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Aberdeen Arts Centre

33 King Street
Aberdeen AB25 2RA
01224 635208

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About the Theatre

Aberdeen Arts Centre is an independent arts venue in the heart of Aberdeen, operated by registered charity Castlegate Arts Ltd for over a quarter of a century. For more than 60 years, Aberdeen Arts Centre has played a crucial role in the north east’s vibrant arts scene through its programme of performances, Creative Learning Programme for children and adults, and an Artist Development Programme to support local professional creatives. In May 2025, the centre launched the Save Aberdeen Arts Centre campaign – a three-year fundraising drive to raise £660,000 to secure its future. Individuals and corporate sponsors can find out more and donate at https://www.aberdeenartscentre.com/save-aberdeen-arts-centre. Aberdeen Arts Centre encompasses a 350-seater auditorium; café bar; flexible spaces for performances, events, exhibitions and meetings; and the Children’s Theatre, opened by Catherine Hollingworth in the 1950s as a pioneering youth theatre (the first of its kind in the UK) and now used as a vital resource for professional artist development.

Upcoming Shows

Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show (Friday Night)

Oct 2

A fundraising variety show featuring over 100 performers across two nights to support the Save Aberdeen Arts Centre campaign. Friday night performers include Aberdeen Magical Society, Aberdeen Songwriter Sessions, Community Integrated Care, Danz Creations, Eclipse Gymnastics...

Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show

Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show

Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2026

Join Aberdeen Arts Centre for two spectacular nights of live entertainment as more than 100 performers come together for the Big Variety Show, a special fundraising event in support of the Save Aberdeen Arts Centre campaign. Showcasing the breadth and talent of the north east’s...

Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show (Saturday Night)

Oct 3

A fundraising variety show featuring over 100 performers across two nights to support the Save Aberdeen Arts Centre campaign. Saturday night performers include Aberdeen University Show Choir, Academy of Expressive Arts, Four Magicians, Gray School of Dance, Leanne MacVeigh Dance...

Do Not Pass Go

Oct 6

Do Not Pass Go, from award-winning theatre company Jordan & Skinner, tells the story of Lizzie Magie, the pioneering feminist, economist, and games designer who invented "The Landlord's Game" — the board game that would become Monopoly — only to have her creation stolen by...

The Snow Queen

Nov 28 – Dec 27, 2026

A festive pantomime in which Jack Frost has convinced the Snow Queen to rule over Aberdonia, causing winter to last forever. The Summer Fairy sets out to break the ice and save the day, joined by panto dame Rita Rizza and her silly reindeer friends. The cast includes Philip...

Review: TRANSPARENT, Oran Mor

Review: TRANSPARENT, Oran Mor

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 12, 2026

Barry feels like he’s slowly fading into the background of his own life. Clare, after a recent loss, feels like she’s unravelling in hers. A chance encounter in a crowded bar means they both end up on a night out together, where sparks fly. Will they both see what’s right in front of them? …

Review: EMERGENCE, Theatre Royal

Review: EMERGENCE, Theatre Royal

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 11, 2026

Enter a mesmerising underworld where human-kind dissolves into something altogether more elemental.…

Review: BURLESQUE, King's Theatre

Review: BURLESQUE, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 9, 2026

From executive producer Christina Aguilera and written by Steven Antin, based on the hit movie, Burlesque invites you to a club like no other: a hidden world beneath the city lights where sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers and lives can change in the flick of a feather boa.…

Review: READY TAE DRAP, Oran Mor

Review: READY TAE DRAP, Oran Mor

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 5, 2026

A rabbit, a refugee and a racist get stuck in a lift... That sounds like the start of a bad joke but for high rise residents Lauren, Aaliyah and Pat, it’s a night they’ll never forget.…

Review: ONE HUNDRED VOICES, Citizens Theatre

Review: ONE HUNDRED VOICES, Citizens Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 5, 2026

One Hundred Voices is an interactive, audio-guided installation, bringing creative insight into living in the care system. It serves as an artistic act of recognition and celebration of the one hundred testimonies recorded through the Caring Scotland project.…

Review: 1984, Citizens Theatre

Review: 1984, Citizens Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 4, 2026

The Thought Police monitor every word you say. Children spy on their parents and the Party has abolished the truth. In this totally controlled world, Winston and Julia begin a love affair which catapults them into rebellion against the Party.…

Book Review: SEETHING LANE, by Jack Jewers, Moonflower Books

Book Review: SEETHING LANE, by Jack Jewers, Moonflower Books

by Louise Penn · September 2, 2026

Jewers returns to Samuel Pepys as a subject of fiction following his debut novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys (2022). At the start of Seething Lane, Pepys is again looking for signs of corruption in and outside of the Court, but when violent death raises its head, he realises it is folly to t…

Review: HIGH SOCIETY, King's Theatre

Review: HIGH SOCIETY, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 2, 2026

Helen George (Call the Midwife, The King and I) leads a 28-strong cast as glamorous socialite Tracy Lord, joined by stage and screen favourites Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Nigel Lindsay (Kiss Me, Kate), Julian Ovenden (South Pacific), and Malcolm Sinclair (Pie in the Sky). As plans for the society we…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: OIL AND WHISKEY, The Street

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: OIL AND WHISKEY, The Street

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 31, 2026

Come see Oil and Whiskey, the award-winning, off-Broadway, country rock musical from New York City. Two ex lovers meet for a drink and relive their entire relationship over a couple rounds of whiskey. You'll laugh, cry and remember why: you don't text your ex. The best part is the show is free as a …

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: WOODY SEZ, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: WOODY SEZ, Underbelly

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 31, 2026

This award-winning show celebrating the life and career of Woody Guthrie makes its triumphant return to Fringe! Join us on an authentically American musical journey, using Guthrie's own words and over two dozen of his timeless songs in one joyous, toe-tapping musical. Performed by a multi-talented g…

Past Shows

100 Years of Magic

100 Years of Magic

Sep 4 – Sep 5, 2026

Step into a world of wonder as Aberdeen Magical Society celebrates a remarkable century of magic with a spectacular showcase of mystery, skill and showmanship. For 100 years, the society has brought together magicians from across the north east to share their passion for the art...

100 Years of Magic - Saturday Night

Sep 5

Aberdeen Magical Society celebrates its centenary with a night of magic featuring Garry Seagraves, Four Magicians, Dave Goulding, Carl Howse aka The Great Hootini, James Dickson, Smith & Burns, Eoin Smith, Sid Ozalid, Stuart Sharkey aka The Collieston Conjurer, Steve Meredith...

100 Years of Magic - Friday Night

Sep 4

Aberdeen Magical Society celebrates its centenary with a night of magic featuring Garry Seagraves, Four Magicians, Dave Goulding, Carl Howse aka The Great Hootini, James Dickson, Smith & Burns, Eoin Smith, David Anderson aka The Magician's Apprentice, Paul Rae, Jim Aitken, and...

The UnTalent Show

The UnTalent Show

Jun 20

Join us for a talent show with a difference… where the acts have no idea what they’re going to perform! Expect the unexpected…. plus lots of laughs and a heap of mishaps! Aberdeen Arts Centre is on the lookout for adventurous performers who don’t take themselves too seriously to...

Four Magicians

Four Magicians

Oct 16

Back by popular demand after T WO sellout shows earlier this year, Four Magicians return to Aberdeen Arts Centre this October! Four of Scotland’s leading magicians come together for an evening like no other – minds will be read; laws of nature will be defied; dad jokes will be...

Easy Money: A Comedy by Arnold Ridley

Easy Money: A Comedy by Arnold Ridley

Jul 16 – Jul 17, 2021

The Stafford family have been secretly doing the football pools - secretly because Grandma disapproves - but they'll surely never win, will they? Join the Castlegate Home Service, live on stage, as an array of professional talent present this most excellent comedy play by Dad's...

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