Luke Jackson Trio (Relaxed Performance)
2024-11-17 16:00 (Europe/London) | The Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Bieldside, Aberdeen, AB15 9DX, United Kingdom
Canterbury-based singer-songwriter Luke Jackson has been touring and recording for over 10 years now, steadily developing an enviable reputation for himself in the Folk, Roots, Americana & Acoustic circuits.

After a busy 2024 so far, Luke is gearing up to release his 7th studio album ‘BLOOM’ in November which showcases his rich vocals & distinctive songwriting style.
This year has also seen Luke once again support the legendary Jools Holland which has secured him five more support shows this winter!
Looking ahead, Luke is preparing for an extensive tour across the UK, where he will share his new music in intimate venues throughout October and November.

Hancock's Half Hour - The Lost TV Episodes - CANCELLED
2024-11-20 19:00 | Alvah Parish Hall, Alvah, Aberdeenshire, AB45 3XA, United Kingdom
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel this event due to the adverse weather conditions. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The shows in Portgordon and Braemar should still go ahead as planned.
From the award-winning theatre company Hambledon Productions (‘Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show’, ‘Steptoe and Son’) comes the Godfather of all sitcoms, live on stage!
In 1954, comedian Tony Hancock burst onto the BBC with a comedy show unlike anything the British public had experienced before.
Surrounded by a stellar cast including ‘Carry On’ greats Sidney James, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams, the series proved just as successful when it transferred to television.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’ redefined comedy and continues to entertain audiences to this very day.
Hambledon Productions are delighted to be recreating three, ‘lost’ episodes from the original television series. Missing from the BBC archives, this UK Tour will mark the very first time these hilarious scripts have been brought to life since their original broadcast.
Commemorating 100 years of Tony Hancock, and 70 years of ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’, take a trip to 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam and join Kenneth, Hattie, Sid and ‘The Lad Himself’ for three classic TV episodes of this ground-breaking, timeless comedy.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Adapted by John Hewer
Presented by Hambledon Productions in association with Tessa Le Bars Management

Abel Gance & His Napoleon
2024-11-21 19:00 | MacRobert Memorial Hall, The Square, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 YL, United Kingdom
Part of the French Film Festival UK 2024.
This documentary focuses on the making of the 235-minute, silent epic Napoléon by director/writer/ actor Abel Gance. Napoléon showcased Gance’s talents with the camera, his use of multiple images (like a split screen), and his handling of crowded action scenes – all brought to the fore in this documentary by Nelly Kaplan, who became his assistant. Kaplan used vintage footage, such as Gance filming the famous snowball fight at the Brienne military school and still photographs and excerpts from Gance’s production diaries. Napoléon (the first part) was restored most recently for screening at this year’s 77th Cannes Film Festival and the “new” version is showing in its entirety in various summer festivals with music by 250 musicians from Radio France.
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Running Time: 60 Minutes
Language: French with English subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Director: Nelly Kaplan

Screening supported by the Institut français

Hancock's Half Hour - The Lost TV Episodes
2024-11-21 19:30 | Portgordon Village Hall, Cross Street, Portgordon, Buckie, Moray, AB56 5QW, United Kingdom
From the award-winning theatre company Hambledon Productions (‘Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show’, ‘Steptoe and Son’) comes the Godfather of all sitcoms, live on stage!
In 1954, comedian Tony Hancock burst onto the BBC with a comedy show unlike anything the British public had experienced before.
Surrounded by a stellar cast including ‘Carry On’ greats Sidney James, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams, the series proved just as successful when it transferred to television.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’ redefined comedy and continues to entertain audiences to this very day.
Hambledon Productions are delighted to be recreating three, ‘lost’ episodes from the original television series. Missing from the BBC archives, this UK Tour will mark the very first time these hilarious scripts have been brought to life since their original broadcast.
Commemorating 100 years of Tony Hancock, and 70 years of ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’, take a trip to 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam and join Kenneth, Hattie, Sid and ‘The Lad Himself’ for three classic TV episodes of this ground-breaking, timeless comedy.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Adapted by John Hewer
Presented by Hambledon Productions in association with Tessa Le Bars Management

Hancock's Half Hour - The Lost TV Episodes
2024-11-22 19:30 | Braemar Village Hall, 33 Mar Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YL, United Kingdom

Fittin' In or Faan Oot? - POSTPONED
2024-11-23 19:30 | New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 6WD, United Kingdom
Due to adverse weather conditions, we have decided to postpone this show. We will aim to reschedule as soon as we can. Anyone who has purchased a ticket will get a full refund. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Reenie is inviting you, her work colleagues, over to her flat for drinks. Her flat is going to be demolished in the morning, so she is having one last party to celebrate!
Although she desperately tries, Reenie is not the ideal party host. She has lived a lonely life. In an attempt to connect with her guests, she continually implicates them into participating in activities that she thinks will uplift the party.
Reenie implies that her life has been exciting and fulfilling but, gradually, the guests will come to realise that Reenie has had to continually alter her identity and suppress her Doric dialect to fit in and she is now in a state of crisis.

Downton Abbey: A New Era
2024-11-24 14:30 | New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 6WD, United Kingdom
The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess’s newly inherited villa. Meanwhile, a Hollywood director seeks to film his latest production at Downton.
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Running Time: 125 Minutes
Genre: Drama, Romance, History, Mystery
Director: Julian Fellowes
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton

Elf
2024-11-30 14:30 | Aberdeenshire
When young Buddy falls into Santa’s gift sack on Christmas Eve, he’s transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa’s helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can’t shake the nagging feeling that he doesn’t belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.
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Running Time: 97 Minutes
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel, Daniel Tay, Faizon Love

Four Magicians
2024-11-30 19:00 | Fittie Community Hall, 7 New Pier Road, Footdee, Aberdeen, AB11 5DR, United Kingdom
This event has now sold out.
Four Magicians brings together four of Scotland’s top magical entertainers for an evening of wonder and illusion.
Appearing on stage for the first time together, Smith & Burns, Eoin Smith and James Dickson – each an award-winning magician in their own right – present an ensemble magic show that takes the audience on a rollercoaster of stunning magic, big laughs and plenty of surprises along the way.
Minds will be read. Laws of nature will be defied. Dad jokes will be told.

About Smith & Burns
Fifth Dimension’s Smith & Burns are Ivor Smith and Jeff Burns. Their magic has taken them around the world – from Singapore to Las Vegas and Hollywood’s famous Magic Castle. Entertaining at corporate and private events, they captivate and inspire audiences. Combining humour, sleight of hand, mind reading, illusion and lots of audience participation, they bring their unique form of madness to the stage with style, sophistication and the occasional hiccup. They are also world-renowned presenters delivering magical keynote speeches on safety, leadership and working together at high profile business events and conferences.

About Eoin Smith
Eoin Smith is a multi-award-winning magician based in the north east of Scotland. Everyday items become objects of wonder in Eoin’s hands, in an act packed with original magic, quirky humour, mind reading and demonstrations of skills that cannot be explained. Eoin’s performances have taken him across Scotland to five-star hotels, comedy and cabaret clubs, and beyond – including the stage of the Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen. He appeared twice on Live at Captain Tom’s – a live online TV show – as the only non-musical act in the show’s history.

About James Dickson
James is a designer of magic. Everything he performs has been created or developed by him. His interest in magic goes beyond traditional performance and he seeks to turn impossibility into art. Beyond magic, James writes short comedic songs and creates hand-drawn artwork (all with varying degrees of appropriateness). In performance, he combines his creative passions to deliver his own unique style.

The Greatest Showman
2024-12-01 15:00 | Aberdeenshire
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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Running Time: 105 Minutes
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Gracey
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Keala Settle

The Polar Express
2024-12-07 15:00 | Haddo House, Methlick, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, AB41 7EQ, United Kingdom
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
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Running Time: 100 Minutes
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Josh Hutcherson, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari, Michael Jeter

The Snow Queen
2024-12-12 18:00 | Aberdeenshire
The Toy Maker is in his workshop, making toys for the children when all of a sudden they come to life to tell the story of The Snow Queen.
Follow Gerda on her adventures as she sets out to rescue her brother Kai from the evil Snow Queen who is holding him prisoner in her ice palace and meet the magical creatures who help her on her mission.
It’s a wonderful tale of The Snow Queen told through the eyes of puppets Gerda and Kai. Join them on their adventures,
Watch Paul Batten of Theatrix Arts perform this magical story through puppets, changing scenery, music and sound effects. Then meet the puppets and create your very own Puppet of a character from the show!
There is an optional puppet-making workshop after the event. There is a small charge of £1 per child for the workshop, payable on the day (limit of one puppet per child).

The Snow Queen (Relaxed Performance)
2024-12-13 19:30 | The Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Bieldside, Aberdeen, AB15 9DX, United Kingdom
The Toy Maker is in his workshop, making toys for the children when all of a sudden they come to life to tell the story of The Snow Queen.
Follow Gerda on her adventures as she sets out to rescue her brother Kai from the evil Snow Queen who is holding him prisoner in her ice palace and meet the magical creatures who help her on her mission.
It’s a wonderful tale of The Snow Queen told through the eyes of puppets Gerda and Kai. Join them on their adventures,
Watch Paul Batten of Theatrix Arts perform this magical story through puppets, changing scenery, music and sound effects. Then meet the puppets and create your very own Puppet of a character from the show!

The Snow Queen
2024-12-14 14:00 | Forglen Hall, Forglen, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 4JL, United Kingdom
The Toy Maker is in his workshop, making toys for the children when all of a sudden they come to life to tell the story of The Snow Queen
Follow Gerda on her adventures as she sets out to rescue her brother Kai from the evil Snow Queen who is holding him prisoner in her ice palace and meet the magical creatures who help her on her mission.
It’s a wonderful tale of The Snow Queen told through the eyes of puppets Gerda and Kai. Join them on their adventures,
Watch Paul Batten of Theatrix Arts perform this magical story through puppets, changing scenery, music and sound effects. Then meet the puppets and create your very own Puppet of a character from the show!
There is an optional puppet-making workshop after the event. There is a small charge of £1 per child for the workshop, payable on the day (limit of one puppet per child).

The Snow Queen
2024-12-15 14:00 | Johnshaven Village Hall, Mid Street, Johnshaven, Montrose, Angus, DD10 0HB, United Kingdom

The Holdovers
2024-12-15 14:30 | New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 6WD, United Kingdom
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
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Running Time: 133 Minutes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley

Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
2024-12-19 19:00 | MacRobert Memorial Hall, The Square, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 YL, United Kingdom
Billy Connolly was, in the 1970s, a sort of Scottish Lenny Bruce, who, with devastating humour, sliced through the hypocrisies he perceived. This 1976 documentary follows the singer-comic during his 1975 Irish tour. Made in a cinema verité fashion, the performer appears to be completely unaware of the presence of the camera in his off-stage and backstage moments.
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Running Time: 77 Minutes
Genre: Comedy, Documentary, Music
Director: Murray Grigor
Starring: Billy Connolly

Sunshine on Leith
2025-02-01 19:30 | Milne Hall, Kirkton of Skene, Kirkton of Skene, Westhill, Aberdeenshire, AB32 6XE, United Kingdom
Davy and Ally have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan. Both struggle to learn to live a life outside the army and to deal with the everyday struggles of family, jobs and relationships. Sunshine on Leith is based on the sensational stage hit of the same name, featuring music by pop-folk band The Proclaimers.
After the film, there will be live music until 11pm.
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Running Time: 100 Minutes
Genre: Music, Comedy, Drama
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Starring: George MacKay, Kevin Guthrie, Paul Brannigan, Jane Horrocks, Peter Mullan, Freya Mavor

The Small Back Room
2025-02-06 19:00 | MacRobert Memorial Hall, The Square, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 YL, United Kingdom
At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Highly skilled but haunted bomb disposal officer Sammy Rice must overcome his personal demons to defeat this new threat.
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Running Time: 106 Minutes
Genre: Drama, War, Romance
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: Danny Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins, Leslie Banks, Michael Gough

The Garfield Movie
2025-02-08 14:00 | Banff Castle, Castle Street, Banff, Aberdeenshire, AB45 1DL, United Kingdom
Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.
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Running Time: 101 Minutes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure, Action
Director: Jim Davis
Starring: Chris Pratt, Samuel L Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Cecily Strong

IF - Sold Out!
2025-02-11 14:00 | Banff Castle, Castle Street, Banff, Aberdeenshire, AB45 1DL, United Kingdom
This event has now sold out.

After discovering she can see everyone’s imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their kids.
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Running Time: 104 Minutes
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Director: John Krasinski
Starring: Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carrell, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Third Class
2025-02-12 19:00 | Number 30, Huntly, 30 The Square, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, AB54 8BR, United Kingdom
“The White Star Line merged itself out of existence. Those clever little educated boys.”
A one-man theatre show based on the life of Titanic survivor, Edward Dorking.
Edward was gay. Openly gay, and on Wednesday, April 10th, 1912, he set sail for NYC on a ticket bought for him by his parents in the hope his American family could put him ‘right’
THIRD CLASS charts Edward’s journey from boarding the Titanic to swimming for 30 minutes towards an already full collapsible lifeboat and how he, upon arriving in New York, would tour the Vaudeville circuit, recreating the stories for a fact-hungry public.
But Edward didn’t want fame; he wanted revenge. When everyone was talking about the deaths of millionaires and society figures, few were discussing the people who took the lion’s share of the losses that night: the third class.
Edward was coming for the upper classes.
Using music, movement, projection, and historical facts, THIRD CLASS tells the story of an unknown hero from a well-known story.

Third Class
2025-02-13 19:30 | The Little Theatre, Nairn, King Street, Nairn, Moray, IV12 4NP, United Kingdom

Fit Ye Sayin' Quine?
2025-02-21 19:30 | Portgordon Village Hall, Cross Street, Portgordon, Buckie, Moray, AB56 5QW, United Kingdom
Kinetic, heartfelt, and utterly Scottish; join Ava in her late Grannie’s cottage as she recalls magical tales told around the fire. Folklore, poetry and song combine in a new story filled with fantastical women, mythical creatures and life lessons.
Performed in Doric, Scots and English this solo play provides a unique perspective on Scotland’s languages and history through the eyes of its matriarchs. A colloquial and effortlessly charming show that reminds us that home is made of memories.

Fit Ye Sayin' Quine?
2025-02-22 19:30 | MacRobert Memorial Hall, The Square, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 YL, United Kingdom

Kim Edgar
2025-02-22 20:00 | Milne Hall, Kirkton of Skene, Kirkton of Skene, Westhill, Aberdeenshire, AB32 6XE, United Kingdom
Edinburgh-based songwriter Kim Edgar performs original songs on piano, guitar and voice.
With four critically acclaimed solo albums, Kim has been described as “an example of everything that’s great about contemporary music” and “probably one of the best songwriters in Britain today.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Spiral Earth).
Kim also shares recent collaborations for her CONSEQUENCES album (launched at Celtic Connections 2023).
Emotion and connection are at the heart of Kim’s work. Kim ponders what it is to be human, creating stories told with honesty and empathy that open hearts, minds and discussions.

The Straight Story
2025-02-27 19:00 | MacRobert Memorial Hall, The Square, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 YL, United Kingdom
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver’s license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
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Running Time: 112 Minutes
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A Carpenter, Donald Wieger, Tracey Maloney

West My Friend (Relaxed Performance)
2025-03-08 19:30 | The Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Bieldside, Aberdeen, AB15 9DX, United Kingdom
In the modern musical landscape, it’s rare to hear something as put-together as Cascadian folk duo West My Friend – something so layered, deeply symphonic, baroque, and mysterious in its own winking way while still courting an edge of disaster. Simple is safe, but complex is fiery, intricate, and ultimately more rewarding.
Steeped in the visual styles of western Canada, West My Friend are veterans of the Victoria music scene and recently released their Independent Music Awards-nominated fourth album “In Constellation”. On this latest work, they continue to refine the art of creating achingly poignant folk music, only this time, they’re backed by a full symphony orchestra, heavily layered while remaining lighthearted. Intricate yet accessible. Melancholic yet optimistic.
Mingling grassroots guitar, accordion, mandolin, orchestral instruments, and interweaving harmonies, In Constellation (produced by Joby Baker, co-produced and arranged by Adrian Dolan) is punctuated by musings on anxiety and belonging. Song structures vary and dynamics change from moment to moment, painting powerful lyrical portraits over backgrounds of violins and trumpets that swell, collapse, and tumble between bold harmonies. With over 800 performances and countless tours under their belt, West My Friend is bringing forth a new sound you’ve never known you’ve wanted and new meaning to the things you’ve never known you needed.
Guitar, Vocals / Eden Poynter
Accordion, Vocals / Jeff Poynter

The Swan of Salen
2025-03-14 19:30 | Braemar Village Hall, 33 Mar Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YL, United Kingdom
The Swan of Salen is a multimedia folk ballet created by The Willow Trio in collaboration with dance company, Ballet Folk. The Swan of Salen is a multimedia adaptation of the heartbreaking tragedy of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and the parallel Gaelic legend, Eala Shàilein.
Featuring a unique blend of Tchaikovsky’s iconic music and traditional melodies played live by The Willow Trio, enchanting footage of ballet dancers performing stunning choreography by Deborah Norris of Ballet Folk will be projected behind the musicians as they perform, transporting audiences to another time and place.

Paddington in Peru (2:00pm screening) - SOLD OUT!
2025-03-15 14:00 | Banff Castle, Castle Street, Banff, Aberdeenshire, AB45 1DL, United Kingdom
The 2:00pm screening has ​now sold out, but there are tickets available for the 4:30pm screening available here.
Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.
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Running Time: 106 Minutes
Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Director: Dougal Wilson
Starring: Ben Wishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Antonio Banderas, Olivia Colman, Julie Walters, Samuel Joslin, Madeleine Harris
