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Finn den Hertog directs Maureen Beattie in Shakespeare's Lear at Pitlochry Festival Theatre this July. Read my review below. Maureen Beattie and Forbes Masson in Lear. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Lear ★★★★☆ Review: 09 July 2026 | Pitlochry Festival Theatre Pitlochry Festival Theatre's production of Lear features the wonderful Maureen Beattie as the ageing British monarch. The 'King' has been dropped from the title in this gender-swapped version of Shakespeare's tragedy, as Beatti

Full casting announced for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre production of Lear Lear at Pitliochry Festival Theatre: Cast News Pitlochry Festival Theatre has today announced the full cast for their forthcoming production of Lear - Finn den Hertog’s new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. As previously announced, the production will be led by Scottish stage and screen icon, Maureen Beattie as Lear and Forbes Masson as Gloucester. They will be joined in the cast

Debuting in Scotland's theatres in 2024, David Ireland 's play The Fifth Step , produced by the National Theatre of Scotland , transferred to London's West End for an eleven-week run in summer 2025. It was during this time in London that the show was captured live for National Theatre Live . The filmed performance will be shown in cinemas across the globe from 27th November 2025. Read my review of NT Live's The Fifth Step below. Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman in the Fifth St

Alan Cumming announces inaugural season as Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Pitlochry Festival Theatre to celebrate its 75th anniversary with an exciting lineup for 2026 Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Artistic Director, Alan Cumming has today announced his highly anticipated inaugural season of exciting programming for 2026, which will coincide with the 75th anniversary of the celebrated Scottish Highland Theatre. The Season 2026 will feature a programme of cr

National Theatre Live (NT Live) has announced a blockbuster line-up of theatre in cinemas including the National Theatre of Scotland's The Fifth Step; marking the first time that an NTS production has been captured for NT Live. Theatre productions Mrs. Warren’s Profession, The Fifth Step, and Hamlet are all set for global cinematic release. NT Live Theatre in Cinema programme 2025 / 2026 NT Live Theatre in Cinema programme 2025 / 2026 Today, National Theatre Live announces a

The Fifth Step, National Theatre of Scotland, David Ireland, Jack Lowden, Sean Gilder, Finn den Hertog

The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony Neilson review, BA Acting 2023, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow.

Review: A Very Expensive Poison, RCS | Lucy Prebble, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland