dance UK question and answer session at 6.30pm. demanding by Ina Christel Johannessen choreography… Ina Christel Johannessen is one of the most influential and inspiring creative forces on challenging yet accessible’ the Norwegian contemporary dance scene. www.scottishdancetheatre.com The Herald Tickets £10.50 to £16.50 2 for 1 on top price tickets. Schools £5.

NEW WORK NEW WORK

Saturday 14 March 7.30pm

CALEDON

Caledon, Scotland’s Tenors return to HMT to bring you a highly-entertaining evening of great Scottish and popular music from their new album – Always To Be Here – including Amazing Grace, Mull of Kintyre, Scots Wha Hae, Highland Cathedral and The Proclaimers’ 500 Miles. The powerful tenor voices of Alan Beck, Jamie MacDougall and Ivan Sharpe, along with Music Director Michael Barnett, are equally at home whether on the stage of the world-famous Sydney Opera House, singing to a packed auditorium of music lovers, or inspiring the 50,000 football crowd at Hampden Park with their stirring new version of Flower of Scotland. An evening not to be missed!

Tickets £14.50 to £16.50 2 for 1

Thursday 26 – Saturday 28 March

DANSCENTRE

‘Don’t Stop Me Now!’ represents Danscentre’s 9th major production over the past 20 years – the 3rd at HMT. Come along and catch a glimpse of some of Aberdeen’s most talented young dancers as they perform in an eclectic mix of Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Tap. You’ll be enchanted by Sleeping Beauty, inspired by 19th century ballet, toe tapping to numbers from Mamma Mia and Hairspray and blown away by the energy and enthusiasm of this unstoppable roller coaster of dance.

SATURDAY 21 MARCH AT THE LEMON TREE 10

Seating Area Dress Circle Front Stalls Mid Stalls Rear Stalls Upper Circle

7pm & Sat 2pm £18.50 £18.50 £16.50 £12.50 £14.50

Plus 50p per ticket booking fee

£3 OFF

£2 OFF

DISCOUNTS apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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BREABACH

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

‘I’d Do Anything’s Samantha Barks emerges triumphant as Sally Bowles’

‘a sassy,

sizzling, Monday 16–Saturday 21 March sensation of a show!’ Birmingham Post

neil sean sky news

Bill Kenwright presents

CABARET WILKOMMEN, BIENVENUE, WELCOME… Since its Broadway premiere in 1966 and the famous movie version with Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey, CABARET has won a staggering number of stage and screen awards including 8 Oscar’s, 7 BAFTA’s and 13 Tony’s. This “Sensational” Double Olivier Award Winner and Variety Club Awards ‘Best Musical’, which enjoyed a record breaking run in London’s West End, turns Weimar Berlin of 1931 into a sassy, sizzling haven of decadence… SAMANTHA BARKS, the hugely popular runner-up from the hit BBC series ‘I’d Do Anything’, stars as the legendary Sally Bowles, who performs nightly at the infamous Kit Kat Klub. She joins world renowned dancer and TV favourite WAYNE SLEEP, who reprises his role as the notorious Emcee. From the creators of hit musical Chicago, CABARET features show-stopping choreography, dazzling costumes and some of the most iconic songs in musical theatre including Mein Herr, Maybe This Time and of course Cabaret. Come to the Cabaret – it’s divine decadence darling! This production contains adult themes and brief moments of nudity. Recommended age 13+ (subject to parental/teacher’s discretion).

Mon–Thurs Fri 7.30pm Wed 7.30pm Sat 2.30pm Sat 7.30pm 2pm Dress Circle £30.50 £32.50 £26.50 Front Stalls £30.50 £32.50 £26.50 Mid Stalls £25.50 £27.50 £21.50 Rear Stalls £20.50 £22.50 £16.50 Upper Circle £22.50 £24.50 £18.50 Balcony £11.50 £12.50 £10.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Seating Area

Signed performance: Sat 21 March, 2.30pm

Audio described performance: Sat 21 March, 2.30pm

starring

wayne sleep samantha barks as emcee

book by

from bbc’s i’d do anything as sally bowles

Joe Masteroff

Directed by

2for1

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – 2 for 1 on opening night, £2 off all other performances. GROUPS 8+ – £3 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm and Wednesday at 2pm only). DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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John Kander

Fred Ebb

music by lyrics by based on the play by John van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood

Rufus Norris

Designed by Katrina Lindsay Choreographed by Javier De Frutos Lighting Designed by Jean Kalman Sound Designed by Ben Harrison Musical Supervisor David Steadman Musical Director Tom De Keyser

originally produced by birmingham repertory theatre company

‘genius’

‘stunning’ sunday express

the independent

‘superb’ financial times

‘sensational’ ‘wonderful’ mail on sunday

the express

7PM JANUARY-MARCH. TO BOOK, CALL 01224 337677 2 COURSE DINNER WITH WINE & COFFEE £17 AFTER

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BEST MUSICAL – ALL MAJOR AWARDS

THE MUSICAL FOR ALL TIME BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS

THEIR LIVES WERE WORLDS APART...

...THEIR DESTINY JOINED THEM TOGETHER

Monday 30 March –Saturday 11 April

Mon to Fri 7.30pm Wed Sat Thurs 7.30pm 7.30pm 2pm Dress Circle £29.50 £32.50 £19.50 Front Stalls £29.50 £32.50 £19.50 Mid Stalls £24.50 £26.50 £16.50 Rear Stalls £19.50 £21.50 £16.50 Upper Circle £22.50 £23.50 £16.50 Balcony £13.50 £14.50 £10.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Seating Area

Bill Kenwright presents Willy Russell’s

BLOOD BROTHERS

‘The greatest musical of the decade’ International Herald Tribune

Written by Willy Russell, the legendary BLOOD BROTHERS tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences. The incredible score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True.

‘Devastating. A masterpiece. If you haven’t seen it go, if you have, go again’ News of the World

Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award winning BLOOD BROTHERS, which, having opened in 1988 to tremendous acclaim continues to enjoy standing ovations at every devastating performance. No wonder BLOOD BROTHERS is now ‘The musical for all time’.

‘Triumphant’ The Listener

£22.50 £22.50 £19.50 £16.50 £18.50 £12.50

Signed Audio described performance: Saturday 11 April 2.30pm performance: Friday 10 April, 7.30pm Preceded by a TOUCH TOUR at 1pm. To book, call the Box Office

£4 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £4 off opening night. £2 off all other performances (excluding Saturday evening). SCHOOLS 10+ – £7.50 plus 1 free for every 10 purchased – Tuesdays at 7.30pm and Wednesday at 2pm - Mid Stalls, Rear Stalls and Upper Circle only. DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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DATE TBC AT THE MUSIC HALL

Sat 2.30pm

SALLY MORGAN

PSYCHIC TO THE STARS!

For educational and entertainment purposes only

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‘Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall’

Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 April A Theatre Royal Plymouth and Thelma Holt Production

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Directed by Jamie Glover Designed by Andrew Edwards Measure for Measure is a story of passion and power, lust and restraint, sin and virtue and finally forgiveness and mercy. After 14 years of lax governance Vienna has become a place where moral and social corruption are rife. The Duke announces that he is to leave on pilgrimage and hands over power to the cold and puritanical Lord Angelo. Angelo immediately embarks on a ruthless mission to restore order and virtue to a city out of control. He condemns Claudio to death and his sister Isabella pleads with Angelo for her brother’s life. Although perhaps one of the least performed of Shakespeare’s plays, Measure for Measure is one his most rich and complex, and explores issues of morality, justice and the abuse of power with bawdy humour, keen intelligence and a relevance to life in Britain today that is extraordinary. Alistair McGowan, one of the country’s most familiar faces, takes on the role of The Duke Vincentio. He is joined by Jason Merrells (Waterloo Road, Cutting It) who plays Angelo.

MEET THE CAST AFTER THE SHOW Tuesday 14 April

To book your free place to any of these events, call the Box Office on 01224 641122

Tue–Thurs Fri 7.30pm 7.30pm Sat 2.30pm Sat 7.30pm Dress Circle £18.50 £22.50 Front Stalls £18.50 £22.50 Mid Stalls £16.50 £20.50 Rear Stalls £12.50 £16.50 Upper Circle £14.50 £18.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Seating Area

Post Show Chat: Thursday 16 April. To book your free place, call the Box Office on 01224 641122

2for1

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – 2 for 1 on first two nights and £4 off some other performances. SCHOOLS 10+ – £7.50 plus 1 ticket in every 10 free – Wednesday at 7.30pm only. DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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BRUCE FUMMEY

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

Aberdeen Students’ Charities Campaign presents

Tuesday 21 – Saturday 25 April

Wed–Fri Seating Tue 7.30pm Sat 5pm Area 7.30pm Sat 8.30pm Dress Circle £17.50 £17.50 £17.50 Front Stalls £12.00 £15.50 £13.50 Rear Stalls £10.00 £13.50 £11.50 Upper Circle £10.00 £13.50 £11.50 Balcony £10.00 £10.00 £10.00 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee

Aberdeen Students’ Charities Campaign presents…

STUDENT SHOW 2009

DIAL ‘M’ FOR MASTRICK

Student Show is back – and this time there’s been a murder! The cast of a brand new musical suffer a severe case of stage fright at HMT when their leading lady Powis Hilton is murdered, Doric detective Perry Mastrick is soon at the crime scene and will stop at nothing to catch the killer. Will he solve the case before the final curtain falls? Before the fat lady sings? Before we squeeze in any more theatrical clichés? No matter who dunnit, one thing is for certain, the show must go on!

FRIDAY 24 APRIL AT THE MUSIC HALL

£2 OFF

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FRIENDS – £2 off all performances (excluding Tuesday and Saturday at 5pm). SCHOOLS 10+ – £7.50 plus 1 ticket in every 10 free – Tuesday and Saturday at 5pm – Stalls, Upper Circle and Balcony. DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

Come and witness the strength, passion and grace of Scottish Ballet’s dancers

Wednesday 29 April –Saturday 2 May

CARMEN and Cheating, Lying, Stealing Scotland’s award winning national dance company brings two fiery and passionate pieces to the stage this spring. A brand new Carmen, created for Scottish Ballet by one of the most inspiring and influential figures in British dance, Richard Alston, retells the famous story of a hot-blooded gypsy whose wild spirit lures a young officer into an obsessive love when she spurns him for the glamour of a handsome toreador with tragic results. Performed by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra, Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite, skilfully highlights the glories of Bizet’s original score. Continuing with the evening’s themes of control through sexuality and fear of loss, comes Cheating, Lying, Stealing. Made for The Royal Ballet in 1998 by Ashley Page, this virtuoso piece features a sofa engulfed in flames and a distinctive soundtrack played live, on stage, by electro-acoustic ensemble Icebreaker.

Seating Area Dress Circle Front Stalls Mid Stalls Rear Stalls Upper Circle Balcony

Wed–Sat 7.30pm Sat 2pm £27.50 £25.50 £23.50 £20.50 £22.50 £11.50

£3 OFF

£2 OFF

Plus 50p per ticket booking fee FRIENDS / Audio described FRIENDS OF performance: SCOTTISH Saturday 2pm. BALLET Preceded by a Touch Tour £3 off FAMILY – For Wednesday and Thursday at 7.30pm (Stalls and Upper Circle only) £57 (2 adults and 2 children). SCHOOLS 10+ – £7.50 plus 1 ticket in every 10 free – Wednesday and Thursday only. DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE (Scottish Ballet shows)

PRE-SHOW TALK

Ashley Page on Thursday at 6.30pm. Richard Honner on Friday at 6.30pm

OUTSIDE IN

Friday at 4pm (£5 tickets with a £3 discount when buying a show ticket at the same time)

FAMILY INSIGHT

Saturday at 11am (£5 ticket/£3 concession /£12 family of 4)

Book for 3 shows and save 20%

Must book the same number of seats for each show at the initial time of booking.

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

ALSO BOOKING Rubies Choreography: George Balanchine

Fri 23–Sat 24 October

AUTUMN SEASON

Music: Igor Stravinsky

Workwithinwork

Scottish Ballet celebrates its 40th anniversary with a sparkling Autumn Season which places George Choreography: William Forsythe Balanchine’s Rubies firmly back in the company’s Music: Luciano Berio crown, alongside Krzysztof Pastor’s In Light and Shadow and a new addition to the repertoire with William Forsythe’s Workwithinwork. Tickets £12.50 to £22.50 Choreography: Krzysztof Pastor #FRIENDS/FRIENDS OF SCOTTISH BALLET - £3 off Music: Johann Sebastian Bach

In Light and Shadow

Wed 27 –Sat 30 January 2010

THE NUTCRACKER

‘This is still such stuff as dreams are made on.’

Tickets £10.50 to £29.50

‘A Nutcracker like no other …full of mettle and class’

Choreography: Ashley Page. Music: Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Daily Mail Designs: Antony McDonald At a party in the Stahlbaum’s family home. Drosselmeyer, the children’s enigmatic godfather, presents them with a nutcracker doll – and so begins a dreamlike journey of discovery for the youngest daughter, Marie. #FRIENDS - £3 off

The Herald

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE Book for the 3 Scottish Ballet shows and SAVE 20%

Must book the same number of seats for each show at the initial time of booking.

Tuesday 5 – Wednesday 6 May

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES BY EVE ENSLER

Following a sell-out season last year, The Vagina Monologues returns to His Majesty’s Theatre for two performances only! Based on author Eve Ensler’s ‘Vagina Interviews’ conducted with women from all around the world, this hilariously witty and moving collection of tales gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories. A staggering number of the world’s most famous and talented women, from Kate Winslet and Whoopi Goldberg to Sophie Dahl and Jerry Hall have chosen to take part in the show in New York, Los Angeles and London. If you missed out last time, make sure you book to avoid disappointment, if you saw it last time then come and see a brand new cast. As sharp as Sex and the City and as unmissable as Friends. This is ultimate girls night out…trust us!

Seating Area

7.30pm

Dress Circle Front Stalls Mid Stalls Rear Stalls Upper Circle Balcony

£18.50 £18.50 £16.50 £12.50 £14.50 £10.50

£4 OFF

£2 OFF

Plus 50p per ticket booking fee DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Thursday 7 May 7.30pm

Puccini’s TURANDOT The grandness of the colosseum of Rome set against the greatness of ancient China comes together in this spectacular new production from Ellen Kent & Amphitheatre Productions, directed by Ellen Kent with the amphitheatre set designed by London designer Will Bowen. The Terracotta Army gazes down from Will Bowen’s set in this epic production performed by international soloists and the Chisinau National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. Ellen Kent presents Turandot in celebration of Pavarotti’s life highlighting the unforgettable aria ‘Nessun Dorma’. Ellen Kent was inspired in 1993 to produce her first opera by Pavarotti’s performance at the 1990 World Cup which opened up opera to the masses. Turandot is the story of the cold-hearted princess, who is surrounded by suitors facing death if they fail to answer her riddle correctly; and the one man who can melt the ice in her heart. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

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Directed by Ellen Kent with the amphitheatre set designed by London designer Will Bowen. These magnificent traditional productions will be performed by international soloists alongside the full Chisinau National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

Friday 8 and Saturday 9 May 7.30pm

Verdi’s AIDA

The splendour of Egypt is set against the grandeur of the Colosseum of Rome in this spectacular new production from Ellen Kent & Amphitheatre Productions. This fully-staged traditional opera is directed by Ellen Kent in an amphitheatre set designed by London based designer Will Bowen. This tragic love story is brought to life in a production set against one of the greatest pieces of music Verdi ever wrote with the well known arias ‘Celeste Aida’, ‘Ritorna Vincitor’ and the great chorus piece the ‘Triumphal March’. This new version of Aida symbolises the powerful religious hold of the priests of Egypt and includes dance sequences based on the ancient temple dancers. Ellen Kent’s direction is influenced by the ancient Greek dramas of Euripides in this new take on Aida. Aida is a story of war, jealousy and revenge, centred around the doomed love of the beautiful Ethiopian slave girl, Aida, and the Egyptian hero, Radames. Aida is a unique mixture of splendid chorus scenes and intimate, lyrical moments which show the Chisinau National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus at their best. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

‘The masses should not let Aida pass them by!’ Edinburgh Evening News PRICES FOR EACH SHOW Thurs Seating –Sat Area 7.30pm Dress Circle Front Stalls Rear Stalls Upper Circle Balcony

£34.00 £30.00 £24.00 £26.50 £14.00

£3 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS of APA & Ellen Kent–£3 off top two ticket prices. SCHOOLS GROUPS – Rear Stalls and Balcony seats £7.50 plus 1 free for every 10 purchased. DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

Plus 50p per ticket booking fee

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DAVE SPIKEY

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‘Seeing Allan Stewart as Al Jolson is the closest you’ll get to the real thing. He is extraordinary. He is breathtaking.’ GMTV

Monday 11 – Saturday 16 May

JOLSON & CO - THE MUSICAL

From the bright lights of Broadway to the dizzy heights of Hollywood Al Jolson was the greatest entertainer the world had ever seen. Jolson’s unforgettable music and songs are brought to life in this spectacular new musical direct from smash-hit seasons in New York. A sensational company and orchestra is led by the extraordinary Allan Stewart. There can be no better way to spend and evening or afternoon in theatre and as Al Jolson said himself ‘You ain’t heard nothin’ yet’.

MEET THE CAST AFTER THE SHOW Monday 11 May

To book your free place, call the Box Office on 01224 641122

Mon–Thurs Fri 7.30pm Thurs 7.30pm Sat 2.30pm Sat 7.30pm 2pm Dress Circle £23.50 £25.50 £21.50 Front Stalls £23.50 £25.50 £21.50 Mid Stalls £21.50 £23.50 £19.50 Rear Stalls £17.50 £19.50 £15.50 Upper Circle £21.50 £23.50 £19.50 Upper Circle £19.50 £21.50 £17.50 Balcony £12.50 £14.50 £12.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Seating Area

2for1

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – 2 for 1 on opening night, £2 off all other performances. GROUPS 8+ – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm and Thursday 2pm only). DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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‘The Greatest Broadway Musical of all time’

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The Guardian

Tuesday 19 – Saturday 30 May

WEST SIDE STORY With groundbreaking choreography by the legendary Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents, an unforgettable score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story changed the face of musical theatre for ever. Based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and packed with unforgettable songs including Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, America and I Feel Pretty, West Side Story has been described as ‘a masterpiece of musical theatre’ (The Daily Mail) and ‘a musical landmark’ (The Guardian). The movie version went on to win an incredible 10 Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and further cemented the reputation of this masterpiece.

‘If you buy one theatre ticket, make it this one’ Observer Wed Mon– Thurs Fri & Sat 2pm 7.30pm 7.30pm & Thurs 21 May Sat 2pm 2.30pm Dress Circle £34.50 £38.50 £25.50 Front Stalls £34.50 £38.50 £25.50 Mid Stalls £29.50 £32.50 £20.50 Rear Stalls £24.50 £26.50 £15.50 Upper Circle £27.50 £28.50 £18.50 Balcony £17.50 £17.50 £10.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Seating Area

Post Show Chat: Thursday 28 May. To book your free place, call the Box Office on 01224 641122 Audio described performance: Saturday 23 May 2.30pm Preceded by a TOUCH TOUR To book, call the Box Office

DIRECT FROM SELL OUT SUCCESS IN PARIS, TOKYO, BEIJING AND LONDON

Signed performance: Friday 29 May 7.30pm

Saturday 23 May 2.30pm £4 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £4 off on opening night, £2 off all other performances. SCHOOLS – Tue week two 7.30pm and Wed matinees £7.50 Rear Stalls & Upper Circle plus 1 adult free for every 10 purchased. DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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LEON JACKSON

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‘…the finest piece of classic theatre Scotland has produced in half a decade.’ The Scotsman

‘Hill’s production is relentlessly inventive...’ The Guardian

PEERGYNT Tuesday 2–Saturday 6 June

Seating Area

Dundee Rep Theatre and National Theatre of Scotland

PEER GYNT

By Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Colin Teevan Directed by Dominic Hill. Set design by Naomi Wilkinson Lighting design by Chris Davey. Music by Paddy Cuneen Choreography by Janet Smith Co-produced by Dundee Rep Theatre and NTOS Revival supported by barbicanbite09 This raucous and radical interpretation of Ibsen’s classic play takes the audience on a truly wild theatrical journey. An exhilarating tale of a life lived on the edge, this production is a mix of trolls, madmen, dancing girls and live music. Peer Gynt is a dreamer, a liar and a serial womaniser. Cast out from his home town, Peer embarks on a thrilling and astonishing adventure in search of fame and fortune that takes him from Norway to Africa and eventually back home again. Be prepared for a theatrical roller-coaster ride through one of the most renowned works of modern literature. This exciting co-production brings together two of Scotland’s most acclaimed theatre companies, the Dundee Rep Theatre and NTOS. 3 00 approximately (including interval). Recommended age 14+

Tue–Thurs Fri 7.30pm 7.30pm Sat 7.30pm

Dress Circle £20.50 £22.50 Front Stalls £20.50 £22.50 Mid Stalls £18.50 £20.50 Rear Stalls £14.50 £16.50 Upper Circle £16.50 £20.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Signed performance: Friday 5 June 7.30pm

2for1

£2 OFF

Audio described performance: Friday 5 June 7.30pm

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – 2 for 1 on first two nights and £4 off all other performances. SCHOOLS 10+ – £7.50 plus 1 ticket in every 10 free – Wednesday and Thursday Rear Stalls and Upper Circle at 7.30pm only. DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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SCOTTISH OPERA’S STUNNING SPRING SEASON HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Thursday 11 & Saturday 13 June

COSI FAN TUTTE Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A production by Opéra National du Rhin

Sung in Italian with English Supertitles David McVicar directs this production, initially created for Strasbourg’s Opéra National du Rhin. Loosely translating as ‘Women are like that’, Così fan tutte is one of Mozart’s most famous collaborations with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. Set in the bay of Naples in the 18th century, this amusing story of pretence, seduction, disguises and flirtatious alliances centres on two officers who test the faithfulness of their soon-to-be brides. David McVicar directs this production, beautifully capturing the Mediterranean setting with sun-washed imagery and stunning costumes. Tobias Ringborg, Joel Prieto and Ville Rusanen make their UK opera débuts, with Violet Noorduyn, Caitlin Hulcup and Peter Savidge returning. Scottish soprano Marie McLaughlin reprises the role she played in the original production.

FREE COSI FAN TUTE UNWRAPPED

Wednesday 10 June at 6pm Call the Box Office to book.

FREE PRE-SHOW TALK

Learn about the creation of Cosi Fan Tutte on Saturday 13 June at 6pm Call the Box Office to book.

3 15 approximately (including interval).

Friday 12 June

MANON Jules Massenet

A Scottish Opera première and a new production Sung in French with English Supertitles This 19th century tragedy is Massenet’s most famous opera and is a passionate and compelling account of a beautiful young girl and her turbulent and ultimately devastating love affairs. The fully choreographed ballet scene and impressive chorus add maximum dramatic impact to the moving score. Scottish Opera Music Director Francesco Corti conducts Production supported by The Alexander Gibson Circle

FREE PRE-SHOW TALK

Learn about the creation of Manon on Friday 12 June at 6pm. Call the Box Office to book.

Thurs, Fri & Sat 7.30pm Dress Circle £46.00 Front Stalls £46.00 Mid Stalls £36.00 Rear Stalls £26.00 Upper Circle £30.00 Balcony £16.00 Balcony £10.00 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Seating Area

£4 OFF

£3 OFF

Audio described performance: Saturday 13 June 2009, 7.30pm Preceded by a TOUCH TOUR, Sat 6pm. Please book in advance by calling the Box Office. FRIENDS/FRIENDS OF SCOTTISH OPERA £4 off on Thursday. SCHOOLS – Groups of 10+ £10 per ticket plus one free ticket for every 10 purchased (Rear Stalls and Upper Circle only). DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

£10 TICKETS FOR UNDER 26s If you’re under 26 and would like to experience a night at the opera then take advantage of our fantastic £10 ticket offer. Simply book any seat for any Scottish Opera performance in advance and show valid ID when you collect your tickets.

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3 00 approximately (including interval).

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SESSION A9

‘Fabulously funny, outstanding… can’t be recommended enough’

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Press and Journal

Thursday 18 – Saturday 27 June

THE FLYING PIGS

HOW TO LOOK GOOD GLAIKIT Following the sell out success of their 2007 show Desperate Fishwives and fresh from their acclaimed series for BBC Radio Scotland, Aberdeen’s own Flying Pigs bring their latest stage show to HMT. The ‘punk Scotland the What?’ return with How To Look Good Glaikit, a new collection of songs and sketches, packed with laughs and a distinctive North-East flavour, and sure to delight old fans and newcomers alike. Join Archie and Davie, Mither and Faither, Maurice the Liar and a host of characters old and new for the best laugh you’ll have in ages. But don’t take our word for it…

‘If you have a ticket hold on to it tightly... you'll love every hilarious minute.’ Evening Express Warning: this show may contain traces of Robbie Shepherd

Thursdays 7.30pm Fridays Saturdays 5pm 7.30pm Tuesday 7.30pm Saturdays Wednesday 7.30pm 8.30pm Dress Circle £20.00 £22.00 Front Stalls £20.00 £22.00 Mid Stalls £18.00 £20.00 Rear Stalls £14.00 £16.00 Upper Circle £16.00 £18.00 Balcony £12.00 £14.00 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Seating Area

2for1

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – 2 for 1 on opening night, £2 off all other performances. DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

LUNCHTIME

live!

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Wednesday 1–Sunday 5 July

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

THE SPONGE WHO COULD FLY–A NEW MUSICAL Take a look at what’s surfacing on stage at HMT, direct from the hit television show... SpongeBob SquarePants – The Sponge Who Could Fly! Join SpongeBob, Patrick and their zany Bikini Bottom pals in a new musical as SpongeBob embarks on his dream to fly with the jellyfish. Will he take flight, or will his dream come crashing down to the ocean floor? It’s a tale too exciting to be kept undersea! So dive in to the UK stage premiere of the exciting musical about dreams, friendship and soaring to new heights, SpongeBob SquarePants – the Sponge Who Could Fly!

Seating Area Dress Circle Front Stalls Mid Stalls Rear Stalls Upper Circle Balcony

Wed 7pm, Thurs 4pm £OFF4 & 7pm, Fri 4.30pm & 7.30pm, Sat 4.30pm & 50% 7.30pm Sun 11am & 2pm OFF u18s £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 £17.50 £25&£20 £15.00

Plus 50p per ticket booking fee

www.nick.co.uk/spongebobtour

FAMILY TICKET – £70 for 4 x top price seats.

DISCOUNTS–apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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Friday 10–Sunday 12 July BBC Worldwide presents

TWEENIES LIVE! –TOP OF THE TOTS

Ten years after bursting onto the scene, the Tweenies are back with their chart-busting new show Top of the Tots packed with tot-tastic tunes. Their live performances have wowed over a million Tweenie boppers world-wide and, with a platinum selling single under their belts, get ready for the fab four to entertain you once again in their spectacular new theatre show. Get set to reach for the stars, sing along, dance in the aisles and find out why the Tweenies are still the ultimate Number One! www.bbcliveshows.com BBC logo TM & © 1996. Tweenies characters & logo TM & © 1998-2001. Licensed by BBC Worldwide.

Seating Area Dress Circle Stalls Upper Circle Balcony

Fri 4.30pm, Sat 11am & 2pm, Sun 11am & 2pm £16.50 £16.50 £16.50 £16.50

Plus 50p per ticket booking fee

£2 OFF

£2OFF u16s & o60s

FAMILY TICKET – £58 (4 seats, min. 1 adult)

DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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Wednesday 22–Sunday 26 July

Swashbuckling fun for all the family starring an all UK cast. Hot on the heels of the phenomenally successful first ever LazyTown Live! comes a brand new show that’s guaranteed to make super-heroes of you all. Get ready for star-jumps, power-moves, laugh out-loud fun, sing-along songs and dancing in the aisles when LazyTown Live! – The Pirate Adventure sails into town. You’ll be transported onto Wed 5pm, Thurs 5pm £4 the high seas through an OFF even higher-energy story Seating Fri 1.30pm & 5pm full of parrots, pieces of Area Sat 11am, 2pm & 5pm eight and buried treasure. Sun 11am & 2pm £2OFF It’ll shiver your timbers! u16s

What’s more, you’ll be joined by your favourite LazyTown friends. So shout ‘Ahoy there!’ to Stephanie and Sportacus – even Robbie Rotten who, given half the chance, would have Sportacus walking the plank so laziness could rule in LazyTown.

Dress Circle Front Stalls Mid Stalls Rear Stalls Upper Circle Superseats

£18.50 £18.50 £18.50 £14.50 £18.50 & £16.50 £28.50

Plus 50p per ticket booking fee

FAMILY TICKET– £65 for 4 x top price seats (excl. Superseats).

DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony. Pirate ship image shows photos from original TV series. The UK tour cast will be announced shortly. LazyTown © & TM 2008 LazyTown Entertainment

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Friday 14–Sunday 16 August

THE SINGING KETTLE BOOGIE WOOGIE ZOO

Scotland’s favourite children’s entertainers, THE SINGING KETTLE will be dancing and singing with the animals in their fantastic new stage show Fri 11am & 2pm £3 Seating OFF Boogie Woogie Zoo. Sat 11am & 2pm Area Join Cilla, Artie, Gary and Kevin for feeding time Sun 12pm & 3pm at the zoo and help them find their Singing Kettles among the wonderful visitor attractions. Dress Circle £10.00 Party with the Penguins, Boogie with the Bears, Stalls £10.00 and Jive with the Giraffes, it’s the Singing Kettle’s most colourful and Upper Circle £10.00 dynamic show ever where the animals Balcony £10.00 run free and make music all day! Boogie Woogie Zoo is musical Plus 50p per ticket booking fee pandemonium with plenty to sing about. Join in with ‘Bunny Fou Fou’, ‘Burping Re GROUPS 8+ – all tickets £7 plus one memb Bears’, ‘Five Wee Monkeys’ and er, free ticket for every 10 purchased. c o m ‘Penguin Parade’ where some lucky FAMILY TICKET – £36 dres e children will end up on stage to join as yosued (4 seats, min. 1 adult). r in the excitement and shake, swing, favou DISCOUNTS – apply to certain rite flap and strut to the crazy zoo anima performances only and usually l! sounds. You’ll be mesmerised by exclude Friday and Saturday evenings this non-stop, all action, festival of fun. and the Balcony. For girls and boys of all ages.

www.singingkettle.com

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‘THRILLING & TANTALISING’ The Scotsman HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

EVITA

Featuring some of the most famous and inspiring stage music ever written, including the classic songs Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, On This Night of a Thousand Stars, Oh What A Circus, You Must Love Me and Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s extraordinary musical EVITA embarks on a spectacular national tour. Bringing to life the dynamic, larger-than-life persona of Eva Peron, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Peron, EVITA tells the story from her young and ambitious beginnings to the enormous wealth and power she gained and her ultimate rise to sainthood. With more than 20 major awards to its credit, including the Oscar-winning film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas, and featuring one of the most coveted roles in musical theatre, this brand new production of the smash hit show truly promises to be THE THEATRICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR!

Wed 9 Tue–Thurs Sept 7.30pm Seating Sat 2.30pm Fri 7.30pm 2pm Area Mon 14 Sept Sat 7.30pm Thurs 2pm 7.30pm Dress Circle £31.50 £35.50 £24.50 Front Stalls £31.50 £35.50 £24.50 Mid Stalls £26.50 £30.50 £22.50 Rear Stalls £22.50 £26.50 £18.50 Upper Circle £26.50 £30.50 £22.50 Upper Circle £24.50 £28.50 £20.50 Balcony £17.50 £17.50 £10.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee Signed Audio described performance: performance: Saturday 19 Sept 2.30pm Saturday 12 September 2.30pm Preceded by a TOUCH TOUR To book, call the Box Office Saturday 19 September 2.30pm

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TIM RICE AND ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S MASTERPIECE ‘A

MONUMENTAL SHOW’ SUNDAY EXPRESS BILL KENWRIGHT

BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP PRESENTS

THE THEATRICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR!

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DEFY ANYBODY WHO SEES THIS PRODUCTION TO SAY THEY HAVE SEEN A BETTER ONE’

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‘ THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MUSICAL AS DRAMATICALLY EXCITING AS EVITA’ TIME OUT

‘OH WHAT A CIRCUS,

OH WHAT A SHOW! A PRODUCTION FULL OF PASSION - A DAZZLING SUCCESS.

EVITA TRIUMPHS’ THE LIVERPOOL ECHO LYRICS BY

MUSIC BY

TIM RICE

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

Poster design: Target Live · Original cast photograph: Jim Marks

Tuesday 8 – Saturday 19 September

DIRECTED BY

BOB TOMSON

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BILL KENWRIGHT

MATTHEW WRIGHT CHOREOGRAPHED BY

FRIENDS – 2 for 1 on opening night, £4 off all other performances. SCHOOLS – 40 tickets at £10 on day of show for concession holders. No other discounts apply. DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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BILL DEAMER LIGHTING DESIGNED BY

MARK HOWETT SOUND DESIGNED BY

CHRIS FULL ORCHESTRATIONS BY

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER AND DAVID CULLEN MUSICAL DIRECTOR

DAVID STEADMAN

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ALSO BOOKING Wednesday 30 September – Saturday 17 October

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

The most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything, hits the road in top gear in a brand new high flying tour. With a cast and crew of 100 (including ten dogs), sensational sets and stunning special effects, this action-packed adventure is the story of the magical car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, and his two children Jeremy and Jemima, alongside Truly Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts, all try and outwit the dastardly Baron and the famously evil Childcatcher. Bursting with magical songs including Truly Scrumptious, Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain and the Oscar nominated title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the production has been nominated for three Olivier Awards, won Best Musical in the 2002 Variety Awards, been nominated for five Tony Awards on Broadway and won the coveted Manchester Evening New Theatre Award for Best Family Show in 2006. This ravishing award-winning show is guaranteed to be the most exciting theatrical event of the year.

‘BE AMAZED. BE VERY AMAZED’ London Metro

Wed Fri Wed 30 30 Sept, 7.30pm 2pm Seating Thurs 1 Oct, Sat Thurs Area Mon–Thurs 2.30pm & 2pm 7.30pm & 7.30pm Dress Circle £37.50 £39.50 £34.50 Front Stalls £37.50 £39.50 £34.50 Mid Stalls £34.00 £36.00 £31.50 Rear Stalls £26.50 £28.50 £24.50 Upper Circle £34.00 £36.00 £31.50 Upper Circle £32.00 £34.00 £29.50 Balcony £17.50 £17.50 £17.50 Plus 50p per ticket booking fee £4 OFF

‘Gasps of astonished delight EXHILARATING. FANTASTIC. REMARKABLE. I COULDN’T HELP JOINING IN THE OOHS AND AHS’ The Times

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £4 off on opening night, £2 off all other performances. SCHOOLS – £15 ticket for Balcony plus 1 free for every 10 purchased on Wednesday and Thursday at 2pm. DISCOUNTS – apply to certain performances only and usually exclude Friday and Saturday evenings and the Balcony.

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EXTRA WEEK ADDED DUE TO HUGE PUBLIC DEMAND! HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Make sure to secure your seats early for a magical staging of the most popular pantomime of them all!

Saturday 28 November – Sunday 3 January 2010

Cinderella will have His Majesty’s Theatre hallmark of quality entertainment and value for money for the whole family. Book now! SPONSORED LOCALLY BY

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THE LEMON TREE Friday 5 December

Doors 9pm

Saturday 13 December

3.30pm

OLD BLIND DOGS THE WHITE REINDEER

Since forming in the early 1990s, the Old Blind Dogs have stood on the cutting edge of Scotland's roots revival. The band has developed its own trademark style with energetic mix of songs and tunes. Dynamic percussion, polished vocals, soaring fiddle and stirring pipes fuel the delicately-phrased melodies and traditional songs.

Lounge £10

Saturday 6 December

Doors 9pm

SOUL FUNKIN HOT

Friday 12 December

THE SKATALITES supported by AKA Ska One of the most pivotal bands in the history of Jamaican music, The Skatalites were the pioneers of the fledgling ska sound. Having played together in various forms for over 40 years, they guarantee to have you dancing all night long!

Lounge £18.50

with music by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Chopin and many other favourites Alfred is saved from a snowstorm by a magical White Reindeer and soon finds himself flying, dancing with trees and having an unusual midnight feast! The audience must sing, act, dance and listen to the music to save him from the Scary Squire!

Doors 9pm

Lounge £7

Wednesday 31 December

Lounge £6 Doors 9pm

THE REZILLOS supported by Short Notice The band accepted as Scotland’s most influential punk-era band are back! Featuring a complete performance of classic 1977 album Can’t Stand The Rezillos, and new single Number One Boy.

Lounge £15

LOCAL BAND WEBCAST Lounge £5

After 3 long years, the cats are out on the prowl once again. King Voodoo - the band who rocked so hard it literally almost killed them are rockin’ and rollin’, trashin’ and smashin’ their way back!!

Friday 19 December

Doors 9pm

A night featuring the best of local talent including Fivefifteen, Right Hand Left, Vesuvian and more, plus a guest DJ. The gig will be broadcast live online by Imagine Records.

CHRISTMAS COMEBACK SPECIAL

Doors 8.30pm

Aberdeen favourites The Lorelei return to the venue where they relaunched two years ago. Join them for a ‘Festive Frenzy’ featuring hits from their new EP.

Saturday 27 December

Studio £4.50

KING VOODOO’S

Lounge £7

Doors 7.30pm

plus Ian Simpson, Eric Euan & Amy Sawers

Saturday 13 December

Aberdeen’s biggest, brassiest and best exponents of classic soul, Motown and funk. An energetic, non-stop show packed with hits from the likes of James Brown, Aretha Franklin and the Jackson 5, this is one show guaranteed to fill the dance floor all night long.

Saturday 20 December

THE LORELEI

Frances M Lynch & Mark Troop presents

Doors 9pm

HOGMANAY! DAIMH plus support Daimh combine the traditions of their mongrel Highland, Irish, Cape Breton and Irish-American backgrounds to create a pedigree sound that saw them nominated as Best Group at the 2007 Scottish Traditional Music Awards.

There’s no better way to bring in 2009! Lounge £20

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CONCESSIONS FOR YOUNG, ELDERLY, STUDENTS, UNEMPLOYED AND DISABLED CUSTOMERS. CHECK WEBSITE OR BOX OFFICE FOR DETAILS.

THE LEMON TREE

WRITERS & ACTORS COLLABORATION

WAC was setup in 2007 to give local actors and writers the opportunity to produce, discuss and develop new writing in the North East of Scotland. The result is 13 plays over 10 weeks in the Lemon Tree. See the website for full details.

Tuesday 2 & Wednesday 3 December

THE CLOCK ON THE WAA ABDUCTION OF THE INNOCENTS 2001 ALMOST

By Deborah Leslie/Drew Young/Drew Young Three short plays: a day in the life of an old lady in a nursing home, two aliens looking for a new home in Banchory, and a computer who comes to life!

Tuesday 9 & Wednesday 10 December

BIRDHOUSE

By Catriona Yule A teenager struggles to cope with an absent father, a mother who has a new man and a hateful teacher. A dramatic car accident brings the play to a dramatic climax.

Tuesday 16 & Wednesday 17 December

WLTM

By Gavin Cunningham Comedy about three ‘typical men’ who enjoy a night out and try to find love. They visit a bar, a club and a strip joint, which ends in some serious self-evaluation. Contains adult content.

Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 January

AGENT 160

By Charles Barron Based on the life of Aphra Behn, the play is set in the 1600s and tells of her time as a spy and as the first woman to make her living from writing plays.

Tuesday 20 & Wednesday 21 January

CHANCESHOT

By Grainne Smith Set in a fishing village on the North East coast, the community is struggling with the quotas that the government has set. One young man takes a chanceshot on a boat in a storm. He doesn’t come back.

Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28 January

ORACULUM AT HOME WITH THE SMITHS By Johnny Keating

By Iain Mitchell Two short plays. The surrealism of a random meeting of two men with a rose, and a dramatic tale of an eco-warrior hostage situation gone wrong.

Tuesday 3 & Wednesday 4 February

GRAVE CONCERNS

By Russell Adams Join the time team whilst excavating a prehistoric grave, as they bicker with each other and the locals, not to mention a haunting by a prehistoric ghost.

Tuesday 10 & Wednesday 11 February

By Colin Garrow A dark comedy about death, drinking and deceit – with songs. Burke and Hare kill people in order to sell the bodies for medical research, and make a tidy profit.

THE BODY IN THE BAG

Tuesday performance at 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm). Wednesday performances at 2pm (doors 1.15pm) & 7.30pm. Buy tickets for 3 plays Studio £10 and get 1 free.

Friday 16 January

RAYMOND MEARNS

SHAGGY DOG STORIES A collection of anecdotes in Raymond’s own unique style, sometimes slowly, sometimes frantically, but always with an edge and always funny! Sure to be a memorable night of sharp gags and observations, first class audience interaction and masterful storytelling.

Lounge £9

Sunday 18 January

Doors 7pm

THE WILDERS

Described as ‘Educated Hillbillies’, featuring a Phantom Drummer, The Wilders live up to their name. The raucous and innovative set will include dobro and banjo, old-time fiddle tunes, and allegencies to Hank Williams and Johnny Cash.

Lounge £10

Saturday 24 January

Doors 9pm

KARMA LOUNGE presents Adele Sande,

Young Fathers & Kobi Onyame A night of fantastic homegrown talent featuring piano playing singersongwriter Adele Sande, who has been compared to Alicia Keys, party favourites Young Fathers, and top Glasgow urban mc Kobi Onyame. Karma always comes back!

Lounge £6

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Doors 9pm

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THE LEMON TREE Sunday 25 January

7.30pm

Baudrans Theatre Company presents

BURNS! (YOUR BARD, BY THE WAY)

Hilarious comedy contrasts with deep tragedy, interwoven with beautiful song, as the life of Robert Burns unfolds before your eyes. All twenty characters are played by just two actors! Featuring excerpts from many of the best-loved works of Burns, including a dramatic performance of 'Tam o' Shanter'.

Studio

£8

Thursday 29 January

Doors 7.30pm

TEDDY THOMPSON supported by Tift Merritt A mainstay of the UK touring circuit, Teddy Thompson has built a legion of UK fans. His new album ‘A Piece Of What You Need’ has cemented his burgeoning reputation, attracting four or five star reviews across the board. Teddy recently supported James Blunt on his UK tour.

Lounge £13

Friday 30 January Doors 9pm

ROBIN INCE

Time Out Award winner Robin Ince presents his brand new show mixing stories of childbirth, astronomy, evolutionary conundrums and a to do with Vanessa Feltz and a crazed preacher.

Lounge £14

Sunday 1 February

Doors 7.30pm

SANDI THOM

3pm

Abderite Theatre presents

BOGIES, BRAINS AND BILE

In recognition of Scotland’s Homecoming celebrations, one of Scotland’s top singer songwriters tours the country performing tracks from her own albums plus cover songs from other famous Scots, including a few penned by the great Robert Burns himself.

A wacky and wonderful journey through the human body. Sam’s body has become all topsy-turvy: armies of cells fighting, organs partying, a volcanic belly and intestines knotted and confused. Join Sam’s grey matter and the rest of his strange inside world as they seek to find the best way to make Sam well again.

Studio £4

Lounge £15

Wednesday 4 February

Doors 7.30pm

DREVER, MCCUSKER & WOOMBLE

Thursday 12 February

prices to be confirmed

A quirky and engaging adaptation of Moliere’s most famous play featuring expertly manipulated object animation. This story of greed and covetousness is set in modern day Spain, where water is at a premium and every character is a tap. Loved by audiences across the world!

Studio

Friday 6 February

7.30pm

Tabula Rasa presents

THE MISER

If you want to hear some of the freshest, savviest, sweetest and most original songwriting around, look no further than three of the busiest musicians in Scotland, newly in cahoots as a trio: Kris Drever, John McCusker and Roddy Woomble.

Lounge

Saturday 7 February

Doors 9pm

EXPOSURE @ LEMON TREE featuring DJ Alan McGee

The first in a series of nights showcasing the best bands in Aberdeen. Tonight’s lineup includes Lady Mercedes, Rescue Party, Fivefifteen and Velvet Audio. The guest DJ for tonight's club night is legendary Creation Records founder Alan McGee. He is best known as the man who discovered Oasis, and has since works with The Libertines, Primal Scream and The Charlatans, amongst others.

£9

Sunday 15 February

Doors 7pm

MIDGE URE

An intimate acoustic show combining a selection of his own hits from Vienna via If I Was to Dancing with Tears In My Eyes, with some of his favourite songs by other artists such as Queen, Travis and Fleetwood Mac.

Lounge £18

Lounge £5

AT HMT THIS MONTH 3 – 7 FEBRUARY

CALENDAR GIRLS

THE LEMON TREE Saturday 21 February

Doors 7pm

Sunday 8 March

Doors 7pm

AL PITCHER PICTURE SHOW MOR KORABASI

Every comic will tell you that a ‘funny thing happened on the way to the gig’, but, digital camera in hand, Al has the pictures to prove it! What does Al Pitcher make of Aberdeen? There’s only one way to find out...

Studio £10

This young London Israeli has been blessed with a truly breathtaking voice, able to switch effortlessly from intimacy to intensity. Singing in Ladino, Spanish, Hebrew and, on rare occasions, English, Mor Karbasi is bringing a refreshing perspective to traditional Jewish musical culture, shaped by her roots in flamenco.

Lounge £10

Wednesday 4 Friday 6 March 7.30pm Tuesday 10 March Studio Theatre presents

MEDEA

Liz Lochhead, acclaimed writer of 'Perfect Days' and 'Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off', has created a stunning new Scots language version of a classic Greek tragedy. A timeless tale of love, jealousy and bloody revenge.

Studio £9.50

Doors 7.30pm

NEW YORK POET Performed by

JERRY SADOWITZ Comedian, Magician, Psychopath II

One of the most naturally gifted comedians in the country. Add to this the fact that he is widely regarded as one of the best close-up magicians in the world today and the result is a show that has to be seen to be believed. For whether by sleight of hand or by the weight of his words, jaws will drop during the course of this show. Strictly adults only – not for the easily offended

Featuring material by Leonard Cohen, Federico Garcia Lorca, Vladimir Nabokov, Silvia Plath, Bob Dylan, Suzanne Vega, and Pablo Neruda. A Concert of unique and evocative music and a bio-documentary about the life and work of Leonard Cohen.

Studio

£11

Friday 27 & Saturday 28 March 7.30pm

Doors 8.30pm

HUGH CORNWELL BREABACH plus support

Lounge £15

Doors 7.30pm

Lounge £19.50

Keith James & Rick Foot

Saturday 7 March Doors 9pm Saturday 21 March

Hugh Cornwell, singer/songwriter/guitarist with The Stranglers from inception to 1990 has just released his best solo album to date, Hooverdam. The man responsible for writing Golden Brown, Always The Sun, Peaches and No More Heroes amongst others is still making music that is inspiring and unique.

Wednesday 25 & Thursday 26 March

SPRING - IN THE AIR Citymoves Community Show

Their innovative style, blending double bagpipes, whistle, fiddle, song and Scottish stepdance, brings to the stage flare, excitement and diversity rarely seen from such a young group. Featuring three BBC Young Tradition finalists.

Citymoves Dancespace invites you to share a shimmering celebration of dance brought together from the many groups who attend our studio classes. Using dance, poetry, music and design – we’ll sweep you into a new, awakening spring.

Studio

£6

Family ticket £18

Lounge £10

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THE LEMON TREE Thursday 2 - Saturday 4 April

Doors 7.30pm

VA VA VOOM SHOW

Va Va Voom are back and bigger than ever – following on from their success with “ A Gangster Musical” the group are ready to bring you a show full of music, vibrance and whole lot of talent.

Studio

£5

Saturday 4 April

Doors 8.30pm

HELLS BELLS

Saturday 4 April

3pm

CINDERELLA

THREE PIGS

“Help...help!”...everyday is a bad hair day for Cinderella, until a glamorous lady fills her handbag with magic! This classic story is beautifully re-imagined by Shona Reppe in a highly visual, awardwinning production, with secret hatches, hidden drawers and a handbag full of MAGIC! (Suitable for ages 4+)

Studio

£4 10.30am

Flotsam & Jetsam Puppets presents

Doors 7.30pm

DUNCAN CHISHOLM &plusIVAN DREVER support Famed as part of top Scottish group Wolfstone, Duncan and Ivan are fast becoming one of the country’s best loved duos. Featuring fantastic fiddle playing and inspirational song writing, and sure to be a great example of contemporary traditional music.

Lounge £15

Lounge £5 2pm

Ailie Cohen presents

RUMPELSTILTSKIN

Join Ailie Cohen in the Fairytale Laundry where – after a story is told – all the clothes, the knights and their armour, and the moon and the stars go for a bit of a polish. She is helped by Rumpelstiltskin, a funny wee man, and a cast of clothes pegs, a bulging basket and the odd colourful sock. (Suitable for ages 4+)

Studio

£4

STUDENT SHOW 2009 AT HMT 21–25 APRIL

£4

HANSEL & GRETEL

Look out! Red Riding Hood goes back into the woods for more trouble! Who will she meet this time? A wolf, a bear or a pirate? Listen to her story then make a puppet. Then, learn how to put on your very own puppet show. Please wear old clothes. Scissors and glue are provided. (Suitable for ages 5-10yrs)

Monday 6 April

Studio

Babbling Vagabonds Storytelling Theatre presents

Red Riding Hood & Friends

Sunday 5 April

A sty full of stories and song.... The Three Little Pigs, Susannah the Fanciful Sow and The Old Woman and her Pig are all brought to life with amazing skill and ingenuity. A porcine show for piglets, sows and old boars of all ages by one of England’s leading puppetry companies. (Suitable for ages 5+)

Wednesday 8 April

PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP

Lounge £14

2pm

Storybox Theatre presents

Monday 6 - Wednesday 8 April

Hells Bells are now into their twelfth year as an AC/DC tribute band. They perform the best and most popular tracks by the legendary band.

Tuesday 7 April

Shona Reppe Puppets presents

The tale of a family in trouble, two neglected children, a wicked witch and a trail of breadcrumbs. Lost, and starving, they are saved by a cottage made entirely of cake, cream and candyfloss. Watch as shadows come to life before your eyes, as specially created music whisks you along and theatrical magic tells the tale of two brave and clever children. (Suitable for ages 4+)

Studio

£4

2pm

THE LEMON TREE Thursday 9 - Saturday 11 April

7.30pm

THE IDIOT COLONY

Forgotten for decades inside a mental hospital, three women escape their present by remembering their past. In the asylum's hair salon, they relive wartime affairs, illicit trysts and childhood secrets. Winner of a Fringe First and Total Theatre Award for Best Visual Theatre. Workshop available. For more info go to boxofficeaberdeen.com

Studio

£10

Friday 17 April

A co-production with Napoli Teatro Festival Italia and the Traverse Theatre in association with The Lyric Hammersmith. In a northern winter a group of friends gather for a meal. Together, they are safe from the darkness outside until secrets begin to shatter the surface of their lives. Who are these people? Why is there a missing place at the table? And who is watching through the window?

£10

BRUCE FUMMEY About Robert the Bruce Bruce Fummey specialises in making you laugh about Scottish history. His 2008 Ediburgh Fringe show features Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, the Declaration of Arbroath, the Stone of Destiny and Bannockburn.

Studio

£10

One of the most influential – and most imitated – voices in folk music, Karan Casey is a natural innovator. She originally fronted the Irish group Solas, but has now been touring successfully as a solo artist across the world.

Lounge £10 3pm

Catherine Wheels Theatre Company presents

INTERIORS

Saturday 18 April

8.30pm

Saturday 25 April

7.30pm

Vanishing Point presents

Studio

Friday 24 April

KARAN CASEY

RedCape Theatre Company presents

8pm

MAGGIE BELL & DAVE KELLY

Join Scotland’s Queen of Soul, Maggie Bell, and London slide-guitar king, Dave Kelly, for a wonderful couple of hours of acoustic blues, soul and good times. Maggie was a founder member of Stone the Crows and returns to the stage after a 20 year adjourn.

Friday 8 & Saturday 9 May

7.30pm

LEST WE FORGET

Based on the book by E Nesbit

Lionel was just a little boy and he had only been king for twenty four hours. He had been told that he must not open The Book of Beasts, but surely one little peek wouldn’t hurt? But when Lionel opens the book he accidentally unleashes a wicked red dragon that terrorises his faithful subjects. A fun-filled, magical adventure.

£7 Children £5

Thursday 30 April - Friday 1 May

AFTER MARY ROSE

When the Piper Alpha platform exploded one hundred and sixty seven men lost their lives and it remains the world’s worst offshore disaster. ‘Lest We Forget’ tells, with humour and pathos, the story of two Aberdeen men against the backdrop of the disaster. Back by popular demand.

Studio 7.30pm

Magnetic North presents

A soldier just back from the war tries to uncover the family secret that has shaped his life, he begins a journey into the past that leads him to a surprising encounter in the present. A dark and atmospheric new play by award-winning playwright Debbie Jones.

Studio

Doors 7.30pm

Lounge £15

THE BOOK OF BEASTS

Studio

Sunday 3 May

£11

Saturday 9 May

Doors 8pm

KARINE POLWART plus support Scots songwriter Karine combines universality of the folk storytelling tradition with a probing intellect and compassionate lyricism. She has twice been a winner of ‘Best Original Song’ at the UK-wide BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Lounge £15

£10

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PAUL MERTON’S SILENT CLOWNS

THE LEMON TREE Thursday 14 May & Friday 15 May

Wednesday 20 May

Visible Fictions and the Childrens Theatre Company, Minneapolis presents

PETER PAN

The classic adventure comes to life in a stunning new production. With a brilliant fusion of shadow puppetry and vibrant storytelling, Peter, Captain Hook, Wendy and the Lost Boys play out their adventures in an ever changing and exhilarating Neverland unlike any seen before on stage. (Suitable for ages 8+)

Studio £10 Schools £6.50

Friday 15 May

Doors 7.30pm

HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT plus support

2pm, 7.30pm Thursday. Friday 7.30pm

Doors 9pm

JAMES YORKSTON & LISA KNAPP Lounge £12

One of John Peel’s favourite bands, there’s never a dull moment with this colourful four piece. But more than anything it is the sheer wit and accuracy of Blackwell's observations and lyrics that binds the Biscuit fraternity.

Lounge £15

Friday 22 May

Doors 7pm

Wordfringe 2009 presents

Yabba-Daberdeen! Here comes Hegley's word-wild song and poem spectacle with very experienced but unjaded performer in his own clothes. Over 7's welcome for much mirth, one mandolin, some melancholy. No hamsters. Includes communal dog development, fig rolls of the imagination and the tortoise enigma.

Various times

University of Aberdeen Writers Festival

WORD

Word is one of the highlights of Scotland’s cultural calendar and in 2009 will make a welcome return to the Lemon Tree. Over 40 authors, poets and artists from all over the world come to Aberdeen for a three-day celebration of the word with an energetic mix of readings, lectures, films and exhibitions. Visit www.abdn.ac.uk/word for up-to-date details.

DON’T MISS

Traditional Celtic music meets the rhythm of flamenco and the harmony of jazz. This international collaboration premiers the musical imaginings of French guitar maestro Philippe Guidat and Scotland’s Nuala Kennedy on flute and vocals. Also featuring Luke Daniels (accordion), Bolivian Diego Landivar (percussion) and Brazilian Mario Caribe (bass).

Lounge £10

Thursday 25 & Friday 26 June Nominated: Amnesty International Award, Writer’s Guild Award East goes West; communism goes capitalism; atheism goes God. From Croatia to America and back, this intense dramatic comedy solo show is about 3 women, 3 generations who lived through 3 wars, 3 concentration camps, 3 governments, 3 countries and 3 currencies. Best Touring Show In The UK, 2006 (Best Of The Best, Fringe Report).

£10

Thursday 27 August

Friday 19 June

7.30pm

I MISS COMMUNISM

Studio

Lounge £11

Friday 15 - Sunday 17 May

Doors 7pm

VOYAGE DE NUIT

JOHN HEGLEY

Two of the most exciting talents on the modern folk scene. Fife guitarist, James Yorkston, is joined by London singer, Lisa Knapp, whose debut album became Mojo’s Folk Album of the Year in 2007.

Sunday 21 June

Doors 7pm

ERIC BOGLE & ERROL WHITE – THREE WORKS JOHN MUNRO 7.30pm

A sophisticated and fascinating study of identity and human vulnerability through the vocabulary of the body, with a stunning sound score created by Portuguese composer Tiago Cerqueria. Performed by a company of superb dancers, these dynamic works will question how we relate to others, works of art and to ourselves.

Combining a passion for great folk music with a strong political message, Eric Bogle has been touring around the world for over 25 years.

Lounge £15

Lounge £11

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THE LEMON TREE Shell Friday Live The best blues and folk singers, and incredible singer-songwriters grace the Lemon Tree stage every Friday. Allow the melodies and lyrics of some great talents from around the country to bring your week to the perfect end. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Friday 5 December Friday 12 December Friday 19 December Friday 9 Januray Friday 16 January Friday 23 January Friday 30 January

LUNCHTIME Lip-smacking lunchtimes at The Lemon Tree, where delectable dishes are served up with exceptional entertainment.

Thursday in December only! To celebrate the festive season, the Lemon Tree will open for an extra day each week. Our special Christmas menu will be available all week, in addition to the regular stunning selection already on offer. Whether you choose to bring a chum for a chilled out seasonal lunch or bring along a crowd from the office, you can be guaranteed great food and superb music. Thursday 4 December Thursday 11 December Thursday 18 December

Esther O’Conner Los Banditos Smokin’ Catfish

Martin Allan The Sorries Xmas Grooves Tattie Jam Craig Davidson Vicky Fifield and Devotion Baskery

Belhaven Sunday Jazz The ever popular jazz sessions every Sunday are guaranteed to leave you feeling chilled and ready to tackle the week ahead. Aberdeen is blessed with some fantastic jazz musicians and you can hear the best of them every week at the Lemon Tree. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Sunday 7 December Sunday 14 December Sunday 21 December Sunday 28 December Sunday 4 January Sunday 11 January Sunday 18 January Sunday 25 January

Buchaneers Jazz Band The Alex Yellowlees Band Aberdeen Jazz Orchestra Hydlie Grinsted and Her Jazz Good Friends Patrick Kunka Quartet Encebar Mixed Ensembles Maria Speight

Opening times are 12 – 3pm. To find a full schedule and more details of the acts performing go to boxofficeaberdeen.com To reserve a table please call 01224 337652

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at Saturday SC&T and Creative Kids Take the kids along to be thoroughly entertained with activities such as face-painting, balloon decorating, and many more, providing by the talented team at Whitespace. Whilst they are occupied you can relax with your lunch and listen to traditional music provided by volunteers from Scottish Culture and Traditions. Creative Kids runs from 12.30pm every Saturday.

A regular activities session

Sponsored by

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Aberdeen Performing Arts

EDUCATION Drama for Young People Scottish Youth Theatre run drama classes on Saturdays for young people aged between 6 and 25. For more information on SYT, visit their website www.scottishyouththeatre.com or call 0141 552 3988

WAC – Writers and Actors Collaboration

While the new play season takes place at the lemon Tree WAC sessions will continue at HMT for 7pm- 9pm on Thursday evenings from November- February. These sessions aim to work with writer and actors by reading new plays, developing scripts, encouraging writers, giving actors experience in sight reading and giving actors auditioning experience. All actors and playwrights welcome whatever level of experience; if you are taking part for the first time please contact Liz Lees. Liz.lees@talktalk.net or alternatively call 01569 750 688.

Talks and Events

Add to your theatre experience by attending our regular pre or post show talks. Talks and other related education events are listed on each show page in our brochure. Book through Aberdeen Box Office 01224 641122.

Tours

Explore the world of His Majesty's both front of house and backstage. Public tours run on most Saturday mornings and last an hour. Tickets cost £3 and £1.50 concession tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office. Mid week tours for groups can also be arranged according to the production schedule, for information on tours for groups please contact Johanna Duncan.

Contacts

To receive updates and to be added to the education database please send your name, address, telephone and email address (and if you are under 18 your date of birth) to Johanna Duncan, details below. Johanna.duncan@aberdeenperformingarts.com His Majesty’s Theatre, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen, AB25 1GL. Tel: 01224 337664 Claire Davidson is our new education worker at the Lemon Tree. Claire will be establishing and running three new youth theatres across Aberdeen. More information about our youth theatres and education activities at the Lemon Tree can be found on our website and by contacting Johanna Duncan. Our website has the latest information on all activities visit EDUCATION at www.boxofficeaberdeen.com under each APA venue. In respect of their support, the education department would like to thank:

Workshops in the HMT Studio space (Next to stage door at the rear of the theatre) We have a wide range of activities taking place at His Majesty’s Theatre and The Lemon Tree. So come along, explore your creativity and be inspired.

Clowning Workshops for Adults Join Lecoq trained Laura Asensio Plaza for a fun filled four week series of clowning workshops. These workshops involve lots of games, improvisations, slapstick and physical theatre technique to develop your own skills and find your own clown. 4th February 7 - 9pm 11th February 7 - 9pm 25th February 7 - 9pm 4th March 7 - 9pm Tickets £16 / £10 Concession for all four workshops from Aberdeen Box Office, participants should attend all sessions.

Drama Workshops for Adults Explore your creativity- whether you have ventured onto the stage before or never even dreamed of playing a drama game these sessions are for you. Each workshop is different, looking at characterisation, improvisation, script work and much more! Term 1 26th Feb - 19th March Thursday 7 - 9pm Term 2 2nd April - 23rd April Thursday 7 - 9pm Tickets £4/£2 Concession per session from Box office or on the night. Book a term and get £2 off

Your Voice Adults Singing Workshops 'Your Voice' is a series of three workshops with an introductory talk that will help you to find your voice with simple and easily learnt techniques. This is a workshop for all and is particularly useful for anyone who has always wanted to sing but thinks they can't! Over the course of four sessions you will develop the skills and confidence to begin using your voice in a fun and relaxed workshop setting with singing tutor Paul Hudson.

Talk

'My Voice'. Anatomy and Physiology of the Voice, in speech and song. Tuesday 10th Feb 7pm - 8.30pm.

Workshops Tuesday 24th Feb Tuesday 3rd March Tuesday 10th March £24/£16 Concession for Talk through Aberdeen Box Office.

7pm - 9.30pm 7pm - 9.30pm 7pm - 9.30pm and three workshops book

Whether you want to excite your employees, enthuse your customers or just be part of the arts in Scotland then APA can help you reach for the stars. We have a wide range of opportunities that can be tailored to suit your specific needs. So if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to entertain your clients, raise your profile, reward your staff, develop your people, get involved with our education programme or simply be part of our vision to grow the arts in Scotland then get in touch today. Visit our website for more information or contact:

Lorna Christie Development Manager 01224 337657 Shona Byrne Head of Sales and Marketing 01224 337648

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 about a problem with the service we provide then let us know, by completing our customer service cards, speaking to a member of staff or emailing tickets@boxofficeaberdeen.com

Access

Our venues are designed to be as accessible as possible. We have a detailed venue guide which gives full details of all facilities and access information. Get your copy on line, 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 tickets@boxofficeaberdeen.com

We welcome all children of all ages, unless a specific performance has an age restriction. Children under two go free as long as they are seated on your knee! If children or babies disturb a performance, we can ask that you leave, to be fair to other customers and the performers.

Photography and recording

Photography, sound and video recording are not allowed during any performance.

Latecomers

Public transport Parking and wheelchair access

Denburn Car Park (behind the theatre on Spa Street) or Chapel Street (multi-storey) are both FREE after 6pm. There is disabled parking on Union Terrace adjacent to Pavarotti’s restaurant 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.

The performance spaces open half an hour before the start time; if you are late, you will have to wait to be seated, which may be at the interval.

Music Hall

Most buses come along Union Street except the number 20. Aberdeen railway station is a short walk from all our venues. For information visit firstgroup.com

Parking and wheelchair access

Car parking in Golden Square and Chapel Street (multi-storey) are both FREE after 6pm. Disabled parking is also available in Golden Square and there is a green badge space in South Silver Street. A wheelchair lift is situated in the Box Office entrance, or level access is gained by ringing the doorbell at the first door on Golden Square.

Sound enhancement

An infra-red sound enhancement system (supported by BT and Aberdeen Choral Society) is available for customers with impaired hearing. Headsets or necklace-type receivers (for use with hearing aids) are available from front-of-house staff in the foyer.

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 front-of-house staff in the foyer.

Signed, lip reading and audio described performances

Deaf alerter

A Deaf Alerter fire alarm warning and messaging system is installed for the deaf and hearing impaired.

Refreshments

Certain performances are British Sign Language (BSL) interpreted and / or audio described. Seats are reserved for lip readers at the BSL performance and hearing impaired customers for up to four weeks before the performance. Look out for these symbols in the brochure.

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.

Restaurant and Café Operated by Aberdeen Foyer, the Foyer at HMT is located upstairs from the Box Office in the Donald entrance. Open for lunch and dinner, they offer a la carte and pre-theatre menus with a strong focus on fresh and simple classic dishes. Drop in to the cafe bar for coffee and cake, a light lunch or a snack. Reserve your restaurant table direct with the box office when buying HMT tickets or direct at the number below. Private hospitality room also available Email: hmt@aberdeenfoyer.com www.foyerrestaurant.com Bookings Tel: 01224 337677 40

Enjoy a leisurely drink in our Concert Bar, which offers drinks half-an-hour before the performance and at the interval. Interval drinks may be pre-ordered. Tea and coffee are also available.

Lemon Tree

His Majesty’s Theatre

Children

Parking and wheelchair access

Car parking is available in East or West North Street car parks and is FREE after 6pm. Level access is available via Shoe Lane by ringing the doorbell.

Sound enhancement

The Lounge has an induction loop (provided by Shell) focussed on the middle level behind the sound desk. Please note that seats cannot be reserved in advance and we advise you to arrive early to ensure you get the best seats. An infra-red hearing enhancement system is available in the Studio upstairs, with a choice of earphones or necklace-type receivers available.

Refreshments

The Lemon Tree provides refreshment before, during and after performances in both the Lounge and Studio. The Lounge is open for lunchtime performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday each week. 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.

Tickets and Information There are lots of ways to buy your tickets. We accept Mastercard, Visa, Access or Maestro/Switch. Cheques are accepted when supported by a guarantee card. Tickets for all shows are subject to a booking fee (unless otherwise stated).

Online

Groups and Schools Welcome

boxofficeaberdeen.com Buy your tickets securely and safely at a time that suits you.

Over The Phone Tel: 01224 641122 - Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 6pm Lines can get busy but calls are answered, in the order received, as quickly as possible.

The more the merrier as far as we are concerned. Groups get 1 ticket free with every 15 purchased and schools get 1 free with every 10 purchased. e-mail groups@aberdeenperformingarts.com or call 01224 337643 to speak to our groups team.

Concessions

In Person

HMT and Music Hall Box Office - Mon to Sat 9.30am to 6pm For that personal touch visit our Box Offices which are open late on performance nights. The Lemon Tree Box Office opens 30 minutes before the performance start time, and 12 noon til 3pm Saturday and Sunday.

If you are a student, under 16, over 60, disabled or companion, unemployed or a Young Scot you may be entitled to reduced price tickets – remember to ask. Standby tickets sometimes available at £10 per ticket for HMT shows (maximum of two per customer).

Keep Your Tickets In A Safe Place

By Post or Fax If you want to buy tickets by post then that’s fine, but allow at least 10 days for us to process your request. Cheques payable to Aberdeen Performing Arts Ltd please. Put your details on the back and remember to tell us what you want to see! Add 60p for postage if you want your tickets sent out to you. Fax: 01224 632400.

Once purchased, tickets are not refundable but may sometimes be exchanged up to 24 hours before the date of a performance. Please put your tickets in a safe place! Lost tickets can only be reprinted on the night for reserved seated performances. Charges are made for exchanges, refunds or reprints. We are happy to reserve tickets for up to three days.

Other Formats This brochure is available on CD or in large print. Please call 01224 337642.

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.

something for everyone • Meeting and Rehearsal space in our various rooms to hire • Catering options to suit your needs in our café-bar • Local and National theatre productions in our 350 seat theatre • Regular exhibitions of Scotland’s finest artists in our art gallery 33 King Street T 01224 635208 www.aberdeenartscentre.org.uk Castlegate Arts Limited is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Scottish charity number SCO28552. Aberdeen Arts Centre is a trading name for Castlegate Arts Limited. Registered in Scotland number 192819. Registered office:100 Union Street Aberdeen AB10 10R

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MUSIC HALL Friday 9 January

Tuesday 3 February

7.30pm

Raymond Gubbay presents

ERROL BROWN

STRICTLY STRAUSS

Errol Brown, one of the first innovators of Brit pop returns to the stage with his distinctive vocal style, which is always packed with soul on delivery which laminates the lyrical content of each song with a depth of honesty.

Superb music, enchanting dance and delightful songs from the Strauss family will transport you back in time to the magnificent Viennese ballrooms of the 19th century. A host of Strauss favourites including Emperor Waltz, Radetzky March and the glorious Blue Danube Waltz. Daniel Rowland directs the Johann Strauss Orchestra in exquisite period costumes.

Stalls/Balcony

7.30pm

Stalls/Balcony £22.50 - £25

£18 – £26.50

Saturday 24 January

Doors 7.30pm

SHARLEEN SOLD OUT SPITERI

Launching her UK tour in Aberdeen, Sharleen Spiteri, front woman of Texas comes to the Music Hall in January.

Stalls/Balcony

£27.50

Friday 30 January

8pm

CEILIDH with SHINDIG Stalls £10

Monday 2 February 7.30pm

BRAINIAC LIVE!

Wednesday 4 – Thursday 5 February

Strap on your safety goggles, boys and girls: Science's greatest and most volatile show is arriving here with a vengeance. Sky One’s multi award-winning Brainiac arrives with a bang live on stage more mischievous than ever seen before on a breathless ride through the wild world of the weird and wonderful. Watch live as we delve fearlessly into the mysteries of science and do all of those things on stage that you’re too scared to do at home!

CIRCUS OF HORRORS Paris, the late 19th century, and side-show owner Doktor Haze wants a venue to rival the Operatte and Moulin Rouge. But he has mistakenly taken ownership of a lunatic asylum, and it’s not long before the lunatics take control…. WARNING – not suitable for children.

Stalls/Balcony £17 - £20

Stalls/Balcony £18.50

13 – 24 JANUARY AT HMT SUNSHINE ON LEITH 3

7.30pm

MUSIC HALL Thursday 12 – Sunday 15 February

Sunday 22 February 7.30pm

Thurs 1.30pm, Fri 10am & 1.30pm, Sat & Sun 12pm & 3pm

THE SINGING KETTLE

Garry Walker Ralph Kirshbaum Sibelius Haydn Beethoven

MUSICAL TOY SHOP

Tuesday 24 February DIFFERENT CLASS Half toff, half pikey... All comic! Comedy favourite returns with a blisteringly funny new one man show about marriage, class, the youth of today and anything else that strikes him as humorous.

7.30pm

ABBAMANIA CELEBRATING OVER 30 YEARS OF GOLDEN HITS

Stalls/Balcony £17.50

ABBAMANIA are widely regarded as the UK’s Top ABBA Tribute Show with countless sensational LIVE performances to their credit which has taken them throughout Europe. ABBAMANIA will have you dancing in the aisles, creating nearly 2 hours of pure ABBA nostalgia.

Friday 27 February

Clachan Yell is widely regarded as the one of best ceilidh bands in the world, ever. With a fiery twin fiddle front line, rock solid rhythm section and fine dance calling, a grand evening is guaranteed.

7.30pm

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Stalls/Balcony £10

Hear the BBC SSO under its Chief Conductor-elect Donald Runnicles, who has had a hugely successful career on both sides of the Atlantic. He is joined by Adam Golka, one of America’s rising keyboard stars. John Adams Slonimsky’s Earbox Ravel Concerto for Piano Left Hand Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Saturday 28 February

7.30pm

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20.00

Saturday 21 February

8pm

CEILIDH with CLACHAN YELL

£15.50 - £17.50

Friday 20 February

8pm

ED BYRNE

Stalls/Balcony £10-£36 family ticket

Stalls/Balcony

conductor cello 6th Symphony D major Cello Concerto Symphony No 1

Stalls/Balcony £12 Under 16s/Students £5

The Singing Kettle has taken over the toyshop. Unfortunately all the toy deliveries have been delayed. When they eventually arrive the audience need to help Cilla, Artie, Gary and Kevin stock the shelves, display all the toys and get ready for the arrival of a mystery guest who is due at any moment for the grand opening, but we’ve no idea who it can be!

Thursday 19 February

ABERDEEN SINFONIETTA

7.30pm

Raymond Gubbay presents

MENDELSSOHN & ITALY Conductor Maurizio Benini leads the SCO’s celebration of life in Italy

THE SOUND OF MUSICALS

with soprano Maria Luigia Borsi. Schubert Overture in C ‘In the Italian Style’ Respighi Il Tramonto Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite III Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 ‘Italian’

Direct from London’s West End stage, four sensational stars Deborah Myers, Nicola Hughes, Mike Sterling and Alasdair Harvey present a glittering evening celebrating the most popular musicals. From Cole Porter and Irving Berlin to Andrew Lloyd Webber, this is a superb concert of uplifting, toe tapping entertainment.

Stalls/Balcony £8.50 - £19

Stalls/Balcony £19.50/£25/£28.50

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MUSIC HALL Sunday 1 March

Wednesday 11 March

3pm

THE PATSY CLINE SHOW

AROUND THE WORLD IN MUSIC

Devised and produced by Sandy Kelly, and starring one of Ireland’s best loved singers Barbara Ellis, the show traces the musical history of one of the “all time great” female artists. Timeless songs, like Crazy, Walking after Midnight and Your Cheating Heart coupled with a voice of pure feeling and quality has made Patsy Cline the icon she is today.

THE FIRST ANNUAL ROTARY CONCERT Featuring Bon Accord Silver Band, Skene Singers, Junior Skene Singers, Culter Choristers, Aberdeen City Boys' Choir, Aberdeen City Girls' Choir and Cults/ Culter/ Milltimber Choirs. All proceeds to charity.

Stalls/Balcony £10

Friday 6 March

8pm

CEILIDH with SHINDIG

Stalls/Balcony £16.50

Friday 13 March

Stalls £10

Saturday 7 – Sunday 8 March

ABERDEEN MUSIC CENTRE Stalls/Balcony £7 - £8

Young German cellist Johannes Moser has played with many of the world’s leading orchestras since he won the Tchaikovsky Competition in 2002 with a performance that, according to The Strad, “electrified the entire hall”. Here he makes his Scottish debut in partnership with another outstanding young artist, Chinese-born conductor Xian Zhang. Glinka Overture: Ruslan and Ludmilla Dvorák Cello Concerto in B minor Gershwin An American in Paris Bernstein Symphonic Dances from ‘ West Side Story’

7.30pm

THE BAND OF HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL MARINES SCOTLAND

Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

Saturday 14 March

7.30pm

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

The wonderful and versatile musicians of the Royal Marines return to the Music Hall for their 21st consecutive year. They guarantee a feast of music of light classical music, music from the shows and exquisite solo pieces on a range of instruments.

Stalls/Balcony £14 - £16

Tuesday 10 March

7.30pm

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

1.30pm & 7.30pm

Monday 9 March

7.30pm

DRAMATIC BEETHOVEN

ROB BRYDON

Grammy award-winner James Ehnes performs Tchaikovsky’s Romantic Violin Concerto in this stirring programme which also includes some classic Beethoven. His Overture, Egmont makes a tempestuous start to the evening, and his energetic Seventh Symphony brings it to a close. All under conductor Louis Langree. Louis Langree conductor Beethoven Overture, Egmont Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No 7

Hilarious Welsh funnyman and star of hit series including Marion & Geoff, The Keith Barret Show and Gavin & Stacey shows off his highly imaginative and unique style of stand up comedy in an evening not to be missed!

Stalls/Balcony £8.50 - £19

Stalls/Balcony £17.50

3 – 7 MARCH AT HMT NOEL COWARD’S BRIEF ENCOUNTER 5

MUSIC HALL Sunday 15 March

Friday 27 March

7.30pm

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN LADIES OF COUNTRY FEATURING BILLIE JO SPEARS CHORAL SOCIETY AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Rachmaninoff Brahms Murray McLachlan Stephen Varcoe Roger B Williams

With her sultry, bluesy voice, Billie Jo Spears has earned a devoted following both sides of the Altantic. Joined on stage by the amazing Stella Parton and Irish singing star Sandy Kelly, Billie will take you on a walk down memory lane through all her hits including the unforgettable Blanket on the Ground.

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Ein Deutsches Requiem Piano Baritone Conductor

Stalls/Balcony £20 - £22.50

Stalls/Balcony £8

Monday 16 March

7.30pm

BARBARA DICKSON

Saturday 28 March

As a multi-million selling recording artist with an equally impressive Olivier award-winning acting career, Barbara Dickson has firmly established herself as one of the most versatile performers in the UK.

BLAKE

Stalls/Balcony £18.50

Tuesday 17 March

WITH SPECIAL GUEST NATASHA MARSH

8pm

The award winning artists Blake and the glamorous soprano Natasha Marsh are delighted to be touring in what will be a unique collaboration of two leading popular classical talents.

ROSS NOBLE

Voted one of the top ten greatest stand ups of all time. The show will cover the topic of things - big things and small things. ‘the most brilliant stand-up of his generation’ (Sunday Telegraph)

Stalls/Balcony £25 - £27.50

Sunday 29 March

7.30pm

Featuring a mix of classical, scottish traditional and easy listening music.

ABERDEEN CHORAL SOCIETY

Stalls/Balcony £5

SPRING CONCERT

Ralph Vaughan Williams Charles Stanford Alistair MacDonald Grampian Orchestra Sinfonia

Date TBC

A Sea Symphony Songs Of The Fleet Conductor

SALLY MORGAN

Sally Morgan star of ITV’s ‘Sally Morgan Star Psychic’, goes on national tour for the first time.Her psychic power has been with her since she was nine months old and she is now is rated as one of the world’s top mediums with her reputation from on her close relationship with many high profile celebrities. This show is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should be judged as an experiment!

7.30pm

ABERDEENSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE Stalls/Balcony £6

7.30pm

AN AUDIENCE WITH

Stalls/Balcony £10 - £12

Wednesday 25 March

5pm

ABERDEEN CITY MUSIC SCHOOL

Stalls/Balcony £20

Tuesday 24 March

7.30pm

Stalls/Balcony £19.50

Under 16s Free

25 - 26 MARCH AT THE LEMON TREE JERRY SADOWITZ 46

MUSIC HALL Saturday 11 April

Thursday 23 April

7.30pm

SCOTTISH FIDDLE ORCHESTRA

7.30pm

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA

The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra and friends return with a broad and interesting programme of great fiddle music, piping, song and dance. Celebrating both the “Homecoming Year” for Scots abroad and the 250th Anniversary Burns’ the music will mirror the story and emotion of his epic poems.

HUMOUR AND HUMANITY Kristjan Järvi’s spectacular recent performances with the RSNO have installed him as a favourite with Scottish audiences. Tonight he conducts an evening of dynamic music, taking in Dvorák’s ebullient Scherzo capriccioso, Bruckner’s lyrical Sixth Sympony and a new concerto for Håkan Hardenberger, the most acclaimed trumpeter in the world.

Stalls/Balcony £13 - £15

Stalls/Balcony £8.50 - £19 Under 16s Free

Friday 24 April

Friday 17 April

7.30pm

RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC

7.30pm

THE HOLLIES

In one sensational evening of outstanding musicianship, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac chart the songs of arguably the world’s first supergroup from their inception in 1967 with Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie through to the critically acclaimed “Rumours” in the seventies with Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham, and then onto their more recent works in the 80s and 90s.

According to a certain Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s, The Hollies had more hit records than The Beatles. The Hollies have been responsible for a remarkably varied and intriguing catalogue of music. Wistful vocal harmonies or sheer raw musical power - each song is spectacularly showcased by its own brilliant lightshow.

Stalls/Balcony £16.50 - £18.50

Stalls/Balcony £20.50 - £22.50

Saturday 18 April

6.30pm

PAUL MERTON’S SILENT CLOWNS

Join Paul Merton as he screens hilarious extracts from the very best silent comedians. Chalie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, Harold Lloyd and many others are presented by Paul, whose infectious enthusiasm and knowledge of these films means a splendid time is guaranteed. And then, Buster Keaton’s uproariously funny Steamboat Bill Junior is shown in its entirety with fantastic live accompaniment by world renowned pianist Neil Brand.

Saturday 25 April

BAT THE SYMPHONY

7.30pm

The songs from Bat Out Of Hell performed live with a full orchestra and the voice of Steve Steinman, the creator and singing force behind Vampires Rock and The Meat Loaf Trilogy. Bat the Symphony combines a 40 piece orchestra with the power of a rock band and the vocals of Steinman, generating a mind-blowing musical event.

Stalls/Balcony £12.50 - £14.50 Under 16s £9.50

Stalls/Balcony £18.50 - £27.50

14 – 18 APRIL AT HMT MEASURE FOR MEASURE STARRING ALISTAIR MCGOWAN 7

MUSIC HALL Friday 1 May

Thursday 14 May

7.30pm

FOSTER AND ALLEN

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA

The beautiful melodies of Foster and Allen have made them a phenomonal success all over the world. Don’t miss this opportunity to spend a wonderful evening being serenaded by this well-loved Irish duo who have been together for more than 30 years and are still going strong.

Stalls/Balcony £19.50

Saturday 2 May

7.30pm

BRAHMS’ SECOND SYMPHONY Stéphane Denève conducts a popular and varied programme to bring

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

the Season to a rousing conclusion. The evening opens with Prokofiev’s exotic, raucous and hedonistic The Love for Three Oranges. Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, an elegant homage to Mozart, will draw a wide range of timbres and sounds from the cello of Grammynominated soloist Sol Gabetta. Sponsored by TOTAL E&P UK Limited.

ZACHARIAS DIRECTS Over the past eight years, Christian Zacharias’ relationship with the SCO has matured into something to be cherished. In this concert he both directs and performs in Weber’s Konzertstück in F minor Op 79. He is joined by SCO Principals in Haydn Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat. Stravinsky Danses Concertantes Haydn Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat Weber Konzertstück in F minor Op 79 Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin

Stalls/Balcony £8.50 - £19 Under 16s Free

Friday 15 May

7.30pm

SOLID SILVER 60s SHOW

The Solid Silver 60s Show now in its 24th year brings together the unforgettable talents of The Searchers, Merseybeats, Wayne Fontana and very special guest John Walker (of the Walker brothers) plus the Dakotas!

Stalls/Balcony £8.50 - £19

Saturday 9 May

7.30pm

8pm

DAVE SPIKEY

Stalls/Balcony £19.50 - £21.50

The double British Comedy Award winner, Bafta Nominee and co-writer and star of ‘Phoenix Nights’ returns with a brand new live show. He’s recently starred as team captain in four series of Ch 4’s ‘8 out of 10 cats’, hosted classic game show ‘Bullseye’, appeared on the legendary ‘Parkinson’ and the ‘Royal Variety Performance’ and won ‘Celebrity Mastermind’.

Sunday 17 May & Thursday 21 May

7.30pm

LEON JACKSON

Leon’s story is the stuff of dreams. The shy teenager from a council estate in Scotland won the hearts of the nation with his stunning voice and steadfast determination. Week after week he proved exactly why he deserved to win The X Factor, taking every single knock and returning each week stronger and stronger.

Stalls/Balcony £18.50

Stalls/Balcony £23.50

Wednesday 13 May 7.30pm

Friday 22 May

SHAOLIN WARRIORS

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Vividly depicting the rarely-seen kungfu masters. Buddhist Meditation and their martial arts training, this show is an extravaganza, with georgous scenery, enchanting music and beautiful lights.

7.30pm

Leading American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers makes a welcome return to the BBC SSO with her Aberdeen debut. Carlo Rizzi conductor Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): ballet Barber Violin Concerto Franck Symphony in D minor

Stalls/Balcony £16 £62 family ticket

Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

15 MAY AT THE LEMON TREE JAMES YORKSTON & LISA KNAPP 8

MUSIC HALL Saturday 23 May 7.30pm Saturday 6 June 7.30pm STUNNING CLIMAX TO ORCHESTRAL SEASON THE BEST BLUES BROTHERS SHOW IN THE WORLD – EVER!

JAKE AND ELWOOD

PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

One of Europe’s best orchestras present a top quality programme featuring music by Chopin and Dvorák. Petr Altrichter conductor Nikolai Demidenko piano Dvorák Carnival Overture Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 Dvorák Symphony No.7 ^

Stalls/Balcony £14-£30 Under 16s £5 Students £10

Expect an electrifying night of non stop music and don’t forget your hats and shades – Jake & Elwood like to see their audience dressed up and ready to Party!!!

Stalls/Balcony £21.50

Monday 15 June

SESSION A9

Nominated Best Band in the Scots Trad Music Awards 2008

7.30pm

Session A9 affectionately called ‘Scotland's Supergroup’, was formed by Charlie McKerron of Capercaillie and have been thrilling audiences throughout the UK with their selection of top tunes.

Sunday 24 May

7.30pm

TONY STOCKWELL

Tony Stockwell star of Living TVs Street Psychic and Psychic School, whose gift for connecting with the spirit world has stunned audiences around the world, will be giving an evening of tears and laughter, joy and emotional healing. This show is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should be judged as an experiment!

Stalls/Balcony £19.50

Saturday 30 May

7.30pm

THE ELVIS YEARS

MAGIC OF MOTOWN Stalls/Balcony £19.50

Stalls/Balcony £19.50

Sunday 31 May

7.30pm

ABERDEEN SINFONIETTA

Conductor Violin Overture ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ Violin Concerto Fifth Symphony

Saturday 20 – Sat 7pm Sun 7.30pm Sunday 21 June

JIMMY CARR

This show is exactly the same as last year’s... except every single word! It’s rude, crude and offensive but those aren’t the only reasons you’ll enjoy it.

Stalls/Balcony £20

Stalls/Balcony £12 Under 16s £5

11 – 16 MAY AT HMT

Friday 19 June

7.30pm

A superbly talented cast bring to life the hits of the Four Tops, the Supremes, the Temptations, the Jacksons, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and many, many more. Starring fabulous male harmonies, stunning female vocals and the supremely-talented Magic of Motown band, the fast-moving production honours the Motown legends that brought the world to its dancing feet.

You ready to rock n’roll? The UK’s number one Elvis production is back. World Champion Memphis Tennesee, Mario Kombou delivers an extraordinary tour de force performance as the King of Rock n’ Roll in a concert brilliantly capturing the musical life of Elvis and including over 40 of your favourite hits.

Julian Clayton Alexander Janiczek Nicolai Dvorák Beethoven

Stalls/Balcony £14.50 Stalls tabled only

THE MUSICAL

Make sure your group is part of the excitement of live shows and gigs. Whether its a school trip, work’s night out, girly giggle or family treat its a case of the more the merrier as far as we're concerned. With a fantastic line up of music, comedy, drama and dance we know you’ll love our live performance’s. Get a group together and get in touch today.

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