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Pitlochry
Festival Theatre www.pitlochry.org.uk
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01796 484626.
Dates for 2006 Summer Season - The Question
Of Power.
A Woman Of No Importance | Summer
Lightning | Man of The Moment | Chimneys
| The Grapes Of Wrath | Hamlet: The
Actors' Cut |.
Pitlochry's 2006 Season 12 May - 21 October 2006 includes
A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde, Summer Lightning adapted
by Giles Havergal from the novel by P.G. Wodehouse, Man Of The Moment
by Alan Ayckbourn, Chimneys by Agath Christie in its European
premiere (these 4 open and run in rep from May) joined in July by The
Grapes of Wrath adapted by Frank Galati from John Steinbeck's novel
and in August by Hamlet: The Actors' Cut the First Quarto
and shorter version of Shakespeare's play.
During the Summer Season there will also be visiting productions
(various times) and music events (mainly on Sunday evenings
in July and August), workshops on crafts and the arts, youth
workshops in July and August. Check out www.pitlochry.org.uk
for details.
In the Winter Season there will be themed weekends.
EdinburghGuide's information page
on Pitlochry and its theatre.
Full dates and Reviews as they are
seen for each production.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre's Summer Season 12 May to 22 October 2006.
* means it is possible to see two different plays that day.
A Woman of No Importance - Pitlochry Theatre Company
- Lady Hunstanton's having a house party and her protege Gerald
Arbuthnot is there, but his morther has a secret one which could destroy
them both but Lord Illingworth's job offer means she has to take action.
Review - Pulled
up short by the real emotional drama.
Runs in rep from 29 April to 21 Oct.
12 May at 8pm, 13 May at 2pm & 8pm.
19 May at 8pm, 20 May* at 2pm, 27May* at 8pm.
2 June at 8pm, 6 June at 8pm, 9 June at 8pm, 15 June at 8pm,
19 June at 8pm, 24 June* at 8pm, 29 June at 8pm.
6 July at 8pm, 14 July* at 8pm, 20 July at 8pm, 28 July at 8pm,
31 July at 8pm.
5 Aug* at 2pm, 10 Aug at 8pm, 18 Aug at 8pm, 26 Aug* at 2pm,
30 Aug at 2pm.
7 Sep at 8pm, 12 Sep*at 8pm, 13 Sep* at 2pm, 20 Sept* at 8pm,
25 Sept at 8pm, 30 Sept* at 2pm.
7 Oct* at 8pm. 13 Oct at 8pm and final performance on 20 Oct
at 8pm.
Summer Lightning - Pitlochry Theatre Company -
Lord Emsworth's prizewinning pig disappears, his secretary's falls
in love with his niece while his brother is writing memoir of his misspent
youth. A dramatisation by Giles Havergal of P.G. Wodehouse's gloriously
funny novel.
Review - Assured
adaptation, slick, assured production.
Runs in rep 18 May - 21 Oct.
18 May* at 2pm and 8pm, 20 May* at 8pm, 26 May at 8pm..
3 June* at 2pm, 7 June* at 2pm, 10 June* at 8pm, 14 June* at
8pm, 17 June* at 2pm, 22 June at 8pm, 26 June at 8pm.
1 July* at 8pm, 5 July* at 8pm, 8 July* at 2pm, 15 July* at 2pm,
19 July* at 8pm, 22 July* at 8pm, 27 July at 8pm.
2 August* at 8pm, 5 Aug* at 8pm, 8 Aug at 8pm, 9 Aug* at 2pm,
14 Aug at 8pm, 19 Aug* at 2pm, 26 Aug* at 8pm, 31 Aug* at 8pm.
5 September at 8pm, 6 Sept* at 2pm, 13 Sept* at 8pm, 18 Sept
at 8pm, 23 Sept* at 2pm, 30 Sept* at 8pm.
10 October at 8pm, 12 Oct* at 8pm, 16 Oct at 8pm, and final performance
21 Oct* at 2pm.
Man Of The Moment - Pitlochry Theatre Company
- Scottish Premiere of the award winning Alan Ayckbourn black comedy
about a have a go hero and the crook he foiled. !7 years later the ex-crook's
a Chat show host and the hero's double glazing. Enter an ambitious TV
journalist who wants to reunite the two at the ex-crook's Spanish villa.
Review - Right
on the button.
Runs in rep 25 May to 18 Oct.
25 May* at 2pm & 8pm, 27 May* at 2pm.
7 June* at 8pm, 10 June* at 2pm, 13 June at 8pm, 14 June at 2pm,
16June at 8pm, 21June* at 8pm, 24 June* at 2pm, 28 June * at 2pm, 30
June at 8pm.
3 July at 8pm, 8 July* at 8pm, 17 July at 8pm, 22 July* at 2pm,
25 July at 8pm, 26 July* at 2pm.
4 August at 8pm, 9 Aug* at 8pm, 12 Aug* at 8pm, 15 Aug at 8pm,
16 Aug* at 2pm, 24 Aug* at 8pm, 30 Aug* at 8pm, 31 Aug* at 2pm.
4 September at 8pm, 9 Sept* at 2pm, 16 Sept* at 8pm, 22 Sept
at 8pm, 28 Sept* at 8pm.
3 October at 8pm, 4 Oct* at 2pm, 11 Oct* at 8pm, 12 Oct at 2pm,
17 Oct at 8pm and final performance 18 Oct* at 2pm.
Chimneys - Pitlochry Theatre Company - The
European premiere of Agatha Christie's "lost play" that was
first produced in Canada in 2003. Set in 1926 in England as a Balkan
state's oil are discovered and HMG organises a secrete meeting at the
great English country house The Chimneys with the heir to the throne
of Herzoslovakia.
Review - Captures
the spirit of Christie.
Run in Rep from 1 June to 19 Oct.
1 June* at 2pm & 8pm, 5 June at 8pm, 8 June at 8pm, 12 June
at 8pm, 17June* at 8pm, 20 June at 2pm, 21 June at 2pm, 23 June at 8pm,
28 June* at 8pm..
1 July* at 2pm, 4 July at 8pm, 5 July* at 8pm, 7 July at 8pm,
15 July* at 8pm, 21 July at 8pm, 26 July* at 8pm, 29 July* at 8pm.
1 August at 8pm, 2 August* at 2pm, 7 Aug at 8pm, 12 Aug* at 2pm,
16 Aug* at 8pm, 19 Aug* at 8pm, 25 Aug at 8pm.
2 September* at 8pm, 8 Sept at 8pm, 14 Sept* at 8pm, 19 Sept
at 8pm, 20 Sept* at 2pm, 27 Aug* at 8pm, 28 Aug* at 2pm..
2 October at 8pm, 7 Oct* at 2pm, 14 Oct* at 8pm, 18 Oct* at 8pm,
and final performance 19 Oct* at 2pm.
The Grapes Of Wrath - Pitlochry Theatre Company
- John Steinbeck's novel adapted by Frank Galati. In the Great Depression
three generations of the Joads have to take to route 66 to go to California,
refugees in their own country.
Run in Rep from 13 July to 21 Oct..
13 July at 8pm, 14 July* at 2pm, 18 July at 8pm, 19 July* at
2pm, 24 July at 8pm, 29 July* at 2pm.
3 August at 8pm, 11 Aug at 8pm, 12 Aug* at 2pm, 17 Aug at 8pm,
28 Aug at 8pm.
2 September* at 2pm, 9 Sept* at 8pm, 15 Sept at 8pm, 21 Sept
at 8pm, 26 Sept at 8pm, 27 Sept* at 2pm.
4 October* at 2pm, 9 Oct at 8pm, 14 Oct* at 2pm and final performance
21 Oct* at 8pm.
Hamlet: The Actors' Cut - Pitlochry Theatre Company
- This is the version published by some Shakespeare's own actors,
about half the length of epic we are used to this First Quarto edition
is fresh, fast and accessible and full of changes. A rare chance to
see a production of this striped down play.
Run in Rep from 23 Aug to 19 Oct.
23 August at 2pm, 24 Aug* at 2pm, 29 Aug at 8pm.
1 September at 8pm, 6 Sept* at 8pm, 11 Sept at 8pm, 16 Sept*
at 2pm, 23 Sept* at 8pm, 29 Sept at 8pm..
5 October at 8pm, 10 Oct at 8pm, 11 Oct* at 2pm and final performance
19 Oct* at 8pm.
© Thelma Good 2006.
Although every effort has been taken to ensure the
accuracy of the information presented in these pages, no responsibility
can be accepted for any errors or omissions.
Theatre Editor, Thelma Good's e-mail is
thelma@edinburghguide.com
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