If you're planning on heading up to Edinburgh Fringe in Aug & fancy a day out of the city I would recommend a trip to @pitlochryft.bsky.social for the must see A HISTORY OF PAPER starring @alancumming.bsky.social & Shirley Henderson - 9 Aug-12 Sept www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/a-h...

REVIEW: 4 stars for 'Lear' at @pitlochryft.bsky.social “Comes together for a mesmeric finale, exquisitely staged and acted.” wp.me/pdXz8Y-9XF #review #theatre #pitlochry

EXCLUSIVE: Alan Cumming: Scotland needs to "give Shakespeare another go" via @janekbradley.bsky.social @scotsman.com www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social Herald look at 11 theatre shows to see in Scotland throughout May…. www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Hi, got spare ticket going for the final performance of Back to the Future musical tomorrow at 3pm in London. Please do get in touch if you are interested.

Original set of the Broadway award winning musical ONCE to be recreated for @pitlochryft.bsky.social production @janekbradley.bsky.social talks to Tony and Olivier award winning Theatre designer Bob Crowley about the new production. Once opens next month www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

The most gobsmacking casting announcement of the month - Russell Kane will play Romeo on stage! The New Vic is staging a radical reimagining of Romeo & Juliet, in which the star-crossed lovers meet again - later in life.

Just been to a preview of #ProjectHailyMary and its such a beautiful film. Highly recommend you going to see when it opens next week.

#THEATRE #REVIEW Noughts & Crosses at Northern Stage "an essential watch that feels more relevant than ever" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thereviewshub.com/noughts-cros... #Newcastle

The Fisher King is such a wonderful film.

Well its only Feb and I already have a contender for my favourite programme of 2026 - the brilliant #HowToGetToHeavenFromBelfast on @netflix.com. Such a beautifully written script by Lisa McGee performed by a flawless ensemble. A real must see

"Before there was Jamie Lloyd, Kip Williams or Katie Mitchell, there was Andrew Quick and Pete Brooks" @matt-barton.bsky.social @exeuntmagazine.bsky.social talks to Quick & Brooks about imitating the dog's War of the Worlds - tinyurl.com/2vrzxzku Recommend subscribing to @exeuntmagazine.bsky.social

Roundup at Scotsman Arts of Alan Cumming‘s first Out In The Hills festival at Pitlochry Festival Theatre - and what a breathless and brilliant weekend it was! www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Great piece in @theguardian.com about Pitlochry Festival Theatre's Out in the Hills festival. ‘I love that there’s this big gay thing in the middle of Scotland’: Ian McKellen and Graham Norton join Alan Cumming for Out in the Hills www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...

Congratulations to all at @pitlochryft.bsky.social on all their incredible work to stage this weekend's Out in the Hills festival 📷 by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

News: Russell T Davies is joining the lineup for Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Out in the Hills festival. He’s stepping in for Armistead Maupin, who can no longer do his 16 Jan event.

Does anyone know if it is possible to walk along the Thames path from the Riverside Studios to @fulhamfc.com

Ventured into London for my first show of 2026 - the very funny Oh, Mary!! featuring a wonderful ensemble lead by the brilliant Mason Alexander Park and Giles Terera, and directed by Sam Pinkleton (who will directing Ceilidh at @pitlochryft.bsky.social later this year)

Well it's not often that the first email you receive in the morning is from Sir Ian McKellen #OutInTheHills2026

The Emmy and Tony Award winner opens up his latest exciting venture at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre and why he now "just wants to make people gasp".

ANNOUNCEMENT @pitlochryft.bsky.social SEASON 2026 Alan Cumming's inaugural season as Artistic Director to feature Simon Russell Beale ⭐Shirley Henderson ⭐Martin Sherman ⭐Maureen Beattie⭐ Maria Friedman ⭐Frances Ruffelle ⭐Fra Fee ⭐John Tiffany ⭐Sam Pinkleton & many more m.youtube.com/watch?v=oOBU...

ANNOUNCEMENT Ian McKellen Graham Norton @alancumming.bsky.social ming.bsky.social Jackie Kay @armisteadmaupin.substack.com @valmcdermid.bsky.social & many more to appear in inaugural OUT IN THE HILLS FESTIVAL at @pitlochryft.bsky.social from 16-18 Jan www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/out-in-the-h...

Heading back up to #Edinburgh next week and fancied seeing some shows at the @edfringe.bsky.social - what are your recommendations of the must see shows to see? #EdFringe2025

A @lfcr.bsky.social goal in the 20th minute...it was meant to be #Jota #YNWA

There's going to be a special script in hand reading of @valmcdermid.bsky.social new play And Midnight Never Come on Mon 18 Aug at @pitlochryft.bsky.social. Here's a @theguardian.com piece on the new play www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... Tickets at www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/and...

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social review of Grease, @pitlochryft.bsky.social Festival Theatre’s revival of the classic teen musical ideal for summer nights. In rep at PFT until September 27. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/gre... www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Right, time to head up to Edinburgh for a month. Always up for a coffee or something stronger.

Some recent theatre writing at Scotsman Arts. Here's Alan Cumming and the Pitlochry team on the magic of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, and their 2025 summer season, including the in-house production of Grease set to open there in ten days' time! www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

My Herald review of Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed, Richard Baron & Ellie Zeegen’s dramatic love letter to the woman behind her memoir, The Living Mountain. Pitlochry Festival Theatre until June 14. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/nan... www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

PODCAST @elizabethnewman.bsky.social & @sarahbrigham.bsky.social talk to @britishtheatreguide.info about @pitlochryft.bsky.social @derbytheatre.bsky.social new adaptation of #TheGreatGatsby which opens in Pitlochry (27 June -25 Sept) & Derby (3- to 25 Oct) btguide.libsyn.com/gatsby-in-pi...

Lovely mention in today's @theguardian.com for the @newvictheatre.bsky.social premiere of the artist and playwright Arthur Salt's final play Whatever Happened To Phoebe Salt which runs till 21 June www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Theatre in 2026 The brilliant Imitating the Dog are going to stage an audacious and timely retelling of the iconic The War of The Worlds by H.G.Wells. #WarOfTheWorlds will premiere at @castindoncaster.bsky.social in early Feb and then tour till May. Dates & info imitatingthedog.co.uk/project/war-...

We have some news for you. Friday 23 May, 12pm.

"...astonishing debut.." wonderful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review from @fergusmorgan.bsky.social @thestage.co.uk for Milly Sweeney's #WaterColour at @pitlochryft.bsky.social and @byretheatre.bsky.social www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/wate...

"Have I just witnessed Scotland's theatre stars of tomorrow?"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️from @neilcooper.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social for @pitlochryft.bsky.social @byretheatre.bsky.social Playwrights Studio Scotland premiere of Milly Sweeney's debut play #WaterColour www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

ICYMI: “There was a great atmosphere in the building, and we had some amazing authors and fun events. It was a triumph, if I say so myself" says Alan Cumming ( @alancumming.bsky.social ), as the new artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #BookSky

Great interview in @sundaypost.com with rising star Molly Geddes about appearing in @pitlochryft.bsky.social @byretheatre.bsky.social @playwrightsstudio.bsky.social premiere of Milly Sweeney's new play #WaterColour & in the BBC'S forthcoming #TheBombingofPanAm103 www.sundaypost.com/fp/molly-ged...

Tune into BBC Radio Scotland Arts Mix at 3.30pm today as Len Pennie will be talking to Sally Reid & Milly Sweeney about the premiere of the new play WATER COLOUR which opens Fri at @pitlochryft.bsky.social until 17/5 then heads to @byretheatre.bsky.social (28 & 29/5) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Casting news for the @pitlochryft.bsky.social @derbytheatre.bsky.social production of @elizabethnewman.bsky.social exciting new adaptation of The Great Gatsby directed by @sarahbrigham.bsky.social Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story. www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-an...

Cast announced for the @pitlochryft.bsky.social & @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social production of the iconic musical Grease. Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story Dates: Blackpool 4-14 June / Pitlochry: 18 June - 27 Sept www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-fo...

Lovely mention in the BBC's 25 of the best theatre shows to see in Spring and Summer for @newvictheatre.bsky.social stage premiere of the celebrated artist and playwright Arthur Berry's final play Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt. Big thank you to @musiciany.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

There I was eating my Cheese, ham and pickle sandwich on a London river cruise, and out of the blue a UFO turned up at the London Eye.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre unveils its 21-strong ensemble for 2025, including Chris Coxon, Caitlin Forbes, Leah Jamieson, Blythe Jandoo, Ryan J Mackay, David Rankine and more... All kicks off with Milly Sweeney's Water Colour on May 9!

Wow 5 🌟 from Clare Brennan at The Observer for @newvictheatre.bsky.social for A Matter of Life and Death www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/a...

The first play #Theatre youtu.be/BQGLbTesSxQ?...

Plan some fun in Scotland next week: music, theatre, design, science and more. In print in today’s Alba section - in @timesscotland.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/fc22...

Ahead of its opening this Friday in Edinburgh (and not Loch Ness) here is composer and musical director Shonagh Murray talking to @markffisher.bsky.social in @theguardian.com about the new @pitlochryft.bsky.social Capital Theatres musical Nessie. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/m...

On duty for the London press night at Wilton's Music Hall for the @pilottheatre.bsky.social Hull Truck Theatre production of Mary and the Hyenas