Pitlochry Competition Theatre is delighted to announce its Ensemble for the 2023 season, which runs between Could and late September this summer time.
Pitlochry Competition Theatre’s thrilling 19-strong Ensemble will function John Michie (DI Robbie Ross in Taggart and Karl Munro in Coronation Avenue, each on ITV and Man Self in Holby Metropolis, BBC); Kirsty Stuart (Adventures with the Painted Individuals and Religion Healer, Pitlochry Competition Theatre, Othello, Frantic Meeting, Name The Midwife, BBC and Shetland, BBC Scotland); Sally Reid (PC Sarah Fletcher in Scot Squad, BBC Scotland and Shirley Valentine, Pitlochry Competition Theatre); Shona White (Jack Absolute Flies Once more, Nationwide Theatre, Mamma Mia!, West Finish and Merrily We Roll Alongside, Donmar Warehouse); Benny Younger (Monarch of the Glen; Pitlochry Competition Theatre, Brian Dunkley in Coronation Avenue, ITV; Shetland, BBC in addition to showing within the Oscar successful movies Chariots of Fireplace and Out of Africa (reverse Robert Redford and Meryl Streep) Nalini Chetty (Cyrano, Residents Theatre/NTS, Zinnie Hassoun in River Metropolis, BBC and will shortly be seen in Gregory Burke’s new ITV Drama Six-4); Blythe Jandoo (The Maggie Wall and Sunshine on Leith, Pitlochry Competition Theatre and A Mom’s Music: A New People Musical, Macrobert Arts Centre); Matthew Trevannion (Conflict Horse, Nationwide Theatre, The Curious Incident of the Canine within the Evening, West Finish and Othello, Frantic Meeting); Patricia Panther (Peter Pan and Wendy, Pitlochry Competition Theatre and Orphans and Glasgow Women, Nationwide Theatre of Scotland) and Deirdre Davis (Eileen Donachie in River Metropolis, BBC Scotland and Monarch of The Glen, Pitlochry Competition Theatre).
The ensemble can even function Matthew Churcher (Animal Farm, Nationwide Tour/Fiery Angel & Birmingham Rep, Peter Pan, Nationwide Theatre/Bristol Outdated Vic and White Tooth, Kiln Theatre); Oliver Cookson (Hay Fever and Travels with my Aunt, Meeting Roxy); Rachael McAllister (Little Girls and A Christmas Carol, Pitlochry Competition Theatre); Keith Macpherson (Sunshine on Leith, Pitlochry Competition Theatre, Ready for Godot, Residents Theatre and Stan and Ollie, BBC Movies); Robbie Scott (Peter Pan and Wendy, Pitlochry Competition Theatre); Marc Small (TV credit embody The IT Crowd, Jonathan Creek and just lately appeared within the Amazon Prime movie The Individuals We Hate At The Wedding ceremony with Ben Platt); Ben Inventory (Grease and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, West Finish and A Refrain of Disapproval and Good day Dolly, Pitlochry Competition Theatre); Joseph Tweedale (The Which means of Zong, Bristol Outdated Vic and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Theatre Clwyd); Jack Ward (Bridgerton, Netflix); Trudy Ward (As You Like It, Jupiter Theatre) and Kristin Weichen Wong (Area- One thing For The Future Now, Edinburgh Worldwide Competition).
Competition Theatre’s Inventive Director Elizabeth Newman mentioned in regards to the proficient Ensemble:
“It has been an inspiring expertise bringing collectively the Summer time season Ensemble this 12 months. We’re thrilled to share the information of all of the proficient people who find themselves coming to Pitlochry for the primary time in addition to some good returning collaborators. We did an enormous open name once more this 12 months. And two of our fantastic ensemble members got here from the open-call self-tape course of and several other others got here from the Highlight open course of too.
Each member of the Ensemble gives totally different expertise and experiences to the season, which I’m positive will assist us to make wealthy and thrilling work for our audiences to take pleasure in. The actors in our Ensemble proceed to be the life blood of the season and their exhausting work all the time has a profound impact on audiences and delights all our guests.”
Working from 19 Could till 30 September, the 2023 season Ensemble will function in revivals of the legendary musical Gypsy (19 Could – 30 September) and Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece A Streetcar Named Need (2 June – 30 September), the Scottish première of Emma Rice’s acclaimed stage adaptation of Noël Coward’s screenplay for the movie Transient Encounter (16 June-29 September); Peter Arnott’s new play Group Portrait In A Summer time Panorama (25 August – 28 September), co-produced by Pitlochry Competition Theatre with the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and directed by The Lyceum’s Inventive Director David Greig and the première of acclaimed Scottish playwright Isla Cowan’s (She Wolf, Edinburgh Competition Fringe) new play To The Bone (18 August-29 September).
The Ensemble can even function the première of Elizabeth Newman’s new adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s much-loved traditional story The Secret Backyard (7 July-19 August) and the return of the Theatre’s acclaimed productions of Martin McCormick’s The Maggie Wall (9-28 June) and Sherlock Holmes: A Research in Lipstick, Ketchup and Blood (1-22 September), Lesley Hart’s adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1887 traditional Sherlock Holmes journey A Research in Scarlet.
For additional info and tickets for the Pitlochry Competition Theatre 2023 season go to pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
