Well that's a first - i turned up to a zoom meeting this morning a month in advance ot it taking place. #timeforaholiday
Duncan Clarke PR
@duncanclarkepr.bsky.social
Freelance theatre publicist based in Windsor and Edinburgh (don't ask!!) who works with some rather amazingly talented people from all over the UK.
Simon Russell Beale talks to @nicklevine.bsky.social about Liberace & Martin Sherman's new play I'LL BE SEEING YOU which opens at @pitlochryft.bsky.social 'He wanted to maintain an illusion of agelessness': The secret life of outrageous US showman Liberace - BBC Culture share.google/RzAPxrVXqNki...
'He wanted to maintain an illusion of agelessness': The secret life of outrageous showman Liberace
The glitzy pianist, who famously hid his sexuality, was dismissed as a "vulgar joke" in his lifetime. But a new play gets to the truth of who he was, in private as well as in public.
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The brilliant Russell Kane and Natalie Casey on BBC Breakfast talking about Romeo and Juliet which opens this week at the @newvictheatre.bsky.social
Russell Kane interview in @telegraph.co.uk: My middle-aged Romeo is the sexiest you’ll ever see Romeo and Juliet opens at @newvictheatre.bsky.social on 17 Sept. www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...
Russell Kane: My middle-aged Romeo is the sexiest you’ll ever see
The 51-year-old comedian and podcast host on his love of Shakespeare, masculinity and his efforts to reverse the ageing process
telegraph.co.uk
Lovely interview by @joycemcm.bsky.social @scotsman.com with Simon Russell Beale, Fra Fee & playwright Martin Sherman about Liberace and the @pitlochryft.bsky.social world premiere of Sherman's new play I'll Be Seeing You which opens next week in Pitlochry. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Simon Russell Beale on playing Liberace at Pitlochry: 'the image he built was quite complex'
Liberace’s critics may have dismissed him as flashy and vulgar, but Martin Sherman’s new play offers an fresh perspective on the storied entertainer, writes Joyce McMillan
scotsman.com
Great mention for @pitlochryft.bsky.social premiere of Martin Sherman's new play about Liberace in @theguardian.com top 10 Theatre productions to see in the UK this Autumn. Play stars Simon Russell Beale & Fra Fee and is directed by Alan Cumming & Ben Occhipinti. www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-int...
Tilda Swinton’s blast from the past, Kevin Bridges at large and a deepfake ballet: theatre, comedy and dance to see this autumn
Swinton takes a dead man’s identity, Glasgow’s heir to Billy Connolly heads on tour and Gillian Anderson, Keira Knightley and Natalia Osipova all hit the stage
theguardian.com
Well this is a gorgeous theatre. And I’m also going to make a punt for it having the best view of any theatre in the British Isles?
Alison Pill is very smart and very thoughtful, and this may be the most incisive and articulate account of the built-in harms to child actors that you’ll ever read. Do. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...
Opinion | What Child Actors Understand About Hayden Panettiere (Gift Article)
We might have worked on different sets, for different directors, in different eras, but every child actor bears the same recognizable wounds.
nytimes.com
Just 1 week to go till next Sunday afternoon's press perf at @pitlochryft.bsky.social for the highly anticipated @pitlochryft.bsky.social & @dundeerep.bsky.social production of A HISTORY OF PAPER starring the wonderful Shirley Henderson & Alan Cumming #HistoryOfPaper #ScottishTheatre 📸Chris Keatch
Living life in the fast lane by having a cuppa, couple of chocolate biscuits and an evening watching one of my favourite films of all time - the brilliant "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" #NoChildLeftBehind #SamNeilRIP
Rehearsals start this month at @pitlochryft.bsky.social for the world premiere of "I"ll Be Seeing You" Martin Sherman's (Bent) new play about Liberace feat Simon Russell Beale as the celebrated American entertainer, Fra Fee & making his stage acting debut at the age of 88 Martin Sherman 1/2
If you're planning on heading up to Edinburgh Fringe in Aug & fancy a day out of the city I would recommend a trip to @pitlochryft.bsky.social for the must see A HISTORY OF PAPER starring @alancumming.bsky.social & Shirley Henderson - 9 Aug-12 Sept www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/a-h...
A History of Paper | Pitlochry Festival Theatre
A new magical Scottish musical about unbounding joy, impossible grief, a man, a woman and the little bits of paper that make up a life. Starring Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson.
pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
REVIEW: 4 stars for 'Lear' at @pitlochryft.bsky.social “Comes together for a mesmeric finale, exquisitely staged and acted.” wp.me/pdXz8Y-9XF #review #theatre #pitlochry
REVIEW: Lear
Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s first Lear in its 75-year history is an ambitious and visceral modern updating.
wp.me
EXCLUSIVE: Alan Cumming: Scotland needs to "give Shakespeare another go" via @janekbradley.bsky.social @scotsman.com www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Alan Cumming: Scotland needs to 'give Shakespeare another go'
Lear is to open at Pitlochry next month
scotsman.com
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social Herald look at 11 theatre shows to see in Scotland throughout May…. www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
Hi, got spare ticket going for the final performance of Back to the Future musical tomorrow at 3pm in London. Please do get in touch if you are interested.
Original set of the Broadway award winning musical ONCE to be recreated for @pitlochryft.bsky.social production @janekbradley.bsky.social talks to Tony and Olivier award winning Theatre designer Bob Crowley about the new production. Once opens next month www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Original Broadway set recreated on Pitlochry stage for Once revival
The set depicts a typical Irish pub
scotsman.com
The most gobsmacking casting announcement of the month - Russell Kane will play Romeo on stage! The New Vic is staging a radical reimagining of Romeo & Juliet, in which the star-crossed lovers meet again - later in life.
Just been to a preview of #ProjectHailyMary and its such a beautiful film. Highly recommend you going to see when it opens next week.
#THEATRE #REVIEW Noughts & Crosses at Northern Stage "an essential watch that feels more relevant than ever" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thereviewshub.com/noughts-cros... #Newcastle
Well its only Feb and I already have a contender for my favourite programme of 2026 - the brilliant #HowToGetToHeavenFromBelfast on @netflix.com. Such a beautifully written script by Lisa McGee performed by a flawless ensemble. A real must see
"Before there was Jamie Lloyd, Kip Williams or Katie Mitchell, there was Andrew Quick and Pete Brooks" @matt-barton.bsky.social @exeuntmagazine.bsky.social talks to Quick & Brooks about imitating the dog's War of the Worlds - tinyurl.com/2vrzxzku Recommend subscribing to @exeuntmagazine.bsky.social
Post-show discussion: Imitating the Dog on War of the Worlds
28 years ago, Andrew Quick and Pete Brooks pioneered the use of film in theatre. They talk to Matt Barton about blazing trails, staging sci-fi, and "failing beautifully"
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Roundup at Scotsman Arts of Alan Cumming‘s first Out In The Hills festival at Pitlochry Festival Theatre - and what a breathless and brilliant weekend it was! www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Out in the Hills, Pitlochry review: 'a whirlwind celebration of LGBTQ life'
The first Out in the Hills festival was a stunning success, writes Joyce McMillan
scotsman.com
Great piece in @theguardian.com about Pitlochry Festival Theatre's Out in the Hills festival. ‘I love that there’s this big gay thing in the middle of Scotland’: Ian McKellen and Graham Norton join Alan Cumming for Out in the Hills www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
‘I love that there’s this big gay thing in the middle of Scotland’: Ian McKellen and Graham Norton join Alan Cumming for Out in the Hills
New LGBTQ+ festival included McKellen in a fiery monologue and Norton in conversation, as well as a queer ceilidh and ‘kilted yoga’
theguardian.com
Congratulations to all at @pitlochryft.bsky.social on all their incredible work to stage this weekend's Out in the Hills festival 📷 by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
News: Russell T Davies is joining the lineup for Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Out in the Hills festival. He’s stepping in for Armistead Maupin, who can no longer do his 16 Jan event.
Does anyone know if it is possible to walk along the Thames path from the Riverside Studios to @fulhamfc.com
Ventured into London for my first show of 2026 - the very funny Oh, Mary!! featuring a wonderful ensemble lead by the brilliant Mason Alexander Park and Giles Terera, and directed by Sam Pinkleton (who will directing Ceilidh at @pitlochryft.bsky.social later this year)