Summer Brochure 2023 | His Majesty's Theatre & Music Hall

Enjoy! Arts for everyone

Remind yourself about the importance of live performances, of spending time with friends and family and being in the room when special moments happen.

Get ready for the best of all things theatre with Pretty Woman, The Drifter’s Girl, The King and I, The Wizard of Oz and the hilarious Noises Off. Spend an evening in the company of Richard E Grant and enjoy laugh out loud moments with Lucy Beaumont or Iain Stirling at the Music Hall.

We’re pleased to announce the second annual Rise Up weekend in partnership with We Are Here Scotland this May to celebrate black and people of colour creatives in Aberdeen and Scotland, with performances, panel discussions, workshops and more.

Take in the views in the stylish surroundings of The Terrace Bar and Café upstairs in His Majesty’s Theatre. Enjoy an evening meal (whether you are going to a show or not!), lunches, breakfast, coffee and cake or unwind with a drink after work.

Take a look through our latest brochure and we look forward to welcoming you through our doors soon.

Get your tickets at aberdeenperformingarts.com, visit our box offices or phone 01224 641122.

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Cover image: Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Johan Persson.

Aberdeen Student Show

Ayetanic

Wed 19 - Sat 22 April 2023

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

All aboard as Aberdeen Student Show returns to His Majesty’s Theatre with a titanic production! An affa funcy cruise is about to set sail from Aberdeen’s new South Harbour – fit a reek o fish, min!

Rose Hill can’t wait to see the coastal sights between Balnagask and Banff, but things might head off course when struggling artist Jock unexpectedly boards the Ayetanic... Will it be tatties ower the side oot on the North Sea?

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £31 - £21

The Bodyguard

Tue 2 - Sat 6 May 2023

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

The smash-hit musical The Bodyguard is back, starring Pussycat Doll Melody Thornton* and Ayden Callaghan (Emmerdale, Hollyoaks).

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

A ‘Brilliant! (The Times), breathtakingly romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features irresistible classics including the legendary I Will Always Love You.

* Melody Thornton will perform the role of ‘Rachel Marron’ at all evening performances only. Cast and performance schedule subject to change without notice.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £66 - £26

Tue 9 - Sat 13 May 2023

Tue, Thu & Sat 8pm, Wed & Fri 6pm & 8:30pm, Sat 4pm

Reigning on Broadway and in the West End, the musical SIX makes its royal debut in Aberdeen!

From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power.

Winner of the 2022 Tony Award for ‘Best Original Score’ and the 2022 Whatsonstage Award for ‘Best West End Show’, SIX is the international smash hit not to be missed.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £48.50 - £23.50

Strictly Ballroom

Mon 15 - Sat 20 May 2023

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

Based on Baz Luhrmann’s awardwinning worldwide film phenomenon, Strictly Ballroom: The Musical starring Strictly Come Dancing favourite Kevin Clifton and Coronation Street’s Faye Brookes.

Directed by Britain’s best loved TV Judge, Craig Revel Horwood and featuring smash-hit songs Love is in the Air, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and Time After Time. This feel-good ballroom sensation is sure to make for an unforgettable evening under the glitter ball that will send your heart soaring and toes tapping!

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £56 - £19

Tue 23 - Sat 27 May 2023

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

The smash-hit production of Annie comes to Aberdeen for 1 Week only direct from London’s West End.

This ‘glorious revival’ (The Times) stars Elaine C. Smith as the tyrannical Miss Hannigan!

With its Tony® award-winning book and score, including the unforgettable songs It’s The Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow, you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll love it!

HHHH THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, OK! MAGAZINE, THE SUN

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £60 - £20

The Stamping Ground

Wed 7 - Sat 10 June 2023

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

An uplifting new musical that thrilled critics and had audiences on their feet at its 2022 premiere in Inverness. When together-forever couple Euan and Annie return home, they’re seeking a fresh start for their teenage daughter. But they soon find themselves lost in this once familiar place, now filled with more tourists than residents.

Filled with rousing new arrangements of Runrig’s best loved songs, this is a story about love, life and the land.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £51 - £21

FEATURING THE SONGS OF RUNRIG

ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY CALUM MACDONALD & RORY MACDONALD PUBLISHED BY BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED, A BMG COMPANY

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“A BIG SHOW WITH A HUGE HEART” SCOTSMAN

HHHH “A POETIC TALE OF LOVE AND COMMUNITY” GUARDIAN

Kinky BootsThe Musical

Wed 28 June - Sat 1 July 2023

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

Hot on the heels of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the Lyric is back on stage with this feel-good show.

Featuring original songs from Cyndi Lauper, it tells the story of Charlie Price who has inherited a struggling shoe business. He unexpectedly bumps into drag queen Lola and as they work together to save the factory, they discover that when you change your mind, you can change your whole world...

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £38.50 - £30.50

The SpongeBob Musical

Tue 18 - Sat 22 July 2023

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

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it’s SpongeBob SquarePants! And now he’s ready to ride the wave to His Majesty’s Theatre to entertain and delight audiences in this brilliant, bright, hilarious and brandnew musical.

An exciting new production starring Ru-Paul’s Drag Race legend Divina De Campo and featuring irresistible characters, magical choreography and dazzling costumes; this deep-sea pearl of a show really is the must-see musical of 2023.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £51 - £15

Shrek the Musical

Tue 12 - Sat 16 September 2023

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

Based on the Oscar winning DreamWorks film, the Broadway and West End smash hit Shrek the Musical is a fun filled and hilarious musical comedy with a cast of vibrant characters and a ‘shrektackular’ score.

Leading our stellar cast as the legendary Shrek is Theatre extraordinaire

Antony Lawrence, Strictly Come Dancing and leading lady Joanne Clifton as the beloved Princess Fiona, Olivier-Award nominated James Gillan as the evil Lord Farquaad, and Theatre favourite Brandon Lee Sears as the loveable Donkey.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £58 - £17.50

The Rocky Horror Show

Tue 19 - Sat 23 September 2023

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

Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical celebrates 50 years of non-stop partying with this special anniversary production. The Rocky Horror Show has been seen by 30 million people and continues to delight audiences on its sell-out international tour.

Directed by Christopher Luscombe, The Rocky Horror Show is ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, and features timeless classics including Sweet Transvestite, Damn it Janet, and of course, the pelvic thrusting show stopping Time Warp.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £54 - £24

Jesus Christ Superstar

Tue 10 - Sat 14 October 2023

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

Timothy Sheader directs this mesmerizing production of the iconic global phenomenon, Jesus Christ Superstar, which comes to His Majesty’s Theatre for one week only!

Choreographed by Drew McOnie and with music and lyrics by multi-award winners Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. The legendary score includes I Don’t Know How to Love Him, Gethsemane and Superstar.

Age recommendation 10+

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £64 - £24

Dirty Dancing

Tue 17 - Sat 21 October 2023

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

Dirty Dancing returns to His Majesty’s Theatre following a season at London’s Dominion Theatre.

“The biggest live theatre sensation of all time” The Observer (UK)

This worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds, who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives.

See the hit film come to life before your eyes with this fantastic, emotional and triumphant live stage show.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £66 - £26

The King And I

Tue 24 - Sat 28 October 2023

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

The multi award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I returns to the UK, following its critically-acclaimed sold out season at The London Palladium.

This gloriously lavish production is brought to the stage by an internationally renowned creative team under Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher (South Pacific / My Fair Lady / To Kill a Mockingbird) and will feature a worldclass company of over 50 West End and Broadway performers and a full-scale orchestra.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £58.50 - £21.50

Sing-a-Long-a The Greatest Showman

Wed 8 November 2023 7pm

From the producers of Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music the smash hit film musical with lyrics on screen that everyone can’t stop singing. Sing your heart out with our live host who will teach you dance moves and show you how to use your free props bag. Please note this is a screening of the movie not a live stage show.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £18.50 / Children £15

Girls’ Night OOT!

Fri 10 November 2023 7:30pm

Join the girls on a hen night that you won’t forget with a smash hit retro soundtrack...Songs from 60’s,70’s, 80’s, 90’s and Now!

Banterous and Bootyliciously good fun! Songs include Hot Stuff, Girls Just wanna have fun, I’m Every Woman and many more! 18 plus only.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £27 - £21

A Night at the Musicals

Sat 11 November 2023 7:30pm

Join our first class professional cast as they sing some of the best show tunes from London’s West End and Broadway. Our fabulous four singers will perform songs from shows such as Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, and many more.

Cast announcement coming soon!

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £27 - £21

Pretty Woman the Musical

Mon 15 - Sat 20 January 2024

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

Big. HUGE. Night Out. Pretty Woman: The Musical is coming to Aberdeen as part of a UK and Ireland tour. Hollywood’s ultimate rom-com, live on stage. Be swept up in in this dazzlingly theatrical take on a love story for the ages direct from London’s West End.

With a blazing rock score and a powerhouse creative team you are assured a pretty magical time at Pretty Woman: The Musical.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £64 - £18

The Drifters Girl

Tue 2 - Sat 6 April 2024

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

Direct from the West End, The Drifters Girl comes to His Majesty’s Theatre as part of a major UK & Ireland tour.

Nominated for BEST NEW MUSICAL at the 2022 Olivier Awards, this smash-hit show has audiences on their feet night after night with a phenomenal soundtrack packed full of iconic Drifters hits including Saturday Night At The Movies, Save The Last Dance For Me and Stand By Me.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £62 - £22

Scottish Premiere

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Tue 21 - Sat 25 May 2024

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

WINNER! Best New Musical

Whats On Stage Awards, London

Following a record-breaking three-year West End residency, sold-out UK & Ireland Tour and Amazon studios awardwinning film, the smash-hit and critically acclaimed musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie RETURNS.

Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your dreams come true.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £59 - £19

The Wizard of Oz

Tue 9 - Sat 13 July 2024

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

The sensational new production of one of the world’s most beloved musicals comes to Aberdeen.

Featuring the iconic original score from the Oscar-winning MGM film including Over The Rainbow, Follow The Yellow Brick Road and We’re Off To See The Wizard with additional songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, this spectacular production of The Wizard of Oz will be a truly magical experience for all the family.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £63 - £20

Pre-show Treat

OR POST-SHOW DEBRIEF

Book a table for the full theatre experience, and choose from our delicious new menu. Or pop in for mid-morning coffee, brunch or light bites into the evening.

Open Tue to Sat, 10am - 9pm at His Majesty’s Theatre

To book your table, scan the QR code or call 01224 641122.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Tue 4 - Sat 8 April 2023

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

Based on the Sunday Times bestseller which inspired one of this century’s most treasured films, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel takes us on a journey to India with an eclectic group of British retirees as they embark on a new life. The luxury residence is far from the opulence they were promised, but as their lives begin to intertwine, they are charmed in unexpected and life-changing ways.

Starring Belinda Lang (2 Point 4 Children, Oklahoma!), Paul Nicholas (Jesus Christ Superstar, Just Good Friends, Eastenders), Tessa Peake-Jones (Only Fools and Horses) and Graham Seed (The Archers, The Mousetrap).

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £37.50 - £20.50

Able(ish)

Tue 2 & Wed 3 May 2023

Tue 7pm, Wed 1pm

Able(ish) is a relatable and light-hearted monologue about one woman coming to terms with disability and diminishing independence.

In this uplifting piece of spoken word, Tamara Al-Bassam recounts her gradual experiences of declining mental and physical ability and her struggle to find recognition and acceptance.

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio

Tickets £11

The Mousetrap

Mon 12 - Sat 17 June 2023

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

Celebrating 70 years, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the world’s longestrunning play. This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time.

As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of strangers find themselves snowed in at a remote countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover that a killer is in their midst!

Starring Todd Carty (Grange Hill, EastEnders, The Bill).

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £42.50 - £20.50

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Tue 22 - Sat 26 August 2023

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

From the imagination of Neil Gaiman (Coraline, Good Omens, The Sandman), comes the National Theatre’s major new stage adaptation of The Ocean at the End of the Lane - direct from the West End.

This five-star smash hit from the producers of War Horse and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is a thrilling adventure of fantasy, myth and friendship, taking audiences on an epic journey to a childhood once forgotten.

‘Theatre at its best.’ Daily Telegraph

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £42.50 - £17.50

National Theatre of Scotland and Aberdeen Performing Arts in association with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning

Sat 2 - Sat 9 September 2023

Previews: Sat 2, Tue 5 & Wed 6, 7:30pm

Performances: Thu 7 - Sat 9 7:30pm, Sat 9 2:30pm

Under the buzzing lights of a psychiatric hospital in Aberdeenshire in 1897, Mina Murray recounts her encounters with the most terrifying of beasts: Dracula.

Not for the faint- hearted, Morna Pearson’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic tale is filled with her trademark humour and taste for the strange and grotesque. This breathtaking gothic production transposes the action to Scotland amid the wild beauty of the landscapes of the northeast which originally inspired the novel. Miss this contemporary re-telling at your peril...

Age Recommendation: 14+

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £42 - £15

Previews £20 - £12.50

World Premiere

Photograph: Laurence Winram

Noises Off

By Michael Frayn Directed by Lindsay Posner

Tue 14 - Sat 18 November 2023

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

One of the greatest British comedies ever written visits His Majesty’s Theatre, direct from the West End.

Michael Frayn’s celebrated play serves up a riotous double bill, a play within a play. Hurtling along at breakneck speed, Noises Off follows the on and offstage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble their way through the fictional farce, Nothing On. From the shambolic final rehearsals, to a disastrous matinee seen entirely, and hilariously silently, from backstage, before we share their final, brilliantly catastrophic performance.

HHHHH ‘One of the most joyous farces ever written...’ Whatsonstage

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £43 - £21

Theatre Royal Bath Productions present

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A Ghost Story

Tue 27 February - Sat 2 March 2024

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

The new stage phenomenon that has taken the West End by storm now comes to Aberdeen.

Winner of BEST NEW PLAY at the Whatsonstage Awards, this edge-of-your-seat, supernatural thriller comes fresh from record-breaking seasons at four West End theatres with a host of acclaimed star performances.

Casting to be announced.

HHHH ‘A modern classic’ Sunday Times

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £45 - £15

The Full Monty

Tue 19 - Sat 23 March 2024

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

There are no heroes in Simon Beaufoy’s heartfelt play, just a group of lads trying to regain their dignity and pride. This fast and funny play is still very much of our time, as again we are hit by a cost-of-living crisis.

Gaz and his mates are down on their luck and feel they have been thrown on the scrap heap, but they are determined to fight back and bare a little more than they ever thought they would have to.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £45 - £15

Scottish Ballet

A Streetcar Named Desir e

Thu 27 - Sat 29 April 2023

Thu - Sat 7:30pm

Scottish Ballet’s hugely popular, awardwinning show returns to Scotland for the first time since 2015. This astonishing, stylish production is narrative ballet at its very best, with stunning dance, devastating drama, pitch-perfect period design and a sizzling score used to tell the iconic story. The choreography breathes new life into the famous tale about Blanche DuBois, her sister Stella and brutish husband Stanley, with intense duets, graceful waltzes and electrifying lindy jives, all danced in the caged heat of 1940s New Orleans.

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‘Blisteringly fierce’ The Herald

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £48 - £21.50

Johannes Redebe: Freedom Unleashed

Fri 21 April 2023

7:30pm

The TV dancing sensation is hosting a party like no other in this electrifying new production for 2023.

Johannes will be joined by a diverse world-class cast in this melting pot of South African rhythms and party anthems - with a touch of ballroom magic thrown in, for a jubilant celebration of culture, passion, and freedom.

Music Hall

Tickets £46.50 - £33.50

Art of Believing Special Edition

Sat 24 June 2023

An Evening with Anton Du Beke & Friends

7pm

The award-winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company returns by popular demand after 2022’s sell-out show, with compositions from Daniel’s Herald Angel Award winning production Art of Believing as well as other unseen pieces full of music, singing and dance. Authentic flamenco from the heart.

Music Hall

Tickets £32.50 - £30.50

Sun 22 October 2023

7:30pm

Strictly Come Dancing legend and judge, Anton Du Beke, takes to the stage with his live band, a guest singer and his dancers, performing some of his favourite songs and dances that have inspired his career throughout his life. Expect behind the scenes stories from his time on Strictly that will have you laughing out loud.

Music Hall

Tickets £47.50 - £38

Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company presents

Scottish Ballet

Twice-Born

Fri 6 October 2023

7:30pm

Two thrilling works from two of today’s most exciting dance-makers.

Dickson Mbi (UK) is an award-winning choreographer and world-renowned dancer in the Hip Hop dance community. Scottish Ballet will premiere Twice-Born, Dickson’s first commission for the company.

Schachmatt (Checkmate) by Spanish choreographer Cayetano Soto had audiences on their feet at its world premiere. The quirky equestrian-themed ballet sees dancers moving across a giant chessboard.

‘Bowled me over... one of my all-time favourite ballets’

Fjord Review on Schachmatt

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £38.50 - £20

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet

Tue 31 October - Sat 4 November 2023

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

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet gives Shakespeare’s timeless story of forbidden love a scintillating injection of raw passion and youthful vitality. A masterful re-telling of an ageless tale of teenage discovery and the madness of first love, Romeo and Juliet garnered universal critical acclaim when it premiered in 2019, and now returns to the New Adventures repertoire alongside the very best of Bourne’s world renowned dance theatre productions. Age guidance: 14+

Daily Telegraph

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £57 - £20

‘BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE. Astonishing, explosive energy BLAZES from the stage’

Scottish Ballet Cinders!

Thu 25 - Sat 27 January 2024

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

We all deserve our own ‘Cinderella moment’ and next year Scottish Ballet takes us one step closer to that dream, with a surprise in store every night...

Scottish Ballet’s festive favourite returns season with a new name, glittering new designs, including a stunning artnouveau-inspired set, and a charming twist to the tale.

Cinders is everything you adore about the enchanted fairy tale – made sparkling, fresh and new.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £49.50 - £20

Scottish Ballet Swan Lake

Fri 19 & Sat 20 April 2024

Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sat 2:30pm

Lose yourself in the raw intensity of this sleek and unmissable ballet, finally returning to Scotland after its sell-out 2016 debut.

Arching backs, spiralling arms and mesmerising patterns push the company dancers to their physical limits in this tale of purity versus seduction. David Dawson’s daring, visceral choreography is perfectly paired with the famous Tchaikovsky score, played live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

HHHHH ‘Electrifying’ The List

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £48 - £20

Sing-a-Long-a Encanto

Wed 12 April 2023

1pm & 4:30pm

Gather la Familia! It’s time to celebrate something truly Magical. From the producers of Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music and Singa-Long-a Frozen, the brand new smash hit film musical about the Family Madigral with lyrics on screen that everyone can’t stop singing. It couldn’t be easier or more fun!

The first rule of Sing-a-long-a is THERE ARE NO RULES! Fancy dress is strongly encouraged and full audience participation essential. You the audience are the stars!

Please note this is a screening of the movie not a live stage show.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £18.50, Children £15

Clunk!

Sat 20 May 2023

10:30am

CLUNK!... a shiny, heavy thing falls out of Andy’s ear during class. What is it? He and his Gran never keep secrets from each other, but Andy makes an exception with the weird ear thing. He keeps it in his pocket - secret. Andy’s lives with his Gran above her video shop. They tell each other everything, until one day they don’t. When Gran becomes ill the shop has to close. She can no longer hide the mounting debts. Andy starts to wonder if his secret caused all this bad stuff to happen? Or might it save them all?

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio

Tickets £8.80

David Walliams’ Demon Dentist

Thu 22 - Sat 24 June 2023

Thu - Sat 6:30pm, Thu 1:30pm, Fri 10:30am & Sat 2:30pm

Join Alfie and Gabz on this fabulous adventure, as they investigate the strange events happening in their home town! Children are leaving their teeth for the tooth fairy and waking up to find odd things under their pillows! Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, no-one could have dreamed what they’ll discover when they come face to face with the demon dentist herself, in this hilarious and thrilling story!

Don’t miss this terrific tale from the West End producers of Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy. It’s the funniest and most exciting show yet!

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £25 - £20,

Family of 4 £74

Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show

Wed 5 & Thu 6 July 2023

10am, 1pm & 4pm

Squirrels get ready! Everyone’s big lovable dog Hey Duggee is touring for the first time EVER!

Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show is HUGE and features Duggee and the Squirrels plus many more of your favourite characters! Be part of the hit CBeebies show and join Duggee and the Squirrels in this interactive production bursting with music, puppets and barrels of laughs along the way. A-Woof!

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £24 - £18, Children £3 off

Winnie the Pooh

Fri 14 - Sun 16 July 2023

Fri 5pm, Sat 11am & 2pm, Sun 11am & 2pm

Disney’s iconic Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl (oh... and don’t forget Tigger too!) have come to life in a beautifully crafted musical stage adaptation. Featuring Grammy Award-winning music, this beautiful stage adaptation is told with stunning life-sized puppetry in a new story from the Hundred Acre Wood.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £30 - £20, Family of 4 £3 off

Once Upon a Raindrop

Sat 15 July 2023

10am & 11:30am

A funny, cheerful walk-through performance for wee ones and their grown-ups with lots of sensory games and... magic!

Family, home, belonging. We’ve used these important themes in our lives to create a story, shown through the eyes of a quick-witted, adventurous raindrop!

Jump on a parachute with kangaroos in Australia! Participate in a snowball battle with penguins in Antarctica! Race with giraffes in Africa! Travel round the world with us and help our raindrop find her home.

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio

Tickets £11 (One adult and one child)

In The Night Garden Live

Sat 5 & Sun 6 August 2023

Sat 1pm & 4pm, Sun 10am & 1pm

Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends are back! Join Igglepiggle as he looks for his friends in the Night Garden by following their funny sounds until he finds them all! You’ll see all your favourite characters beautifully brought to life with full-size costumes, magical puppets, and enchanting music. This show lasts just under an hour and your little ones will be amazed when they see a very special visit from the amazing flying Pinky Ponk.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £22 - £19, £2 off for children

Sat 2 December 2023 - Sun 7 January 2024

Mon-Sat 7pm, Sat 2:30pm, Sun 1pm & 5.30pm

Midweek 1.45pm (Tue-Fri up to 22 Dec)

Midweek 2.30pm (from 23 Dec)

Christmas Eve and Hogmanay 1pm & 5.30pm

Tickets

Blue Performances: £32.50 - £22.50

Red Performances: £35.50 - £24.50

Gold Peformances: £38.50 - £27.50

Purple Peformances: £29.50 - £20.50

Relaxed Performance £14.50

His Majesty’s Theatre

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Watch them flourish…!

From babies to teenagers and all the inbetweeners, there’s a workshop to get them moving - playing, singing and grooving.

Check it out and get booking - spaces are limited.

aberdeenperformingarts.com/take-part

“My daughter and I love Imagine Tots. Being able to enjoy so many activities together with your child makes it a fun and rewarding experience for you both.”

Gabrielle Reith and Philip Thompson

“Oor Future” is an exhibition highlighting fundamental climate issues by exploring key subjects of positive and negative human activities impacting climate change as ‘Two Headed Monsters.’ It prompts individuals to be positive, self-reflective, and proactive in relation to climate action in their own lives.

Gabrielle Reith and Philip Thompson are Aberdeen based artists making work under the name of “Oor Monsters.” They have worked together on many playful and inspiring projects, ‘monsterising’ things from the everyday into the fantastical since 2008.

Environmentalism, accessibility, and play are at the heart of their creations, creating a friendly but subversive approach to tackling difficult subjects.

Sat 20 May 2023

2pm - 3:30pm, Ages 8+

Oor Futures Workshop

Make y’oor own monster from natural and upcycled materials with Gabi and Phil in this family friendly workshop.

Music Hall - Tutti Studio

Tickets £5 (One adult and one child)

Stepping In Digital Art Space

Co-commissioned by Aberdeen Performing Arts And New Media Scotland’s Alt-w Fund with investment from Creative Scotland.

4 April - 1 July 2023

Moving On

Aberdeen-born artist KMG, who trained at Gray’s School of Art, has unleashed her multi-eyed character ‘Ken’ onto the Music Hall screen. In this new animation the character is seen skateboarding, surfing and riding a fox no less. An unmistakable combination, filled with playful enthusiasm.

KMG’s work explores themes ranging from the precarious to the mundane, with often quite subversive results. A weird and wonderful combination of curiosity mixed with utter cynicism leaves her work with a surreal and sarcastic tone. Her belief in the power of accessible art is unshakeable.

www.kmgyeah.com

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Beethoven’s Fifth

Sat 29 April 2023

Aberdeen Sinfonietta

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Elgar Symphony No2

7:30pm

Britten Simple Symphony

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.2

Beethoven Symphony No.5

Mark Wigglesworth Conductor

Laura van der Heijden Cello

The most famous symphony ever written, and justly one of the most admired, Beethoven’s Fifth celebrates victory over the forces of fate

Music Hall

Tickets £30 - £13

Sun 14 May 2023

7:30pm

Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture

Weber Clarinet Concerto no 2 soloist Dionysis Grammenos

Smetana Sarka (from Ma Vlast)

Schumann Symphony no. 4

Conducted by Holly Mathieson with Dionysis Grammenos (clarinet).

Music Hall

Tickets £15

Fri 19 May 2023

7:30pm

Walton Cello Concerto

Elgar Symphony No.2

Laura van der Heijden Cello

Ryan Wigglesworth Conductor

Elgar called his Second Symphony ‘the passionate pilgrimage of a soul’. Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth closes the season with this huge work which just bursts with feeling and orchestral colour.

Music Hall

Tickets £27 - £15

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The Magical Music of Harry Potter

Sun 18 June 2023

Aberdeen City Orchestra

A Night at the Movies

National Youth Orchestra of Scotland

5pm

Witches, wizards and muggles alike are sure to enjoy this spectacular concert. You’ll be spellbound by the interval!

So, grab your broom, apparate, or catch the Hogwarts Express and join us for an evening of unforgettable music.

Stephen Bell Conductor

Jerome Dowling Presenter

Music Hall

Tickets £36 - £15

Sat 1 July 2023

7:30pm

Gareth John Conductor Jean Fletcher Leader

We return to the Music Hall with a fantastic collection of favourite soundtracks from some of the most iconic movies. Including Pirates of the Caribbean, West Side Story and many more. Join us for an unmissable night of fabulous music.

Music Hall

Tickets £20 - £7.50, U18 FREE

Fri 14 July 2023

7:30pm

The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland (NYOS) contains the classical music stars of tomorrow, and this is your chance to hear them perform world-class repertoire, LIVE, under the baton of renowned conductor and Music Director at the English National Opera, Martyn Brabbins.

Music Hall

Tickets £22

Scottish Opera Bizet’s Carmen

Sung in English with English supertitles

Thu 1 - Sat 3 June 2023

Thu & Sat 7:15pm, Fri 3pm*

Georges Bizet’s show-stopping fiery opera of jealousy, lust, and life outside the dictates of society is boldly updated in this new production. With one hit melody after another – including the Habanera, Flower Aria and Toreador Song – Carmen has musical riches for all.

Director John Fulljames (Nixon in China

2020) sets the story amidst the unrest and upheavals of 1970s Spain, where an investigation into Carmen’s murder unfolds alongside the rollercoaster of events that lead to her death. With a new English translation, this is Carmen as you’ve never seen it before!

* Access Carmen: A shortened version with narrator, specially created for those who enjoy a more relaxed experience. Tickets £10.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £67 - £23

Rhiannon Giddens

Thu 27 April 2023

The acclaimed musician

8pm

Rhiannon Giddens uses her art to excavate the past and reveal bold truths about our present.

Giddens co-founded the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, and she has been nominated for six additional Grammys for her work as a soloist and collaborator.

Pitchfork has said of her work, “few artists are so fearless and so ravenous in their exploration,” and Smithsonian Magazine calls her “an electrifying artist who brings alive the memories of forgotten predecessors, white and black.”

Music Hall

Tickets £25

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra presents RELEASE

Sun 30 April 2023 7:30pm

Music by Gwilym Simcock

Directed by Tommy Smith

Award-winning pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock joins the SNJO for the premiere of RELEASE. An uplifting musical experience, with emotion at the forefront, written to transport you to another place.

Music Hall

Tickets £25.50

Skipinnish

Fri 12 May 2023

Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook

7:30pm

Good things come to those who wait, and after four long years, Scotland’s biggest Celtic band returns to Aberdeen!. Skipinnish return to Aberdeen to share more of their energetic music and classic anthems to fans in what they promise will be a superb summer celebration.

Music Hall

Tickets £40.50 - £34.50

Skerryvore

Sun 17 December 2023

7:30pm

Phil Cunningham and his Christmas Songbook colleagues are delighted to be returning once again.

Phil will be joined by some of the finest musicians on the Scottish folk scene including: Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a special guest Brass Band.

Music Hall

Tickets £31

Sat 30 December 2023

7pm

What are Skerryvore? They’re like no one else. Epic of melody, intimate of feeling and plugged into the roots of Scotland but blasting out to the world. Three time winners of Scotland’s ‘Live Act of the Year’ award, Skerryvore have evolved from their humble beginnings to become one of the country’s leading forces in a thriving live music scene.

Music Hall

Tickets £27.50

Nathan Carter One Night Only

Sat 8 April 2023

Mike and the Mechanics

7:30pm

From his earliest years it was obvious Nathan was a boy born to perform. Success led to Nathan moving to Ireland and his career took off almost immediately. In a few short years Nathan Carter has established himself as one of the most popular and best allround entertainers in Ireland.

Sat 15 April 2023

The Magnets 80s Rewind

7:30pm

Mike & The Mechanics, who have sold over ten million records worldwide – announce their Refueled! 2023 Tour –all the hits and a drop of Genesis. The tour will include tracks from their critically acclaimed latest album Out of the Blue plus some Genesis.

Sat 15 April 2023 7:30pm

Award-winning A Capella supergroup, The Magnets combine virtuosic beatboxing with glorious harmonies to faithfully recreate the classic hits of a timeless decade. Step back in time to experience The Final Countdown, The Power Of Love, Ain’t Nobody, Purple Rain and so many more 80s classics!

Music Hall

Tickets £34.50 - £31.50

Music Hall

Tickets £52.50 - £45

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £28.50 - £26.50

DMAs

Mon 17 April 2023

Seven Drunken Nights

7pm

Since their first releases in 2014, DMA’S have gone from strength to strength. The Australian three-piece have racked up record sales, millions of YouTube plays and won several awards. They have supported UK rock royalty and now head out on tour in support of fourth album How Many Dreams?

Music Hall

Tickets £27.50

Fri 28 April 2023

Postmodern Jukebox

7:30pm

Seven Drunken Nights brings to life the music of Ireland’s favorite sons - ‘The Dubliners’. Telling the story of a career spanning 50 years and evoking the spirit of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, Jim McCann, Ciaran Bourke and John Sheahan, this hugely talented cast of musicians and singers bring the music of this iconic group to life.

Music Hall

Tickets £29.50 - £23.50

Wed 3 May 2023

7:30pm

Postmodern Jukebox’s Life In The Past Lane Concert Tour - with a cast full of today’s most exciting vocalists, instrumentalists, and tap dancers - is a celebration of the greatest 20th century musical genres, fused with the recognizable hits of our own modern era.

Music Hall

Tickets £72 - £34

Scott Bradlee’s

True North Sessions: SILVI

Thu 4 May 2023

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

6pm-8pm

Tue 9 May 2023

Midge Ure

7:30pm

Sat 20 May 2023

7:30pm

The International hit show is back! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, the show also features a full live band performing all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and many more. Get your tickets fast as this is an evening not to be missed!

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio

Tickets £11*

SILVI is a distinctive vocalist and songwriter from Scotland. In August 2022 SILVI headlined King Tuts in Glasgow and recently announced an Edinburgh headline in February 2023 which sold out in 5 days. *Ticket

Music Hall

Tickets £30

The Voice and Visions Tour

Following the overwhelming response to 2019’s ‘The 1980 Tour’, Midge Ure & Band Electronica are delighted to return to the road in 2023 with the ‘Voice & Visions’ tour, celebrating 40 years since the release of Ultravox’s Rage In Eden and Quartet albums.

Music Hall

Tickets £36 - £28

True North Sessions: iBrina

Thu 1 June 2023

Big Country

6pm-8pm

iBrina is an artiste steeped in the sounds and rhythms of her Jamaican culture sharing her music with the world. A vibrant and captivating performer with lyrics and music that are refreshing and uplifting. When iBrina steps in front of an audience, she beckons them to feel enlightened and empowered.

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio

Tickets £11*

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

Fri 2 June 2023

Big Country are back and celebrating their 40th anniversary!

7pm

Mon 19 June 2023

‘The Crossing’ 40th Anniversary Tour (1983-2023) with Spear of Destiny. The band broke massively worldwide with the release of the album’s classic singles including signature song In A Big Country, which went on to become massive worldwide hits.

Music Hall

Tickets £32.50

8pm

Personally endorsed by Mick Fleetwood, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is the ultimate tribute to one of rock and roll’s most remarkable groups. This show allows fans, both old and new, to rediscover the songs and performances that have secured Fleetwood Mac’s place as one of the most loved groups of all time.

Music Hall

Tickets £49 - £34

Circa Waves

Tue 20 June 2023

The Liverpool four piece come to the Music Hall to tour their latest album, Never Going Under.

Re-scheduled from 31 January.

Bootleg Beatles

7pm

Mon 16 October 2023 7:30pm

The world’s Premier Beatles band with their flawless recreation of the greatest songbook in history. Tracing the Fab Four’s journey through the swinging 60s, with their own orchestral ensemble, and featuring a special set of songs from the Let It Be LP, this show is an absolute must-see for Beatle-maniacs of all ages.

Music Hall

Tickets £22.50

Music Hall

Tickets £37.50 - £32

Whitney Queen of the Night

Fri 3 November 2023 7:30pm

Direct from The West End, Whitney - Queen of the Night is a stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time.

This phenomenal production consistently delivers an outstanding concert that has been described as “a powerhouse performance that delivers on every level...”

Music Hall

Tickets £32.50 - £26.50

The Australian Pink Floyd

Mon 6 November 2023 7:30pm

The critically lauded The Australian Pink Floyd Show have announced The Dark Side Of The Moon tour for 2023 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd’s timeless classic album.

Bringing to the stage an album that means so much to Pink Floyd fans all over the world.

Music Hall

Tickets £47.50 - £32.50 | VIP £101.50

Hello Again...

The Story of Neil Diamond

Fri 24 November 2023 7:30pm

The World’s Greatest Celebration of The Life & Work of NEIL DIAMOND...

Evocative imagery, video and narration enhance the magic, as the show takes you on a musical journey through Neil Diamond’s glittering 50 year career.

From The Bang Years to the present day you’ll soon be singing along to all the hits.

Music Hall

Tickets £31.50

ABBAMANIA

Christmas Party

Sat 2 December 2023 7:30pm

Abbamania’s widely acclaimed tribute to ABBA is a sensational two hour show which will have you dancing in the aisles. So dust off your platforms, put on your flares and come along and enjoy an unforgettable night with ABBAMANIA.

Music Hall

Tickets £30

Fairytale of New York

Sat 16 December 2023

A Country Night in Nashville

7:30pm

Direct from the West End, after two sell out tours, and featuring an international cast of singers, musicians and dancers

Fairytale of New York brings you all of your favorite Christmas songs including Driving home for Christmas, White Christmas, Oh Holy Night, Winter’s Tale, Silent Night and of course The Fairytale of New York.

Music Hall

Tickets £30.50

Clearwater Creedence Revival

Fri 12 January 2024

7:30pm

Direct from The Royal Albert Hall, A Country Night In Nashville recreates the scene of a buzzing honky tonk in downtown Nashville. With songs including Ring Of Fire, Crazy, Follow Your Arrow, It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere, Need You Now, 9-5, and The Gambler, this incredible celebration of country music is a night not to be missed.

Music Hall

Tickets £30

Sun 31 March 2024 7pm

Bayou Country 40th Anniversary Tour + very special guests

Creedence Clearwater Revival are one of the most iconic rock groups of all time. Their all time classic hits are powerfully reprised by Clearwater Creedence Revival.

Music Hall

Tickets £30

Loud Poets Showcase

Sat 22 April 2023

Aberdeen Performing Arts is delighted to present this showcase of local spoken word talent at the Music Hall.

Join Dr Katie Ailes and Kevin MacLean of I Am Loud Productions as they present an evening of brand new poetry. The lineup includes participants from our Loud Poets Master Classes taking place on 8 and 9 April, and as always promises to be a night of tears, laughter and bold new voices.

Music Hall - Big Sky Studio

Tickets - Pay what you can

The National Whisky Festival 2023

7pm

Sat 9 September 2023

12pm & 4:15pm

Scotland’s definitive whisky tasting event and Scottish cultural festival is back!

This year’s event will showcase dozens of fantastic exhibitors spanning the length and breadth of the industry spectrum, with hundreds of incredible whiskies (and guest spirits) to try across each festival session – all included in the ticket price!

Music Hall

Tickets £37.50 in advance, £42 on the door

Banff Film Festival World Tour 2023

Wed 13 September 2023

7:30pm

Witness a night of thrilling adventure – up on the big screen!

The Banff Mountain Film Festival features a brand-new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography! Join the world’s top adventure filmmakers and thrill-seekers as they climb, ski, paddle and ride into the wildest corners of the planet!

With free prize giveaways, this is an unmissable event from the world’s most prestigious mountain festival.

Music Hall

Tickets £17.99

Enjoy! Making new memories

Setting the scene for Arts & Culture in Aberdeen

Buffy Revamped

Wed 17 May 2023

Seventy minutes. Seven seasons. One Spike.

An Evening with Richard E. Grant

7:30pm

Wed 24 May 2023

Gary Meikle:

2.5

7:30pm

Fri 26 May 2023

Fresh from an award-winning run at Edinburgh Fringe, this fast-paced new production brings you the entire 144 episodes of the hit 90s TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as told through the eyes of the one person who knows it inside out... Spike.

Music Hall

Tickets £29

Since his breakout role in cult classic film Withnail and I in 1987, Richard E Grant has become a much-loved fixture on our screens.

Now, join him as he entwines tales from his extraordinary time in showbiz with uplifting reflections on love and loss, to celebrate the publication of his new book, A Pocketful of Happiness.

Music Hall

Tickets £41 - £32

8pm

This show will be a continued celebration of me being me which in the current climate of cancel culture could be seen as risky.

I’m going to remain to be playfully dark and do what I do best which is to be relatable, honest and give you an insight to what its like to be me.

Music Hall

Tickets £25

Paul Black:

Nostalgia

Sat 27 May 2023

Danny Bhoy: Now is Not a Good Time

8pm

Paul Black’s brand new show Nostalgia follows on from the Glasgow-born comedian’s debut Edinburgh Fringe run, which sold out in minutes. With over half a billion views on his online comedy sketches and a cult following, Paul has cemented himself as one of Scotland’s most exciting comedy talents

Music Hall

Tickets £22.50

Russell Howard

Live

Sat 3 June 2023

7:30pm

It’s been a long wait for the globe-trotting Scot and his ever-growing fanbase. But, 2023 sees the return of Danny Bhoy to the UK stage with his brand-new show Now Is Not A Good Time. Don’t miss this internationally-renowned and criticallyacclaimed comic, who regularly sells out tours all around the world.

Sat 8 & Sun 9 July 2023

7:30pm

Russell Howard, “one of the world’s top comedians” (Sunday Times) is back for a brand new live tour of the UK in 2023.

As we reel from one global crisis to the next, join Russell, ‘the uplifting Comedy King’, as he puts the world to rights in his own uniquely hilarious way.

Music Hall

Tickets £25

Music Hall

Tickets £34

Jimmy Carr:

Terribly Funny

Sun 6 August 2023 7pm

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

Terrible things that might have affected you or people you know and love.

But they’re just jokes - they are not the terrible things.

Now you’ve been warned, buy a ticket.

Frankie

Lap of Shame

Mon 14 August 2023

Frankie Boyle’s on tour.

Tom Allen:

Completely

7:30pm

Buy a ticket, because by the time he arrives, the currency will be worthless and you and your neighbours part of a struggling militia that could probably use a few laughs.

Wed 6 & Thu 7 September 2023

Wed 7:30pm, Thu 8pm

The household name with his signature acerbic wit and riotous storytelling, Tom is the host of The Apprentice: You’re Fired and co-hosts Cooking With The Stars, Like Minded Friends and he is also a regular on Bake Off: An Extra Slice and There’s Something About Movies.

Music Hall

Tickets £36.50

Music Hall

Tickets £27.50

Music Hall

Tickets £27

Boyle:

Jim Smith: The Hills Have Ayes

Fri 6 October 2023

Jason Byrne:

The Ironic Bionic Man

An Interview with Steven Bartlett

8pm

After his last sell out tour, Perthshire farmer and comedian Jim Smith returns with a brand new show. With his trademark mix of regional accents and impressions, Jim shares anecdotes from his changing world which has seen him get engaged, become a first time father and continue farming through Covid and Brexit.

Music Hall

Tickets £25

Sat 14 October 2023

7:30pm

We can rebuild him! Jason is, officially Bionic, “ironically” of course, as Jason, the accident-prone, general unfortunate gobshite (to no want of his own) is now, half man, half machine.

Don’t miss The Ironic Bionic Man as he brings us through his one-man, halfmachine show. It’s painfully hilarious.

Music Hall

Tickets £27

Tue 24 October 2023

7pm

Steven Bartlett is one of the world’s most inspiring young entrepreneurs and philosophical thinkers. Join us for an intimate business masterclass from one of the most famous faces in the UK today.

Hear how Steven built a $500million social media marketing company from his bedroom in Manchester.

Music Hall

Tickets £62.50 (VIP £122.50)

Dawn

French

is a Huge Twat

Thu 26 October 2023

A statement from Dawn French: “This show is so-named because unfortunately, it’s horribly accurate.

Ed Byrne: Tragedy

Plus Time

7:30pm

Tue 7 November 2023

7:30pm

Grayson Perry: A Show All About You

Sun 12 November 2023

7:30pm

I thought I might tell some buttockclenching embarrassing stories to give the audience a peek behind the scenes of my work life…”

Music Hall

Tickets £50 - £45

Attributed to Mark Twain, humour is defined as Tragedy Plus Time. Come and join Ed as he tests that formula by mining the most tragic event in his life for laughs.

“Book early as sell-outs are the norm!”

Scottish Field ✭✭✭✭

“Definitely stand-up at its best”

VoiceMagUK ✭✭✭✭✭

Music Hall

Tickets £31.50

What makes you, you? Is there a part deep inside of you that no one understands? Have you found your tribe or are you a unique human being?

Grayson Perry, white, male, heterosexual, able bodied, English, southerner, baby boomer and member of the establishment takes a mischievous look at the nature of identity in his new show.

Music Hall

Tickets £46 - £29

Simon Reeve: To The Ends of The Earth

Mon 13 November 2023

7:30pm

An author and TV presenter, and one of the world’s most adventurous travellers, Simon wants to encourage audiences to get out of their comfort zone, take a few gentle risks in life, and embrace the great outdoors and the wider world. With behind the scenes footage and stunning imagery, he will remind audiences that we all need more experiences in our lives.

Music Hall

Tickets £32.50

Lucy

Beaumont: The Trouble and Strife

Thu 16 November 2023

It’s time for the wife to tour now..

8pm

Award winning stand up comedian BEFORE she met Jon Richardson, Lucy Beaumont is going to let loose and let slip on her roller coaster world. Life through the Beaumont lens is more surreal than you could ever imagine.

Music Hall

Tickets £26.50

Ross Noble:

Jibber Jabber Jamboree

Billy Billingham MBE

Always A Little Further

Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer

Thu 23 November 2023

Jibber Jabber Jamboree marks Ross Noble’s 21st solo stand-up tour.

8pm

Mon 27 November 2023 7:30pm

Thu 28 & Fri 29 March 2024 8pm

To celebrate this milestone, he invites you to join him for an evening of the sort of inspired nonsense that has cemented his place as the supreme master of stream of conscious freewheeling stand up.

Chief Instructor on Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins, Paratrooper, decorated SAS leader, and a bodyguard to Hollywood superstars, Billy Billingham MBE QCB has seen extreme combat and gruelling missions aplenty. Spend an extraordinary evening with him, as he shares his incredible, inspirational story.

When Sarah Millican was a bairn, she wouldn’t say boo to a goose. Quiet at school, not many friends, no boobs til she was 16. Now? NOW she is loud, with good friends, a cracking rack and goose booing all over the shop.

In Late Bloomer, Sarah’s brand-new stand-up show, she explores how one became the other.

Music Hall

Tickets £31.50

Music Hall

Tickets £40 - £30

Music Hall

Tickets £36.50

Iain Stirling: Relevant

Sat 6 April 2024

Romesh Ranganathan:

Hustle

Wed 15 May 2024

8pm

The BAFTA-winning comedian and ‘national sensation’ (Evening Standard)

Iain Stirling, is bringing his intuitive razor-sharp humour back for 2024.

As the iconic voice of Love Island, star and writer of sitcom Buffering on ITV, Iain hits the road once more with a brand new hour (of jokes) in his biggest tour to date!

Music Hall

Tickets £26.50

7:30pm

After a sell-out tour in 2022, Romesh is back with a brand-new show examining the human condition... are people inherently good? Is charity always a positive thing? Is hustling the key to success? Or is all this a load of rubbish we’ve made up to keep people working hard for no reason?

Music Hall

Tickets £34

Tickets

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The prices advertised include all fees and charges. Most tickets are now e-tickets that can be printed at home or shown on your digital device. You can request a paper ticket and if you need it to be posted, you will be asked to cover postage costs.

Look out for the symbols below in our brochure for available discounts. For full details of discounts visit our website or just ask our Box Office.

Discounts available for Aberdeen Performing Arts Friends members on selected shows.

Concessions, inc. students and over 60s Groups (over 8 or more)

School discounts

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

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

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Our venues are all located conveniently in the heart of Aberdeen City, within a few minutes walking distance of city centre bus and train stations. If you are travelling by car, parking is available at the Denburn and Gallowgate car parks.

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

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

In our brochure these icons indicate that audio described, captioned, signed and relaxed performances are available for shows.

If you have any special access requirements please inform the box office team on 01224 641122, or email

hello@aberdeenperformingarts.com

Thu

Mon 19 Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac MH 54

Tue 20 Circa Waves MH 55

Thu 22 Demon Dentist HMT 36

Fri 23 Demon Dentist HMT 36

Sat 24 Demon Dentist HMT 36

Daniel Martinez Flamenco MH 30

Wed 28 Kinky Boots HMT 10

Thu 29 Kinky Boots HMT 10

Fri 30 Kinky Boots HMT 10

July

Sat 1 Kinky Boots HMT 10 Aberdeen City Orchestra MH 47 ‘A Night at the Movies’

Wed 5 Hey Duggee HMT 37

Thu 6 Hey Duggee HMT 37

Sat 8 Russell Howard Live MH 61

Sun 9 Russell Howard Live MH 61

Fri 14 Winnie the Pooh HMT 37 NYOS Symphony Orchestra MH 47

Sat 15 Winnie the Pooh HMT 37

Once Upon a Raindrop MH 38

Sun 16 Winnie the Pooh HMT 37

Tue 18 The Spongebob the Musical HMT 11

Wed 19 The Spongebob the Musical HMT 11

Thu 20 The Spongebob the Musical HMT 11

Fri 21 The Spongebob the Musical HMT 11

Sat 22 The Spongebob the Musical HMT 11

August

Sat 5 In the Night Garden HMT 38

Sun 6 In the Night Garden HMT 38

Sun 6 Jimmy Carr: Terribly Funny 2.0 MH 62

Mon 14 Frankie Boyle: Lap of Shame MH 62

Tue 22 The Ocean at the End of the Lane HMT 25

Wed 23 The Ocean at the End of the Lane HMT 25

Thu 24 The Ocean at the End of the Lane HMT 25

Fri 25 The Ocean at the End of the Lane HMT 25

Sat 26 The Ocean at the End of the Lane