Pitlochry Festival theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire review – rage restrained, then turned up to 11
Kirsty Stuart’s Blanche is convincingly respectable in this revival of the Tennessee Williams classic, before she spectacularly unravels
Mark Fisher
08, Jun, 2023 @9:09 AM
Gypsy review – the ultimate stage mother rules with hard-bitten brashness
Mama Rose drags her two daughters from one vaudeville fleapit to the next in a bulldozer of a role
Mark Fisher
29, May, 2023 @7:00 AM
Blaccine: First Dose review – Black voices speak out about the pandemic
Three monologues, told from a Black British perspective, tackle subjects ranging from distrust of the medical system to the gentrification of Brixton
Arifa Akbar
10, Jan, 2023 @1:27 PM
Peter Pan and Wendy review – modern-day myth goes light on existential dread
This wholesome adaptation, featuring a preening Captain Hook, focuses on playroom fun in a beautifully designed production
Mark Fisher
25, Nov, 2022 @9:00 PM
Enough of Him review – master and slave square off as Scotland abolishes bondage
May Sumbwanyambe’s drama tells the story of the man who established that slavery was forbidden by Scots law, but this is no easy celebration
Mark Fisher
25, Oct, 2022 @10:00 AM
The Maggie Wall review – vivid tale of a woman burned for witchcraft
In a monologue starring the excellent Blythe Jandoo, Martin McCormick finds a fearful, misogynistic, class-ridden society to blame for a girl’s death
Mark Fisher
11, Sep, 2022 @11:01 PM
Under Another Sky review – romcom seeks out the Romans in Britain
David Greig’s two-hander adapted from Charlotte Higgins’s nonfiction book about our ancient past is a sweet meander
Mark Fisher
12, Aug, 2022 @10:00 AM
Little Women reviews – twice the delight for fans of Louisa May Alcott’s enduring novel
Separate adaptations in Chester and Pitlochry see one faithful to the original, while the other is boldly set 50 years later and on a different continent
Mark Fisher
29, Jul, 2022 @12:36 PM
Around the World in 80 Days review – Phileas Fogg’s adventure goes alfresco
A touch more peril might help an otherwise playful retelling of the Jules Verne voyage with a cast full of bounce and brio
Mark Fisher
14, Jul, 2022 @9:39 AM
Noises Off review – unconvincing reboot of Frayn’s farce-within-a-farce
Despite the actors’ efforts and some wide-collared 1970s designs, Ben Occhipinti’s adaptation suffers from a lack of clarity
Mark Fisher
05, Jun, 2022 @10:19 AM
Sunshine on Leith review – stirring journey from ‘misery to happiness’
Musical built around the Proclaimers’ music is tear-jerking and joyful and awash with life
Mark Fisher
02, Jun, 2022 @11:00 AM
Who Are You? review – Wertenbaker’s eco-parable invites us to think differently
A solitary woman finds a strange new presence in her remote house in this audio play which debates people v the planet, nature v culture
Catherine Love
27, Oct, 2021 @8:55 AM
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