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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Wednesday 19 – Saturday 22 January

CINDERELLA

Conceived by: Ashley Page & Antony McDonald Music: Sergei Prokofiev Artistic Director Ashley Page’s spectacular version of Cinderella, one of Scottish Ballet’s most popular productions, returns to the stage this winter.

Tormented by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is lost and lonely, until a simple act of kindness summons her Fairy Godmother who sends her on a magical journey to find happiness.

Showcasing sumptuous designs from award-winning designer Antony McDonald, this vivid reworking of the much-loved fairytale is transported to a decadent Vivienne Westwood-meets-Andy Warhol 18th century France, swept up in Prokofiev’s romantic score, performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

Scottish Ballet’s exceptional dancers bring these unforgettable characters to life with genuine emotion and plenty of wit, making Cinderella a fantastic feast of classical and modern dance as original as it is visually striking.

A must-see production - don’t wait until midnight to secure your seats!

“A magnificent production for all ages” The Observer

Seating Area

Wed-Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2pm

Thu 2pm

DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY

£29.50 £27.50 £24.50 £20.50 £22.50 £11.50

£24.50 £22.50 £19.50 £15.50 £17.50 £10.50

£3 OFF

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE Thu 20 Jan 2pm - preceded by a TOUCH TOUR to book, call the Box Office.

FRIENDS – £3 off top two prices.

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Balc).

SCHOOLS – Stalls and upper circle £7.50 + one free for every 10 booked.

U26 & REG UNEMPLOYED – £10 best available tickets on opening night.

FAMILY INSIGHT

(Age 10+) - Sat 22 January 11am An introductory talk on the making of Cinderella including an insight into costumes, music and characters. Catch a glimpse of the dancers taking class and discover what happens behind the scenes. Tickets £5/£3 concession, £12 family of 4.

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Wednesday 26 – Saturday 29 January PHOENIX THEATRE PRESENTS FOR OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY

DISNEY’S

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice.

Book by Linda Woolverton. Directed on Broadway by Robert Jess Roth A Tale As Old As Time …

Phoenix Theatre is proud to present, for our 20th anniversary, one of the most enchanting stories ever told in Disney’s multi-award-winning musical.

Adapted from the Oscar-winning animated feature film, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is the story of Belle, a beautiful young woman who lives in a provincial French town, and of the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved before a magical rose loses its petals, the curse will end and he will be returned to his former self. But time is running out and very soon the Beast and his household will be doomed for all eternity…

With glorious music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and book by Linda Woolverton, this Disney classic is a burst of theatrical magic for the entire family.

Be our guest and bring someone you love to experience the enchantment of Beauty and the Beast.

This amateur production is presented by permission of JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of New York

Wed-Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm DRESS CIRCLE £22.00 FRONT STALLS £22.00 MID STALLS £22.00 REAR STALLS £18.00 UPPER CIRCLE £22.00 Seating Area

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE FRIENDS – £2 off GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased.

MUSIC HALL SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA TICCIATI’S SCHUMANN SAT 15 JAN

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 1 Thursday 3 February

7.30pm

DANCING AT LUGHNASA

From Ireland's most prolific and distinguished living playwright

Brian Friel’s Olivier-award-winning play.

Summer 1936. A cottage in the remote Irish village of Ballybeg, the five Mundy sisters live a simple life in the shadow of the hills of Donegal with their recently returned brother Jack, a missionary priest, sevenyear-old Michael and a wireless set called ‘Machoney’.

Years later the grown up Michael looks back at that fateful summer when the knockings of change finally caught up the Mundy family. We see the sisters laugh, cry and dance in their boots in the foothills of Ballybeg fighting the forces of change in the only way they can as the dusk sets on the life they know.

The play paints a vivid and life-affirming portrait of these brave women following their loss of love and opportunity played out against the echoes of the 20th century with a dark humour, raw energy and tenderness.

Produced by The Original Theatre Company.

★ Tickets £14.50 to £18.50 plus £1 per ticket bf INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND

Friday 4 February

7.30pm

BALLETBOYZ THE TALENT

Meet Adam, Anthony, Davin, Ed, Jesus, Kai, Leon, Matt, Miguel & Taylor.

Ten remarkable dancers, handpicked from open auditions by Balletboyz, star in this explosive feast of exhilarating live dance, cleverly fused with the company’s trademark use of film and behind the scenes footage.

The Talent features a mixed programme of four works including a mesmerising re-working of Russell Maliphant’s Torsion, Paul Roberts’ haunting Alpha plus two brand-new commissions.

“Balletboyz now occupies boyband territory”The Times

www.balletboyz.com

★ Tickets £11 to £17 plus £1 per ticket bf

Saturday 5 February

7.30pm

AFRIKA! AFRIKA!

André Heller’s sensual discovery of Africa fascinates the audience with its tempo, energy and the zest for life, offering a chance to experience the continent that is the source of an immeasurable wealth of cultural traditions and creativity. In search of the right artists and acts, the troupe travelled through Africa for two years – between Mali and Morocco, and Egypt and South Africa, to all the coasts and the heart of the continent.

★ Tickets £14.50 to £19.50 plus £1 per ticket bf INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 8– Saturday 12 February THEATRE ROYAL BATH PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION OF

THE HISTORY BOYS BY ALAN BENNETT

One of the great plays of the decade, The History Boys is set in a school in the North of England where a boisterous bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys are attempting to gain entrance to Oxford and Cambridge whilst fending off the distractions of sport and sex. In Alan Bennett's much-loved play, staffroom battles and the anarchy of adolescence provide a rich vein of comedy.

The History Boys opened in May 2004 at the National Theatre to rave reviews and a sell-out run and went on became one of their biggest ever hits, winning no less than 30 major awards including both Oliver and Tony Awards for Best New Play. In 2005, a film was made with the entire original cast, many of whom have subsequently become household names. This will be the first major revival of the play since the original National Theatre production.

Alan Bennett is one of the most distinctive voices in British theatre. Wry and tender, his impeccably-observed plays include Talking Heads, Single Spies, Forty Years On, Habeas Corpus, The Madness of George III and The Lady in the Van. Director Christopher Luscombe achieved tremendous success with his production of Alan Bennett’s Enjoy in the West End.

“Blissfully funny… “A class act; a funny, moving, In short, a superb, profound piece...tremendous” life-enhancing play” Mail on Sunday

Seating Area DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE

Tue-Thur 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £21.50 £21.50 £19.50 £15.50 £17.50

Fri-Sat 7.30pm

Thur 2pm

£23.50 £23.50 £21.50 £17.50 £19.50

£16.50 £16.50 £16.50 £14.50 £15.50

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE Sat 12 February, 2.30pm - preceded by a TOUCH TOUR CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE Sat 12 February, 2.30pm

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£2 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – 2 for 1 opening night, £4 off all other performances.

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Fri/Sat 7.30pm).

Guardian

Winner of 30 major awards

Gather at the front of the auditorium Wednesday 9 February to participate

FREE POST-SHOW CHAT

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Monday 14 Saturday 19 February

SPIRIT OF THE DANCE THE INTERNATIONAL DANCE SENSATION THAT CONQUERED THE WORLD

The International smash hit Spirit of the Dance is one of the most successful shows ever to come out of Ireland and has been seen by more than 25 million people in 15 countries around the world. Theatres everywhere report record-breaking ticket sales as soon as a performance is announced.

Winner of nine Global Awards, including ‘Best Choreography’ and ‘Best International Production’, this foot-stomping spectacular has up to ten separate dance troupes touring the world, with four permanent shows in America.

Irish in origin and bursting with raw energy, this explosive and powerful show combines heart-pounding Irish Dance with the sensual Latino rhythms of Flamenco and Red Hot Salsa in a thrilling production of strength and passion.

The world-champion dancers of the Irish International Dance Company sound like a runaway express train, and their frenzied skill and military precision sends shivers down your spine. Not one Irish dance shoe steps out of line as their thunderous feet perform as one, with an excitement that leaves audiences screaming for more. This award-winning spectacular has brilliant lighting, dazzling costumes and breathtaking choreography. With thunderous applause, standing ovations and sold-out crowds at every performance, Spirit of the Dance is one of the greatest dance shows ever.

Seating Area

Mon–Thur 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm

Fri & Sat 7.30pm

DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY

£23.50 £23.50 £21.50 £17.50 £21.50 £13.50

£25.50 £25.50 £23.50 £19.50 £23.50 £15.50

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND 2for1

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – 2 for 1 Mon/Tue, £4 off all other performances (excl Balc).

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl Balc & Fri/Sat 7.30pm).

SCHOOLS – Tickets £8.50 + one free ticket for every 10 pupils booked, Tue/Wed/Thu 7.30pm RS/UC only).

“The world’s greatest Irish dance show” International post

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Thursday 24 – Saturday 26 February ABERDEEN OPERA COMPANY presents

PHANTOM

Book by Arthur Kopit Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston Based on the novel ‘The Phantom of the Opera’

by Gaston Leroux

The Scottish première of a musical sensation The phantom… a hideously deformed face hidden by a mask; a life lived in loneliness and shadow; a man with a dark and tortured soul who rages against the night and will kill and maim with little compunction.

Christine, a beautiful young woman with the voice of an angel, new to the world of opera, whom he will adopt as his protégé and who, unknowingly, carries all of his fragile hopes and dreams.

L’Opera Garnier: an opera house in Paris, ornate chandeliers, reflected in mirrors and gleaming marble underpinned by a dank, dark world of catacombs peopled by outcasts.

A large soaring chorus, fine principals and wonderful score play counterpoint to a crashing chandelier, an electrified staircase, a boat where you least expect it, in this tale of fantasy and fear, love and hate, revenge, murder, untimely death and ultimate loss.

“Words cannot express how meaningful it is to me that you are presenting this work which is so dear to my heart. I wish you a thrilling and successful production” Maury Yeston, New York City, September 2010.

Thu-Sat 7.30pm

Sat 2.30pm

DRESS CIRCLE £23.00 FRONT STALLS C-Q £23.00 REAR STALLS R-W £18.00 UPPER CIRCLE £20.00

£15.00 £15.00 £15.00 £15.00

Seating Area

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE FRIENDS – £2 off on Thursday.

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased.

SPECIAL OFFER – £2 off each ticket when booked through Aberdeen Opera Company Box Office (excl. Sat mat).

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 1 Saturday 5 March

DEATH OF A SALESMAN

by Arthur Miller. Directed by Ian Grieve.

Thirty-four years ago travelling salesman Willy Loman climbed into his car to chase the American dream: running on hope and ‘riding on a smile and a shoeshine’ into the land of opportunity.

This is the journey of his life, told in one day. Willy, now 63, returns home for the last time to his family, with his memories, his daydreams and his terrible fear that somewhere along the road he might have taken a wrong turn.

Written by the legendary Arthur Miller (The Crucible, All My Sons, A View from the Bridge) Death of a Salesman is arguably his greatest work.

Described as the first great American tragedy, Death of a Salesman helped Miller gain the reputation of being a man who understood the deep essence of the United States. Addressing the painful conflicts within one family, the play also considers the cost of blind faith in the American Dream. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945 and still punches with full force 66 years after its premiere.

Seating Area DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE

Tue-Thur 7.30pm Fri-Sat Sat 7.30pm 2.30pm £18.50 £22.50 £18.50 £22.50 £16.50 £20.50 £14.50 £18.50 £15.50 £19.50

Thur 2pm

‘Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper.

He’s not the finest character that ever lived. But he’s a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid.’

£15.00 £15.00 £15.00 £15.00 £15.00

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE SIGNED PERFORMANCE Thu 3 March, 7.30pm AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE Sat 5 March, 2.30pm Preceded by a TOUCH TOUR, please book in advance by calling the Box Office.

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

APA FRIENDS – 2 for 1 Tue, Wed, £4 off all other performances.

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Fri/Sat 7.30pm).

SCHOOLS – Tue, Wed, Thu 7.30pm & Thurs 2pm £7.50 + one free for every 10.

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“THE BEST MUSICAL OF THE DECADE”

★★★★★ Christopher Hart, Sunday Times

Sunday Times, News of the World, Sunday Express, Absolute Radio, Smooth FM, Magic FM

Tuesday 8 – Saturday 12 March

AVENUE Q

After nearly five years of mischief, bad behaviour and political incorrectness, London’s funniest show by far is hitting the road. The Tony-award-winning Avenue Q is the irresistibly charming musical about the lovably hopeless characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life’s burning issues: love, work, relationships and, above all, just how are you supposed to pay the bills with a BA in English?

Hilarious and uproariously entertaining, with a terrific batch of songs performed by a cast of hugely talented performers and puppets, Avenue Q is the musical like no other. So don’t let your life suck – book your tickets today!

Contains scenes which may be unsuitable for under 12’s.

“Q stands for quite simply the best show in town.

Go now and go again and again” Sky News “Cross Sesame Street with The Muppet Show, give it an X rating and clap on a government health warning that too much laughter can make your sides ache and you’ve got Avenue Q” Radio 2 “The funniest thing I’ve ever seen” Kiss FM “Absolutely brilliant. We nearly died laughing” Absolute Radio

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Tue-Thur Fri 8.30pm Wed 2pm Fri 7.30pm Sat Sat 4pm 7.30pm 5.30pm

Seating Area DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY

£29.50 £29.50 £26.50 £19.50 £26.50 £23.50 £14.50

£31.50 £31.50 £28.50 £21.50 £28.50 £25.50 £16.50

£23.50 £23.50 £20.50 £16.50 £20.50 £18.50 £10.50

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND SIGNED PERFORMANCE Thu 10 March.

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE Fri 11 March.

£4 OFF

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

APA FRIENDS – £4 off opening night, £2 off all other performances (excl. Balc).

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Balc and Fri/Sat 8pm).

U26 – Best available seat £15 Tue 7.30pm & Fri 5.30pm.

FAMILY - up to 2 children half price for each adult (excl. Balc and Fri/Sat 8pm).

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THIS MONTH AT THE MUSIC HALL BARBARA DICKSON TUE 15 MARCH

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BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS

MARTI PELLOW IN

JEKYLL & HYDE CONCEIVED FOR THE STAGE BY

STEVE CUDEN

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FRANK WILDHORN

BOOK AND LYRICS BY

LESLIE BRICUSSE FRANK WILDHORN MUSIC BY

ORCHESTRATIONS BY

KIM SCHARNBERG ARRANGEMENTS BY

JASON HOWLAND PRESENTED BY ARRANGEMENT WITH JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED ON BEHALF OF MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL OF NEW YORK

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BOOK NOW FOR Monday 14 – 19 March THE THEATRICAL Saturday JEKYLL AND HYDE EVENT OF 2011!

Marti Pellow, the hugely successful solo artist and front man of Wet Wet Wet, makes a hotly-anticipated return to the UK stage in a major new tour of the hit Broadway musical, Jekyll and Hyde.

Marti Pellow’s successes with Wet Wet Wet include dozens of top-ten singles and multi-platinum albums; their hit single, Love is All Around, spent 15 weeks at the Number one spot in the UK charts in 1994 when it featured on the soundtrack to the romantic comedy of the decade, Four Weddings and a Funeral.

As well as a critically-acclaimed solo career, Marti has gone on to star in the West End, on Broadway and on National Tour in the smash-hit stage musicals Chicago and The Witches of Eastwick.

Written by Frank Wildhorn with book and lyrics by the Academy-award-winning composer Leslie Bricusse (Scrooge, Doctor Dolittle), the Broadway production of Jekyll and Hyde ran for over 1500 sell-out performances between 1997 and 2001.

Glamorous, sexy and deliciously wicked in equal measures, Jekyll and Hyde is based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic gothic novella. Pellow stars as the brilliant but obsessive scientist whose sadistic alter ego wreaks havoc across Victorian London in this dark tale of love, redemption and the seductive power of evil.

Mon-Thur 7.30pm Sat 2.30pm £32.50 £32.50 £29.50 £25.50 £29.50 £27.50 £18.50

Seating Area DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY

Fri-Sat 7.30pm

Thur 2pm

£36.50 £36.50 £33.50 £29.50 £33.50 £31.50 £21.50

£26.50 £26.50 £24.50 £20.50 £24.50 £22.50 £12.50

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND £4 OFF

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £4 off opening night, £2 off all other performances (excl. Balc).

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Balc and Fri/Sat 7.30pm).

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE DANCING IS NOT A CRIME; TO MISS FOOTLOOSE WOULD BE!

Monday 21 – Saturday 26 March

FOOTLOOSE

Footloose explodes onto the stage with classic ‘80s anthems including Holding Out For A Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear It For The Boy, and of course the title track, Footloose.

Life in small-town Bomont is peaceful – until City boy, Ren, arrives. Breaking every taboo, Ren brings dance back to the heart of a town held back by the memory of a tragedy.

Based on the hit ‘80s movie (which launched the careers of Kevin Bacon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jon Lithgow), Footloose has become a stage musical phenomenon. From Broadway to the West End and touring across the UK, it is packed full of electrifying dance routines, guaranteed to get you to your feet.

“Nothing comes hotter than Footloose” The Mirror

“Kicks up a high octane storm” London Evening Standard

Fri Mon-Thur 8.30pm 7.30pm Sat Sat 2pm 7.30pm

Seating Area DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY

£28.50 £28.50 £25.50 £21.50 £25.50 £22.50 £17.50

£30.50 £30.50 £27.50 £23.50 £27.50 £24.50 £19.50

Fri 5pm £21.00 £21.00 £21.00 £21.00 £21.00 £21.00 £16.00

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE £4 OFF

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£2 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £4 off opening night, £2 off all other performances (excl. Balc).

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Balc, & Fri/Sat 7.30pm).

SCHOOLS – Wed 7.30pm RS & UC only - £7.50 + one free ticket for every 10 pupils booked.

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Wednesday 13 – Saturday 16 April

7pm

SCOTT SCHOOL OF DANCING presents Fierce, Fresh & Fabulous Scott School of Dancing celebrated their 30th anniversary in June 2010. Sandra McIntosh, the Founder and Principal of the school, is very proud to be back at HMT with her 14th show.

There are approximately 250 pupils in the school, and this year proudly boasts 18 boys. Ages range from a sweet two-year-old to a mature 28 years, who all give their time and dedication, week in week out, to put on an entertaining and professional show.

This show will bring a variety of dance disciplines and sweep you into a musical array of youth and enthusiasm.

You will be taken on a journey which includes a Big Band section, an up to the minute Jazz and HipHop section, and a surprise waiting for you at ‘The Stage Door’.

There will be something for everyone to enjoy, so why not come along and see for yourselves.

★ Tickets £17 to £20.50 plus £1 per ticket bf

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 29 March – Saturday 9 April

HAIRSPRAY The West End’s favourite musical comedy, Hairspray, is coming to Aberdeen!

Hairspray tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, as she sets out to follow her extraordinary dreams, inspire her mum and win the boy she loves.

Hairspray is the musical with everything – the ultimate feel-good show that has played to sold out houses in London, on Broadway and theatres around the globe. Big Hair, Big Heart, Big Hit – Book Now!

‘‘The most happy, funny, sunny show in town” Sunday Express

Mon-Thur Fri-Sat Thur 7.30pm 7.30pm Tue/Thurs Sat (Wk2pm 1 only) 2.30pm 2pm

Seating Area DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY

£39.50 £39.50 £36.50 £28.50 £36.50 £33.50 £18.50

£42.50 £42.50 £39.50 £31.50 £39.50 £36.50 £20.50

£37.50 £37.50 £34.50 £23.50 £34.50 £30.50 £16.50

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE SIGNED PERFORMANCE Thurs 31 March, 7.30pm AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE Sat 9 April, 2.30pm- preceded by a TOUCH TOUR - to book, call the Box Office.

CAPTIONED Sat 2 April, 2.30pm

£4 OFF

£3 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £4 off opening night, £2 off all other performances (excl. Balc).

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £3 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Balc, Fri/Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm).

SCHOOLS – wk one - Tue/Wed & Thu matinee - RS & UC only all tickets £15 + one free ticket for every 10 pupils booked.

BROTHERS AT THE MUSIC HALL JAKE & ELWOOD THESHOWBESTIN THEBLUESWORLD...EVER! FRI 8 APRIL

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

Aberdeen Students’ Charities Campaign presents STUDENT SHOW 2011

90th YEA R

The course of love never did run smoothly...

Wednesday 20– Saturday 23 April ABERDEEN STUDENTS’ CHARITIES CAMPAIGN presents

SLEEPLESS IN SEATON

Last year saw us travelling through the space-time continuum with tractor-driving Doc Broon in Back to the Teuchter. This year sees us tackling love and all the problems that come with it in Sleepless in Seaton. In the movies, the course of true love never runs smooth, and local video-store owner Davey Dee finds out the hard way when he is dumped by his long-term girlfriend. Desperate to know why he is doomed to be rejected, he revisits his five ex-girlfriends to find out what he has to do to get the girl.

Student Show forms a major part of the annual Aberdeen Students’ Charities Campaign. Over the years Student Show has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for local charities, last year contributing around £43,000 to the final total. Student Show is a long-standing tradition in Aberdeen, having run for 90 years with our first show being performed in 1921. Aberdeen’s very own Student Show is one of the largest shows of it’s kind in Europe, and the reason for it’s continuing success is the support of the Aberdeen public. We look forward to the continuing support this year.

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Seating Area DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY £2 OFF

Wed/Thur Sat 7.30pm & Fri 8.30pm £20.00 £20.00 £18.00 £16.00 £18.00 £16.00 £12.00

Fri 5pm Sat 2.30pm £20.00 £20.00 £16.00 £14.00 £16.00 £14.00 £10.00

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £2 off all performances (excl. Balc).

AT THE LEMON TREE ROARING TRADE WED 20 - FRI 22 APRIL

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE SCOTTISH THEATRES CONSORTIUM PRESENTS A STARTLING NEW PRODUCTION OF TOM McGRATH’S CLASSIC

Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 April

THE HARD MAN

Byrne is a hard man. A fixer. His journey through the ganglands of Glasgow’s East End has taken him from teenage truant to petty criminal to gangster and to prison.

“Ma roads mapped oot fur me.

Ah keep a chib over the door an a blade in ma bedroom” The Hard Man is an intense and stylized exploration of notorious gangster turned artist Jimmy Boyle’s early life and of the cult of male violence on the streets of Glasgow – a world dominated by struggle and brutality, success and failure, victims and perpetrators. And a world still frighteningly part of Scotland today.

This brand-new production is the first major revival for over 30 years.

Suitable for age 15+.

Seating Area DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE

Tue-Thur 7.30pm Fri-Sat Sat 7.30pm 2.30pm £19.50 £23.50 £19.50 £23.50 £17.50 £21.50 £15.50 £19.50 £16.50 £20.50

Thur 2pm £16.00 £16.00 £16.00 £16.00 £16.00

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND 2for1

£2 OFF

£2

“...the most stunning play seen in Scotland this year... It’s lively, fast-moving, often funny, with much stylised yet horrifying violence. It comes across like a Cagney gangster movie; the resemblance is played to the hilt, and the same doubts are raised” The Scotsman (on the original production)

OFF

APA FRIENDS – 2 for 1 Tue & Wed, £4 off all other performances.

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Fri/Sat 7.30pm).

SCHOOLS – Tue, Wed, Thu 7.30pm & Wed, Thu 2pm £7.50 + one free for every 10.

AT THE MUSIC HALL JOE BROWN IN CONCERT TUE 26 APRIL

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Monday 2 & Tuesday 3 May

7.30pm

OPERA DELLA LUNA presents

DIE FLEDERMAUS

One of the world’s most famous operettas, Die Fledermaus now gets a glittering new look by the country’s best small-scale opera and operetta company. Opera della Luna have earned themselves a matchless reputation, celebrating over 15 years of acclaimed productions of Gilbert and Sullivan and Offenbach. They now turn their hand to the ‘waltz king’ Johann Strauss and this sparkling score.

Dr Falke was once left to wander home, drunk, and as a bat, by his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein.

Opera Now dressed To exact his revenge he arranges for Eisenstein to attend an extremely risqué party at the home of the outrageous Russian aristocrat, Prince Orlofsky.

There Eisenstein seduces a mysterious Hungarian Evening Standard countess, who is in fact his own wife in disguise.

This entirely new and saucy production is directed – with his own new translation – by Jeff Clarke and designed by Gabriella Csanyi-Wills – the team that created the company’s wonderful recent production INCLUDES of The Mikado.

“Brilliant, not to mention hilarious.

The most enjoyable evening for ages” “Ensemble playing at its best”

£1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND

★ Tickets £15.50 to £21.50 plus £1 per ticket bf

Thursday 5 Saturday 7 May

7.30pm

FIDDLERS’ SPECTACULAR

Join Aberdeen and Banchory Strathspey & Reel Societies for a toe-tapping night of fantastic Scottish music. The combined orchestras will perform some of the best fiddle music around in a celebration of all things ‘fiddle’!

Special guest artists for the evening will be ‘Scotland’s Tenors’ Caledon, bringing their unparalleled vocal performance.

The evening will be brought together by the talented compering skills of Caledon’s Jamie MacDougall.

Further guest artists to be announced.

A rare opportunity to hear the wonderful breadth of Scotland’s traditional music and song at HMT.

★ Tickets £15.50 to £18.50 plus £1 per ticket bf INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

ALSO BOOKING AUTUMN SEASON Fri 8 & Sat 9 Oct SLEEPING BEAUTY

SUBS C SAVE 2 shoRwsIaBE n Alice (Scottis 20% d & Sle h Bal Book for

Wed 18 - Sat 21 Jan 2012 See website for more information

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Wednesday 11 – Saturday 14 May

ALICE

Choreography Ashley Page Music Robert Moran Design Anthony McDonald Scottish Ballet and the creative team behind Cinderella and The Nutcracker present Alice, an extraordinary adventure into the depths of imagination.

Drifting through episodes from Lewis Carroll’s treasured stories, Alice tumbles into a strange world full of fantastical characters, and guided by Carroll himself, she has to rely on her wits to find her way out.

Featuring choreography by Artistic Director Ashley Page, otherworldly designs from Antony McDonald and a specially commissioned musical score by Robert Moran, this is an unforgettable take on the most curious of tales.

Seating Area

Wed-Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2pm

Thu 2pm

DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY

£28.50 £26.50 £24.50 £21.50 £23.50 £12.50

£23.50 £21.50 £19.50 £17.50 £18.50 £11.50

£3 OFF

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE Sat 14 May, 2pm - preceded by a TOUCH TOUR to book, call the Box Office.

INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND FRIENDS – £3 off all performances (excl. Balc).

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Balc).

SCHOOLS – Wed/Thu Stalls and UC £8.50 + one free for every 10 booked.

U26 & REG UNEMPLOYED – £10 tickets.

INSIGHTThu 12 May 11am

Take a little time out to discover the inspirations behind Alice’s choreography, characters, music and designs.

Tickets £5/£3 concession.

FAMILY INSIGHT Sat 14 May 11am

Tickets £5/£3 concession, £12 family of 4.

FREE PRE-SHOW TALKS With Artistic & Music staff Thursday 12 & Friday 13 at 6.30pm.

AT THE MUSIC HALL LADIES OF COUNTRY SATURDAY 14 MAY

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

“A glitzy concert of song and dance. THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING” Daily Telegraph

Seating Area

Direct from

London’s West End

“Dazzlingly well-drilled and brilliantly done” Mail on Sunday

Monday 16 – Saturday 21 May PAUL WALDEN & DEREK NICOL FOR FLYING MUSIC IN ASSOCIATION WITH ADRIAN GRANT FOR KEY CONCERTS PRESENT DIRECT FROM LONDON’S WEST END

THRILLER LIVE CELEBRATING THE UNDISPUTED KING OF POP

Thriller Live is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer. Moonwalking its way around the world, Thriller Live brings to life the sensational dancing and distinctive sound of Michael and the Jackson 5. With eye-popping multi-media effects and dazzling choreography by the shows awardwinning director Gary Lloyd, Thriller Live marks the first Jackson’s dedicated live theatrical experience ever!

In a career spanning 40 years, Michael Jackson sold an unparalleled 750 million records worldwide with the Thriller album still the world’s best-selling recording of all time. His music continues to sell in its millions, winning new fans young and old alike.

Thriller Live includes over two-hours of non-stop hit songs in a show that pays homage to the world-class spectacle of Jackson’s legendary live performances.

Expect your favourite Jackson songs delivered by an exceptionally talented cast and live band, including the smash hits: I Want You Back, ABC, Can You Feel It, Off The Wall, The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal, Beat It, Billie Jean, Dirty Diana, They Don’t Care About Us and Thriller plus many more!

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DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY

Fri Mon-Thur 8.15pm 7.30pm Sat Sat 4pm 7.30pm

Fri 5pm

£28.50 £28.50 £25.50 £21.50 £25.50 £22.50 £17.50

£21.00 £21.00 £21.00 £21.00 £21.00 £21.00 £16.00

£30.50 £30.50 £27.50 £23.50 £27.50 £24.50 £19.50

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE TBC - preceded by a TOUCH TOUR

£4 OFF

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS –£4 off opening night, £2 off all other performances (excl. Balc).

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Balc. & Fri/Sat 8pm).

SCHOOLS – Wed 7.30pm RS & UC only all tickets £7.50 + one free ticket for every 10 pupils booked.

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Monday 23 – Saturday 28 May

YES, PRIME MINISTER

DIRECT FROM THE WEST END Following a sell-out season at Chichester Festival Theatre and successful West End run, Yes, Prime Minister comes to His Majesty’s Theatre for one week only.

The original writers of the classic BBC TV series, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn have reunited for this anniversary production, and now the Prime Minister Jim Hacker, his Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby and his Private Secretary Bernard Woolley are back in this hilarious new play.

In a world of spin, Blackberrys and ‘sexed up’ dossiers, the PM is staring disaster in the face. The country is on the brink of financial meltdown, and the Government’s only apparent salvation comes from a morally dubious deal with the Foreign Minister of Kumranistan. Will Jim Hacker and his team of advisors be able to rescue the country from the edge?

“**** The audience loved it. A hit”Daily Mail Seating Area

Tue-Thur 7.30pm Sat 2.30pm

Fri-Sat 7.30pm

Thur 2pm

DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE

£24.50 £24.50 £22.50 £18.50 £20.50

£28.50 £28.50 £26.50 £22.50 £24.50

£17.00 £17.00 £17.00 £17.00 £17.00

“Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey are back in truly vintage form.

As politically sharp and blissfully funny as ever” Daily Telegraph

ION DUCT RE PRO T A E H IVAL T R FEST HESTE IC H C A

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE Sat 28 May, 2.30pm - preceded by a TOUCH TOUR

2for1

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – 2 for 1 Tue & Wed, £4 off all other performances.

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Fri/Sat 7.30pm).

SCHOOLS – Tue, Wed, Thu 7.30pm & Wed, Thu 2pm £7.50 + one free ticket for every 10 pupils booked.

Gather at the front of the auditorium Wednesday 25 May to participate

FREE POST-SHOW CHAT

AT THE MUSIC HALL DES O’CONNOR FRIDAY 27 MAY

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE “…Rip roaring entertainment!”

Western Australian

Tuesday 31 May

THE SHAOLIN WARRIORS DIRECT FROM CHINA!

The internationally acclaimed production The Shaolin Warriors is returning to Aberdeen with a brand-new show before embarking on a new European tour. This breathtaking theatrical Kung Fu Show vividly depicts the rarely-seen Kung Fu masters’ feats of agility, strength and skill, using Buddhist Meditation and their rigorous martial arts training. The show is an extravaganza, with gorgeous scenery, atmospheric music, beautiful lights, and hundreds of costumes.

This is a fully choreographed spectacular that features 22 professionally trained Kung Fu Masters; audiences will be amazed and thrilled by their death-defying Kung Fu disciplines such as qigong, animal imitation boxing, drunken boxing, and fighting with 18 kinds of dangerous traditional weapons.

This show is now a huge hit over three continents and has been seen by over 500,000 people of all ages, and played to sell out audiences and standing ovations throughout the UK, it is a must see for family audiences and martial arts experts enthusiasts alike who have been excited and astounded by The Shaolin Warriors.

★ Tickets £14.50 to £22.50 plus £1 per ticket bf INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND

Thursday 2 & Saturday 4 June

UK PREMIERE 7.30pm

RIGOLETTO Giuseppe Verdi Sung in Italian with English Supertitles.

Director Matthew Richardson brings Verdi’s Rigoletto to the stage in a stylish, intelligent and theatrical production.

Based on a play by Victor Hugo, Verdi’s opera tells a tragic tale. Rigoletto, a hunch-back jester at the court of the Duke of Mantua, is forced to find new conquests for his carefree, womanizing master. As the web of court intrigue tightens around him, Rigoletto finds himself the victim of a grave curse, but it is his carefully protected daughter Gilda who is the one to suffer.

From the aching naivety of Gilda’s first love to the Duke’s untroubled revelry and Rigoletto’s tortured realisation of his failure as a father, Verdi takes the characters from elation to despair in an opera densely packed with extraordinary music.

English baritone Eddie Wade sings Rigoletto in his debut in the role, and Edgaras Montvidas, Nemorino in our recent production of The Elixir of Love, sings the role of the Duke. Scottish Opera Emerging Artist Nadine Livingston brings a fresh innocence to the role of Gilda.

Tobias Ringborg, well known to Scottish Opera audiences from 2009’s Cosi fan tutte, conducts.

FREE HOUR-LONG TASTER RIGOLETTO AFriday 3 June at 6pm UNWRAPPED Call the Box Office to book.

Seating Area

Thu & Sat 7.30pm

DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY

£47.00 £47.00 £42.00 £35.00 £27.00 £35.00 £29.50 £15.00

£4 OFF

£3 OFF

OFF

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE

£10 TICKETS FOR UNDER 26s If you’re under 26 and would like to experience a night at the opera then take advantage of our fantastic £10 ticket offer.

Simply book any seat for any Scottish Opera performance in advance and show valid ID when you collect your tickets.

AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE Sat 4 June 7.30pm. Preceded by a TOUCH TOUR, please book in advance by calling the Box Office.

APA FRIENDS – £4 off Thursday performance.

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £3 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased.

Please email groups@aberdeenperformingarts.com SCHOOLS – tickets £10 + one free for every 10 booked (RS/UC only).

Please note that this image is not representative of the style of the actual performance.

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

Your comfort is our priority

BUILDINGS

INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND From November 2010 Aberdeen Performing Arts is introducing a building restoration fund and £1 from every ticket purchased (on shows identified in our brochures by the symbol above) will go towards this restoration fund.

The fund will be used to – carry out redevelopment and restoration work on the Music Hall replace seats in our three venues – The Lemon Tree, His Majesty’s Theatre and the Music Hall and for ongoing development of our venues to improve customer comfort levels These funds will be ringfenced in APA accounts so that they can only be used for the purposes of refurbishment, development and restoration of APA venues.

The first stage of the work will be to improve the seating in all three of our venues.

The first improvements you will notice will be to the concert style seating in The Lemon Tree Lounge and early next year in tiered areas of HMT. A new theatre seat has been developed which gives considerably more legroom and these have already been introduced in theatres in Glasgow.

Improvements to the Music Hall will form part of a larger redevelopment scheme – as part of this project the seating in the balcony of the Music Hall will be replaced.

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The restoration fund is absolutely vital to ensure that comfort levels in our venues are progressively improved.

If you would like to give additional support to our building restoration fund please contact Lorna Christie our Development Manager at lorna.christie@aberdeenperformingarts.com or phone 01224 337657 for details or pick up one of the leaflets in our venues. Information can also be seen on our website in the “SUPPORT” section where we will also post regular updates about the improvements we are making.

THE MORE THE MERRIER!

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

Group booking made easy Email: groups@aberdeenperformingarts.com Tel: 01224 337605

As a Registered Charity APA has an ongoing fundraising need APA DEVELOPMENT FUND - Call Lorna on 01224 337657 to find out more.

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 7 June – Saturday 2 July 2011

WE WILL ROCK YOU

IT’S A KINDA MAGIC! The worldwide smash-hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton comes to Aberdeen from Tuesday 7 June.

Since 2002, over 11 million theatregoers in 16 countries have thrilled to this awe-inspiring production. With 24 of Queen’s biggest hits delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked the band’s legendary live performances, this theatrical phenomenon is not to be missed!

Includes 24 of Queen’s greatest hits: Radio Ga Ga, I Want To Break Free, Somebody to Love, Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, Don’t Stop Me Now, Under Pressure, Another One Bites The Dust, We Are the Champions, We Will Rock You.

Fri-Sat Mon-Thur 7.30pm Sat 7.30pm 2.30pm

Seating Area DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE UPPER CIRCLE BALCONY

£38.50 £38.50 £35.50 £27.50 £35.50 £32.50 £18.50

£40.50 £40.50 £37.50 £29.50 £37.50 £34.50 £21.50

Thur 2pm £34.00 £34.00 £31.00 £20.50 £31.00 £27.50 £15.00

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE SIGNED PERFORMANCE Friday 17 June, 7.30pm AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE Sat 18 June, 2.30pm - preceded by a TOUCH TOUR CAPTIONED Sat 25 June, 2.30pm

£4 OFF

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. Balc and Fri/Sat 7.30pm).

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Balc and Fri/Sat 7.30pm).

SCHOOLS – wk2 - Tue 7.30pm and midweek matinees - RS & UC only all tickets £7.50 + one free ticket for every 10 pupils booked.

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Cast includes:

Jenny Douglas

(BBC TV’s Over the Rainbow finalist)

Leon Lopez

(Brookside/West End star)

Ian Reddington

(EastEnders/Coronation Street)

Ashley J Russell

(BBC TV’s I’d Do Anything finalist)

Noel Sullivan

(Hear’say/Grease)

AT THE MUSIC HALL MAGIC OF MOTOWN SAT 11 JUNE

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE “David Grindley’s superb production - arouses emotions that go too deep for words”Daily Telegraph

Tuesday 13 Saturday 17 September RC SHERRIFF’S

JOURNEY’S END

What candles may be held to speed them all?

Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes.

In the days leading up to the last great German offensive of the First World War, Raleigh, an 18-yearold soldier joins a besieged company of soldiers in the British trenches at St Quentin. There he finds his new comrades being led by his old school friend Stanhope but discovers that the man in army greens much changed from the boy he left behind in cricketing whites.

Journey’s End is the Olivier-nominated, Tony and Drama Desk award-winning production directed by David Grindley (Six Degrees of Separation, Crown Matrimonial, The Philanthropist) that won critical acclaim in the West End and on Broadway. RC Sherriff’s masterpiece is a must see of British theatre.

Based on the author’s own experience of the Front and life in the trenches, it celebrates humour and courage in the face of certain tragedy and remains an important reminder of the horrors of war and the real, unromanticised heroes who fought it.

Seating Area DRESS CIRCLE FRONT STALLS MID STALLS REAR STALLS UPPER CIRCLE

Tue-Thur 7.30pm Fri-Sat Sat 7.30pm 2.30pm £20.50 £24.50 £20.50 £24.50 £18.50 £22.50 £16.50 £20.50 £17.50 £21.50

Thur 2pm £17.00 £17.00 £17.00 £17.00 £17.00

INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND

PLUS £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE Sat 17 September, 2.30pm, TBC Preceded by a TOUCH TOUR CAPTIONED Sat 17 September, 2.30pm TBC

Director David Grindley Designer Jonathan Fensom Lighting Designer Jason Taylor Sound Designer Gregory Clarke

“As compelling and moving as anything today. Don’t miss it”

£2 OFF

£2 OFF

APA FRIENDS – 2 for 1 Mon, Tue, £4 off all other performances.

GROUPS 8 PLUS – £2 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased (excl. Fri/Sat 7.30pm).

SCHOOLS – £9.50 + one free ticket for every 10 pupils booked.

Financial Times

Photograph: Jim Marks

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10p per ticket sold will be donated to Help the Heroes

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JOIN FOR AS LITTLE AS £25 A YEAR

PRIORITY BOOKING, DISCOUNTED TICKETS AND EXCLUSIVE DEALS

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE SATURDAY 3 SUNDAY 4 TUESDAY 6 WEDNESDAY 7 THURSDAY 8 FRIDAY 9 SUNDAY 11 TUESDAY 13 WEDNESDAY 14 THURSDAY 15 FRIDAY 16 SUNDAY 18 TUESDAY 20 WEDNESDAY 21 THURSDAY 22 TUESDAY 3 WEDNESDAY 4 THURSDAY 5 FRIDAY 6

Seating Area

DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY

2.30pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 2.30pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 2.30pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm

Adult Child

7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm

Saturday 3 December 2011 – Saturday 7 January 2012

7pm

7pm 7pm 7pm

Family Ticket

MAX 2 ADULTS

Dress Circle £22.00 £20.00 £76.00 Front Stalls £22.00 £20.00 £76.00 Mid Stalls £20.00 £18.00 £68.00 RearStalls £18.00 £16.00 £60.00 Upper Circle £18.00 £16.00 £60.00 Boxes (restricted view) 2 x Lower £90.00 5 people 2 x Upper £72.00 4 people

Photograph: Jim Marks

FRIDAY 9 SATURDAY 10 FRIDAY 16 SATURDAY 17 TUESDAY 20 WEDNESDAY 21 THURSDAY 22 FRIDAY 23 SATURDAY 24 MONDAY 26 TUESDAY 27 WEDNESDAY 28 THURSDAY 29 FRIDAY 30 SATURDAY 31 FRIDAY 6 SATURDAY 7

TS

DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY JANUARY

7pm 2.30pm 7pm 7pm 2.30pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 2.30pm 7pm 2.30pm 7pm 2.30pm 7pm 2.30pm 7pm 2.30pm 7pm 2.30pm 7pm 2.30pm 7pm 1pm 5pm 7pm 2.30pm 7pm

Seating Ticket Tickets Family MAX 2 ADULTS Area Dress Circle £23.50 £86.00 Front Stalls £23.50 £86.00 Mid Stalls £22.00 £78.00 RearStalls £20.25 £70.00 Upper Circle £20.25 £70.00 Boxes (restricted view) 2 x Lower £92.00 5 people 2 x Upper £74.00 4 people Plus £1 per ticket booking fee £4 OFF

£3 OFF

£2 OFF

FRIENDS – £4 off opening weekend, £2 off all other performances.

SCHOOLS – all 1.45pm performances - all tickets £8.50 + 1 free ticket for every 10 pupils purchased. No discounts on red performances.

INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 6 Saturday 31 March 2012

DIRTY DANCING

THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE Dirty Dancing is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing.

Seen by millions across the globe, 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. Featuring hit songs, including Hungry Eyes, Hey Baby, Do You Love Me? and the heartstopping I’ve Had The Time Of My Life.

Don’t miss your chance to see this truly spectacular musical theatre event.

You’ll have the time of your life.

Fastest selling West End show in history!

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CREATIVE LEARNING

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SUPPORT APA’S CREATIVE LEARNING

Our Creative Learning department offers a wide range of activities throughout the year for all ages and abilities. These range from pre- and post-show talks, adult drama classes, theatre tours, youth theatre, creative kids craft sessions and a variety of workshop opportunities.

Always wanted to see behind the scenes?

Explore the magic of His Majesty’s Theatre and get an insight into the history and inner workings of this busy theatre. Visit all of the front-of-house areas, backstage and even get a chance to get onto the stage itself (show permitting).

We run regular weekend tours throughout the year, and you can book them through our Box Offices at HMT, Music Hall and The Lemon Tree.

The tours cost £5/£3 concession with all funds raised contributing to the APA Creative Learning programme.

As a registered charity, Aberdeen Performing Arts requires funding to run our Creative Learning activities, many of which benefit children from all over Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

Our APA Youth Theatre provides young people aged 12 to 18 from throughout the city and shire, including many of Aberdeen’s regeneration areas, a wonderful opportunity to be involved in all aspects of theatre - from devising a subject to work on through developing a performance and ultimately performing in front of an audience.

The project aims to help improve communication and technical skills and the ability to work in a team. Involvement will give the young people a positive outlet for creativity and opportunities to gain new experiences otherwise not available to them. The Lemon Tree will provide a safe and supportive environment to develop these skills.

Financial support of this project is vital to enable us to help these young people develop into confident young adults gaining skills that will stay with them throughout their lives.

For more information contact: LORNA CHRISTIE Development Manager 01224 337657. lorna.christie@aberdeenperformingarts.com SHONA BYRNE Head of Customer Services, Sales & Marketing 01224 337648. shona.byrne@aberdeenperformingarts.com

THANKS TO THESE COMPANIES FOR SUPPORT DURING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE: Major Sponsor

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For more info visit CREATIVE LEARNING at www.boxofficeaberdeen.com Or email: creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com Tel: 01224 337664 Johanna Duncan - Creative Learning Manager Claire Davidson - Creative Learning Worker Paul Hudson - Creative Learning Worker

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Wednesday 1 December DF Concerts

doors 7.30pm

FRANK TURNER Tickets £14

Thursday 2 December

doors 7.30pm

LETZ ZEP Monday 29 November

doors 7.30pm

DF Concerts

LAURA MARLING Saturday 27 November

doors 7.30pm

LOSTBOY! AKA JIM KERR

Simple Minds front man presents work from his debut solo album, as well as some of the band’s cult classics.

Tickets £13

Sunday 28 November

ALBERT LEE & HOGAN’S HEROES

doors 7.30pm

Internationally acclaimed as one of the greatest guitar players of his or any other generation, Albert Lee will be performing a rock solid set of blues, country and rock ‘n’ roll classics backed by the phenomenal Hogan’s Heroes.

“Albert is a great, great guitar player…fluid, lyrical and free.”

Eric Clapton. “When this band lays it down, it stays down.”

Musician Magazine

Tickets £17.50

Tickets £15

Tuesday 30 November

Tickets £12

SOLD OUT

doors 7.30pm

THOMAS TRUAX

One-man steampunk band, famed for his array of bizarre homemade instruments (including the now-legendary ‘Hornicator’), captivating live performances, and ground-breaking recordings. He crafts potent songs, poetically evocative and rich with melancholy.

“Truax is shaping up nicely as one of the great rock eccentrics” Guardian “Like a trip to the frayed edges of sanity...unapologetically original.” Dazed and Confused “Genius.” NME “Something very, very special” Drowned In Sound

Tickets

£6

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GERRY JABLONSKI & THE ELECTRIC BAND THE LORELEI AND BROTHERS REID

Fat Hippy Records showcase three of Aberdeen’s finest bands.

Tickets

Friday 3 December

Saturday 11 December

Fresh from playing a rocking set at Wizard Festival to rave reviews, The Dangleberries bring their unique brand of pipe rock to The Lemon Tree. Playing a mix of their own rousing material and inspired covers, such as Katy Perry, Paolo Nutini and Bob Marley meets Scouting for Girls in their unique version of Nae Wumin/Nae Greet.

Featuring Derek Forbes and Brian McGee, two of the original members of the most successful band to come out of Scotland in the 1980s, alongside lead vocalist Owen Paul.

Tickets £10

Tickets £15

SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND PLUS SUPPORT

doors 7.30pm

The indie rockers from Leeds, with a splash of punk and funk for good measure, have cemented a reputation as one of the very best bands in the UK in recent years. The band are now touring the release of their second studio album, Nobody’s Coming to Save You.

Tickets £13

doors 7.30pm

THE DANGLEBERRIES

doors 7.30pm

XSIMPLE MINDS

Thursday 9 December

£5

Friday 17 December

doors 7.30pm

THE ANIMALS & FRIENDS PLUS SPECIAL GUEST SPENCER DAVIS

Two of the 60s most influential and legendary artists come together onstage to celebrate their incredible catalogue of hits. *Rescheduled from October 15.

Tickets £16

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Saturday 18 December doors 7.30pm

THE SMITHS INDEED

A unique tribute band performing the music of the seminal Manchester band The Smiths.

“The Smiths Indeed are a brilliant tribute to The Smiths” i-D Magazine “An evening of pure nostalgia and skilful reminiscence” The Sprout

Tickets £15

Sunday 19 December

IDLEWILD

Tickets £16

Thursday 30 December

doors 7.30pm

THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES

doors 7.30pm

Originally hailing from Aberdeen, the powerpop-rockers return to launch their second studio album, Scatterbrain.

“Charged with youthful hope and exuberance, every riff and anthemic chorus points to a bright future for these talented lads.”

Kerrang! 4/5

£7.50

Now one of the UK’s most well-known, most seen and most successful tribute bands, selling out venues across the UK and Ireland regularly.

They have helped to carry on the music of one of the UK’s most influential bands - The Stone Roses.

Friday 31 December

Thursday 27 January & Friday 28 January

8pm

RUSSELL KANE SMOKESCREENS The triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and co host of ITV2’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here NOW! explores self, family, and the consequences of his Dad buying his own council house.

Sociological silliness and high energy contortions guaranteed.

HOGMANAY BASH

Details to be confirmed

Monday 3 January doors 7.30pm DF Concerts

BIG COUNTRY First bursting on to the scene in 1983, the band from Dunfermline went on to be one of the biggest-selling acts of the decade with hits such as Fields of Fire and Wonderland, marked with their ability to mix contemporary rock with traditional sounds and rhythms.

“Bold, defiant... shot through with vulnerability.”

Sunday Times “More thought and intelligence behind his comedy than most people could ever get near” The Mirror “The kind of gags that make you snort beer out of your nose… An impressive punch line rate” Metro

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The Go! Team are a Brighton-based sextet, pushing the boundaries of indie rock and garage rock in a unique style, incorporating two drum kits and an imitative mixture of 1970s car chase themes, double dutch chants, old hip hop and loud guitars similar to the style of Sonic Youth.

MOGWAI PLUS

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Wednesday 23 February

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THE GO! TEAM BRIAN HUGHES PLUS SUPPORT AND HIS BAND

The instrumental post-rock outfit from Glasgow have now firmly cemented their place as one of the very finest bands to have come out of the UK in the last two decades.

Tickets £17.50

Tickets £14

Friday 11 February

The award-winning Scots singer/songwriter takes his big band on tour to promote his critically-acclaimed album My Kind of Paradise.

Brian’s fourth release, he has established himself as the leading ‘New Country’ act in the UK. A tremendous show not to be missed by modern country fans of all ages, don’t miss this opportunity to catch one of our own on top of his game.

Tickets doors 7.30pm

CRAIG HILL WHY DON’T YOU COME DOWN THE FRONT?

“Absolutely hilarious... an evening with Hill makes for a cracking show... irresistable!” The List “Riotously funny.” Independent

£8.50

Friday 25 February

doors 7pm

MIDGE URE

A true Scottish musical icon, Midge’s musical career now spans over three decades. Join him for a warm and intimate acoustic show combining a selection of hits from Vienna via If I Was to Dancing with Tears in My Eyes, with some of his favourite songs by acts such as Queen, Travis and Fleetwood Mac.

Tickets £15

Tickets £18

Friday 18 February doors 7.30pm

HELLS BELLS

The ultimate tribute to one of the all-time greats of rock return to The Lemon Tree.

Are YOU ready to rock?!

“Never go on after Hells Bells – they are lethal!” Don Airey (Ozzy Osbourne, Deep Purple)

Tickets £15

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Saturday 12 March

8pm

CRAIG CAMPBELL

doors 7.30pm

Craig’s unique ability to find humour in the mundane, coupled with his own natural eccentricity makes for truly inventive storytelling.

An internationally acclaimed act who supported Frankie Boyle on his latest tour, Craig’s whimsical travel anecdotes never fail to surprise.

“Bringing a tale to life like a young Billy Connelly” Edinburgh Evening News “Craig is simply a very, very funny man.” Chortle

Tickets £12

Citing influences as diverse as Pat Methany, Björk and Metallica, American guitar picker Andy McKee shot to fame in 2006 after his video for Drifiting received over 33 million hits on YouTube.

“This phenomenally adept fingerstylist from Kansas has gone from underground player to YouTube sensation. Meet your new favourite acoustic guitarist.” Guitarist Magazine

Tickets £15

STEVE HARLEY

doors 7.30pm

Much-loved British rocker Steve Harley has been touring consistently for over 30 years, and shows no sign of slowing down. A prolific songwriter and renowned lyricist, Steve’s set list is packed with all his big songs; Judy Teen, Mr. Soft, Here Comes The Sun, Mr. Raffles (Man, It Was Mean), Sebastian, and of course the smash hit, Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) which still guarantees a feel-good highlight at every show.

Tickets £20

The No.1 tribute band to the legendary sixties Californian rock gurus.

Using vintage equipment, they recreate the sound, look and feel of a real Doors concert perfectly and effortlessly, transporting the crowd back in time with such classic hits as Light My Fire, When the Music’s Over and many more.

ABERDEEN JAZZ FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE

doors 7.30pm

ANDY MCKEE

Thursday 3 March

THE DOORS ALIVE

Tickets £12

Thursday 10 March Sunday 27 February

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Friday 11 March

doors 7.30pm

Aberdeen Jazz Festival presents

MACEO PARKER & HIS BAND

FEATURING DENNIS ROLLINS

Synonymous with Funky Music, his pedigree is impeccable; his band: the tightest little funk orchestra on earth. Everyone knows by now that he's played with each and every leader of funk, from James Brown through George Clinton to Bootsy Collins. The living, breathing pulse, he connects the history of Funk in one golden thread.

Tickets £16

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JAMES GRANT

The former Love and Money front man achieved global success and recognition with a string of hits in the 1980s, helping to define the sound of Scottish music years to follow. In an intimate performance come and see why he is still regarded as one of the finest Scottish songwriters and composers.

Tickets £12

Thursday 24 March

doors 7.30pm

MILTON JONES THE LION WHISPERER

SOLD OUT

Thursday 31 March Thursday 17 March

doors 7.30pm

MARK STEEL

Commentator and comedian Mark Steel has presented several radio and television programmes including The Mark Steel Solution and The Mark Steel Lectures, appeared on Have I Got News for You, QI and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and writes a weekly column for The Independent.

Tickets £15

Saturday 19 March

SIMON MUNNERY SELF-EMPLOYED

DES BISHOP MY DAD WAS NEARLY JAMES BOND

Des’s latest show tells of a remarkable life tinged with regret. Des has won countless international praise for this personal, knucklebiting recount of an issue close to everyone’s heart which won critical acclaim across the board at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.“Funny, erudite and effortlessly delivered” The Scotsman

Tickets £12 doors 7.30pm

Many consider the British Comedy Award nominated star of BBC2’s Attention Scum a comic genius. Come see why.

“The most exciting and important comedian of the moment” The Times “One of the most original and inventive comics in the country” The Observer “The Peter Cook of his generation” Stewart Lee

Tickets £12

doors 7.30pm

Tuesday 5 April

doors 7.30pm

AN AUDIENCE WITH IMRAN YUSUF

Renowned for his super-high energy performance, Imran Yusuf has a unique voice stamping his mark for positive, uplifting comedy at every turn.

“The birth of a new comedy star. Intelligent, thought-provoking and laugh out loud funny it’s a glorious debut.” **** Time Out

Tickets £12

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Saturday 9 April

doors 7.30pm

JOHN BEATTY WILD VISIONS

Images and stories from the wilderness.

John Beatty is widely acclaimed as one of the most exciting and stimulating nature, travel and adventure photographers to have emerged in recent years, with over 20 years of assignments taking him from the peaks of all the Greater Ranges to the American Deserts, the ferocious volcanic eruptions of Iceland to the wonder of the Galapagos Islands.

A fantastic audio-visual presentation will leave audiences infused with energy and wonder at the beauty of our planet.

(WALKING THE WALL)

Never taking the easy option, award-winning comedian and activist Mark Thomas decided to go rambling in the Middle East and walked the entire length of the Israeli Separation Barrier crossing between the Israeli and the Palestinian side. This is the story of 300,000 settlers, a 750 km wall, six arrests, one stoning, too much hummus and a simple question...

"Can you ever get away from it all with a good walk?"

Tickets £15 doors 7.30pm

BRASS SPECTRUM

doors 7.30pm

SARAH MILLICAN CHATTERBOX Star of Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and if.comedy Best Newcomer, Sarah Millican extends her hugely popular debut tour.

The sweet and filthy Geordie’s show promises jokes about life, love and what to do when your boyfriend puts a sock on your boob during sex.

“Outstanding… one of the best comedians in the country.”

The Scotsman

Tickets £15

doors 7.30pm

MARK THOMAS EXTREME RAMBLING

Sunday 17 April

Tickets £14

Wednesday 13 April

Thursday 14 & Friday 15 April

Formed to innovate the modern day brass quintet, providing an individual approach to performing, they aim to captivate audiences with a unique and dynamic performance through playing new compositions and arrangements combined with the classic brass quintet repertoire.

Tickets £12

Wednesday 20 April

doors 7.30pm

THE ULTIMATE EAGLES

The Ultimate Eagles recreate the music with reverence, excitement and with a new stage show that focuses its bright lights and flash on the 1970’s, when the Eagles were at their mightiest, you just might find yourself whisked away to the sunny climes of Southern California.

Tickets £15

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SHOOGLENIFTY

Famous the world over for inventing Techno Ceilidh, Acid Croft and Hypnofolkadelia, Shooglenifty’s original and exciting sound has launched the band on an international career. A wild uptempo mix of trad talent and super funky phonics.

Tickets £14

Thursday 12 May

doors 7.30pm

LORNA REID’S JAZZ CAFÉ FEATURING GRAEME STEPHEN Tickets £12

Thursday 5 May

doors 7.30pm

Friday 13 May doors 7.30pm

SESSION A9

In the true spirit of traditional Scottish music, the band formed during a session on the famous A9 - the road between Glasgow and the Highlands. Regularly bumping into each other at various stops on the road, sessions began, a band formed, albums released and one of the most experienced and talented fiddle bands on the circuit began to appear live.

Tickets £12

Monday 9 May

doors 7.30pm

RICHARD HERRING CHRIST ON A BIKE: THE SECOND COMING

LAU

Saturday 28 May doors 7.30pm

BOOTHBY GRAFFOE

Following a break from stand up whilst writing shows for Radio 4, writing for Omid Djalili’s two award-winning BBC series and extensive touring with The Barenaked Ladies, we’re delighted to welcome Boothby back to The Lemon Tree. “...it’s not fair to call them comedy songs, they are much more than that, there are some I would dare to call genius.” The Times “[He] conceals sharp political satire under a veneer of funny folksy whimsy, like Iron Man in a velvet romper suit.”

Stewart Lee

Tickets £13

Sunday 29 May doors 7.30pm

Winner of ‘Best Group’ in BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008 and 2009.

Highly regarded musicians in their own right, the combined talents of singer/guitarist Kris Drever, accordionist Martin Green and fiddler Aidan O’Rourke make for a fantastic and all-conquering trio. Their now infamous live shows are a mustsee experience with an energy and musicianship which is spellbinding.

JEREMY HARDY

A stand-up comic since 1984, best known for his work on Radio 4, notably on News Quiz, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue and Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation.

In 2010, he published a book, My Family and Other Strangers, chronicling his desperate search for interesting ancestors.

“A comic genius.”

Sandi Toksvig

Tickets £14

Hitler Moustache star and avowed atheist resurrects and revamps his first and favourite solo show, exploring his strange obsession and affinity with the Messiah, asking all the great theological questions like “Why did Jesus always call Simon “Peter”? Is it like the way Trigger always calling Rodney “Dave”?” “The best comic of his generation” GQ

Tickets £15

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STUDIO Thursday 3 February

7pm

Makin Projects presents

SHERLOCK HOLMES… withRoger THE DEATH AND LIFE Llewellyn See next page for full info

In this wryly humorous tale of murder, mystery and the occult the world’s greatest detective refuses to leave the stage! Fantasy based upon a fiction, Conan Doyle, tiring of his intolerably arrogant Sherlock Holmes, invents the malevolent Moriarty to dispose of him. But Doyle’s dangerous strategy has rather more surreal and dramatic consequences than he bargains for!

Tickets £12

Wednesday 23 February

7pm

Rapture Theatre Company presents

Saturday 27 November

7pm

Brother Wolf presents Charles Dickens’

AAS TOLD CHRISTMAS CAROL

BY JACOB MARLEY (DECEASED)

Jacob Marley is dead, condemned to an eternity of carrying a heavy chain forged in life; a life to which he can no longer return except to recount the tale of his miserly business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge, and the path that lead to his redemption. Through Marley’s words, we learn how three magical spirits opened Scrooge’s eyes and made him realise the true value of love and forgiveness.

Tickets £12

Monday 6 – Friday 24 December Scottish Youth Theatre presents

THE PUDDOCK & THE PRINCESS

GAGARIN WAY By Gregory Burke

Two disgruntled factory workers kidnap a visiting company executive to make a point - but what is their point? And do they both have the same agenda? The jokes come thick and fast in this politically charged satirical thriller about a human heist that goes tragically wrong. “Gregory Burke’s blistering, brilliant, crazily confident first play” The Guardian

PLUS POST-SHOW CHAT

Tickets £12

Thursday 3 March

Random Accomplice presents

SMALLTOWN

by D.C Jackson, Johnny McKnight & Douglas Maxwell

Created by three of Scotland’s most dynamic writers, Smalltown tells the unexpected tales of what happens when a polluted water supply turns its residents crazy - from zombies in the frozen food aisle, to a dangerous game of Russian roulette in Tourist Information. Find yourself trapped in three separate stories of Smalltown life – from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again. You get to decide how the story ends!

Tickets £12

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7pm

Wednesday 26 – Saturday 29 January

7pm & 2pm Thursday

APA Young Persons Company presents

THE DUCKY By D.C. Jackson

After their highly successful performance of The Wall, the Young Person’s Company are delighted to perform its sequel The Ducky.

Two years on, Michelle is home from university to spend time with her dying great gran. Rab is back from Cambridge while Norma has left school and is sweeping up hair in Krazy Kutz. Trev, Rab’s brother, is avoiding Neil Cooney who takes every opportunity to make his life a misery. Life can change a lot in two years...even in Stewarton! A hilarious and heart-warming story, this is one not to be missed!

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Saturday 5 March

7pm

APA Youth Theatre presents

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

The debut production of our newly formed youth theatre for 12-18 year olds. Devised by the young performers themselves, this piece will look at the theme of families, childhood, young people’s perceptions of the world and their dreams for the future.

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Monday 6 - Friday 24 December SYT Productions presents

Scotland’s National Theatre ‘For & By’ Young People

See boxofficeaberdeen.com for full performance schedule

Join Scotland’s national theatre ‘for & by’ young people for this special Scottish twist on the enchanting classic fairytale, The Frog Prince.

The Puddock guards the magic healing waters in the Well at the World’s End. The princess needs the healing waters to cure her mother, the Queen, of a terrible illness. With the help of the audience, the story unravels – will the Puddock help the Princess to save the Queen? What will he ask for in return? How can the audience lend a hand? This production promises to captivate, entertain and involve all.

“ … the cast of three go with the flow of what their young audience say.

The adults may smile fondly or blush with embarrassment , but we all recognise how very special and engaging this delightful show is.

Rrrrebit: that’s frog-speak for treat.” **** The Herald, December 2009.

Tickets £10

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Thursday 10 March 7pm

Inspired by the true story of Victor, the ‘Wolf Boy of Aveyron’, found living wild in the south of France in 1800. He became the subject of an experiment to discover what makes humans different to animals. Re-imagining the events in the 21st century, Victor is the subject of a reality show with every step of his progress captured on video, watched by millions. But the less savage he becomes, the more the ratings drop.

Tickets £12

The dramatic rock musical that has taken Broadway and the West End by storm. This gutsy performance, which deftly combines the original 1890s German text with award winning music, confronts issues of oppressed teenage years.

Suitable for ages 13+. Contains strong language and adult content.

Tickets £10

Wednesday 23 March

Saturday 26 March

7pm

Seabright Productions presents

SPRING AWAKENING

WILD LIFE

By Pamela Carter

7pm

Birds of Paradise Theatre in association with Paisley Arts Centre presents

BARBERSHOPERA – APOCALYPSE NO!

Barbershop’s funniest quartet are back, in a double award-winning new show that follows international tours and a BBC Radio 4 broadcast. God summons four dastardly horsemen to unleash total destruction, but unfortunately Beth turns up instead of Death. Cue mistaken identity, four-part harmony and at least one hobby horse.

“As much fun as it’s possible to have in a theatre.” **** Edinburgh Evening News

Tickets £12

MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN

By Bertolt Brecht

Saturday 12 March 3pm - Workshop 11am

Plutot La Vie presents

BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS

Nothing to be done and nothing to do, Fritz, Franz and Rudy sit and wait. Not taking things sitting down, they put their best feet forward to make the grade and avoid a kick in the pants.

Hilarious exploration of relationships, slapstick and chairs as three men await their fate. A fast, visual, funny show in a clown style for family audiences.

Show+Workshop £10

7pm

Harlequin Productions present

Magnetic North presents

Tickets £7.50

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Workshop £4

Set during the Thirty Years War, conflict is not just the background for the action, it causes the action. Mother Courage and her three children travel through warzones, making their living from buying and selling whatever comes to hand, but with two strapping sons and a pretty daughter, foodstuff and uniforms aren’t the only commodities the war machine is interested in.

Tickets £12

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Saturday 9 April

Stellar Quines Theatre Company and the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh present

2pm

Tortoise in a Nutshell presents

THE LAST MINER

AGE OF AROUSAL

By Linda Griffiths 1885 – a time of great passion, great confusion. Virtue is barely holding down its petticoats.

Women are bursting their corsets with unbridled desire. Determined to make women rich, ex-militant suffragette Mary Barfoot and her devoted protégé and lover Rhoda enlist female students to master the new invention that will gain them freedom – the typewriter. Three spinster sisters are invited into the school to rescue them from poverty, setting in motion an odyssey of alcoholism, cross dressing and sexual revolution.

Tickets £12

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Saturday 2 April 3pm Catherine Wheels Theatre presents

CAGED

Beauty and the Beast will never get on. He licks his hands, stands on the toilet and runs through the woods.

She carries a hankie, never gets mud on her shoes and always remembers to send a thank you note. So how come when she sees him her heart starts to spin?

Tickets £7.50

For years one man has lived underground in the place he used to work, hiding from his memories and the constantly changing world above. But as the roof of his home begins to collapse and his past comes flooding back, he’ll be left with a choice. Should he stay down below?

Or come back up into the world he left so long ago? Ages 7+

Tuesday 5 April

2pm

Mousetale Puppets present

Tuesday 12 April

2pm

Storybox Theatre presents

OSCAR & JACK THE HIGHLAND CASTLE

It’s 1307. Scotland lies defeated and Robert the Bruce is hiding from the English...Answering a call for help, Oscar the mouse leaves his home and heads for Loch Ness where he finds Incy Wincy Spider among the ruins of an old castle. Mysteriously swept back in time, Oscar joins Incy’s campaign to free the castle from English rule and restore Scotland’s independence! Ages 4+

Thursday 7 April

Internationally acclaimed storyteller and puppeteer Rod Burnett weaves a tall tale of high adventure. With a Celtic harp, Irish bodhrán and tabletop puppets he tells a story of enchantment and magic, of cruelty and humour, ingenuity and triumph over gigantic adversity!

Ages 4-11. “Children sat enchanted...wide eyed and open mouthed.” The Guardian

Thursday 14 April 2pm

2pm

Folding Theatre presents

Garlic Theatre presents

THE SNOW QUEEN

Little Gerda loses her playmate Kai to the Snow Queen. So she sets out on an epic adventure to save him. Along the way she meets and befriends a bewildering variety of people and animals before finally reaching the wintery northern tundra. Ages 5-11 “An engaging storyteller… ably assisted by a cast of beautifully made puppets.”

The Scotsman

LITTLE RED ROBIN HOOD

A merry mix up in the forest involving glove puppets, false teeth and a frying pan. Why is Robin Hood wearing girls clothes and what is lurking behind the trees? Is it the Sheriff of Nottingham or the big bad wolf? Two classic tales are Buyinterwoven 4 shows, get 5thand freefunny family show. Ages 4+ in a fast

Tickets £6

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THE LEMON TREE

STUDIO Thursday 5 May

7pm

Seabright Productions presents

LOCKERBIE –WrittenUNFINISHED BUSINESS and performed by David Benson When 270 people were killed in Britain’s worst terrorist atrocity, grieving father Jim Swire found his faith in his own country’s legal system shattered. His full shocking story is told in this Fringe First award-winning production by writer/performer David Benson, and director Hannah Eidinow.

“Illuminating and profoundly moving.” ***** Whats On Stage

Wednesday 20 - Friday 22 April

7pm

Present Tense Theatre presents

ROARING TRADE

A tale of cut-throat competitiveness and corporate greed, exposing just how far people will go for the highest-risk jobs in the City.

Pressure is mounting on the bond traders’ floor, millions stand to be lost or won. Jess is playing FTSE with clients, PJ’s practising his poker face for bonus day, and superstar trader Donny’s in danger of losing his crown to the new boy. But could they be headed for more than a financial crisis?

Saturday 16 April

7pm

Tickets £10

London Classic Theatre presents

AFTER MISS JULIE Adapted from August Strindberg’s play by Patrick Marber Seduction. Passion. Obsession. July 1945. A country house near London. Celebrations for the Labour Party’s landslide election victory are in full swing. As the night draws in, two lovers embark on a deadly dance of desire. Sex, class and ambition battle for centre stage as Patrick Marber relocates Strindberg’s brutal, sensual love story to post-war England.

“An unforgettable night of white-hot theatrical intensity.”

Daily Telegraph

Tickets £12

16+

Thursday 28 - Friday 29 April

7pm

Va Va Voom presents

ROWIE CITY

What happens when soap and song collide? Follow the tale of two lonely souls as they try to rediscover love by taking the midnight train to anywhere. A melting pot of music, drama, cheese, romance and comedy inspired by shows like Glee and Eastenders.

VaVaVoom is an inclusive drama group supported by Create Aberdeen.

Tickets £5.50

PLUS POST-SHOW CHAT

Tickets £12

Thursday 12 May

7pm

Gerard Logan presents

THE RAPE OF LUCRECE

By William Shakespeare Following a 5-Star winning run at the Fringe and sell-out performances in London, RSC actor Gerard Logan now brings his astonishing, internationallyacclaimed performance of Shakespeare’s brilliant, brutal narrative poem, giving an account of the terrible crime of rape and its dreadful consequences.

Tickets £10

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Visible Fictions and Scottish Opera present

CLOCKWORK By Philip Pullman

Imagine starting to tell a story but not knowing how it will end...

Fritz begins to tell a story to the townsfolk of Glockenheim. Gathered in the tavern around a roaring fire, safe and warm from the winter weather, they listen, entranced. But the more Fritz unravels his tale of kings, queens and mysterious clockwork machines, the more it comes to life…Told through a captivating mix of puppetry, live action, music and singing, taking you to a world where past merges into present, life merges with machine, and fiction becomes scarily real.

For ages 8 +

Tickets £10

Saturday 18 June London Classic Theatre presents

GHOSTS

By Henrik Ibsen; adapted by Frank McGuiness Helene Alving is preparing for the opening of an orphanage, built in memory of her late husband. Her beloved artist son has returned from Paris to honour the occasion, but his longawaited homecoming rapidly descends into tragedy as his presence triggers the exposure of a dark story of hypocrisy and betrayed love.

“A stunning reworking of Ibsen’s masterpiece.”

The Stage

Tickets £12

SCHOOLS £5+bf 7pm

FREE MUSIC GREAT FOOD

AT ABERDEEN PERFORMING ARTS

FRIDAY LIVE! The best blues and folk singers and incredible singersongwriters grace The Lemon Tree stage every Friday.

SATURDAY SC&T and Creative Kids!

Sponsored by Argus Care

Local traditional music talent

Take the kids along to be entertained with activities such as face-painting, balloon decorating, and much more. Whilst they are occupied you can relax with your lunch and listen to traditional music provided by Scottish Culture and Traditions. Creative Kids runs from 12.30pm every Saturday.

BELHAVEN SUNDAY JAZZ Jazz sessions every Sunday, guaranteed to leave you feeling chilled.

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We regularly exhibit local artists at the Dress Circle Bar HMT and The Lemon Tree Lounge.

This gives both new talent and established artists working with a range of media the chance to showcase their work in two of Aberdeen’s busiest entertainment venues.

Next time you’re at one the venues, make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to view and perhaps purchase one of these striking pieces.

HELP KEEP FRIDAYS LIVE We are looking for a sponsor to save Friday lunchtime live Call 01224 337657 to get involved.

From November 2010, Aberdeen Performing Arts is introducing a building restoration fund, the first priority of which is to improve the seating in all three of our venues. This will ensure that your comfort continues to be one of our main priorities at His Majesty’s Theatre, the Music Hall and The Lemon Tree.

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ABOUT OUR VENUES We welcome you to our venues and hope that your visit is perfect! If you would like to comment, compliment or tell us about a problem with the service we provide then let us know by completing our customer service cards, speaking to a member of staff or emailing tickets@boxofficeaberdeen.com

Access

Our venues are designed to be as accessible as possible. We have a detailed venue guide that gives full details of all facilities and access information. Get your copy on line, by email or at our box offices. Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome in our venues, and our box offices are fitted with induction loop systems. If you have any special access requirements please inform the box office team on 01224 641122 or get in touch via email tickets@boxofficeaberdeen.com

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

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

Most buses come along Union Street except the number 20.

Aberdeen railway station is a short walk from all our venues.

For information visit firstgroup.com

Parking and wheelchair access Car parking is available in Denburn Car Park (behind the theatre on Spa Street) or Chapel Street (multi-storey). There is disabled parking on Union Terrace adjacent to Pavarotti’s restaurant and outside Aberdeen Art Gallery on Schoolhill. Level access is available through the Donald Entrance on Rosemount Viaduct. There is also a drop-off point in front of the theatre.

Music Hall

Parking and wheelchair access

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

Sound enhancement

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

Sound enhancement There is an infra-red system for hearing-impaired customers. Headsets for volume control or necklace-type receivers (for use with hearing aids) are available from customer service staff in the foyer.

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

Refreshments Enjoy a drink in our Stalls or Dress Circle bars, which are open 45 minutes before performances. Interval drinks can be preordered. Tea and coffee are also available.

Restaurant and Café The restaurant is located upstairs from the Box Office in the Donald entrance. Open for lunch and dinner, the restaurant offers a la carte and pre-theatre menus with a strong focus on fresh and simple classic dishes. Drop in to the cafe bar for coffee and cake, a light lunch or a snack. Reserve your restaurant table direct with the box office when buying HMT tickets or direct at the number below.

Private hospitality room also available Email: restaurant@aberdeenperformingarts.com Bookings Tel: 01224 337677 50

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

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

Refreshments

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

The Lemon Tree

Parking and wheelchair access

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

Sound enhancement

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

Refreshments

The Lemon Tree provides refreshment before, during and after performances in both the Lounge and Studio. The Lounge is open for lunchtime performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday each week. Kate's Bar is located on the first floor next to The Lemon Tree Studio and is open before performances and during intervals for drinks.

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TICKET INFORMATION Online boxofficeaberdeen.com

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

Over the phone

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

In person HMT & Music Hall Box Office - Mon to Sat 9.30am to 6pm The Lemon Tree - Fri, Sat, Sun 11.30am to 2.30pm For that personal touch visit one of our Box Offices, which are open late on performance nights. The Lemon Tree Box Office opens 30 minutes before the performance start time.

By post If you want to buy tickets by post then that’s fine, but allow at least 10 days for us to process your request. Cheques payable to Aberdeen Performing Arts Ltd please. Put your details on the back and remember to tell us what you want to see! Add 75p for postage if you want your tickets sent out to you. (£6 for unreserved shows and shows outwith HMT and Music Hall).

Groups & schools welcome The more the merrier as far as we are concerned, e-mail groups@aberdeenperformingarts.com or call 01224 337605. to speak to our groups team.

Concessions If you are a student, under 16, over 60, disabled or companion, unemployed or a Young Scot you may be entitled to reduced price tickets – remember to ask. Standby tickets are subject to availability at £10 per ticket + booking fee for HMT shows (maximum of two per customer - can be withdrawn at any time).

All discounts are subject to availability and exclude the balcony at HMT and certain days of the week.

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

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

Accessible performances

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We’re committed to making our shows as accessible as possible. For information on signed, captioned, audio described and other accessible shows please visit boxofficeaberdeen.com and click YOUR STAGE, or call 01224 641122.

Purchase and print your tickets at home for selected shows at APA venues.

Age Restrictions Recommended age guidance.

U16+A BAL - Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult and may only sit in the balcony.

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Get in early to save money!

On 4 January 2011, VAT rises to 20% - as a result some of the ticket prices quoted in this brochure will increase.

Buy your tickets before this date to avoid the increase!

INCLUDES £1 PER TICKET FOR RESTORATION FUND £1 of the ticket cost for this show will go towards the APA Restoration Fund, the current priority of which is to improve the seating in our three venues.

We have made every effort to ensure that the information in this brochure is correct but it is subject to change. Please note that casts are subject to availability and can also change. Latest listing information can be found online.

HMT Restaurant is being relaunched Spring 2011.

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

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THE DANGLEBERRIES LTL GRAMPIAN HOSPITALS CHRISTMAS CONCERT ★MH ABERDEEN CHORAL SOCIETY HANDEL’S MESSIAH ★MH ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA ★MH THE ANIMALS AND FRIENDS + SPENCER DAVIS LTL BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ★MH THE SMITHS INDEED LTL XMAS CEILIDHS WITH CLACHAN YELL ★MH THE X-CERTS LTL ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA ★MH ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN ★MH IDLEWILD LTL THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES LTL HOGMANAY BASH LTL HOGMANAY CONCERT ★MH

JANUARY 2011 3 6 7 8 11 15 19-22 21 26-29 26-29 27-28 28 29

BIG COUNTRY LTL THIN LIZZY ★MH JOHANN STRAUSS GALA ★MH THE AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC ROCK SHOW ★MH RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC ★MH SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ★MH SCOTTISH BALLET CINDERELLA ★HMT CEILIDH WITH SHINDIG ★MH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ★HMT THE DUCKY ★LTS RUSSELL KANE LTL BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ★MH MOGWAI LTL 2

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DANCING AT LUGHNASA ★HMT SALLY MORGAN ★MH THE THREE DEGREES ★MH SHERLOCK HOLMES...

THE DEATH AND LIFE ★LTS THE SINGING KETTLE: FUN FACTORY ★MH BALLETBOYZ: THE TALENT ★HMT AFRIKA! AFRIKA! ★HMT THE GO! TEAM LTL BRENDAN COLE ★MH THE HISTORY BOYS ★HMT SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE ★MH ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA ★MH CRAIG HILL ★LTL CEILIDH WITH CLACHAN YELL ★MH CIRCUS OF HORRORS VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE ★MH SPIRIT OF THE DANCE ★HMT THE BAND OF HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL MARINES SCOTLAND ★MH THE BLUES BAND ★MH HELLS BELLS LTL ABBAMANIA ★MH THE DUBLINERS ★MH BRIAN HUGHES AND HIS BAND ★LTL GARGARIN WAY ★LTS SOLID SILVER 60S SHOW ★MH PHANTOM ★HMT MIDGE URE LTL CEILIDH WITH DANSE MACABRE ★MH SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ★MH ANDY MCKEE LTL

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YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE ★LTS ABERDEEN CITY MUSIC SCHOOL ★MH ABERDEEN SINFONIETTA ★MH AVENUE Q ★HMT CRAIG CAMPBELL LTL ABERDEEN JAZZ FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE LTL WILD LIFE ★LTS WE’LL MEET AGAIN ★MH MACEO PARKER AND HIS BAND FEAT. DENNIS ROLLINS LTL BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ★MH THE DOORS ALIVE LTL

BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS ★LTS ABERDEEN MUSIC CENTRE ★MH JEKYLL & HYDE ★HMT BARBARA DICKSON ★MH SPRING AWAKENING LTS MARK STEEL ★LTL STEPHEN K AMOS ★MH SIMON MUNNERY ★LTL JAMES GRANT LTL UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ★MH FOOTLOOSE ★HMT ABERDEEN CHORAL SOCIETY ★MH MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN ★LTS ABERDEENSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE ★MH MILTON JONES - SOLD OUT LTL ORQUESTA BEAUNA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB TM FEAT. OMARA PORTUONDO ★MH ANDY PARSONS ★MH BARBERSHOPERA: APOCOLYPSE NO! ★LTS

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JASON MANFORD ★MH CAGED LTS SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ★MH BLAZIN’ FIDDLES ★MH AN AUDIENCE WITH IMRAM YUSUF ★LTL OSCAR AND THE HIGHLAND CASTLE LTS THE SNOW QUEEN LTS JOAN CHARLES ★MH JAKE AND ELWOOD ★MH JOHN BEATTY LTL THE LAST MINER LTS JACK LTS SCOTT SCHOOL OF DANCING ★HMT SARAH MILLICAN LTL MARK THOMAS LTL LITTLE RED ROBIN HOOD LTS 80S MANIA ★MH BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ★MH AFTER MISS JULIE ★LTS BRASS SPECTRUM LTL LENNY HENRY MH SLEEPLESS IN SEATON ★HMT ULTIMATE EAGLES LTL ROARING TRADE ★LTS TIM VINE ★MH THE HARD MAN ★HMT

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DIE FLEDERMAUS ★HMT FIDDLERS’ SPECTACULAR ★HMT SESSION A9 LTL LOCKERBIE - UNFINISHED BUSINESS ★LTS ONE MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY ★MH SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ★MH RICHARD HERRING LTL ALICE ★HMT SHOOGLENIFTY LTL LORNA REID’S JAZZ CAFÉ LTL THE RAPE OF LUCRECE ★LTS LAU LTL LADIES OF COUNTRY ★MH THE BRITISH PINK FLOYD SHOW MH THRILLER LIVE ★HMT BUDDY HOLLY: A LEGEND REBORN ★MH FOSTER & ALLEN ★MH YES, PRIME MINISTER ★HMT DES O’CONNOR ★MH BOOTHBY GRAFFOE ★LTL JASON MANFORD ★MH JEREMY HARDY ★LTL

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RIGOLETTO ★HMT CLOCKWORK ★LTS LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO ★MH

7-JULY2 WE WILL ROCK YOU ★HMT 11 MAGIC OF MOTOWN ★MH 18 GHOSTS ★LTS 18 JIMMY CARR MH 26 BEYOND THE BARRICADE ★MH

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DEATH OF A SALESMAN ★HMT SMALLTOWN ★LTS STEVE HARLEY LTL CEILIDH WITH SHINDIG ★MH

Stalls/Balcony £16 A traditional Scottish celebration at the Music Hall that will set you up to see in the bells in style.

Compere Robert Lovie Scots Song Shona Donaldson Graeme Mitchell and his Scottish Country Dance Band The Bucksburn Juvenile Pipe Band George Donald and Steve Robertson of Scotland the What Fiddler extraordinare Paul Anderson

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DIRTY DANCING ★HMT

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AT THE LEMON TREE THE PUDDOCK AND THE PRINCESS MON 6 - FRI 24 DEC 7.30pm

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ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN PERFORMED BY GARY MULLEN AND ‘THE WORKS’ Monday 20 – Tuesday 21 December

7.30pm

8pm EVENING CEILIDH Stalls £10 3pm FAMILY CEILIDH Stalls £6 A true Scot’s Christmas celebration with Clachan Yell – widely regarded as one of the best ceilidh bands in the world, ever.

XMAS CEILIDHS WITH CLACHAN YELL

Saturday 18 December

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Stalls/Balcony £22.50 - £24.50 Singer, actor, radio and TV presenter - loved by the nation originally for his pure treble voice has just celebrated his 25th year/silver jubilee as a household name and his career is going from strength to strength. Aled has been a regular on Songs of Praise for circa 7 years and is also the youngest presenter to appear on the show. 2010 will be another very busy year for Aled and he is forever grateful for all those who have made it possible for him.

ALED JONES Tuesday 7 December

Friday 31 December

Stalls/Balcony £16.50 - £18.50 Since winning the Grand Final of Stars In Their Eyes ten years ago, as the legendary Freddie Mercury, Gary has toured with One Night of Queen enthralling fans around the world! With fantastic lighting, staging and sound, this show sells out theatres and concert halls in the UK, Europe, New Zealand and the USA. Gary continues to win over tens of thousands of Queen fans and is building his own loyal fan base worldwide!

“INDEED, FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, QUEEN AND FREDDIE MERCURY CAME BACK TO LIFE.” The Salt Lake Tribune

Stalls/Balcony £20

Get ready for a barn-storming night of jokes, banter and hilarious mickeytaking from Britain’s most outrageous comedian, bar none!

Laugh till it hurts as Chubby rips into his live audiences with a non-stop battering ram of laugh-out-loud comedy guaranteed! Get the hottest ticket in town but be warned – If easily offended please stay away!

ROY CHUBBY BROWN IS BACK IN TOWN….

Monday 6 December

Stalls/Balcony £12.50 - £25 The Russian Patriarchate Choir of Moscow was founded by Anatoly Grindenko in Trotse-Sergieva Lavra (near Moscow) in 1983. In the traditional manner, it consists of 12-13 members, including Grindenko.

Through their live performances and many recordings they have reached a huge world-wide audience, attracted first and formost by the sheer beauty of their singing.

THE RUSSIAN PATRIARCHATE CHOIR OF MOSCOW Sunday 5 December

MUSIC HALL

MUSIC HALL Thursday 6 January Doors 7pm

Tuesday 11 January

THIN LIZZY WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SEATTLE-BASED

SUPERSUCKERS.

Thin Lizzy is one of rock music’s most recognizable names after the fiery Dublin band exploded onto the scene with a fresh sound, look and attitude in the late 60s. Fronted by Phil Lynott, the band reached many peaks and influenced generations of musicians with classic tracks such as Jailbreak, Still In Love With You, Cold Sweat, Emerald and Don’t Believe A Word.

Stalls/Balcony £23.50

Friday 7 January 7.30pm

JOHANN STRAUSS GALA

Tritsch Tratsch Polka, The Blue Danube Waltz, Emperor Waltz, Auf der Jagd, Pizzicato Polka, Radetzky March, Cuckoo Polka, Thunder and Lightning Polka, The Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus, Tales from the Vienna Woods. Waltz back in time to the glittering ballrooms of 19th Century Vienna with an enchanting mix of music, song and dance from the Strauss Family and Friends.

Stalls/Balcony £19 - £28

8pm

RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC

The ultimate tribute to one of rock and roll’s most truly remarkable stories...

From the raw innocence of the innovative blues of the 60s Peter Green era, we travel through the band’s reincarnation to the decade-defining album of the 70s, Rumours and their metamorphis into one of 80s rock’s most successful supergroups.

Replicating perfectly the power and subtlety of Fleetwood Mac at their brilliant best, let timeless classics such as Black Magic Woman, Albatross, Go Your Own Way, Dreams, Gypsy , Say You Love Me, Sara, Oh Diane, Little Lies, Everywhere and many more, take you on a nostalgic evening of breathtakingly outstanding musicianship; and all performed in the context where the songs work best a live stage. ‘’A STUNNING AND EMOTIVE SNAPSHOT OF THE WORLDS FIRST SUPER GROUP - STUNNING” SUNDAY TIMES

Stalls/Balcony £22.50

Saturday 15 January

See page 15 for details

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA TICCIATI’S SCHUMANN

Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

Saturday 8 January

8pm

THE AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC ROCK SHOW THE BEST CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC ON THE PLANET!

Using a winning formula of impeccable musicianship matched with a spectacular sound and lights show, animations and a sprinkle of Aussie humour, The Austrailan Classic Rock Show presents two and a half hours of classic rocks best moments!

A virtuoso band of the finest musicians on the planet will perform a mix of selected classic rock album sides plus a special anthem-by-anthem climax to the show, including tracks by Supertramp, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Steely Dan, Genesis, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Who. An unforgettable evening of guitar rocking, air punching, chorus singing, foot stomping fun. Sore throat guaranteed!

Stalls/Balcony £27.50

8pm

CEILIDH WITH SHINDIG Come along and enjoy an evening of traditional Scottish dancing with one of the North-east’s top ceilidh bands!

Fun guaranteed!

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BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BACH AND BRUCKNER Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

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Friday 21 January

MUSIC HALL Thursday 3 – Sunday 6 February Thurs 1.30pm, Fri 10am & 1.30pm, Sat – Sun 12pm & 3pm

THE SINGING KETTLE FUN FACTORY

Tuesday 1 February

7.30pm

SALLY MORGAN: PSYCHIC SALLY ON THE ROAD

The excited Singing Kettle team Cilla, Artie, Gary and Kevin have been left in charge of the ‘Toy Making Machine’ at the Fun Factory and need the help of the audience to make sure every toy is made properly and on time.

Even with all the work to do, there’s still time for lots of ‘Kettle Openings’ bursting with surprises. Join in with heaps of non-stop singalong favourites like Jelly Belly, 10 Green Bottles, and The Nonsense Song as well as some brilliant brand new songs .

Jock and Jeremy, the hilarious singing chefs, will be on hand for their own dynamic brand of crazy cooking routines...that normally ends in mayhem, while Bonzo the Dog is never far away when there’s fun to be had! The Fun Factory is a fantastic treat for the whole family that will have you rocking with laughter and singing all the way home.

Remember to ‘dress up in a funny hat’.

SOLD OUT

Stalls/Balcony £20.50

Wednesday 2 February

7.30pm

THREE DEGREES

When you hear the name, The Three Degrees, you immediately think of their most famous song, When Will I See You Again, and the vision of three beautiful ebony women, perfectly coordinated in both their dance routines and their vocal harmonies. A major hit record throughout the world, topping the chart in America, UK, Japan and most European countries, When Will I See You Again earned the trio every conceivable accolade at the time, not to mention enough Gold records to make Fort Knox a little envious!

More than two decades on, the threesome have retained all three of their major qualities - beauty, sparkling choreography and precise vocal qualities and, in between, they have amassed an impressive list of hit records. Today, the line-up consists of Valerie Holiday, Helen Scott and Cynthia Garrison.

Stalls/Balcony £20 - £22.50

Stalls/Balcony £11.50

Monday 7 February

+50p

Family ticket £42 7.30pm

BRENDAN COLE – LIVE AND UNJUDGED

An up close and personal dance spectacular, this show is full of high energy music, dance and entertainment.

With the advent of Strictly live shows, it was the dark horse Brendan Cole’s show Live and Unjudged that was selling tickets by the bucket load. Audiences going wild, dancing in the aisles, countless ovations!

Joining him and a fantastic 14 piece band including two singers will be former Strictly Come Dancing professionals Nicole Cutler, Andrew Cuerden, Hanna Haarala, Izabela Hanna and Brendan’s very own brother Scott Cole. Scott is himself a dance pro’ who isn’t afraid of offering some intimate insights into the real Brendan!

This intimate production promises a dazzling night of dance with a difference. The dancers and 14 piece band will have you dancing in your seat, performing to music and songs of some of the greatest legends and contemporary artists in the world of music, including Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Robert Palmer, Jennifer Lopez, Prince, Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, Kenny Rogers, Gloria Estefan and Robbie Williams, all delivered by his incredible band.

Stalls/Balcony £29.50

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MUSIC HALL Tuesday 8 February

See page 15 for details

SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE WITH RSAMD SIDE BY SIDE Stalls/Balcony £14.50

Thursday 10 February

See page 16 for details

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA ROMANTIC VALENTINE’S CLASSICS

Monday 14 February

CIRCUS OF HORRORS VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE

Stalls/Balcony £8.50 - £19.50

Friday 11 February

8pm

CEILIDH WITH CLACHAN YELL

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

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The Four Chapters from Hell will take you on a journey though all four Circus of Horrors incarnations. The show contains some of the greatest, most bizarre & beautiful circus acts on earth. From dare-devil flying trapeze to a vampiric crow woman suspended only by her hair, from whirlwind roller skaters to sword swallowers. All this plus pickled & bendy people, Voodoo Warriors, knife throwers and an almighty cast of 26 of the wildest, weirdest but most of all greatest performers on earth.

This is without a doubt a musical masterpiece with the help of the Devil driven Rock n Roll of Dr Haze & The Interceptors From Hell.

Stalls/Balcony £12 - £21

Tuesday 15 February

18+

7.30pm

THE BAND OF HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL MARINES SCOTLAND

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF: CAPTAIN IAN DAVIS RM

Don’t miss your chance to see some of the magic created on Strictly first hand by one of its most charismatic choreographers and performers.

The wonderful and versatile musicians of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Band Scotland are back at the Music Hall for their 2011 Concert!

This is not just a military band performance, but more of a musical feast comprising light classical, music from the shows, exquisite solo pieces on a range of instruments and some surprise items, all combining to make this concert one of the highlights of the annual Music Hall programme. Of course the evening would not be complete without the traditional superb display by the immaculate Corps of Drums. In summary, a cornucopia of brilliantly performed and spectacular musical numbers.

In addition you will have the added satisfaction of knowing that you will be supporting Seafarers UK which is the primary fundraising organisation for all maritime charities serving Fishermen, Merchant Navy and the Royal Navy personnel in need.

Stalls/Balcony £14 - £16

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MUSIC HALL Saturday 19 February

7.30pm

THE DUBLINERS

There are no musical barriers where The Dubliners are concerned. Their concerts have been attended over the years by such notables as U2, Stephane Grappelli, Prince Rainier, James Galway, Kate Bush, Terence Trent D’Arby, UB40, Nigel Kennedy, Van Morrison, Peter O’Toole and a host of Statesmen, Lord Mayors, Civic Dignitaries and millions of music fans throughout the world. Their popularity is unquestionable and their contribution to the world of folk music is unparalleled. After an incredible 49 years of globe trotting they have never compromised through everchanging musical fads. They are probably the best accident to happen to the world of folk music and contribute to it not only with their superb voices, but also with their exceptional talent as musicians and entertainers.

Thursday 17 February

7.30pm

THE BLUES BAND

The Blues Band was formed in 1979, by ex Manfred Mann group members, Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness, originally to play a few pub gigs on Paul Jones’ nights off from his then full time career as an actor in London’s West End. The Blues had always been their first love, indeed Manfred Mann for a short time backed Sonny Boy Williamson.

Tom’s first band – The Roosters - also included a young Eric Clapton. They (Paul & Tom) called on Tom’s old McGuinness Flint friend Hughie Flint to play drums - and then renowned singer/slide guitarist Dave Kelly, who brought in Gary Fletcher to play bass guitar. Since then - Hughie retired and Family and Medecine Head stalwart Rob Townsend joined on drums.

Seventeen or is it eighteen albums/cds later they are still going strong.

2010 saw them make their seventh appearance at The Glastonbury Festival.

Stalls/Balcony £17

Stalls/Balcony £18.50 - £20

Wednesday 23 February

7.30pm

SOLID SILVER 60S SHOW

They say that if you remember the 60s you weren’t there! Fill that gap in your memory with The Solid Silver 60s Show and relive the 60s with original artists singing their greatest hits! Now in its 26th year the show features the unforgettable talents of Dave Berry, Chris Farlowe, Wayne Fontana, Terry Sylvester (formerly of The Hollies) all backed by Vanity Fare and The Merseybeats.

Songs include The Crying Game, Handbags and Gladrags, Game of Love, Um, He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother, The Air That I Breathe, Don’t Turn Around and many more.

Stalls/Balcony £21 - £23

Friday 18 February

7.30pm

ABBAMANIA

Abbamania, the UK’s original ABBA tribute are widely regarded as one of ‘Europe’s Premier ABBA tribute Bands’.

Their sensational live concerts have taken them all over the world. ABBAMANIA’s re-creation of ABBA at the height of their popularity is fantastic, and their performance is of the highest ABBA quality. Relive the memories of ABBA, the wonderful and catchy songs, wonderful melodies and lyrics, that have sold millions of records worldwide. This Abbamania concert should not be missed.

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Stalls/Balcony £17.50

MUSIC HALL Friday 25 February

Thursday 10 March

8pm

CEILIDH WITH DANSE MACABRE

WE’LL MEET AGAIN STARS IN BATTLEDRESS

The all-girl ceilidh band from the North of Scotland, formed in 2003.

Danse McCabre has an eclectic, lively style, playing a mixture of old favourites and less familiar dances as required.

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The record breaking touring show presented by Duggie Chapman MBE is a Wartime Cavalcade celebration show. With a new programme, here is a show for everyone who wants to be cheered up in these sombre days, and that means most of us! The regular show team return with comedy star Steve Barclay, Tessie O’Shea recalls the wonderful radio stars and the king of comedy Max Miller.

This season we have pleasure of introducing lovely new singing star Lucia Mattese, performing wonderful Forties favourites. Debonair Tony Leyton returns with the unforgettable songs of Bing Crosby and Donald Peers.

Ace musical entertainer Andy Eastwood, Britain’s best exponent on the ukulele, features both Formby favourites and classical pieces never before heard on a ukelele. Entertainer Mervyn Francis hosts the show which will feature the hits of Al Jolson.

With the fabulous music of The Martyn St James Band, here is an afternoon show with a recollection of the days when the spirit of Britain was at it’s highest, and an era to be proud of.

£10

Saturday 26 February

See page 16 for details

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PROKOFIEV ‘CLASSICAL’ SYMPHONY Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

Friday 4 March

8pm

CEILIDH WITH SHINDIG

Come along and enjoy an evening of traditional Scottish dancing with one of the North-east’s top ceilidh bands! Fun guaranteed!

4 for

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Saturday 5 March

5pm

ABERDEEN CITY MUSIC SCHOOL See page 16 for details

ABERDEEN SINFONIETTA Stalls/Balcony £12

See page 16 for details

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ELGAR’S CELLO CONCERTO Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

Stalls/Balcony £6

Sunday 6 March

Friday 11 March

Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 March

1.30pm & 7.30pm

ABERDEEN MUSIC CENTRE Stalls/Balcony £7 - £8

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7.30pm

ABERDEEN CHORAL SOCIETY

The massed voices of Aberdeen Choral Society with conductor Alistair Macdonald combine with Grampian Sinfonia to perform two works by Haydn. The first – Te Deum – is a magnificent choral drama composed for the empress Marie Therese and first performed in 1800. This is followed

by The Creation, an oratorio written by Haydn between 1796 and 1798, and considered by many to be his greatest choral masterpiece.

A team of internationally acclaimed soloists complete the line up in what will undoubtedly be a thrilling evening of Haydn choral music at its very best!

Stalls/Balcony £10 - £12

Tuesday 15 March

7.30pm

23 March BARBARA Wednesday DICKSON ABERDEENSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE

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

7.30pm

Stalls/Balcony £7

Stalls/Balcony £20.50

Thursday 24 March Thursday 17 March

8pm

STEPHEN K AMOS THE BEST MEDICINE Fresh from a busy year filming his own BBC2 comedy series The Stephen K Amos Show, Stephen is back on tour with more melt in the middle, heartfelt humour to warm the very cockles of your heart.

Laughter really is the best medicine and the Doctor will see you now!

“EFFORTLESS COMEDY FROM ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S STRONGEST STAND-UPS, WHETHER RIFFING OFF THE CROWD OR DELIVERING BROAD, BIG-GRIN GAGS” Sunday Times

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UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Stalls/Balcony £8

”…TAKING THE ATMOSPHERE UP TO A BREATHLESS LEVEL” The Independent “…LEFT AUDIENCES AWE-STRUCK” Financial Times “THIS WAS A PULSATING DISPLAY” The Times

Stalls/Balcony £29.50

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ORQUESTA BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB™ FEATURING OMARA PORTUONDO

An extraordinary line-up of Buena Vista Social Club™ stalwarts, together in a 15 piece band direct from Havana, return by popular demand to present some of the finest Cuban music ever made. Joining the band this year is Omara Portuondo, a member of the original Buena Vista Social Club™, whose 2008 recording Gracias, won a Latin Grammy.

This unique concert will take you on a musical excursion from the original 1996 Buena Vista Social Club™ recordings, which sold over 7 million copies, up to the present day, and transport you to the heat of Cuba’s clubs and dancehalls.

Stalls/Balcony £18.50

Sunday 20 March

7.30pm

MUSIC HALL Friday 25 March

Monday 28 March

8pm

8pm

JERRY SADOWITZ

ANDY PARSONS GRUNTLED

Jerry’s back! Mind-blowing comedy will leave you reeling in your seat and gasping for more.

Strictly adults only.

Not for the easily offended!

“OFTEN SHOCKING, STAND-UP COMEDY’S ONLY GENIUS... COMPELLING, HILARIOUS, UNPREDICTABLE AND UNMISSABLE...THE FUNNIEST COMEDIAN IN THE COUNTRY’ Guardian

Andy Parsons once found some underpants in a jar of mayonnaise. He may talk about it. Or he may not. This is his third tour. It may be his last. There’s only so much of the UK a man needs to see. The more you travel the more chance there is that your mayonnaise may contain underpants. So he will be holding nothing back. Time Out Award Winner/New Zealand International Comedy Award Winner/Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Award Winner.

Star of BBC’s Mock The Week and Live At The Apollo.

Stalls/Balcony £19.50

18+

Stalls/Balcony £16

Tuesday 29 – Wednesday 30 March Saturday 26 March

7.30pm

SCOTTISH FIDDLE ORCHESTRA

The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra (leader Bill Cook, Director of Music John Mason M.B.E. and Conductor Blair Parham) returns to the Music Hall with a full programme of favourite Scottish music. Joined by The Bucksburn and District Novice/Juvenile Pipe Band, singers, dancers and solo pipers their programme (including special request “Rose of Galloway” and “Highland Cathedral”) is a superlative family entertainment. The whole show is in the inimitable, humorous hands of Jim McColl, M.B.E., of Beechgrove Garden.

Stalls/Balcony £16

Sunday 27 March

3pm

AROUND THE WORLD IN MUSIC

7.30pm

FLAWLESS CHASE THE DREAM

They starred in the Number One UK Box Office Smash StreetDance 3D. They’ve worked with some of the biggest names in the business, including Madonna, Beyonce, Leona Lewis and Westlife. They won the nation’s hearts in Britain’s Got Talent.

Now’s your chance to see the UK’s hottest dance act, Flawless.

In their first-ever live show, Chase The Dream, you’ll see Flawless as never before as they fuse the stunning street dance for which they have become famous with contemporary jazz and ballet in a show that is breathtaking, funny and moving.

Then it’s your turn as you join Flawless on a journey through time and space to chase the dream! ***** “DAZZLING… DON’T MISS IT” News Of The World **** “A DAZZLING DISPLAY OF PRECISION AND SKILL…ASTONISHING” Daily Telegraph “ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE” Simon Cowell

Stalls/Balcony £20

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After two very successful Charity Concerts, Westhill Rotary returns with their third Around the World in Music afternoon of entertainment. The show features choirs from many local primary schools, along with a few ‘seasoned’ entertainers.

This year we will be supporting Befriend a Child, Maggie’s, End Polio Now & other Rotary good causes. Main Sponsor – Scots Bearings

Stalls/Balcony £5 - £12

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MUSIC HALL Thursday 7 April

7.30pm

JOAN CHARLES

Embarking on her second tour of the UK, Joan Charles is the Scottish Sun’s Internationally acclaimed medium and Clairvoyant. With a remarkable ability to communicate with loved ones and friends whom have passed over to the other side, Joan works with spirit guides and loved ones of the audience.

Joan will be joined on stage by Kyle Gray – who was once recognised as the youngest medium in the UK. Now Kyle – the Scottish Sun’s angel whisperer is here to help you connect with your guardian angels and loved ones in spirit. Come and experience his energy for yourself A SURE-FIRE WINNER OF A SHOW FOR ALL THOSES LADY’S AND GENTS WHO WANT TO HEAR A MESSAGE FROM THE OTHER SIDE. This show is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should be judged as an experiment.

Friday 1 April

7.30pm

JASON MANFORD LIVE

As seen on The One Show, BBC1; Live at the Apollo, BBC1; Walk on the Wild Side, BBC1; As Seen on TV, BBC1; 8 out of 10 Cats, Channel 4; Royal Variety Performance 2009, ITV1; Jason Manford & Friends, BBC Radio 2.

“GUARANTEED TO DELIVER LAUGHS…INCREDIBLY FUNNY” Chortle“ A VERY FUNNY, VERY ENGAGING PERFORMER…A JOY” Scotsman

Stalls/Balcony £20

Saturday 2 April

See page 16 for details

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA FAURÉ REQUIEM Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

Sunday 3 April

7.30pm

BLAZIN’ FIDDLES

Stalls/Balcony £18.50

Friday 8 April 7.30pm

JAKE AND ELWOOD THE BEST BLUES

BROTHERS SHOW IN THE WORLD…EVER!!!

Jake & Elwood invite you to spend an evening in Chicago to witness masters at work as they explode on stage for their soul, rhythm and blues musical extravaganza.

With the driving backbeat of the fabulous Black Rhino Band, stunning performances from the sensational Charvelles, the fabulous Ray Charles and a recreation of the legendary Godfather of Soul, James Brown, they continue to deliver electrifying, totally live performances to standing ovation audiences globally.

Featuring a feast of the much loved, world-renowned favourites including Everybody Needs Somebody, Sweet Home Chicago, Soul Man, Jailhouse Rock, I Feel Good, Sex Machine, Living in America and It’s A Man’s World together with a selection of cleverly adapted numbers such as Dock Of The Bay, Dancing In The Street and Heat Wave.

Stalls/Balcony £21.50

Take a group of the hottest contemporary fiddle players from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and you’ve got the award winning Blazin’ Fiddles on your hands. In the past decade no other band has quite captured the excitement, passion and the sensitivity of Scottish music as Blazin’ Fiddles. Having grown from a showcase tour of individual fiddlers highlighting the distinctive flavours of Highlands and Islands fiddle music.

During a performance, the audience has the opportunity to hear pieces featuring the regional styles of each fiddler followed by all hands jumping in for a wonderful explosion of music. Fiddles and bows blaze away with guitar and piano for one of the most exciting and memorable fiddle ensembles ever to take the stage.

Stalls/Balcony £15

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MUSIC HALL Thursday 14 April

7.30pm

80S MANIA

Wednesday 20 April

8pm

TIM VINE THE JOKE-AMOTIVE

A feel good, fantasy concert celebrating over 35 smash hits from the heroes of the 1980’s. This dynamic concert and world class stage production presents all the greatest smash hits from stars of the era including Duran Duran, The Human League, Kim Wilde, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Culture Club, Wham!, Madness, Madonna and more!

Celebrating all the great 80’s smash hits including Like A Virgin, Relax, Kids In America, Tainted Love, True, Ant Music, 99 Red Balloons and Karma Chameleon. Enjoy over 30 Hits with 60 costume changes!

The king of the one-liner and star of BBC1 Live at The Apollo and Not Going Out. After a sell-out UK tour and the Edinburgh Festival 2010, extra tour shows have been added for 2011.

Here it comes over the brow of the hilarity. It’s Tim Vine in a train. Stand back from the platform in case you get hit by a prop.

Every carriage is packed full of gags. Can you hear them? Chug chug joke joke, chug chug joke joke. Be on your guard. This train Timinates here.

“NO ONE ELSE WILL GIVE YOU AS MANY GAGS FOR YOUR MONEY. VINE IS SUPERB, AS CLEVER AS ANYTHING BEING DONE TODAY”. The Guardian “VINE IS A SUPREME PUNMEISTER” TIME OUT

Stalls/Balcony £18.50

Friday 15 April

See page 17 for details

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RUNNICLES CONDUCTS RAVEL’S BOLERO Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

Tuesday 19 April

7.30pm

LENNY HENRY CRADLE TO RAVE

Stalls/Balcony £17

Tuesday 26 April

7.30pm

JOE BROWN IN CONCERT

This country’s premier Rock & Roll legend Joe Brown comes to us after another remarkable year even by his own high standards. The year 2008 marked Joe’s 50th year as a professional entertainer and he truly is one of this country’s best loved, enduring, and most acclaimed musicians.

Joe, along with his band is back by popular demand in another two-hour musical celebration.

You may have seen Joe touring the major arenas with Status Quo in 2010, performing on Later With Jools Holland or at the cinema playing his part closing the show at the Royal Albert Hall at the Concert For George Harrison or have been there to witness him playing his critically acclaimed set at Glastonbury Festival. If not, now is your chance to see one of the all time great talents live.

A sensational show you should not miss!

Cradle to Rave is the brand new one man show from Lenny Henry, fresh from his award winning stint in Northern Broadside’s Othello. Lenny returns to his roots with a funky, funny and touching show about the thing he loves most: music. Cradle to Rave is a musical journey, exploring the role music has played, and will play, at every stage of Lenny’s life from the womb to the tomb. Hit it!

Stalls/Balcony £23.50 Stalls/Balcony £20.50 - £22.50

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MUSIC HALL Thursday 28 April

See page 17 for details

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SPANISH RHAPSODIES Stalls/Balcony £8.50 - £19

Saturday 14 May

7.30pm

LADIES OF COUNTRY STARRING

BILLIE JO SPEARS AND PHILOMENA BEGLEY JUST ANNOUNCED - CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE FOR DETAILS

Sunday 15 May

Friday 6 May

7.30pm

ONE-MAN STAR WARS™ TRILOGY

Canadian actor Charles Ross spent much of his childhood in a galaxy far, far away, watching Star Wars videos over - and over - and over again. The result of this misspent youth is his hilarious show, One-Man Star Wars™ Trilogy, where he singlehandedly plays all the characters, sings the music, flies the ships, fights the battles and condenses the plots into just sixty minutes!

One-Man Star Wars™ Trilogy, written by Ross and directed by TJ Dawe, has toured the world since January 2001, delighting audiences as far afield as Dubai and Sydney. It has been performed off-Broadway in New York and in London’s West End, at numerous official Star Wars Celebration events, Glastonbury Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe and numerous theatres around the globe.

Whether you’re a committed Star Wars fan or simply want to enjoy a fast-paced, side-splitting evening that’s out of this world, make sure you don’t miss it!

One Man Star WarsTM Trilogy performed with permission of Lucasfilm Ltd. All 'Star Wars' elements property of Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.

Stalls/Balcony £15

Saturday 7 May

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ITALIAN SERENADE Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

THE BRITISH PINK FLOYD SHOW PINK FLOYD GREATEST HITS, WORLD TOUR 2011

From the producer of ‘The Australian Pink Floyd Show’ comes a brandnew and even bigger PINK FLOYD live spectacular.

Incorporating, CMP’s usual winning formula of grandiose production values and impeccable musicianship, this extravagant new show brings together all the best elements of a real Pink Floyd show, world-class musicians together with amazing new cutting edge Floydian animation and a staggering new stage production.

BRIT FLOYD takes the Pink Floyd tribute experience to a brand new level.

Stalls/Balcony £27.50 - £37.50

Thursday 19 May 7.30pm

BUDDY HOLLY

A LEGEND REBORN

Special guests: The Everly Brothers & from West End Buddy THE BIG BOPPER Fresh from a smash-hit performance in London’s O2, Buddy Holly – A Legend Reborn arrives in Aberdeen. Joining the UK’s number one Buddy Holly, Marc Robinson, is star of West End Buddy John-Simon Rawlings as the Big Bopper plus “special guests” The Everly Brothers.

Marc revives classic hits like Peggy Sue, That’ll be the Day and Oh Boy. Backed by a band reminiscent of the Crickets in their Fifties heyday, Buddy Holly – A Legend Reborn is an authentic slice of rock ’n’ roll nostalgia that ensures Buddy’s incredible legacy of unforgettable hit songs lives on.

All-time favourites Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie, All I Have to do is Dream, Cathy’s Clown and Walk Right Back are sensationally brought to the stage by the Fortt Brothers as the Everlys.

Stalls/Balcony £19.50

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8pm

MUSIC HALL Saturday 28 May

7.30pm

JASON MANFORD LIVE Stalls/Balcony £20

Saturday 21 May

7.30pm

FOSTER & ALLEN

Sunday 29 May

See page 17 for details

ABERDEEN SINFONIETTA

The beautiful melodies of Foster and Allen have made them a phenomenal success all over the world. Since their first hit record in 1978 they have gone on to record 20 gold-award-winning albums and tour the world many times. Don’t miss this opportunity to spend a wonderful evening being serenaded and entertained by this well-loved Irish duo who have been together for more than 30 years and still going strong.

Come along to an evening of fun and laughter!!

Stalls/Balcony £19.50

Stalls/Balcony £12

Monday 6 June

7.30pm

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO WITH SPECIAL GUEST MUNTU VALDO

For over forty years, the voices of Ladysmith Black Mambazo have married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions to the sounds and sentiments of Christian gospel music. The result is a musical and spiritual alchemy that has touched a worldwide audience representing every corner of the religious, cultural and ethnic landscape. Their musical efforts over the past four decades have garnered praise and accolades within the recording industry, but also solidified their identity as a cultural force to be reckoned with.

Friday 27 May

7.30pm

DES O’CONNOR

Des O’Connor is today established as one of the world’s most popular and best-loved entertainers. Since landing his first television series in the UK in 1963 he has starred in his own mainstream television show every year since then – longer than anyone anywhere in the world.

He is one of only a handful of British entertainers to be acclaimed internationally on stage and television: when he was given an American series of his show it went out to over 40 countries and was seen by 200 million people worldwide. On stage he has starred at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the Sydney Opera House, The O’Keefe Centre, Toronto and made over 1000 solo appearances at the London Palladium.

Stalls/Balcony £26 - £27.50

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ALSO BOOKING Sunday 26 June

7.30pm

BEYOND THE BARRICADE

Back by overwhelming public demand, the most successful and popular touring show of its kind Beyond the Barricade returns with a brand-new 2011 production. Recreating original West End/Broadway musical hit songs with amazing authenticity, Beyond the Barricade features a cast of past principal performers from the West End production of Les Miserables, and the recent 25th Anniversary Concert at the 02 Arena.

This production will include songs from Miss Saigon, The Lion King, Phantom Of The Opera, Love Never Dies, Mamma Mia, Blood Brothers, The Jersey Boys and many more hit musical productions, climaxing with a spectacular finale from, of course, Les Miserables!

Don’t miss the Musicals Event of the Year!!

Stalls/Balcony £19.50

Saturday 11 June

7.30pm

MAGIC OF MOTOWN

Get ready – for the smash-hit concert show from the States.

Here it comes – authentically recreating the harmonies, slick moves, stylish looks and legendary musicianship that were the making of Motown. It’s on its way – a super-talented cast, fresh from sell-out shows in London’s O2, perform hits from The Supremes, Temptations, Four Tops, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, Martha Reeves, Lionel Richie and many more.

Stalls/Balcony £21.50

Saturday 18 June

7pm

JIMMY CARR

Friday 1 July

7.30pm

SIMPLY BIG BAND

From the raging razzmatazz of Harlem’s Cotton Club in the 20s, to the halcyon post-war days of swing and Sinatra’s bobby-sox girls, and the glamorous glitz of Las Vegas in the swinging 60s, Simply Big Band will take the audience back to when music meant magical songs, larger-thanlife performers and legendary venues. You’ve seen Strictly Come Dancing on TV. Now, witness your favourite dances first hand on stage, take the chance to Jive, Salsa, Lindy Hop, Tap and Foxtrot along in the aisles to some of the most memorable music in history.

The heartbeat of the night will be the wonderful big band itself, an electrifying 26-piece orchestra comprising some of the finest musicians in the land, the perfect complement for spine-tingling performances by a roster of top guest singers. The perfect night out for all the family.

Stalls/Balcony £25.50 - £28.50

LAUGHTER THERAPY

Since the turn of the century Jimmy has been a ‘fun slinger’ of international repute.

Laughter Therapy is his ninth solo show. It’ll be an evening of non stop jokes, gags and banter. If you’ve got a sick sense of humour then maybe laughter is the best medicine.

Not to be taken if you have a sensitive disposition or an overactive moral compass.

Recommended dose: one brand new show to be taken annually (I said annually).

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ORCHESTRAS

Saturday 15 January 7.30pm

Friday 28 January

Robin Ticciati Conductor John Mark Ainsley Tenor Berlioz Overture, Beatrice and Benedict Britten Nocturne Schumann Symphony No 4 (original version) SCO Principal Conductor Robin Ticciati frames Britten with music by two composers he loves and who were themselves regular correspondents.

Schumann’s symphony blazes like day after Britten’s night: this is undiluted Romanticism at its most exhilarating – Schumann himself once used the word ‘Phantasie’ to describe it.

Daniel Hope Director/Violin Ilan Volkov Conductor JS Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041 Bruckner Symphony No.5 Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony is a monumental work - a huge edifice that poses a real challenge to both orchestra and conductor. Ilan Volkov has already proved himself a wonderful exponent of Bruckner’s inspiring music with the BBC SSO, and this performance is definitely one to look forward to. Violinist Daniel Hope prefaces this epic symphony with the intimacy of a concerto by JS Bach.

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA TICCIATI’S SCHUMANN

Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

Tuesday 8 February

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BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BACH AND BRUCKNER

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SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE WITH RSAMD SIDE BY SIDE

Britten Prelude and Fugue Britten, Berkeley, Oldham, Searle, Tippett, Walton Variations on Sellenger’s Round – Aldeburgh Variations Joe Cutler New Work for solo violin, ensemble and electronics World Première Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

Stalls/Balcony £14.50

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Senior students from the RSAMD join the Scottish Ensemble Side by Side in a celebration of the music of British composers of the 20th and 21st centuries, including the world première of Joe Cutler’s New Work for solo violin, ensemble and electronics.

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - U16/STUDENT £5 ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA - U26 £5, U16 GO FREE SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE - U26 £5, U16 GO FREE ABERDEEN SINFONIETTA - U16 GO FREE/STUDENT £5/UoA U16/STUDENT £2 SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - U16/STUDENT £5

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Friday 11 March

7.30pm

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA ROMANTIC VALENTINE’S CLASSICS

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ELGAR’S CELLO CONCERTO

Christian Vásquez Conductor Alice Sara Ott Piano Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No2 Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No5 Ravel Boléro Swept off your feet by Ravel’s Latin passion? Swooning into the arms of Mahler’s Adagietto? Snatching a Brief Encounter to the sound of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto? Or star-crossed like Tchaikovsky’s timeless lovers? No matter what your idea of romance, this pre-Valentine concert is guaranteed to put you in the mood for love!

Pre-concert talk 6.45pm Elita Bungard (RSNO Assistant Principal 2nd Violin).

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UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PROKOFIEV ‘CLASSICAL’ SYMPHONY

Alistair Macdonald Paul Mealor Nathalie Vanballenberghe Beethoven Mozart Shostakovich

Conductor Conductor Violin Egmont Overture Violin Concert No. 3 in G Major, K216 Symphony No. 5

Stalls/Balcony £8

Francesco Piemontesi Piano Symphony No 1 ‘Classical’ Piano Concerto No 25 in C K503 Crucifixus (arr. Manze) Chamber Symphony (arr. Barshai) in C minor Op 110a (arrangement of Quartet No 8) Few concert programmes embrace greater emotional extremes than this. Opening with the extrovert showmanship of a youthful Prokofiev, it closes with the darkest night of the older Shostakovich’s soul. Mozart’s concerto is among his grandest, and it is played here by a brilliant young Swiss making his SCO debut. To complete the programme, Andrew Manze’s own arrangement of Lotti’s Crucifixus,one of the most beautiful pieces in all music.

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Sunday 6 March

7.30pm

Julian Clayton Conductor Mikhail Kazakevich Piano Kodaly Concerto for Orchestra Liszt Piano Concerto No 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 “Pathetique” To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Liszt’s birth, Aberdeen Sinfonietta welcomes the return of virtuoso Russian pianist Mikhail Kazakevich for a programme in which the second of Liszt’s piano concertos is framed by large-scale works by Kodaly and Tchaikovsky.

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SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA FAURÉ REQUIEM

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Saturday 2 April

Robin Ticciati Conductor Carolyn Sampson Soprano Neal Davies Bass Baritone SCO Chorus Wagner Siegfried Idyll Schreker Chamber Symphony Fauré Requiem SCO Principal Conductor Robin Ticciati brings Fauré’s Requiem, which communicates a precious air of peace and consolation. It’s preceded by Wagner’s touching love token and a beautiful rarity from the time of World War I.

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Andrew Litton Conductor Johannes Moser Cello Wagner Prelude to‘Parsifal’ Elgar Cello Concerto Sibelius Symphony No.1 American conductor Andrew Litton’s guest appearances with the BBC SSO are always a highlight; this time he brings a work that the orchestra has in its bones, Sibelius’s Symphony No.1. Elgar’s Cello Concerto, very much a product of the composer’s despair at the end of the Great War, has its own inner spirituality, and an elegiac sense of loss that never ceases to move the listener. It’s played here by the outstanding young German cellist Johannes Moser.

Sunday 20 March

Saturday 26 February 7.30pm

Andrew Manze Prokofiev Mozart Lotti Shostakovich

7.30pm

ORCHESTRAS Friday 15 April

7.30pm

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RUNNICLES CONDUCTS RAVEL’S BOLERO

Donald Runnicles Conductor Lynn Harrell Cello Ravel Ma mère l’oye (Suite) Dutilleux Cello Concerto: Tout un monde lointain Debussy Images (Gigues and Ibéria) Ravel Bolero American cellist Lynn Harrell joins Donald Runnicles and the orchestra in this mix of music by French composers. The inspiration for Dutilleux’s elusive, nocturnal Cello Concerto came from the poetry of Baudelaire.

Also inspired by literature was Ravel’s wonderful ballet score for Mother Goose. And Spain forms the exotic backdrop to both Debussy’s Ibéria and Ravel’s ever-popular showpiece, Bolero.

Stalls/Balcony £9.50 - £20

Saturday 7 May

7.30pm

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ITALIAN SERENADE

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Thursday 28 April 7.30pm

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SPANISH RHAPSODIES

Olari Elts Conductor Jean-Guihen Queyras Cello Jane Atkins Viola Brahms Variations on a theme of Haydn Haydn Cello Concerto in C major Wolf Italian Serenade Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 ‘Italian’ Playing a pair of ideas off against each other can achieve as satisfying a musical menu as you could wish for. Here, Brahms plays Haydn – the grand master of variation form – at his own game, before we hear Haydn’s long-lost cello concerto. Then two great German composers travel south for a taste of Italian song and dance.

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Sunday 29 May

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ABERDEEN SINFONIETTA

Garry Walker Conductor Alec Frank-Gemmill Horn Mozart “Prague” Symphony Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No 1 Beethoven Fourth Symphony For the final concert of the season, Aberdeen Sinfonietta looks forward to working with the Principal Horn of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alec Frank-Gemmill, on Richard Strauss’s youthful and engaging Horn Concerto No.1. The orchestra is also delighted to be continuing its very successful partnership with conductor Garry Walker, who always brings great energy, insight and inspiration to his work with the Sinfonietta.

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Stéphane Denève Conductor Kelley O’Connor Mezzo-soprano Ravel Alborada del gracioso Lieberson Neruda Songs Ravel Rapsodie espagnole de Falla Suites Nos 1 & 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat They say the best Spanish music is written by Frenchmen. Manuel de Falla would have disagreed, and his flamboyant ballet-score The ThreeCornered Hat is one of the great Spanish showpieces.

As for Maurice Ravel’s exuberant Rapsodie espagnole and the playful Alborada del gracioso – well, he was half Spanish!

Pre-concert talk 6.45pm Katherine Wren (RSNO Viola).

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