Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found
2024-09-06 19:30 (Europe/London) | Tullynessle & Forbes Hall, Suie Road, Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB33 8QN, United Kingdom
Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found captivatingly blends song, dance and storytelling with live Scottish and South Asian music to conjure up the landscapes of the ancient Scottish Isles and the inhabitants’ deep connection with the rhythms of nature. A universal story of exile, suffering and the loss of age-old wisdom, the piece moves through grief and tragedy to bring a message of hope for a new way of life that cherishes our Celtic cultural heritage.
The words of John Phillip Newell and the music of critically acclaimed composer and Gaelic singer Mischa Macpherson weave around the compelling performance of Bharatanatyam dancer Kirsten Newell as they invite you into a world that was once lost but is being found once again.
The production is based on the work of Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912), a Scottish folklorist whose writings and data were brought together in the Carmina Gadelica, a compendium of prayers, hymns, and folklore gathered from the Gaelic-speaking regions between 1860 and 1909.
The use of Bharatanatyam dance, oral storytelling, songs in Gaelic, Tamil and Hindi, and the combination of Celtic and Carnatic music, reflects the many parallels between ancient Celtic and Vedic culture, not only with regard to language but also the similarities in social and folk customs, mythology and traditional musical form.

Photo credit: Mark Richards-AuroraFindhorn

Perfect Days
2024-09-05 19:00 (Europe/London) | MacRobert Memorial Hall, The Square, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 YL, United Kingdom
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
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Running Time: 124 Minutes
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Genre: Drama
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Yumi Asô, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada, Sayuri Ishikawa, Tomokazu Miura

Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found (Relaxed Performance)
2024-09-04 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Bieldside, Aberdeen, AB15 9DX, United Kingdom

The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black Black Oil
2024-08-30 19:30 (Europe/London) | New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 6WD, United Kingdom
In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags.
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Running Time: 90 Minutes
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
Director: John Mackenzie
Starring: John Bett, David Maclennan, Elizabeth Maclennan, Dolina Maclennan, Timothy Martin, Bill Paterson, Alex Norton, Allan Ross

One Life
2024-06-30 19:30 (Europe/London) | Aberdeenshire
British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.
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Running Time: 109 Minutes
Genre: History, Drama, War
Director: James Hawes
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Alex Sharp, Jonathan Pryce

Four Magicians
2024-06-25 19:30 UTC | Portgordon Village Hall, Cross Street, Portgordon, Buckie, Moray, AB56 5QW, United Kingdom
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.

Climate & Environmental Films
2024-06-09 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | MacRobert Memorial Hall, The Square, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 YL, United Kingdom
We are proud to support these fantastic groups and volunteers in delivering this amazing action for our planet! 🌍

Tarland Climate Crisis Group with Tarland Film Club and Cromar Future Group invite you to an afternoon of short climate & environmental films (some made by local children).

MacRobert Hall, Tarland
Sunday 9th June
2:00 -3:30pm
Free event
All welcome – families, children, everyone
Refreshments – ice cream, tea & cake
Climate tree activities for kids of all ages

Caramel
2024-06-06 19:00 (Europe/London) | MacRobert Memorial Hall, The Square, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 YL, United Kingdom
In a beauty salon in Beirut, the lives of five women cross paths. The beauty salon is a colourful and sensual microcosm where they share and entrust their hopes, fears and expectations.
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Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director: Nadine Labaki
Starring: Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Elmasri, Joanna Moukarzel, Gisele Aouad, Adel Karam, Sihame Haddad

The Regalettes
2024-06-02 19:30, 2024-06-01 14:30 UTC | Aberdeenshire
Badapple Theatre takes us back to the 1930’s, the cinema decade spanning Hitchcock noir and classic Technicolor showstoppers.
Celebrity and rural life clash head-on when a new movie is set to premiere at the tiny Regal Cinema in Bottledale.
Comedy and intrigue ensues as our intrepid heroines The Regalettes, suddenly find themselves at the heart of a very silly mystery.

The Regalettes
By Kate Bramley with music by Jez Lowe

Wicked Little Letters
2024-05-26 19:30 (Europe/London) | Aberdeenshire
When deeply conservative English local Edith Swan and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, her rowdy, foul-mouthed, Irish migrant neighbour Rose Gooding is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women—led by Police Officer Gladys Moss—begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
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Running Time: 100 Minutes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime, History
Director: Thea Sharrock
Starring: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Timothy Spall, Gemma Jones, Malachi Kirby, Alisha Weir

Behold Ye Ramblers
2024-05-26 18:00 UTC | Braes of Glenlivet Hall, Chapeltown, Ballindalloch, Moray, AB37 9JS, United Kingdom
From the voices of ramblers and campaigners to the songs and poetry inspired by past and current struggles, “Behold Ye Ramblers” is a new play about The Clarion newspaper and the organisations formed by its readership, including the famous rambling club, The Sheffield Clarion Ramblers. Along with the Clarion Cyclists, these early Edwardian pioneers promoted healthy outdoor pursuits, organising expeditions across open moors and mountains whilst campaigning for the right to roam, bringing them into conflict with landowners’ hunting and shooting activities and laws that prioritised private property over the wellbeing of others.

Cardboard Carnival - The Carnival of the Animals
2024-05-26 14:30 UTC | Tullynessle & Forbes Hall, Suie Road, Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB33 8QN, United Kingdom
Trunk, Tail, Ears or Wings?
Carnival creates itself from all sorts of things!
This is “Carnival of the Animals”, but not as we know it. Dissected for body part potential to create the “ultimate animal”, we take inspiration from the music by Camille Saint-Saëns, a little help from Charles Darwin and a whole lot of cardboard to mash up a show full of puppet possibility.
Inspiration and delight for everyone from 4 to 104.
With their own inimitable style Lempen have taken the fantastic music by Camille Saint-Saëns, and an exploration of the material of cardboard, to make a fun, visual production with no text, refreshingly focused on the simple magic of puppetry to leave audiences inspired by both the animal theatricality of the music and the creative potential of the simple cardboard box.

Coppers & Gold
2024-05-25 19:30 UTC | Johnshaven Village Hall, Mid Street, Johnshaven, Montrose, Angus, DD10 0HB, United Kingdom
Coppers and Gold!

A double bill of short comedies from veteran performers Kate Stafford and Nicholas Collett, based on the infamous Brinks-Mat robbery of 1983 when £26 million was stolen and never recovered.

‘Coppers’ is set in a fictional Home Office, where the Minister and the Chief of Police grapple with the embarrassment of having rings run round them by a criminal gang. How to manage the press and huge public interest in the heist, and pressure from the Prime Minister who wants instant results? Political speeches go horribly wrong, press conferences descend into chaos and the secrets which they have been hiding for years threaten to reveal themselves with hilarious consequences.

The second part of the evening is ‘Gold!’, a sharp new comedy with a big heart and loads of cracking pop hits from the 1980s. Julie and Dave are a normal suburban middle-aged couple living a quiet life but hiding a big secret: a huge stash of gold bars stolen from some very bad men four decades ago.

Now their daughter wants an expensive Instagram-worthy wedding, and the elderly gangsters are out of jail and looking for their gold. What are they going to do?

Behold Ye Ramblers
2024-05-25 19:30 UTC | Aberdeenshire

The Moira Monologues & More Moira Monologues Double Bill
2024-05-25 19:00 UTC | Woodside Fountain Centre, Marquis Road, Aberdeen, AB24 2QY, United Kingdom
The Moira Monologues
Meet Moira Bell, cleaner, single mother, and the hardest woman in Falkirk. Whether defending her wee dog Pepe from the local rottweiler, attempting to seduce a teacher, or belting out Diana Ross for the Scotia karaoke night, Moira is hilarious, hypnotic, frightening and heart-warming company.
Based on the stories and characters Alan encountered growing up in the Hallglen area of Falkirk, where The Moira Monologues first premiered, Moira, her long-suffering pal Babs, her neighbour (Bawface), her laddies (they’re gid laddies, but they canny take their hash) and her wee dug Pepe, have left audiences all over the country weak with laughter.

Moira Monologues 2 – More Moira Monologues
Moira’s back in this Fringe First-winning sequel. She’s a gran, but still delivering home truths about cleaning posh folk’s hooses, meeting her estranged sister, and the return of her ex.

Written and performed by Alan Bissett
Directed by Sacha Kyle

Coppers & Gold
2024-05-24 19:30 UTC | Braemar Village Hall, 33 Mar Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YL, United Kingdom

The Moira Monologues 3: Moira in Lockdown
2024-05-24 19:00 UTC | Alvah Parish Hall, Alvah, Aberdeenshire, AB45 3XA, United Kingdom
In this third and final instalment of what is now The Moira Trilogy, Falkirk’s hardest woman, Moira Bell, faces her toughest challenge yet: surviving a pandemic with only vodka, fags and her BFF Babs on Zoom. Take that, Bear Grylls!
Journey through the highs and lows of lockdown with myself, writer-performer Alan Bissett, returning as Moira, as she lusts after Joe Wickes, rages at Cummings and grows her own weed (might as well, seeing as the f**kin world’s ending, eh Babs?). She’s ‘the most charismatic character to appear on a Scottish stage in a decade’(The Scotsman) but this time she canny even leave the hoose!

Written and Performed by Alan Bissett
Directed by Sacha Kyle

Fifi la Mer & Oliver Wilby - Let Us Take You to Paris
2024-05-11 19:30 UTC | Portgordon Village Hall, Cross Street, Portgordon, Buckie, Moray, AB56 5QW, United Kingdom
Fifi La Mer and Oliver Wilby Present a unique, brand-new show that will take you on a journey through 100 years of French music, from Offenbach to Gainsbourg.
The show features the dulcet tones of Fifi on accordion and voice, and the talents of Oliver Wilby on clarinet, members of the saxophone family and accordion.
Together, they will transport you to ” the City of Lights “with their repertoire of musical gems and along the way, you will get to enjoy tales of mystery, romance and heartache that we so often associate with Paris.

Fifi la Mer & Oliver Wilby - Let Us Take You to Paris (Relaxed Performance)
2024-05-10 19:30 UTC | The Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Bieldside, Aberdeen, AB15 9DX, United Kingdom

Fallen Leaves
2024-05-09 19:00 (Europe/London) | MacRobert Memorial Hall, The Square, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 YL, United Kingdom
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
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Language: Finnish with English subtitles
Running Time: 81 Minutes
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Starring: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu, Alina Tomnikov, Martti Suosalo

Love Sarah
2024-04-28 19:30 (Europe/London) | Aberdeenshire
A young woman wishes to fulfil her mother’s dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma.
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Running Time: 97 Minutes
Genre: Drama
Director: Eliza Schroeder
Starring: Celia Imrie, Bill Paterson, Shannon Tarbet, Shelley Conn, Rupert Penry-Jones, Grace Calder

Coppers & Gold
2024-04-28 19:30 UTC | Kemnay Village Hall, 8 Aquithie Road, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, AB51 5SS, United Kingdom

Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell
2024-04-28 19:00 UTC | Forglen Hall, Forglen, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 4JL, United Kingdom
Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell are carving out a name for themselves with their unique style, rooted in Quebecois traditional music fused with songs from around the British Isles and North America. Their creative choices and syncopated melodic rhythms are a testament to their talent and great synergy. These multi-instrumentalists and vocalists are making music that is thoughtful, conscious, and driven. They excite, motivate, inspire, comfort, and spread love and joy to all those that hear them.
Arthur Coates is an acclaimed UK award-nominated musician who began playing the Violin at the age of 7. He later attended the Aberdeen City Music School where he studied Violin and Piano. Arthur eventually found his calling for Quebecois traditional music which he continues to chase. He released his debut solo album, Focus, in June 2019, a project that heavily featured original material.
Kerran Cotterell is an energetic and melodic Guitar player who leans on his vast and varied musical experience to create timeless works of art that are refreshingly unique but are still deeply grounded in traditional folk music. He has garnered plaudits having performed on the main stage of the Cambridge Folk Festival, as well as the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall.
Together, Arthur and Kerran produce a versatile mix of sound through instrumentals and song featuring various instruments, including Fiddle, Guitar, Bouzouki and Feet Percussion. They create a sound that is often surprising to the ear but still remains true to the roots of traditional music.
New Album ‘Music for Cows’ (2024)
Arthur and Kerran’s new album ‘Music for Cows’ is set for release in January 2024. While some tracks take a clean, modern sound and carve elegant, crystalline structures that shimmer and dance in the light of contemporary trad, others hop aboard the blues train and take a whistle-stop tour of the Quebecois traditional music line. Their songs range from those which are complexly introspective and enigmatic, to those which exude joy and an energy sure to get feet tapping and crowds singing. Arthur and Kerran have created an album that takes every bit of their musicality and moulds it together into an unforgettable, unique monument of their musical partnership.

Coppers & Gold
2024-04-27 19:30 UTC | New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 6WD, United Kingdom

Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell
2024-04-27 19:30 UTC | Glenlivet Public Hall, Bridgend of Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Moray, AB37 9BX, United Kingdom

Shylock
2024-04-20 19:30 UTC | The Little Theatre, Nairn, King Street, Nairn, Moray, IV12 4NP, United Kingdom
Explore the tragic, funny and often unbelievable life of fiction’s most famous Jew in this acclaimed theatre production that has toured over 50 countries.
Written and performed by Gareth Armstrong, and directed by Frank Barrie, this is a play which explores the world of Shakespeare’s most controversial character, Shylock from the Merchant of Venice. The play examines religious and racial intolerance, the history of plays in performance and, above all, celebrates the richness of Shakespeare’s language.
Gareth, who has played leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in the West End and at Shakespeare’s Globe, first performed Shylock at the 1997 Edinburgh Fringe, receiving astonishing reviews in the national press and 5 Stars from the Festival critics.
Over the following 10 years Shylock won awards touring all over the world from Stratford-upon-Avon to off-Broadway.

Shylock (Relaxed Performance)
2024-04-19 19:30 UTC | The Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Bieldside, Aberdeen, AB15 9DX, United Kingdom

The Sand Dragon
2024-04-14 14:30 UTC | Aberdeenshire
While on holiday Edie and her Daddy find a magical pebble on the beach that can grant you one wish. Can you guess what Edie wished for? Well why not find out by watching Theatrix Arts perform this magical story with songs and music, loads of puppets, changing scenery, and a magic trick or two.
Then meet the puppets and create your very own Sand 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).

The Sand Dragon
2024-04-13 14:00 UTC | Aberdeenshire
While on holiday Edie and her Daddy find a magical pebble on the beach that can grant you one wish. Can you guess what Edie wished for? Well, why not find out by watching Theatrix Arts perform this magical story with songs and music, loads of puppets, changing scenery, and a magic trick or two?
Then, meet the puppets and create your very own Sand Dragon Puppet.
