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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

Saturday 1 December - Sunday 6 January 2013 Tickets £24 - £18.50 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR ★ APA Friends £2 off selected performances ACCESS 2

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Reaching for the stars!

Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 January

The Nutcracker

Following on from the hugely successful productions Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty comes a revival of The Nutcracker, a sweet yet deliciously sharp take on ETA Hoffman's original story Nutcracker and the King of Mice.

This fresh and vivid retelling of the famous Christmas story features Antony McDonald's stunning sets and costumes, Ashley Page's breathtaking choreography and Tchaikovsky's sumptuous score performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

Wed - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2pm

Tickets £30.50 - £12.50 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR ★ APA Friends £3 off all performances (exc. balc)

"★★★★★ A Nutcracker like no other…full of mettle and class"The Herald ★★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★★Daily Mail

FREE PRE-SHOW TALKS Thursday 17 Jan at 6.30pm - Focus on dance

A word from our new chief executive Jane Spiers...

It’s rare that we make space in our brochure for anything other than the amazing array of shows we stage at our three venues, but as APA’s new chief executive, I am keen to introduce myself to as many of you as possible, and what better way than to take advantage of our brochure’s wide distribution.

It really is a delight and a privilege to be part of such an ambitious company with so many successes under its belt. I’m looking forward to exciting times ahead working with colleagues and partners to bring the very best shows to Aberdeen, inspiring people from all walks of life to get involved in the arts, playing our part in Aberdeen’s bid for UK City of Culture 2017 and placing APA firmly at the heart of cultural and community life.

I’ve seen some great shows in my first months, at His Majesty's, the Music Hall and The Lemon Tree – and we have a jam-packed season ahead of us, including our magnificent HMT panto, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which deserves a special mention. So we anticipate a very entertaining season ahead and I look forward to seeing you at our venues in the near future.

Friday 18 Jan at 6.30pm - Focus on music Call Box Office to book.

INSIGHT Sat 19 Jan, 11am Tickets £5.50/£3.50 concession.

Recommended age 6+.

Chief Executive, Aberdeen Performing Arts

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THE BRAND NEW HIT MUSICAL INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC, LIFE & TIMES OF

Monday 21 - Saturday 26 January

Soul Sister Straight from her sensational West End season, the ‘blistering talent’ Emi Wokoma stars in this ‘slick’ new musical inspired by the life and times of Ike and Tina Turner (The Times). Wokoma’s ‘volcanic voice’ has taken London by storm, critics and audiences alike are raving about Emi’s raw energy and dazzling command of Turner’s classic hits (Daily Mail).

Do not miss Wokoma’s star making performance alongside the complete West End cast including Chris Tummings’ triumphant ‘hissably cocksure and sleazy Ike’ (The Independent) the ‘exuberant Ikettes’ (Daily Express) and the ‘superb’ on-stage band (Metro).

Soul Sister features; What’s love got to do with it, Proud Mary, Private Dancer, River Deep Mountain High and of course Simply the Best and many more...

The story follows the highs and lows, passions and heartbreak, of Ike and Tina as their careers soared and their marriage crumbled.

Full of heart and soul, electrifying chorography, and stunning musical numbers, Soul Sister is sure to have you on your feet, partying the night away.

DIRECT FROM ITS TRIUMPHANT WEST END RUN AT LONDON’S SAVOY THEATRE

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CLIVE DAVIES • THE TIMES

QUENTIN LETTS • DAILY MAIL

ARWA HAIDER • METRO

‘SUPERB’

ROBERT GORE-LANGTON • MAIL ON SUNDAY

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FIONA MOULTFORD • EVENING STANDARD

PAUL TAYLOR • INDEPENDENT

BILL KENWRIGHT AND JOHN MILLER PRESENT

"BOY DOES NEWCOMER EMI WOKOMA BLAZE...

SEVEN LETTERS: R-E-S-P-E-C-T" BELLA TODD • TIME OUT

Mon - Thu 7.30pm, Fri 5.30pm & 8.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm

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‘SIMPLY THE BEST! EMI WOKOMA IS AMAZING’ LAURA THOMPSON • DAILY TELEGRAPH

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE “Still one of the great British voices”

Friday 1 February

The Guardian

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BalletBoyz® are back. Following triumphant UK and international appearances on stage and screen, this phenomenally popular company returns with a brand new show featuring 10 exceptional young dancers, in an exhilarating evening of exciting and explosive dance. The TALENT 2013 premières two stunning new dance pieces by internationally celebrated choreographers Russell Maliphant and Liam Scarlett.

BalletBoyz® is one of the most cheekily original and innovative forces in modern dance. Led by former Royal Ballet lead dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, the company thrills audiences and critics the world over with its distinctive style, fusing spectacular dance both energetic and graceful, with stunning music and film.

PSC Post show chat Tickets £21.50 - £14.50 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR Fri 7.30pm

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“...superbly danced and unforgettable.

Must see!”

Financial Times

“This is dance at its most riveting and fearless.

Talent? I should say so” The Independent on Sunday

Friday 22 February

Sing-a-Long-a Grease

Saturday 2 February

Elkie Brooks Quite simply one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced. Now in the 5th decade of her career, she is still proving to be one of the most powerful and versatile vocal talents of our generation. With numerous hit singles, million selling albums and awards, her annual tours are treat for fans old and new.

Performing some of her classic hits, blues and jazz, an electric evening with Elkie is guaranteed to leave you begging for more.

2012 sees the release of Elkie’s much anticipated autobiography Finding My Voice and a re-release of her highly acclaimed album Powerless.

Elkie is a stunning performer and whatever she does, she does it best live. Don't miss the chance to see a truly great artist in action.

Sat 7.30pm

Tickets £25.50 - £19.50 plus £1 per ticket bf CGR ★ APA Friends £2 off

The brand new sing along screening of the classic film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John brought to you by the producers of Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music.

Ever wanted to know what it's like to be a T-bird or a Pink Lady but never felt cool enough to pull it off? Well, now is your chance to don those pink jackets, grease up those quiffs and let your inhibitions go for an evening where you are the stars and Grease is the word...

The evening begins with your host leading a vocal warmup before they show you how to use your free goody bag. You'll even get a chance to learn how to hand jive.

Then just sit back and watch Danny & Sandy and the gang, while singing and dancing along to the lyrics as shown on the screen.

Fri 7.30pm

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE “Lindsay Posner’s triumphant production. Brilliant, vintage Leigh”

Monday 4 - Saturday 9 February THEATRE ROYAL BATH PRODUCTIONS AND MENIER CHOCOLATE FACTORY PRESENT

Abigail’s Party

BY MIKE LEIGH DIRECTED BY LINDSAY POSNER DIRECT FROM THE WEST END After a triumphant West End run, Lindsay Posner’s acclaimed revival of one of the most popular plays ever written is touring the UK. Donna Summer is playing on the stereo. Dishes of cheese and pineapple are on the coffee table…the social get-together from hell is about to begin.

Beverly, and estate agent husband Laurence, have invited round new neighbours, Tony and Ange and nervous divorcee Sue, twitchy about the party her fifteen year old daughter, Abigail, is throwing over the road. As Beverly plies the guests with alcohol, cigarettes, Demis Roussos and nibbles, this horribly compelling evening descends into drunkenness and debauchery. Comedy, drama and tragedy combine into an iconic piece of theatre.

Mike Leigh’s comedy became an instant classic when it first appeared as a BBC Play For Today in 1977, the year of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. It is a ruthlessly accurate observation of the pretensions of suburbia, a world obsessed with class and taste and ruled over by the monstrous Beverly!

“A pitch perfect production”

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

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★★★★ Sunday Express

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“An excellent revival...as painfully as ever” ★★★★ Times “A cracking revival” ★★★★ Financial Times

AT THE MUSIC HALL PAUL CARRACK TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

BILL KENWRIGHT AND LAURIE MANSFIELD PRESENT A BRAND NEW MUSICAL FULL OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CLASSICS!

Monday 11 - Saturday 16 February

Save The Last Dance For Me

DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS MEETS DIRTY DANCING IN AN ALL NEW ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MUSICAL From the team that brought you the huge success that is Dreamboats and Petticoats, Save the Last Dance for Me will take you back through the ‘music and magic’ of the early 60’s, a time when each passing week brought another Rock ‘n’ Roll classic.

Featuring the unmistakable hits of Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman including; A Teenager in Love, Sweets for my Sweet, His Latest Flame, Viva Las Vegas, Save the Last Dance for Me and many more... this nostalgic, feel-good journey will transport you back to music’s golden era as we follow two teenage sisters through the summer of ’63.

For the first time without their parents - the sisters embark on a holiday to the seaside. Full of freedom and high spirits they meet a handsome young American who invites them to a dance at the local U.S. Air force base. But young love and holiday romance is never as simple as it sounds, and the sisters soon realise that while the world around them is still watching itself in black and white, life and love can be much more colourful.

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

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BY LAURENCE MARKS & MAURICE GRAN FEATURING THE HITS OF DOC POMUS & MORT SHUMAN AND MANY MORE...

FEATURING THE CLASSIC HITS OF POMUS & SHUMAN

• A TEENAGER IN LOVE • SWEETS FOR MY SWEET • HIS LATEST FLAME • VIVA LAS VEGAS • HERE I GO AGAIN • SUSPICION • SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME

“A feel-good jukebox musical delivered in rip roaring style” Telegraph

AND MANY MORE...

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Monday 25 February Saturday 2 March AGATHA CHRISTIE’S

The Mousetrap A CLASSIC. A LANDMARK. A LEGEND. The Mousetrap is famous around the world as being the longest running show of any kind in the history of British theatre – with over 24,000 performances it’s a play to be proud of. And to celebrate 60 incredible years on stage, it’s going on tour for the very first time ever, with an all-star cast to give you a once in a lifetime opportunity to see this masterpiece here at HMT. The scene is set when a group of people gathered in a remote part of the countryside discover, to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be? One by one the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until at the last, nerve-shredding moment the identity and the motive are finally revealed.

In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder lurks around every corner.

The star cast includes Karl Howman (Brush Strokes) as Mr Paravicni, Bruno Langley (Coronation Street) as Giles, Graham Seed (The Archers) as Major Metcalf, Steven France (EastEnders) as Christopher Wren, Jemma Walker (EastEnders) as Mollie and Clare Wilkie (EastEnders) will play Miss Casewell.

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

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“The cleverest murder mystery of British Theatre”The Telegraph “Deservedly a classic among murder thrillers”The Observer

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Monday 4 - Saturday 16 March

Don’t miss Cats, Andrew Lloyd-Webber's extraordinary recordbreaking, smash-hit musical as it returns to Aberdeen for two weeks only!

Adapted from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, this wonderful blend of fantasy, drama and romance is set on the night that the Jellicle Cats meet for the Jellicle Ball in a sparkling fusion of music, dance and verse.

With an amazing musical score that includes the timeless Memory, spectacular set designs, stunning costumes and breathtaking choreography, Cats is a magical musical like no other.

One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, Cats has enchanted audiences in over 300 cities around the world – now you too have the chance to experience this legendary musical phenomenon.

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 March FROM THE PRODUCERS OF CALENDAR GIRLS

The Full Monty In 1997, a BAFTA award-winning film about six out of work Sheffield steelworkers with nothing to lose took the world by storm.

And now they’re back, live on stage, only this time, for them, it really has to be…The Full Monty.

Simon Beaufoy, the Oscar winning writer of the film, has now gone back to Sheffield where it all started to rediscover the men, the women, the heartache and the hilarity of a city on the dole.

Featuring songs from the film by Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, Hot Chocolate and Tom Jones, The Full Monty is brought to the stage by award winning director Daniel Evans and stars Sidney Cole, Kenny Doughty, Craig Gazey, Roger Morlidge, Kieran O’Brien, Simon Rouse with Scott Anson, Tracy Brabin, Caroline Carver, Eamonn Fleming, Elaine Glover, Rachel Lumberg and Ian Mercer.

This Sheffield Theatres production is presented by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers, the award winning producers of Art, Brief Encounter and Calendar Girls.

Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

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BILL KENWRIGHT BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP PRESENTS

Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 March

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Having enjoyed sensational reviews, Bill Kenwright’s “Amazing”, “Superb”, “Wonderful” and “Brilliant” production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical continues to enjoy huge success across the country with standing ovations at every performance.

Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Those Canaan Days, Any Dream Will Do and Close Every Door To Me.

“Joseph returns in all its glory”Daily Mail “A superb piece of entertainment. I was thrilled”Daily Mirror Joseph bursts on to the stage at His Majesty’s Theatre - so book your tickets now and be part of the magic!

LYRICS BY

MUSIC BY

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ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

Tue - Thu 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Fri 5pm & 8pm, Sat 2pm, 5pm & 8pm

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HHHH“A night to remember”The Herald ACCESS CAP

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 6 April Tuesday2 2- Saturday Saturday 2013 Birds of 6a April Feather

Birds of a Feather

The girls are back! One of BBC TV’s most popular and fondly-remembered sitcoms comes to the stage with all three of its original leading cast members, Pauline Quirke, Robson and Lesley Joseph.

DirectLinda from the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globerancomes joyous of the Birds of a Feather on BBC‘afor nearlyversion ten years throughout the 1990s becoming Alfred Hitchcock (Sun Times) spy thriller, a massive hit rightclassic’ from the word go and remainsThe not only a classic comedy but 39as Steps, brilliantly andlong-running hilariously recreated therare gem. also, a female-centred series, a as truly hit Olivier AwardofWinning Best New Andsmash now the three stars the TV series are Comedy. re-united on stage to re-create their This blissfully show follows the incredible and Tracy Stubbs and their adored characters,funny sisters Sharon Theodopolopoudos adventures of ourDorien handsome hero Hannay, sex-mad neighbour, Green, in aRichard brand-new show created especially for the complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho andof the highly-successful tour theatre

by The Comedy Theatre Company, producers pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly of Victoria Wood’s dinnerladies. murders, double-crossing secret agents, Please note that, due to the busy work lives and, of theofthree stars, this tour is very course, devastatingly limited in length so makebeautiful sure youwomen. grab this opportunity to see Birds of a Feather This wonderfully inventive onstage for the first time ever. and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.

“The writing is sharp, the gags as gleefully insulting as ever”The Stage

Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

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Monday 8 - Tuesday 9 April COMMUNICADO THEATRE COMPANY IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE

The Government Inspector

By Nicolai Gogol, translated by Adrian Mitchell, directed by Gerry Mulgrew Bribes, mis-directed contracts, mis-allocation of public money, fiddled expenses.

Panic. Sound familiar?

A penniless nobody from the big city arrives in a small town, where he is mistaken for the all-powerful government inspector by its corrupt and self-serving officials. They all have to work together fast to clean up their act – shredding incriminating documents, issuing gagging orders, blacking out the media.

The Government Inspector’s hilarious and vicious expose of the corruption of (petty) power pulls off that rare trick of providing belly laughs and food for thought in a single entertaining evening at the theatre.

“An exuberantly funny and inventive show…hilariously powerful and raucous live music” The Scotsman Winner of the Best Music Award in the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland

Mon & Tue 7.30pm

Tickets £17.50 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR ★ APA Friends 2 for 1 (excl. balc)

“Impassioned and sultry” The Observer

Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 April BIZET

Carmen

DIRECTED BY ELLEN KENT Starring international mezzo soprano Nadia Stoianova whose portrayal of Carmen has won rapturous reviews.

Produced and directed by Ellen Kent, this dazzling new production is traditionally staged and features international soloists and the full Chisinau National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.

Set in Seville and reflecting a Goya painting, with fountains, flowers, orange trees and a rescue donkey, Carmen guarantees an evening of passion and romance, and features some of the most evocative and best-loved melodies in opera; The Habanera, The Seguidilla, The Flower Song, The Chanson Bohème and perhaps the best-known baritone aria of all The Toreador’s Song.

Sung in French with English surtitles.

Wed & Thu 7.30pm

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Friday 12 - Sunday 14 April

Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer LIVE!

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Meet Dora!

Upgrade your child ticket anytime to me’s et Dora after the show for only £10 extra!

Limited

SEARCH FOR THE CITY OF LOST TOYS Everyone’s favourite explorer is embarking on a LIVE musical adventure across the UK! In Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer LIVE! Search for the City of Lost Toys, Dora has lost her teddy bear Osito, and the search is on to retrieve him!

With the help of the audience, Map, Backpack, Boots, Diego and their courageous friends, Dora uses her map-reading, counting, musical and language skills to successfully pass through the number pyramid and the mixed-up jungle to reach the City of Lost Toys. But watch out - you never know what that sneaky fox Swiper might be up to along the way! Dora the Explorer fans will delight in this song and dance spectacular.

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

Tickets £19 - £17 plus £1 per ticket bf CGR Family ticket £69 - £59 plus £1 per family ticket bf (4 tickets, at least 1 adult)

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Wednesday 17 - Saturday 20 April ABERDEEN STUDENTS’ CHARITIES CAMPAIGN PRESENTS

Spital Shop of Horrors Aberdeen's foremost plant geneticists have been hard at work creating a brand new breed of plant at Duthie Park Winter Gardens.

When a local young florist gets hold of their new creation, his experience with the cute little shrub proves troublesome as he struggles to work out what the plant eats...

It's mean, green and here in Aberdeen!

Wed/Thur/Sat 7.30pm, Fri 5pm & 8.30pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £22 - £10 plus £1 per ticket bf CG ★ APA Friends £4 off opening night £2 off all other performances (excl. balc)

★★★★

“The kids love it - their enthusiasm is infectious” What’s On Stage

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Sunday 21 April

A Wonderful Guy On what would have been his 80th birthday, Steve Robertson’s family and friends present a programme of entertainment consisting of items, musical and comic, which meant a lot to him. This evening is sure to be filled with fun, laughter, and no doubt a few tears as we bring back many happy memories, in a very special show.

The proceeds of the show will go to support Pancreatic Cancer Research, and to develop the performing arts at the University of Aberdeen – something which Steve remained passionate about from his early days at University, and throughout his life.

Sun 7.30pm

Tickets £27.50 - £15.50 plus £1 per ticket bf CGR ★ APA Friends £2 off (excl. balc)

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 April

Horrible Histories We all want to meet people from history.

The trouble is everyone is dead!

So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage! Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, these two astounding shows – Terrible Tudors and Vile Victorians – are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips.

Terrible Tudors From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Survive the Spanish Armada as it sails into the audience!

Vile Victorians Could you be a Victorian historian? What exactly did a baby farmer do? Can you escape the misery of the mines or the filth of the factories? Do your best to dodge the rotten railway and prepare for the Charge of the Light Brigade!

Directed by Phil Clark

“Every child and adult should see this.

Live theatre and history at its riproaring best.“Times Educational Supplement The Terrible Tudors Tue 7pm, Wed & Fri 10.30am, Thu 1.30pm, Sat 2.30pm

The Vile Victorians Wed 1.30pm, Thu 10.30am, Fri & Sat 7pm

Tickets £16.50 Children £12 plus £1 per ticket bf SR Family ticket £52 plus £1 per family ticket bf (2 adults, 2 children)

“The auditorium seemed fit to combust spontaneously in an explosion of joy and excitement!” ★★★★The Times

Horrible Histories books are published

by Scholastic Ltd. Horrible Histories is a trademark of Scholastic Inc. and is used under authorisation. All rights reserved.

Illustration copyright © Martin Brown.

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Monday 6 - Saturday 11 May

Noises Off

Michael Frayn The multi-award-winning backstage comedy The Old Vic and West-End smash hit Noises Off comes to His Majesty’s Theatre following its triumphant and critically acclaimed sell out run in London.

Hailed as one of the greatest British comedies ever written, Michael Frayn’s celebrated play serves up a riotous double bill - a play within a play. Hurtling along at breakneck speed it follows the backstage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble their way through rehearsals, to a shambolic first night in Weston–super-Mare, and a final disastrous performance in Stockton-on-Tees.

Cast to be announced.

★★★★★

“You can’t stop laughing”

The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Sunday Express, The Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard The Daily Telegraph

Tickets £27 - £17 plus £1 per ticket bf R Premium seats £32 - £27 plus £1 per ticket bf ★ APA Friends 2 for 1 opening night £4 off all other performances ACCESS CAP Audio described & Captioned: Sat 11 May (matinee), (preceeded by Touch Tour) Signed: Thu 9 May

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Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 30 April

Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 May

National Dance Company Wales

Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler Bill Bailey had Doubts about the modern world, but these have now grown into Qualms. He will be channeling these feelings of Unease and Apprehension, with the help of Religious Dubstep, his folk bouzouki, Horntallica, a re-appraisal of some of the world’s greatest works of art and perhaps a dub version of Downton Abbey. He looks at the Consequences of Lies, the Unending Search for the Higgs and the Hiding Skills of Dentists. Bill tries to confront his ClusterQualm of living in a Time of Spectacular Ignorance, and Rare Planetary Alignment that may be part of the Mayan End of Days prophecy. Come savour this Broth of Anxiety with Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler.

This show has the all classic Bill Bailey elements, trademark musical mash-ups, multi-lingual riffs, films, songs, philosophizing and silliness on a grand scale…Plus one amazing owl.

National Dance Company Wales presents a spellbinding triple bill of exhilarating dance. The acclaimed Dream, from world-renowned choreographer Christopher Bruce, is a breathtaking celebration of the excellence and achievement of Britain in its Olympic year.

Exploring the fantasy and ritual of weddings, Noces by French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj is an astonishing spectacle of dynamic movement and evocative costumes performed to Igor Stravinsky’s exquisite score, Les Noces.

Award-winning Company dancer and House Choreographer Eleesha Drennan presents her latest work with a recording of a newly-commissioned percussion concerto from BBC National Orchestra of Wales’ resident composer Mark Bowden featuring soloist Dame Evelyn Glennie.

Interested in seeing how our dancers prepare their bodies for the evening’s show? Come to Watch Dance Class to find out. For ticket holders only, contact box office for more details. Workshops are also available, contact NDCWales Participation department for more information: participation@ndcwales.co.uk

“Witty, clever and cheeky, Bailey was wickedly funny on every topic he broached.”

Newcastle Herald (Australia)

Tue 7.30pm

Mon & Tue 8pm

Tickets £18 - £12 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR ★ APA Friends 2 for 1

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Join us for a delicious experience at 1906 Restaurant at HMT. Head chef James Carmichael has beautifully tailored a fabulous nine course menu which our wine expert Ewen Lamont has selected a different wine to accompany each course, however this is when the fun will commence and each diner can partake in wine man’s bluff. Whether you are a keen wine enthusiast or you’ve never picked up a glass of wine in your life, Wine Man’s Bluff is designed to be enjoyed by all. If you can imagine playing “Call my bluff” with wine instead of words, then you’re halfway there!

Assorted selection of canapés on arrival of the chef’s choice Carrot and ginger veloute with a coriander foam Seared monkfish on a citrus puree with pickled samphire Roast pigeon with beetroot puree and balsamic onions Lemon sorbet with vanilla foam Red mullet with rosti potato, sauté greens and sweet and sour glazed winter berries Guinea fowl infused with calvados, apple beignets and dauphinoise potato Handmade chocolate teardrop with vanilla mousse and topped with a poached strawberry and balsamic salad Selection of cheeses accompanied by homemade grape chutney and walnut loaf

£65 inclusive of wine

“Dream evokes the visceral Olympic rush” The Guardian

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 May SCOTTISH BALLET

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Thursday 23 - Saturday 25 May

Music: La Sylphide - Herman Severin Løvenskjold performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra

The Pirates of Penzance

Presented exclusively by Scottish Ballet, Matthew Bourne’s Highland Fling is a wonderfully imaginative reworking of the classic romantic ballet La Sylphide.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to rediscover this “extravagantly witty” (The Independent) tale brought home by Scotland’s national dance company. Highland Fling follows the antics of James, a young man who is lured from his nuptial bed by an unearthly siren. As his love for the strange and beautiful ‘Sylph’ becomes an obsession, he embarks on a fateful journey that takes him from the mean streets and nightclubs of Glasgow into a magical world beyond reality and reason.

A wonderful night at the theatre for both dance and drama lovers.

Thu - Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2pm

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE UNWRAPPED

Tickets £28.50 - £12.50 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR ★ APA Friends £3 all performances (excl. balc.)

BALLET CAFÉ

Gilbert and Sullivan as it’s meant to be – pure, uncomplicated fun, performed to the highest of standards. Scottish Opera’s new co-production with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company – returning to the stage for the first time in over 10 years – is conducted by G&S expert and D’Oyly Carte Music Director John Owen Edwards and is a vibrant, stylish, all singing, all dancing show.

A young man bound by an overactive sense of duty, a soft-hearted pirate king with a hopeless band of rogues at his side, a beautiful young girl, a very modern major-general and an ineffectual bevy of policemen…add a plot hinging on the technicalities of having a birthday on the 29th of February and we’re just about there. What could possibly go wrong?

Exquisitely observed and wonderfully funny, Gilbert’s high speed patter is razor sharp and Sullivan’s score sees him at the top of his game, mixing an operatic style to rival the great Italians of his day with the catchy, witty melodies for which he is so well known. The fantastic ensemble cast includes G&S stalwarts Steven Page and Richard Suart.

Sung in English with English supertitles NEW PRODUCTION

A FREE HOUR-LONG TASTER Wednesday 22 May at 6pm

FREE PRE-SHOW TALKS

Wednesday 15 May at 7pm Tickets £10 Join us for a stimulating beginners’ ballet class before relaxing with Thursday 16 May at 6.30pm - Focus on dance refreshments and listening to behind the scenes tales from Highland Fling.’ Friday 17 May at 6.30pm - Focus on music

INSIGHT Sat 18 May, 11am age 12+ Discover the inspiration behind the choreography, music and designs of Highland Fling and watch the Company taking class on stage. Tickets £5.50/£3.50 concession.

Thu - Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £51 - £17 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR ★ APA Friends £4 off Thursday performance

Highland Fling was originally produced by New Adventures.

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Wednesday 29 May - Saturday 1 June

Monday 3 - Saturday 8 June

The 39 Steps

SCOTT SCHOOL OF DANCING PRESENTS

The Beat Goes On

Direct from the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globe comes ‘a joyous version of the Alfred Hitchcock classic’ (Sun Times) spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated as the smash hit Olivier Award Winning Best New Comedy.

Scott School of Dancing are very proud to be returning to HMT for the 3rd time.

Over the last 32 years Miss Scott has seen many pupils come and go and is very proud of each and everyone one of them for their success and following their dreams. She has a fantastic teaching team and wonderful helpers who without them there would be no show.

There are approx 250 pupils in the school ranging from ‘very sweet’ 2 year olds to a ‘mature’ senior class with up to 24 year olds who help to inspire the up and coming stars.

All pupils work tirelessly over the 3 months leading up to the show, as this is their highlight every 2 years. They all have their own talent, and give their dedication and overflowing energy to their week at HMT As Miss Scott says all her pupils are ‘stars in her eyes’!

This show will bring you on a Magical Musical and Mystery journey throughout the performance, bringing talent, colour and sparkle in abundance to HMT stage.

Sit back and enjoy the show!

This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, doublecrossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women.

This wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £25.50 - £18 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR Premium seats £30.50 - £18 plus £1 per ticket bf ★ APA Friends 2 for 1 opening night £4 off all other performances

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Wed - Sat 7pm

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Audio described: Sat 8 Jun (matinee), (preceeded by Touch Tour) Post show chat: Wed 5 Jun

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Thursday 13 - Saturday 15 June PW PRODUCTIONS AND NICK BROOKE LTD. PRESENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH HADDOCK PRODUCTIONS

Spot’s Birthday Party Adapted and directed by David Wood Based on the books by Eric Hill It’s Spot’s Birthday, it’s party time – and you’re invited!

It’s the Birthday of everyone’s favourite puppy! All Spot’s friends will be here; Steve the Monkey, Helen the Hippo and Tom the Crocodile plus Spot’s mum and dad, Sally and Sam. Special guest Marco the Rabbit Magician will be there too, ensuring there’s never a dull moment.

Join in the fun – music and songs, games and stories – theatrical magic to capture everyone’s imagination.

David Wood, the UK’s premier children’s playwright (The Gingerbread Man, The BFG, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Meg and Mog Show) has taken Eric Hill’s characters and woven them into a bright and colourful , musical entertainment that both educates and entertains. It is the perfect introduction to theatre for young children. This musical play premieres David Wood’s re-working of his original production of Spot’s Birthday Party.

Monday 10 - Saturday 15 June

The Woman in Black Adapted by STEPHEN MALLATRATT From the novel by SUSAN HILL EVERYBODY IN THE THEATRE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM! Unanimously acclaimed by the critics, The Woman in Black combines the power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by the world of film noir.

A lawyer engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It all begins innocently enough, but as they reach further into his darkest memories the borders between make believe and reality begin to blur and the flesh begins to creep...

Come dressed for a party and make a birthday card for Spot.

Musical fun for everyone!

“The fun is very infectious” Richmond and Twickenham Times

“…the educational content of the show is excellent.”Oxford Mail

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £25.50 - £18 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR Premium seats £30.50 - £18 plus £1 per ticket bf ★ APA Friends 2 for 1 opening night

Thu 10am, Fri 10.30am & 1.30pm, Sat 10am & 12pm

Tickets £12 plus £1 per ticket bf SR

£4 off all other performances

“The audience were jumping out of their seats”The Observer

“A truly nerve-shredding experience” Daily Mail

MAKE IT A DATE TO REMEMBER - Call 01224 337677 to book

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Monday 24 - Saturday 29June

9 to 5 The Musical

★★★★ ”A winning mix of raucous good humour and genuinely touching moments”Telegraph

WHODUNNIT? at 1906 Restaurant at HMT

9 to 5 The Musical is a hilarious new musical comedy, based on the hit movie and centres on three office workers who turn the tables on their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot of a boss. They conspire to take control of the company and learn there’s nothing they can’t do - even in a man’s world.

This show features Dolly Parton’s original hit title song, 9 to 5, which won her an Oscar nomination and 4 Grammy Award nominations along with her new Tony® and Grammy nominated score. With original numbers that mix Broadway and pop with Dolly’s signature witty lyrics it will have you kicking up your heels.

Following our sold out dinner The Haunting of Howling Hollow, the team at 1906 Restaurant at HMT have prepared a gripping line-up of murder, mystery, crime dramas and fabulous food for your diary next year.

Saturday 13 April Enigma of the Pyramids Saturday 1 June Shot to Fame Saturday 13 July To Mock a Killing Bird Saturday 28 September A Flare for Murder Thursday 31 October Dark Dancer

FEATURING DOLLY FROM HER DESK IN DOLLYWOOD Music & Lyrics by DOLLY PARTON Book by PATRICIA RESNICK

Please note fancy dress is optional and bookings will be made into tables of ten.

Directed by JEFF CALHOUN Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture

£35 per head

If you are brave enough, call 01224 641122 or visit boxofficeaberdeen.com to book!

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Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009

★★★★ “The show critics would pay to see.”Times ★★★★ “A delicious excuse for extra helpings of the Queen of Nashville’s best numbers.”Mail on Sunday

Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

ACCESS

Audio described & captioned: Sat 29 Jun (matinee), (preceeded by Touch Tour)

Tickets £35.50 - £15.50 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR Premium seats £42.50 - £36.50 plus £1 per ticket bf ★ APA Friends £10 off opening night £4 off all other performances

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Afternoon Tea

Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 July Liveonstage for the veryfirst time!

“Somewhere, hidden amongst the thorny brambles is a little kingdom where everyone is very very small...”

From the makers of Peppa Pig comes this BAFTA awardwinning television animation for the first time ever live on stage!

Holly is a young Fairy Princess, who is still learning how to fly and her magic doesn’t always go quite according to plan. Her best friend, Ben the Elf, doesn’t have wings and he doesn’t do magic, but he runs very fast and flies on the back of Gaston the Ladybird.

Join Ben and Holly, and their friends on this exciting musical adventure packed full of games, songs and laughter on an enchanting journey through the Magical Kingdom. With actors, masks and colourful costumes this beautiful story of elves, princesses and childhood innocence will delight all the family

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

Tickets £14.50 - £12.50 plus £1 per ticket bf CGR Family ticket £50 (4 top price tickets) plus £1 per family ticket bf

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Freshly cut sandwiches with a selection of fillings • Freshly baked scones Chef’s selection of homemade cakes and fancies • Fresh cream and preserves

Friday 9 - Sunday 11 August

The Singing Kettle Rumble in the Jungle There’s a Rumble in the Jungle as the Singing Kettle set out on their greatest ever adventure. Follow the Jungle beat on the hunt for Magical Coloured Kettles and find clues for songs that will captivate and enthrall the whole family.

Roars of laughter, colourful and dynamic costumes, and the sheer energy of the Singing Kettle makes Rumble in the Jungle a “must see” show in 2013.

There'll be music and mayhem, old friends and new, with plenty to sing about along the way. Packed with superb Singing Kettle favourites, Animals Went in Two by Two, Do Your Ears Hang Low and Jungle Party. Some lucky children will get the chance to dress as fluffy creatures and help out on stage, with the brand new Baby Animals Song.

Remember - Come dressed as your favourite wild animal to sing along with the sounds of the jungle.

a date to remember To make your afternoon tea reservation please call 01224 337677 email: 1906@aberdeenperformingarts.com or book online at www.boxofficeaberdeen.com

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 20 - Saturday 31 August

Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical Direct from the West End and Broadway the feel-good international hit sensation Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical is coming to His Majesty’s Theatre for 2 weeks only!

Winner of 4 WhatsOnStage.com awards, including Best New Musical, and based on the smash-hit movie, Priscilla is the heartwarming, uplifting adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they had ever dreamed of.

With a dazzling array of outrageous Olivier and Tony award-winning costumes and a hit parade of dancefloor favourites including It’s Raining Men, I Will Survive, Hot Stuff, Finally, Boogie Wonderland, Go West, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and I Love The Nightlife, this wildly fresh and funny musical is a journey to the heart of FABULOUS!

“Hugely entertaining...insanely glitzy” Daily Telegraph Tue - Thu 7.30pm, Mon 7.30pm wk 2, Fri 5pm & 8.15pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Tuesday 3 Saturday 7 September THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND AND THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PRESENT

Dunsinane

By David Greig Directed by Roxana Silbert Macbeth is dead. Under cover of night, an English army has swept through the landscape, killed the tyrant and taken the seat of power.

Attempting to restore peace and put in place a new ruler, Siward, the commanding officer, is beset by a brutal guerrilla uprising. Increasingly isolated from his own men and Scottish allies alike, his efforts to restore order appear futile as the situation spins out of control. David Greig’s exhilarating play is a vision of one man’s attempt to restore peace in a country ravaged by war.

Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £24.50 - £15 plus £1 per ticket bf CGR Premium seats £29.50 - £27.50 plus £1 per ticket bf ★ APA Friends 2 for 1 Tue/Wed £4 off all other performances (excl. balc)

“...a work of compelling intelligence, provocation and wit”The Guardian ★★★★

Monday 9 - Saturday 14 September

Rocky Horror Show Directed by Christopher Luscome Get ready for a night of fun, frolics and frivolity in this thrilling new production of Richard O’Brien’s classic original script!

Bursting at the seams with timeless classics, including Sweet Transvestite, Damn It Janet and of course, the pelvic thrusting Time Warp, Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show is a guaranteed non-stop party! Don’t dream it, be it!

Mon - Thu 7.30pm, Fri & Sat 5.30pm & 8.30pm

Tickets £33.50 - £15 plus £1 per ticket bf CGR Premium seats £40.50 - £20 plus £1 per ticket bf ★ APA Friends £10 off opening night £4 off all other performances (excl. balc)

Monday 16 Saturday 21 September

Hairspray

The West End's favourite musical comedy, Hairspray, is coming to His Majesty’s Theatre for 1 week only!

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.

Stage and screen star Mark Benton (Waterloo Road, Early Doors) will play the larger than life Turnblad family matriarch Edna in the show. Mark will be joined by Eastenders star Lucy Benjamin who will play the role of scheming TV executive Velma Von Tussle, X Factor finalist Marcus Collins as Seaweed Stubbs and newcomer Freya Sutton as big-hearted, bighaired teen heroine Tracy Turnblad.

Hairspray is the musical with everything - the ultimate feelgood show which has played to sold out houses in London, on Broadway and theatres around the globe.

“The ultimate feel-good show” Guardian

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Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm

Audio described & captioned: Sat 14 Sept (matinee), (preceeded by Touch Tour)

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Tickets £46 - £17 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR Audio described Premium seats £55 - £45 plus £1 per ticket bf & Captioned: Sat 21 Sept (matinee), ★ APA Friends £4 off opening night (preceeded by Touch Tour) £2 off all other performances (excl. balc)

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Saturday 30 November 2013 Sunday 5 January 2014

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Slava’s Snowshow

Seen by over 22 million people worldwide BOOK NOW FOR THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ROCK AND ROLL SHOW OF ALL TIME! This sensational multi award winning West End show is coming to His Majesty’s Theatre.

Forget feel good, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is FEEL GREAT! Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a cast of phenomenally talented actors and musicians tell Buddy Holly’s story, from his meteoric rise to fame, to his final legendary performance at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever written, including That’ll Be The Day, Oh Boy, Rave On, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, Johnny B. Goode, Raining In My Heart, Everyday, Shout and many many more, this show is just Peggy Sue-perb!

IT’S WILL BE SNOWING IN ABERDEEN THIS AUTUMN! Slava’s Snowshow has taken the world by storm, delighting and touching theatregoers in over 90 cities across the globe.

It has been lavished with critical praise and awards including Olivier, Time Out and Drama Desk awards.

Following two sell-out years at the Royal Festival Hall in London, this unique comedy masterpiece now comes to Aberdeen for the first time.

The global phenomenon, Slava’s Snowshow is unlike anything you have seen before – a world of wonder combining hilarity and poignancy with stunning, breathtaking spectacle. A world in which a bed becomes a boat, a cobweb envelops the audience and one tiny piece of paper begins a blinding, heartstopping snowstorm that engulfs an awestruck audience in a blizzard of sparkling snowflakes.

Slava’s Snowshow touches the heart and the funny bone, packed with laughter and wonder for the whole family.

Mon - Thu 7.30pm, Fri 5.30pm & 8.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Wed - Sat 7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat & Sun 2.30pm

Tickets £29.50 - £12.50 plus £1 per ticket bf CGSR Premium seats £32.50 - £27.50 plus £1 per ticket bf ★ APA Friends 2 for 1 Mon/Tue £4 off all other performances (excl. balc)

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“I have gained so much confidence and friends, I would say I have been the happiest ever and the quality is always top notch” Saleiti, Senior Youth Theatre

YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE PROGRAMME APA’s Young People’s Theatre programme nurtures and develops creative talent in the North-east through producing high quality contemporary theatre by young people.

Weekly sessions are designed to build confidence, enable participants to learn new skills in performance and make new and lasting friendship in a fun-filled environment.

APA Play (five to seven years) Saturdays 10am -11am His Majesty’s Theatre, Education Studio For young people taking their first steps into performance this group focuses on developing confidence and creativity.

Term 1 – Sat 26 January to Sat 30 March Term 2 – Sat 20 April to Sat 22 June Cost £30 per term

APA Create (eight to 11 years)

“An outstanding performance... they had the power to take over an audience and turn their heads in new, unseen directions” Press and Journal on Eight.

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Saturdays 11.30am -12.30am His Majesty’s Theatre, Education Studio Nurtures and explores creative skills in young people to work towards a sharing for friends and family.

Term 1 – Sat 26Jan to Sat 30 March Term 2 – Sat 20 April to Sat 22 June This group is supported by funding from the Big Fund Young Start Programme, which is part of a wider youth theatre development initiative and is run free of charge to participants.

Junior Youth Theatre (12-15 years) Wednesdays 6.30pm-8.30pm His Majesty’s Theatre, Education Studio Working towards a production in June the group will be generating a devised piece of theatre, based on our instant celebrity culture.

Cost £60 for January – June

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Senior Youth Theatre (15-18 years)

APA GLEE

Tuesdays 6.30pm-9pm The Lemon Tree With funding from Cultural Grants this year this group will be working with an established playwright developing a newlycommissioned piece of theatre which will explore stigmas attached to mental health.

The piece will be performed at The Lemon Tree before being taken to the National Festival of Youth Theatre Cost £60 for January – June

Interested in developing your vocal and performance skills?

Our Glee groups will sing popular chart songs, focusing on close harmony and developing their own arrangements of music, working towards a showcase of their work in June.

Young Actor’s Programme (18-21 years) Mondays 6.30pm-9pm The Lemon Tree Programme runs from 21 Jan to 1 July (three week break 1- 15 April) with a showcase Thursday 4 and Friday 5 July at The Lemon Tree Our Young Actor’s Programme is designed to develop specialist skills in performers looking to pursue acting as a career. The group will work on developing skills in physical theatre, devising from stimulus, working from contemporary texts and vocal work to create a showcase.

Entrance onto the programme will be done through an open audition process.

This year the programme will also include a workshop with Frantic Assembly and vocal coach Jacquie Crago (Oxford School of Drama, Royal Shakespeare Company and Warhorse) Cost £80 for the full programme Jan -July 2013

“The fragile and complicated characters of a fragile and complicated time were brought to life by the talented cast who poured their hearts into their roles.”

Evening Express on APA Young Person’s Company’s production of Eight

Junior Glee

(eight to 11 years) Saturdays 1.30pm-3pm

Senior Glee (12-16 years) Saturdays 3.30pm-5pm His Majesty’s Theatre, Education Studio Term 1 – Sat 26 Jan to Sat 30 March Term 2 – Sat 20 April to Sat 22 June Cost £80 per term

APA Young Person’s Company This production group works on APA’s projects with international collaborative partners. Previous projects have included exchanges with young people in Regensburg, Stavanger and San Francisco.

Auditions are held on a project by project basis and are open to members of our Young People’s Theatre programme.

Youth Advisory Board

(14-21 years) What bands would you like to see in Aberdeen?

See yourself as a theatre producer?

Care about the future of arts in your city?

Our Youth Advisory Board gives young people an effective voice within Aberdeen Performing Arts and enables them to be powerful advocates for the arts within the wider community of the North-east.

It also gives young people the chance to meet and learn about the work of the APA team and young people will have access to mentoring opportunities and advice on career pathways within the industry.

“I love youth theatre because it has helped me meet some of the best friends I have!

It’s made me more confident and it’s so much fun.” Ellen, YT member

For more information and to apply for any of the activities please contact the Creative Learning Department: Email: creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com Telephone: 01224 337664

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Ticket Information

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 Praise or Problem Cards, speaking to a member of staff or emailing tickets@boxofficeaberdeen.com

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

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.

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Age Restrictions Recommended age guidance.

U16+A BAL - Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult, balcony seating only.

APA Friends Discounts available.

RT - RUNNING TIME Please note all running times are approximate.

We have made every effort to ensure that the information in this brochure is correct but it is subject to change. Latest listing information can be found online, and remember that casts are subject to availability and can change. All discounts are subject to availability and exclude the balcony at HMT and certain days of the week. All ticket prices printed relate to bookings made in advance of the performance. Occassionally event promoters request an increase in price for any tickets purchased at the venue directly before the performance. Please contact the box office for further details.

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

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The more the merrier as far as we are concerned, discounts are available for groups of 8+. Book early to get the best seats and discounts – some shows feature much greater discounts if you confirm and pay for your tickets earlier email groups@aberdeenperformingarts.com or call 01224 337605 to speak to our groups team for more details.

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Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable but may sometimes be exchanged up to 24 hours before the date of the performance. Please put your tickets in a safe place! Lost tickets can only be reprinted on the night for reserved seated performances. Please note exchanges or ticket reprinting is subject to an admin fee of £2 per ticket (to a maximum £10 per booking).

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

Accessible Performances 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, or call 01224 641122.

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Access Our venues are designed to be as accessible as possible. We have an access guide with full details of all facilities available online, 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

Public transport Most buses come along Union Street. Aberdeen Railway Station is just a few minutes walk from all our venues. For information visit firstgroup.com

Children We welcome all children of all ages, unless a specific performance has an age restriction.

Children under two go free as long as they are seated on your knee! If children or babies disturb a performance, we can ask that you leave to be fair to other customers and the performers.

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

Latecomers 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.

His Majesty’s Theatre

Parking and wheelchair access

Car parking is available at a special reduced rate at Bon Accord Harriet Street car park, and at Denburn car park (behind the theatre on Spa Street) and 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.

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 deaf customers for up to four weeks before the performance. Look out for these symbols in the brochure.

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Music Hall

Parking and wheelchair access

Car parking is available at a reduced rate at Bon Accord Harriet Street car park, as well as 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 necklacetype receivers (for use with hearing aids) are available from customer service staff in the foyer.

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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.

PSC indicates a pre or post-show chat with cast or creative team is available at one or more performances. Please contact box office for more details.

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Refreshments

Car parking is available at a reduced rate at Bon Accord Harriet Street car park, as well as in East or West North Street car parks.

Level access is available via Shoe Lane by ringing the doorbell.

Enjoy a drink in our stalls or dress circle bars, which are open 45 minutes before performances. Interval drinks can be pre-ordered. Tea and coffee are also available.

1906 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 café 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.

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The Lemon Tree provides refreshment before, during and after performances in both the Lounge and Studio.

However the bar may be closed throughout a performance at the performer’s request. 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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One of the most beautiful theatres in Britain, His Majesty’s Theatre was designed by the legendary theatre architect Frank Matcham with his trademark proscenium arch and pillarless balconies. Since opening in 1906, it has continually attracted a huge range of top quality theatre productions from smash-hit musicals to top class drama and dance.

Seating around 1470, the theatre has undergone three major refurbishments in its 100-year history, in the 1930s,1980s and most recently an £8m redevelopment in 2004/5, which successfully added a contemporary aspect to the historic Edwardian building, with new facilities such as the restaurant and cafe, giving Aberdeen a 21st century venue to be proud of.

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Saturday 19 January

7.30pm

Scottish Chamber Orchestra The Little C Major

La Follia

7.30pm

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Runnicles Conducts Beethoven’s Fifth

J Strauss II On the Beautiful Blue Danube Berg Violin Concerto Schubert (arr. Webern) 6 German Dances Beethoven Symphony No.5 Julian Rachlin Violin Donald Runnicles Conductor Johann Strauss’s unofficial Austrian national anthem begins a dance through the imagination of Vienna, a city whose relationship with tradition can be both as tender as Webern’s tribute to Schubert, and as revolutionary as Beethoven’s explosive Fifth Symphony. Or, indeed, as personal as Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto, dedicated “to the memory of an Angel”.

The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

★Tickets £20 - £9.50 CG

7.30pm

Scottish Ensemble

Beethoven Overture, Prometheus Dussek Piano Concerto in G minor Op 49 Schubert Symphony No 6 ‘Little C major’ Richard Egarr Conductor/Fortepiano Between classics by Schubert and Beethoven, SCO Associate Artist Richard Egarr introduces one of their contemporaries who deserves to be far better known. Dussek wrote eighteen captivating and unusual piano concertos - hugely enjoyable to listen to, and fascinating for us looking back to that time because, in them, you can so clearly hear the future – the piano styles of Liszt, Chopin and Schumann. Pre-concert Talk: 6.45pm (free to ticket holders) Richard Egarr talks about Jan Ladislav Dussek and his contemporaries.

★Tickets £21 - £10 CG Friday 1 February

Monday 18 February

Geminiani Concerto Grosso ‘La Follia’ Górecki Harpsichord Concerto Vaughan Williams Violin Concerto in D ‘Concerto accademico’ Holst St. Paul’s Suite Górecki Three Pieces in Old Style Vivaldi Concerto Grosso op.3 no. 10 RV 580 in B minor Britten Simple Symphony Sometimes music gets into your head, and it just goes round and round...this can be uplifting, or maddening, or both! Our programme is a collection of such musical ‘earworms’ from across the ages - we guarantee you’ll still be humming them on your way home. Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm.

Tickets £13 C Saturday 23 February

7.30pm

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Anderszewski plays Mozart

Schubert Overture in D ‘In the Italian Style’ Mozart Piano Concerto No 23 in A K488 Beethoven Grosse Fuge Mozart Piano Concerto No 25 in C K503 Piotr Anderszewski Piano/Director Alexander Janiczek Violin/Director Witness the ultimate in multi-tasking: playing the piano and directing an orchestra at the same time. Anderszewski manages it effortlessly and has given many wonderful Mozart performances with the SCO. Complementing these marvellous pieces, a youthful spree from Schubert, and one of the most astonishing pieces in all music: Grosse Fuge is late Beethoven at its most visionary.

★Tickets £21 - £10 CG

Saturday 9 March

7.30pm

Scottish Chamber Orchestra Goerne sings Schubert

Bach (arr. Webern) Ricercar from The Musical Offering Schubert Songs with orchestra Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No 5 Schubert Symphony No 5 Robin Ticciati Conductor Matthias Goerne Baritone SCO Principal Conductor Robin Ticciati returns to Aberdeen bringing a programme with Vienna at its heart: the magnificent, musical city that was home to so many great composers. Mahler loved Schubert, and Ticciati pairs their Fifth Symphonies. Webern pays tribute to Bach and Matthias Goerne performs Schubert songs orchestrated by Webern, Brahms, Spindler and Reger.

★Tickets £21 - £10 CG Friday 15 March

7.30pm

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Chopin Piano Concerto No.2

Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 Bruckner Symphony No.2 Garrick Ohlsson Piano Thomas Dausgaard Conductor Chopin wrote his Second Piano Concerto just months before leaving Poland forever, yet its music is already drenched in the poetry that would make him famous. Bruckner, meanwhile, hoped that his profoundly Romantic Second Symphony would be his passport into the Viennese musical elite - only to have it dismissed as “unplayable” by the Vienna Philharmonic.

Former Chopin Competition winner Garrick Ohlsson brings a lifetime’s devotion to the composer. The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

★Tickets £20 - £9.50 CG

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7.30pm

Royal Scottish National Orchestra Concierto de Aranjuez

Sunday 24 March

7.30pm

Aberdeen Sinfonietta Gala Concert

Tchaikovsky FantasyOverture, Romeo and Juliet Tchaikovsky Letter Scene, Eugene Onegin Borodin Polovtsian Dances, Prince Igor Rossini Overture and Villagers’ Chorus, William Tell Mascagni Intermezzo and Easter Hymn, Cavalleria Rusticana Puccini One Fine Day and Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly Verdi Three opera choruses Garry Walker Conductor Judith Howarth Soprano Haddo House Choral & Operatic Society In this gala concert Aberdeen Sinfonietta is joined by Haddo House Choral & Operatic Society, and by the internationally acclaimed opera singer Judith Howarth. This celebration of Russian and Italian opera ends appropriately with the Triumphal Scene (Grand March) from Aida, to mark the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth.

★Tickets £12 C

Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No 1 Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Martucci Notturno Op70 No 1 Respighi Roman Festivals Gilbert Varga Conductor Miloš Karadaglic´s Guitar Tonight the RSNO, guest conductor Gilbert Varga and Montenegrin guitar hero Miloš Karadaglic´s take you on a Mediterranean holiday with a difference! There’s Italian romance with Martucci’s dreamy Notturno and Ottorino Respighi’s delightful Ancient Airs and Dances followed by the roof-raising hedonism of his sensational Roman Festivals. And, of course, there’s the Spanish tune the whole world loves, in Rodrigo’s chart-topping Concierto de Aranjuez.

Pre-concert Talk: 6.45pm (free to ticket holders)

★Tickets £21 - £10 CG Friday 3 May 7.30pm

Thursday 9 May

7.30pm

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Naked Classics: Wagner’s ‘The Ring’

Wagner/de Vlieger The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure Philippe Bach Conductor Paul Rissmann Presenter Wagner’s epic Ring cycle is the kind of experience that changes lives. A tale of gods, lovers, tragedy and redemption, it’s quite simply overwhelming. But if you don’t happen to have four days to spare, here’s your chance to see what the fuss is about: an hour-long orchestral highlights package!

Naked Classics is an exciting way to explore classical music.

Presenter Paul Rissmann uses an innovative mix of projections, on-stage demonstrations and interviews with players to reveal the stories behind the music.

★Tickets £21 - £10 CG Sunday 26 May 7.30pm

Aberdeen BBC Scottish Symphony Sinfonietta Summer Concert Orchestra Osborne Plays Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto Mendelssohn

Wagner Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin Vaughan Williams Symphony No.9 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 ‘The Emperor’ Steven Osborne Piano Andrew Manze Conductor Few composers were more aware than Vaughan Williams of what it meant to write a Ninth Symphony - and few have been less daunted. It’s a strikingly equal match for Beethoven’s mighty ‘Emperor’ concerto, here performed with the grace and intelligence we have come to expect from Steven Osborne. The orchestra’s Associate Guest Conductor, Andrew Manze conducts.

The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

★Tickets £20 - £9.50 CG

Overture, Nocturne and Scherzo, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Mozart Clarinet Concerto Bizet Jeux d’Enfants Suite Schubert Fifth Symphony Debussy Petite Suite David Jones Conductor Julian Bliss Clarinet An ideal summer evening programme, with Mendelssohn’s entrancing Midsummer Night’s Dream music, Mozart’s supremely beautiful Clarinet Concerto (and who better to play it than the superb young clarinettist Julian Bliss), Schubert’s deservedly popular 5th Symphony, and two charming little suites by Bizet and Debussy.

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - U16/STUDENT £5 University of Aberdeen Symphony Orchestra - STUDENT/U16 £2 Aberdeen Sinfonietta - U16 GO FREE, STUDENT £5

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Sunday 2 December

7.30pm

London Handel Players

with Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas

Saturday 1 December

7.30pm

Red Hot Chilli Pipers Bagpipes with Attitude, Drums with a Scottish accent, a blazing rock band and a show so hot it should carry its own health warning! Voted Scotland’s ‘Live Act of the Year in 2007 and 2010 at the Scots Trad Music Awards, with their unique sound and fusion of classic bagpipes and rock anthems (Bagrock!) have been rocking the world from New York to Beijing with musicianship of the highest order and a passion for pipes that will leave you breathless!

“The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are sassy, sexy and hugely entertaining. They are enormously talented musicians who are so skilled they make it all look effortless. This album stirs the blood and will enliven any party.” Lorraine Kelly

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Alasdair Fraser Violin Natalie Haas Cello Renowned Scottish fiddler, Alasdair Fraser‘s irrepressible folk-playing together with the stylishness and refinement of the London Handel Players recreates the fusion of these two styles which was so fashionable in the late Baroque and early Classical periods.

James Oswald’s popular Airs for the Seasons will have your feet tapping, while the familiar music from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons will intrigue in Chédeville’s arrangement for hurdygurdy, featuring Clare Salaman. Celtic verve and folk-inspired music by Rameau, Leclair, Corrette and Lully add to the rich tapestry of this unique partnership.

“Alasdair Fraser is recognized throughout the world as one of the finest fiddle players Scotland has ever produced. [His] name is synonymous with the vibrant cultural renaissance which is transforming the Scottish musical scene.” SCOTS Magazine

Tuesday 4 December

Runrig After an 18 month sabbatical Runrig are back on the road with a new tour and a renewed sense of purpose; the break has given the band members an opportunity to pursue many other musical avenues and individual projects, as well as working on new material and planning for the next stage in the remarkable Runrig story. Refreshed and re-invigorated with a revamped show and set, the band will be celebrating a significant milestone 2013, with 40 years in the music business.

Tickets £25+bf

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Wednesday 5 December

Evening Express Carol Concert

7.30pm

This annual concert traditionally heralds the start of Christmas.

Join in the carols and enjoy the music performed by Aberdeen schools. All money raised goes to local charities.

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Saturday 8 December

7.30pm 8pm

Christmas Ceilidh with Clachan Yell

Pizarro plays Beethoven

A true Scot’s Christmas celebration with Clachan Yell – widely regarded as one of the best ceilidh bands in the world, ever.

★Tickets £21 - £10 CG Sunday 9 December

★Tickets £10+bf C

2.30pm

Grampian Hospitals Christmas Carol Concert In aid of CLICSargent, supporting children and adolescents with cancer.

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Thursday 13 December

MUSIC HALL

Friday 14 December

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Doors 7pm

Slade and Sweet Tuesday 11 December

7pm

Music for Maggies

Featuring Aberdeen Chorus of Sweet Adelines, Aberdeen City Youth Brass Band & Big Band and Phoenix Youth Theatre.

★Tickets £12+bf C

A double header featuring two chart-topping 70s glam rockers performing together on one stage – one gig, two performances.

With their unique blend of perfect pop-rock’n’roll, outrageous flamboyance and pure fun, and no less than 23 Top 20 singles of which 6 were No. 1 smash hits, Slade are one of the most exciting bands in the past 30 years - Slade will be touring with original member Dave Hill.

Sweet who have sold over 55 million records worldwide and are still touring and performing to sell out audiences across the globe.

★Tickets £28 - 26+bf R

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Sunday 16 December

7.30pm

Phil Cunningham Christmas Concert Saturday 15 December

1pm & 7.30pm

Aberdeen Music Centre’s Christmas Concerts

Featuring some of Aberdeen’s finest young musicians in two concerts of festive music by bands, orchestras and choirs.

★Tickets £8 - £4+bf C

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Give them a ticket to the stars!

Following the huge success and popularity of this show over the last six years in Edinburgh, Phil Cunningham is calling his pals together and opening his Christmas songbook to Aberdeen audiences. Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker and Phil himself will lead you through a great fun night of modern and traditional Christmas music. Featuring Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a special guest Brass Band.

Oil your vocal chords and bring the family!

★Tickets £21+bf C

GREAT NIGHT OF FESTIVE MUSIC

Tuesday 18 December

Aberdeen Choral Society - Handel’s Messiah

Christmas is not Christmas without a performance of Handel’s ever popular oratorio Messiah!

Musical Director Alistair Macdonald leads the chorus of Aberdeen Choral Society with over 120 voices ably backed by Grampian Sinfonia under the leadership of Dirk van Loon.

Completing the line-up will be a team of internationally renowned soloists.

Tickets £20 - £16+bf C Wednesday 19 December

7.30pm

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Christmas Concert: The Snowman ★Tickets £21 - £10 CG Friday 21 December

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christmas Classics

Tickets £20 - £9.50 CG 6

7.15pm

AT THE LEMON TREE THE BLOODY MARYS’ CHRISTMAS STOCKING SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER

7.30pm

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Saturday 22 December

7.30pm

Sunday 23 December

Monday 31 December 7.30pm

One Night of Queen Performed by Gary Mullen and The Works One Night of Queen is a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time.

Featuring such hits as, I Want to Break Free, A Kind of Magic, Fat Bottomed Girls, and of course Bohemian Rhapsody.

7.30pm - 10pm

Hogmanay Concert

Returning to the Music Hall is the hugely popular traditional Hogmanay show which is guaranteed to get you into the party mood with a superb mix of laughter, music and song. MC for the evening is the ever-popular Robert Lovie and he'll be joined by fiddle master Paul Anderson, traditional Scots singing sensation Shona Donaldson and the legendary Lonach Men with other superb artists to be confirmed soon. A great celebration of all things Scottish for all the family.

MUSIC HALL

CELEBRATE WITH TWO GREAT CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHTS

Tickets £17+bf R

★Tickets £17.50+bf CR

Friday 11 January Take a trip back in time to the glamorous, glitzy nights of Las Vegas in the late 1950s and early 60s where, in the company of three of the world’s most popular entertainers, the fabulous Burrelli Sisters and The Rat Pack Big Band, you will experience Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr & Dean Martin performing at the famous Sands hotel. “…absolutely superb…Left me breathless with pleasure” The Telegraph “Such nostalgic excellence forged a special atmosphere as we all forgot we were not actually in the presence of the originals” The Mirror

★Tickets £27 - £24+bf R

7.30pm

One Night In Vienna An exciting new show with the best of the Viennese tradition starring the Johann Strauss Dancers in glorious costumes of the period. Presented by irrepressible showman and conductor Rainer Hersch with guest soprano Charlotte Ellett. Be swept away by the magic of 19th century Vienna and journey through a sparkling assortment of music and dance from the most romantic of times.

Featuring The Blue Danube Waltz, Radetzky March, Thunder and Lightening Polka, The Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus and Voices of Spring. Plus timeless dance music from other masters of the waltz Tchaikovsky, Lehar and more, all performed by the Johann Strauss Orchestra.

Tickets £29 - £21+bf G Family ticket £69+bfbf

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Friday 1 February

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

CILLA & ARTIE’S LAST TOUR

Runnicles Conducts Beethoven’s Fifth Friday 18 January

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 tein fiddle front line, rock solid rhythm section and fine dance calling, a grand evening is guaranteed.

★Tickets £10+bf C Saturday 19 January

Infinite Scotland

7.30pm

Infinite Scotland puts the country’s DNA under the microscope and opens our eyes to Scotland in new and remarkable ways. Entertaining and thought-provoking - ‘The Living Planet meets QI’ – your memorable journey through Scotland’s fascinating natural diversity and brilliant artistic life is led by Blythe Duff (Taggart) and Kenny Taylor (BBC Attenborough programmes).

Against a backdrop of film, breath-taking photography by Laurie Campbell (National Geographic), atmospheric live music composed by David Allison and the beautiful voice of Maeve MacKinnon, we discover just how extraordinary our Scotland is.

★Tickets £16+bf CR

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Doors 7pm

Two Door Cinema ClubSOLD OUT Tickets £15 +bf 14+

Wednesday 6 February see page 2 for details

Scottish Chamber Orchestra The Little C Major

★Tickets £21 - £10 CG Wednesday 30 January

★Tickets £20 - £9.50 CG Monday 4 February

7.30pm

The Classic Rock Show

Ten Best Selling Rock Albums Of All Time – LIVE!

Remember to bring d A Magic Wan Friday 8 – Sunday 10 February

Various times

The Singing Kettle

After the success of their critically acclaimed 2012 UK tour, The Classic Rock Show is back – bigger and even better! Featuring the music of The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Meat Loafand many more!

You will be taken on a tour of top notch, full throttle, air-punching, guitar-rocking, chorus-singing, footstomping sonic excitement. Exhilarating and entrancing in equal measure, with a climax to the show that is not to be missed. Sore throat guaranteed!

Fairytale Castle

Tickets £31 - £21+bf R

Tickets £13+bf Family ticket £48+bf G

ALSO AT HMT SOUL SISTER MONDAY 21 - SATURDAY 26 JANUARY

The Singing Kettle’s sensational Fairytale Castle is overflowing with superb audience participation, nonstop favourite songs and amazing costumes.

This electrifying singalong will enthrall both young and old and is the perfect treat for the whole family.

Cilla the Good Fairy, Artie the Mad Hatter, Gary as Prince Charming and Kevin as the Pied Piper will see the Singing Kettle at their breathtaking best. Jock and Jeremy the hilarious singing chefs will be baking some fanciful fairy cakes and Bonzo the Dog will be there and up to his usual mischief. Remember to bring “A Magic Wand”.

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Monday 18 February

Doors 7pm

Australian Pink Floyd

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Scottish Ensemble La Follia Tickets £13 C

2013 “Eclipsed

By The Moon” European Tour

Friday 22 February

Celebrating the iconic The Dark Side Of The Moon album with a brand new format and set-list the band will also be performing other classic Pink Floyd tracks with a performance that stretches over 2 hours. Including The Great Gig In The Sky, Us And Them, Money and Time.

Much more than a tribute act, the band capture and convey the spirit and sound of the legendary Pink Floyd

Tickets £37.50- £29.50+bf VIP Package £89+bf

8pm

Ceilidh with Shindig Friday 15 February

Milton Jones On the Road

8pm

Milton Jones is back on the road with another tour, this time imaginatively entitled On The Road. If you like the stuff he’s done on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo or in any of the nine radio series he’s done for Radio 4 then this is the show for you.

Hundreds of his celebrated one-liners, plus pictures he drew.

Clever, surreal but mainly just stupid stupid stupid. He’s won awards you know. “No-one can touch Jones when he hits his stride” The Guardian

Tickets £21+bf R

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

★Tickets £10+bf C

Saturday 23 February

BUY FO NEW CEILIDR H SEASON

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MUSIC HALL

Monday 11 February

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra Anderszewski Plays Mozart ★Tickets £21 - £10 CG

Sunday 17 February

7.30pm

Cannon, Campbell, Watchorn & O’Connor Tuesday 12 February

7.30pm

Paul Carrack Good Feelin’ Tour

Legendary Sheffield-born singer, songwriter and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze, and Mike & The Mechanics returns to the road. With a back catalogue of hits including How Long, Tempted and The Living Years, Paul’s marvelously soulful voice is known to millions around the world; he is undoubtedly a key figure in Britsh pop history. And as his devoted fans know all too well, a Paul Carrack show is always something very special.

Tickets £38.50 – £28.50+bf R

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The Dubliners

In 2012 the legendary Irish folk group The Dubliners celebrated 50 glorious years in the music business by receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and playing a sell-out UK tour. Sadly the sudden death of founding member “Banjo” Barney McKenna meant that the remaining members chose to sit down and decide upon the band’s future. Sean Cannon, Eamonn Campbell, Patry Watchorn and banjo virtuoso Gerry O’Connor decided to continue the legacy started by Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Ciaran Bourke, Barney McKenna & John Sheahan back in 1962 and the boys are looking forward to playing all the classic songs and ballads known the world over: Whiskey in The Jar, Dirty Old Town, The Wild Rover and many more.

★Tickets £21 - £19.50+bf CGR

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Sunday 24 February

2.30pm

Around the World in Music Tickets £10+bf C

7.30pm

Brendan Cole Licence to Thrill

Following on from his debut tour Live and Unjudged, Brendan is once again set to dazzle audiences across the UK with his brand new show. Join him and his cast of 20 musicians and dancers in this spectacular night of theatre entertainment. Brendan, one of Strictly Come Dancing’s most charismatic choreographers and performers will treat you to an evening of Ballroom magic and Latin excitement in this dance extravaganza not to be missed. With music from across the ages, this sophisticated production is set to wow audiences in 2013.

★Tickets £32.50+bf R

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7pm

Seafarers UK is proud to present

Join us for the fifth annual musical journey around the world organised by Westhill and District Rotary Club. Over three hundred talented performers from ten local schools will transport you from Scotland to distant places. Benefiting from this charity concert will be Childline, nominated Rotary charities and the participating schools.

Monday 25 February

Tuesday 26 February

Under the direction of: Captain Andy Gregory RM

The amazingly talented musicians of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Scotland present their annual concert. This will be a wonderfully colourful show with 45 Royal Marines Bandsmen on stage – an evening not to be missed!

Proceeds to “Seafarers UK” which is the primary fundraising organisation for all maritime charities serving Fishermen, Merchant Navy and the Royal Navy personnel in need.

Frightened Rabbit Tickets £15 +bf 14+

Thursday 28 February

7.30pm

Dominic Kirwin and the Nashville Singer Songwriters

The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Scotland

Tickets £16 - £14+bf C Wednesday 27 February

Friday 1 March

Doors 7pm

This exciting show features Dominic Kirwan, Ireland’s number one singing star performing with the best of the fabulously talented Nashville’s Singer Songwriters direct from the USA. Featuring Mark Hudson, the multi-talented and critically acclaimed singer-songwriter who has written and recorded his own hits and produced worldwide hits for many of our superstars, Victoria Shaw, who has songs on over 65 million albums and is an EMMY and CMA award-winner, Heidi Feek, a new and up-and-coming young star from Nashville and special guests Joey and Rory, winners of the American TV show Can You Duet. The show is topped off by the one and only Colm Kirwan, an accomplished and sought after singer-songwriter going from success to greater success and now Nashville based.

★Tickets £23.50+bf CGR 7.30pm

Pride of Scotland

This wonderful show features the best that Scotland has to offer, starring one of Scotland’s top international entertainers - Allan Stewart, also starring X Factor finalists, The MacDonald Brothers. With a super supporting cast featuring scotland’s newest rising star Cal, with his no1 hit I Can Hear The Nation with the Billy Anderson Band, top scottish tenor, Ian Lees and the beautiful voice of Scotland’s leading soprano Mary Cameron. The evening will be hosted by award winning radio presenter Ally Bally.

Come along and enjoy the Pride of Scotland, a show with a little bit of everything and a lot of entertainment!

★Tickets £23.50+bf CGR

AT THE LEMON TREE LOUNGE TOMMY EMMANUEL & MARTIN TAYLOR TUESDAY 26 MARCH

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5pm

Aberdeen City Music School 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 2013 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 and the 25th Anniversary Concert production of Les Miserables.

This production will include songs from Miss Saigon, The Lion King, Phantom Of The Opera, Chess, 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!!

“5 star rated show’….’fight to get a ticket for this dazzling show!” www.whatsonstage.com

★Tickets £20.50+bf R

Saturday 9 March 7.30pm

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

Tickets £6+bf

Sunday 3 March

Monday 4 March

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac are back celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Fleetwood Mac’s 11th studio album, Rumours. One of the decade-defining albums of the 70s, Rumours, described by Mick Fleetwood as “the most important album we ever made.” Replicating perfectly the power, subtlety and lush, hypnotic & blissful emotion of Fleetwood Mac at their breathtaking best, Rumours of Fleetwood have received Mick Fleetwood’s golden seal of approval. A must-see for any discerning disciple of this most iconic of rock institutions!

Featuring the Rumours album in its entirety, including Dreams, Go Your Own Way and The Chain. Plus other timeless classics such as Gypsy, Rhiannon, Little Lies and many more.

Tickets £23.50+bf R “They do Fleetwood Mac better than Fleetwood Mac” Mail On Sunday

Friday 8 March

8pm BUY FO NEW CEILIDR H SEASON

Ceilidh with SAVE 25% Danse McCabre

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra Goerne Sings Schubert ★Tickets £21 - £10 CG Tuesday 12 March

7.30pm

MUSIC HALL

Saturday 2 March

Yellowjackets & Trio Red Enjoy a magical night of techni-coloured, musical adventure! Tom Bancroft’s pioneering Trio Red and, making their first visit in over 10 years, Grammy awardwinning, jazz-fusion stars Yellowjackets.

Trio Red are innovators from the most vital jazz scenes in Scotland, London and Norway. Between them they have played with the most groundbreaking signature groupings, as well as the global greats.

Treating us to their celebrated R&B-ish melodic sound, Yellowjackets are joined by bassist Felix Pastorius, son of legendary Jaco Pastorius.

The J-Word is a group of people whose heartfelt desire is to share the best live music in the world.

★Tickets £17.50+bf Early bird 25% off if booked by 31 Dec 2012.

U16 Free, U26 £5

The all-girl ceilidh band in 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.

★Tickets £10+bf C

AT HMT CATS MONDAY 4 - SATURDAY 16 MARCH

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Friday 15 March

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Wednesday 13 March

7.30pm

Dunedin Consort

JS Bach - St John Passion BWV 245

John Butt Director Nicholas Mulroy Evangelist Matthew Brook Christ In celebration of the release of their new recording, the Dunedin Consort, under the direction of John Butt, presents Bach's St John Passion. Known for its original award-winning work, the Consort aim to reconstruct the original performance setting with added organ preludes, motets and sing-along congregational hymns. We invite you to join in this performance of one of Bach's most gripping works at the time of year when its powerful message is most often contemplated.

★Tickets £8+bf C

★Tickets £18 - £9+bf CG Thursday 14 March

7.30pm

The Circus Of Horrors

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8pm

Jerry Sadowitz Very funny, totally offensive and he hates your guts. What more do you want? Catchphrase: No Refunds! Gay, public school, untalented, humourless, middle class Jew, yet banned by the BBC... eats children as part of his five a day...

★Tickets £20.50+bf CR 18+ “The Circus of Horrors completely WOWED the audience” The Daily Mail.

17 years after its conception at the Glastonbury Festival the show has gone on to achieve cult status. The sensation, which stormed into the finals of Britain’s Got Talent is packed with new shocks that will take you on a whirlwind journey like a bat out of Hell into 1927 Berlin, this was the roaring twenties, a decedent decade, the birth of the Cabaret & the home to The Devil Doll’.

The new phantasmagoria twists and turns, sending a shiver down your spine and with the Ventriloquist now dead his demonic dummy seems to take on a life of its own - featuring fangtastic, Dare Devil & Bizarre Circus acts from all four corners of the world that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat when not falling off them with laughter. If Quentin Tarantino had directed Cirque Du Soleil then you would be only half way there.

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Aberdeen Music Centre ★Tickets £8 - £7 C Tuesday 19 March

7.30pm

Aberdeenshire Music Centre Spring Concert

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 ★Tickets £20 - £9.50 CG Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 March

Wednesday 20 March

Thursday 21 March

7.30pm

Charlie Landsborough Charlie Landsborough is one of the good guys.

Talented, funny, hard-working, good-natured, what you see is what you get. Little surprise then that he’s got legions of loyal fans. Multi award-winning and critically acclaimed, this Autumn sees Charlie taking his own brand of country/spiritual music back on the road on a major 19 date tour.

2012 has also seen the release of Charlie’s 25th album. It’s a substantial catalogue of work, especially since he didn’t find real success with music until he was well in to his 50s. Now in his 70th year Charlie continues to tour and works relentlessly.

★Tickets £18.50 - £17.50+bf Sunday 24 March ★Tickets £26 – £16+bf CR

AT HMT THE FULL MONTY TUESDAY 19 - SATURDAY 23 MARCH

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Aberdeen Sinfonietta Gala Concert

★Tickets £12 C

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7.30pm

Aberdeen Choral Society Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of Italy’s greatest composers, Giuseppe Verdi. With excerpts from Verdi’s opera Nabucco - Overture and Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves the choir will join the baritone soloist in one of opera’s greatest arias – Dio di Giuda. The first act concludes with the famous Easter Hymn from Cavelleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni. The second act features Petite messe solonnelle by one of Verdi’s greatest predecessors Gioachino Rossini - including a number of exhilarating choruses and operatic arias, duets and ensembles - an evening not to be missed!

★Tickets £20 - £16+bf C

Friday 29 March

8pm

Ceilidh with Clachan Yell ★Tickets £10 C

Nicola Benedetti The Silver Violin Tour

Nicola Benedetti, one of the leading violinists of her generation, returns to Scotland following the success of her Fantasie Tour, with an exciting new recital programme featuring a selection of music from her chart-topping album The Silver Violin.

She will also be joined by her regular collaborators Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) and Alexei Grynyuk (piano) to perform the formidable Tchaikovsky Piano Trio. This tour will be more interactive than ever, with its combination of live music interspersed with film. The audience will also have a chance to ask Nicola questions about her career and commitment to music education.

Please contact box office for ticket prices

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Monday 1 April

Simple Minds Greatest Hits UK Tour ★Tickets £37.50+bf

An Evening of Burlesque It’s all tease, no sleaze as corsets, killer heels, stockings aplenty, sultry vocals, breathtaking choreography, mischief, magic, frivolity and fun collide. The true spirit of the time-honoured art form is revived and given a playful, modern-day tweak for good measure!

Wickedly witty, stunningly sensuous – experience a colourful kaleidoscope of the best of burlesque and the bizarre world of variety.

Dress to impress

★Tickets £24.50+bf CR 18+

Saturday 6 April

7.30pm

Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown Roy Chubby Brown returns with his bluest show yet! Still rude, crude and turning headlines into punchlines with his rip-roaring brand of banter. Chubby shares his outlandish views on news, women and gender, sailing so close to the mark, even the most seasoned of fans will be left gob-smacked!

“The World’s Most Outrageous Comedian” is far too rude for TV, so the stage is the only place to catch him!

Doors 7pm

Friday 5 April

Thursday 28 March

BUY FO NEW CEILIDR H SEASON

8pm

MUSIC HALL

Tuesday 26 March

Tickets £21+bf R If easily offended please stay away!

Sunday 7 April

8pm

Micky Flanagan Tickets £23.50+bf R 14+ Tuesday 9 April

SOLD OUT

7.30pm

Sally Morgan Star of Sky LIVING’s Psychic Sally On The Road

Referred to as ‘Psychic to the stars’, Sally has built up an extensive client list including Katie Price, George Michael and the late Princess Diana.

Packing out theatres as people come to witness her incredible gift, down to earth nature, infectious personality and accuracy keep audiences on the edge of their seats. This unique experience should leave you feeling uplifted and enlightened.

This show is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should be judged as an experiment.

Tickets £23+bf R

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Wednesday 17 April

7.30pm

An Evening with Stars from

Strictly Come Dancing

Starring Pasha Kovalev & Katya Virshilas Wednesday 10 April

Doors 7pm

The Illegal Eagles Heaven Heats Up Tour

The classic line-up of Phil Aldridge, Keith Atack, Jeff Green and Darin Murphy – the founder members of the Illegal Eagles – was completed in 2010 by the addition of Garreth Hicklin. Garreth’s ability to capture the emotion of the Don Henley vocal delivery has ensured that critical and audience acclaim has been unanimously positive. This tight-knit unit has been thrilling audiences nation-wide ever since.

In 1980, the Eagles took a “14-year vacation” and returned with the now classic album Hell Freezes Over.

The Illegal Eagles, having no intention of taking any time off, are back this year with their Heaven Heats Up tour.

Bringing you all the classic songs – Hotel California, The Last Resort, Life in the Fast Lane, Tequila Sunrise, One of These Nights, Lyin’ Eyes, New Kid in Town, Take it to the Limit, Rocky Mountain Way, Witchy Woman, Heartache Tonight and songs from The Long Road out of Eden.

★Tickets £22.50+bf CR Thursday 11 April

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7.30pm

The 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 28th year the show features the unforgettable talents of Mike Pender the original voice of The Searchers, Dave Berry and Wayne Fontana, all backed by New Amen Corner, and with special guests The Merseybeats. Hear the classic hits performed by the original hitkamers!

★Tickets £27.50 - £25.50+bf R Saturday 13 April

plus their Stunning Dancers Strictly Come Dancing is one of the BBC’s the ‘jewels in the crown’ and two of the stars from the show, Pasha Kovalev and Katya Virshilas have devised a sensational new live show.

The production will feature them along with their guest dancers, all beautifully costumed, demonstrating a series of stunning dance routines, accompanied by a full audio-visual backdrop, a Q&A section plus an appearance by a local dance school. All that, plus the chance for the audience to get involved, will result in this being a ‘must see’ for any ‘Strictly’ fan.

★Tickets £21+bf CR 7.30pm

Patsy Cline 50th Anniversary Tour featuring Sandy Kelly and George Hamilton IV

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra Concierto de Aranjuez

Friday 12 April

An evening of song, laughter and legendary stories is promised when you come along to this enthralling tribute to the music, life and times of Patsy Cline. It is some 50 years since Patsy left a great legacy of hit records. This wonderful show pays tribute to country music’s world renowned superstar.

Featuring the stars of the West End production ‘Patsy’, the fabulously talented Sandy Kelly ‘Ireland’s Queen of Country Music’ performs Patsy’s unforgettable hits including Crazy, Sweet Dreams, Walking after Midnight and I Fall to Pieces and George Hamilton IV one of the true greats of country music and one of Patsy’s closest friends performs hits include Abilene, Early Morning Rain and She’s A Little Bit Country. An evening of true country nostalgia.

Tickets £20.50 - £18.50+bf R

STUDENTS’ AT HMT ABERDEEN CHARITIES CAMPAIGN SPITAL SHOP OF HORRORS WEDNESDAY 17 - SATURDAY 20 APRIL

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Wednesday 1 May

7.30pm

MUSIC HALL

Trilok Gurtu/Paolo Fresu/Omar Sosa with Fraser Fifield and Graeme Stephen

Saturday 20 April

7.30pm

Scottish Fiddle Orchestra

The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra returns to it’s ‘Home in Aberdeen’ with it’s usual blend of Music to get your toes tapping. They will also feature singers, dancers and the ever popular Bucksburn and District Novice Juvenile Pipe Band.

★Tickets £18+bf CG Saturday 27 April

7.30pm

Bucksburn & District Pipe Band Fáilte

St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band It has been a long and enduring process to secure top grade 1 pipe band, St. Laurence O’Toole pipe band (SLOT) for this event - one that Pipe Major, Terry Tully from SLOT pipe band is very honored and excited about.

The past two concerts have been such a huge success. Having Boghall and Inveraray play in Aberdeen gave the North-east of Scotland’s piping community and pipe band supporters exactly what Bucksburn set out to achieve. Having SLOT guest our 3rd concert will continue to heighten the interest and excitement within the North-east which will keep encouraging youngsters to take up piping or drumming.

Tickets £19.50+bf

Join us for a magical night of musical adventure with five of the world’s most adventurous musicians. Fifield and Stephen - two of Scotland’s true music adventurers explore the crossover between Scottish folk and jazz creating music to swell the heart.

Gurtu/Fresu/Sosa – three dazzling live performers share the joy of expanding musical boundaries. Sit back and indulge as these virtuoso musicians combine traditional and progressive musical elements from their homelands of India, Italy, and Cuba and far beyond. The J-Word is a group of people whose heartfelt desire is to share the best live music in the world.

★Tickets £17.50+bf Early bird 25% off if booked by 31 Dec 2012. U16 Free, U26 £5

Thursday 2 May

8pm

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

Friday 3 May

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Osbourne Plays Beethoven’s ‘Emporer’ Concerto

Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums interweave with layers of percussive soundscapes and delicate bamboo flute in a spellbinding display of precise choreography & sheer athleticism.

Through years of rigorous touring as Europe’s leading taiko drum group, Mugenkyo have developed a gritty passionate style that is uniquely their own, retaining the traditional spirit of taiko yet creating a contemporary sound and a modern stage show that has captivated audiences everywhere…

“Drumming as an almost religious experience… exhilarating to behold.” The Glasgow Herald

★Tickets £19+bf CR

★Tickets £20 - £9.50 CG Thursday 9 May

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra Naked Classics: Wagner’s ‘The Ring’

★Tickets £21 - £10 CG

AT THE LEMON TREE MICHAEL SHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL

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Sunday 26 May

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MUSIC HALL

Aberdeen Sinfonietta Saturday 11 May

6.30pm

Loudon Wainwright III Father of Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright shot to fame after his first album Dead Skunk and going on to record a further 24 albums, including last year’s five-disc retrospective 40 Odd Years and his most recent studio album 10 Songs For The New Depression. His songs have been recorded

by Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright, and Mose Allison, among others. He has collaborated with songwriter/producer Joe Henry on the music for Judd Apatow’s hit movie Knocked Up, written music for the British theatrical adaptation of the Carl Hiaasen novel Lucky You, and composed topical songs for NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered and ABC’s Nightline.

Tickets £25 - £23.50+bf Thursday 16 May

8pm

Reginald D Hunter

In the Midst of Crackers

Following two previous sell-out tours of the UK and the release of his debut stand up DVD, Reginald – who is a popular guest on many of the UK’s best-loved TV shows including Live At The Apollo and Have I Got News For You - will be setting out to tour the country again in 2013 with his own unique blend of humour in a brand new show.

Tickets £23+bf R 16

7.30pm

Rat Pack Live

They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr. Combining the full sound of big band swing with charisma, panache and swagger, the trio had attitude to spare.

Featuring all the patter and razzamatazz of the Rat Pack’s infamous live stage show, join the UK’s number one Frank, Dean and Sammy live concert extravaganza.Together the talented trio combine superbly, spectacularly, swingsationally in The Rat Pack Live. “A splendidly tough yet laid back performance” Benedict Nightingale, The Times

★Tickets £24.50+bf CG

A fascinating, compelling and entertaining evening with Ray Mears. Recognised worldwide as an authority on bushcraft and survival, Ray acquired his unique skills through his work in some of the world’s most uninhabitable and harshest environments.

Don’t miss this compelling theatre show in which Ray shares stories from over thirty years surviving the wilderness and its colourful wildlife.

★Tickets £26 - £23.50+bf CGR Family Ticket £75+bf

Monday 7 – Tuesday 8 April 2014

8pm

Jason Manford First World Problems

Everybody’s favourite northern comedian, Jason Manford is back with a new tour featuring a wealth of comedy anecdotes, comic misunderstandings and audience banter delivered with Jason’s likeable charm and teasingly intelligent wit.

“What Manford does best: classic, chirpy-chappie stand-up”Guardian

Tickets £23.50+bf R

8pm

Sarah Millican Home Bird

ALSO BOOKING Wednesday 28 – Thursday 29 August

7.30pm

Ray Mears

Summer Concert ★Tickets £12 C Thursday 30 May

Monday 30 September

The British Comedy Award’s Queen of Comedy Sarah Millican is giving up the party scene (Ann Summers), easing off on the drinking (fizzy pop equals wealthy dentists) and is settling down (taking her bra off).

Determined to put down some roots, she now has a cat (furry baby) and even a tree (she has a lot of mugs).

On this, her third national tour, you will learn what to take on a dirty weekend, the easiest way to blend in in posh restaurants and how to teach a pensioner to swear.

Join her for some “Sarah Millican is never hilarious domestic bliss. less than belly-laugh +bf 16+ hilarious” The Mirror

Tickets £26 R

AT HMT PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT MONDAY 19 - SATURDAY 31 AUGUST

Friday 7 December

Doors 7pm

SOLD OUT

Saturday 29 December

Chris Ramsey

The Complete Stone Roses

Feeling Lucky

As seen on Celebrity Juice, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Russell Howard’s Good News, Argumental and now playing the lead role in brand new BBC Two sitcom Hebburn, Foster’s Comedy Award Nominee, Chris Ramsey, brings his hugely anticipated new show to venues nationwide on his biggest ever live tour, following his complete sell-out 2012 spring tour, Offermation.

Tickets £10+bf Wednesday 12 December

Frank Turner Tickets £16 +bf 14+

Doors 7.30pm

Extra date Sun 19 May Doors 7.30pm

SOLD OUT

Saturday 15 December

Doors 7.30pm

The Bloody Marys’ Christmas Stocking

The Aberdeen-based ‘heavy frock’ rockers were a 90s cult sensation, and after a ten year hiatus the band returned to the stage last year in all their fabulous glory. Back at The Lemon Tree with their Christmas Stocking they continue to be loud, proud and in-your-face, bringing the stage alive with their unique performances of cover tracks from the ever-popular Abba, Take That and The Rocky Horror Show. “brilliantly vulgar” Scotland on Sunday.

The Complete Stone Roses are now one of the UK’s most well-known, most-seen and most successful tribute bands.

They have helped to carry on the music of one of the UK’s most influential bands - The Stone Roses who played a pivotal role in the history of the UK’s indie music scene.

Famous hits like Fools Gold, I Am The Resurrection and I Wanna Be Adored are as recognisable now as were the heyday of Madchester and the Hacienda, the cultural icons from which the original band were born.

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Tickets £16.50+bf

Tickets £15+bf Monday 31 December Friday 14 December

Brass Jaw Christmas Tour

Doors 8pm

Rock ‘N’ Roll Hogmanay

Doors 7.30pm

with ByHookOrByKrook

Multi-award-winning horn section mavericks, Brass Jaw set out on a celebratory Christmas themed UK tour. Expect a fresh take on some well known seasonal melodies, given the Brass Jaw treatment in a lively and adventurous set.

“The Scottish jazz world’s answer to The Fab Four… It is impossible to resist the infectious joie de vivre emanating from this lively band“ The Scotsman.

Fat Hippy Xmas Party with The Ruckus, GutterGodz plus more to be announced.

Ring in the bells in style with Aberdeen's most high-energy rock covers band. Formed in 2010 the band have earned their reputation as the North-east’s most entertaining and rocking band by tirelessly gigging; putting on a show containing top songs that rock and metal fans want to hear. Whether a die hard Rock 'n' Roll fan or just looking for an unforgettable Hogmanay Party, The Lemon Tree is the place to be!

Tickets £10+bf C

Tickets £6+bf

Tickets £10+bf

Friday 21 December

Doors 7.30pm

Fat Hippy Records Xmas

AT THE MUSIC HALL SLADE AND SWEET THURSDAY 13 DECEMBER

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Saturday 2 February

Saturday 19 January

Doors 7.30pm

Moving Pictures A welcome return for this trio from Edinburgh performing over two hours of select classics from Rush's early repertoire, using an array of authentic instruments.

Tickets £12+bf

Turin Brakes, Simon Roberts & Chris Helme Turin Brakes, duo of Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, along with long time band members Rob Allum (drums), and Eddie Myer (bass) will be playing a full band set of songs from their 10 year career and one or two new ones from their forthcoming album. Chris Helme plays his first Aberdeen show since the release of his album the Rookery, which has received critical acclaim across the music business. The Rookery is a memorable collection of songs that should establish Helme in his own right and give him the recognition he deserves.

Completing the line-up, Simon Roberts returns to The Lemon Tree after spending the last 3 years in London working on solo material, for a one-off special performance of new material and songs from his old band Fivefiteen.

Tickets £16+bf Saturday 9 February Friday 25 January

Craig Hill Jock’s Trap

Doors 8pm

Indulge yourself in a deliciously wicked evening of gloriously camp no-holds-barred comedy and pure, unadulterated fun.

Hilarious, sometimes wickedly provocative and always outrageously cheeky, the Scotsman called Craig “a revelation” and he has been selling out theatres across the country an internationally on tour - book early!

"Hill actually has to wait until the audience stop laughing before he can start again. It’s absolutely hilarious" Evening News. "Funny as hell" Scotland on Sunday

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Doors 8pm

Doors 7pm

Andrew Lawrence

is coming to get you As seen on BBC 1’s Live at the Apollo, now a regular on Channel 4’s Stand Up For the Week, Andrew Lawrence is back on the road following a sell-out fifty date tour of the UK. Twice nominated Best UK Headline Act at the Chortle Awards 2010/11, also a former double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, audiences can expect Lawrence to deliver an evening of top class stand-up. ‘

★Tickets £13.50+bf C

AT HMT SOUL SISTER MONDAY 21 - SATURDAY 26 JANUARY

Friday 8 March

Doors 7pm

Kenton Cool

In May 2012, British mountaineer Kenton Cool reached the summit of Everest for a record-breaking 10th time. He climbed to fulfil a 90-year-old Olympic pledge, taking a gold medal awarded to the 1922 British Everest Expedition to the summit of this iconic mountain just weeks before London 2012 kicked off. 60 years after Hilary first summited this iconic mountain, Kenton will be talking about his experiences on Everest and his twenty year career as one of the world’s leading high altitude mountain guides, including his 2007 expedition to lead Sir Ranulph to summit the infamous North Face of the Eiger.

An exhilarating evening of mountaineering stories and images from the top of the world.

Tickets £14+bf Saturday 9 March Red Note Ensemble presents

Noisy Night Red Note will bring their famous Noisy Nights new music events to The Lemon Tree, playing work

by Aberdeen composers in an informal setting, and challenging the audience to write their own pieces for the ensemble to play on the night!

Tickets £5+bf

Doors 8pm

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Doors 7pm

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Thursday 14 March

David O’Doherty

Seize the David O’Doherty Tour

Here he comes, hitting the proverbial road with a bag containing a tiny keyboard, six C batteries (spare) and a book of actual sex tips he found in a dentist’s waiting room. Winner: 2008 Edinburgh Comedy Award (formerly The Perrier Award) "A national treasure" The Irish Times "Not everyone's cup of tea" The Irish Times

★Tickets £15+bf C

Schools performance Doors 1.30pm

Wednesday 20 March

Doors 7pm

Robin Ince

The Importance of Being Interested

Award-winning comedian and science enthusiast Robin Ince follows up his Happiness Through Science show with a look at his favourite scientists – Charles Darwin and Richard Feynman.

Find out why we have eyebrows, why bald dogs have bad teeth, how heavy metal music makes pigs deaf and why spaghetti snaps into four pieces. He’ll also stop off on the way to look at some of the more bizarre views of early science–is the ostrich really the offspring of the union of a gnat and a giraffe? (No) A show of spaghetti, barnacles and safe cracking.

★Tickets £12+bf Schools £6+bf G

Thursday 21 March

Doors 7.30pm

Fence Collective presents an evening with

James Yorkston, The Pictish Trail & Seamus Fogarty

Sunday 24 March

Doors 7pm

Tom Stade

Fence Records – a self proclaimed micro-indie music label with a resolute DIY work ethic and healthy assortment of musicalstyles/facial-hair. The Fence Collective is a loose-knit amalgam of singer-songwriters, musicians and electronic artists who collaborate with one another on record and on stage. In this special evening, three members of the collective, James Yorkstone, The Pictish Train and Seamus Fogarty, join forces on stage, sharing songs, a laugh and some blether.

Direct from his smash-hit run at the Edinburgh festival, join this “part devil, part dude” (Scotsman) as he shares his refreshingly laid-back and unconventional ethos on life; playfully leading audiences into a world where there are no boundaries, and anything goes. A rollicking, carefree show that is quintessential Tom Stade; brilliantly mischievous and charming, frequently cutting close to the bone and packed with sharp and inventive observations. Catch comedy’s coolest stand-up before he explodes into a household name.

Tickets £15+bf

Tickets £16+bf

Saturday 23 March

Doors 7.30pm

Midge Ure Midge Ure has shape shifted his way through the UK music scene for 35+ years. From prototype boy band with Slik, through electronic pioneer with Visage, rock guitarist with Thin Lizzy, chart topper with Ultravox and his solo career, to charity fund raiserwith Band Aid… Midge’s shows in 2013 will reflect as ever his full career, including solo songs such as If I Was, and Ultravox songs from Vienna up to new songs from the brand new Ultravox CD “Brilliant” released in May 2012.

Tickets £18+bf

AT THE MUSIC HALL JERRY SADOWITZ TUESDAY 19 MARCH

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Tuesday 26 March

Doors 7pm

Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor The Colonel & The Governor Tour

Thursday 28 March

This two-time Grammy nominee has a career that spans over four decades and continues to intersect with some of the finest musicians throughout the world. Tommy has garnered hundreds of thousands of loyal fans worldwide. His unique style - he calls it simply "finger style" - is akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all ten fingers. As a solo performer, his dazzling performance, flawless guitar skills and voluminous repertoire never fail to amaze his legions.

Tickets £20+bf

Doors 7.30pm

Donnie Munro Former Runrig frontman Donnie Munro who has enjoyed considerable further success as a solo artist and writer, has recently embarked on a series of acoustic shows where he has taken the opportunity of revisiting a wide range of material spanning his career with Runrig and with his own band. The acoustic project has already resulted in major sell-out shows in Denmark. Munro is currently making plans for a new acoustic album in the nature of a musical anthology. Munro's Heart of America album was recently voted Album of the Year in the Scottish Trads Awards and his concept album and live show An Turas-the journey was greeted with great critical acclaim.

Pete Firman

Don't miss Pete Firman, “the new poster-boy for British comedy magic” The Telegraph, as he returns to the road with an all-new box of tricks. Fresh from BBC1's The Magicians, with his own trademark blend of comedy and jaw-dropping magic, this is a show not to be missed!

“The man from Middlesbrough sets the pace for comedymeets-magic in the 21st century.” The Times “The best magic tricks in the Universe.” The Independent

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Showwaddywaddy Long established as Europe's most successful ever exponents of retro-inspired rock & roll, their record speaks for itself! 23 Top 40 hit singles, including 10 Top 5 hits (Under The Moon of Love, When, You Got What It Takes, 3 Steps To Heaven, Hey Rock & Roll, Etc!) 15 massive selling albums (including the Christmas number 1 in 1978). After 38 incredible years, rock & roll music is truly alive and kicking in the hands of this amazing band.

Tickets £20+bf Wednesday 10 April

Doors 7.30pm

Tony Law

Join Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee 2012 Tony Law - “the sherpa of stand-up” (Stewart Lee) for some gloriously absurd, loud and ridiculous comedy. As seen on BBC1’s Have I Got News For You, BBC2’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle and BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good News. Tony is striding out on tour this Spring with his five-star, elephant-enfused, Edinburgh Festival Fringe sell-out show.

Boasting Ex-Scorpions stars Herman Rarebell and Francis Buchholz on drums and bass respectively, MSG stalwart Wayne Findlay on keyboards and the magnificent Doogie White (ex Rainbow/Yngwee Malmsteen) on vocals, “Temple Of Rock 2013” concerts include a plethora of hits spanning Michael Schenker’s career. Songs to include UFO’s Rock Bottom and Doctor Doctor, MSG’s Armed and Ready and Into The Arena, and the Scorpions classics Another Piece of Meat and Rock You like a Hurricane. Schenker will perform songs from the Temple of Rock album alongside other solo favourites such as Before the Devil Knows You´re Dead, Miss Claustrophobia and Hangin On.

Tickets £10+bf

Tickets £22.50+bf

Thursday 4 April Doors 7.30pm

Doors 7pm

Michael Shenker’s Temple of Rock

Tickets £16+bf

Wednesday 27 March

Friday 5 April

Doors 7pm

Maximum Nonsense

AT THE MUSIC HALL SIMPLE MINDS MONDAY 1 APRIL

Sunday 28 April

Doors 7.30pm

Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes Sunday 14 April

Doors 7pm

Sunday 12 May

10CC's Graham Gouldman & Friends

Doors 7.30pm

Roddy Woomble

Anyone who's attended a 10CC concert in recent years is likely to have seen band co-founder Graham Gouldman's opening acoustic set, featuring some of the hits he wrote for other artistes. The success of those performances has evolved into Heart Full of Songs, which plays a more significant role as opening act on this autumn's 28-concert 10CC tour.

Taking it a stage further in spring 2013, under the banner of Graham Gouldman's Heart Full of Songs, Gouldman and his 10cc bandmates Rick Fenn, Mick Wilson and Mike Stevens will give a series of stand-alone, 90-minute acoustic performances in Intimate settings. The shows will feature 10cc classics such as I'm Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday; pre-10cc hits Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window, Full of Soul, For Your Love and No Milk Today as well as songs from his highly acclaimed new solo album Love And Work.

Albert Lee, by common consent one of the world’s finest guitar-players, needs no introduction to Country Music & Rock fans. He has worked with some of the world's top artists, from Emmylou Harris to the Everly Brothers, Dolly Parton to Eric Clapton. In November 2002, at Eric's request, Albert appeared at the star-studded Memorial Concert for George Harrison at London's Albert Hall, and was featured alongside Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill and Eric Clapton at Eric’s 2007 Crossroads guitar festival. He is a member of Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, and fronted the band at the O2 arena on the night of the Led Zeppelin reunion concert. Albert is a Grammy award winning musician, whose talents continue to be in demand by fellow performers the world throughout.

Familiar to many thousands of music fans as the front man in the Scottish rock band Idlewild, Roddy Woomble is also a celebrated solo songwriter & performer. He followed up the release of his acclaimed 2006 solo debut My Secret is My Silence with The Impossible Song and Other Songs to an equally fantastic reception.

A native of Irvine - Roddy Woomble co-founded Idlewild in 1995, naming the band for the quiet haven featured in his thenfavourite book, Anne of Green Gables. Extending a softer lyrical vein of Roddy's songwriting, 2006 saw his first solo release, My Secret Is My Silence, winning rave reviews across both the rock and folk press. Roddy went on to record and release the album Before the Ruin with Kris Drever and John McCusker in 2008, which they toured extensively around the UK to much praise. The new album will be recorded on the isle of Mull. It is due for release in March 2013.

“One of Britain's most distinct and talented voices” Kerrang

Tickets £22.50+bf

Tickets £19+bf

Tickets £12+bf

Friday 26 April

Letz Zep

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band are gathering an international reputation, having been invited Doors 7.30pm The to perform, many as headline act, at large festivals in Greece, Italy, France,

Letz Zep is not an exercise in nostalgia, but of revolt against the time, a heart rendering shout against mediocrity and forgetfulness, faithfully recreating the sights and sounds of Led Zeppelin at their awesome best.

Spain, Venezuela, Belgium and here in the UK They are quite simply the number 1 tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin.

“Letz Zep are now critically acclaimed as the number 1 tribute to the music of the greatest rock band in the world ever! Led Zeppelin'' Kerrang

Tickets £14+bf

STUDENTS’ AT HMT ABERDEEN CHARITIES CAMPAIGN SPITAL SHOP OF HORRORS WEDNESDAY 17 - SATURDAY 20 APRIL

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Friday 17 May

Doors 7.30pm

Fish

Former Marillion frontman whose solo material has built on his already solid reputation as singer and songwriter. Fish's music defies trends and fashion and it's a brave statement in these days of banal musical small talk. His career, spanning almost 20 years of the entertainment industry, is notable for his charismatic stage performances and uncompromising lyrics.

Tickets £22.50+bf Friday 31 May

Doors 7.30pm

The Ultimate Eagles Covering the music of the Eagles is not a thing you attempt half-heartedly. The songs are deceptively complex, particularly the vocal arrangements, and more importantly, the songs are revered throughout the world. The Ultimate Eagles recreate the music with reverence, excitement, and with a new stage show that focuses its attention on the bright lights of the 1970s, when the Eagles were at their mightiest.

Tickets £18.50+bf Monday 20 May

Doors 8pm

John Cooper Clarke Plus support from Mike Garry

John Cooper Clarke’s biting, satirical, political and very funny verse delivered in his rapid-fire performance style resonated with the punk movement that had begun to pick up speed in the late 70s and saw him begin to draw huge crowds in his own right after touring with most of punk’s seminal and ground breaking bands including Sex Pistols, The Clash, Buzzcocks, The Fall, Elvis Costello to name but a few. One of Britain’s best loved and most important poets and performers, John is as vital now as he was then; he’s not going anywhere.

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Thursday 23 May

Doors 7.30pm

Martin Carthy For more than 40 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music's greatest innovators, one of its best-loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it. Trailblazing musical partnerships with, amongst others, Steeleye Span, Dave Swarbrick and his awardwinning wife (Norma Waterson) and daughter Eliza Carthy have resulted in more than 40 albums, but Martin has only recorded 10 solo albums, of which the much anticipated Waiting for Angels was the latest.

Tickets £12.50+bf

Thursday 6 June

Scottish Ensemble

at The Lemon Tree

Composition students from Aberdeen University’s Sound Emporium Research Group have some fun with Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony followed by a string-inspired DJ set.

Tickets £13+bf C

AT THE MUSIC HALL LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III SATURDAY 11 MAY

9pm

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Monday 3 – Monday 24 December

various times

SYT Productions and Aberdeen Performing Arts present

It Wasn’t Me It Was Goldilocks

7pm

Greycard presents

Christine Bovill: PIAF

Everyone knows the story of Goldilocks and the three Bears; it was all Goldilocks' fault...wasn't it? That is Baby Bear's story and he is sticking to it, in fact, according to him Goldilocks is to blame for much more. Just what has Goldilocks been up to and how blameless is Baby Bear?

This fun and interactive story is ideal for audiences aged 3-7 and their families.

★Tickets £7.50+bf Schools £6+bf

Friday 25 – Saturday 26 January

★ ★★★★ small coup

“A wonderful promenade de théâtre… rience for theatre expe ildren” youngeScor ch tsman on The gic Beans Jack and the Ma

Christine Bovill, Scotland’s Little Sparrow and multi award winning songwriter and performer returns to The Lemon Tree with her show PIAF. Last year PIAF sold out The Lemon Tree and the entire run sold out at the Edinburgh Festival 2012 as well as all over the country. Bovill is the world’s best Piaf performer! Charles Dumont himself, writer of No Regrets and 40 other songs for Edith Piaf flew into Edinburgh from Paris to appear on stage and play for her. He said “Christine sings so well, so beautifully.” Edinburgh Festival.org wrote, “It was as if Piaf had been alive again for a few moments with us as Christine performed.”

No pretence. No gimmicks. Simply a voice. Pure and majestic.

Singing of life's triumphs and tragedies, resisting the temptation of retelling her life story, PIAF focuses instead on the music. This homage to Piaf will transport you from Aberdeen to the streets of Montmartre and “Send shivers down your spine” Sunday Times.

★Tickets £14+bf C

AT HMT SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS SAT 1 DECEMBER - SUN 6 JANUARY

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Thursday 14 February

7pm

Alan Greig Dance Theatre/Grant Smeaton present

Do You Nomi?

Thursday 7– Saturday 9 February 7pm, Thu 2pm APA Young People’s Theatre presents

Untitled Reality Project Wednesday 30 – Thursday 31 January

7pm

Quids In Theatre presents

Dead Dad Dog It is the 1980s. Young Alexander Dundee eagerly awaits the job interview to change his life. Little did he anticipate the sudden appearance of his long dead father, Wullie. Eck must work out what to do with the ghost, when they discover they can’t physically be further than a few feet apart without painful consequences. What follows is a comic nightmare as Eck tries to survive the day with his father in tow.

Tickets £10+bf C Schools £7.50+bf Saturday 2 February

by DC Jackson This new work by award-winning Scottish playwright, DC Jackson was co-commissioned and developed by Aberdeen Performing Arts and American Conservatory Theater (ACT), of San Francisco. Young people from each company took part in a summer exchange programme in Aberdeen to develop the work with DC Jackson and ACT Young Conservatory director Craig Slaight. ACT Young Conservatory performed the play as part of their Autumn season in San Francisco.

★Tickets £7+bf C

A dynamic new production by award-winning director, Grant Smeaton and seminal Scottish choreographer, Alan Greig.

Weaving together dialogue, dance and theatre, Do You Nomi? takes the audience on a humorous, dark and sensual journey, using four male performers to hold a spotlight on the life of Klaus Nomi and his rise to fame in the New York avant garde scene of the 1970s and 80s.

This is the story of one man’s struggle to express himself through his unique singing talent fused with his desire to hide behind a theatrical mask; it is also the story of a western world on the brink of change which would be transformed forever with the onset of the new and much misunderstood AIDS virus.

Combining an emotionally driven narrative and athletic dance, this vibrant and visual production leaves the audience in no doubt as to the importance of this forgotten icon.

Tickets £7.50+bf 7pm

The TIP-Connection presents

To The End of Love

The legendary tale of the Blue Beard inspired an international group of young artists from Finland, France, Russia, and Lithuania to create a visual-theatre production on the peculiarities of jealousy of the loved one's past. Left alone in the castle, the young bride discovers that there may have been others before her. She enters the hidden space of her man's secrets that leads her on to the dangerous path of self-exploration and… possibly... to the end of love.

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7pm

Assassins 7pm

Vox Motus presents

7pm

Zoe Lyons Pop-up Comic

Slick

Winner of a Scotsman Fringe First (2008) and a Critic’s Award for Theatre in Scotland (2008/9) Slick is a hilarious, dark and dirty exploration of greed, corruption and loss-of-innocence.

Slick combines absurd comedy, visual storytelling, puppetry, object theatre and physical performance to create a unique ensemble performance with comic-strip visuals. “a show whose whole creative team deserves a standing ovation.” Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman

★Tickets £12+bf C

Thursday 28 March

Saturday 2 March

A mixture of silliness, satire and caustic one liners from one of the UK's favourite comedians. She won't change the world but she will ask the big questions such as Dog Prams: why? As seen on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC1) Mock The Week (BBC2) Dave’s One Night Stand and The Wright Stuff (FIVE) “Brilliantly acerbic…Her force of personality is enough to overpower anyone in the audience still labouring under the delusion that women aren't funny” The Guardian

★Tickets £13+bf C

7pm

Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 March

Bgroup presents

Just As We Are Me, us, all of us

Sat 7pm, Sun 4pm

Citymoves Spring Show Friday 29 March

A brand new show by choreographer Ben Wright. A tryptych moving from the singular experience to the power of a group - Just As We Are begins at walking pace, and culminates in an invitation for audiences to consider joining the spectacular finale. Collaborating with his exceptional team of performers, lighting designer Guy Hoare, visual artist and photographer Mark Vessey and costume designer Theo Clinkard, Just As We Are is a tribute to an act of uncertainty....how will you share the moment? "Probing, bonkers...leaves you effervescent with compassion and aching for a hug." The Stage

★Tickets £7.50+bf C

★Tickets £12+bf C

7pm

Tony Mills & Jack Webb presents

Squish/GlitterGrid

A selection of new dance work by Citymoves performance groups and special guests.

★Tickets £7.50+bf C

An extraordinary dance performance that explores themes of physical and emotional transformation. The performer is concerned only with going beyond his physical, emotional and external limits, transforming between moments of euphoria and primal being whilst taking inspiration from the transformational abilities of glittering glam rock personas such as Ziggy Stardust.

★Tickets £7.50+bf C

AT THE MUSIC HALL YELLOWJACKETS & TRIO RED TUESDAY 12 MARCH

March Moves

Friday 22 – Saturday 23 February

Fresh from their successful run of Rent Harlequin productions comes a bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought-provoking and alarmingly funny musical.

Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written. Laying bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, Assassins explores the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish rollercoaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and in an intense final scene inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.

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Wednesday 6 – Saturday 9 March Harlequin productions presents

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Puppet Animation Festival Tuesday 2 April

2pm

Thalias Kompagnons (Germany) presents

The Fisherman and the Pearl

The Steadfast Tin Soldier

The sea is all around us but we know so little about its life. McManus, an old fisherman from Fisherman’s Cove has seen it all. When he was young the fishing was good and the sea teaming with life. Now he’s old, sad and grumpy and spends his days sitting on the rocks lamenting the good old days. But his granddaughter Jo has found something on the beach - a special pearl - and all may not be lost ...With puppetry, mask, storytelling and animation, this production was made in partnership with The Marine Conservation Society.

Age 5+, 50mins

Thursday 4 April

2pm

Garlic Theatre (England) presents

There’s a Monster in my Piano

What do you do when you hear a strange munching noise inside a piano?.... Call the Piano Doctor of course! The Piano Doctor might be able to help with his bag full of ears and his collection of weird and wonderful tools. But when he looks inside - the musical notes are packing their bags and running away. What are they scared of and who is hammering away at the keys? Garlic Theatre delights children and adults with this offbeat jazzy tale, starring puppets, clowning, animation and a very highly strung monster indeed.

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Saturday 6 April

Lempen Puppet Theatre Company (England) presents

The Puppet Animation Festival, presented by Puppet Animation Scotland, is the UK's largest and longest established annual performing arts event for children.

Held in venues across Scotland in April, the festival offers children and their families opportunities to be transported to magical worlds of make-believe.

2pm

Thursday 11 April

2pm

Tortoise in a Nutshell (Scotland) presents

The Last Miner

A fairy tale painter starts to sketch a large nursery, decorating it with wondrous toys and figures, to tell us the story about a faithful soldier and his adventures. But as can happen so often in painting and in stories – the images and characters start to develop their own lives. The tin soldier, who is a little the worse for wear, steps out of line and falls in love with a tissue paper ballerina. A nasty red goblin interferes and the images start to come apart at the seams. Will the painter be steadfast and, together with the tin soldier, find a new path back to beauty and happiness?

Age 4+, 45mins

Under your feet lies a secret, a place full of shadows and memories, the home of a forgotten soul: The Last Miner. 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? Using puppetry, light and shadow and an innovative soundscape, The Last Miner is an immersive and original tale remembering an amazing life amongst the coal dust.

Age 4+, 50mins

Tuesday 9 April

Saturday 13 April

2pm

Puppet Theatre Maribor (Slovenia) presents

When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw

At home the lazybones and dreamer Šhlemiel, whose wife sells vegetables in the market, keeps an eye on the children and dreams of the big outside world. All Shlemiel can ever think about is leaving his dreary old town of Chelm to visit the bright lights of Warsaw. One day when he can wait no longer Shlemiel decides to make his dream come true and he sets out for the city of his dreams.

The adventure he starts out on makes him – and us – realise that whether you travel East or West, sometimes home is best!

Age 4+, 50mins

AT HMT DORA THE EXPLORER FRIDAY 12 - SUNDAY 14 APRIL

2pm

Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre (Scotland) presents

Rapunzel Welcome to Dame Gothel’s garden where you can let your hair down with Rapunzel.

Narrated by a wonderful frog this adaptation has all the elements of the traditional tale…the witch, the beautiful girl locked in a tall tower and, of course, the handsome prince who attempts to save Rapunzel... With specially recorded music, beautifully made rod puppets, and Steve Smart’s masterly puppetry skills, this is a show that will be enjoyed by adults and children alike.

Age 4+, 50mins

Tickets for all £6.50+bf

APA Play (age 5-7)

Saturday 20 April

For young people taking their first steps into performance this group focuses on developing confidence and creativity.

7pm

Visible Fictions presents

The Mark of Zorro

Written by Davey Anderson Directed by Douglas Irvine A mysterious figure has arrived in town. A flurry of a cape, the glint of a sword and a flash of a mask; who is this baffling character? Exciting friend or formidable foe? If you’re looking for some swash buckling fun, come and lock swords with Zorro.

Watch as our masked champion ricochets from one sticky situation to another in a world where adventure is the name and justice is the game! Watch out for ‘Z’s scratched into the ground, it might mark the start of a thrilling escapade.

Tickets £7.50+bf Family ticket £26+bf

Friday 24 – Saturday 25 May

7pm

Right Lines Productions presents

Be Silent or Be Killed

40 hours under siege in a Mumbai hotel room. The situation is desperate: trapped and isolated, your next decision could be your last. What would you do? This new piece from Right Lines Productions is intense, claustrophobic theatre at its best, recreating the fear and horror of being caught up in a deadly terrorist attack.

Term 1 Sat 26 Jan - Sat 30 March Term 2 Sat 20 April – Sat 22 June

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Classes are based at HMT and cost £30 per term Book a space by contacting creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com Tel (01224) 337664

★Tickets £12+bf C

Wednesday 24 April

7pm

Tumult in the Cloud present

Fleeto & Wee Andy – Double Bill

When his friend is stabbed, a young lad falls in with a gang. The terrible revenge he takes brings disaster on himself and the family of his victim. Inspired by the Iliad and drawing on Glasgow’s ‘knife culture,’ Fleeto is a hard-hitting contemporary Scottish re-invention of the Greek tragic form. Another day, another young lad attacked by a knife gang and another life shattered. Wee Andy depicts the fallout for those left picking up the pieces - the surgeon who tries to repair his damaged face, the mother who takes drastic and terrifying action to protect him, and wee Andy himself, who tries to imagine a different life.

★Tickets £12+bf C Schools £7.50+bf 14+

Our Young People’s Theatre offers opportunities for those aged 5-21, check out the full programme in the Creative Learning section of this brochure.

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Opening hours The Music Hall is open from 9.30am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday, and for evening performances, opens about 45 minutes before the show starts.

The amenities include bars, a café, corporate hospitality facilities and a box office, which has a separate Union Street entrance and is open from 9.30am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, and reopens at 6.30pm on show nights.

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Located in the heart of the city centre, the Music Hall is Aberdeen’s premier concert hall venue, hosting a wide variety of gigs, performances, shows and events, from classical concerts to contemporary comedy.

Since 1882, it has been the heart and soul of community life not just in the city but in the North-east, drawing young and old alike through its famously-pillared front door. An iconic landmark in Union Street, it is a proud example of the work of Aberdeen’s most celebrated architect Archibald Simpson, who designed a building for the citizens of the city which is still serving them faithfully to this day.

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