Thyme to wander and leaf your worries behind🍃
The Explorers Garden at Pitlochry Festival Theatre is officially OPEN from today 💚
🕜Open daily except Mondays, 10am–5pm
Find out more and book your visit via our website: https://pitlochryft.com/4ul08fh
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A powerhouse of Scottish talent breathes vivid life into Shakespeare's classic tragedy. Scottish theatre legend Maureen Beattie takes on the towering role of the monarch whose decision to test her daughters’ love unravels both family and kingdom.👑
🎟️ www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/lear/
Hansel & Gretel arrives in Pitlochry with Opera on Your Doorstep by Scottish Opera—bringing world-class opera to the Highlands.🍬🌲
A dark forest, a wicked witch, and a story that speaks to all of us...
📆 31 Oct 2026
🎟️https://pitlochryft.com/4dTLw1o
What is Forest Bathing? 🍃
Join us next Friday in our Explorers Garden for a restorative small-group session with Jeannie Nairn of Woodlands Breathing.
💚 Bursary places available
🎟️https://pitlochryft.com/4cQw1WQ
I CAN DIE TOO CAST⭐️
Starring Frances Ruffelle, joined by Stephen Ashfield, Melinda Orengo, Flora Spencer-Longhurst & Maya Rugen, with Frew both onstage and as musical director and arranger. 🎶
🎟️ https://pitlochryft.com/3Oku1gj
Final tickets now on sale!🎫
Head to the link to book yours🔗
https://pitlochryft.com/4tOyDKK
Two extraordinary evenings with all proceeds supporting our 75th Anniversary fundraising appeal, helping us to continue making magical memories for audiences for many years ahead.✨
🎻🎶FIRST LOOK: ONCE REHEARSALS
Our cast have arrived and preparations are well underway for the Scottish premiere of this beautiful, joyous musical.
Only at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Only for FOUR WEEKS.
📅 23 May – 27 June
🎫 https://pitlochryft.com/4cqs7V1
📸 Chris Keatch
Hungry plants spotted… 🪴👀
Go behind the scenes with Caroline Bavey as we prepare to reopen the Explorers Garden 🌿✨
🔗 https://pitlochryft.com/4cqFEu5
🚨Reminder: General sale opens 10am tomorrow
Tickets for our Ewan McGregor and Sam Heughan In Conversation events with Alan Cumming go on general sale at 10am.
Set your alarms and have our website link ready 👀
🎟️🔗https://pitlochryft.com/4tOyDKK
Supported by Anderson Strathern
Maureen Beattie and Forbes Masson lead our new production of Lear.👑
A striking reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy - on stage for the first time at Pitlochry Festival Theatre in our 75th year.
📆 4 Jul – 1 Aug
🎟️ https://pitlochryft.com/4rqzq2K
📣 General sale is now OPEN for Happy Days! 🎫
Don’t miss Siobhán Redmond in this bold, darkly comic masterpiece by Samuel Beckett.
📆 18 Sept – 10 Oct
🔗 https://pitlochryft.com/4mvNh7h
This June, experience something truly different...
'The Only Way Out Is In' is a powerful, one-to-one, multi-sensory encounter that puts you at the centre of the story. 💚
🔗 Find out more and book: https://pitlochryft.com/4cDouuq
General booking for Ceilidh is now OPEN 🎻
Created by award-winning duo Noisemaker and directed by Tony Award-winner Sam Pinkleton, this bold new musical blends Scotland’s most beloved tradition with a story of love, legacy, and a night that means more than most.🏴
🎟️ Book now via link below!
Next Saturday's plans = sorted ✔️
Join us on 18 April for a full day at Pitlochry Festival Theatre - from trying something new to sitting back and enjoying the music 🎭
🎟️ https://pitlochryft.com/4mvZf0v
Soft Play announcement ⚠️
The Soft Play will be closed from 3pm today (Thursday 9 April) until Sunday 12 April at 9am.
Thank you for your understanding.
⭐️ONCE CAST ANNOUNCEMENT⭐️
Strike up the band and raise a glass because it's time to introduce you to the phenomenal cast bringing the Scottish premiere of the smash-hit musical ONCE to Pitlochry Festival Theatre!🏴
🎫 www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/once/
Tickets now on sale for all members & patrons📣
Booking for our Sam Heughan and Ewan McGregor fundraising events is now open for all Patrons, Festival Circle Members & Festival Friends Members 🎫
🔗 www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/our-75th-anniversary/
Bright yellow promotional graphic for accessible performances of Once at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, featuring a black sketch of a guitar on the right. Text lists performance types and dates: Audio Described on 18 June at 7.30pm and 24 June at 2pm; BSL Interpreted on 26 June at 7.30pm; Captioned on 17 June at 2pm and 25 June at 7.30pm; Relaxed & Dementia Friendly on 21 June at 2pm. Footer reads: “Once – the Tony Award-winning musical, 23 May–27 June 2026, Auditorium, only at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
Accessible performances of Once at Pitlochry Festival Theatre this June.
Audio Described, BSL Interpreted, Captioned, and Relaxed & Dementia Friendly dates run from 17 – 26 June.
We’d love to welcome you 💛 Find out more and book tickets via www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/once/
📣 Booking now open!
Happy Days - Beckett’s darkly comic masterpiece starring Siobhán Redmond - is now on sale for Patrons & Members. 🎭
🎟️ www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/happy-days?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Happy+Days
🎟️ General sale: 14 April, 10am
NT Connections Festival 🎭
Experience the next generation of Scottish theatre at Pitlochry!
📅 10 & 11 April
🎟️ www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/nt-connections-festival-night-2/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Engagement%2C+Visiting+Companies
Grab your partner… and your tickets! 🎻
Ceilidh comes to Pitlochry Town Hall this October - a joyful new musical packed with live folk music, dancing, and a story of family, love, and legacy.🏴
🎟️ Patrons & members booking now open
Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle comes to Pitlochry 🎶
A rare chance to hear this vibrant choral masterpiece live by local choirs.
📆 18 April
🎟️ www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Visiting+Companies
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK AT INEXPERIENCE⚡️
Back in the 90s, two students made a pact - they could only ever touch once in their entire lives.
A witty, heartfelt romantic comedy about memory, intimacy and the choices that shape a life.
📆 14 Jun – 4 July
🎟️ Book tickets below ⬇️
This July, I Can Die Too premieres at Pitlochry Festival Theatre - a bold, genre-blurring new play with music created by Frances Ruffelle, Sally George and Alan Cumming..
🔗Tap the link below to read our latest blog where Frances reveals the deeply personal inspiration behind the show.
Country hits, choral voices, community theatre and moments of calm in nature - April is full of reasons to visit Scotland’s Theatre in the Hills.🌿
Explore what’s on and book now via the link below⬇️🎟️
Something big is coming… 👀
We gave a few of our team a first look at our Season 2026 brochure - complete with two very exciting surprise reveals.🔥
✨What do you think it might be? Stay tuned TOMORROW to find out...
New production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie announced
Dame Muriel Spark was born in Edinburgh on 1 February 1918. To celebrate, a new partnership between the National Theatre of Scotland and The Royal Lyceum Theatre in association with Pitlochry Festival Theatre, has been announced. A new…