Scotland's Theatre in the Hills ⛰️
🎭THE SOUND OF MUSIC TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎭
Our Summer Season 2025 has also been announced. Read more on our website 👇✨
#PFTHello
we're launching your online series
#PFTLightHopeJoy
Please watch Elizabeth tell you about online Poetry, Children's activities and a Telephone Club. If you're home alone email marketing
@pitlochryfestivaltheatre
.com and staff or actors will call for a chat
#together
Episode two - Rufus Sewell performing a poem
#PFTLightHopeJoy
Thank you
@FredrikSewell
for replying to our Artistic Director’s (
@NewmanEJ
) ask last night to share your work as part of our online series.
BREAKING NEWS!! We are very excited to announce that Elizabeth Newman (
@NewmanEJ
) has been appointed as our new Artistic Director. Elizabeth will be joining us in September. Welcome to Pitlochry Elizabeth!
More info:
📢📢 CAST CALL OUT 📢📢
Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s summer season 2023 will have performances Inside, Outside and Online and we are now seeking to create a Summer Ensemble for this new programme. We are looking for brilliant artists to join us!
MORE INFO:
#ACTORS
! Are you living and working in Scotland? This is for YOU - your chance to connect with PFT’s Artistic Director, Elizabeth Newman, in open workshops ahead of the 2019 Artistic Programme auditions. Want to find out more?
Click the link:
The legend that is
#DoddieWeir
brought the
#Winterwords
house down with laughter in a packed auditorium this afternoon. And that's just the start! 3 more festival days to come...
KLAXON! We are thrilled to announce our first EVER Winter Ensemble. 21 actors for 2021 to celebrate our 70th Anniversary Season next year.
The Ensemble will be producing lots of new work for you to enjoy online & outdoors! We are thrilled to introduce… 1/3
Great news! We've appointed 3 new Associate Directors to work with
@NewmanEJ
, our Artistic Director, to realise our exciting and growing artistic programme. Welcome to PFT
@caitskin
,
@ALiptrott
and
@benocchipinti
!
More Info:
ANNOUNCEMENT! We will premiere our new Pitlochry Festival Theatre play on BBC Radio 3, as part of BBC’s Culture in Quarantine programme!
ADVENTURES WITH THE PAINTED PEOPLE by David Greig (
@DavieGreig
),directed by Elizabeth Newman (
@NewmanEJ
) in assoc
@lyceumtheatre
- exciting!
A new play by David Greig (
@DavieGreig
) will premiere on Radio 3, as part of the BBC's Culture in Quarantine programme, which will also feature
@BalletBoyz
and
@TheRSC
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! Due to COVID-19, we need to move our 2020 Summer Season to 2021. We're sad to postpone but so excited to produce the plays next year. We also look forward to welcoming you back as soon as possible! Until then stay tuned for our online content 1/2
Happy Christmas!
We wish you all a loving and joyful day.
Here's the sparkling
@claregrogan2
with a little message especially for you!
#PFTLightHopeJoy
day 283
We are thankful and relieved to receive these funds from the Scottish Government. As the largest employer of freelance theatre artists in Scotland, this vital support will enable Pitlochry Festival Theatre to continue to serve its communities through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Twenty venues across Scotland have received a total of £7.5m from the first strand of the
@scotgov
£12.5m Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund ☀️
Read more ⬇️
⭐️🎉ANNOUNCING Summer Season ENSEMBLE!🎉⭐️
Introducing an amazing 22-strong ensemble of extraordinary talent for our 70th anniversary Summer Season, in our stunning Perthshire setting from the end of this month.
**NEWS** We have created 2 dedicated WritersRooms at PFT, to welcome, engage and connect with writers at all stages of their careers. There will be a series of tours and workshops (starting on 16 Feb) throughout the year.
Find out more:
@Pwrightsstudio
🎉🎭 Happy Birthday
@PITLOCHRYft
🎉
We're 70 today! 19 May 1951 the amazing John Stewart set up a tent in the grounds of Knockendarroch House & history was made.
Kris Bryce, Executive Director and AD
@NewmanEJ
tell us more.
Join us outdoors this summer
Sadly, due to illness, Doddie Weir won't be at Winter Words tomorrow. Stewart Weir is still here talking on their book, relationship and ghostwriting. £5 of the £10 ticket will go to Doddie's MND charity and Box Office are calling ticketholders. Our very best wishes go to Doddie.
Hello, PFT is reaching out. Following current advice, the Theatre will close temporarily. We will deliver our 2020 Summer Season. In these times of uncertainty, we want to reassure you we'll support with resources to combat loneliness and isolation. More:
Our 2019 Summer Season is over. Thank you to all who came to see us and to our wonderfully talented staff, cast and creative team, who have worked so hard to bring together this Season of six plays with such panache!
📢📢 Say hello to our Summer 2023 Ensemble! We're looking forward to welcoming you all to another fantastic season of music, song, laughter and sunshine this summer.
See you on 19 May for Gypsy!
We are greatly saddened to learn of the passing of John Durnin, our Artistic Director from 2003-2017 and friend and mentor to so many. Our deepest condolences to John's wife, Jacqueline, his friends and family.
We are delighted to announce today that we are re-opening our doors for the first time in nearly two years with an exciting line-up of world premieres, classic plays, new writing, and a smash-hit musical, as well as a brand new studio performance space.
Our Executive Director, Kris Bryce, and Artistic Director,
@NewmanEJ
, have been recognised in
@TheStage
's list of influential people in theatre - isn't that brilliant!! Congratulations Kris and Elizabeth!
Today is our new Artistic Director,
@NewmanEJ
's, first day in the office. Welcome to Pitlochry Elizabeth!
There's still time to vote for the UK's Most Welcoming Theatre. Follow the link below, click on the map of Scotland and vote for us!
Vote:
We are SO pleased to announce that we have been voted Scotland's Most Welcoming Theatre 2018. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and voted for us and also to our wonderful staff whose warmth and kindness earned your votes!
@uk_theatre
#UKTawards
We couldn’t be more pleased for our Artistic Director,
@NewmanEJ
, who has made a beautiful and lasting impact on Pitlochry Festival Theatre, as she moves on to the next stage in her career to become Artistic Director for the world-famous Sheffield Theatres. ✨✨
Read more 👇
We are excited to announce Sheffield Theatres’ new Artistic Director
@NewmanEJ
.
Elizabeth Newman joins the Executive Team from Dec 2024 and succeeds current Artistic Director Robert Hastie, who leaves the organisation this summer.
Read more here:
⭐ EXCITING THEATRE NEWS ⭐
THE MAGIC of CHRISTMAS opens
@PITLOCHRYft
27 Nov-23 Dec. A WONDER-filled, promenade Christmas experience, safe, relaxed & truly accessible for all.
BOOKING: Friends & Supporters open NOW. Wider public 15 Sep.
TKTs from £8!
Tonight would have been opening night. We'd have been gathered for a magical journey through stories, making memories. We're so sad we're not together but here's a way you could still 'visit'… How To Build Your Own Theatre!
Here's Elizabeth with more...
That was our final performance of CHICAGO. Thank you to the cast, crew and creative team who have made this such a fabulous, energetic show. Now we have to say goodbye to our marvelous seasonal staff and Summer Season cast. Good luck on your next adventures - come back soon!
Today we gathered to say goodbye & good luck to our Artistic Director, John. In 15 years he has: introduced musicals, winter & autumn shows; developed Winter Words Festival; helped Explorers garden achieve RHS status & programmed & directed countless cracking plays. Thanks John!
KLAXON! SUMMER
@PITLOCHRYft
news!🎉
Announcing NEW Summer Programme Jun–Sept 2021. At last! You can visit for live, in-person shows.
We're excited to welcome you to an outdoor Season of stage premières, concerts & family entertainment. 1/2
Latest info:
WE LOVE THE BEAVERS! Please watch! We asked
@isobel_mcarthur
and MJ McCarthy to create a Ballad about the Beavers in the Tay. We can’t wait to share it with you as part of our National Artistic Project SHADES OF TAY! Enjoy their Beaver banter intro!
#PFTLightHopeJoy
day 108.
We’re delighted to announce the Pitlochry Festival Theatre Summer 2023 season!
The programme includes premières, musicals, revivals and returning productions. 1/2
🌊
@claregrogan2
has this wonderful story to share about her experience with the River Tummel that connects to the River Tay as part of our
#ShadesOfTay
project, Archive of Memories.
If you have any stories to share, follow the link below
👇
Episode 3
#PFTLightHopeJoy
- the first of our children’s songs with actions to join in at home! Our Artistic Director Elizabeth (
@NewmanEJ
) kicks off
#songtime
with FIVE LITTLE DUCKS! Enjoy!
🎉 And we are open! We are nervous, we are a bit anxious, but most of all we are BEYOND excited. Welcome back our Theatre family. We missed you. (Is there someone cutting onions around here?)
We are all so saddened to hear of the passing of Jacqueline Dutoit, so soon after her husband, John Durnin. Loved for her warmth and her wicked sense of humour, Jacquie's contribution to this theatre was immense and she will be missed by many. Rest in peace Jacquie and John xxx
Theatre is currently missing & we are all missing theatre.
@PITLOCHRYft
will be wrapped in
#MissingLiveTheatre
tape like many theatres. We’re working with
@_scene_change_
to share a positive msg of hope for theatre. We celebrate what we love & can’t wait to be back in soon
Good afternoon on Day 11 of
#PFTLightHopeJoy
. Elizabeth is going to share with you details for our Telephone Club. Please get in touch if you fancy a chat!
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OPPORTUNITY!
We are seeking an Assistant Director looking to develop their craft and work alongside the creative team of Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape. Written by
@PeterArnottGlas
, directed by
@DavieGreig
More info here:
RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for Assistant Directors to work with our team on new plays.
Closing date 5th January 2021. More information here:
Come to our Summer Party on Sunday 15 September. There will be games, tours, a bouncy castle, a ceilidh, face painting, a fire engine (!), dress ups, a quizz, storytelling and more for FREEE. Also, Macdonald Bros Butchers and
@HettiesTearooms
will be selling BBQ food and cake!
Good evening on day 54 of
#PFTLightHopeJoy
. Riddles, musicals, poems, music, origami, giraffes, songs, action stories, cooking, writing - we've had it all! Here's Elizabeth (
@NewmanEJ
) and the lambs to say thank you!
GOING LIVE!!!!!!!! The first episode of our Pitlochry Festival Theatre Online Series
#PFTLightHopeJoy
Greavsie by John Hegley performed by the exceptional talent Marc Small
As we hurtle towards our first Inside curtain up in over two years, we spent a fantastic morning with our utterly gorgeous ensemble, watching them rehearse together. It’s going to be a wonderful welcome back season!
It's day 200 of
#PFTLightHopeJoy
and what would have been our final day of our Summer Season. Here's a message from our Artistic Director, Elizabeth. (
@NewmanEJ
)
#PFTLightHopeJoy
day 200.
Yippee! We've won a
@catsawards
- Best New Play for
@PeterArnottGlas
's THE MONARCH OF THE GLEN. Well done to all involved in making the show! Congratulations to the other award winners at
@catsawards
today too!
Happy
#MothersDay
- Day Five!
#PFTLightHopeJoy
, one of our Associate Directors, Amy (
@Aliptrott
), shares a tune - My Love is Like A Red, Red Rose, arranged by Meinir Heulyn. Wishing happiness to all Mothers and Carers out there. Enjoy!
Today we are announcing the departure of our Artistic Director, Elizabeth Newman, from Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
We wish Elizabeth every success in her new role and cannot wait to follow her new adventure ⭐️
Read more about Elizabeth's departure here:
It's here! Our Summer Season 2024🌞
We have a jam-packed summer for you next year with an array of shows across our Auditorium, Studio and Amphitheatre.
Check out the amazing titles!
Find out more about these titles and when and how to buy on our website.
#SummerSeason2024
📣 Calling all Scottish-based playwrights and performance makers! 📣
The deadline to apply for our funded week-long writers residency which we are running with
@ImaginateUK
is fast approaching...
More details and how to apply here:
PFT SHORT PLAY AWARD: Emerging & established playwrights based in Scotland are invited to submit original 10-minute plays. The winning play be performed during PFT’s 2018 Summer Season!
Info:
🎉 We are so excited to announce that we have been awarded BEST NEW PLAY at the
@catsawards
for Adventures with the Painted People by
@DavieGreig
, it was a huge team effort and we couldn't be happier.
Photo by
@NewmanEJ
.
Our run of The Monarch Of The Glen is over and what a laugh it's been. Thank you to our wonderful audiences and all the people, onstage and off, who made this show so much fun!
The last performance of The Wizard Of Oz is over. THANK YOU to our wonderful cast, crew, musicians and audience. It's been a blast. To our cast and musicians who will be clicking their heels and heading home today, good luck in your next ventures. We'll miss you xxx
👋 With our summer season finished we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved from cast to creatives and to you, our audience.
It's been a joy opening our doors again this year and we look forward to an amazing Autumn/Winter season starting in less than 2 weeks!
A welcome return to
@DavidWRankine
as part of our Winter Ensemble.
Born in Aberdeen & trained at LIPA, credits incl Three Billion Swipes (NTS/ BBC Scot), Do Not Press This Button (Oran Mor),
@PITLOCHRYft
2018-19 incl. Heritage, Blithe Spirit, Summer Holiday & The Last Witch.
Gypsy – A musical fable, widely considered to be one of the best Broadway shows in history. Directed by Ben Occhipinti, expect all the great hits Let Me Entertain You and You Gotta Get A Gimmick.
Opens 22 May, 2020
PLEASE WATCH!
@westendproducer
has a vital message. PLEASE help if you can. We need you, if we're to survive as your Theatre. We can get through this together.
PLEASE DONATE: THANK YOU!
Thank you
@colinmccredie
and
@alanmccredie
for taking us through life as Brothers in the Arts. Peter Pan, Pies, Photography, Pals, Poetry, Peruvians, Phoneboxs, Paddington and of course Pitlochry!
#WinterWords23
🐸🦡THIS FRIDAY! Join Mr. Toad, Mole, Ratty & Badger on a fun-packed adventure
@PITLOCHRYft
's all-age production of
#WindInTheWillows
Right on the riverbank!
Lots of laughter, songs, fun & frolics perfect for making memories this Summer!
📸
@russellbeard
PFT is recruiting 3 part time Associate Directors and 1 part time Associate Producer. They will deliver the Theatre’s inspiring Vision under the new Artistic Directorship of
@NewmanEJ
.
Directors:
Producer:
Apply by Fri 26 April!
What a glorious day to be in Pitlochry. The sun is shining and we're opening our Summer Season with Chicago (in less than 5 hours!). Break a leg cast, crew and all involved - it's looking fabulous!
That's the final performance of Summer Holiday and the end of our 2019 Summer Season. Thank you so much to our audiences for singing and dancing along, and three cheers for our staff, cast and crew - you made Summer Holiday a blast!
Welcome to evening on day 24 of
#PFTLightHopeJoy
. We hope you enjoy some behind-the-scenes footage of our brilliant production team doing what they do best! All our love to our team and looking forward to being back together soon!
Our super Scrooge,
@colinmccredie
, took time out of rehearsing A CHRISTMAS CAROL to talk to us about the music in the show, his character and his childhood memories of Pitlochry.
Read the article:
Celebrating our 1000th post later today and saying a big thank you 2020 Summer Ensemble for keeping us company!
And a big hello to our first ever Winter Ensemble who are picking up the baton!
Look out for introductions over the next two weeks
#positivenews
#PFTLightHopeJoy
The
@catsawards
shortlists have been announced! 7 nominations for Enough of Him, co-produced with
@NTSonline
and one for
@saldoreid
as Shirley Valentine, co-produced with
@ATandMT
. Details below...
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the
@NationalTheatre
Peter Shaffer Commission, in partnership with the Peter Shaffer Foundation, for
@maysumb
's new play 'The Illegitimate Offspring of the Mad Bull'
Head to our website to read more about May's new play!🥳
On Saturday some of our family of artists and friends gathered on stage to celebrate the launch of
our 2020 Summer Season and the Shades of Tay arts project.
Read all about it:
#PFT2020
That's curtain down on the final performance of Singin' In The Rain. Well done to everyone who's made this show such a joy, especially our fabulous audiences!
The first performance of The Wizard Of Oz was last night. The audience loved it! Congratulations to our wonderful cast, crew and creative team xx
The Wizard Of Oz is on until 23 December.
#WizardofOz
🎉 We are delighted to have been nominated for 5
@catsawards
.
Best Male Performance, Brian Ferguson- White Nights
Best Production for Children and Young People- Wind in the Willows
Best New Play, Best Director (
@NewmanEJ
) and Best Production- Adventures with the Painted People
Episode four -
#PFTLightHopeJoy
and the brilliant Marc Small reads a poem by Mary Austin in our glorious Perthshire countryside. Watch out for bears! Enjoy!