APA Brochure Spring 20

Spring 2020 Box office 01224 641122 aberdeenperformingarts.com

DONATIONS

Support us on and off the stage Your donations help us share life-changing arts and cultural experiences with people of all ages and abilities. This season, your donation will help support work in our new creative learning studio in the Music Hall – and two new groups, Everyone Can Play for young people with additional support needs and our Young Company for aspiring young actors and theatre practitioners.

Donations are accepted through the Aberdeen Performing Arts website at aberdeenperformingarts.com, for more bespoke opportunities please email development@aberdeenperformingarts.com

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New season priority booking APA Friends booking from Thursday 21 November and general booking from Tuesday 26 November.

Contents Welcome to the new season brochure at the Music Hall and His Majesty’s Theatre. We’ve packed our line-up with the best music, comedy, dance and theatre including The Book of Mormon, Paul Weller, Swan Lake, Rob Brydon and the magical Lemon Tree Christmas Show Ice House.

Look out for these symbols for APA Friends, Concessions, Groups and Schools Discounts.

These icons indicate that audio described, captioned and signed performances are available for these shows.

Where you see this symbol it indicates that pre-show dining is available for these shows in Rondo at the Music Hall.

To book tickets or to reserve a table, visit aberdeenperformingarts.com, visit our box offices, or phone 01224 641122.

CONTENTS

Welcome

Support us............................................................. 2 Welcome................................................................ 3 Musical................................................................... 4 HMT Seats Campaign.......................................17 Something Different..........................................18 Drama...................................................................20 Freshly Squeezed Productions.......................23 A Play, a Pie and a Pint.....................................24 Dance....................................................................25 Family...................................................................32 Creative Learning...............................................38 Opera....................................................................40 Classical...............................................................41 Pop / Rock...........................................................48 Music Hall Art Spaces........................................54 Roots.....................................................................56 Granite Noir.........................................................58 Comedy & Spoken Word..................................59 Tickets & Accessibility.......................................64 Seating plans......................................................64 At-a-glance..........................................................66

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MUSICAL

Beautiful

The Carole King Musical Tue 28 January - Sat 1 February 2020 Tue - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

The inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history.

Including countless classics such as (You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman, Take Good Care of my Baby, You’ve Got a Friend, Up on the Roof, and Locomotion.

Photographs from the West-End and original UK Tour productions.

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Tickets £53.50 - £23.50

MUSICAL

We Will Rock You Mon 10 - Sat 15 February 2020

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

The worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton returns to the UK. The multimillion-pound show dazzles all the senses in breath-taking style. Guaranteed to blow your mind, this musical phenomenon is not to be missed!

Since 2002 over 16 million theatergoers in 19 countries have been thrilled by this awe-inspiring production. With 24 of Queen’s biggest hits delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked the bands’ legendary live performances.

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £58.50 - £23.50

‘Exhilarating and great fun’ ime Magazine

‘A kind of magic.

Spectacular. Magnifico!’

The Sun

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MUSICAL

Oor Wullie Tue 3 - Sat 7 March 2020

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

Jings, Crivvens, Help Ma Boab!

Scotland’s cheekiest, spiky-haired scamp is back! Join the Sunday Post gang in a brand new musical adventure celebrating over 80 years as Scotland’s most beloved comic strip.

A superb ensemble cast will be led

by Martin Quinn (Peter Gynt NT) bringing ‘Oor Wullie’ to life alongside Ann Louise Ross (as PC Murdoch), Irene Macdougall, Bailey Newsome, Leah Byrne and George Brennan.

Dan Buckley and Grant McIntyre will join Martin as ‘Fat Boab’ and ‘Wee Eck’, with Leanne Traynor as a reimagined ‘Basher Mackenzie’.

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Tickets £37.50 - £15.50

MUSICAL

On Your Feet!

Tue 10 - Sat 14 March 2020

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

Direct from London, this ‘exhilarating extravaganza’ (Whatsonstage) is the inspiring true love story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, charting their journey from its origins in Cuba to international superstardom. Featuring all of their smash hits including Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, Conga, Get On Your Feet, Dr. Beat and 1-2-3 and many more.

Starring Philippa Stefani (RENT, In the Heights), as Gloria Estefan, George Ioannides (Annie, Mamma Mia!) as Emilio Estefan, Madalena Alberto (Evita, Cats) as Gloria Fajardo and Karen Mann (Sister Act, Fiddler on the Roof) as Consuelo.

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £56 - £19

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MUSICAL

Once The Musical Mon 30 March - Sat 4 April 2020

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

Scottish Premiere

Once may not be enough for you to see this multi award-winning Broadway and West End hit musical. Based on the critically acclaimed and much-loved film, you will meet (and never forget) two lost souls - a Dublin street busker and a Czech musician -- who find each other unexpectedly and fall in love.

You will fall in love, too, with this brilliant and beautiful musical, filled with live music, from lush ballads to barnstorming reels. Once is a spell-binding and uplifting story of hopes and dreams.

‘A love affair with music… fresh and unexpected’ The New York Times

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Tickets £56.50 - £19.50

THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL

ROCK & ROLL MUSICAL!

MUSICAL

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story Tue 7 - Sat 11 April 2020

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

This sensational multi award-winning West End show first opened in 1989 and has been thrilling audiences around the world ever since. Now it triumphantly returns to His Majesty’s Theatre as part of its landmark 30th Anniversary Tour.

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

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £48.50 - £19.50

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TERRIFIC YEARS! “THE SHOW YOU WILL NEVER FORGET” Daily Mail

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MUSICAL

Aberdeen Student Charities Campaign presents

Freezin’

Wed 22 - Sat 25 April 2020

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

Fresh from the staggering fundraising success of The Glaikit Showman, Student Show is delighted to return to HMT. Scunnered by the shambles of Brexit, the Cooncil decides to go it alone, and sets Aberdeen up as its very own state. The decision is taken to appoint the city’s own Royal Family to preside over its glorious future. Plucked fae the gutting benches of a Torry fish house, our two Princesses, Annie and Elsie, find out that one of them has deeply hidden powers.

The result? To turn the Granite City into an icy wilderness (or, at least, an even colder one than usual!).

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Tickets £30 - £22.50

MUSICAL

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Tue 28 April - Sat 2 May 2020

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

The smash-hit musical comes to Aberdeen, featuring West End star Layton Williams and EastEnders’ much-loved Shane Richie as Hugo/ Loco Chanelle both reprising their roles from the critically acclaimed West End production.

With an original score of catchy pop tunes by lead singer-songwriter of The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells and writer Tom MacRae (Doctor Who), this brandnew musical will have everybody talking about Jamie for years to come.

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

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £56 - £19

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MUSICAL

The Book of Mormon Tue 5 - Sat 23 May 2020

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

Scottish Premiere

The New York Times calls it ‘The best musical of this century.’ The Washington Post says, ‘It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.’ And Entertainment Weekly raves, ‘Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.’

It’s The Book of Mormon, the ninetime Tony Award and four-time Olivier winning Best Musical.

This outrageous musical comedy from creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Bobby Lopez co-writer of Avenue Q and Frozen, follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get.

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Tickets £78.50 - £16

MUSICAL

Footloose Mon 8 - Sat 13 June 2020

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

Following two critically acclaimed tours and huge popular demand, Footloose is back and better than ever!

Based on the 1980s screen sensation which took the world by storm, Footloose sizzles with spirit, fun and the best in UK musical talent. With cutting edge modern choreography, you’ll enjoy classic 80s hits including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear It For The Boy and of course the unforgettable title track Footloose.

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £51 - £21

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MUSICAL

Friendsical

AOC Productions present

Guys ‘n’ Dolls Wed 3 - Sat 6 June 2020

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

Celebrating its 80th Anniversary, AOC Productions proudly return to HMT with this iconic New York tale of gamblers, gangsters and nightclub singers (and a missionary).

Bursting into seductive life with unforgettable songs including LUCK BE A LADY, SIT DOWN YOU’RE ROCKING THE BOAT and the irresistibly infectious title number GUYS AND DOLLS, it’s an experience not to be missed!

A musical fable of Broadway based on the story and characters of Damon Runyon.

Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows.

This amateur production is performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Ltd.

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Tickets £35 - £31

Thu 9 - Sat 11 July 2020

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

Friendsical is an original and unique new parody musical inspired by the gang in Friends, the iconic TV show.

With original new songs such as ‘(He’s her) Lobster!’, ‘Richard’s Moustache’ and ‘You’re Over Me, When Were You Under Me?’, the gang take on naked Thursdays, a power cut, and a dinosaur convention! What could possibly go wrong?

This is a loving parody not to be confused with the Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. series Friends.

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £34.50 - £24.50

MUSICAL

Girls Night Oot! Sat 25 July 2020

The Addams Family 7:30pm

Tue 1 - Sat 5 September 2020

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

Join the girls on a hen night that you won’t forget with a smash hit retro soundtrack ... Songs from 60’s,70’s, 80’s, 90’s and Now! To prepare for a marriage all a girl needs are her friends and a guid old hen night! Banterous and Bootyliciously good fun! Songs include Hot Stuff, Girls Just wanna have fun, I’m Every Woman and many more!

Contains some adult content.

Everyone’s favourite kooky family are coming to Aberdeen in this spectacular musical comedy.

Join the family for a heart-warming story of love, family and friendship… with a twist!

Featuring a live orchestra and extraordinary score THE ADDAMS FAMILY is sure to entertain whether you are 12 or 312!

His Majesty’s Theatre

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £24.50 - £18.50

Tickets £48.50 - £18.50

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MUSICAL

MAMMA MIA! Tue 22 September - Sat 3 October 2020 Mon - Sat 7:30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat 2:30pm

Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, friendship and identity is cleverly told through the timeless songs of ABBA. Sophie’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings her mother face to face with three men from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding they’ll never forget.

Every day’s a holiday at MAMMA MIA!, so have the time of your life at the world’s sunniest and most exhilarating smash-hit musical.

HHHHH

“IT’S ABBA-SOLUTELY FANTASTIC!” Birmingham What’s On

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Tickets £66.50 - £26.50

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SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Fri 24 January 2020

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Sing, Sing, Sing!

7:30pm

Sun 22 March 2020

7pm

Embark on a thrilling night of adventure with a brand-new collection of short films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival!

The Banff Mountain Film Festival joins the world’s best adventure film-makers and explorers as they push themselves to the limits in the most remote and stunning corners of the globe. Witness epic human-powered feats, life-affirming challenges and mind-blowing cinematography – all on the big screen!

3 months, 2 songs, 1 performance For one night only, the Music Hall will come alive to the sound of a community choir competition, hosted by VSA’s Honorary President Fiona Kennedy.

All money raised from Sing, Sing, Sing will go towards supporting VSA’s Mental Health Services and vulnerable adults on their journey to recovery.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £16.50

Tickets £17.50

The Rothienorman Picture Show Wed 24 - Sat 27 June 2020

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

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

The Flying Pigs present

Aberdeen’s own Flying Pigs have been delighting ever growing audiences with their mix of songs and sketches for two decades. Now the ‘punk Scotland the What?’ return to HMT for a new show packed with laughs. Fast, funny, and with a distinctive North-East flavour, The Rothienorman Picture Show is sure to delight toonsers, teuchters and ab’dy in atween.

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £32.50 - £24.50

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DRAMA

Frankenstein Monsters & Murder

Tue 4 - Sat 8 February 2020

SAVE £15 *

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

From the producers who brought you Of Mice and Men and The Crucible.

An 18-year old dreams up a monster. A scientist breathes life into a gruesome body. Banished into an indifferent world their creature embarks on a bloodthirsty hunt for revenge.

Munro’s adaptation places the writer amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation.

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Tickets £34.50 - £19.50 *by booking all three shows in our special season of deadly drama

Monsters & Murder

SAVE £15 *

Mon 17 - Sat 22 February 2020

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

DRAMA

Dial M For Murder

Scottish Premiere

Tom Chambers, (Top Hat, Strictly Come Dancing) stars in this production as Tony Wendice, a jaded ex-tennis pro who gave everything up for his wife Margot, performed by Sally Bretton (Not Going Out, The Office). When he discovers she has been unfaithful his mind turns to revenge.

Featuring Christopher Harper (Coronation Street) and Michael Salami (Hollyoaks), the iconic Dial M for Murder, is the seat-gripping drama not to be missed! ‘a taut, acidly funny thriller’ The Guardian Part of Granite Noir 2020

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £35.50 - £20.50 *by booking all three shows in our special season of deadly drama

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DRAMA

A Monster Calls Tue 17 - Sat 21 March 2020

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

Monsters & Murder

SAVE £15 *

Scottish Premiere

A Monster Calls is brought vividly to life in the Olivier award-winning production by visionary director Sally Cookson.

One night, Conor is woken by something at his window. A monster has come walking. It’s come to tell Conor tales from when it walked before.

And when it’s finished, Conor must tell his own story and face his deepest fears.

From the critically acclaimed bestseller, A Monster Calls offers a dazzling insight into love, life and healing.

Suitable for ages 10+ Supported by Arts Council England through a National Lottery Project Grant award

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Tickets £35.50 - £23.50 *by booking all three shows in our special season of deadly drama

A PL AY•A PIE & A PINT Tue 3 - Sat 7 March 2020

ANotP enough L A Y drama in your life?

ATopP up I Eafter work. & A PINT

DRAMA

Aberdeen Performing Arts and Oran Mor present

Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm

Lessons in Love

by Clare Hemphill and Kate Donnelly Tue 7 - Sat 11 April 2020

Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm

The Infernal Serpent

by Dave Gerow

Tue 19 - Sat 23 May 2020

Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm

Silver Superheroes

by Morna Young Tickets £12 Includes a pint, a glass of wine or soft drink and a pie (vegetarian option available).

Doors will open an hour early at which point the pie and pint will be available.

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

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Freshly Squeezed Productions

The Freshly Squeezed Productions team is committed to providing inspirational opportunities, creating and commissioning new work made in Aberdeen, championing up and coming talent and ideas, and working with artists across Scotland and beyond.

The Snow Queen

DANCE

Scottish Ballet

Wed 22 - Sat 25 January 2020

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

Scottish Ballet’s 50th year will come to a spectacular close with the world premiere of The Snow Queen. Inspired

by Hans Christian Andersen’s muchloved tale – which was also the basis for Frozen – it will be set to the music of Rimsky-Korsakov, performed live by the full Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

Choreographed by Christopher Hampson and designed by the awardwinning Lez Brotherston, this story of love and friendship is sure to delight the whole family.

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £48.50 - £15.50

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DANCE

Rambert

McGregor / Motin / Shechter Tue 25 - Thu 27 February 2020 7:30pm

Rambert’s new show brings together moments of breakthrough from three great, distinctive choreographers: • PreSentient, an early work from Wayne McGregor, showcasing the extended lines and musical sensibility that would become trademarks • Rouge, a new creation from French hip-hop battler Marion Motin, in her first collaboration with a contemporary company • In your rooms, a powerful blend of the personal and political that catapulted Hofesh Shechter onto the world stage.

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Tickets £36.50 - £19.50 Image by Ben Hopper.

DANCE

Brendan Cole

Anton & Erin

Show Man

Wed 26 February 2020

Dance Those Magical Movies 7:30pm

Fri 20 March 2020

7:30pm

Brush off your tails, Brendan is back!

Expect every style of ballroom and Latin dance from Brendan Cole and his hand-picked championship dancers, performed to the music and songs of some of the greatest legends and contemporary artistes. Whether you love a cheeky Charleston or a sexy Salsa, with music from Beggin’ to Bublé, plus numbers from The Greatest Showman and La La Land – this show has it all.

Anton & Erin, the nation’s favourite ballroom stars are back!

With sensational choreography set to music that made it big on the silver screen, expect a Hollywood red carpet premiere performance from the UK’s leading dance stars. Including musical classics from BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, CASABLANCA, THE WIZARD OF OZ, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, 007, TITANIC, MOULIN ROUGE and many more.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £44.50 - £25

Tickets £48.50 - £31

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DANCE

Scottish Ballet

Swan Lake Thu 16 - Sat 18 April 2020 Thu - Sat 7:30pm, Sat 2:30pm

Lose yourself in the raw intensity of this sleek and unmissable production of the world’s most popular ballet, returning to Aberdeen after its sell-out 2016 debut.

Arching backs, spiralling arms and mesmerising patterns push the Scottish Ballet dancers to their physical limits in this tale of purity versus seduction.

David Dawson’s daring, visceral choreography is perfectly paired with the rich, romantic Tchaikovsky score, played live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

‘Electrifying’ The List (2016) ‘Complex, risky and thrilling’ The Herald (2016)

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Tickets £48.50 - £20.50

DANCE

Remembering the Oscars Starring Aljaz & Janette Tue 28 April 2020

7:30pm

Aljaz and Janette return with their brand new show!

Get ready to celebrate the Oscar winning songs in this exhilarating new dance spectacular with Strictly’s favourite couple, Aljaz and Janette.

With a cast of amazing dancers and musicians and stunning stage designs, costumes and huge LED screen this dazzling spectacular will be a night to remember.

Music Hall Tickets £45 - £27

Create great memories together!

Take advantage of our great Groups offers and make sure you and your friends are part of the excitement at live shows and gigs!

To arrange a group booking email groups@aberdeenperformingarts.com drop in, or call our Box Office on 01224 641122.

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DANCE

Danscentre: iDance Thu 18 - Sat 20 June 2020

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Scott School of Dancing: Iconic Thu - Sat 7pm, Sat 2pm

Wed 1 - Sat 4 July 2020

7pm

Danscentre is back with it’s 7th major production at HMT featuring pupils from the middle and senior part of the school in a diverse mix of dance styles, music and themes.

This is a celebration of youth, movement and the exciting and evolving world of digital dance as we enter 2020 and explore the latest dance trends alongside traditional theatre at it’s best! Not to be missed!

Founded in 1980, Scott School of Dancing returns to HMT in 2020 to celebrate 40 years of success with their 18th show.

We always say you never really leave Scott School of Dancing, and this rings true this year where we will see almost 40 of our amazing ex pupils aged from 20 to 50 take to the stage once more. This show will truly be a family affair with current students being joined on stage by their formerstudent mums and fabulous ‘Diva Dads’!

His Majesty’s Theatre

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £38.50 - £27.50

Tickets £31.50 - £25.50

DANCE

Scottish Ballet

The Scandal at Mayerling Thu 8 - Sat 10 October 2020

Scottish Ballet

The Nutcracker

Thu - Sat 7:30pm

Wed 20 - Sat 23 January 2021 Wed - Sat 7:30pm, Thu & Sat 2:30pm

A true story of desire and destruction The year is 1889 and, in the woods outside Vienna, the Empire must hide a terrible secret. At the royal Mayerling hunting lodge, Crown Prince Rudolf is found shot dead alongside his teenage mistress.

Reimagined and redesigned by Scottish Ballet, this dramatic world premiere will be the first time MacMillan’s iconic ballet is produced in the UK outside of London.

A magical family adventure Costumes plucked from the most gorgeous chocolate box; Tchaikovsky’s score to transport you to a land of dreams; and a story lifted straight from the pages of a classic fairy tale.

With choreography by Scottish Ballet founder Peter Darrell, and live music played by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra, this ever-popular ballet is the perfect Christmas treat.

Recommended for audiences 12+

His Majesty’s Theatre

His Majesty’s Theatre

Tickets £43.50 - £18.50

Tickets £49.50 - £15.50

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FAMILY Tue 3 - Sun 22 December 2019

1:30pm & 10:30am

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Tickets £12.10

Family and Schools tickets available

FAMILY

Sat 30 November 2019 - Sun 5 January 2020

Tickets

Mon-Sat 7pm, Sun 1pm & 5.30pm Midweek 1.45pm (Tue-Fri up to 19 Dec) Midweek 2.30pm (from 21 Dec), Sat 2.30pm Christmas Eve and Hogmanay 1pm & 5.30pm

Dec

Jan

Blue Performances: £32 - £21.50 Purple Performances: £29.50 - £20 Gold Peformances: £36 - £25 Red Performances: £34 - £23 Relaxed Performance (1pm): £14.50

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Cinderella’s Royal Menu Kids Eat from just £9.95

Château Appetisers Dreamy Tomato Soup with Crusty Bread (V, GF & Vegan available) Lady Tremaine’s Fresh Melon & Winter Berries (Vegan, GF, DF) Dandini’s Cheesy Garlic Bread (V)

Entrée Royale Royal Roast Turkey

with Roast Potatoes and All the Trimmings (G/F & DF available)

Grand Macaroni Cheese

with Garlic Bread (V) – Add Crispy Onion or Bacon

The Baroness’s Traditional Bangers & Mash

served with Roasted Root Vegetables and Jus (GF)

Drizella’s Roast Cod

with Spring Onion Mash, Green Beans & Parsley Sauce (G/F, DF available)

Cinderella’s Cranberry & Lentil Loaf

with Roast Potatoes and All the Trimmings (Vegan, DF)

Fairy Godmother of Desserts Adults: 2 courses for £15.95 3 courses for £19.95 Children: 2 courses £9.95 3 courses £12.95

(child portions for under 12s)

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To book a table please call 01224 641122 or email: 1906@aberdeenperformingarts.com or you can book at the time of booking your ticket.

Prince Charming’s Traditional Christmas Pudding served with a Brandy Sauce Scrumptiously Wicked Ice Cream with Homemade Shortbread (GF & DF available) Buttons’ Chocolate Brownie with Ice Cream & Chocolate Sauce (DF, GF & Vegan available) Jaq and Gus’s Cheeseboard Goat’s Cheese, Mull Cheddar, Morangie Brie & Blue Murder served with Mulled Wine & Cranberry Chutney, Grapes and Oat Cakes (G/F available) – supplement £3.00 For any advice with your allergy requirements, please consult a member of staff.

A discretionary 10% service charge will be added to parties of 8 people or more.

FAMILY

Funbox

Trouble in Toy Town

Oi Frog & Friends!

Peppa Pig’s Best Day Ever

Sat 11 January 2020

Wed 18 - Sat 21 March 2020

Wed 26 & Thu 27 August 2020

FROG is looking for a place to sit, but CAT has other ideas and DOG is doing as he’s told.

Little do any of them know that chaos is coming...

Join them in this new action-packed stage adaptation of Kes Gray and Jim Field’s bestselling books. Expect songs, puppets, laughs and more rhymes than you can shake a chime at.

55 minutes of fun for ages 3+.

Get ready for a road-trip full of fun adventures. From castles to caves, dragons to dinosaurs and ice-creams to muddy puddles – there is something for all of the family and their friends to enjoy, including Miss Rabbit, Mr Bull, Suzy Sheep, Gerald Giraffe and more! Packed full of songs, games and laughter, it really is the best day ever for Peppa Pig fans!

His Majesty’s Theatre

His Majesty’s Theatre

12pm & 3pm

Ready...’Teddy’...Go! It’s time to get ‘dolled’ up and get your ‘skates’ on because we’re heading to Toy Town for the spectacular new singalong show from Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo the Dog (formerly of The Singing Kettle).

This is the perfect New Year treat for all the family. Come dressed as, or bring, your favourite toy - big people too!

Music Hall Tickets £16, Family ticket £54

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

Tickets £15.50

Wed 1pm & 4pm, Thu 10am & 1pm

Tickets £23.50 - £18.50

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FAMILY

Billionaire Boy Wed 25 - Sat 28 March 2020

Joe Spud is twelve years old and the richest boy in the country! He has his own sports car, two crocodiles as pets and £100,000 a week pocket money! But what Joe doesn’t have is a friend. So he decides to leave his posh school and start at the local comp. But things don’t go as planned for Joe and life becomes a rollercoaster as he tries find what money can’t buy!

“What a magnificent show! If this production was on Britain’s Got Talent, I’d be giving it the Golden Buzzer! It couldn’t be better!” David Walliams

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Tickets £25.50 - £20.50

© and TM – David Walliams/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd/Tony Ross/Quentin Blake

Wed - Sat 7pm, Thu 1:30pm, Fri 10:30am, Sat 2:30pm, (Relaxed performance Thu 7pm)

FAMILY

Christmas would not be Christmas without panto, so be amongst the first to book tickets for our Beauty of a 2020 pantomime!

Join us on a magical adventure to help the beautiful Belle on her quest to unleash the Beauty within the Beast.

With everything you’ve come to expect from Aberdeen’s biggest pantomime; spectacular special effects, hilarious comedy and a few surprises along the way, Beauty and the Beast will be a must-see for all the family.

Sat 28 November 2020 - Sun 3 January 2021

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £38 - £20

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Creative Learning Engaging and inspiring people of all ages and abilities to explore and participate in music and making drama.

Our Creative Learning programme offers a range of arts activities for all ages, and offers a fantastic opportunity for participants to start a life-long relationship with our venues.

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For more details of our classes, please visit: aberdeenperformingarts.com/creative-learning or contact: creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com

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From as little as ÂŁ42 per year, enjoy early access for booking the best seats, receive exclusive invitations to Friends events, discounts, prize draws and more.

APA Friends receive 10% discount at 1906 Restaurant at HMT, Coda CafĂŠ Bar and Rondo Restaurant at the Music Hall (excludes alcohol).

To join visit aberdeenperformingarts.com, drop in, or call our Box Office on 01224 641122.

OPERA

Scottish Opera presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s

The Gondoliers Thu 28 - Sat 30 May 2020 Thu - Sat 7:15pm,

A new co-production with D’Oyly Carte Opera & State Opera South Australia.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

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Sung in English with English supertitles.

Sunny, funny and with more ‘tra la la las’ per square inch than any other opera in the canon, The Gondoliers is a joy from start to finish. In a flight of the satirical whimsy so typical of G&S, two happy-go-lucky gondoliers discover that one of them is, in fact, heir to the throne of a distant kingdom. True to their (adopted) Republican roots, they set off together to rule in idealistic, if somewhat chaotic, style...

His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets £65 - £22

THE MAGIC FLUTE UNWRAPPED AN HOUR-LONG TASTER Friday 31 May 2019 at 6pm PRE-SHOW TALK Saturday 1 June 2019 at 6pm

CLASSICAL

Aberdeen Choral Society

Evening Express Carol Concert

The Messiah

Sun 8 December 2019

2:30pm

Sun 15 December 2019

7pm

Wed 18 December 2019

7pm

Charity concert in aid of CLIC Sargent Cancer support to the young.

Features Grampian Hospitals’ Choir accompanied by Concordia String Orchestra and Bon Accord Brass Quintet.

Aberdeen Bach Choir and the Aberdeen Choral Society present this wonderful work with over 200 voices under the baton of Peter Parfitt. The choirs will be joined by the Aberdeen Sinfonietta (Leader Bryan Dargie) and soloists Judith Howarth (Soprano), Nicholas Spanos (Counter-Tenor), Nicholas Mulroy (Tenor) and Dominic Barberi (Bass).

Come along to the traditional celebration of the festive season brought to you by the Evening Express.

Schools across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire will perform some Christmas classics for your enjoyment.

So join us for a night of music and signing sure to get you right into the Christmas spirit!

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £16.50

Tickets £22.50 - £18.50

Tickets £10

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CLIC Sargent Carol Concert

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

The Snowman

A Very Merry Christmas

Baroque Dances

Thu 19 December 2019

7:30pm

Fri 20 December 2019

7:30pm

Sat 18 January 2020

7:30pm

Howard Blake The Snowman Gregory Batsleer Conductor Jamie MacDougall Presenter We’re walking in the air… it isn’t Christmas until The Snowman has taken you on his magical journey through the winter sky. Expect seasonal favourites, carols old and new – and of course, a chance for everyone to sing along.

With Anna-Jane Casey and Matt Ford BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Andrew Cottee, conductor Enjoy a night of sparking sophistication and seasonal swingin’ favourites as the BBC SSO and arranger, composer and conductor Andrew Cottee wish you a Very Merry Christmas.

Telemann ‘Alster’ Overture Suite Bach Suite No4 in D, BWV 1069 Lully Suite, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Rameau Suite from Les Indes Galantes Maxim Emelyanychev Director / Harpsichord SCO Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev directs a packed programme of beautiful, fun-filled French and German Baroque music.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £35 - £15

Tickets £28.50 - £16.50

Tickets £29 - £13

CLASSICAL

Scottish Ensemble

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Shostakovich - Symphony No.5

Chamber Notes

Romantic Grieg

Fri 31 January 2020

Tue 4 February 2020

7:30pm

7:30pm

Thu 13 February 2020

7:30pm

Barber Adagio for Strings Mahler Kindertotenlieder Shostakovich Symphony No.5 Michael Sanderling Conductor Claudia Huckle Contralto Threatened by Stalin, Shostakovich responded with a Fifth Symphony that divided critics but united audiences.

Mendelssohn String Octet Enescu Octet for Strings Marianne Thorsen Director Although written for just eight instruments, both Mendelssohn’s and Enescu’s singular octets for strings have the drama, richness and depth of a fullblown symphony.

Bizet Movements from Carmen Suites No1 & 2 Khachaturian Adagio of Spartacus and

Phrygia from Spartacus Grieg Piano Concerto Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet

Fantasy Overture Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No5 Ravel Boléro Michael Seal Conductor Florian Mitrea Piano

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £28.50 - £16.50

Tickets £15.40

Tickets £29 - £13

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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CLASSICAL

BBC Big Band: The Music of James Bond...and beyond Sun 9 February 2020

The internationally acclaimed BBC Big Band are joined by special guest vocalists, Emer McParland and Iain Mackenzie, to celebrate the music of the world’s most iconic movie franchise, James Bond.

The concert features classic numbers including ‘Diamonds are Forever’, ‘Thunderball’, ‘We Have All The Time In The World’, ‘View to a Kill’, ‘Goldfinger’ and (of course!) John Barry’s iconic ‘James Bond theme’ ; alongside a selection more contemporary numbers from the James Bond library including Adele’s incredible Skyfall ... all performed in the BBC Big Band’s own inimitable style. Also included are a sprinkling of numbers inspired by the film genre, from the likes of ‘Mission Impossible’ and ‘Austin Powers’, to name just a few.

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

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7:30pm

Music Hall “World-class musicians … a brilliant musical force” The Telegraph

Tickets £25 - £20

CLASSICAL

Childrens’ Classic Concerts

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Bruckner - Symphony No.8

Tartan Tales

Benedetti - Mendelssohn & Mozart

Fri 28 February 2020

7:30pm

Dutilleux Correspondances Bruckner (ed. Nowak) Symphony No.8 Carolyn Sampson Soprano Donald Runnicles Conductor ” “It’s not often you hear cries of ‘encore’ after a Bruckner symphony” wrote The Guardian in 2012 when Donald Runnicles and the BBC SSO performed Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony at the BBC Proms.

Music Hall Tickets £28.50 - £16.50

Sun 1 March 2020

2:30pm

Sat 14 March 2020

7:30pm

Children’s Classic Concerts introduce classical music to 4 - 12-year-olds, in a jam-packed hour of musical storytelling, with well-loved orchestral tunes and lots of participation.

Another exhilarating musical adventure for the whole family.

Mendelssohn Sinfonia No10 in B minor

Violin Concerto Mozart Overture, La clemenza di Tito

Sinfonia Concertante, K364 Nicola Benedetti Violin / Director Benjamin Marquise Gilmore Violin / Director Scotland’s favourite violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti plays both solo and duo (partnered by the superb viola player Lawrence Power) in an unmissable highlight of the Season.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £11

Tickets £29 - £13

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Aberdeenshire Music Centre

BBC Scottish Royal Scottish Symphony Orchestra National Orchestra

Showcase Concert

Korngold - Violin Concerto

Wed 18 March 2020

7:30pm

Fri 17 April 2020

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 7:30pm

Thu 23 April 2020

7:30pm

An evening of spectacular performances from Aberdeenshire Instrumental Music Service Music Centre Senior Bands and Orchestras. Bringing together talented young musicians from the region’s North and South Aberdeenshire Senior Music Centres for this showcase concert.

Joan Tower Second Fanfare for the

Uncommon Woman Alma Mahler/Roxanna Panufnik

Songs (BBC Commission) Korngold Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini Puccini Intermezzo from Suor Angelica Respighi Church Windows Simone Lamsma Violin Valentina Peleggi Conductor

Wagner Siegfried Idyll Beethoven Piano Concerto No4 Beethoven Symphony No4 Sharon Roffman Leader / Director Steven Osborne Piano Steven Osborne returns on the piano, and the RSNO’s leader Sharon Roffman directs the whole concert from the violin, just as they would have done in Beethoven’s day.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £10 - £8

Tickets £28.50 - £16.50

Tickets £29 - £13

Mon 2 December 2019

CLASSICAL

Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts Trio Orfeo

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Emelyanychev Directs

Rachmaninov Symphony No.2

Mon 20 January 2020

Sat 2 May 2020

7:30pm

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Farrenc Symphony No3 in G minor Mozart Piano Concerto No20 in D minor Maxim Emelyanychev Conductor / Piano Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev opens his final Series concert with Debussy’s intoxicating Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune.

Music Hall Tickets £29 - £13

Thu 21 May 2020

7:30pm

Britten Passacaglia from Peter Grimes Shostakovich Cello Concerto No1 Rachmaninov Symphony No2 Thomas Søndergård Conductor Aleksei Kiseliov Cello “ The sure ticket among orchestral performances these days in Scotland is anything involving Thomas Søndergård and the RSNO.” The Scotsman

Music Hall Tickets £29 - £13

Fitzroy String Quartet

Stefano Mengoli & Laura Custodio Sabas, Emily Pond & Michael Newman.

Mon 10 February 2020 Engegård Quartet

Arvid Engegård, Alex Robson, Juliet Jopling, & Jan Clemens Carlsen.

Mon 16 March 2020 Philip Higham (Cello) and Susan Tomes (Piano) All concerts at Queen’s Cross Church at 7.30 pm For programme details visit www.aberdeenchambermusic.org

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

(Flute, Viola and Harp) An ensemble founded to explore the repertoire for the combination of flute, viola and harp.

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POP / ROCK

SOLD OUT For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

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Bastille Sun 1 December 2019

Primal Scream Doors 7pm

Sat 14 December 2019

Abbamania Doors 7pm

Sun 22 December 2019

7:30pm

Bastille’s unique sound - that cinematic, ever changing odd pop that masks the unusual subject matters and sometimes bleak realities reflected in their lyrics has connected with audiences across the globe like no other British band in recent memory.

From their psychedelic roots to the eradefining hedonism of ‘Screamadelica’ through to the sonic attack of ‘XTRMNTR’ and beyond, the eclectic nature of Primal Scream has been matched by the sheer consistency of their singles and they have become part of Britain’s musical heritage.

Europe’s leading ABBA tribute, ABBAMANIA, continue to entertain audiences with their outstanding vocals and musical performance live on stage.

So dust off your platforms, put on your flares and come along and enjoy an unforgettable Christmas night out with ABBAMANIA.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £40

Tickets £30

Tickets £27.50

POP / ROCK

Fri 17 January 2020

Twin Atlantic 7:30pm

Wed 4 March 2020

King Creosote With His 9 Piece Band Doors 7pm

Mon 9 March 2020

Doors 7pm

Paul Carrack and his awesome 6-piece band take to the road again for their 20/20 Tour. Nicknamed ‘The Man with the GOLDEN VOICE’ in a BBC documentary about his phenomenal 50-year career Paul, is now firmly established as one of the hardest working, independent musicians on the scene.

Twin Atlantic have become idols amongst their peers - the daddies of the underground rock scene.

With riffs and choruses that will stick in your head for an age, they can play hard and fast and loud, then instantly flip the switch and have a packed venue waving lighters to their softer side.

Made entirely of Scottish film archive, From Scotland With Love is a 75-minute film by award-winning Director Virginia Heath with a transcendent score by Scottish musician and composer King Creosote.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £42 - £37

Tickets £22.50

Tickets £35 - £30

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Paul Carrack

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A Country Night in Nashville

What’s Love Got to do With it?

The Hollies

Fri 6 March 2020

Thu 26 March 2020

Thu 16 April 2020

7:30pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

Recreating the scene of a buzzing Honky Tonk in downtown Nashville, capturing the energy and atmosphere of an evening in the home of country music.

With songs including Ring Of Fire, Crazy, Follow Your Arrow, It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere, Need You Now, 9-5, and The Gambler to name just a few.

The joyous new show celebrating the music of the incredible Tina Turner.

Brought to you by the award-winning producers behind the hugely successful Whitney - Queen Of The Night, this is the ultimate tribute concert to one of the most iconic and loved musical artists of our generation.

The Hollies are one of Britain’s bestloved bands. Their soaring, distinctive harmonies, brilliantly crafted songs coupled with extensive back catalogue of memorable hits has ensured the longevity of one of the greatest groups to emerge from the early 1960’s British Rock revolution.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £29

Tickets £31.50 - £29

Tickets £33.50

POP / ROCK

Fri 24 & Sat 25 April 2020

SOLD OUT 7:30pm

As one of Ireland’s biggest live music acts, Nathan is becoming a household name, with tracks from Stayin’ Up All Night becoming hits, such as Wagon Wheel and I Wanna Dance.

He’s previously beaten the likes of Drake and Beyonce to the top of the charts in Ireland, a monumental feat!

Music Hall Tickets £32 - £29

Paul Weller Fri 8 May 2020

Doors 7pm

PAUL WELLER announces his first UK tour since 2017 with 12 dates lined up in May 2020.

Paul was last on the road when he played several shows as part of the Regular Music “Forest Live” outdoor gigs in summer but is always most at home performing at great concert venues like the Music Hall. This upcoming show is part of a run of small shows which kick start the beginning of a busy calendar of live activity later in 2020.

Paul has recently been in the studio writing and playing new songs. The fruits of these labours will surface in the new year...watch this space.

Music Hall Tickets £47.50

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Nathan Carter

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Whitney: Queen of the Night

The Bootleg Beatles

Sat 9 May 2020

Sun 10 May 2020

7:30pm

Average White Band 7:30pm

Mon 11 May 2020

8pm

Whitney’s one true legacy was her music which touched most of us at some time in our lives. Share her life and get ready for the greatest love of all in Queen of the Night, a magical rollercoaster ride through three decades of classic hit’s.

The world’s Premier Beatles tribute band continues to draw critical acclaim from across the globe with their stunning recreation of the greatest songbook of all time.

This year featuring a special set celebrating the 50th anniversary of Abbey Road, this has to be a not-to-bemissed event for Fab Four fans.

One of the top Soul, R & B, and Funk groups, first known for the timeless instrumental hit Pick Up the Pieces.

They maintain their place at the top table of soul & funk music, much to the delight of eclectic and multigenerational audiences everywhere.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £31.50 - £29

Tickets £36.50 - £33.50

Tickets £30

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CRESCENDO

EXTRAVAGANZA CAKES

SANDWICHES / PANINI / TOASTIES Traditional Isle of Mull cheddar CODA Café Bar at the Music Hall is the perfect place to relax in the heart of the city for coffee and cake, fizz, affogatos, light bites and sharing platters. Ideal for drinks with friends. (Menu subject to change.)

TEMPO

Add a cup of soup to any sandwich

available

£3.95

BOWLS OF OLIVES SELECTION OF BREADS

£5.95 / £10.95 to share

CHEESEBOARD

£6.95 / £13.95 to share

available

£2.00

Music Hall Signature Chocolate and Raspberry Velvet Cake.

Wider selection of cakes available at the bar.

£3.95

INDULGENCE A glass of fizz with a trio of mini cakes £9.95

AFFOGATO

HOMEMADE SOUP OF THE DAY

With dips

£5.95 cheese and ham Tuna & cucumber £5.95 Add Isle of Mull cheddar cheese (£1.00 extra) Chicken, green pesto and mozzarella £7.95 Mushroom and courgette £6.95 with onion chutney

£3.95

CARROT, CELERY STICKS AND CAULIFLOWER FLORETS

£9.95

BATTERED HADDOCK

available £10.95

TRADITIONAL BEEF BURGER £9.95

Classic

£4.00

Tipsy Classic

£5.50

Tipsy White Chocolate & Coconut

£5.95

CARROT, COURGETTE, £8.95 QUALITY COFFEE AND SELECTION OF LEAF TEA MUSHROOM & ONION BURGER TOMATO AND BASIL QUICHE £7.95 ROASTED WARM CAULIFLOWER £9.95 FLORETS & SPINACH SALAD

Lunch menu served: 11am till 3pm

(Shorter menu available on Matinee days: last orders usually 30min before the start of the show).

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MUSIC HALL DIGITAL ART SPACE

Stepping In Digital Art Space Three new Stepping In commissions from Aberdeen Performing Arts and New Media Scotland’s Alt-w Fund with investment from Creative Scotland.

Assembly Charles Young is best known for his project Paperholm, where he designed and animated one tiny model building each day out of watercolour paper for one thousand days. His work explores ideas around the perception of space, imagination and memory. In this new series of HD animations, he has made a paper model of the Music Hall neighbourhood from various angles and scales and with a layer of invented structures and occupation.

Invisible Landscapes of Music Bright Side Studios, ASCUS Art & Science Susanna Murphy & Cristina Spiteri Revealing the dramatic beauty of hidden ecosystems and microscopic landscapes that lie beneath the surface of the musical world. Through film and augmented reality an exploration of scores, instruments and physical media uncover a mysterious, rarely seen world, now writ large. Bright Side Studios design immersive experiences that connect people with stories and spaces.

Assembly

You Are Here

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Ray Interactive Sam Healy & Brendan McCarthy In this map of the stars directly above the Music Hall, updated live as time passes, the fleeting presence of visitors generates unique abstract animations. By taking this stellar data set and a computer algorithm called reaction/diffusion, they literally bring the heavens alive, reminding us that all life originates in the stars.

Invisible Landscapes of Music

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Pre-concert dining at the Music Hall Make your night extra special and dine with us before the show in our beautiful new restaurant Rondo. ÂŁ18 for two courses ÂŁ22 for three courses Look out for this symbol for pre-concert dining

To book a table at Rondo Restaurant please call 01224 641122 or you can book at the time of booking your ticket.

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ROOTS

St Andrew’s Day at the Music Hall For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

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Chasing the Dram Whisky Tasting

Scottish Trad Music Awards

Sat 30 November 2019

Sat 7 December 2019

6pm

Join us for a whisky tasting with broadcaster and writer Rachel McCormack.

Tickets £18

St Andrew’s Day Ceilidh Sat 30 November 2019 An energetic night awaits with top ceilidh band Galik Bread!

Tickets £13.20

Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook 7pm

Mon 16 December 2019

7:30pm

Known as the Folk Oscars, the 2019 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards feature performances from leading Scottish musicians and singers, including: internationally acclaimed Skerryvore, local youth group the Aberdeenshire Folk Project, as well as further Scottish traditional musician luminaries.

Following huge success over the last 13 years, this year Phil will be joined by some of the finest musicians on the Scottish folk scene including: Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a special guest Brass Band.

Music Hall

Music Hall

8pm

Tickets £27.50

Tickets £28

ROOTS

Sat 21 December 2019

Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Doors 7pm

Sat 16 May 2020

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham 7:30pm

Fri 29 May 2020

7:30pm

Following three stowed-out major summer shows in Scotland to mark their 20th Anniversary, the band will finish the year in style with their first ever performance in the Aberdeen Music Hall for this very special Christmas gig!

Scottish Fiddle Orchestra return to the venue where it all started 40 years ago.

The Music Hall was the chosen concert hall for it’s very first concert in 1980.

Come and join the party when we return with our ever popular mix of music and song accompanied by our blend of singers and pipe bands !

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have become a national institution with their incomparable mastery of fiddle and accordion. It is when they tour together that they truly shine with over quarter of a century of well honed skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences everywhere.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £29.50 - £25.50

Tickets £22 - £20

Tickets £23

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Skipinnish

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facebook.com/granitenoirfest @granitenoirfest #GN2019 www.granitenoir.com

Aberdeen Performing Arts presents

GRANITE NOIR CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL Thursday 20 Sunday 23 February 2020

Aberdeen’s unique international writing festival returns with author conversations, talks, walks, workshops and exhibitions.

Featuring Sara Paretsky, Ben Aaronovitch and more to be announced soon!

Box office: 01224 641122 granitenoir.com

Produced by Aberdeen Performing Arts on behalf of our partners at Aberdeen City Libraries, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives and the Belmont Filmhouse.

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COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD

Wed 4 December 2019

7:30pm

An Audience with Elaine C Smith

Josh Widdicombe:

Fri 17 January 2020

Sun 26 January 2020

7:30pm

Bit Much...

8pm

Sir Chris was the first mountaineer on the lecture circuit and, this autumn, he will present his “Life & Times”, covering his sixty years spent in the mountains.

With original images and raw footage, this is a rare opportunity to hear about some of the greatest expeditions of the twentieth century.

Elaine C Smith fresh from her BAFTA award winning performance as the mad Christine in the BBC2 hit sitcom Two Doors Down and her Royal Television Scotland award for On Screen Personality for the STV production Burdz Eye View now returns to the stage with her hugely successful one woman show.

The guy everyone can do an impression of is back with a brand new stand up tour. A show that will change your life and how you perceive your place in the world. Bit much? Fine, it’ll be a very funny night of grumbles and jokes on the hot comedy topics of advent calendars, pesto and the closing time of his local park.

Music Hall

His Majesty’s Theatre

Music Hall

Tickets £22.50

Tickets £25

Tickets £24

For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

Sir Chris Bonington

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COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

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Ben Fogle: Tales From

An Evening with Sara Paretsky

Wizardry, Magic, & Serious Cybernetics

Sat 1 February 2020

Fri 21 February 2020

Sat 22 February 2020

the Wilderness

7:30pm

7pm-8pm

Join Ben in this uplifting and exciting show, when he’ll be sharing his stories of the wilderness.

If you like Ben’s TV shows then you’ll love this personal and intimate evening of stories from around the world.

The show will include multi-media.

Granite Noir welcomes the awardwinning American author who transformed the crime fiction landscape in 1982, with the creation of private investigator V.I. Warshawski—a smart, sassy, female detective who’s more than a match for Chicago’s criminal element, and who shares her creator’s passion for social justice. Chaired by Denise Mina.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £29

Tickets £11.50

Scottish Exclusive

6pm-7pm

Ben Aaronovitch, author of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series, premiers his newest Peter Grant adventure, False Value. Born and raised in London, Aaronovitch was a scriptwriter for Doctor Who and Casualty.

He’ll be in conversation with festival ambassador Stuart MacBride.

Music Hall Tickets £11.50

COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD

Foil, Arms & Hog:

David Baddiel:

Jimmy Carr:

Swine

Trolls: Not the Dolls

Terribly Funny

Mon 24 February 2020

8pm

Thu 5 March 2020

7:30pm

Mon 16 & Tue 17 March 2020

7:30pm

Ireland’s top sketch trio, with over 100 million hits, are best known for their online sketches, but it’s the live show where they really shine. They achieved critical acclaim this year with the best reviewed show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, and are now hitting the road around the UK.

Following his five-star Olivier-nominated hit My Family:Not The Sitcom and the return to number 1 of his seminal football anthem Three Lions, David Baddiel comes back to the stage with a brand new one-man show.

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

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

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

Having political correctness at a comedy show is like having health and safety at a rodeo.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £24

Tickets £31

Tickets £32

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COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD For discounts and accessibility visit aberdeenperformingarts.com

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Iain Stirling:

Julian Clary:

Rob Brydon:

Falling Upwards

Born to Mince

Songs and Stories

Sat 4 April 2020

8pm

Wed 29 April 2020

7:30pm

Thu 30 April 2020

7:30pm

Do you ever wonder how people manage to be normal? Iain does. So much so he’s written a brand new stand-up show about it. Join the ‘star of comedy’ (The i) as he explores his inability to function in the most basic of public settings, social media’s constant pressure to “live your best life” and that one time a man stole his shoes.

‘Are you ready for some filth? I know I am.

Time once again for me to sally forth and pleasure the provinces with my particular brand of saucy innuendo. Let me at them!’ He’ll murder some well known songs along the way, read you a sneak preview from his next memoir and make withering remarks about punters foolish enough to sit in the front row.

Join the celebrated comedian, singer, actor, presenter and impressionist for a very special evening of toe-tapping tunes and side-splitting laughter!

He will be accompanied by a sensational live band in what promises to be an unforgettable evening of storytelling and song.

Music Hall

Music Hall

Music Hall

Tickets £22.50

Tickets £29

Tickets £41.50

Rob Beckett:

Ed Byrne:

Wallop

If I’m Honest...

Fri 5 June 2020

8pm

Rob Beckett is back on tour with a brand-new stand-up show. It’s been a busy few years for the Mouth of the South and he’s coming to see you to fill you in and make you laugh. ”Lights up the stage with his magnetic personality (not to mention the dazzle from his teeth)”- Mail on Sunday

Sat 6 June 2020

8pm

Join Ed as he takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has ANY traits that are worth passing on to his children.

Ed Byrne presents his brand-new masterclass in observational comedy hot on the heels of his 17/18 Touring hit, Spoiler Alert!

COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD

Comedy & Spoken Word highlights at the Lemon Tree

Flo & Joan: Before the Screaming Starts

Sat 8 February 2020

starts 8pm

Tom Stade: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

Thu 12 March 2020

starts 8.30pm

Pete Whittaker: Music Hall

Music Hall

Solo and Free

Tickets £27

Tickets £29

Tue 17 March 2020

starts 7.30pm

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CUSTOMER INFORMATION & SEATING PLANS

Tickets Tickets can be purchased 24 hours a day at aberdeenperformingarts.com, which also has all the latest news and listings. You can also visit the box office in person at the Music Hall, and also at His Majesty’s Theatre and the Lemon Tree, from 9:30am, or phone our team on 01224 641122.

The prices advertised include all fees and charges – the only extra charge we ask for is to cover postage costs for sending out your tickets, but why not collect in person or try printing your ticket at home?

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

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

Concessions, inc.

Groups (over 8 or more) students and over 60s School discounts

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

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Our venues are all located conveniently in the heart of Aberdeen City, within a few minutes walking distance of city centre bus and train stations. If you are travelling by car, we offer discounted car parking in the Bon Accord Harriet Street car park.

Further parking is available at the Denburn and Gallowgate car parks.

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

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

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

If you have any special access requirements please inform the box office team on 01224 641122, or email customerservice @aberdeenperformingarts.com

CUSTOMER INFORMATION & SEATING PLANS

Stage

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December 2019 Sun 1 Cinderella

Bastille Tues 3 Cinderella Wed 4 Cinderella

Sir Chris Bonington Thu 5 Cinderella Fri 6 Cinderella Sat 7 Cinderella

Scottish Trad Music Awards Sun 8 Cinderella

CLIC Sargent Carol Concert Tue 10 Cinderella Wed 11 Cinderella Thu 12 Cinderella Fri 13 Cinderella Sat 14 Cinderella

Primal Scream Sun 15 Cinderella

ACS - The Messiah Mon 16 Phil Cunningham’s

Christmas Songbook Tue 17 Cinderella Wed 18 Cinderella

Evening Express Carol Concert Thu 19 Cinderella

RSNO The Snowman Fri 20 Cinderella

BBC SSO - A Very Merry Christmas Sat 21 Cinderella

Skipinnish Sun 22 Cinderella

HMT MH HMT HMT MH HMT HMT HMT MH HMT MH HMT HMT HMT HMT HMT MH HMT MH MH

33 48 33 33 59 33 33 33 56 33 41 33 33 33 33 33 48 33 41 56

HMT 33 HMT 33 MH 41 HMT 33 MH 42 HMT 33 HMT 42 HMT 33 MH 57 HMT 33

Sun 22 Abbamania Mon 23 Cinderella Tue 24 Cinderella Thu 26 Cinderella Fri 27 Cinderella Sat 28 Cinderella Sun 29 Cinderella Mon 30 Cinderella Tue 31 Cinderella

MH 48 HMT 33 HMT 33 HMT 33 HMT 33 HMT 33 HMT 33 HMT 33 HMT 33

January 2020 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Sat 11 Fri 17

Sat 18 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24

Sat 25 Sun 26 Tue 28 Wed 29 Thu 30 Fri 31

Cinderella HMT 33 Cinderella HMT 33 Cinderella HMT 33 Cinderella HMT 33 Funbox: Trouble in Toy Town MH 35 Elaine C Smith HMT 59 Paul Carrack MH 49 SCO - Baroque Dances MH 42 Scottish Ballet - The Snow Queen HMT 25 Scottish Ballet - The Snow Queen HMT 25 Scottish Ballet - The Snow Queen HMT 25 The Banff Mountain Film Festival MH 18 Scottish Ballet - The Snow Queen HMT 25 Josh Widdicombe MH 59 Beautiful HMT 4 Beautiful HMT 4 Beautiful HMT 4 Beautiful HMT 4 BBC SSO - Shostakovich Symphony No.5 MH 43

Sat 1 Sat 1

Beautiful Ben Fogle

February 2020

HMT 4 MH 60

Tue 4 Frankenstein

Scottish Ensemble:

Chamber Notes Wed 5 Frankenstein Thu 6 Frankenstein Fri 7 Frankenstein Sat 8 Frankenstein Sun 9 BBC Big Band: The Music of

James Bond and beyond Mon 10 We Will Rock You Tue 11 We Will Rock You Wed 12 We Will Rock You Thu 13 We Will Rock You

RSNO - Romantic Grieg Fri 14 We Will Rock You Sat 15 We Will Rock You Mon 17 Dial M for Murder Tue 18 Dial M for Murder Wed 19 Dial M for Murder Thu 20 Dial M for Murder Fri 21 Dial M for Murder

Granite Noir - Sara Paretsky Sat 22 Dial M for Murder

Granite Noir - Ben Aaronovitch Mon 24 Foil, Arms & Hog Tue 25 Rambert Wed 26 Rambert

Brendan Cole Thu 27 Rambert Fri 28 BBC SSO - Bruckner Symphony No.8

HMT 20 MH 43 HMT 20 HMT 20 HMT 20 HMT 20 MH 44 HMT 5 HMT 5 HMT 5 HMT 5 MH 43 HMT 5 HMT 5 HMT 21 HMT 21 HMT 21 HMT 21 HMT 21 MH 60 HMT 21 MH 60 MH 61 HMT 26 HMT 26 HMT 27 HMT 26 MH 45

March 2020 Sun 1 Children’s Classic Concerts

MH 45

HMT 6 HMT 6 MH 49 HMT 6 MH 61 HMT 6 MH 50 HMT 6 MH 49 HMT 7 HMT 7 HMT 7 HMT 7 HMT 7 MH 45 MH 61 HMT 22 MH 61 HMT 35 HMT 22 MH 46 HMT 35 HMT 22 HMT 35 HMT 22 MH 27 HMT 35 HMT 22 MH 18 HMT 36 HMT 36 MH 50

Fri 27 Billionaire Boy Sat 28 Billionaire Boy Mon 30 Once Tue 31 Once

HMT 36 HMT 36 HMT 8 HMT 8

April 2020 Wed 1 Once Thu 2 Once Fri 3 Once Sat 4 Once

Iain Stirling Tue 7 Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story Wed 8 Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story Thu 9 Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story Fri 10 Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story Sat 11 Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story Thu 16 Scottish Ballet - Swan Lake

The Hollies Fri 17 Scottish Ballet - Swan Lake

BBC SSO - Korngold Violin Concerto Sat 18 Scottish Ballet - Swan Lake Wed 22 Freezin’ Student Show Thu 23 Freezin’ Student Show

RSNO - Beethoven Revolution Fri 24 Freezin’ Student Show

Nathan Carter Sat 25 Freezin’ Student Show

Nathan Carter Tue 28 Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Remembering the Oscars Wed 29 Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Julian Clary Thu 30 Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

HMT 8 HMT 8 HMT 8 HMT 8 HMT 62 HMT 9 HMT 9 HMT 9 HMT 9 HMT 9 HMT 28 MH 50 HMT 28 MH 46 HMT 28 HMT 10 HMT 10 MH 43 HMT 10 MH 51 HMT 10 MH 51 HMT 11 MH 29 HMT 11 MH 62 HMT 11

Thu 30 Rob Brydon

MH 62

May 2020 Fri 1 Everybody’s Talking About Jamie HMT 11 Sat 2 Everybody’s Talking About Jamie HMT 11

SCO - Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.20 MH 47 Tue 5 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Wed 6 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Thu 7 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Fri 8 The Book of Mormon HMT 12

Paul Weller MH 51 Sat 9 The Book of Mormon HMT 12

Whitney - Queen of the Night MH 52 Sun 10 The Bootleg Beatles MH 52 Mon 11 The Book of Mormon HMT 12

Average White Band MH 52 Tue 12 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Wed 13 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Thu 14 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Fri 15 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Sat 16 The Book of Mormon HMT 12

Scottish Fiddle Orchestra MH 57 Mon 18 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Tue 19 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Wed 20 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Thu 21 The Book of Mormon HMT 12

RSNO - Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 MH 47 Fri 22 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Sat 23 The Book of Mormon HMT 12 Thu 28 The Gondoliers HMT 40 Fri 29 The Gondoliers HMT 40

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham MH 57 Sat 30 The Gondoliers HMT 40

AT A GLANCE

Tue 3 Oor Wullie Wed 4 Oor Wullie

Twin Atlantic Thu 5 Oor Wullie

David Baddiel Fri 6 Oor Wullie

A Country Night in Nashville Sat 7 Oor Wullie Mon 9 King Creosote Tue 10 On Your Feet Wed 11 On Your Feet Thu 12 On Your Feet Fri 13 On Your Feet Sat 14 On Your Feet

SCO - Benedetti plays

Mendelssohn and Mozart Mon 16 Jimmy Carr Tue 17 A Monster Calls

Jimmy Carr Wed 18 Oi Frog & Friends

A Monster Calls

Aberdeenshire Music Centre Thu 19 Oi Frog & Friends

A Monster Calls Fri 20 Oi Frog & Friends

A Monster Calls

Anton & Erin Sat 21 Oi Frog & Friends

A Monster Calls Sun 22 Sing, Sing, Sing!

Wed 25 Billionaire Boy Thu 26 Billionaire Boy

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