Summer 2024 Lemon Tree Brochure

The beating heart of cultural life in Aberdeen!

The new Lemon Tree season is going global! The Aberdeen Performing Arts International Season brings a worldwide flavour to the venue with performances from around the world such as Lucy Peach, The Bookbinder, Trygve Wakenshaw and A Bee Story all visiting Aberdeen between June and September. With other fantastic acts such as Jake Bugg, Hollie McNish, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Treasure Island and Enough of Him all set to appear, this is going to be a season to remember!

Bands & Singer Songwriters

Capollos plus support

Sat 25 May 2024 doors 8pm

Founded by twin brothers Kyle and Lloyd McDonald then later joined by Greg Adams and Brett Thain, The Capollos have built an impressive following.

Tickets £11 Lounge (standing)

Elephant Sessions

Fri 10 & Sat 18 May 2024 doors 7:30pm

Multi-award winning indie-folk band from the Highlands of Scotland.

Special Guests:

10 May - Keir Gibson, 18 May - East Pointers

Tickets £24.75 Lounge (standing)

The Wedding Present

Wed 22 May 2024 doors 7pm

The Wedding Present can boast 18 Top 40 singles. It all started in 1985 when David Gedge delivered the band’s debut single Go Out And Get ‘Em Boy!

Tickets £24.75 Lounge (standing)

Blue Rose Code

Wed 29 May 2024 doors 7:30pm

Ross Wilson aka Blue Rose Code writes songs straight from - and to - the heart, seamlessly blending folk, Americana, jazz, soul and pop influences into something truly unique.

Tickets £22 Lounge (seated)

Johnny Hates Jazz “Turn Back The Clock”

Fri 31 May 2024 doors 7pm

For the first time in 36 years, Johnny Hates Jazz are embarking on a headline tour of the UK and overseas, surrounded by worldclass musicians.

Tickets £31.35 Lounge (standing & seated)

Jake Bugg

Sat 27 July 2024 doors 7pm

Playing 15 headline dates across the UK at some of the country’s smaller towns and venues, Jake will be bringing live music back to the heart of communities.

Tickets £30.25

Lounge (standing)

FM - Old Habits

Die Hard

Sat 1 June 2024 doors 7pm

FM will perform songs from their past 13 albums including Indiscreet, Tough It Out, Metropolis, Synchronized, plus songs from their forthcoming 14th studio album.

Tickets £27.50 Lounge (standing)

Arab Strap

Tue 17 September 2024 doors 7pm

Following their critically-acclaimed UK Top 20 album As Days Get Dark, Arab Strap return with their 2nd long player for Mogwai’s Rock Action Records.

Tickets £33

Lounge (standing)

Tom McRae

Fri 20 September 2024 doors 7pm

Tom’s 9th studio album is an album of duets with some of his favourite French artists.

Tickets £25.85 Lounge (seated)

Swiftogeddon

The Taylor Swift Club Night

Sat 21 September 2024 doors 8:30pm

Returning after a sell-out visit - a night dedicated to worshipping at the altar of Taylor Swift: non-stop Swifty all night: fan favourites and all the hits!

Tickets £9.90 Lounge (standing)

Cast

Sun 29 September 2024 doors 7:30pm

Following the outstanding response to their recent Live Dates Live tour - Wishbone Ash return with a show featuring songs from its follow-up… Live Dates 2.

Tickets £28.50 Lounge (standing)

Fri 4 October 2024 doors 7pm

Labelled ‘The Who of the 90’s’, Noel Gallagher once described watching Cast play live as “a religious experience.”

Tickets £27.50 Lounge (standing)

Kirsten Adamson plus support

Sat 12 October 2024 doors 8pm

Award-winning Kirsten Adamson (daughter of rock legend Stuart Adamson (of Big Country & Skids) summons the same heart-stopping purity as Sandy Denny, by way of Emmylou Harris and Kate Bush.

Tickets £13.20 Lounge (seated)

Wrest

Sat 26 October 2024 doors 8pm

Scottish indie-folk for fans of Frightened Rabbit, The National, The Twilight Sad, and We Were Promised Jetpacks.

Tickets £17.60 Lounge (standing)

Scouting For Girls

Wed 6 November 2024 doors 7pm

Scouting For Girls announce The Place We Used To Meet Tour – Part 2 which will see them play thirty-one shows across the UK and Ireland in 2024.

Tickets £31.35 Lounge (standing)

Horse

Sun 17 November 2024 doors 7pm

The iconic singer songwriter takes to the road once more, armed with her 8th Studio album The Road Less Travelled . Tickets £22 Lounge (seated)

GUN

Thu 12 December 2024 doors 7pm

Scottish rock legends and MTV EMA award winners GUN are are set to captivate audiences across the UK with their electrifying headline tour.

Tickets £32.45 Lounge (standing)

Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout)

Sun 24 November 2024 doors 7:30pm

Performing a large selection of hit songs. Expect all the hits; Cars & Girls, When Love Breaks Down, The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and much more! On-sale 30/5/24.

Tickets £24.75 Lounge (seated)

The Blockheads

Sun 30 March 2025 doors 7pm

Returning after a hugely well received visit in 2024, the band return to the Lemon Tree to celebrate 48 years of The Blockheads.

Tickets £32.45 Lounge (standing)

Tribute & Party Bands

Punk Rock Factory : Stick to the Covers Tour

Sat 19 October 2024 doors 7pm

This is going to be 1.21 gigawatts of PRF like you’ve never seen before. Hitting every corner of the UK and Ireland, this is Punk Rock Factory’s biggest and boldest tour yet.

Tickets £25.85 Lounge (standing)

Heartbreak:

The Tom Petty Show

Fri 26 April 2024 starts 7:30pm

Heartbreak: The Tom Petty Show perform the greatest hits of Tom Petty, The Heartbreakers, Travelling Wilburys and Stevie Nicks duets.

Tickets £22 Lounge (seated)

The Bloody Marys

Fri 24 May 2024 doors 8pm

The Bloody Marys are the musical equivalent of a tipsy aunt at a wedding and will descend upon the Lemon Tree like a swarm of glittercoated locusts.

Tickets £16.50 Lounge (standing)

The Smiths LTD

Sat 11 May 2024 doors 7:30pm

With an authenticity that’s hard to beat The Smiths Ltd are the ultimate tribute. If you never saw The Smiths, this is your chance to experience these great songs played live.

Tickets £17.60 Lounge (standing)

Showaddywaddy

Fri 28 June 2024 doors 7pm

Showaddywaddy have long been established as Europe’s most successful ever exponents of retro-inspired rock & roll. Their record speaks for itself!

Tickets £24.20 Lounge (standing)

Silver City Soul Revue

Sat 29 June 2024 doors 7:30pm

Aberdeen’s very own 9 piece soul band return for their annual visit. Bring your dancing shoes to party the night away, or just come along to enjoy the nostalgia of vintage soul!

Tickets £11 Lounge (seated/standing)

Funk Connection

Sat 17 August 2024 doors 8pm

Aberdeen’s take-no-prisoners ten-piece funk and R&B outfit plays classic funk, soul and disco hits from James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Chic, Kool and the Gang and many more.

Tickets £11 Lounge (standing)

Macfloyd

Sat 6 July 2024

doors 8pm

MacFloyd bring their new show All That Is Now to the Lemon Tree for 2024. It promises to be an unforgettable journey through the timeless music of Pink Floyd.

Tickets £22 Lounge (standing)

Chandeliers plus Funky

Red Pandas & Twisted Vinyl DJs

Sat 7 September 2024 doors 7:30pm

This 7-piece inject their own twist onto authentic classics from yesteryear with an energetic live show that has the audience on the dance floor from the off.

Tickets £16.50 Lounge (standing)

Hells Bells

Fri 13 September 2024 doors 7:30pm

Perhaps the most well-known and professional AC/DC tribute band in the UK. Hells Bells play foot stomping material from both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras.

Tickets £19.25 Lounge (standing)

Limehouse Lizzy

Fri 11 October 2024 doors 8pm

Now in their third decade, Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Thin Lizzy alive.

Tickets £24.20 Lounge (standing)

Voodoo Room

Sat 16 November 2024 doors 8pm

No wigs, no gimmicks – simply great music played by great musicians! Featuring classics such as Hey Joe, Sunshine Of Your Love, Purple Haze and Layla.

Tickets £17.60 Lounge (standing)

Pork Pie

Live

Sat 23 November 2024 doors 7:30pm

Porkpie are the real deal, from the classic ‘big’ ska band mould, with a full brass section, keys, guitars and porkpie hats to match.

Tickets £22 Lounge (standing)

Stone Foundation plus Special Guests

Fri 6 December 2024

doors 7pm

The seeds of British modern soul band Stone Foundation were sown in the early ’90s when Neil Sheasby and Neil Jones met.

Tickets £22 Lounge (standing)

The Complete Stone Roses

Sat 28 & Sun 29 December 2024 doors 7:30pm

The Complete Stone Roses are one of the UK’s most well-known, most seen and most successful tribute bands. Selling out venues across the UK and Ireland regularly.

Tickets £17.60, Weekend ticket £29.20 Lounge (standing)

Moving Pictures Night 1

Fri 17 January 2025 doors 7:30pm

The Friday night show will contain a great mix of classics and deep cuts from the entire RUSH repertoire – 2 sets – no support

Tickets £19.80 Lounge (standing)

Moving Pictures Night 2

Sat 18 January 2025 doors 7:30pm

The Saturday show is another amazing 3 hours show featuring the full EXIT STAGE LEFT album – 2 sets – no support.

Tickets £19.80

Lounge (standing)

Moving Pictures

Anatomy of a Rush Song

Sat 18 January 2025 doors 2pm

The band members will talk about their own musical careers and instruments followed by a Q&A.

A seated event – limited tickets available!

Tickets £15.40 Lounge (seated)

Tribute

Fri 28 March 2025 doors 7pm

Join us for an amazing night of live country music with Luke Combs UK! The worlds leading tribute act to country mega star Luke Combs.

Tickets £22 Lounge (standing & seated)

Other Music

Manran plus support

Sat 30 November 2024 doors 7pm

Multi award-winning Scottish supergroup Manran have spent over 10 years at the heart of the Scottish traditional music scene. “Gaelic folk superstars” BBC Radio Scotland

Tickets £25 Lounge (standing)

Lindisfarne

Sun 1 December 2024 doors 7pm

The legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers return to form with a classic five-piece line up of long-time members fronted by original founder-member Rod Clements

Tickets £33 Lounge (seated)

BahookieRock Ceilidh

Sat 7 December 2024 doors 8pm

Bahookie are back with their popular annual Rock Ceilidh. Expect all the ceilidh classics mashed up with rock & pop hits. An ideal Christmas party night for everyone.

Tickets £16.50 Lounge (standing)

Siobhan Miller (Full band)

Thu 5 December 2024 starts 7:30pm

Join Scotland’s folk sensation, Siobhan Miller, as she embarks on her first-ever full band tour. A captivating set spanning her five acclaimed albums.

Tickets £19.80 Lounge (standing)

Talisk

Fri 13 December 2024 doors 8pm

Multi award-winning folk trio Talisk return following last year’s sold out show.

Tickets £22 Lounge (standing)

Comedy & Spoken Word

Mark Watson: Search

Fri 7 June 2024 starts 7:30pm

Tickets £13.20 - £5.50

The Taskmaster star and multiple award-winner – now also famous as one-third of YouTube cult sensation No More Jockeys – returns.

Doors 7.30pm

Tickets £22 Lounge

Luisa Omielan: Bitter

Wed 10 April 2024 starts 8pm

Hi, I’m Luisa Omielan. Following the rules hasn’t worked, I’ve tried. The game just feels rigged. But you can’t say that. Just smile bitch. Write a gratitude journal and manifest.

Tickets £17.60 Lounge

Ray Bradshaw:

Sun 21 April 2024 starts 8pm

A funny heartwarming show about a silly search for a man with an orange beard who’s follically challenged. If you have a bald, ginger bearded friend then bring them along.

Tickets from £15.95

Liam Withnail: Chronic Boom

Sun 14 April 2024 starts 7pm

Following a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Liam Withnail takes his hit show Chronic Boom on his first UK tour.

Tickets £16.50 Studio

The Songs The Beatles Gave Away

Sat 27 April 2024 starts 7:30pm

Colin Hall & Bob Harris

With an intimate speaking tour based around their mutual love and appreciation of The Beatles, including previously unseen footage.

Tickets £22 Lounge

Carl Hutchinson:

Today Years Old

Sun 28 April 2024 starts 7:30pm

In what has quickly became an annual tradition. Carl is back for a third consecutive back-to-back tour. His storytelling skills & ability to hold an audience is second to none.

Tickets £19.25 Lounge

Girls Overheard:

The Hen Do

Sat 20 July 2024 doors 7pm

Get ready to eavesdrop on the juiciest conversations from Glasgow’s own Eilidh Wells, Lauren Kerr, and Ash Reid in ‘Girls Overheard.’

Tickets £29.70 Lounge

Lou Conran: Tangent

Tue 7 May 2024 starts 7:30pm

Award winning Comedian Lou Conran embarks on her first mini tour around the UK. Comedy is a serious business these days, and you absolutely won’t find that here.

Tickets £16.50 Studio

Trygve Wakenshaw: Silly Little Things

Mon 29 & Tue 30 July 2024 starts 8:45pm

After a seven-year hiatus from the Fringe, Trygve Wakenshaw returns and will be bringing his his new hilarious mime-clowncomedy show to Aberdeen.

Tickets £12 Studio

Four Magicians

Experience the Impossible

Sat 14 September 2024 starts 7:30pm

Four of Scotland’s leading magicians come together for an evening like no other – minds will be read; laws of nature will be defied; dad jokes will be told.

Tickets £16.50 Studio

Hollie McNish: with Michael Pedersen

Sun 20 Oct 2024 starts 7:30pm

Hollie McNish is back with a brand new book, Lobster and other things I’m learning to love. She will be joined by fellow poet Michael Pedersen.

Tickets £14 Lounge

Jake Lambert: The Sunshine Kid

Wed 18 Sept 2024 starts 8pm

Jake Lambert’s first national tour. Described as “A joke machine” by The Telegraph, the show will see the comedian talk about trying to navigate his way through everyday life.

Tickets £15.40 Studio

Kenton Cool: K2: The Savage Mountain

Tue 22 October 2024 starts 7:30pm

In this new show, Britain’s most successful Himalayan climber, Kenton Cool, takes audiences on a roller-coaster history of one of the world’s most notorious mountains.

Tickets £21.50 Lounge

Sarah Keyworth: My Eyes Are Up Here

Thu 24 October 2024 starts 8pm

Sarah Keyworth is back with a brand new, joyous show about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses.

Tickets £24.20 Lounge

Gee Atherton: Hold Fast

Mon 18 November 2024 starts 7:30pm

Gee Atherton is a mountain biking legend. One of the toughest riders on the planet, Gee has walked away, and overcome serious injuries, from some insane crashes.

Tickets £21.50 Lounge

Alfie Brown: Open Hearted Human Enquiry

Fri 22 November 2024 starts 7pm

The award-winning comedian Alfie Brown is back with his first show since the fabric of his reality disintegrated.

Tickets £15 Lounge

Kiri PritchardMclean: Peacock

Wed 27 November 2024 starts 7:30pm

The star of 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Have I Got News For You and QI has had a busy few years. Join her for a joyous and uplifting show.

Tickets £17.60 Lounge

Tom Stade: Risky Business

Sun 19 January 2025 doors 7pm

Join this independent spirit and irrepressible force of nature as he airdrops his unflinching comedy into an ever-changing minefield. Without risk there is no reward.

Tickets £23.65 Lounge

Sat 29 & Sun 30 June 2024

THE BOOKBINDER

Lemon Tree

Tickets £11; Children £9

Thu 25 & Fri 26 July 2024

GRAVITY AND OTHER MYTHSTen Thousand Hours

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £29.50 - £19.50

Sat 27 & Sun 28 July 2024 A BEE STORY

Lemon Tree

Tickets £11; Children £9

Mon 29 & Tue 30 July 2024

TRYGVE WAKENSHAW:

Silly Little Things

Lemon Tree

Tickets £12

Mon 29 & Tue 30 July 2024

LUCY PEACH: My Greatest Period Ever

Lemon Tree

Tickets £12

Thu 5 - Sat 9 September 2024

HUMANS 2.0 by Circa

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £29.50-£19.50

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. For full details scan the QR code or visit aberdeenperformingarts.com/young-creatives.

“My child and I love taking part in the music making sessions. Being able to enjoy so many activities together with your child makes it a fun and rewarding experience for you both”

“One of the most magical theatre initiatives of the last decade”The Scotsman

Tue 16 - Sat 20 April 2024

Ness

Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm (Doors open an hour before start)

In association with Sanctuary Queer Arts by Hannah McGregor, directed by Debbie Hannan

Tue 14 - Sat 18 May 2024

Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm (Doors open an hour before start)

Looking For The One by Sylvia Dow, directed by Shilpa T Hyland

Tue 11 - Sat 15 June 2024 Tue 6pm, Wed 1pm & 6pm, Thu-Sat 1pm

The Scaff by Stephen Christopher and Graeme Smith

*£7.50 tickets for secondary school groups on Tue-Fri shows.

Tickets: Tue-Thu 1pm £13.50, Thu 6pm, Fri & Sat £14.50

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.

Theatre & Dance

Raw Material & Vanishing Point in association with Aberdeen Performing Arts present

Thu 5 & Fri 6 September 2024 starts 7pm

Love Beyond is a beautiful, tender and visually creative show from renowned theatre artist Ramesh Meyyappan. Harry has dementia. He also uses sign language. As he moves into a new home, he is accompanied by memories that dance like ghosts around him.

Tickets £15.40

Studio

Royal Lyceum Theatre Company presents This Is

Memorial Device

Thu 18 - Sat 20 April 2024

starts Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Sat 2:30 Age 14+

Following a sold-out, Fringe-First winning run at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival, This Is Memorial Device, based on David Keenan’s cult novel, returns. The fictional history of 1980s Airdrie’s mysterious, post-punk legends is a gloriously hallucinatory journey, back to the hopes and dreams of early adulthood. Performed by Paul Higgins (The Thick of It, Slow Horses) with music by Stephen McRobbie (The Pastels) and Gavin Thomson

Tickets £16.50

Studio

Raw Material & Capital Theatres present James V: Katherine

Tue 30 April - Wed 1 May 2024 starts 7pm

“If a young woman made you smile, you wouldny want to see her set on fire, would you?”

Katherine Hamilton is a nineteen-year-old woman facing arrest and trial in the King’s court, with only her quick wit as defence against execution.

James V: Katherine is a dramatic interpretation of key events during a turbulent time in Scotland’s history, events that did happen and did change Scotland forever. But this is also a play filled with hidden histories, deft comedy and a secret love story between two young women.

Tickets £17.60

Studio

Queer Folks’ TalesGrampian Pride

Thu 23 May 2024 starts 7:30pm

Queer Folks’ Tales returns to Aberdeen for Grampian Pride !

Hosted by Turan Ali with a local line up of LGBTQ+ storytellers, poets, singers, writers, stand ups, drag queens and more. Delivering hilarious, moving, occasionally shocking stories galore about queer lives with many true reflections on LGBTQ+ experience in Scotland today.

Following the huge enthusiasm of Aberdeen audiences for Queer Folks’ Tales in February this year, this fruity, hilarious and moving show is back for Grampian Pride.

Tickets £13.20 Studio

Produced by Hacks presents

Hairy Beast

Fri 24 May 2024 starts 7pm

Beware the Hairy Beast! An extraordinary theatrical production that seamlessly blends elements of horror and comedy to delve deep into the complex journey of transgender identity.

With a fusion of camp melodrama, boisterous humour, poignant moments, and memorable use of cardboard props. A show that is very loud, funny, ridiculous and heartfelt - Hairy Beast is a joyful expression of transness that pokes fun at the strict rules of gender and the ridiculousness of horror.

Tickets £13.20 Studio

Frozen Light presents The Bar at the Edge of Time

Mon 27 & Tue 28 May 2024 starts 11am & 1:30pm

The Bar at the Edge of Time waits only for you, so what are you waiting for?

Leave the hours, minutes, and seconds behind, step across the threshold and meet the bar’s maestro mixologists, crooners, and hosts. But a mystery lies at the heart of this place, a mystery hidden even from them.

A multi-sensory spectacular for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities. (Carers attend free of charge).

Tickets £12 Studio

I Am Loud Productions presents Loud Poets

North Slam Heat

Thu 20 June 2024 doors 7pm

Join I Am Loud Productions for a thrilling poetry slam heat in their 2024 nation-wide Slam Series. 9-12 poets will compete for a £200 prize and entry into the Loud Poets Grand Slam Final with a £3,000 prize.

Hosted by Kevin Mclean and featuring last year’s North Slam Champion Jo Gilbert as Sacrificial Poet!

Sign up to compete by 7th June via www. iamloud.co/slam Pay what you can Lounge

Lucy Peach: My Greatest

Period Ever

Mon 29 & Tue 30 July 2024 starts 7pm

With a heart of gold, a silver tongue and a steel-trap wit, Lucy combines her experience as a folk singer, Human Biology teacher and Sexual Health Educator to ‘edutain’ one and all about the four hormonal phases of the menstrual cycle. Hilarious, heartfelt and always informative, the exultant folkpop wunderkind is joined by her husband Richard who creates live illustrations to bring her menstrual messages to life. Witness the proof, the capes and the pitch perfect voice to learn how to life hack your menstrual cycle from a curse into your Greatest Period Ever.

Tickets £12 Studio

Kirsten Newell presents Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found

Tue 3 September 2024 starts 7pm

Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found blends song, dance and storytelling with live Scottish and South Asian music to conjure up the ancient landscapes of the Scottish Isles and the inhabitants’ deep connection with the rhythms of nature. The words of John Phillip Newell and the music of composer and Gaelic singer Mischa Macpherson weave around the compelling performance of Bharatanatyam dancer Kirsten Newell as they invite you into a world that was once lost.

Tickets £13.20 Studio

Vanishing Point presents

Thu 12 September 2024 starts 7pm

The seven deadly sins are alive and kicking in contemporary Scotland.

Love The Sinner is a beautifully produced fusion of performance poetry, visual theatre and live electronic music, that reflects on the meaning of being human today. Written and performed by performance poet Imogen Stirling, with live music from electronic artist Sonia Killmann, this collaboration with Vanishing Point was a huge hit with audiences and critics in 2023.

“★★★★★ The show is unforgettable” The Scotsman

Tickets £13.20

Studio

Dementia the Musical!

Wed 23 October 2024 starts 7:30pm

Dementia the Musical (or the Ballad of the Dementia Activists) is based on the campaigning work of three of Scotland’s longest serving dementia activists James McKillop, Nancy McAdam & Agnes Houston and the fight they have led to ensure people with dementia have a voice in what happens in their lives.

Set in the not-too-distant future, this funny and moving production tells the history of dementia activism with the voices of real people with dementia shaping its story.

Tickets £13.20

Studio

National Theatre of Scotland and Pitlochry Festival Theatre present

Fri 1 & Sat 2 November 2024 Fri/Sat 7pm

Access performances to be announced

Based on a true story, Enough of Him explores the life of Joseph Knight, an African man enslaved by plantation owner Sir John Wedderburn and brought to Scotland to serve in his Perthshire mansion.

Written by Glasgow-based writer May Sumbwanyambe, this compelling domestic drama is a thrilling exploration of power and its attendant tensions: between those who are enslaved and those who are free, servants and masters, and husbands and wives.

£15.40

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Superfan Performance presents So Far So Good

PART OF LIGHT THE BLUE FESTIVAL

Commissioned by Imaginate in partnership with Aberdeen Performing Arts and in association with Platform.

Sat 8 - Mon 10 June 2024 Sat/Sun 10:30am & 1:30pm, Mon 10:30am

So Far So Good is an adventurous new contemporary circus show for early years which celebrates the joy of dancing along the edge, scaling the heights and discovering the secret rest places and long views along the way. 3-6 years (Nursery-P2)

Tickets £8 (£6)

Studio

Trick of the Light presents The Bookbinder

Sat 29 & Sun 30 June 2024 starts 11am & 3pm

They say you can get lost in a good book. But it’s worse getting lost in a bad one... From Trick of the Light Theatre comes a story of mystery, magic and mayhem. The Bookbinder weaves shadowplay, paper art, puppetry, and music into an original dark fairytale. An inventive oneman performance for ages 8+. Best of the Fringe (NZ Fringe 2014), BDO Children’s Theatre Award (Fringe World 2015).

Tickets £11 / Children £9 Studio

Cluster Arts presents A Bee Story

Sat 27 & Sun 28 July 2024 Sat 10:30am, Sun 2pm

It’s a sticky situation.

A Bee Story is a unique physical theatre show for children and families incorporating a kaleidoscope of circus, acrobatics, dance and live music. It tells the story of Queen Bee and Worker Bee who must work together to rebuild their hive after it being destroyed by a bushfire. But things never quite go to plan...

A Bee Story has themes of environmentalism, sustainability, and community spirit,

Tickets £11 / Children £9 Studio

Visible Fictions presents Up Sat 28 September 2024 starts 2:30pm

The odds of perishing in a commercial plane accident are 29.4 million to one. Reassuring. Except if you’re on the one.

As emergency masks plummet, engines squeal and hand baggage flies, two strangers hold hands. Scared and breathless, their lives flash past as they face their final moments together.

Exploring themes of luck and choice, fate and coincidence, this captivating and thrilling show is a fantasy table-top exploration.

This intimate, object theatre production is suitable for anyone aged 14+.

Tickets £13.20 Studio

Scottish Theatre Producers present Treasure Island

Thu 17 October 2024 starts 2:30pm

A new version of a classic story told like never before, bursting with sea shanties, treasures, and a sumptuous amount of adventure.

Local lad Robbie Stevenson prefers to hide away from the world inside the pages of his favourite book, Treasure Island. But with a little bit of imagination, the book comes to life, and he is thrust aboard.

This swash-buckling, fun-packed show invites you to embark on a global journey from the coasts of Scotland the edge of the world and beyond. Age 5+.

Tickets £11 (£6.60) Studio

April

Wed 10 Luisa Omielan

Sun 14 Liam Withnail

19

19

Tue 16 PPP: Ness Lounge 31

Wed 17 PPP: Ness Lounge 31

Thu 18 PPP: Ness

Sat 18 PPP: Looking for the One Lounge 31 Elephant Sessions Lounge 5 Wed 22 The Wedding Present

5 Thu 23 Queer Folks Tales

34 - Grampian Pride

24 The Bloody Marys

33

31 This Is Memorial Device

Fri 19 PPP: Ness

25 Cappollos

33

31 This Is Memorial Device

Sat 20 PPP: Ness Lounge 31

This Is Memorial Device Studio 33

Sun 21 Ray Bradshaw Lounge 19

Fri 26 Heartbreak: Lounge 11 The Tom Petty Show

Sat 27 The Songs the Beatles Gave Away Lounge 19

Sun 28 Carl Hutchinson Lounge 20

Tue 30 James V: Katherine

May

Wed 1 James V: Katherine

33

33 Tue 7 Lou Conran

20 Fri 10 Elephant Sessions

5 Sat 11 The Smiths LTD Lounge 11 Tue 14 PPP: Looking for the One Lounge 31

Wed 15 PPP: Looking for the One Lounge 31

Thu 16 PPP: Looking for the One Lounge 31

Fri 17 PPP: Looking for the One Lounge 31

28 Bar at the Edge of Time

29 Blue Rose Code

June Sat 1 FM - Old Habits Die Hard Lounge 6 Fri 7 Mark Watson Lounge 18 Sat 8 So Far So Good (LTB24) Studio 39 Sun 9 So Far So Good (LTB24) Studio 39 Mon 10 So Far So Good (LTB24) Studio 39

Tue 11 PPP: The Scaff (LTB24) Lounge 31 Wed 12 PPP: The Scaff (LTB24) Lounge 31

Thu 13 PPP: The Scaff (LTB24) Lounge 31 Fri 14 PPP: The Scaff (LTB24) Lounge 31 Sat 15 PPP: The Scaff (LTB24) Lounge 31

Thu 20 Loud Poets North Slam Heat Lounge 35 Fri 28 Showaddywaddy Lounge 11 Sat 29 Silver City Soul Revue Lounge 12 The Bookbinder Studio 40

The Lemon Tree

Buying tickets

Tickets can be purchased 24 hours a day at aberdeenperformingarts.com, which also has all the latest news and listings. You can also visit the box office in person from 10am, Tue-Sat at His Majesty’s Theatre and the Music Hall, or phone our team on 01224 641122.

Where is it?

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, Marischal College and Gallowgate.

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 most tickets are now e-tickets that can be printed at home or shown on your digital device) - 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 be seated, some will not - but we always have a limited number of seats available at the back. For any accessibility requirements, please get in touch with the Box Office team.

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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