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Aberdeen Performing Arts is a charitable trust founded in 2004 to take over the running and management of His Majesty's Theatre, The Music Hall. In 2008, the company's portfolio grew with the acquisition of The Lemon Tree after its brief closure. [1] The buildings are still owned by Aberdeen City Council.
The theatre is managed by Aberdeen Performing Arts, on behalf of Aberdeen City council, which also runs The Music Hall, and The Lemon Tree. The theatre is regularly visited by Scotland's national arts companies and hosts performances from other major companies.
Aberdeen Arts Centre is a theatre on King Street in Aberdeen, Scotland. The 350-seater auditorium regularly plays host to music and drama events and is the focus for much of Aberdeen's amateur dramatic activities. The theatre is on two levels, with an upper and a lower gallery for audiences.
The venue was designed in 1820 by Archibald Simpson, a notable Aberdeen architect, and cost £11,500 when it was originally constructed in 1822. [1] It was opened to the public as a concert hall in 1859. In September 1896, the building hosted the first cinema screening in Aberdeen. [2] The building was renovated in the 1980s. [3]
Aberdeen International Youth Festival was a festival of performing arts and one of Scotland's major international cultural events, which ran from 1981 to 2017. Each year the festival brought over 1000 young people in performing arts companies and music groups from across the globe.
Aberdeen Arts Centre is a theatre and arts centre on King Street in Aberdeen, Scotland with a 350-seater auditorium. It is a Category A listed building. [1] The building was originally the North Parish Church. The church was converted to an Arts Centre in 1963. [2]
Hendry, who had been manager of The Music Hall from 1997, became the general manager of Aberdeen's performing arts venues in March 1999. This included His Majesty's Theatre, the Music Hall, the Cowdray Hall and the Aberdeen Box Office. [6] He was instrumental in moving the venues into a charitable trust, forming Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA ...
The following is a list of active theatres and concert halls in Scotland. They are organised alphabetically by name. In rural areas, church halls and town halls may double up as theatres, and many colleges and universities also have their own auditoria.