A group formed to encourage up-and-coming stars of stage and screen is marking its golden anniversary with a series of events.
Perth Youth Theatre, which counts Trainspotting’s Ewan McGregor among its alumni, is planning a gala concert to celebrate its first 50 years.
The show will include nods to past productions, as well as brand new elements devised by current members.
The group will also be hosting a series of workshops and masterclasses across the Perthshire patch.
The celebrations are just part of a busy season of music, drama and events planned for the region over the autumn and winter months.
Youth Theatre members helped Horsecross Arts unveil its new line-up and brochure at Perth Concert Hall on Thursday morning.
Among the forthcoming highlights will be former PYT member Colin McCredie in political thriller Democracy, about plots and conspiracies in West Germany.
An all-star cast including Still Game’s Paul Riley and Joyce Falconer of River City fame will bring DC Thomson’s The Broons to life in a brand new production.
And there is a rare chance to see the longest running show in British theatre, Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery The Mouse Trap.
Brochure cover star, guitarist Miloš Karadaglić will take concert hall audiences on a journey from Bach to the Beatles with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, while the popular Celtic Sessions features gigs from ex Love and Money frontman James Grant.
Dougie MacLean will also be returning with his Perthshire Amber Festival in November, featuring many friends from the world of traditional music.
And there will be celebrations of two much-missed singers: The Johnny Cash Roadshow and The Greatest Love of All: The Whitney Houston Show.
The festive season will get off to a sparkling start with The Nutcracker performed by the Russian State Ballet and Opera House.
The atmospheric St John’s Kirk will be the venue for Scottish Ensemble’s Concert by Candlelight and Handel’s Messiah, while local Perth band Red Pine Timber will ring in 2017 with a pre-Hogmanay party in the concert hall.
It has also been confirmed that the team behind last year’s huge panto success Beauty and the Beast will return for this year’s Christmas treat Dick McWhittington.
