Written on the wall in the foyer of the Pitlochry Festival Theatre are the words, ‘This building is full of magic and joy and mischief and emotion…’ And Alan Cumming is delivering all of these in spades during his exciting first season, not least in the incredible I’ll Be Seeing You, starring Sir Simon Russell […]
Samuel Beckett is not for the feint-hearted. Regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century, his plays, such as Krapp’s Last Tape, Waiting for Godot and Endgame, are nevertheless bleak and minimalist and belong to ‘the theatre of the absurd’. They don’t get more absurd than Happy Days, in […]
I don’t think I’ve ever encountered anyone as famous as Alan Cumming. His books are in my bookcase; his face stares out at me from the magazine covers on my coffee table; he is on our screens both big and small as an actor and presenter, and he has introduced me to the wonderful Pitlochry […]
Where else would you see a playwright, composer, lyricist, sexy chanteuse, heartbroken deserted lover, drunken actor, grieving mother and rock star all rolled into one? Why, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, of course! While this idyllic theatre in the Scottish hills may not be on the doorstep of many theatregoers, its latest production is well worth the […]
What struck me first and foremost about this production is its location. Surely the star of any show, Pitlochry Festival Theatre is nestled in hills above the River Tummel and a picturesque Victorian town which is the gateway to the Highlands – well worth the 11-hour trip! Now its newest artistic director (and multi-award winning […]