SATURDAY DRAMA WORKSHOPS - CASTLEGATE THEATRE SCHOOL - ACT 2
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Programme |
Tuesday 23rd to Saturday 27th June, nightly at 7.30pm
Saturday 27th June, Matinee at 2.30pm
PHOENIX YOUTH THEATRE presents
My Fair Lady
Book & Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER
Music by FREDERICK LOEWE
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture “Pygmalion”
- an amateur production by arrangement with Musicscope and Stage Musicals Limited of New York -
Tickets £13 adults (conc. £11)
My Fair Lady is the story of cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle, who is transformed into a society lady by phonetics expert, Professor Henry Higgins, as the result of a bet.
With a few hilarious gaffes along the way, not to mention an appearance from her ne’er-do-well father, Eliza’s tuition in the art of speaking beautifully does not run smoothly. However, after much trial and tribulation, Higgins and his friend, Colonel Pickering, succeed in passing Eliza off as a member of London ‘Society’. But that’s not the end of the story – what was to become of Eliza now?
Phoenix Youth Theatre will bring this vibrant and exciting production of one of the world’s favourite musicals to the Arts Centre Theatre in June. So, pull out the stopper and Book Now!
MY FAIR LADY - All performances - FULLY BOOKED
Monday 6th July at 7pm
Debbie Walker’s Boxercise
In this workshop, we will be using focus pads, punch bag and circuits to give you a full body work out. Boxercise classes are great fun, energetic & addictive. It’s a great stress busting activity which includes hand-eye co-ordination balance & timing.
Males and females
2 hrs session: £10
Wednesday 8th to Saturday 11th July at 7pm
Giz Giz Theatre presents
The Wizard of Oz
Tickets £10 (Conc. £8)P
Let Giz Giz youth theatre take you on a magical journey over the rainbow to the Emerald City with this much loved classic musical. Featuring many classic songs, high energy choreography,
an enchanting set and a wonderful script, watch this much loved timeless classic brought to life before your very eyes.
It is hard to believe that this is the films 70th anniversary as the story is still as enchanting as ever. The show follows the adventures of dreamer Dorothy Gale as she is transported from Kansas
to the magical Land of Oz. Here she meets and encounters many strange and magnificent characters including the Scarecrow, Tinman and the Lion and together the four travel to meet the wonderful
Wizard of Oz. Each of them are looking to get what they want most - the Scarecrow a brain, the Tinman a heart, the Lion courage and Dorothy just wants to go home! Will their quest be an easy one?
Will Dorothy get home to her very familiar surroundings and family? There’s only one way to find out...............
Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th July at 7.30 pm
Castlegate Theatre School presents
Dream Date
This year Castlegate Theatre School present the highly energetic and dazzling musical ‘Dream Date’, which can only be described as a cross between ‘Hairspray’ and ‘The Devil Wears Prada’.
Step inside the world of 1970s teen magazine ‘Dream Date’, which fills the heads of its readers with glamours fantasies of romance, pop stars and boyfriends. However sixteen year old Kathy, an avid reader of the magazine, is holding out for Mr Right. Kathy eventually falls for the charms of mail boy Raymond. Will Kathy find love oer will her heart be left broken?
So join Castlegate Theatre School as they perform this lively musical for young people, which will leave you laughing and crying – just the effects of love I suppose!
Tickets £9 (Conc. £7)
Thursday 23rd to Saturday 25th July at 7.30pm
One Time Productions present
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
a play by Frank McGuinness
An Englishman, an Irishman and an American are locked up together in a cell in the Middle East. As victims of political action, powerless to initiate change, what can they do? How do they live and survive?
One Time Productions explores Frank McGuinness' play about the daily crisis endured by hostages whose strength comes from communication, both subtle and mundane, from humour, wit and faith.
Tickets: £10 (Conc. £8)
Sunday 26th July at 7.30 pm
Marc Robinson Productions present
Rave on - A tribute to Buddy Holly
From ' Blue Days ' to ' True Love Ways ' RAVE ON celebrates the music of the man himself Buddy Holly.
Marc Robinson founder member of ' ROCKIN ON HEAVEN DOOR ' with the Counterfeit Crickets gives you an acurate performance of Buddy Holly and his music.
His attention to detail with attire will have you believing your back in a time when cars had fins and skirts had petticoats.
50 years have gone by since Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens left us, Marc Robinson will recreate a night of music to show the music has not died!! featuring songs.... doesnt matter any more, heartbeat, peggy sue, raining in my heart and many more classics.
Marc Robinson will be joined by Michael King who will give a sensitive tribute to Billy Fury.
www.marcjrobinson.com
Tickets £14.50 (Conc. £13.50)
Monday 27th July at 7pm
Tracey Mair presents
Cocktail Hour
in the Arts Centre Cafe Bar.
Enjoy an intimate evening with Tracey as she performs well known easy listening Standards such as "Summertime", "If I Loved You" and They Can't Take That Away From Me".
Accompanied by Mum, Hazel, on piano and featuring an appearance by younger sister, Natalie on trumpet, this proves to be an evening of sheer delight and pure chill and indulgence.
Tracey is near to completing her B.A.Hons Degree in Musical Theatre at Arden in Manchester, while Natalie is studying B.A.Hons in both Music and Dance at Bath Spa University where she is currently Grade 8 distinction in both trumpet and piano.
Tickets:£8
Wednesday 29th to Friday 31st July at 7.30pm
Present Tense Productions present 
Travels With My Aunt
Travels With My Aunt was originally a novel by Graham Greene written in 1969, but was adapted for the stage by Giles Harvegal, artistic director of the Citizens' Theatre in Glasgow in 1989. The play then transferred to the West End.
The plot follows Henry Pulling, a retired, unmarried bank manager who, upon meeting his eccentric Aunt, begins to unravel secrets about her life and his own background. His new adventures take place through travels to new destinations, which take him physically and emotionally far away from his quiet suburban existence and into a world of crime, romance and scandal.
The play is an ensemble comedy, with four actors playing 24 characters. The play adaptation, upon transferring to London, won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment in 1993. This is believed to be the first time it has returned to Scotland for amateur production.
Previous Present Tense Productions include Glengarry Glen Ross, Treatment, Strangers on a Train and earlier this year – Proof. Present Tense, a firmly established local theatre company is committed to bringing the best of drama and the Aberdeen public together – showcasing quality both on and off stage.
Tickets: £9 (Conc. £7)
Saturday 1st August at 2.30pm
Alexanders Brothers
The Alexander Brothers are firmly established as Scotland's leading international entertainers. They are as well known in Canada and the United States as they are in the UK.
An afternoon of traditional Scottish music the audience will love!
Tickets £13 (Conc. £11)
Sunday 2nd August at 6pm & Monday 3rd August at 3pm & 7pm
YMT:UK – Peter Pan
Writer – Nick Stimson
Composer – Jimmy Jewell
“But wouldn’t it just be an awfully big adventure? The final jape, great escape, avoid the scrape and damn the boy who says he cannot die.”
Directed by Christian Durham with Music Director
Dean Austin, from the new production of Zorro, this new musical of JM Barrie’s classic tale, returns Peter Pan to its powerful and magical roots and re-invents it for the 21st century - not a pantomime or bedtime story but an unforgettable adventure that takes us from the ordinary to the extraordinary. A story of fear and enchantment, discovering a place that time has forgotten...
Tuesday 4th August at 7.00pm
Dance Show: Ballet Prague, Happy Feet from Norway and Ruciteme-Culture from Burundi
An entertaining mix of ballet, contemporary and traditional dance styles, from these leading young dancers from Europe and Africa.
Wednesday 5th August at 7.00pm
Dance Show: National Dance Company of the Bahamas, Royal Art Group Alkuone & Edo State Arts Company from Ghana
AIYF’s second dance night, featuring dynamic flag dance and acrobatics and lively choreography from talented passionate young dancers from Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.
Tickets/show £5 (+10% bf)
Thursday 6th August at 7.30 pm
Aberdeen Chorus Sweet Adelines International presents
Sounds of Summer
“Sounds of Summer” is a lively presentation spanning many musical styles including songs from the shows, popular and Scottish music.
The Aberdeen Chorus - “An outstanding performance –
Entertaining imaginative and awesome”- Aberdeen and North East Scotland Music Festival 2009.
Aberdeen Chorus, a 90 strong group of women who sing in four part harmony, is one of the leading UK choruses having been gold medallists in Ladies barbershop singing no fewer than six times. The chorus frequently travels out with Aberdeen both to perform and to compete, recently winning a medal at the UK Sweet Adelines Barbershop Convention in the Sage in Newcastle.
Please join us in our radio studio for the
Buchan Radio Show - a light hearted evening of entertainment where your local D.J. takes you through an eclectic mix of songs, from Highland Cathedral and My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose to the more contemporary Lion Sleeps Tonight .
We then move back in time to the 1920s with Diary of a Flapper Girl which brings you songs that will “Razzle Dazzle “ you..
Ticket details at www.aberdeenchorus.co.uk
Tickets £10 (Conc. £8)
Saturday 8th August from 7.30 pm
Just Cause Productions present...
The 24 hour musical
Tickets £12 adults (conc. £10)
Just Cause Productions will perform an established family musical within 24 hours in an effort to raise funds for local charitable company Castlegate Arts who support amateur and professional artists in the region.
The show and the rights to its performance will be secured in advance of the evening but will be kept secret from all involved in the production. On the evening of Friday 7 August, an envelope will be opened, revealing the show that must be performed in full on the following day at 7.30pm .
Over 30 performers, directors, musicians, choreographers, set designers, set builders, costume and technical crew are currently being assembled to facilitate the performance.
Sunday 9th August at 6.30pm and Monday 10th August at 7.30pm
Mrs Gerrard’s Accordion Band presents
An evening of Music & Song
Leader – Ian Rennie
Second Accordion & Organ – Sandra Kemp
Piano – Eileen Pike
Drums – George Sim
Compere – Dorothy Taylor
Conducted by Mrs. Willis Gerrard
Mrs Gerrard and her Accordion Band have become perennial favourites
as part of the Arts Carnival – and this year is no exception!
Presenting the best of Scottish and popular music, as ever this concert
has the usual blend of music, song and humour and is bound to get
those hands clapping and toes tapping as the band conducted by Mrs
Willis Gerrard plays some of your favourite music.
Tickets £10 (Conc. £8)
Thursday 13th to Saturday 15th August at 7.30 pm
Castlegate Theatre School presents...
Little Shop of Horrors
The senior members of Castlegate Theatre School presents: Little Shop of Horrors
Down and out Skid Row floral assistant Seymour becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an unusual plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon "Audrey II" grows and offers him fame, fortune and the girl he fancies Audrey (his co-worker) in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, all that Seymour holds dear is threatened as the plant's sinister agenda.
Written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, who redefined the animated musical genre with Disney favourites The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, Little Shop of Horrors is a wickedly funny, family-friendly stage musical that spoofs Roger Corman's classic 1962 cult film.
Tickets £9 adults (conc. £7)
Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd August at 7.30 pm
Wayward Theatre Company presents…
A Chorus Line
Brand new amateur group Wayward Theatre's debut performance will be the hugely popular musical "A Chorus Line". Winner of 9 Tony awards on Broadway, the show tells of the hopes and dreams of seventeen dancers as they audition for a part in a chorus line under the watchful eye of director Zach. Featuring songs such as "Nothing", "Dance Ten: Looks Three", "What I Did For Love" and the show stopping finale "One", this guarantees to be a dazzling night's entertainment from a fresh and vibrant cast.
Contains adult humour.
Tickets £9 (Conc. £8) // £7 on opening night
Wednesday 26th & Thursday 27th August at 7.30 pm
Friday 28th & Saturday 29th August at 5pm and 8.30pm
Aberdeen Creative Theatre presents...
Return to the forbidden planet
A musical by Bob Carlton
Tickets £12 adults (conc. £10)
Join Captain Tempest and his fearless crew on their journey into hyperspace... and beyond.
Bob Carlton's smash hit West End musical takes the 1956 film, with plot taken from Shakespeare's The Tempest, raids the Bard's other plays at will (and not always absolutely verbatim) and sets it to a score of great pop hits from the 1960s and 70s.This Olivier Award winning musical bursts with red hot rock and roll hits including Great Balls of Fire, Good Vibrations, Teenager in Love, The Young Ones and The Monster Mash.
So fasten your seat belts, set your ray guns to stun and get ready for a cosmic adventure of meteoric proportions!
"Wittily inventive and endearingly self-deprecating.... Rockin' entertainment" - Daily Telegraph