WHAT’S ON PITLOCHRY: Summer Season 2019, Autumn & Festive Productions
Summer Season 24 May – 5 Oct 2019
Autumn Production 17 Oct– 3 Nov
Festive Production 21 Nov – 23 Dec
To book, call Box Office on 01796 484626 or go online: www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com.
Summer Holiday
Stage adaptation by MICHAEL GYNGELL and MARK HADDIGAN. Based on the film SUMMER HOLIDAY, directed by PETER YATES, screenplay by RONALD CASS and PETER MYERS and by special arrangement with StudioCanal Orchestrations by KEITH STRACHAN Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited on behalf of Josef Weinberger Limited
During a wet Scottish summer, Pitlochry bus driver Don whisks his workmates away on a borrowed bus, in search of sunshine and fun in Athens!
Along the way, the boys pick up a stowaway, rescue stranded singing trio Do-Re-Mi and fall in love! One of the most popular movies of the 60s, immortalised by Cliff Richard and The Shadows, make sure you jump on board to sing along with the happiest, hit-filled, feel-good musical of your summer holiday.
Look out for news about our Theatre Bus Tour! We will be sharing songs and stories in lots of communities, bringing joy and art to as many people as possible. Expect those wonderful songs, In The Country, Summer Holiday, The Young Ones, Do You Wanna Dance, Travellin’ Light, Bachelor Boy ,Living Doll , Move It and On The Beach.
Tickets: from £20.00 PLUS groups offers, family tickets and concessions.
8:00pm, 24 May 2019
2:00pm, 25 May 2019
8:00pm, 25 May 2019
2:00pm, 29 May 2019
8:00pm, 29 May 2019
2:00pm, 30 May 2019
8:00pm, 30 May 2019
2:00pm, 1 June 2019
8:00pm, 1 June 2019
2:00pm, 8 June 2019
8:00pm, 8 June 2019
2:00pm, 15 June 2019
8:00pm, 22 June 2019
8:00pm, 28 June 2019
2:00pm, 29 June 2019
8:00pm 1 July 2019
8:00pm 5 July 2019
2:00pm 6 July 2019
8:00pm 10 July 2019
8:00pm 13 July 2019
8:00pm 17 July 2019
8:00pm 20 July 2019
8:00pm 29 July 2019
8:00pm 2 July 2019
2:00pm 3 August 2019
8:00pm 6 August 2019
2:00pm 7 August 2019
8:00pm 10 August 2019
8:00pm 16 August 2019
2:00pm 17 August 2019
8:00pm 23 August 2019
2:00pm 24 August 2019
8:00pm 2 September 2019
8:00pm 6 September 2019
2:00pm 14 September 2019
8:00pm 18 September 2019
2:00pm 19 September 2019
8:00pm 23 September 2019
8:00pm 28 September 2019
2:00pm 1 October 2019
2:00pm 2 October 2019
8:00pm 2 October 2019
2:00pm 3 October 2019
8:00pm 3 October 2019
8:00pm 4 October 2019
2:00pm 5 October 2019
8:00pm 5 October 2019
Blithe Spirit
by Noël Coward
Celebrated (and often cantankerous!) novelist Charles Condomine has invited a local medium and eccentric, Madame Arcati, to hold a séance at his house,
as research for his latest book. Rather surprisingly, the hapless Arcati calls up the ghost of Charles’ first wife – the alluring Elvira. Safe in the knowledge that only Charles can see her, Elvira embarks on a series of troublesome events that
quickly move from somewhat harmless to very dangerous…
Blithe Spirit is Coward’s most successful, inventive, highly spirited comedy. It was the longest running hit of his career, the film version of which memorably
starred Rex Harrison and Margaret Rutherford.
If you relished our 2013 production of Present Laughter, then you’ll love this mischievous comedy that’s pure Coward at his nonchalant and sardonic best.
Tickets: from £16.00 PLUS groups offers, family tickets and concessions.
8:00pm, 6 June 2019
8:00pm, 7 June 2019
8:00pm, 15 June 2019
2:00pm, 22 June 2019
8:00pm, 25 June 2019
2:00pm, 26 June 2019
8:00pm 3 July 2019
8:00pm 6 July 2019
8:00pm 9 July 2019
2:00pm 10 July 2019
8:00pm 15 July 2019
2:00pm 18 July 2019
2:00pm 27 July 2019
8:00pm 30 July 2019
2:00pm 31 July 2019
8:00pm 7 August 2019
8:00pm 12 August 2019
8:00pm 17 August 2019
8:00pm 21 August 2019
8:00pm 24 August 2019
8:00pm 5 September 2019
2:00pm 6 September 2019
8:00pm 11 September 2019
2:00pm 12 September 2019
8:00pm 17 September 2019
2:00pm 18 September 2019
8:00pm 25 September 2019
2:00pm 28 September 2019
Blonde Bombshells of 1943
By Alan Plater
Band leader Betty is in trouble. Her glamorous, all female 8-piece band has finally landed a big-time BBC performance on the wireless, but various illicit liaisons with the yanks have depleted their ranks.
In double-quick time, remaining bandmates recruit new talent! Enter a draft-dodging drummer who is unafraid to don a frock, a nun who plays a mean ukulele, an innocent schoolgirl clarinetist and a rather snooty soldier saxophonist. Will Betty and her assorted crew give the performance of their lives?
Based on the BAFTA-winning, TV film starring Judi Dench, this show is guaranteed to raise your spirits with stunning, live vocal and musical performances of hits by Glenn Miller, The Andrews Sisters, George Formby, Fats Waller and more, with all the glitz and sparkle of a by-gone but not forgotten era. With songs Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree, Loch Lomond, T’ain’t What You Do, Goodbye-ee, Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye
Tickets: from £16.00 PLUS groups offers, family tickets and concessions.
8:00pm, 13 June 2019
8:00pm, 14 June 2019
8:00pm, 24 June 2019
8:00pm, 27 June 2019
8:00pm 2 July 2019
2:00pm 3 July 2019
8:00pm 8 July 2019
8:00pm 12 July 2019
8:00pm 16 July 2019
2:00pm 17 July 2019
8:00pm 31 July 2019
8:00pm 5 August 2019
8:00pm 8 August 2019
8:00pm 15 August 2019
8:00pm 20 August 2019
2:00pm 21 August 2019
8:00pm 31 August 2019
8:00pm 7 September 2019
8:00pm 12 September 2019
2:00pm 13 September 2019
8:00pm 21 September 2019
8:00pm 26 September 2019
2:00pm 27 September 2019
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller
For the puritanical folk of Salem, Massachusetts, the news that their young women have been conjuring spirits in the forest is devastating. It means the devil is amongst them. And the devil must be hunted down and driven out, whatever the cost. Fear and suspicion spirals quickly out of control, unleashing a murderous powder keg of accusations, hysteria, lust and revenge.
Arthur Miller’s 1953 play is one of the most powerful pieces of 20th century theatre. Written as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the US government persecuted its citizens for being communists, this parable of politics, religious fervour and fear is a masterpiece which still resonates in the 21st Century.
Tickets: from £16.00 PLUS groups offers, family tickets and concessions.
8:00pm, 20 June 2019
8:00pm, 21 June 2019
8:00pm, 26 June 2019
8:00pm, 29 June 2019
8:00pm 4 July 2019
8:00pm 11 July 2019
2:00pm 13 July 2019
8:00pm 19 July 2019
2:00pm 20 July 2019
8:00pm 27 July 2019
8:00pm 1 August 2019
2:00pm 10 August 2019
8:00pm 14 August 2019
8:00pm 22 August 2019
2:00pm 31 August 2019
8:00pm 3 September 2019
2:00pm 4 September 2019
8:00pm 10 September 2019
2:00pm 11 September 2019
8:00pm 19 September 2019
2:00pm 20 September 2019
8:00pm 27 September 2019
Heritage
by Nicola McCartney
Canada 1914. Sarah McCrea stands on the threshold of womanhood, facing a bright future in a new country. Leaving Ulster behind, Sarah and her family carve out their existence in an emerging community.
Drawn to one another through tales of a near-forgotten, mythical Ireland, Sarah and her neighbour Michael Donoghue become firm friends. But when Sarah and Michael’s relationship deepens by Nicola McCartney and his determination to define his identify catches fire, centuries of conflict threaten to blight their love. And for Sarah, the realisation dawns that old battles are being fought on new territory.
First staged in 1998, Heritage is a poignant and poetic exploration of love, identity, tribalism and the need to belong. As stark and poignant as the sweeping landscape it conjures, all at once it is epic, lyrical and timeless.
Tickets: from £16.00 PLUS groups offers, family tickets and concessions.
8:00pm 25 July 2019
8:00pm 26 July 2019
8:00pm 3 August 2019
8:00pm 9 August 2019
8:00pm 13 August 2019
2:00pm 14 August 2019
8:00pm 19 August 2019
2:00pm 7 September 2019
8:00pm 13 September 2019
8:00pm 16 September 2019
2:00pm 26 September 2019
North And South
by Elizabeth Gaskell, adapted by Janys Chambers
Strong-willed vicar’s daughter Margaret Hale has grown up in the rarefied atmosphere of rural southern England, so when her family relocates to the roughness and vitality of a northern factory town, she is thrown into a new life of strikes and strife.
Hot-blooded industrialist John Thornton rules his cotton mill with an iron hand. Sparks fly when Margaret challenges both master and mill-hand, only to discover that not all of her southern beliefs hold true.
A tale for today, this timely adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s classic 19th-century novel by BAFTA-nominated writer Janys Chambers explores the complex relationship between North and South, and between women and men of different classes.
Can reason overcome pride and prejudice? Can compassion triumph over a blind adherence to market forces? Can love bloom amongst the snowy fibres of a money-driven cotton mill?
Tickets: from £16.00 PLUS groups offers, family tickets and concessions.
8:00pm 29 August 2019
8:00pm 30 August 2019
8:00pm 4 September 2019
2:00pm 5 September 2019
8:00pm 9 September 2019
8:00pm 14 September 2019
8:00pm 20 September 2019
2:00pm 21 September 2019
8:00pm 24 September 2019
2:00pm 25 September 2019
Faith Healer
by Brian Friel
Travelling to the small towns and remote village halls scattered throughout Scotland and Wales, the Fantastic Francis Hardy, together with his indefatigably loyal wife, Grace, and their born-into-show-business manager, Teddy, promises healing to the hopeless and restoration for the sick and suffering.
Each of their stories in turn sheds shifting shards of light on events. Only one thing is certain however; Faith Healer Francis is at the mercy of his ‘unreliable’ gift. So where does truth lie? Showman? Con-man? Villain? Victim?
A haunting exploration of love, loss, belief and sacrifice, Faith Healer is often funny, passionate and tender. It will take you to the heart of what it means to love, struggle and believe.
Brian Friel is one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights. Author of Translations and Dancing At Lughnasa, Faith Healer is considered his masterpiece. Starring George Costigan who is best known for portraying Bob in the 1987 film Rita, Sue and Bob Too as well as his more recent role in Happy Valley.
7:30pm 17 October 2019
7:30pm 18 October 2019
2:00pm 19 October 2019
7:30pm 19 October 2019
2:00pm 20 October 2019
2:00pm 23 October 2019
7:30pm 23 October 2019
2:00pm 24 October 2019
2:00pm 25 October 2019
7:30pm 25 October 2019
2:00pm 26 October 2019
7:30pm 26 October 2019
2:00pm 27 October 2019
2:00pm 30 October 2019
7:30pm 30 October 2019
2:00pm 31 October 2019
2:00pm 1 November 2019
7:30pm 1 November 2019
2:00pm 2 November 2019
7:30pm 2 November 2019
2:00pm 3 November 2019
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Isobel McArthur
A bright, bold new adaptation of the Dickens classic – one of the most loved yuletide stories ever written.
In one ghostly, Christmas night, miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge receives a series of unexpected supernatural visitors who are determined to show him the error of his ways. Scrooge learns to pity himself and to love his neighbour – but is that enough?
A fantastic, festive tale of redemption and compassion packed with feel-good festive music and song, dancing and joy. Rejoice with us in the Christmas spirit!
Isobel McArthur is one of Scotland’s brightest, new writing – and acting – talents, who was last seen on Pitlochry’s stage in the award-winning The Monarch Of The Glen. Now she focusses her creative talents to rediscover the heart of Dickens’ timeless tale.
7:00pm, 21 November 2019
7:00pm, 22 November 2019
2:00pm, 23 November 2019
7:00pm, 23 November 2019
10:30am, 26 November 2019
10:30am, 27 November 2019
2:00pm, 27 November 2019
10:30am, 28 November 2019
2:00pm, 28 November 2019
2:00pm, 29 November 2019
7:00pm, 29 November 2019
2:00pm, 30 November 2019
7:00pm, 30 November 2019
2:00pm, 1 December 2019
2:00pm, 4 December 2019
7:00pm, 4 December 2019
2:00pm, 5 December 2019
2:00pm, 6 December 2019
7:00pm, 6 December 2019
2:00pm, 7 December 2019
7:00pm, 7 December 2019
2:00pm, 8 December 2019
2:00pm, 11 December 2019
7:00pm, 11 December 2019
2:00pm, 12 December 2019
2:00pm, 13 December 2019
7:00pm, 13 December 2019
2:00pm, 14 December 2019
7:00pm, 14 December 2019
2:00pm, 15 December 2019
2:00pm, 18 December 2019
7:00pm, 18 December 2019
2:00pm, 19 December 2019
7:00pm, 19 December 2019
2:00pm, 20 December 2019
7:00pm, 20 December 2019
2:00pm, 21 December 2019
7:00pm, 21 December 2019
2:00pm, 22 December 2019
2:00pm, 23 December 2019
