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www.cairdhall.co.uk WELCOME We are delighted to welcome an array of brand new Shows to the Caird Hall - Gino’s Italian Escape Live for an evening of food and fun, The National Theatre of The 306: Day, Bowie Experience all the hits of , The Aberdeen Sinfonietta with Conductor Gary Walker and the Frankie Valli celebration Bye Bye Baby. Tickets for all are now on sale so do book soon. City Box Office has a new look online service, after taking on board a number of customer comments from recent surveys, check it out at www.dundeebox.co.uk. the new site allows bookings from all devices whether you are on the bus or in the garden. For personal callers the office hours at 16 City Square have been extended to 5 pm Monday - Saturday, to further help improve the service. Grab a coffee, take a seat and look through our full programme of Shows/Events and book at your leisure. We hope to welcome you to the Caird Hall this Summer.

Susan Gillan Caird Hall Manager, Leisure & Culture Dundee

2 www.dundeebox.co.uk dundee city box office 01382434940 Friday 5 May 8pm GINO’S ITALIAN ESCAPE LIVE Live On Stage - A Night of Food and Fun with Gino

Join Gino D’Acampo for an evening of food and fun on Gino’s Italian Escape Live tour when he brings a piece of Italy to Dundee. Please be aware this show may contain adult lanuage not suitable for young children

£30 (£27.50 + £2.50 Booking Fee)

Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office 3 Caird Hall Organ Concerts 2017

Leisure and Culture Dundee, supported by the Friends of the Caird Hall Organ, present a series of Wednesday evening concerts. Come along and enjoy the excitingly varied programmes showing off the Caird Hall’s mighty Harrison organ in its full glory!

Wed 3 May - Richard Michael ‘Any tune… any style!’ You pick the programme for this concert!... Richard – a master of improvisation – will play any tune in any style from a list of pieces submitted by members of the audience!

Wed 7 June - Kevin Duggan A warm welcome to the Caird console for the first time to Kevin, Director of Music at Dunblane Cathedral. Kevin’s programme will include works by Holst, Hollins and Warlock.

Wed 12 July - Stuart Muir with The Williams Duo – trumpets Bede and Vicky Williams make a return visit

Leisure & Culture Dundee is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation No. SC042421 to join the City Organist for a concert with that thrilling combination of organ and trumpets.

4 Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office Wed 2 August - Neil Cockburn & Edmund Aldhouse A Tribute to Marcel Dupré

“It will be a thrilling experience to hear the instrument of which we are all so proud played by the greatest master of his art”. So heralded the Courier Marcel Dupré’s May 1924 visit to perform on the brand new Harrison and Harrison organ of the Caird Hall. Now, more than 90 years later Calgary Cathedral Organist Neil Cockburn and Ely Cathedral Assistant Organist Edmund Aldhouse recreate Dupré’s recital. The repertoire includes music by Bach, Parry, Franck and Dupré.

Wed 6 Sept - Donald MacKenzie Having wowed several audiences with his playing at FOCHO’s black and white movie nights, Donald, resident organist at the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square in London, stars in his first solo concert at the Caird Hall.

Concerts start at 7pm, except 2 August at 7.30pm and will last approximately 1 hour, with the chance to ‘meet the organist’ in the café-bar following each performance.

£5 | FOCHO £4 | Students £3 Accompanied schoolchildren Free

Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office 5 Wednesday 17 May Doors Open 7pm

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Special Acoustic show by Scotland’s super group Simple Minds £74.50 (£71.00 + £3.50 Booking Fee) £59.50 (£56.00 + £3.50 Booking Fee) £49.50 (£46.00 + £3.50 Booking Fee) £39.50 (£36.00 + £3.50 Booking Fee) Max 6 tickets per customer Over 14s, under 16s with Adult 18+

6 www.dundeebox.co.uk dundee city box office 01382434940 The Dundee Cat Show Saturday 13 May 11.30am - 4.30pm Hosted by The Nor’ East of Scotland Cat Club & The Siamese Cat Society of Scotland

Championship cat show for pedigree and non-pedigree cats. Held under G.C.C.F. Rules. No entries accepted on day Trade/Charity Stalls

Admission at door

Bowie Experience Friday 26 May 7.30pm Bowie Experience is a spectacular concert featuring all of David Bowie’s hits - celebrating the music of the world’s greatest pop icon. An unforgettable journey of sound and vision through David Bowie’s golden years from Space Oddity through to Let’s Dance. The world’s number 1 celebration of David Bowie features songs including Space Oddity, Starman, Fashion, Life on Mars, China Girl, Rebel Rebel, Golden Years, Modern Love, All the Young Dudes, Lets Dance, Heroes and Absolute Beginners.

£26 (£24 + £2 Booking Fee)

Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office 7 Got Soul Choir - Sizzlin’ Soul Saturday 27 May 8pm Led by soul powerhouse Maryam Ghaffari, the massed voices of Dundee’s premier soul choir bring you Sizzlin’ Soul! The Choir are joined by special guest singer, MC and producer, Kevin Mark Trail. Joined by the full Got Soul live band, this is going to be a night of infectious and uplifting classic and contemporary soul songs that are guaranteed to get you on your feet. Don’t miss the Got Soul Choir’s unique brand of foot-stomping and soul- soaring harmonies.

Got Soul Choir - Sizzlin’ Soul © Andy Catlin

£16 | Concessions £12.50

Aberdeen Sinfonietta Summer Concert Sunday 28 May 3pm In recent years Aberdeen Sinfonietta has expanded its membership and repertoire to perform regularly as a full symphony orchestra in Aberdeen’s Music Hall. This concert is the first to be given by the larger orchestra outside Aberdeen. They will perform a varied and joyful programme, including the attractive Hebridean Dances by the well-known Aberdeen-born composer John McLeod.

Rossini: Overture The Barber of Seville John McLeod: Hebridean Dances Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Conductor: Garry Walker Soloist: Gina McCormack (violin)

£12 Students & unemployed £6 Accompanied schoolchildren free Garry Walker © Jack Liebeck Gina McCormack 8 www.dundeebox.co.uk dundee city box office 01382434940 Scottish Ensemble Eastern Europe Express Wednesday 31 May 7.30pm With Bartosz Woroch (guest director and violin) Gorecki - Three pieces in old style Chopin - Two Nocturnes [arr. David Matthews] Bacewicz - Concerto for String Orchestra Czyż - Canzona di Barocco for String Orchestra Dvorák - String Quintet in G major, Op. 77 [arr. string orchestra] Pre-concert talk from the stage at 6.45pm Hosted by guest director and solo violinist Bartosz Woroch

£12 | Students/Unwaged £5 Accompanied schoolchildren free

National Youth Choir of Scotland Dundee Choir Summer Concert Sunday 4 June 6.30pm NYCoS Dundee Choir, under the baton of Director Mairi Leggatt, returns to the Caird Hall for its annual summer concert. The singers, aged 8-17 years, will showcase a varied repertoire. A recent highlight for the Choir was taking part in a unique massed choir performance to celebrate the 2014 Commonwealth Games, entitled ‘Going for Gold’. Over 700 NYCoS singers were involved over two performances in Dundee and Glasgow.

£8 | Under 25 £5

Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office 9 Bye Bye Baby Wednesday 14 June 7.30pm Bye Bye Baby takes you back in time on a musical journey through the career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, whose songs graced such films as The Deer Hunter, Dirty Dancing and Grease. From their early beginning in the 1950s, when Frankie first joined the group, this show celebrates the greatest hits such as ‘Beggin’; ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’; ‘Walk Like A Man’; ‘Lets Hang On’; ‘Who Loves You’; ‘December ’63 (Oh What A Night)’; ‘Bye Bye Baby’; ‘Can’t Take my Eyes off You’; ‘Fallen Angel’ and ‘Grease’ through to a superb grand finale medley of more of the group’s greatest hits.

£22.25 (£20.50 + £1.75 Booking Fee) Concessions £21.25 (£19.50 + £1.75 Booking Fee)

Be Your Best Foundation Present ® 2017 Rock Challenge Friday 16 June 6.30pm Scottish Final

Involving more than 320 schools across the country this year’s UK Rock Challenge® and J Rock™ tour is expected to reach 20,000 young people between the ages of 7 and 18 years old and upwards of 38,000 audience members. The spectacular performing arts competition returns to Dundee to host the Scottish Final for another mesmerising year. Following their success in regional heats, schools from across Scotland will bring their eight-minute high-scale productions and perform together in a captivating night of competition whilst supporting the Rock Challenge® ethos of achieving a natural high through performance rather than through the use of substances. Join us as we celebrate the best in youth creativity, talent, and imagination. £13

10 www.dundeebox.co.uk dundee city box office 01382434940 SSAFA Annual Concert Saturday 17 June 7pm Sailors, Soldiers, Airman & Families Association is the major local charitable organisation looking after the welfare of Veterans of all conflicts since World War 1 Comedian - Private Eddie Devine Scotland’s Cavalier of song - Jimmy McWilliams The Military Wives Choir of RAF Leuchars Musical Director & Host - Robin Mather The Black Watch Pipes & Drums The Twa Tenors The Dundee Free Voice Singers The Sandra Wright Dancers

£6

Sunday 18 June 7pm

DANCE EAT PERFORM A huge cast of young people showcasing the latest dance styles in Hip Hop, Streetdance, and Musical REPEAT Theatre. A fun filled variety performance, where SUNDAY 18TH JUNE 2017 - 7.00PM participants come from our projects in Dundee, CAIRD HALL DUNDEE Birkhill, Monifieth, Inchture and Carnoustie plus TICKETS: ADULTS -£9 CONSESSIONS £7 TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM performances from our Dundee Dance Company. WWW.DUNDEEBOX.CO.UK 16 CITY SQUARE, DUNDEE DD1 3BG 01382 434940 £9 | Concessions £7

Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office 11 Sat 24 June 7.30pm

One Night of Queen Performed by Gary Mullen and the Works

In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the largest number of votes ever received in the shows history. Since May 2002, ‘Gary Mullen and the Works’ have performed throughout the UK, USA, Europe, South Africa and New Zealand to sell-out audiences. One Night of Queen is a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time. This show will ROCK you!

£20 | Concessions £18

12 www.dundeebox.co.uk dundee city box office 01382434940 African Praise & Gospel Music Concert Saturday 15 July 6pm Prepare for an evening reverberating with the sounds and rhythms of Africa. Music and dance lovers will be presented with an expression of Africa’s unique culture and history - the popular African Praise & Gospel Music Concert. Featuring live performances by the Dundee African Gospel Choir, the Africa Divine Dance Troupe, and other artistes. The Afro-Scottish Heritage Drama Group will present an original drama showcasing the African way of life.

£5 | Concessions £3 Child - Under 6yrs FREE

NYoS Senior Orchestra Summer Concert Thursday 20 July 7pm The NYoS Senior Orchestra will perform an array of exhilarating and horizon broadening compositions inspired by the Americas under the baton of conductor Maxime Tortelier. Within this theme they will present a spectrum of classical through to contemporary repertoire, from North and South American composers. Leonard Bernstein: Fancy Free Ballet George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 2 Op. 30 Romantic Conductor: Maxime Tortelier Soloist: Sarah Ayoub (piano)

£14 | Concessions £8 | Under 25 £2.50 Early bird offer£8 per ticket purchased by 20 June

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Sunday 7 May 11am - 5pm Holistic Ways Festival A Mind Body and Spirit Event We believe that the unique content of each of our events is what makes the Holistic Ways Festivals stand out. From presenting leading speakers in the Mind Body Spirit field, hosting a mix of established and emerging holistic health practitioners and therapists offering alternative, complementary & holistic therapies, psychics, free talks, workshops & performances and not forgetting the very best Mind, Body & Spirit retailers around! Admission at door

Wednesday 10 May 7.30pm Lydian Singers Spring Concert The Dundee based Ladies choir will perform classical, popular and folk songs in a varied programme of music to provide an evening guaranteed to entertain and please all musical tastes. Musical Director - William Boyle Accompanist - Helen Boyle Guests Artistes - The Vintage Girls

Tickets from choir members & at door.

Monday 15 May 7.30pm Cecilian Choir Annual Concert Founded in 1952, the choir was named after Saint Cecilia, the Patron Saint of music. The Cecilian Choir has performed at various venues across the United Kingdom and further afield, including - most notably - trips to Italy, France, Ireland, the Holy Land, and Belgium. The concert programme will include a mixture of traditional and modern choral music and, this year, we welcome as guest instrumentalists, Jennifer Watson and Kirsty Lowe on violin. Musical Director - Kevin Veal Accompanist - Helen Boyle Tickets from choir members & at door.

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Sunday 21 May & Sunday 2 July 11am - 4pm Dundee Record, CD and Music Memorabilia Fair This is Scotland’s longest running Music Fair in one venue. The event specialises in selling rare and collectable vinyl and Cd’s with dealers from all over the UK, and also thousands of bargains with prices starting at 50p. There is the opportunity to sell items and obtain top prices. A free valuation service is on offer for your rare and interesting items, ideal for insurance purposes. Admission at door

Thursday 25 May 7.30pm National Theatre of Scotland, , and Stellar Quines, present The 306: Day Written by Oliver Emanuel, composed by Gareth Williams, directed by Jemima Levick 1917. The war across the channel rages on. In Russia, a revolution is turning the social order on its head. And at home in Britain, there are women fighting their own battle. Rents are rising. Food is scarce. And war work can be deadly. Inspired by real events and first-hand accounts, The 306: Day follows the lives of three ordinary women fighting to be heard above the clamour of World War 1. The 306: Day is a new piece of theatre about staying silent and speaking out, fighting for peace and giving into violence. It tells the forgotten story of three women in wartime and their struggle to survive in a world that won’t listen. The 306: Day is co-commissioned with 14- 18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary, and is the second part of the 306 Trilogy, following last year’s performances of The 306: Dawn. Tickets £14 (£12.50 + £1.50 Booking Fee) Concessions £12 (£10.50 + £1.50 Booking Fee)

Please note the performance contains some strong language, violence, nudity and is not suitable for children. Age restriction 14+

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Monday 10 - Friday 14 July 10.30am - 3.30pm Soundbase Summer Slam The Soundbase Summer Slam offers young people the opportunity to work with a team of professional musicians and learn new skills. This 5 day course gives the opportunity to improve guitar playing, drumming, keyboard, developing a band, song-writing and performance skills. If you are aged between 12-18 years old and have a keen interest in music then get involved. You don’t need any experience….just plenty of enthusiasm! The course culminates on Friday 14 July @ 7pm with a gig in a fun and relaxed atmosphere in the Marryat Hall Book your place NOW! Contact [email protected] Tel: 01382 434111 £25 for the course

Saturday 5 August 10am - 4pm East of Scotland Model Show Model displays from the Dundee branch and their fellow ‘plastic bashers’ with clubs throughout the UK, Tombola, Traders Stands and much more. Revisit the hobby and see the variety of subjects now available. Admission at door

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PARKING ACCESS INFORMATION The Underground Car Park, Crichton St, The Caird Hall is fully accessible with ramped DD1 3AJ is open Monday to Saturday and access from City Square at the Marryat door. occasional Sunday evenings for Caird Hall The lift from the Underground Car Park, concerts. Tickets from Dundee City Box Office. Crichton St, DD1 3AJ is available for Caird Hall concerts. On-street parking is free after 6pm, as are the local car parks. Nearest secure car park Should you have any specific requirements is Gellatly Street, DD1 3DY. please call the Caird Hall Office on 01382 434451. There are designated blue badge parking spaces in Crichton Street, Castle Street and Registered assistance dogs are welcome and Shore Terrace, DD1 3AH. staff will be happy to provide water.

Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office 17 Information Did you know? TOURS EMAIL ALERTS Ever wanted to find out what it’s like If you have missed out on tickets for the backstage? Tours available for community sell-out shows please sign up to our email groups/schools etc, subject to programme. alerts which advise on ticket discounts/offers Contact the Music and Events Development and onsale dates. Email Officer: 01382 434111 [email protected] [email protected] to be included. ADMISSION Latecomers will not be admitted to the show until a suitable break in the free mobile app now available performance, which may be the interval. Mobile phones must be switched off during the performance.

PHOTOGRAPHY Photography and the recording of events are strictly forbidden.

UNDER 16’S All children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult 18+ at all performances.

BABIES Babies under 3 years of age are not permitted, unless the performance is strictly for pre-school children. Children 3 years and over must have a valid ticket to attend a performance.

REFRESHMENTS The Caird Hall has café-bars which are open half an hour prior to the performance and at the interval.

LOST PROPERTY Should you require this service please call 01382 434451 Monday - Friday, between 1pm and 4pm.

Warning - exposure to loud music can injure your hearing. Leisure & Culture Dundee cannot accept any responsilbility 18 for changes or omissions in this programme. 18 Booking made easy Seating plan IN PERSON Dundee City Box Office, 16 City Square, Dundee DD1 3BG Open Mon - Thurs & Sat 9.30am - 5pm and Fri 9am - 5pm BY PHONE (01382) 434940 where you can pay by Visa, Mastercard etc. Transaction fee £1 ON-LINE Book online at www.dundeebox.co.uk. Transaction fee £2 BY POST Please enclose your remittance including the secure postage fee of £1.50 or £1 for first class mail. Cheques should be made payable to Leisure and Culture Dundee GIFT VOUCHERS Caird Hall gift vouchers are available in denominations of £10 and can be purchased from the Box Office and online EMAIL ENQUIRIES [email protected] REFUNDS Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase except in the case of a cancelled performance CONCESSIONS Concessions are available at some performances for students, children, unemployed, senior citizens and disabled. Contact Box Office for details EVENING BOX OFFICE Box Office will open one hour prior to performance start time for tickets for the evening Show only.

Dundee City Box Office is a Ticketing Agency. This means we sell tickets on behalf of Concert Promoters. Your contract of purchase is with the Concert Promoter. 19 What’s On Next Follow the Caird Hall @CairdHallDundee September 2017 Wednesday 6 Organ Concert – Donald MacKenzie Saturday 9 Hell for Lycra XIV - Wrestling Wednesday 13 Starz in Thir Ehs Thursday 14 Scottish Ensemble Sunday 24 Texas plus support

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