https://youtu.be/SD0YhFrzsao Directed by Sam Hardie Musical Direction by Richard Reeday Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ Walking around the gateway to the Highlands, and arriving at the now fully-kitted out Pitlochry Festival Theatre (with some smashing new bathrooms and reference to previous productions), the Pink Lady Jacket sporting guests mingled with the eager … Continue reading Review: Grease – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Written by Peter Arnott Directed by David Greig Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets: £16.00 ★★★ Of all claims that can be made for A Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape, having a misguiding title is not one of them; set on a summer evening in a country house in Perthshire in 2014, a seasonal stillness and … Continue reading Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape – Royal Lyceum Theatre
Written by Tennessee Williams Directed by Elizabeth Newman ★★★★★ A searing light of success has been emanating from the Pitlochry Festival Theatre this season, as the choking heat of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire envelopes the theatre’s auditorium. As one of theatre’s paramount characters, Blanche Dubois, the daughter of a wealthy family brought down to the … Continue reading A Streetcar Named Desire – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Written by Peter Arnott Directed by David Greig Tickets: £16.00 ★★★ We find ourselves on the precipice of an abyss: trapped in a limbo of decisions (and votes) cast but existing in a world with no answers anywhere on the horizon. In the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum of 2014, George Rennie, retired academic … Continue reading Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Written by Noël Coward Adapted for the Stage by Emma Rice Original Music Composed by Stu Barker Directed by Elizabeth Newman ★★★★ We’ve all done it, fallen in love with a perfect stranger across a Train carriage or on the last bus home. But for many, it’s a sliver of time blown into life together, compacting into … Continue reading Brief Encounter – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/cg8GdNDf7Nc Composed by Giacomo Puccini Directed by Sir David McVicar Conducted by Stuart Stratford ★★★★★ The idea of remaining faithful to the artist's intentions is, for some producers, not always the first thing on their mind in staging a lengthy or composite collection of works. For Puccini, there was no other way to demonstrate the … Continue reading Il Trittico – Festival Theatre
Written by Michael Frayn Directed by Ben Occhipinti ★★★ Cards on the table. We like it when things go arse-over-tit. And for every Shakespearean wonder of monolithic talent, there’s a pratfall which gets a firmer response. And in recent years, the advancements in staging and lighting and video design affords production companies the opportunities for … Continue reading Noises Off – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Written by Stephen Greenhorn Featuring the Songs of The Proclaimers Directed by Elizabeth Newman & Ben Occhipinti ★★★★ Returning home can come with a myriad of complications. As desperate as we are to see family, reconnect with friends, and hold our loved ones – change rears itself at every corner. For Davy and Ally, relieved … Continue reading Sunshine On Leith – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Two of our most supportive theatres are coming together in what we can expect to be an exceptional collaboration with Sunshine on Leith. News of the co-production has been known for a while now, with appetites craving news on the casting of the piece - well, time to shine some light on that front. The now-legendary … Continue reading Sunshine on Leith – Casting News
