North East Arts Touring

The Battling Butlers (Relaxed Performance)
2023-05-24 19:30 UTC | The Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Bieldside, Aberdeen, AB15 9DX, United Kingdom
Juggling babies, toddlers on stilts, and teaching young Joey to ride his first unicycle are all part of everyday life for single dad, Joe Butler, in this poignant, family love story involving the ever-changing relationship of a father-and-son double act.
Using a unique blend of physical theatre, circus skills, original songs, and live music, The Battling Butlers is a study in role reversal and the inevitability of change, as the old order makes way for the new.
Based in Penzance in Cornwall, Bash Street Theatre has built an international reputation over the last 30 years, performing silent-comedy, street theatre shows throughout the UK, Europe, and beyond. The Battling Butlers is a real family affair, performed by father and son, Simon Pullum and Loki Pickering, with original live music from Julian Gaskell

The Battling Butlers
2023-05-23 19:30 | Aberdeenshire
Juggling babies, toddlers on stilts, and teaching young Joey to ride his first unicycle are all part of everyday life for single dad, Joe Butler, in this poignant, family love story involving the ever-changing relationship of a father-and-son double act.
Using a unique blend of physical theatre, circus skills, original songs, and live music, The Battling Butlers is a study in role reversal and the inevitability of change, as the old order makes way for the new.
Based in Penzance in Cornwall, Bash Street Theatre has built an international reputation over the last 30 years, performing silent-comedy, street theatre shows throughout the UK, Europe, and beyond. The Battling Butlers is a real family affair, performed by father and son, Simon Pullum and Loki Pickering, with original live music from Julian Gaskell.

This project is supported by the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.

The Battling Butlers
2023-05-22 19:30 | New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 6WD, United Kingdom

Routes To Classics
2023-05-20 19:00 | Forglen Hall, Forglen, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 4JL, United Kingdom
Join classically trained fingerstyle guitarist, Gus Glynn as he traces the development of the music we love today from its roots in traditional folk and blues, right through to contemporary classics and all-time favourites.
Journey through Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Carole King, Mark Knopfler, and Lou Reed.
Visit modern favourites from artists such as Amy Winehouse and Arctic Monkeys all with a selection of pit stops along the way as Gus showcases his own songs.
​A music lover’s must, complete with original fingerstyle guitar arrangements of John Lennon and Turlough O’Carolan, ‘Routes to Classics’ is not to be missed.

Mrs Peacock's Feathers (POSTPONED)
2023-05-20 18:00 | Kemnay Village Hall, 8 Aquithie Road, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, AB51 5SS, United Kingdom
POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE

Scotland’s leading Murder Mystery company – Can You Catch the Killer – invite you to attend a truly unique evening. Sit back and relax as we perform a side-splitting opening act, then get involved in the action as YOU interrogate each suspect in a terrible murder. It’s an evening like no other with a story you’ll never forget.
MRS PEACOCK’S FEATHERS: Welcome to the mansion of the mysterious and elusive Mrs Peacock, where some unsavoury-looking guests have gathered. The Reverend seems a little green around the gills, the Colonel doesn’t really care for mustard and Mrs White is looking a bit pale, to say the least. With all these odd characters around… is it any wonder that someone has turned up dead? It’s up to you to get to the bottom of this classic Cluedo-themed mystery!
Watch events unfold in a professionally performed play and then flex your detective skills and have your chance to interrogate each suspect in turn! Bring a team or come on your own. Fun, funny, mysterious, and a good night for all. YOU interrogate the suspects. YOU piece together the clues. YOU make the accusations.
Can YOU catch the killer?

POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE

Mountain Bothy Film Festival
2023-05-19 19:00 | Glenlivet Public Hall, Bridgend of Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Moray, AB37 9BX, United Kingdom
Celebrate amazing adventures and spectacular Cairngorms with a curated adventure film experience.
This year as part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival the Cairngorms National Park is running a Mountain Bothy Film Festival. At a select few remote bothies across the National Park, we will show mountain and adventure films using portable projectors and screens. We have just the answer for those who want to take part but don’t fancy the hike! This event is a special screening of the films on Friday 19 May at Glenlivet Public Hall. It’s free to attend but please book using the link above.
The films are a curated selection of mountain and adventure films lasting under an hour and a half. The films are of varying lengths and two or three are local to the Cairngorms with most of the rest set in Scotland.
This event is presented by Tomintoul and Glenlivet Development Trust, a community trust working for the benefit of the communities of Tomintoul, Glenlivet and the wider area. TGDT also partner with North East Arts Touring to bring live performances and film screenings to communities across the North East of Scotland.

Clunk!
2023-05-19 19:00 | Aberdeenshire
CLUNK! … a shiny, heavy thing falls out of Andy’s ear during class. What is it? He and his Gran never keep secrets from each other, but Andy makes an exception with the weird ear thing. He keeps it in his pocket – secret. Andy lives with his Gran above her video shop. They tell each other everything, until one day they don’t. When Gran becomes ill the shop has to close. She can no longer hide the mounting debts. Andy starts to wonder if his secret caused all this bad stuff to happen? Or might it save them all?

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Joyride
2023-05-14 19:00 | Aberdeenshire
A train-wreck on an adventure who is ready to give away her newborn baby. Joined by a cheeky street urchin, they are two diamonds in the rough on the run.

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Running Time: 94 Minutes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Director: Emer Reynolds
Starring: Olivia Colman, Lochlann O’Mearáin, David Pearse, Olwen Fouéré

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2023-05-14 14:00 | Aberdeenshire
When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle — a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar, and great music — living in the attic of his new home. But when Lyle’s existence is threatened by evil neighbor Mr. Grumps, the Primms must band together to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places.

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Running Time: 106 Minutes
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Director: Will Speck
Starring: Shawn Mendes, Javier Bardem, Winslow Fegley, Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy

I Wanna Dance With Somebody
2023-05-13 19:00 | Aberdeenshire
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
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Running Time: 144 Minutes
Genre: Music, History, Drama
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Starring: Naomi Ackie, Ashton Sanders, Stanley Tucci, Nafessa Williams, Lance A Williams

Twitawoo
2023-05-13 11:00 | Aberdeenshire
Vision Mechanics is delighted to be taking Twitawoo, one of their most popular puppet shows for children, to Aberdeenshire.
The show introduces us to Gerry, the forest ranger, who looks after all the animals that live in Ghillie Dhu Woods, including Owl, Badger, Squirrel, Pine Marten, and a few others. Gerry wants to win the tidiest forest in Scotland competition but there is a lot of waste to clear up. And meanwhile, an owl in the nearby forest has gone missing…
The show features songs and music and brings to life a host of fabulous Scottish woodland creatures who invite the audience to help them look after their home. It is also an uplifting tale about the importance of friendship and about falling in love.
“Twitawoo is funny but also has a strong message about how important it is to look after our environment and how dropping litter can harm animals,” says Director, Symon Macintyre, who performs in the show along with Kim Bergsagel, who also designed and made all the puppets. He adds, “It is a great way to enthuse children about litter issues and about theatre.”
A perfect show for 4–8-year-olds and their families.

The Whale
2023-04-30 19:30 | Aberdeenshire
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
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Running Time: 116 Minutes
Genre: Drama
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton

A Dragon's Tale
2023-04-30 14:00 | Forglen Hall, Forglen, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 4JL, United Kingdom
Foolishly John Lambton throws the strange googly-eyed fish back into the river. What has he done! The Fish grew and grew and grew until… Well, why not find out by coming to watch Paul Batten of Theatrix Arts perform this magical story based on the legend of the Lambton Worm through puppets, changing scenery, music, and sound effects? Then meet the puppets and create your very own Dragon Puppet.
The performance and workshop is suitable for Families and Children aged 4 +
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).

Bonnie Bayou
2023-04-29 19:30 | MacRobert Memorial Hall, The Square, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 YL, United Kingdom
The Jennifer Ewan Band perform a stirring mix of heartfelt original songs, Louisiana accordion blues and old-time Cajun dance music with a Celtic tint. The band comprises Jennifer Ewan on vocals/guitar, the flute and accordion of Kim Tebble (Deaf Heights Cajun Aces), the jazz-rooted rhythms of percussionist Paul Dennington and the inventive bass lines of Jamie Hogg. Jennifer blends earthy, modern Scottish songs with foot-tapping Cajun melodies and Louisiana grooves in their foot-stomping show ‘Bonnie Bayou’.

A Dragon's Tale
2023-04-29 14:30 | New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 6WD, United Kingdom

Bonnie Bayou
2023-04-28 19:30 | Kemnay Village Hall, 8 Aquithie Road, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, AB51 5SS, United Kingdom

Tickbox
2023-04-28 19:30 | Portgordon Village Hall, Cross Street, Portgordon, Buckie, Moray, AB56 5QW, United Kingdom
How did a Pakistani family cope when arriving in cold and wet Scot-land. Like many migrants they used food to make friends but when no one had heard of a samosa, how can the barriers be broken down? You might have seen Lubna as Mina in Still Game at the Hydro in 2014 or perhaps you heard her on Radio 4 Loose ends with Clive Anderson. See her play all the characters from Brown Owl to the acting agent, in her own engaging style, in her first play Tickbox.

A Dragon's Tale
2023-04-28 16:00 | Aberdeenshire

Loving the Enemy
2023-04-22 19:30, 2023-04-21 19:30 | Aberdeenshire
Bluecake Productions presents: LOVING THE ENEMY New drama that tells the real-life story of a Glasgow -born Italian in the British Army during WW2.
It’s 1940. Hugo is in no man’s land. Having been born and raised in Scotland, he’s miles away from his family’s Italian roots, yet, at the same time, the UK, his home, has become a hostile place as the Italian community is marginalised and demonised for Mussolini’s support of Nazi Germany. How far will Hugo go to belong again?
The team is comprised of Hilda De Felice and Lorenzo Novani. Hilda wrote the original story of Loving the Enemy based on her father’s real-life experience in the British army during WW2. Lorenzo is a Scots-Italian dramatist who has co-written the stage adaptation of Loving the Enemy and is the sole actor in the performance.

Elvis
2023-04-22 19:00 | Aberdeenshire
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
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Running Time: 159 Minutes
Genre: Music, Drama, History
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh

Matilda The Musical
2023-04-21 19:00 | New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 6WD, United Kingdom
An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what’s right, she’s met with miraculous results.
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Running Time: 117 Minutes
Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Matthew Warchus
Starring: Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch, Emma Thompson, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough

Loving The Enemy
2023-04-20 19:30 | The Little Theatre, Nairn, King Street, Nairn, Moray, IV12 4NP, United Kingdom

Elvis
2023-04-01 19:30 | Glenlivet Public Hall, Bridgend of Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Moray, AB37 9BX, United Kingdom

Matilda The Musical
2023-04-01 16:00 | Glenlivet Public Hall, Bridgend of Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Moray, AB37 9BX, United Kingdom

Empire of Light
2023-03-26 19:30 | Aberdeenshire
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
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Running Time: 115 Minutes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones

Matilda The Musical
2023-03-26 16:00 | Aberdeenshire

The Tanner
2023-03-25 19:30 | Aberdeenshire
A searing portrayal of the reality of the battles fought by the Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace, as seen through the eyes of a common soldier (The Tanner). This stunning play shows the brutality of war and the heavy costs paid by the ordinary men and their families who choose to follow the leaders, nobles, and clan chiefs into combat – in these instances, to win back their freedom from the oppressive forces of a foreign monarch. The macabre twist that ends the play speaks to the vengeance wrought by those who lose so much.
‘The Tanner’ has received multiple 5-star reviews at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has been performed at The Hollywood Fringe, The Wolverhampton Literary Festival, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, theatres throughout the UK, and at historic sites in Scotland and England. Notably, the play has been vetted by Historic Scotland and The School of History at the University of Edinburgh and has been verified as a historically accurate depiction of the times and the events portrayed.

Bonnie Fechters
2023-03-25 19:30 | Aberdeenshire
A Bonnie Fechter is someone who stands up for themselves or for what they believe in, and in her show of that name, Morna weaves an inspiring tapestry of songs and stories shedding light on remarkable women whose courage, love, inventiveness, and human spirit changed all our lives forever.
The show has played to audiences throughout Scotland and abroad including Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Macrobert through to Portgordon Village Hall in Moray to Smailholm in the Borders.

I Wanna Dance With Somebody
2023-03-24 19:30 | New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 6WD, United Kingdom
