Spring Summer 2020
Box office 01224 641122 aberdeenperformingarts.com
Contents Pop & Rock..........................................................................................Page 4 Other Music.........................................................................................Page 8 Comedy & Spoken Word.......................................................................Page 12 Dance..................................................................................................Page 16 Theatre................................................................................................Page 18 A Play, A Pie & A Pint..........................................................................Page 21 Freshly Squeezed Productions.............................................................Page 22 Creative Learning.................................................................................Page 23 Light The Blue.....................................................................................Page 23 Family..................................................................................................Page 24 Puppet Animation Festival....................................................................Page 25 At a Glance..........................................................................................Page 26 Need To Know......................................................................................Page 28
Aberdeen Performing Arts is core funded by
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The beating heart of cultural life in Aberdeen!
We’re pleased to introduce our latest season of cutting edge work at the Lemon Tree. We have the extraordinary Pictish Trail, local rock heroes Cold Years, exhilarating dance with The Spinners, something for the family at the Puppet Animation Festival and the return of our ever popular Scratch Nights. Take a chance, discover your new favourite act at the Lemon Tree.
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Pop & Rock
Wolfgang Flür (ex-Kraftwerk) Sat 14 March 2020
doors 8.30pm
A member of Kraftwerk during the group’s golden era, Wolfgang Flür was the band’s electronic percussionist from 1973 to 1987. As well as being a member of the group for their international breakthrough album Autobahn (1974), Wolfgang helped create the proto-techno classics Trans-Europe Express (1977) and Computer World (1981).
Tickets £22 (doors price £25.30) 4
Lounge (standing)
Pop & Rock
Showaddywaddy
The Doors Alive
Fri 3 April 2020
Sat 4 April 2020
doors 7:30pm
SHOWADDYWADDY have long been established as Europe’s most successful ever exponents of retro-inspired rock & roll. The record speaks for itself!
Tickets £22
Lounge (standing)
doors 7pm
Quite simply the most exciting, authentic, charismatic and sexually magnetic tribute band to pay homage to the 1960’s rock titans.
Tickets £22
Lounge (standing)
The Wandering Hearts Sun 5 April 2020
doors 8pm
The UK masters of harmony-laden Americana, return to Scotland following a stunning sold out show in Glasgow in January as part of Celtic Connections.
Tickets £16.50 (doors price £19.80)
Pop & Rock
Lounge (seated)
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Pictish Trail Sun 12 April 2020
The Wildhearts doors 7pm
His extraordinary vocals reveal hidden depths and have been accompanied by everything from acoustic guitar to a full-on four piece metal band to throbbing dance beats.
Tickets £15.40
Lounge (standing)
BC Camplight Sun 10 May 2020
Sun 3 May 2020
doors 7:30pm
The Wildhearts and their incendiary shows have cemented their reputation and legacy as one of the best bands the UK has produced.
Tickets £26.40 (doors price £29.70)
Lounge (standing)
Cold Years plus Special Guests doors 7:30pm
Fri 15 May 2020
doors 7pm
“This is an examination of madness and loss,” says Brian Christinzio, the inimitable force behind BC Camplight.
Cold Years are a British rock band established in Aberdeen, Scotland. Emerging in late 2014 they have attracted critical acclaim.
Tickets £16.50
Tickets £11
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Lounge (standing)
Lounge (standing)
Pop & Rock
Goodbye Mr MacKenzie Thu 30 July 2020
doors 7:30pm
One of Scotland’s most iconic rock bands is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of their first album “Good Deeds and Dirty?Rags”, performing it in its entirety, plus a few extra little treats.
Tickets £25.30
Lounge (standing)
SOLD OUT
Martin Kemp - Back to the Eighties Party Fri 28 August 2020
doors 7pm
Dig out those 80’s clothes, grab your dancing shoes, and prepare to enjoy a night of pure ‘Gold’ and yes fancy dress is encouraged!
Tickets £24.20
Pop & Rock
Lounge (standing)
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Other Music
The Smiths Ltd
The Shee The Shadows Tour Sat 23 May 2020
doors 8pm
An adventurous brew of Folk, Gaelic and Bluegrass music. Expect low airs, Gaelic ballads, original songs, high energy tunes, hypnotic riffs, and of course … clog dancing !
Tickets £15.40 8
Lounge (steated)
Other Music
Melvin Taylor/ Stevie Nimmo Sun 15 March 2020
Agbeko starts 7:30pm
Thu 19 March 2020
starts 8pm
Melvin Taylor, one of the greatest guitarists and vocalists in Chicago blues history. Glaswegian Stevie Nimmo opens the show.
A fierce, energetic and irresistibly danceable live show from afrobeat-inspired rock-funkpsych juggernaut.
Tickets £15
Tickets £12.50
Lounge (standing)
Hamish Stuart Band Sun 22 March 2020
You may Aberdeen also enjoy... Gin Fest starts 7:30pm
The original lead singer/guitarist with The Average White Band. Expect AWB hits and loads of great funk and soul classics.
Tickets £20
Other Music
Lounge (standing)
Lounge (seated)
Fri 3 & Sat 4 July 2020
various times
Sample lots of different tastes and styles, in a relaxed and friendly environment with live music and good local food. www.aberdeenginfest.co.uk
Tickets £25
(Early Bird ticket £20)
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Mànran
10th Anniversary Party
Lee Scratch Perry
Fri 27 March 2020
Sat 28 March 2020
doors 7:30pm
Multi award-winning Scottish supergroup Mànran look ahead to celebrating 10 years at the heart of the Scottish traditional music scene.
Tickets £19.25
Lounge (standing)
doors 7:30pm
He holds status as one of the most enduring and original reggae producers and artists of all time.
Tickets £27.50 (doors price £30.80)
Lounge (standing)
Aged 14-19?
Hone your skills and get a foot up in the music industry at
Project Band
You never know, you could be playing Belladrum or supporting big names at the Music Hall! Email: creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com for more information.
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Other Music
Thu 9 April
Thu 7 May
Thu 16 April
Thu 14 May
Cedric Hanriot Trio Mezcla Thu 23 April
Steele/Hamilton/ Cosker/Lowit with Marisha Addison Thu 30 April
Dominic Ingham Quintet
Zhenya Strigalev Duo Phil Bancroft Quartet Thu 21 May
Luca Manning and Irini Arabatzi NIMA Thu 28 May
Alex Goodman Trio For prices and more details go to www.jazzatthebluelamp.com
Other Music
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Comedy & Spoken Word
Arabella Weir: Does My Mum Loom Big in This Thu 26 March 2020
Tickets £13.20 - £5.50
starts 7:30pm
The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors 7.30pm Doors Down.
Tickets £18.70 12
Lounge
Comedy & Spoken Word
Pete Whittaker:
Fern Brady:
Tue 17 March 2020
Wed 18 March 2020
Solo and Free
Power & Chaos
starts 7.30pm
Join Pete from the sub culture of underground crack climbing and onto the side of the world’s highest big walls.
Tickets £17.60
Lounge
Featured in Vogue as one of the Top 5 Female Comedians as well as the Telegraph’s top 5 young comedians to watch, Fern’s career has gone stratospheric in the last 18 months.
Tickets £13.20
Paul McCaffrey:
Simon Brodkin:
Fri 20 March 2020
Sat 21 March 2020
Lemon
Lounge
100% Simon Brodkin
starts 6.30pm
As seen on Live At The Apollo. Most recently Paul has performed to over half a million people in supporting Kevin Bridges and Sean Lock on nationwide tours.
Tickets £14.30
starts 8pm
Lounge
Comedy & Spoken Word
starts 8pm
After three hugely successful BBC series as Lee Nelson, Simon takes his debut stand-up show on a nationwide tour.
Tickets £22
Lounge
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The Totally Scottish Football Podcast
Matt Forde:
Wed 25 March 2020
Thu 9 April 2020
starts 7.30pm
The Totally Scottish Football Show heads back home for their first ever live event! Joined by bona fide legend Gordon Strachan.
Tickets £14.30
Studio
Brexit, Pursued by a Bear Britain’s leading political comedian once again promises his last show as an EU citizen. As seen on Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week, and The Royal Variety Performance.
Tickets £16.50
Kiri Pritchard-McLean:
Jen Brister:
Wed 15 April 2020
Wed 22 April 2020
Empathy Pains
starts 7:30pm
starts 8pm
Studio
Under Privilege starts 7pm
Multi award winning Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got News for You, Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order) is back with her fourth full length show.
Join Brister as she takes an irreverent look at the often controversial subject of ‘privilege.’ Who has it? Who doesn’t? And why does no one like to admit they have any?
Tickets £15.40
Tickets £13.75
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Studio
Studio
Comedy & Spoken Word
The Swanson Detectives & The Aberdeen Bodysnatching Case
Steve Hall & Steve Williams
Thu 23 April 2020
Thu 30 April 2020
starts 7pm
starts 7.30pm
Adam Wood reveals the lives and careers of the detective brothers and investigates the Dunecht outrage, the first instance of bodysnatching in the UK for nearly 50 years.
After opening for Russell Howard’s sold out arena World Tour, Steve Hall and Steve Williams land in Aberdeen to deliver a double dose of stand up.
Tickets £11
Tickets £13.20
Lounge
Cathy O’Dowd:
Jessica Fostekew:
Everest & Beyond Tue 5 May 2020
Lounge
Hench starts 7:30pm
Thu 14 May 2020
starts 7:30pm
Find out how Cathy O’Dowd became the first woman in the world to climb Everest from both sides, and used that to launch her career as an international motivational speaker.
Absolute powershed and regular host of The Guilty Feminist, Jessica Fostekew explores her big strong strength. You’ve seen Jess in BBC sitcoms Motherland, Cuckoo and Three Girls.
Tickets £18.70
Tickets £13.75
Lounge
Comedy & Spoken Word
Lounge
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Dance
White and Givan: Worn Thu 2 April 2020
starts 7pm
Exploring how the body is affected by time and space, and the experiences, marks and scars that become part of our history and affect our present as well as our futures.
Tickets ÂŁ13.20 Students/U26 ÂŁ5.50 16
Studio
Dance
Raw Material presents Limosani Projekts & Al Seed Productions
The Spinners Thu 28 April 2020
starts 8pm
An exhilarating ride into myth and imagination from renowned Scottish director Al Seed and awardwinning Australian choreographer and dancer Lina Limosani.
Tickets £13.20 Students/U26 £5.50
Studio
Y Dance presents
Project Y 2020 Fri 31 July 2020
starts 7pm
A collection of four new and exhilarating contemporary dance works created by choreographers Anna Kenrick, Sandrine Monin, Emma Jayne Park and Jessie Roberts-Smith.
Tickets £7.70
Dance
Studio
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Theatre
Produced by Bijli Company in Residence at National Theatre of Scotland
One Mississippi Sat 16 May 2020
starts 7pm
One Mississippi is a piece of physical verbatim theatre that explores how the impact of traumatic childhood experiences shape men’s adult lives, and the journey that takes them to breaking point.
Tickets £13.20 Students/U26 £5.50 18
Studio
Theatre
Dar a thig an t-uisge gu grad, dè chailleas sinn? When the water comes suddenly, what do we lose?
Fully accessible to non-Gaelic speakers and with integrated BSL.
Theatre Gu Leòr & Whyte In association with the Tron Theatre present
MAIM
Fri 20 March 2020
starts 7:30pm
A raw howl of grief and an act of protest for what has already been lost and what could follow. MAIM is a love song to the land and language of Mull, a burst of panic in the face of extinction.
Tickets £13.20 Students/U26 £5.50
Suitable for all ages. Studio
Independent Arts Projects present
Waves by Alice Mary Cooper Sun 5 April 2020
starts 7pm
The tale of Elizabeth Moncello and how, growing up on Gabo Island (Australia) in the 1930s, she came to be the unofficial inventor of the butterfly stroke.
Tickets £8.80 Students/U26 £8.25
Theatre
Studio
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Vanishing Point: After the story by Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis Unplugged Sun 24 May 2020
starts 7pm
A theatre show with live music that tells the story of Gregor Samsa, an ordinary man who wakes up one morning to discover he has turned into a giant insect.
Tickets £13.20 Students/U26 £5.50
recommended for age 14+ Studio
Stage 4 presents
Rent
Wed 24 - Sat 27 June 2020
starts 7:30pm
Loosely based on Puccini’s opera La Bohème, Rent tells the story of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
Tickets £17.60 20
Studio
Theatre
Not enough drama in your life? Top up after work. Aberdeen Performing Arts and Òran Mór present
A PL AY•A PIE & A PINT
A PL A PIE
“ One of the most magical theatre initiatives of the last decade” The Scotsman
Tue 7 - Sat 11 April 2020 Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm
The Infernal Serpent by Dave Gerow
Tue 19 - Sat 23 May 2020 Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm
The Silver Superheroes by Morna Young Tickets £12 Includes a pint, a glass of wine or soft drink and a pie (vegetarian option available). Doors will open an hour early at which point the pie and pint will be available.
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Freshly Squeezed Productions is all about talent and ideas – giving a stage to fantastic artists and stories, creating and commissioning new work made in Aberdeen, and providing inspirational opportunities. Freshly Squeezed Productions presents
Scratch Night: Memories are Made of This Tue 24 March 2020
starts 7:30pm
How does childhood shape our later lives? Will our pasts come back to haunt us? When do we need to let go of our memories? The next Freshly Squeezed Productions Scratch Night explores the topics of memory, the past and childhood. Join us for an evening of fresh, new work by exceptional local talent. The evening will also include a work in progress performance of a new production being developed by leading Doric poet and performer Jo Gilbert as part of our Artist Exchange programme. Also featuring a special surprise musical performance!
Tickets ÂŁ5.50
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Lemon Tree
Music & Drama Music and drama classes, workshops and events for people of all ages and abilities. Our inspiring Creative Learning programme offers a range of arts activities and is a fantastic opportunity to start a lifelong relationship with our prestigious venues! For more details of our classes, please visit: aberdeenperformingarts.com/creative-learning or contact: creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com
Aberdeen Performing Arts presents
LIGHT THE BLUE Youth Arts Festival - where sparks ignite!
17 - 21 June 2020 #lighttheblue 23
Family
A Unicorn/ The Polar Bears production
The Polar Bears Go Go Go! Tue 21 July 2020
starts 10.30am & 1.30pm
The Polar Bears are back with another adventure and this time they are off on their holidays. What could go wrong? Join the very lovable but slightly hapless duo as they set off on their holiday adventures.
Tickets ÂŁ8.80 24
Ideal for children aged between 2 & 5 years. Studio
Family Theatre
Tickets £8.80 Family of 4 £7.70 per ticket Buy for all three shows £6.60 per ticket
Hopeful Monster presents recommended for ages 5+ years
Hopeful Monster Mon 30 March 2020
starts 10.30am &1:30pm
An innovative and playful visual journey combining visual theatre, an original soundtrack and puppetry. A playful exploration of all living things being made of the same fundamental building blocks. Lemon Tree Studio
Ipdip Theatre presents
recommended for ages 0-5 years
Anonymouse Fri 10 April 2020
starts 10.30am
Musical, tactile, curious and sweet, this play is a love letter to living moment to moment. A lyrical story created for small children and their adults to cosy in and enjoy together blending puppetry and poetry. Big Sky, Music Hall
Sokobauno Puppet & Object Theatre presents recommended for ages 3+
Doing the Dishes Fri 17 April 2020
starts 2pm
With live music throughout, this highly visual and mischievous performance showcases the musicality and expert puppetry skills of Shane Connolly, one of Scotland’s leading puppeteers. Lemon Tree Studio
Family Drama Theatre
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March 2020
April 2020
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Wolfgang Flür (ex-Kraftwerk) Lounge 4 Melvin Taylor Blues Band, Lounge 9 Stevie Nimmo Trio - Aberdeen Jazz Festival Pete Whittaker “Solo & Free” Lounge 13 Fern Brady: Power and Chaos Lounge 13 Agbeko - Aberdeen Jazz Festival Lounge 9 Paul McCaffrey Lounge 13 MAIM Studio 19 100% Simon Brodkin Lounge 13 Hamish Stuart Band Lounge 9 - Aberdeen Jazz Festival Memories are Made of This Studio 22 - Freshly Squeezed Scratch Night The Totally Scottish Studio 14 Football Podcast Arabella Weir Lounge 12 Mànran Lounge 10 Lee Scratch Perry Lounge 10 PAF - Hopeful Monster Studio 25
White & Givan | Worn Studio Showaddywaddy Lounge The Doors Alive Lounge The Wandering Hearts Lounge WAVES - Alice Mary Cooper Studio PPP - The Infernal Serpent Lounge by Dave Gerow PPP - The Infernal Serpent Lounge by Dave Gerow PPP - The Infernal Serpent Lounge by Dave Gerow Matt Forde: Studio Brexit, Pursued by a Bear PPP - The Infernal Serpent Lounge by Dave Gerow PAF - Anonymouse - Big Sky, Music Hall PPP - The Infernal Serpent Lounge by Dave Gerow Pictish Trail Lounge Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Studio Empathy Pains PAF - Doing the Dishes Studio
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The Lemon Tree at a glance
Wed 22 Thu 23 Tue 28 Thu 30
Jen Brister: Under Privilege The Swanson Detectives and the Aberdeen Bodysnatching Case The Spinners Steve Hall, Steve Williams
Studio 14 Lounge 15 Studio 17 Lounge 15
May 2020 Sun 3 Tue 5 Sun 10 Thu 14 Fri 15 Sat 16 Tue 19 Wed 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 Sat 23
The Wildhearts Cathy O’Dowd: Everest & Beyond BC Camplight Jessica Fostekew: Hench Cold Years One Mississippi PPP - The Silver Superheroes by Morna Young PPP - The Silver Superheroes by Morna Young PPP - The Silver Superheroes by Morna Young PPP - The Silver Superheroes by Morna Young PPP - The Silver Superheroes by Morna Young
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Lounge 21 Lounge 21 Lounge 21 Lounge 21
Sat 23 The Shee Lounge 8 Sun 24 The Metamorphosis Unplugged Studio 20
June 2020 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27
Light The Blue Light The Blue Light The Blue Light The Blue Light The Blue Rent Studio Rent Studio Rent Studio Rent Studio
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July 2020 Tue 21 The Polar Bears Go Go Go! Thu 30 Goodbye Mr MacKenzie Fri 31 Project Y 2020
Studio 24 Lounge 7 Studio 17
August 2020 Fri 28
Martin Kemp: Back to the 80s
For constantly updated listings please visit aberdeenperformingarts.com Drama
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The Lemon Tree Buying tickets
Online 24 hours a day: aberdeenperformingarts.com has all the latest listings and ticket info. In person: at HMT, Music Hall or Lemon Tree Box Offices (Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm) or take a chance on the door, the Lemon Tree Box Office opens just before every show. On the phone: call 01224 641122 (option 1) Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm.
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You will find the Lemon Tree right behind Marischal College on West North Street – just in case you’re not sure, here’s a map: By bus: there is a bus stop right outside and we’re just round the corner from Union St, King St and Broad St so lots of buses By car: try the car parks at Frederick St, Marischall College and Gallowgate.
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Where is it?
How much?
We’ve printed the whole price of ticket in the brochure, this includes the booking fee (the only extra you’ll have to pay for is postage, but why not print your own at home?) – there could well be discounts for students, children, over 60s or Friends of Aberdeen Performing Arts – just ask or check online.
Do I sit or stand?
A bit of both – we try and create the right atmosphere for each gig, some will have seats, some won’t – we’ve tried to list it where we can here.
What do the times mean?
If it says ‘doors’ then that’s when the doors open and you get inside for a drink. If it says ‘start’ that’s when the show starts. Some shows have support acts, we can’t always confirm this until nearer the time and ‘start’ can mean the start of the support act, not the main act.
How old do I have to be?
All ages are welcome, but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and under 18s can’t be near the bars.
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Return address: Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen AB10 1QS
The Lemon Tree Buying tickets
Online 24 hours a day: aberdeenperformingarts.com has all the latest listings and ticket info. In person: at HMT, Music Hall or Lemon Tree Box Offices (Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm) or take a chance on the door, the Lemon Tree Box Office opens just before every show. On the phone: call 01224 641122 (option 1) Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm.
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How much?
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You will find the Lemon Tree right behind Marischal College on West North Street – just in case you’re not sure, here’s a map: By bus: there is a bus stop right outside and we’re just round the corner from Union St, King St and Broad St so lots of buses By car: try the car parks at Frederick St, Marischall College and Gallowgate.
St rth t No Wes
Where is it?
We’ve printed the whole price of ticket in the brochure, this includes the booking fee (the only extra you’ll have to pay for is postage, but why not print your own at home?) – there could well be discounts for students, children, over 60s or Friends of Aberdeen Performing Arts – just ask or check online.
Do I sit or stand?
A bit of both – we try and create the right atmosphere for each gig, some will have seats, some won’t – we’ve tried to list it where we can here.
What do the times mean?
If it says ‘doors’ then that’s when the doors open and you get inside for a drink. If it says ‘start’ that’s when the show starts. Some shows have support acts, we can’t always confirm this until nearer the time and ‘start’ can mean the start of the support act, not the main act.
How old do I have to be?
All ages are welcome, but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and under 18s can’t be near the bars.
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