Pitlochry Festival Theatre

A Streetcar Named Desire

Theatre reviews: A Streetcar Named Desire | Meet Me at the Knob

A Streetcar Named Desire

Theatre reviews: A Streetcar Named Desire | Meet Me at the Knob

From left to right: Matthew Trevannion, Kirsty Stuart and Nalini Chetty in rehearsals for A Streetcar Named Desire PIC: Fraser Band

Kirsty Stuart on A Streetcar Named Desire at Pitlochry

Oliver Cookson (Mr Goldstone), Shona White (Mama Rose) and the cast of Gypsy PIC: Fraser Band

Theatre reviews: Gypsy | Too Close to the Sun

Shona White, Blythe Jandoo and Ben Stock in rehearsals for Gypsy at Pitlochry Festival Theatre PIC: Fraser Band

Shona White on playing 'the ultimate showbiz mother' in Gypsy

Sunshine on Leith director Elizabeth Newman. Picture: Colin Hattersley

Sunshine on Leith to make a Christmas comeback on stage this year

Nicole Cooper plays Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (an undoing) at the Lyceum PIC: Stuart Armitt

2023 Arts Preview: The Year Ahead in Theatre

Ewan Black as Turnbull, Malcolm Cumming as Donald and Daniel Cahill as James IV PIC: Mihaela Bodlovic

Arts review of 2022: Joyce McMillan on the year in theatre

Colin McCredie as Captain Hook and Deirdre Davis as Smee in Peter Pan and Wendy at Pitlochry PIC: Fraser Band

Theatre reviews: Peter Pan and Wendy | Kiki

Colin McCredie in rehearsals for Peter Pan and Wendy PIC: Fraser Band

Colin McCredie on playing Captain Hook: 'He's evil, but trying to be funny'

Omar Austin as Joseph Knight in Enough of Him PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Theatre reviews: Enough of Him | Shirley Valentine

Blythe Jandoo

The Scotsman Sessions #335: Blythe Jandoo

Sally Reid PIC: Andrew James

Sally Reid on playing Shirley Valentine: ‘It really resonates’

Blythe Jandoo in The Maggie Wall PIC: Fraser Band

Theatre reviews: The Maggie Wall | The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Lanna Joffrey as Fatemeh and Nalân Burgess as Shirin in Sister Radio PIC: Fraser Band

Theatre reviews: Sister Radio | The Comedy of Errors

Sara Shaarawi PIC: Beth Chalmers

Sara Shaarawi on her new play Sister Radio: 'It's an exploration of loneliness'

Under Another Sky

Theatre review: Under Another Sky, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

The cast of Little Women, from L-R: Anna Fordham, Jessica Brydges, Rachael McAllister and Meg Chaplin PIC: Fraser Band

Little Women: 'It feels very right for the moment'

Private Lives at Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Theatre reviews: The Words | Private Lives

Noises Off at Pitlochry Festival Theatre PIC: Fraser Band

Theatre reviews: Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Lipstick, Ketchup & Blood | Noises ...

Connor Going as Davy and Keith Jack as Ally in Sunshine on Leith PIC: Fraser Band

Theatre reviews: Sunshine on Leith | Alright Sunshine

Some of the team behind Oh When The Saints, from left to right: Tom McGovern (Tommy), Beverley Mayer (Supporter Liaison Officer for St Johnstone FC and community cast member), Greer Montgomery (Wendy), Ian Flaherty (Head of Operations for St Johnstone FC), Colin McCredie (Bobby) PIC: Chris Logan

Oh When The Saints: Bringing St Johnstone's Scottish Cup triumph to the stage

The Sunshine On Leith company on The Shore, with Rhine Drummond, Blythe Jandoo, Keith Jack and Connor Going in foreground. Picture: Greg Macvean

Scottish culture faces mixed picture as country emerges from Covid restrictions

Rhine Drummond, Blythe Jandoo, Keith Jack, Connor Going will star in the new production of Sunshine on Leith PIC: Greg Macvean

Sunshine on Leith: New version of Proclaimers musical to play Edinburgh and Pitl...

May Sumbwanyambe

Ones to watch in 2022: May Sumbwanyambe

Fiona Gibson, chief executive of Capital Theatres, and Elizabeth Newman, artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, launch their co-production of Sunshine On Leith PIC: Colin Hattersley Photography

2022 Arts preview: The Year Ahead in Theatre

White Christmas at the Edinburgh Playhouse

Theatre reviews: White Christmas | Donald and Benoit

Anna Russell Martin and Lorn Macdonald in Life is a Dream PIC: Ryan Buchanan

Arts review of 2021: Joyce McMillan on the year in theatre

Madeline Squire is one of the dancers playing the magician Drosselmeyer in Scottish Ballet's production of The Nutcracker at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh. Picture: Andy Ross

Scottish culture has made huge progress towards recovery – Brian Ferguson

Launching the new production of Sunshine On Leith are Fiona Gibson (left), Chief Executive of Capital Theatres, and Elizabeth Newman, Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

King's to close with new production of hit musical Sunshine On Leith

Beauty and The Beast

Theatre reviews: Beauty and the Beast | An Unexpected Hiccup | Ghost Stories

Alicia McKenzie

The Scotsman Sessions #290: Alicia McKenzie

Grant O'Rourke PIC: James Gourley/Shutterstock

'Today's Don Juans are in office' - Grant O'Rourke on modernising Molière

Lesley Orr and Jo Clifford at The Shore in Leith PIC: Andrew O'Brien / JPI Media

The Covid Requiem: can theatre play a role in the healing process?

Alicia McKenzie in Jekyll and Hyde PIC: Rhys Watson

Theatre reviews: Jekyll And Hyde | Cailleach | Islander | Sophia

Alice’s adventures are brought to life in Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s beautiful Explorers' Garden.

Festival thanks NHS workers with free tickets

Playwright and poet Hannah Lavery

Hannah Lavery: 'My way in is to ask, who is at the edges, in the silence?'

Alan Steele

The Scotsman Sessions #269: Alan Steele

Colin McCredie and Ali Watt

The Scotsman Sessions #264: Colin McCredie and Ali Watt

Adam Donaldson as Sir Toby Belch in the Bard in the Botanics 2021 production of Twelfth Night PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Theatre reviews: Twelfth Night | The Wind in the Willows | White Nights

The full cast of Falstaff take a bow. Picture: Scottish Opera

Scottish Opera's pop-up theatre leads the way in reviving live entertainment

Adventures with the Painted People at Pitlochry Festival Theatre's newly built 80-seat Amphitheatre

Theatre reviews: Adventures with the Painted People | The Fishwives | Estate

Sharleen Spiteri and Tony McGovern in the latest Scotsman Sessions

Why there's no substitute for the buzz of a live show - Roger Cox

Lauren Samels and Daniel Boys in An Afternoon at the West End at Pitlochry Festival Theatre's new Bandstand venue PIC: Melanie Brockway

Music review: An Afternoon at the West End, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Kirsty Stuart and Nicholas Karimi will star in Adventures With The Painted People

Pitlochry Festival Theatre takes its summer season into the great outdoors

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has come under fire over the casting of a new audio play it has commissioned with the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.

Scottish cultural venues will need to look after Scottish talent more

Mark Ravenhill's play Angela will open the Sound Stage season of audio plays commissioned by the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh and Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Mark Ravenhill interview: "The pandemic has shown us how much we need stories"

Pam Ferrris, Toby Jones, Matti Houghton, Joseph Millson and Jackson Laing will appearing in Mark Ravenhill's audio play Angela.

Leading Scottish theatres accused of shunning Scottish actors in new partnership

David Rankine and Fiona Wood in Heritage

The Scotsman Sessions #167: David Rankine and Fiona Wood

The eight writers contributing to Sound Stage are (clockwise from top left) Gary McNair, John Byrne, Jaimini Jethwa, Timberlake Wertenbaker, Linda Radley, Frances Poet, Mark Ravenhill and Roy Williams

Sound Stage: Lyceum and Pitlochry Festival Theatres team up for new audio plays ...

Matthew Zajac in The Tailor of Inverness

2021 Arts preview: The Year Ahead in Theatre

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has been closed to the public since March. Picture: Julius Cardew

Pitlochry Festival Theatre forced to rethink outdoor Christmas show

Sunshine on Leith has been one of the most successful new musicals staged in Scotland in recent years. Picture: Manuel Harlan

Drive to develop new generation of hit Scottish musicals unveiled

Barrie Hunter: "We just felt that we had to do something to keep the spirit of panto alive this Christmas." PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Live Christmas shows planned for Perth and Pitlochry

It is hoped the new look for Pitlochry Festival Theatre will be unveiled in May of next year. Image: Susie Bridge Architects

Pitlochry Festival Theatre fast-tracks expansion as part of recovery plan

The Festival Theatre in Edinburgh has been among the leading Scottish theatres lit up in recent months to highlight the impact of the curbs on live events since March.

Union leaders warn theatres will need lifeline support for three more years

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