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'He gave everything to the local theatre' — emotional tributes to late actor Martyn James
Leading names in British theatre came together in Highland Perthshire to celebrate the life of the late Martyn James, filling every seat at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. (...)
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Theatre world pays tribute to 'Mr Pitlochry' Martyn James
Tributes have been paid to one of Scotland's acting greats, who died on Tuesday. (...)
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Giant queues at Jack and the Beanstalk auditions
Nearly 90 young hopefuls flocked to Perth Theatre on Sunday to audition for roles in Jack and the Beanstalk. (...)
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'We're committed to the project' — council says there's no drama in decision to defer £3 million Perth Theatre payment
Officials insists the redevelopment of Perth Theatre is still on course, despite Perth and Kinross Council holding more than £3 million of funding for a year. (...)
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Perth Theatre's Twelfth Night full of Celtic connections
Perth Theatre's new creative director Rachel O'Riordan has chosen 1920s Scotland as the setting for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the first full-scale production she has directed since taking up the post earlier this year. (...)
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'I'm about opening the door' — Rachel O'Riordan on putting Perth Theatre at heart of community
Just under a year since she was announced as the successor to Ian Grieve, Perth Theatre's new creative director Rachel O'Riordan has begun rehearsals for the first play of the new season — William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Here she speaks about her vision to create an exciting new era for theatre in the Fair City. (...)
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Southern Friend Festival has all the ingredients to be a barnstorming success
The Southern Fried Festival has been a hailed a resounding success, with over 4000 attendances at Perth's fourth annual celebration of American roots music. (...)
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Sinatra-loving jazz performer Todd Gordon has done it his way
Jazz singer Todd Gordon has met some big names in his time. (...)
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Perth's Southern Fried Festival moves for late licence
The organisers of Scotland's biggest celebration of American roots are hoping that a new late-night club concept will create a real festival feel. (...)
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Perth Theatre unveils varied schedule
From shipwrecked shores to Glasgow tenements, Beirut bunkers to the glamour of Hollywood, the new season at Perth Theatre promises to take audiences on an exciting journey. (...)
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Perth pair still saying I Do! I Do! after 20 years
Life has come full circle for husband and wife team Ian Grieve and Amanda Beveridge who are appearing together on the Perth stage where they first met 20 years ago. (...)
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Southern Fried Festival — like it? You'll Lyle Lovett!
Horsecross Arts staff have given a resounding "yee haw" to the Southern Fried Festival line-up at the launch of the summer programme for Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre. (...)
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Six Black Candles — Des Dillon's witches of Coatbridge
Six sisters, their ma and grandma get together to use a bit of womanly witchcraft, with murder in mind...playwright Des Dillon talks about about the deadly female of the species — and the real life role models for his Scottish Witches of Eastwick. (...)
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Creative couple behind new Theatre Arts School for Perth
A previous creative director at Perth Theatre will put his experience to good use by opening a theatre arts school. (...)
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Review: The Government Inspector, at Perth Theatre
While the extravagant and exaggerated genre of farce may seem slightly out of place in this new age of short attention spans and quick information, the themes in Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector are still very relevant. (...)
The Government Inspector arrives at Perth Theatre
Government corruption appears they have been all too prevalent since Ukrainian playwright Nikolai Gogol penned The Government Inspector over 170 years ago. Following rave reviews and a sell-out tour, Scotland's acclaimed theatre company Communicado are about to revive the production for Perth Theatre. (...)
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Review: Gagarin Way
Any theatre-goer who believes swearing is for people with a limited vocabulary should make an exception for Gagarin Way. Gregory Burke's zippy breakthrough one-act play is a barrage of bad language from the word go but, after while, it becomes less conspicuous as we are sucked into his gritty, witty and sinister and black comedy. (...)
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Review: Death Of A Salesman, at Perth Theatre
Described as one of the finest dramas in the whole range of American theatre, and widely studied in schools and universities, Arthur Miller's classic play Death Of A Salesman is no walk in the park for any director or actor. (...)
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Tour paves Way for Gregory Burke's powerful Fife-set debut
The debut play by Gregory Burke — who wrote the worldwide smash hit Black Watch — is to be performed in the author's home town for the first time, before going on tour nationwide. Jack McKeown looks at the edgy, Fife-set comedy-thriller Gagarin Way. (...)
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Perth Theatre presents Death Of A Salesman
Perth Theatre's first touring production in years opened on Friday. Jennifer Cosgrove caught up with actor Ron Emslie, who is taking on the pivotal lead role in Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman. (...)
