Pitlochry Listings

Upcoming shows at Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Port Na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR
Website: https://pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com

Pitlochry from the River Tummel. Pic: PFT.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Scotland’s theatre in the hills which is enjoying its 75th anniversary season in 2026, is a regular destination for Edinburgh’s theatre goers.

The town itself is a favourite for short-break holidays, although new artist director Allan Cumming has moved away from the theatre’s traditional rep programme for this his inaugural season.

The theatre is an hour and a half drive from Edinburgh, or a two hour train journey. The station is a short walk from the theatre with the last train back just after 10pm.

Autumn Season 2026 Listings

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Happy Days
By Samuel Beckett; directed by Roxana Silbert.
Fri 18 Sept – Sat 10 Oct 2026
Tue-Sat: 8pm; Wed-Sun mats: 2.30pm. (Studio).
Siobhán Redmond and Forbes Masson star in the original “main character refuses to give up” story. It’s absurd, darkly comic, and oddly comforting. If existential dread is your vibe but you also want to laugh about it, Siobhán Redmond is about to make this your new favourite thing. Book here.

I’ll Be Seeing You
Written by Martin Sherman, directed by Alan Cumming and Ben Occhipinti.
Tue 22 Sept – Sun 11 Oct 2026
Tue 22 & Wed-Sat: 7.30pm; Wed/Thu, Sat/Sun mats: 2pm (Auditorium).
When a writer tries to create a play about Liberace, Liberace himself shows up to argue about it. What follows is surreal, funny, moving, and genuinely unlike anything else you’ll see this year. Trust us, you’re going to want to say you saw this one first. Book here.

Ceilidh
A New Musical.
Wed 7 – Sat 17 Oct 2026
Mon-Sat: 7.30pm; Wed 14 & Sat mats: 2pm (Pitlochry Town Hall).
Ceilidh is a brand-new Scottish musical that’s part night out, part love story, part cultural phenomenon, and it’s taking over our historic Pitlochry Town Hall. Loud, joyful, and a pure dead brilliant night out. Book here.

Tony Roper’s The Steamie
Written and Directed by Tony Roper.
Tue 20 – Sat 24 Oct 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm; Wed/Thur & Sat mats: 2pm. (Auditorium).
Step inside a 1950s Glasgow washhouse on Hogmanay, where the water’s hot and the gossip’s even hotter. Magrit, Dolly, Doreen, and Mrs. Culfeathers share laughter, secrets, and dreams while tackling the final wash of the year. With songs by David Anderson, experience a joyful celebration of friendship and the heart of working-class life. Book here.

Hansel & Gretel
Scottish Opera on your doorstep
Sat 31 Oct 2026
One performance: 7pm. (Auditorium).
Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel is a story that speaks to all of us: two children, lost and hungry in a darkening forest, summoning every scrap of courage and wit to outsmart a very wicked witch indeed. This beautifully crafted five-singer production, directed by Lucy Bradley, designed by Janis Hart, and accompanied by an intimate piano arrangement, strips the opera back to its storytelling heart. Book here.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
David Harrower adapts Muriel Spark.
Wed 4 – Sat 7 Nov 2026.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Thurs, Sat mats: 2pm. (Auditorium).
Vicky Featherstone directs a cast lead by Gayle Rankin in David Harrower’s adaptation, which sharpens the knives of Spark’s extraordinary work. Promises to be a visceral production that looks head on at our enduring moral fascination with such a beguiling and dangerous character. Sold out.

My Fair Lady
Directed by Maria Friedman
Sat 21 Nov – Thur 31 Dec 2026
Wed – Sat: 7pm; Wed/Thur, Sat/Sun Mats: 2pm. (Auditorium).
One of the greatest musicals ever written. Alan Cumming as Professor Higgins. Verity Power as Eliza Doolittle. The songs you know, the songs you love, the songs you will be humming for a bloomin’ week. This is My Fair Lady in all its big-hatted glory. The story, the spectacle, the wit: completely irresistible. Book here.

2027

A Toast Fae The Lassies
Written & Directed by John Binnie
Mon 25 Jan 2027
Evening: 7.30pm. (Auditorium).
January 25, 1797, in the quiet Dumfries graveyard, Agnes Broun is remembering her recently departed son, Robert Burns. Interrupted by Jean Armour, Robert’s widow and mother to his nine children, the two women clash as they come face-to-face. Until Clarinda emerges from the shadows, too. Dynamic new musical play explores the life of Robert Burns through the perspectives of the three women who knew him best. Book here.

Legends of American Country Show
Sat 17 Apr 2027
Two performances: 2pm & 7.30. (Auditorium).
Prepare for a boot-stomping, heart-thumping journey through the golden age of country music with a dazzling mix of powerful vocals, authentic costumes, and first-class musicianship, backed by a stellar live band and spectacular lighting and visuals. Whether you’re a lifelong country fan or a newcomer to the genre, The Legends of American Country Show promises to transport you to the heart of Nashville and back in one magical night. Book here.

Supernova
Directed by John Tiffany
Sat 24 July – Sat 21 Aug 2027
Wed/Thur, Sat: 2pm & 7.30pm; Fri & Sun: 2pm. (Auditorium).
Ewan McGregor and Alan Cumming star Harry Macqueen’s stunning new stage adaptation of his acclaimed film. Sam and Tusker have been together for 20 years. But since Tusker’s early-onset dementia diagnosis their lives have changed forever. Now, the two are setting off on a road trip chasing the memories they’ve built, visiting the people they love and dodging the future they can’t outrun. Run sold out.