Hmt helps trust to record year

The His Majesty's Theatre centenary boosted a record-breakingyear for Aberdeen Performing Arts - with more than pounds7million in ticket sales.

The annual report of the trust - which runs HMT, the Music Halland Aberdeen Box Office - revealed an all-time high in sales.

The box office sold more than 472,000 tickets, valued atpounds7.2 million.

HMT itself broke records with more than 255,000 attending shows - up 10%.

The Music Hall saw a 14% leap with 140,000 people at more than200 concerts.

Theatre bosses say the success is due to high quality and highprofile events, including celebrations to mark the 100thanniversary of HMT.

Duncan Hendry, chief executive of APA, said: "It has been a yearof great achievement for everyone at Aberdeen Performing Arts."