The Lemon Tree Sep-Dec 13 brochure

SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2013

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Discover...FRESHLY SQUEEZED.....................................................................................................PAGE 4

SINGER-SONGWRITERS ...............................................................................................PAGE 6

BANDS .............................................................................................................................PAGE 9

NEW MUSIC...................................................................................................................PAGE 13

ROOTS ............................................................................................................................PAGE 15

TRIBUTE & PARTY BANDS..........................................................................................PAGE 17

COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD .......................................................................................PAGE 20

DANCE ...........................................................................................................................PAGE 24

THEATRE .......................................................................................................................PAGE 27

FAMILY ...........................................................................................................................PAGE 31

AT A GLANCE...............................................................................................................PAGE 34

INFO...............................................................................................................................PAGE 36

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THE LEMON TREE IS 21 THISYEAR SO WE’VE COME UP WITH21 REASONS TO READ ON...


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FRESHLYSQUEEZED

DISCOVER...

...hot and tipped for the top

FRESHLY SQUEEZED

Monday 11 November doors 7.30pm

SWEET BABOOSweet Baboo aka Stephen Black is a single minded, idiosyncratic singer possessing an ear for sparkling melody and a gift for a deft lyricalturn – from darkly funny to piercingly tender, twinkling boastful to deliciously self-deprecating. “It’s like a beefier Belle & Sebastian rubbing shoulders with mid-‘90s Blur” Q (★★★★)

£7.70 Lounge (STANDING)


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Monday 9 September doors 7.30pm

ATHLETES IN PARISAthletes In Paris’ idiosyncratic, danceable indie-pop sound isinduced by two drummers, chanted gang-vocals and franticguitar-work. Lead single Borrowed Time took the band to wideraudiences with airplay and live sessions on BBC 6 Music, XFMand Amazing Radio. "Brilliantly, Genuinely, Really Good"Shaun Keaveny (BBC 6 Music)


Sunday 1 December doors 7.30pm

JOHN SMITHJohn Smith’s musical destiny was cast in his early life, informedin no small part by the records his father chose to play duringfamily gatherings at their West Country fishing village home.Recently, John Smith had a revelation. He realized that all hereally wants to do is write the songs that other people will wantto sing along to. “Staggeringly good” Acoustic

£8.80 Lounge (SEATED)

Thursday 10 October doors 7.30pm

EMILY BARKER &THE RED CLAY HALOAustralian Emily Barker with her band The Red Clay Halo blendsclassical, rock, country and folk influences to stunning effect.She performed at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony and wrotethe award winning themes to hit BBC dramas Wallander and TheShadow Line. “A gorgeous, sincere voice that grabs you andwon’t let go” The Sun SFTW



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SINGER/SONGWRITER

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...waxing lyrical

SINGER/SONGWRITER

Tuesday 15 October doors 7.30pm

NINA NESBITTIn many ways, Nina Nesbitt is a typical teen. She thinks about boys and growing up, mistakes made and lessons learnt, while watching theworld change around her. But behind the bright blonde mane and the soft Scottish brogue is an 18 year old with extraordinary talent. Nesbittdoesn’t just brood about typical teen issues, she sets them, bewitchingly, to song.

£11 Lounge (STANDING)


Tuesday 8 October doors 7.30pm

KATHRYNWILLIAMSDrawing from a wide range of influences, her songs were oncedescribed by Word magazine as ‘emotional stealth bombing atit’s most devastating’. In this current tour she will be performingsome new material from her 10th studio album Crown Electric,which will be released in the last quarter of 2013.


Wednesday 13 November doors 7.30pm

ROBYNHITCHCOCKHis new album came out in March to rave reviews and Robyncelebrated his 60th birthday with a sold-out show at VillageUnderground in May. He will be playing at the ATP Deerhunterand Glastonbury this summer."Hitchcock continues on a roll" Q (★★★★)


Wednesday 6 November doors 7.30pm

RODDY HART &THE LONESOME FIRERoddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire is the eponymous debut albumfrom one of Scotland’s most industrious and respected bands.Roddy has spent the last few years building a formidable six-piece band to produce an album of epic proportions: dark,brooding and atmospheric, but shot through with moments ofbeauty and hope.


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Thursday 3 October doors 8pm

EMMA’SIMAGINATIONAfter several years busking on the streets of Glasgow, Emmastumbled across a queue of people auditioning for Must Be TheMusic (Sky’s ‘real’ version of X Factor). She joined the queue andwent on to win the competition. She subsequently secured arecord deal with Universal Music and scored 2 Top 10 Singlesand a Top 15 album.

£11 Lounge (SEATED)


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Wednesday 4 December doors 7.30pm

HORSEHorse is iconic: simply unique with a breathtaking stagecraft.The audience become absorbed as part of the ‘Horse’ show,sharing in her energy and delight. People find her music movingand uplifting.This year marks the 20th anniversary of her second album – GodsHome Movie and fittingly, in this special year, the new releaseHOME, described as being her best album yet.


Sunday 8 December doors 7.30pm

JAMESGRANTWidely regarded as one of the best singer songwriters andperformers in the business, James will play an array of hisclassic songs from the eighties through the noughties andbeyond. This is music from the heart that will stir the soul."Songwriting at its zenith" MOJO


SINGER/SONGWRITER

Saturday 30 November doors 7pm

HUGH CORNWELLWITH SPECIAL GUESTDAVID FORDHugh Cornwell is one of the UK’s finest song-writing talents andaccomplished live performers. As the original guitarist, singerand main songwriter in the British rock band The Stranglers, hehas enjoyed massive UK and European success with 10 hit albumsand 21 Top Forty singles, etching himself into the musical psyche.


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Wednesday 21 August doors 7.30pm

WE ARE THE IN CROWDWe Are The In Crowd know that they have a lot to prove with the release of their first full-length album, Best Intentions - and that’s exactly whatthey thrive on. The challenges of being on the road for months at a time, of meeting the expectations of their fans and themselves - these areall hurdles this young band are ready to tackle head on.


BANDSDISCOVER...

...BIG noise, BIG sound, BIG bands

BANDS


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Sunday 1 September doors 7.30pm

SPOOKY MEN’SCHORALEBig, bold, bible-black, bilious...the Spooky Men's Chorale hasbeen hammering hapless audiences for more than a decade.The Spookies seek to commentate on the absurdity andgrandeur of the modern male armed only with their voices, asly collection of hats, their facial hair, and a twinkle in the eye.


Friday 20 September doors 7.30pm

GERRY JABLONSKI& THE ELECTRIC BANDSince their debut eponymous album in 2009 Gerry Jablonski &The Electric Band have taken the world of blues-rock by stormboth in the UK and across mainland Europe. This time BritishBlues Guitarist of the year nominee Gerry Jablonski returns toThe Lemon Tree with his high octane Electric Band to launchtheir eagerly anticipated third album.


BANDS

Saturday 12 October doors 7.30pm

GREGORZ KUPCZYK'SCETI ALBUM LAUNCH+ THRASHIST REGIMEFat Hippy Records presents legendary Polish metal singerGrzegorz Kupczyk's CETI on the launch tour for the UK releaseof their album Ghost Of The Universe Behind The Black Curtain.With support from label mates and kings of Scottish thrashmetal, the mighty Thrashist Regime, this will be an epic event!



THE PIGEONDETECTIVESThe Pigeon Detectives return to their perch as one of the keybands of the late-00s indie-rock boom, with a new album, fullheadline UK tour and punchy new single Animal. Infectiouschoruses, instant sing-a-long appeal and an indie dancefloorfoot stomp that can be heard a mile away makes them firmfavourites on the live circuit.



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Sunday 27 October doors 7pm

THE WEDDINGPRESENT -HIT PARADE TOURIn 1992, the band equalled Elvis Presley’s record for scoring themost top 30 hits in 12 months. They did this by releasing limitededition 7" singles, monthly from January to December. They will beplaying all the a-sides of The Hit Parade on their upcoming UK tourthis autumn along with a sprinkling of their other landmark works.


BANDS

Sunday 10 November doors 7.30pm

TURINBRAKESFollowing the release of the album Outbursts in 2010 and sellout anniversary tour in 2011, the Turin Brakes duo of Olly Knightsand Gale Paridjanian along with long time band members RobAllum (drums), and Eddie Myer (bass) will be playing a full bandset of songs from their 10 year career and one or two new onesfrom their forthcoming album.


Sunday 24 November doors 7pm

THE SOUTHFormed in 1988 The Beautiful South had a string of hit singlessuch as Old Red Eyes Is Back, Rotterdam, Don't Marry Her, Perfect10 and A Little Time. Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler, leadsingers with the band - along with departed songwriter PaulHeaton – were having too much fun to get out the pipe andslippers, and so The South was formed.


Monday 4 November doors 7.30pm

PUBLIC SERVICEBROADCASTINGPSB's uniquely spell-binding live AV Transmissions see themweave samples from old public information films, archive footageand propaganda material around live drums, guitar, banjo andelectronics, as they teach the lessons of the past through themusic of the future - beaming our past back at us throughvintage TV sets and state of the art video projection devices.



Saturday 7 December doors 8pm

ALABAMA 32013 finds Alabama 3 in a sombre and reflective mood as they announce their next UK tour in December 2013, the week after James Gandolfinihas died. Woke Up This Morning is inseparable from The Sopranos as it grew into the nation’s consciousness and hearts along with the series. "The best live band in the country" The Guardian


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From little acorns…

21 years of legends onstage at The Lemon Tree


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NEWMUSIC

DISCOVER...

...sounds sensational

Friday 25 October doors 8.30pm

SOUND PRESENTS

AL-KINDI ENSEMBLECreated in 1983 by Julien Jâlal Eddine Weiss, French and Swissmusician and qânun virtuoso (oriental zyther), the Al-KindiEnsemble is currently rated among the best formations devotedto classical Arab music, owing to the quality of itsinterpretations and to the rigor and respect with which it hasbuilt upon the classical musical traditions of the near andmiddle east. In association with the University of Aberdeen

£8.80 Studio


WIZNIEWSKI/STEVENSON:NEW FOCUSIN ASSOCIATION WITHJAZZ AT THE BLUE LAMPGlasgow based saxophonist Konrad Wizniewski joins forces withfellow Scottish compatriot pianist/arranger Euan Stevenson inlaunching their award winning, genre-bending musicaladventure New Focus which combines traditional jazz quartetwith string quartet to devastating effect.



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SOUND & VISION WEEKEND

Friday 1 November starts 7.30pm £8.80 Studio

JOBY BURGESS -POWERPLANT Internationally acclaimed percussionist Joby Burgess brings us Powerplant, an inspiringcollaboration with sound designer Matthew Fairclough and visual artist Kathy Hinde. In alavish audio feast the worlds of minimalism and electronica collide as Powerplant presentlandmark music by Steve Reich, Gabriel Prokofiev, Graham Fitkin and more..

Friday 1 November starts 9.30pm £8.80 Lounge (SEATED)

APOLLO SAXOPHONEQUARTET Journey Across The Impossible (Music with Silent Film)The Apollo Saxophone Quartet have handpicked a series of short films, many from theearly experimental days of film in the early 1900s, and set them to original scores whichbring these quirky, thought provoking, often bizarre films to light in a way that extendsand enhances their original meaning, making it relevant to a 21st century audience.

Saturday 2 November starts 7.30pm £8.80 Studio

MANHIGHUS Airforce test pilot, Joseph Kittinger's death defying leap from the edge of spaceremains one of the pinnacles of mans' achievements in space exploration. Iconic filmfootage of his fall to earth has been recut to create an intense and powerful work forensemble and film created by Scottish composers Stephen Deazley and Martin Parkerand video artist Andy McGregor.

Saturday 2 November starts 9.30pm £8.80 Lounge (SEATED)

LEAFCUTTER JOHNJohn Burton has graced the planet with his remarkable contributions to electronic, folkand experimental music since experimenting with an old computer he originally boughtto write his Art School dissertation. Since then he's released 5 critically acclaimed albumswhich combine elements of music-concrete and electro-acoustic music with voice andguitar work.

Sunday 3 November starts 2.30pm £8.80 Studio

INVISIBLEARTS with Andrew Lewis and Lucy KendrainvisibleARTS, a group of Scottish composers specialising in acousmatic music present acollection of audio works, rich in imagery, featuring new work by Pippa Murphy, AlistairMacDonald, Nick Virgo, Pete Stollery and Robert Dow. The group welcomes two creatorsof audiovisual work, Lucy Kendra and Andrew Lewis, to perform his dyslexia-inspired workLexicon.


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ROOTSDISCOVER...

...digging deep

Tuesday 5 November doors 8pm

POKEY LAFARGEPokey LaFarge is a musician, songwriter, bandleader, innovator and preservationist, whose talents has placed him at the forefront of Americanmusic. Winning the hearts of music lovers across the globe with his creative mix of early jazz, string ragtime, country blues and western swing,all while writing original songs that ring true to that period in spirit and sound.



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Friday 15 November doors 7.30pm

HAYSEEDDIXIEPerforming the complete 2001 AC/DC album plus a set ofaudience requests. If we've recorded it, and somebody yells itloud enough, we'll play it. If we haven't recorded it yet, andsomebody yells it loud enough, we might give it a go. Join Hayseed Dixie in getting stark raving plastered.


Sunday 17 November doors 7.30pm

GARY LUCAS -TOUCHED BY GRACEWorld-class guitarist, Grammy-nominated songwriter, andcomposer for film and TV, Gary Lucas talks about his new bookTouched By Grace: My Time with Jeff Buckley, as well asperforming a solo set featuring songs from his many musicalcollaborations. "One of the best and most original guitaristsin America...a modern guitar miracle” (Rolling Stone)


Wednesday 9 October doors 7.30pm

SETH LAKEMANWITH SPECIAL GUEST LISBEE STAINTONSeth has released six albums including 2005’s Mercury-nominated Kitty Jay through to his latest album, Tales from theBarrel House, which confirms Seth’s innate knack for writingboth foot-stomping, sing-along songs and more tender,thoughtful ballads. His fiddle and guitar playing is oftenbreathtaking and Seth’s trademark, soaring vocals are asbeguiling and haunting as ever.


Saturday 14 September doors 7.30pm

KIERAN GOSSLong hailed as one of Ireland's leading songwriters and performers,Kieran Goss’s music has won him fans across the globe. But if hissongs have made him a star, his live shows have made him alegend. Live on stage is where Kieran Goss really shines.“The sense of fun is tremendous, the playing first rate andthe songs are sheer quality. The encores were genuine, butonly because the man is too.” The Irish Times



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TRIBUTE &PARTY BANDS

DISCOVER...

...a crackin’night out

Saturday 28 December time t.b.c.

THE COMPLETE STONE ROSESThe Complete Stone Roses are now one of the UK’s most well-known and successful tribute bands. Selling out venues across the UK and Irelandregularly, 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 thehistory of the UK’s indie music scene.

£t.b.c. Lounge (STANDING)


Saturday 21 September doors 8pm

FUNK CONNECTIONContinuing Aberdeen's tradition of large and horny soul andfunk tribute bands. From Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5 andJames Brown to the Temptations, Sister Sledge and Chic, theirmusical influence is drawn from Funk and Soul classics that fillthe dance floors of every venue they play.Get down on the dance floor and don’t miss the chance toboogie down memory lane.


Saturday 5 October doors 8pm

THE CHANDELIERS& TARGET 5Formed in late 2009, The Chandeliers are a 14-legged groovemachine playing the best in classic soul, ska, blues and rock nroll. “If you want something cool, fun and different from yournormal run of the mill band, The Chandeliers are somethingreally special” Audience member


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Saturday 17 August doors 7pm

ABERDEENRE:UNION 2013Celebrate the glory days of Aberdeen’s University Union: AitkenHall, Main Hall/Sivells, Neill Lounge, Red Lounge and Dungeonall under one roof – The Lemon Tree – for one night only. Afantastic line-up with voice of Ultravox, Midge Ure & his band;‘80s icon Toyah Willcox; Brooklyn’s DJ Ayres and Blues’n’Trouble“best white blues band in the world” (BB King).


Saturday 7 September doors 7.30pm

MACFLOYDMacFloyd return to The Lemon Tree to perform over 2 hours ofPink Floyd classics featuring a selection of the best tracks fromthe albums Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall,Meddle up to the more recent Division Bell. The fans are in fora real treat of 60s and 70s psychedelia, progressive rock andsome of the greatest tracks ever released by Pink Floyd. Allsupported by the obligatory lights and lasers bonanza.



Friday 22 November doors 7.30pm

HELLS BELLSHells Bells are a long established and ever popular fixture onThe Lemon Tree listings. They are a top class AC/DC tribute whohave performed all over the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Ifyou love AC/DC then you’ll love their high energy performance– a show not to be missed.“Never go on after Hells Bells, they’re lethal!”Don Airey of Deep Purple


Saturday 14 December doors 8pm

THE BLOODY MARYS’CHRISTMAS STOCKINGThe fabulous trio break out the suspenders, boas and glitter fora special Christmas gig, parading their take on Abba, Take Thatand the Rocky Horror Picture show all over the place.Come along to The Lemon Tree for some more festivenonsense from Aberdeen’s finest and funniest tribute act.


Tuesday 31 December doors 8pm

ROCK N ROLLHOGMANAY WITHBY HOOK OR BY CROOKAberdeen's high energy rock and metal covers band are back fora second Hogmanay at The Lemon Tree. It’s the place to be if youlove Rock 'n' Roll, Metal, Punk or just music itself. Expect to hearMetallica, Guns N Roses, Nirvana, Led-Zeppelin, The Sex Pistols,Rage Against The Machine, The Foo Fighters plus many more.


Saturday 18 January doors 7.30pm

MOVING PICTURES- RUSH TRIBUTEA welcome return for this trio from Edinburgh performing overtwo hours of select classics from Rush's early repertoire, usingan array of authentic instruments. A fine tribute to the iconicCanadian band best known for its musicianship, complexcompositions, and eclectic lyrical motifs drawing heavily onscience fiction, fantasy, and philosophy.


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COMEDY &SPOKEN WORD

DISCOVER...

...fasten your seat belts

COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD

Friday 27 September starts 7pm

MORGAN & WEST - TIME TRAVELLING MAGICIANSGreat Scott! Victorian magicians Morgan & West bring a magical extravaganza to a millennium near you! No future is left unseen and notimeline left unaltered as this pair of temporal tricksters bring a show brimming over with baffling magic and unparalleled precognitive powers.

£13.20 Studio

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Sunday 29 September starts 7pm

ALI COOKPRINCIPLES AND DECEPTIONSStar of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (ITV1), Dirty Tricks (Channel 4),Monkey Magic (Five), Psychic Secrets Revealed with Derren Brown(Five) and the darkly twisted Jerry@Trick sketch show with JerrySadowitz (Five). Ali Cook returns with his own brand of awe-inspiring magic and breathtaking illusion.Expect to be genuinely amazed.

£13.20 Studio

Thursday 3 October starts 7.30pm

JAMES ACASTERLAWNMOWERLow key stand up from an angular young man. James Acasterembarks on his 3rd UK tour and a whole host of topics are aboutto get what they’ve got coming to them. Frankly, it’s about hightime someone gave it to them the way they’re about to get it. “One of the sharpest comic minds to have emerged in recentyears” Guardian

£13.20 Studio

Wednesday 2 October starts 7pm

MATT RICHARDSONHOMETOWN HEROWinner - Best New Show - Leicester Comedy Festival. Followingappearances on MTV, E4, Channel 4 and BBC Radio 2’s RussellKane’s Whistle Stop Tour, Matt takes his much anticipated debuttour on the road to a hometown near you. “Poised to become the next bright young sensation ofcomedy” The Guardian

£11 Studio

COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD

Wednesday 18 September starts 8pm

MARK THOMAS100 ACTS OF MINOR DISSENTMark Thomas is well versed in the art of creative mayhem andover the years his troublemaking has changed laws, costcompanies millions and annoyed those who most deserved tobe. Mark sets himself the task of committing 100 Acts of MinorDissent in the space of a year, cataloguing everything from thesmallest and silliest gesture to the grandest confrontations.


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Saturday 5 October starts 7pm

VICKY STONEDEFINITELYAfter her smash hit, sell-out Edinburgh show, comedian, singerand musician Vikki Stone embarks on her debut UK tour. Expectan explosive show full of hilarious stand-up, songs, and silliness!As seen on ITV2's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here... Now, ITV1'sThis Morning and That Sunday Night Show, BBC3's Britain In Bedand Most Annoying People.

£14.30 Studio

Friday 18 October starts 8pm

MARCEL LUCONTGALLIC SYMBOLWitty, acerbic, magniloquent Frenchman seeks willing, intelligentaudience for fun, adventure, maybe something more. Must haveown underwear, socks and breath but be prepared to have thesecharmed off, laughed off and taken away respectively. Winner of the Amused Moose Laughter Award 2012 and PerthFringeworld Best Comedy Show.


Saturday 19 October doors 8pm

TOM STADETOTALLY ROCKSJoin this “part devil, part dude” (Scotsman) as he shares hisrefreshingly laid-back and unconventional ethos on life; playfullyleading audiences into a world where there are no boundaries,and anything goes. A rollicking, carefree show that isquintessential Tom Stade; brilliantly mischievous and packedwith sharp and inventive observations.



HENNING WEHNHENNING KNOWS BESTESTGerman Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn is a fountain ofknowledge. There’s no shortcut to success, hard work willeventually pay off and there is no shame in paying tax. But whathe knows bestest is that his comedy shows are a guaranteedsuccess. Either he’s funny or he confirms a national stereotype.It’s a win-win situation. Wunderbar!


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Friday 8 November starts 7.30pm

DAVESPIKEYInspired by the vagaries of the English language, this hilariousnew show examines many of life’s situations where words reallydon’t come easy. These include tongue-tied parents explainingthe facts of life, ridiculous newspaper stories, magazine poems,adolescent chat-up lines, and an extended selection of songlyrics that range from the lazy through surreal to the ridiculous.


Thursday 21 November starts 8pm

LEO HOULDING FROMTHE AMAZON TO ANTARTICIf modern British adventure has a face, it looks a lot like LeoHoulding. A climbing prodigy who started by scaling the Old Manof Hoy at just ten years old, 31-year-old Leo has climbed themost difficult and highest mountains in the world. In search ofever greater adventure, 2012 took Leo to the wildest, leastaccessible and most contrasting corners of the globe.


Friday 6 December starts 8pm

STEVE HUGHESWHILE ITS STILL LEGALThe sublime Australian comic and ex heavy-metal drummerreturns to UK shores to embark upon his second solo tour. Thisbrand new show features more thoughtful, outspoken socialcommentary courtesy of a masterful, erudite and provocativeperformer. Laid-back, effortless charm and caustic anti-establishment humour from a truly unique, world class performer.


Thursday 14 November starts 8pm

DANIEL SLOSSSTAND-UPThe new, hilarious show from comedy’s internationallyacclaimed and award-winning half-man-half-Xbox, direct fromhis 6th consecutive sold out Edinburgh Fringe and hot on theheels of a massive year of live touring, television appearancesand his debut DVD release. “Hysterical… A stunning show ofobservational humour” Sunday Express


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DANCEDISCOVER...

...we’ve got the moves

DANCE

Saturday 19 October starts 7.pm

CORPORALIS - RETINA DANCE COMPANYA vibrant dance performance featuring Retina’s trademark physicality in a dynamic environment, Corporalis explores how the body respondsto its environment, colour, texture, soundscape and visual stimuli.

£9.35 Studio

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Tuesday 15 October starts 7pm

WITHIN THIS DUSTSMALLPETITKLEINWithin This Dust explores the events surrounding 9/11 and isinspired by the series of photographs by Richard Drew thatcapture a man falling from the World Trade Center during theattacks. Within This Dust is a stunning blend of beautiful movementand subtle storytelling, with sublime lighting design, animationand a sumptuous score by Gorecki, Arnalds and Richter.

£9.35 Studio


RECORD OF EVENTS/THRESHOLDJOSS ARNOTT DANCEBe mesmerised by a cast of alpha females. Choreographed toperfection, moving in slick unison, with insect like isolation,inspired by Classical Ballet, Commercial Dance, Pop Culture,Fashion and Film. “Dramatic, fierce and totally rock and roll”

£9.35 Studio

Thursday 17 October starts 7pm

TRIPLE BILLINDEPEN-DANCEA triple bill of vibrant new work commissioned for a fresh, younginclusive dance quartet creating inspirational and challengingdance! Includes Goldfish - watching the world through hisaquarium, Owen Moon’s imagination begins to seep into hiseveryday life. When reality starts to shake his dream world, Owensubmerges himself deeper into a fantasy full of fish, space and MTV.

£9.35 Studio

DANCE


DANCELIVEFESTIVAL LAUNCHINSIGHTS SHOWCASEThe work of recent graduates within dance, choreography,physical theatre and performing arts.Pony Dance – Anybody Waitin’Funny, brilliant, light hearted and generally a barrel of laughs,ponydance are the pioneers of comedy dance theatre.

£9.35 Lounge & Studio

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DanceLive Festival pass – buy for all 9 evening shows at The Lemon Tree (includes Translunar Paradise – page 30) for £45,£5 per show, and also get free entry to the DanceLive Festival launch and performances at the Citymoves Studio. Bargain!



TIGERBARROWLAND BALLETA stunning dance show from the acclaimed Barrowland Ballet.A family's life is changed by the arrival of a delightful butdangerous guest; Tiger (for ages 14+) is an intimate musicalperformance seen through the eyes of a mother.See page 33 for the version of this show for ages 6+ (clever, eh?)

£9.35 Studio

Thursday 24 October starts 8pm

EAST COAST MOVESCITYMOVES DANCE AGENCYNew work by emerging artists and locally based choreographersand dancers, in an evening of fresh new dance.


Saturday 26 October starts 8pm

SOMETHING OLD,SOMETHING NEW…UK PREMIERE DAVID HUGHES DANCEFor fans of classical ballet, modern dance and storytelling. Ahistorical journey of theatrical works inspired by Fokine, Perrot,Martha Graham and Shakespeare.Four works from choreographers including Bob Cohan, MatthewBourne, Cathy Marston and Tanja Liedtke.

£9.35 Studio


FABRICDUKA DANCEFabric is a trio of dancers joined by a storyteller and musician.This physical piece tells of a woman’s' life and how she hoardedthe tales she had been told in a length of cloth. Fabric is acollaboration of artists from England, Scotland, Ireland andSouth Africa and is fresh from its premiere the National ArtsFestival of South Africa.

£9.35 Studio

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DanceLive Festival pass – buy for all 9 evening shows at The Lemon Tree (includes Translunar Paradise – page 30) for £45,£5 per show, and also get free entry to the DanceLive Festival launch and performances at the Citymoves Studio. Bargain!


THEATREDISCOVER...

...life changing, heart-stopping

Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 October starts 7pm (Wed - Sat), 11am (Thu - Fri), 2pm (Sat)Pachamama Productions in association with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd presents

ROADKILLCONCEIVED & DIRECTED BY CORA BISSETT, TEXT BY STEF SMITHThis Olivier Award winning production begins on a bus where audience members accompany young Mary and her ‘Auntie’ to Mary’s new home.Having just arrived from Nigeria, Mary hopes to learn English and find a good job. The audience experiences immersive site-specific theatre atits most potent, trapped in the apartment Mary has been brought to, witnessing how her hopes of a new life are suddenly destroyed as she isbrutally forced into captivity and the world of sex trafficking.“startling and at times harrowing” The Herald (★★★★★) “brutal and compelling” Evening Standard (★★★★★)

£16.50 Secret location (meet at The Lemon Tree)

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Thursday 22 - Saturday 24 August starts 7pmThe Vinyl Theatre presents

4000 MILESBY AMY HERZOGA grandson and his grandmother forge an unlikely bond in thisaward-winning play. Leo has just cycled coast to coast, endinghis epic journey unannounced at Vera’s apartment in Manhattan.Leo offloads on his feisty grandmother Vera, who has one ortwo secrets of her own to share. 4000 Miles was the recipientof two 2012 OBIE Awards, including Best New American Play.

£13.20 Studio

Thursday 5 September starts 7pmStellar Quines Theatre Company presents

THE LISTBY JENNIFER TREMBLAY,STARRING MAUREEN BEATTIEThe List is a masterpiece in story telling. Stellar Quines’production stars award winning actress Maureen Beattie, isdirected by Muriel Romanes and has a creative team thatincludes Scottish artist John Byrne. Set in Québec, The List is anaward winning story of a woman struggling to adjust to rural life.

£13.20 Studio

Thursday 12 - Saturday 14 September starts 7pmGreenroom Productions presents

ORDINARY DAYSA NEW MUSICAL BY ADAM GWONFrom one of musical theatre's most exciting new composers,Ordinary Days is a refreshingly honest and funny musical aboutmaking real connections in the city that never sleeps (butprobably should at some point). Follow four young New Yorkerswhose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness,love and cabs through a score of vibrant and memorable songs.

£13.20 Studio

Thursday 19 September starts 8pmTortoise in a Nutshell presents

FERALFeral is an innovative piece of visual theatre that combinespuppetry, film and live sound to create and destroy a world infront of its audience’s eyes. A suitcase trailing family roll intonew beginnings. Foreign, distorted and bright the worldresembles a haven of comfort. But as the walls and lives arepeeled back the community's murky environment is revealed.

£13.20 Studio

Winner of a Herald Angeland Fringe First


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Not enough drama in your life? Top up after work. A Play, A Pie & A Pint is a new to Aberdeen. It’s been going like afair in Glasgow for 10 years. It does what it says on the tin. Join usafter work for a tasty bite, your tipple and top new theatre from someof the country’s best talent. (More shows to be announced.)

Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 November

GUILTY BY RONA MUNROA child murder. A suspect. A police inspector. An interview. Twowomen face each other in a small windowless room. What is revealedis the nature of innocence.

Tuesday 22 - Saturday 26 October

SAINT ONEBY LESLEY HARTIn the birthplace of the battered mars bar – a Stonehaven chip shop,cast adrift in the North Sea by a giant wave – a local news man, aschoolgirl, and a woman who thinks she’s Billy Connolly searchamong the wreckage of the chip shop, and their battered lives, forsome kind of meaning, for memories lost, for a way back home, andto find out what the Big Yin has to do with it all...

Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 September

THE GREAT ABERDEENTRAIN RACEBY ROBERT DAWSON SCOTTIt’s about a race. Between trains. From London to Aberdeen. Youcouldn’t make it up - and we didn’t. The incredible but true story ofthe death-defying contest, sparked by the opening of the Forthbridge, between trains on the East and West Coast routes to Scotlandin the summer of 1895.

Tue - Fri 6pm, Sat 1pm Lounge (SEATED)doors will open an hour early at which point the pie and thepint will be available

Tickets £11 inc. bfTicket includes a pint, a glass of wine or soft drinkand a pie (inc. veggie option)

ABERDEEN PERFORMING ARTSAND ORAN MOR PRESENT


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Saturday 21 September starts 7pmUtter and Macrobert presents

EDUCATING RONNIECREATED BY JOE DOUGLAS ANDGARETH NICHOLLSIn 2002, Joe went on a gap year trip to Uganda. Amidst the blurof safaris, white-water rafting and orphanages, Joe metRonnie....Ronnie was 16, Joe was 18. Six months later, Joe got atext: “Brother my sponsor has pulled out on me and I want to stayin school. Can you help? Ronnie” A text that changed their lives.

£13.20 Studio

Monday 30 September - Tuesday 1 October starts 7pmRandom Accomplice presents

THE INCREDIBLEADVENTURES OFSEE THRU SAMSam is a typical 15 year old, with one exception, he is a Superhero!He can literally turn See-Thru when it suits him, only today, Sam'spowers are failing him. The heartbreaking story of an ordinaryboy whose extraordinary life falls apart after his parents death.

£13.20 Studio

Tuesday 22 October starts 7.30pmTheatre Ad Infinitum presents

TRANSLUNARPARADISEIn assocation with Luminate Festival and DanceLiveExperience a journey of life, death, and enduring love. Using alive accordion accompaniment, this exquisite piece of mask andmovement theatre was a multi-award winning, criticallyacclaimed sellout at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011.

£9.35 Studio

Thursday 7 - Saturday 9 November starts 7pmAPA Young Person’s Company presents

THE BALLAD OF BONNIEPRINCE CHUCKYBY WENDY MACLEODA new work was co-commissioned and developed by APA andAmerican Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California. Youngpeople from each theatre took part in a summer exchangeprogramme in San Francisco to develop the piece with the writer.

£7.70 Studio

2012 Winner -Fringe First Award,Edinburgh Festival Fringe


FAMILY...five tiny treats

Saturday 30 November - Tuesday 24 December starts 10.30am & 1.30pm (Sat - Thu), 4pm (selected dates)Frozen Charlotte Productions and Aberdeen Performing Arts present

A MILLION MILES AWAYA tall little girl a long way from home… Not quite sure what to do… Thinking that this year Christmas might not be the same…And she’s right - it won’t… This year she’ll be with her aunt on an Island surrounded by stars… Stars that are magical, mischief making and fun… This Christmas will be one in a million….Join us for this delightful and inventive Christmas experience, created especially for the Lemon Tree, by Frozen Charlotte Production. FrozenCharlotte is one of Scotland’s leading creators of theatre for young audiences. The company’s previous Christmas co-production (with macrobert)Too Many Penguins? won the 2012 Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland for Best Production for Children and Young People and played to sold-out audiences during a 5 month run at Polka Theatre in London last year.

£8.80 Studio

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Friday 4 October starts 7pmCatherine Wheels Theatre Company presents

LIFEBOATOn Friday 13 September 1940, a ship set sail from Liverpool forCanada. On board were 90 WWII evacuees. Four days into thecrossing, the ship was torpedoed and sank. Only eleven survived.Two teenage girls, Bess Walder and Beth Cumming, spent 19terrifying hours in the water on an upturned lifeboat. Now, oversixty years later, they remain firm friends.

£8.25 Studio

Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 October starts 10am & 12pmScottish Opera presents

SENSORY OSensoryO is rich in sound, rhythm and music and introducestoddlers to live performance in a fun, engaging environment. Setin a magical, night-time world where anything is possible,SensoryO takes you on a train ride through the jungle to meet afriendly lion who sleeps under the stars. The show features a mixof exciting sounds to inspire the imagination and bring theadventure to life.

£7.70 Studio

Wednesday 16 October starts 2pmScottish Dance Theatre presents

INNOCENCEA unique playroom performance, Innocence invites 0-7 year olds(and their adults), to explore the world of William Blake’simagination. Together with Scottish Dance Theatre’s captivatingdancers, join us on a magical theatrical journey full of song,dance and play. Innocence is a wonderful dance experience foryoung ones, their families and friends.Part of DanceLive Festival

£7.15 Studio

Wednesday 23 October starts 2.30pmBarrowland Ballet presents

TIGERTALEA stunning dance show from the acclaimed Barrowland Ballet.A family's life is changed by the arrival of a delightful butdangerous guest; Tiger Tale (for ages 6+) is an intimate musicalperformance seen through the eyes of young daughter Poppy.Part of DanceLive Festival

£7.15 Studio

For toddlers aged between 18months and 3 years


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YOUTHMUSICComing soon…amazing musical opportunities forbudding young singers, players and bands.

YOUTHTHEATRETread the boards, hone your acting skills, haveinspirational experiences, and make new friends in ourtheatre programme for 5-18yrs.

APA Play (5-7yrs)Games and fun stories introduce the joy of drama

at an early age.

APA Create (8-11yrs)Developing and exploring theatre skills are the

name of the game at the second stage of dramadevelopment.

APA Youth Theatre (12-15yrs) & (16-18yrs)Using devised and scripted theatre to enhance

theatre skills, exploring relevant topics to createinspiring and thought-provoking work.

Teeny Tiny Tunes (3-5yrs)A fun and interactive musical intro for little ones.

APA Glee (8-11yrs & 12-18yrs)Explore your choice of songs, develop your ownarrangements and harmonies, and sing your heartout!

Young Musicians Singers, songwriters and bands learning from toptutors and visiting musicians…and playing at TheLemon Tree.

Musician mentoringYoung classical players will be paired with a nationalorchestral musician to top up their training.

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SEPTEMBERSunday 1 September LoungeSpooky Men’s ChoraleThursday 5 September StudioThe List (Stellar Quines Theatre Company)Saturday 7 September LoungeMacfloydMonday 9 September LoungeAthletes in ParisThursday 12 – Saturday 14 September StudioOrdinary Days (Greenroom Productions)Saturday 14 September LoungeKieran GossWednesday 18 September LoungeMark Thomas: 100 Acts of Minor DissentThursday 19 September StudioFeral (Tortoise in a Nutshell)Friday 20 September LoungeGerry Jablonski & The Electric BandSaturday 21 September StudioEducating Ronnie (Utter and Macrobert)Saturday 21 September LoungeFunk ConnectionTuesday 24 – Saturday 28 September LoungePPP: The Great Aberdeen Train RaceFriday 27 September StudioMorgan & West: Time Travelling MagiciansSunday 29 September StudioAli Cook: Principles and DeceptionMon 30 September – Tue 1 October StudioThe Incredible Adventures of See-Thru Sam(Random Accomplice)

OCTOBERWednesday 2 – Saturday 5 October See pg. 27Roadkill (Pachamama Productions)Wednesday 2 October StudioMatt Richardson: Hometown HeroThursday 3 October StudioJames Acaster: LawnmowerThursday 3 October LoungeEmma’s Imagination

Friday 4 October StudioLifeboat (Catherine Wheels Theatre Company)Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 October StudioSensoryO (Scottish Opera)Saturday 5 October StudioVikki Stone: DefinitelySaturday 5 October LoungeThe Chandeliers & Target 5Tuesday 8 October LoungeKathryn WilliamsWednesday 9 October LoungeSeth LakemanThursday 10 October LoungeEmily Barker and the Red Clay HaloFriday 11 October Lounge + StudioDance Live Festival LaunchSaturday 12 October LoungeCeti Album LaunchTuesday 15 October LoungeWithin This Dust (Smallpetitklein)Tuesday 15 October LoungeNina NesbittWednesday 16 October StudioInnocence (Scottish Dance Theatre)Thursday 17 October StudioTriple Bill (Indepen-dance)Thursday 17 October LoungeThe Pigeon DetectivesFriday 18 October StudioRecord of Events/Threshold (Joss Arnott Dance)Friday 18 October LoungeMarcel Lucont: Gallic SymbolSaturday 19 October LoungeTom Stade: Totally RocksSaturday 19 October StudioCorporalis (Retina Dance Company)Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 September LoungePPP: Saint OneTuesday 22 October StudioTranslunar Paradise (Theatre Ad Infinitum)Wednesday 23 October StudioTiger Tale (Barrowland Ballet)

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Wednesday 23 October StudioTiger Tale age 6+ (Barrowland Ballet)Thursday 24 October LoungeEast Coast Moves (Citymoves Dance Agency)Friday 25 October StudioAl Kindi Ensemble (sound)Saturday 26 October StudioSomething Old Something New(David Hughes Dance)Sunday 27 October LoungeThe Wedding PresentWednesday 30 October StudioFabric (Duka Dance)Wednesday 30 October LoungeHenning Wehn: Henning Knows BestestThursday 31 October LoungeWizniewski / Stevenson: New Focus

NOVEMBERFriday 1 November StudioJoby Burgess: Powerplant (sound)Friday 1 November LoungeApollo Saxophone Quartet (sound)Saturday 2 November StudioMANHIGH (sound)Saturday 2 November LoungeLeafcutter John (sound)Sunday 3 November StudioinvisibleARTS (sound)Monday 4 November LoungePublic Service BroadcastingTuesday 5 November LoungePokey LafargeWednesday 6 November LoungeRoddy Hart and The Lonesome FireThursday 7 – Saturday 9 November StudioThe Ballad of Bonnie Prince Chucky (APA YPC)Friday 8 November LoungeDave SpikeySunday 10 November LoungeTurin BrakesMonday 11 November LoungeSweet BabooWednesday 13 November LoungeRobyn HitchcockThursday 14 November LoungeDaniel Sloss: Stand-up

Friday 15 November LoungeHayseed DixieSunday 17 November LoungeGary Lucas: Touched by GraceThursday 21 November LoungeLeo Houlding: From the Amazon to AntarticaFriday 22 November LoungeHells BellsSunday 24 November LoungeThe SouthTuesday 26 – Saturday 30 November LoungePPP: GuiltySaturday 30 November LoungeHugh Cornwell

DECEMBERSat 30 November – Tue 24 December StudioA Million Miles Away (Frozen Charlotte/APA)Sunday 1 December LoungeJohn SmithWednesday 4 December LoungeHorseFriday 6 December LoungeSteve Hughes: While Its Still LegalSaturday 7 December LoungeAlabama 3Sunday 8 December LoungeJames GrantSaturday 14 December LoungeThe Bloody Marys’ Christmas StockingSaturday 28 December LoungeThe Complete Stone RosesTuesday 31 December LoungeRock n Roll Hogmanay

When we produced this brochure, we included every show weknew about, but we might have announced more since then socheck the website for updates, new shows added all the time.


NEED TO KNOW...BUYING TICKETSIn person: at the Music Hall or HMT (Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm) or take a chance on the door, The Lemon Tree boxoffice opens just before every show.On the phone: call 01224 641122 Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm.Online: boxofficeaberdeen.com has all the latest listings and ticket info.

WHERE IS IT?You will find The Lemon Tree right behind Marischal College on West North Street – just in case you’re not sure,here’s a map:

By bus: there is a bus stop right outsideand we’re just round the corner fromUnion St, King St and Broad St so lots ofbuses

By car: try the car parks at Frederick St,Marischall College and Gallowgate, or for£2 you can get a ticket for the BonAccord Centre car park on Harriet Street(until 11pm) – ask the box office.

HOW MUCH?We’ve printed the whole price of ticket in the brochure, this includes the booking fee (the only extra you’ll haveto pay for is postage, but why not print your own at home?) – there could well be discounts for students, children,over 60s or APA Friends – just ask or check online.

DO I SIT OR STAND?A bit of both – we try and create the right atmosphere for each gig, some will have seats, some won’t – we’vetried to list it where we can here.

WHAT DO THE TIMES MEAN?If it says ‘doors’ then that’s when the doors open and you get inside for a drink. If it says ‘start’ that’s when theshow starts. Some shows have support acts, we can’t always confirm this until nearer the time and ‘start’ canmean the start of the support act, not the main act

HOW OLD DO I HAVE TO BE?All ages are welcome, but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and under 18s can’t be near the bars.

Bon AccordHarriet StCar Park

Schoolhill Union Street

West North St

King Street

Rosemount Viaduct

Aberdeen Performing Arts is a charity registered in Scotland. No: SCO33733


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