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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Aug 18

Which of imitating the dog's shows have you seen

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Aug 18

You will just have to come and see the show haha

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Aug 12

Heading back up to #Edinburgh next week and fancied seeing some shows at the @edfringe.bsky.social - what are your recommendations of the must see shows to see?
#EdFringe2025

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Aug 10

A @lfcr.bsky.social goal in the 20th minute...it was meant to be #Jota #YNWA

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Aug 10

There's going to be a special script in hand reading of @valmcdermid.bsky.social new play And Midnight Never Come on Mon 18 Aug at @pitlochryft.bsky.social.
Here's a @theguardian.com piece on the new play
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Tickets at www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/and...

And Midnight Never Come | Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Queen of Crime, the iconic Val McDermid, is bringing her forensic gaze to bear on one of the theatre's most enduring mysteries -- the death of Christopher Marlowe in Deptford in 1593

www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com

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Neil Cooper @neilcooper.bsky.social · Jun 22

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social review of Grease, @pitlochryft.bsky.social Festival Theatre’s revival of the classic teen musical ideal for summer nights.

In rep at PFT until September 27. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/gre...

www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

'A pitch perfect accompaniment to summer nights': Grease is still very much the word

Neil Cooper gives his verdict on beauty school drama and teen angst of Grease performed at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre

www.heraldscotland.com

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Jun 16

Right, time to head up to Edinburgh for a month. Always up for a coffee or something stronger.

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · Jun 10

Some recent theatre writing at Scotsman Arts. Here's Alan Cumming and the Pitlochry team on the magic of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, and their 2025 summer season, including the in-house production of Grease set to open there in ten days' time! www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Alan Cumming on Pitlochry Festival Theatre: 'I love the soup to nuts aspect of the place'

As Pitlochry Festival Theatre gears up for its summer season, the venue’s new artistic director Alan Cumming tells Joyce McMillan what makes it so special

www.scotsman.com

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Neil Cooper @neilcooper.bsky.social · Jun 5

My Herald review of Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed, Richard Baron & Ellie Zeegen’s dramatic love letter to the woman behind her memoir, The Living Mountain.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre until June 14. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/nan...

www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

This studio-sized play rifles through Shepherd's back pages in a dramatic homage

Richard Baron and Ellie Zeegen’s studio-sized play rifles through Shepherd’s back pages for this dramatic homage that attempts to get to the…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Jun 4

PODCAST
@elizabethnewman.bsky.social & @sarahbrigham.bsky.social talk to @britishtheatreguide.info about @pitlochryft.bsky.social @derbytheatre.bsky.social new adaptation of #TheGreatGatsby which opens in Pitlochry (27 June -25 Sept) & Derby (3- to 25 Oct)
btguide.libsyn.com/gatsby-in-pi...

British Theatre Guide podcast: Gatsby in Pitlochry and Derby

Elizabeth Newman, Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, has adapted F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, which is now 100 years old, for the stage for the theatre she recently left, Pitloch...

btguide.libsyn.com

Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · May 31

Lovely mention in today's @theguardian.com for the @newvictheatre.bsky.social premiere of the artist and playwright Arthur Salt's final play Whatever Happened To Phoebe Salt which runs till 21 June
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Mountainhead to Nintendo Switch 2: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Steve Carell stars in Succession creator Jesse Armstrong’s new satire targeting tech billionaires, while the long-awaited games console is finally here

www.theguardian.com

Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · May 23

Theatre in 2026
The brilliant Imitating the Dog are going to stage an audacious and timely retelling of the iconic The War of The Worlds by H.G.Wells. #WarOfTheWorlds will premiere at @castindoncaster.bsky.social in early Feb and then tour till May.
Dates & info
imitatingthedog.co.uk/project/war-...

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Pilot Theatre @pilottheatre.bsky.social · May 22

We have some news for you. Friday 23 May, 12pm.

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · May 15

"...astonishing debut.." wonderful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review from @fergusmorgan.bsky.social @thestage.co.uk for Milly Sweeney's #WaterColour at @pitlochryft.bsky.social and @byretheatre.bsky.social
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/wate...

Water Colour review at Pitlochry Festival Theatre: raw and real

Read our review of Water Colour at Pitlochry Festival Theatre: dynamic staging of a devastating debut play

www.thestage.co.uk

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · May 15

"Have I just witnessed Scotland's theatre stars of tomorrow?"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️from @neilcooper.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social for @pitlochryft.bsky.social @byretheatre.bsky.social Playwrights Studio Scotland premiere of Milly Sweeney's debut play #WaterColour
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

These could be Scotland's theatre stars of tomorrow

Review: Water Colour, Pitlochry Festival Theatre: This is an assured and heartfelt debut. There's a poetry at play here, but it is always direct and…

www.heraldscotland.com

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · May 10

ICYMI: “There was a great atmosphere in the building, and we had some amazing authors and fun events. It was a triumph, if I say so myself" says Alan Cumming ( @alancumming.bsky.social ), as the new artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #BookSky

Alan Cumming: the actor-writer talks about his literary ambitions for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre

www.thebookseller.com

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · May 6

Great interview in @sundaypost.com with rising star Molly Geddes about appearing in @pitlochryft.bsky.social @byretheatre.bsky.social @playwrightsstudio.bsky.social premiere of Milly Sweeney's new play #WaterColour & in the BBC'S forthcoming #TheBombingofPanAm103
www.sundaypost.com/fp/molly-ged...

Molly Geddes on whirlwind start to her career on stage and screen

Molly Geddes will soon be seen in her first major TV role, appearing in the BBC/Netflix series The Bombing of Pan Am 103.

www.sundaypost.com

Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · May 5

Tune into BBC Radio Scotland Arts Mix at 3.30pm today as Len Pennie will be talking to Sally Reid & Milly Sweeney about the premiere of the new play WATER COLOUR which opens Fri at @pitlochryft.bsky.social until 17/5 then heads to @byretheatre.bsky.social (28 & 29/5)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio Scotland - Afternoons, The Arts Mix, 05/05/2025

Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

www.bbc.co.uk

Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Apr 23

Casting news for the @pitlochryft.bsky.social @derbytheatre.bsky.social production of @elizabethnewman.bsky.social exciting new adaptation of The Great Gatsby directed by @sarahbrigham.bsky.social
Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story.
www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-an...

Cast announced for new adaptation of The Great Gatsby

It’ll play in Pitlochry and Derby

www.whatsonstage.com

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Apr 15

Cast announced for the @pitlochryft.bsky.social & @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social production of the iconic musical Grease.
Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story
Dates: Blackpool 4-14 June / Pitlochry: 18 June - 27 Sept
www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-fo...

Cast for Grease revival confirmed

The show plays in Pitlochry and Blackpool

www.whatsonstage.com

Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Apr 15

Lovely mention in the BBC's 25 of the best theatre shows to see in Spring and Summer for @newvictheatre.bsky.social stage premiere of the celebrated artist and playwright Arthur Berry's final play Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt.
Big thank you to @musiciany.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

25 of the best theatre shows to see in spring and summer 2025

New shows take inspiration from Banksy, football boss Marcelo Bielsa, and an eccentric aristocrat.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Apr 11

There I was eating my Cheese, ham and pickle sandwich on a London river cruise, and out of the blue a UFO turned up at the London Eye.

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Fergus Morgan @fergusmorgan.bsky.social · Apr 10

Pitlochry Festival Theatre unveils its 21-strong ensemble for 2025, including Chris Coxon, Caitlin Forbes, Leah Jamieson, Blythe Jandoo, Ryan J Mackay, David Rankine and more...

All kicks off with Milly Sweeney's Water Colour on May 9!

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Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Apr 6

Wow 5 🌟 from Clare Brennan at The Observer for @newvictheatre.bsky.social for A Matter of Life and Death
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/a...

A Matter of Life and Death – a delightful adaptation of Powell and Pressburger’s all-time classic

Grounding fantasy in emotional reality, director Theresa Heskins and her joyous 14-strong ensemble make the David Niven-starring film fly on stage

www.theguardian.com

Duncan Clarke PR @duncanclarkepr.bsky.social · Apr 6

The first play
#Theatre
youtu.be/BQGLbTesSxQ?...

The First Play - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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