Aberdeen’s His Majesty’s Theatre will be turning off its lights this Saturday to raise awareness for the environmental campaign Earth Hour.
The theatre will switch off or fade all unnecessary lights in the building at 8:30pm to show its concern over climate change.
The Aberdeen theatre will join forces for Earth Hour, with the only other His Majesty’s Theatre in the world, situated in Perth, Australia.
Earth Hour is a global annual event that takes place on the last Saturday of every March. It is organised by the World Wide Fund and asks all businesses and households to turn off unnecessary lights and electric appliances to draw attention towards the need for action over climate change.
Earth hour began in Sydney four years ago, when over 2.2 million households and businesses switched off for the foundation.
His Majesty’s Theatres in Perth and Aberdeen were twinned in an official ceremony in Australia in 2004 and in Aberdeen in 2005.
Duncan Hendry, chief executive of Aberdeen Performing Arts, said: "I'm delighted that we are able to mark this important international occasion with our friends in Perth, Western Australia and Perth, Scotland."
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