Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Humza Yousaf and Mhairi Black will be reunited at the Winter Words Festival.

Nicola Sturgeon to be 'curious host' when she grills One Day author

Jack Vettriano

Play about Vettriano in 'call to arms' to examine late artist's work

Theatre reviews: I'll Be Seeing You | The Whaler's Wife

Company of the North American premiere of Ceilidh. Pic: Matthew Murphy.

The musical which turned the Gay Gordons into a US TikTok sensation

A History of Paper, Pitlochry review: 'moments of stage magic'

Ewan McGregor played the iconic Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Ewan McGregor: Obi-Wan Kenobi would not survive in 1980s Leith

Alan Cumming as Leo in Russell T Davies new series ‘Tip Toe’.

Alan Cumming: Filming TV show 'Tip Toe' was 'difficult and intense'

Alan Cumming and Ewan McGregor at Pitlochry Theatre

Ewan McGregor to star with Alan Cumming in play of 'beautiful' film

PIC Lisa Ferguson 27/09/2025

Sam Heughan launches Galloway distillery

The Outlander star has taken over the former Crafty Distillery and rebranded it as Galloway Distillery

Sam Heughan: Nude scenes in Outlander were 'perhaps forced' in early days

Paddington Bear.

Arts diary: Academic unlocks secrets of Paddington Bear

Maureen Beattie as Lear (Picture: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan)

Theatre reviews: Lear | Big Bad Riding Hood

Ad Feature Perth City Towns: Bringing Scotland's stories alive

Karine Polwart in Windblown

'Bumper year' for theatre as story of Botanics palm wins critics award

Actor Sharron Devine brought the sensory, site-specific show to Pitlochry PIC: Eugenia Kamozinova

I was blindfolded at Pitlochry show with an audience of one - me

Douglas Maxwell

The Scottish playwright with cult following in South Korea

Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Exclusive The rise of beloved Scottish theatre which started out in a tent

Sam Heughan

'Hopes' for Sam Heughan and Ewan McGregor to star in Pitlochry show

The Reduta Jazz Club in Prague.

Arts diary: The Prague jazz club frequented by Sean Connery

Siobhán Redmond is to star in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Scottish star to be buried up to neck for 'luminous' Beckett play

The original model for the award-winning set for Once, which will now be recreated down to the 'last detail' for the show's run in Pitlochry. PIC: Contributed

Original Broadway set recreated on Pitlochry stage for Once revival

The pair have been friends for 55 years.

Actors who met 55 years ago to perform together for first time

Jack Law, Alan Cumming and Conall Law with some of the Wasted Degrees beers that have been made for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Alan Cumming teams up with brewers to launch new beer in his name

2026 Arts Preview: The year ahead in theatre

Winter Words Festival in Pitlochry will include events with a host of big name writers.

Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon in festival line up

Alan Cumming, artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Why I am looking forward to Alan Cumming's LGBT+ festival in Pitlochry

Alan Cumming attends the Bafta Scotland Awards

Inside the Alan Cumming Pitlochry stooshie

Actor, writer and presenter Alan Cumming at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Cumming to scrap rep theatre at Pitlochry as programme unveiled

Craigatin House and Courtyard

The hidden Scottish B&B in vibrant town that's an ideal autumn escape

Sir Ian McKellen (left) and Graham Norton (right)

Sir Ian McKellen to star at Scottish 'celebration of queer culture'

Clockwise from top left: a still from Reel Rock: Jirishanca; climber Anna Fleming; a still from Of A Lifetime; Stephen Venables; Mollie Hughes on her way up Everest in 2012

Scotland set for a feast of mountain culture this autumn

Scottish arts organisations to hold summit over cuts and uncertainty

The Great Gatsby unfolds seamlessly on a Pitlochry stage exquisitely opened up by Jen McGinley’s fine art deco set (Picture: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan)

Theatre reviews; The Great Gatsby | This is a Gift

The cast of a Toast Fae the Lassies.

Exclusive Burns story told through eyes of women who knew him best

Theatre reviews: Grease | The Haunting of Alice Gilfrey

Theatre reviews: Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed | Meme Girls

Theatre reviews: Water Colour | Goodbye Dreamland Bowlarama

Nan Shepherd was the first woman to be featured on a five pound note.

Exclusive Film to be made about life of 'visionary' writer Nan Shepherd

Eden Barrie plays Nessa.

I tried being a puppeteer at Nessie show - it was harder than it looks

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming calls for rethink of Scotland's 'broken' arts funding

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming on returning to his roots in his new Scottish theatre job

Alan Cumming pledges to prioritise Scottish talent in new theatre job

Alan Cumming was appointed artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre in September. Picture: Frederic Aranda

Alan Cumming demands Scottish Government 'payback' for arts industry
Pressure mounting on ministers to deliver on £100m new investment promise

Alan Cumming was appointed artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre in September.

Alan Cumming reveals line-up for first festival for Scottish theatre

Actress Kirsty Findlay will be starring in The Sound of Music at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Picture Fraser Band

Scotland's Sound of Music star heads for the 'theatre in the hills'

Fiona Bruce and Charlotte Grayson in The Brenda Line at Pitlochry PIC: Fraser Band

The Brenda Line, Pitlochry review - 'an important comment on our sexual culture'

Emma Morwood as Dido in Dido and Aeneas at Pitlochry Festival Theatre PIC: Fraser Band

Dido and Aeneas, Pitlochry review - 'rough and ready'

The Brenda Line

Samaritans phone sex drama: new play about little-known 'Brenda Line'

Sense and Sensibility PIC: Fraser Band

Theatre reviews: Sense and Sensibility | Grease

Medea on the Mic PIC: Tim Morozzo

Theatre reviews: Medea on the Mic | Footloose

Kirsty Findlay in Beautiful - The Carole King Musical PIC: Fraser Band

Theatre reviews: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Nan Shepherd

Kirsty Findlay PIC: Fraser Band

My 'beautiful' experience playing US singer Carole King

A stage production of Wild Rose, based on the three-time Scottish Bafta-winning film, will run at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh

The Scottish Bafta-winning film set for showcase Edinburgh theatre run

Luke Wilson PIC: Fraser Band

Luke Wilson on playing Ren McCormack in Footloose at Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Irene Allan and David Rankine PIC: Fraser Band

Irene Allan on playing author Nan Shepherd in a new play about her life

Pitlochry Festival has launched a hunt for young stars to appear in its production of The Sound of Music.

Search for child stars for new Scottish production of The Sound of Music

Gary McNair in Dear Billy. PIC: John Devlin

2024 Arts Preview: The Year Ahead in Theatre

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

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Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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