The Book of Mormon will return to Aberdeen’s His Majesty’s Theatre for a three-week run in 2025, leading the way in a sensational new season of shows announced by Aberdeen Performing Arts.
Audiences can also expect a stunning adaptation of literary favourite Little Women, an imaginative take on Scottish cult classic Restless Natives, and a visit from local heroes The Flying Pigs at His Majesty’s Theatre next year, while multi-award winning comedian Sara Pascoe is set to visit the city’s Music Hall.
Brilliantly clever thriller, 2:22 A Ghost Story, will make a welcome return to the city theatre by popular demand, while next year’s His Majesty’s Theatre pantomime has been confirmed as family favourite Cinderella.
Delve 2025 will invite audiences to put their trust in curator, acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni for a weekend of new experiences and performances, and Scottish Dance Theatre’s Pirates will bring some swashbuckling fun to the programme, tying in with the Tall Ships Race 2025.
Aberdeen Performing Arts chief executive Sharon Burgess said: “Our new season brochure is packed full of treats and treasures, with music, drama, comedy, family adventures and more all coming to Aberdeen.
“I’m particularly looking forward to Little Women - a beautifully written and fascinating portrayal of strong, complex female characters that I am so looking forward to seeing played out on the His Majesty’s Theatre stage.
“Add to that our newly announced Comedy Festival, and there’s a lot to get excited about at Aberdeen Performing Arts for 2025!
“All you need to do is pick up a copy of the new brochure and decide which shows you will be joining us for!“
The smash-hit Broadway musical Book of Mormon visits His Majesty’s Theatre from Wednesday, September 3 to Saturday, September 20.
Written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, the show has won nine Tony awards, four Olivier awards and more than 30 international awards since premiering in 2011.
The Book of Mormon follows a pair of Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that’s a long way from their home in Salt Lake City.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the creators of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning television show, South Park, and the feature films South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and Team America: World Police.
Robert Lopez co-created the Broadway musical Avenue Q and co-wrote the songs for Disney’s Frozen and Coco. He is the first and only double ‘EGOT’ winner having won all four major entertainment awards at least twice - Emmy®, Grammy®, Oscar® and Tony® Awards.
Little Women is on from Tuesday, May 13 to Saturday, May 17.
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women was an immediate critical and commercial success. The book was inspired by Alcott’s experiences growing up and is one of the best-loved novels of all time.
Experience the enduring journey of the March sisters - tomboy Jo, beautiful Meg, sensitive Beth, and spoilt Amy, as they navigate the challenges of the Civil War era, forging unbreakable bonds of love and family. Step into the world of sisterhood, courage, ambition and follow them as they progress into womanhood.
Still as relevant today, Little Women is a celebration of women proving that women can be heroes of their own story, can be bold, persistent, self-assured to stand strong in who they are, and what they desire for themselves in their present and future.
Anne-Marie Casey’s masterful new adaptation of the classic story offers a captivating rendition of Little Women that breathes new life into a cherished classic.
Classic Scottish movie Restless Natives starts a new adventure as a stage musical featuring the music of Big Country, making a pitstop at His Majesty’s Theatre from Wednesday, May 21 to Saturday, May 24.
Intrepid underdogs Ronnie and Will become Highland Highwaymen, holding up buses and winning international renown, fleecing tourists with charm and panache.
Tour guide Margot believes they can restore national pride, but the police are closing in. Will this be the end of the story - or the beginning of a legend?
The Flying Pigs are delighted to be back at His Majesty’s Theatre from Wednesday, September 24 to Saturday, September 27 with The Fashed and the Furious, a new show packed full of their usual blend of sketches and songs as part of the Aberdeen Comedy Festival line up.
Once described as 'the punk Scotland The What?', the Pigs inimitable brand of humour sees the return of favourite characters such as Mither & Faither, Hilton John and the Buckie Drifters.
Following seven West End seasons, a record-breaking UK and Ireland tour and 12 productions across the globe, the stage phenomenon 2:22 A Ghost Story will be back at His Majesty’s due to popular demand from Monday, May 4 to Saturday, May 9.
Winner of Best New Play at the WhatsOnStage Awards, this edge-of-your-seat, supernatural thriller is written by Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcasts Uncanny and The Battersea Poltergeist.
Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again? Belief and scepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they’re going to stay up… until 2:22… and then they’ll know.
The His Majesty’s Theatre pantomime for 2025/26 has been revealed as Cinderella, running from Saturday, November 29 2025 to Sunday, January 4, 2026, and packed with all of the traditional pantomime secret ingredients.
Cinderella features laugh-out-loud comedy, stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and plenty of boos and hisses, as Cinders goes from rags to riches, outwits her very ugly sisters and meets her dashing Prince Charming.
Delve 2025 will take place over the weekend of Friday, January 24 and Saturday, January 25, inviting audiences to dive into a weekend of beautiful gigs and creative activity with none other than Rachel Sermanni at the helm.
Further details for this special weekend will be announced soon.
Get ready to dive into a world of fantasy and adventure with Scottish Dance Theatre’s family show Pirates! at His Majesty’s Theatre from Saturday, July 19 to Sunday, July 20 as we sail into The Tall Ships Races 2025!
Together with best friends Tom and Daisy, we will go on an unforgettable adventure featuring the formidable Captain Sandy Rogers, a bunch of slippery zombies and a final, all-out duel with the wicked Captain O’Greed!
Sara Pascoe will visit the Music Hall on Friday, March 6, 2026 with her show, I Am A Strange Gloop. Have you ever been awake in the middle of the night and thought something so smart and astute that you couldn’t wait for the world to wake up so you could tell them? This show is that thought. In that it doesn’t make much sense and is a bit weird on reflection.
Tickets for the first acts are on sale to Friends of Aberdeen Performing Arts on Thursday, November 21, and on general sale on Tuesday, November 26, and are available from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com, phone (01224) 641122 or visit the box office at the Music Hall or His Majesty’s Theatre.