Pitlochry Festival Theatre announces casting for 2023 season

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced the members of its ensemble for the 2023 season.

Artistic director Elizabeth Newman commented: “It has been an inspiring experience bringing together the summer season ensemble this year. We are thrilled to share the news of all the talented people who are coming to Pitlochry for the first time as well as some brilliant returning collaborators. We did a big open call again this year. And two of our wonderful ensemble members came from the open-call self-tape process and several others came from the Spotlight open process too.

“Every member of the ensemble offers different skills and experiences to the season, which I am sure will help us to make rich and thrilling work for our audiences to enjoy. The actors in our ensemble continue to be the life blood of the season and their hard work always has a profound effect on audiences and delights all our visitors.”

As previously reported, the 2023 season includes a much-anticipated revival of Gypsy (19 May to 30 September), alongside Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire (2 June to 30 September), the Scottish premiere of Emma Rice’s adaptation of Brief Encounter (16 June to 29 September), Peter Arnott’s new play Group Portrait In A Summer Landscape (25 August to 28 September), co-produced with the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and helmed by its artistic director David Greig, the premiere of Isla Cowan’s To The Bone (18 August to 29 September), the debut of Elizabeth Newman’s new adaptation of The Secret Garden (7 July to 19 August), and the return of the acclaimed productions of Martin McCormick’s The Maggie Wall (9 to 28 June) and Lesley Hart’s Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Lipstick, Ketchup and Blood (1 to 22 September).

The 19-strong ensemble features John Michie (Taggart), Kirsty Stuart (Adventures with the Painted People), Sally Reid (Scot Squad), Shona White (Jack Absolute Flies Again), Benny Young (Monarch of the Glen), Blythe Jandoo (Sunshine on Leith), Matthew Trevannion (War Horse), Patricia Panther (Peter Pan and Wendy), Deirdre Davis (River City), Matthew Churcher (Animal Farm), Oliver Cookson (Hay Fever), Rachael McAllister (Little Women), Keith Macpherson (Sunshine on Leith), Robbie Scott (Peter Pan and Wendy), Marc Small (The IT Crowd), Ben Stock (Grease), Joseph Tweedale (The Meaning of Zong), Jack Ward (Bridgerton), Trudy Ward (As You Like It) and Kristin Weichen Wong (Field – Something For The Future Now).

Specific casting for each production of the season will be revealed next week, beginning with the new revival of Gypsy.

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