Pitlochry Festival Theatre 1 - 23 December 2017

Songs by

Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green musicians Singin’ In Cast Dougie Flower Keyboard 1 The Rain Dora Bailey / Wardrobe Mistress Holly Rostron Andrew Mann Reed 2 Zelda Zanders Chloé Porter Eoin Tonner Trumpet Screenplay by Betty Comden Photographer / Flack / 1st Assistant Director Aaron Ashley Parker Gordon Murch Keyboard 2 and Adolph Green J. Cumberland Spendrill III / Flick / Policeman Louis Abbott Drums / Percussion Songs by 2nd Assistant Director / Villain George Bray Mario Caribe Bass Nacio Herb Brown Olga Mara / Stripper / Wardrobe Mistress Pete Murch Drums / Percussion and Arthur Freed Miss Dinsmore Kimberly Powell Philip Alexander Reed 1 Based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mary Margaret / Hairdresser / Lady-in-Waiting Sarah Day film, by special arrangement with Warner Ronnie MacNiven Trombone Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. Sugar Daddy / Simpson’s Butler / 1st Stagehand Diction Teacher Robin Harvey Edwards Music Pubished by EMI, all rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Charlie Chaplin / Rod / Sid Phillips Tom Lloyd creative team Publishing LLC. R.F. Simpson David Delve (Original Movie Choreography by Gene Director John Durnin Roscoe Dexter Kelly and Stanley Donen) Carl Patrick Set & Costume Designer Adrian Rees Produced by agreement with Maurice Cosmo Brown George Rae Lighting Designer Matt Eagland Rosenfield, Lois F. Rosenfield and Cindy Lina Lamont Helen Mallon Pritzker, Inc. Musical Director Dougie Flower Don Lockwood Grant Neal Performed by arrangement with Music Choreographer Chris Stuart-Wilson Theatre International (Europe) Limited. 2nd Stagehand / Production Tenor Sound Engineer / Band Leader Jordan Harrington Sketch by Fight Director Raymond Short Adrian Rees Kathy Seldon Mari McGinlay Dialect Coach Lynn Bains

Young Don and Cosmo Luka Barrie Film & Graphic Designer Trish O’Grady Danny Burns Songs Stage Manager Kate Schofield Acts Lewis Byiers Deputy Stage Manager (book) Marianne Forde ACT I The action takes place in Hollywood Nathan Hunter Fit As A Fiddle Make ‘Em Laugh Assistant Stage Manager Heather Saunderson between the autumn of 1927 and the Alasdair MacDonald You Stepped Out Beautiful Girl spring of 1928. Of A Dream You Are My Fit As A Fiddle ACT II Broadway Melody You Are My Rory Stanger All I Do Is Dream Lucky Star There will be one interval of 20 minutes (Reprise) Would You? Would You? Lucky Star Of You You Were Meant between Act 1 and Act 2. All other parts are played by members of the cast. Good Morning What’s Wrong (Reprise) Singin’ In The Rain You Stepped Out Of For Me Singin’ In The Rain With Me? (Reprise) A Dream (Reprise) 1 Moses Supposes “ The choreographic challenge of this iconic musical is to make it unique whilst honouring the magic of the original. Musicals of this era (and their audiences) celebrated dance in a “ One of the joys of Singin' different way from today. In The Rain has been Dance breaks were used purely to ‘show off’ the filming the sections for dancing, whereas now, Don and Lina's silent and they’re often used to then talking pictures. continue the narrative. And Normally, our work is so, in my approach, I aim to viewed from a distance, get the best of both worlds. but this time, we also had I don’t have all the moves to think in close up. We mapped out in advance but have suddenly found a instead I have a concept for whole new set of skills. We each number and work my hope you enjoy the films ideas in the rehearsal room ” of Monumental Pictures! to create the best fit. I’m a Adrian Rees fan of minimalist movement SET & COSTUME DESIGNER On the set of The Royal Rascal Sword fighting with Fight Director, Raymond Short - sometimes a wag of a finger can be as effective as a triple pirouette if done with the right musicality. Dancing is about style: technique is important but without style, technique is null and void.”

Chris Stuart-Wilson 3 CHOREOGRAPHER director’s final Notes

It’s the first morning of the first day of rehearsals. The who we are and the world in which we live are presented limited resources must seem baffling, even foolhardy. cast have just met each other for the first time (though consistently, to the highest possible standards, to audiences But that is, in one sense, what theatre must always be: an some are enjoying a happy reunion – British theatre, like of all ages and backgrounds from across Scotland, the UK attempt to achieve the impossible, to tell one more story Pitlochry, is a very small village) and now it’s time to begin. and overseas. The technological revolution in 1927 that even when the odds are so obviously against you. In his Musical Director Dougie Flower decides to begin by teaching made talking pictures possible - which is, of course, the wonderful screenplay for Shakespeare In Love – which is, in everyone that song – not that much teaching is required, of story of Singin’ In The Rain - allowed the cinema to eclipse many ways, to theatre what Singin’ In The Rain is to cinema course. In less than a minute, the rehearsal room is filled with theatre as the pre-eminent form of popular story-telling – Tom Stoppard captured this apparent conundrum to the sound of fifteen voices in unison singing: “Doo de doot throughout much of the 20th century. Despite that, and perfection. Philip Henslowe, the Elizabethan impresario, is in doo, doo de doo doo doot doo de doo de, doo de doot doo . . .” the subsequent second broadcast revolution – the coming discussion with a potential backer, Hugh Fennyman: Give it a second: the tune will come to you . . . first of television and then the internet and digital platforms Henslowe: Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain – theatre has managed to retain its special quality as a In that moment, I am transported back to being eight about the theatre business. The natural unique live event, a place where audiences, playwrights and or nine, sitting in front of my parents’ black-and-white condition is one of insurmountable performers share together in an experience – happy, sad, television (colour would not enter the house until 1973) and obstacles on the road to imminent challenging, inspiring, unsettling, funny - that simply cannot watching possibly the greatest film musical of all time. Even disaster. be replicated in any other medium. in monochrome, the impact of Brown and Freed’s sublime Fennyman: So what do we do? songs, Comden and Green’s affectionate, witty paean to Seeking to preserve and enhance that special quality Hollywood and Gene Kelly’s stunning choreography was has been at the heart of what I have tried to do here. Not Henslowe: Nothing. Strangely enough, it all turns overwhelming. Even if I was not consciously aware of it, I everything has worked as I intended; not every production out well. think that was the moment the die was cast: show business has reached the standard to which I aspired; and not every Fennyman: How? – of one kind or another – would be my career. show has been to the taste of all those who have seen it John Durnin and some of the cast in rehearsal for Singin’ In The Rain (but then, as the late, great Joan Knight, the doyenne of Henslowe: I don’t know. It’s a mystery. Given that transformative experience, it’s entirely fitting Scottish theatre, used to say: “If you liked everything that I that Singin’ In The Rain - the one hundredth show that I have Indeed it is - and may it long continue to be, here at the programmed, I wouldn’t be doing my job!”). Theatre-going is programmed at PFT - should be my last production here. Theatre in the Hills especially. always going to be subjective and creating theatre is always After almost fifteen years as Artistic Director, it’s time for To PFT’s unrivalled staff, to the many, many marvellous going to be a risk – there is never, ever, enough money and me to move on from the Theatre in the Hills and seek out actors, directors, designers, lighting designers, musical time, nor any guarantee as to the outcome - but I like to new challenges and opportunities, whatever and wherever directors, choreographers and others with whom I have think that since 2003, the successes have outnumbered they may be. It will be a huge wrench, bidding farewell to worked at the Theatre in the Hills, and to you, our devoted the failures. And the responses from you, the wonderfully this very special organisation and to the many talented, audiences, I must express my profound thanks one final supportive and encouraging audiences that have been so dedicated and incredibly supportive folk with whom I have time for the wonderful mystery of the last 15 years: just like loyal to PFT during my time here, have always kept us – well, worked here: over the years, they have become more like my first exposure toSingin’ In the Rain, it’s been a magical, me – on track. family than colleagues. On the last night of the run, even unforgettable experience. more tears than usual will be shed, I suspect – and I may well In bringing my time at PFT to a close with Singin’ In The Rain, John Durnin be the worst culprit! there is, then, a sense of coming full circle. To an uninformed ARTISTIC DIRECTOR observer, the idea of putting on such an immense, iconic Over those fifteen years, I have tried to ensure that PFT has show in such a short space of time with such (relatively) become a place where accessible, high quality stories about 5 Festive Party Nights The sound of Musicals Why not do something different next year By Mark Shenton

and bring a group of friends or work colleagues Screen-to-stage musicals have, across the last two or features were another matter. New equipment, studios and to PFT for an extra special party night out? three decades, become a standard template, with every methods were required to make such films and cinemas As well as a delicious festive meal, we offer discounts on tickets Broadway and West End season seeing more former film needed new speakers and projectors to show them.” titles adapted as new stage musicals, from Groundhog Day for groups of eight people or more and 20% off the cost of your The 1927 filmThe Jazz Singer famously ushered in the (which originated at ’s Old Vic before transferring Group’s train or coach travel. new era of sound cinema as the first feature-length to Broadway earlier this year) to the imminent Frozen Book your 2018 Christmas Party today! film with not only a synchronised recorded music score, and Mean Girls. Television titles are also fair game, like but also lip-synchronous singing and speech in several Fat Friends - The Musical that has just begun a UK tour, or To find out more, get in touch with our Groups Manager, Ruth, on isolated sequences. The Terror, a murder mystery set in an SpongeBob SquarePants that is now on Broadway. 01796 484626 or email [email protected] English country house and released the next year, was, as But Singin’ In The Rain is a throwback in more ways than Hutchinson called it, “the real deal: the first continuous ‘all- Special one and can’t even try to shake off its origins in the movies, talkie’ to show in Europe.” But only one cinema in London either, since its entire story revolves around them. It deals was wired for sound: the Piccadilly on Denman Street (still thanks to with the transition between silent movies and the advent of in use today as a West End theatre), where The Singing Fool, Perth Theatre the talkies: an era that changed movies forever. also with Al Jolson, was first shown in 1928. Yet, if talkies quickly overtake silent movies in this revolution of cinema Murray Airlie It also famously saw the West End beat Broadway to bring it history, the debt to the theatre is also now being repaid with to the stage of the in 1983. Now, of course, Douglas McBride, Photographer plenty of interactive cinematic events that ask the audience it is as much a beloved stage title as it is a screen one, and is Carol McGill - for her flower to be actively involved, with sing-a-long screenings of known for making a splash in every sense, when it recreates arrangements in the Theatre foyer musicals. There are also an increasing number of ‘live’ event the title song with real rain flooding the stage. screenings of broadcasts of stage productions to cinemas And that’s one plus that the theatre will always have over around the world from the Royal Opera House, Metropolitan the cinema: it’s ability to make the audience experience the Opera, National Theatre and RSC, amongst others. rainfall for themselves. Meanwhile, the advances in digital technology, especially Cinema took its own tentative steps towards a different kind 3D, are making films come alive as never before. But there’s of verisimilitude when sound was introduced in the 1920s. still nothing that can quite beat the live experience of actors Scotland’s Most But, as Pamela Hutchinson put it in a Guardian feature, sharing the same space as the audience. It’s why the theatre Welcoming Theatre 2015, 2016 and 2017 published in 2015, on sound in the cinema: “The advent of has not only survived but thrived from the ancient Greeks to the talkies was gradual – much slower than it looks in Singin’ today. In The Rain in 1952. Sound films had been around since 1926, thanks to sound-on-disc technology (using a device such as MARK SHENTON is a London-based theatre critic. He is Pitlochry Festival Theatre is a Company Limited by a phonograph to play music in sync with a film) rather than associate editor of The Stage to which he contributes Guarantee Registered in Scotland Number SC029243 at Paul Murton Sally Magnusson Cameron McNeish the address below | Scottish Charity Number SC013055 optical sound (which combined audio and visual information reviews, interviews and a daily online column. He also | Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry, PH16 5DR | in one film strip). But sound was used mostly for music, reviews theatre for londontheatre.co.uk. He is chairman of Administration: 01796 484600 Box Office: 01796 484626 | Email: [email protected] | Website: effects or short sequences of dialogue. Continuous talking the drama section of the Critics’ Circle. www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com 7 The Cast Of Singin’ In The Rain

BACK ROW (L-R): George Bray • Tom Lloyd • George Rae • Robin Harvey Edwards FRONT ROW (L-R): Grant Neal • Mari McGinlay • Aaron Ashley Parker BACK ROW (L-R): David Delve • Holly Rostron • Jordan Harrington • Chloé Porter FRONT ROW (L-R): Kimberly Powell • Sarah Day • Helen Mallon • Carl Patrick George Bray Sarah Day David Delve Jordan Harrington Robin Harvey Edwards Tom Lloyd Helen Mallon Mari McGinlay Grant Neal Aaron Ashley Parker Carl Patrick Chloé Porter

Annie Get Your Gun (Union); (Nottingham); A Christmas his family and friends for their Actor, BroadwayWorld UK Me (Donmar Warehouse/NTS); Into The Woods (ROH); Evita White Christmas (PFT); Actors cover Jenny/Ensemble, The Carol (); High constant love and support! Awards; Parsee Man, Just So 365 (Lyric Hammersmith/NTS); (Adelphi); Chitty Chitty Bang Ensemble/understudy Goody Girls Musical (Original Cast, UK Society (Sonning); Company Twitter: @harrj123 (Tabard Theatre) - nominated Cockroach (Traverse/NTS); Bang (London Palladium). & Schlomo, Fame (UK tour); George Bray tour); Rose, The Romford Rose () and two Seasons Best Actor, Off West End Peter Pan (Citizens); The Wolves Tours: The Sound Of Music, Ensemble/cover Prince and J. CUMBERLAND SPENDRILL III, Robin Harvey Edwards (Queen’s, Hornchurch); Bec, at PFT. Awards; Zebulun, Joseph And In The Walls (Improbable/NTS- Anything Goes, Boogie Nights, Cinderella (New Wimbledon FLICK, POLICEMAN SUGAR DADDY, SIMPSON’S Waking The Walking Dead (Old Director: Mr Cinders, Mother Of The Amazing Technicolor Broadway Tour); Tutti Frutti Grease and The Goodbye Girl. Theatre). 2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Red Lion); Janet, Sincerely Yours BUTLER, 1ST STAGEHAND, Dreamcoat (Bill Kenwright); (NTS) and The Crucible (NTS/ The Pride and Falstaff. Regional and Rep: High Society Concerts: Featured Dancer/ VILLAIN (Landor); Karen, Do You Have A DICTION TEACHER Night Of Musicals (M.A. TAG). Television/Films: Elizabeth 1, (The Mill, Sonning); White Vocalist, Go Local (Queen George began his training at the Secret Crush? (Lost Theatre). Despite being born in England, Promotions); Rent (Paul Poldark (original!) A Horseman TV/Film: Rillington Place (BBC); Christmas (PFT); Sleeping Elizabeth Olympic Park) and Thornton Academy of Dance in Robin is from a Scottish family Taylor Mills Ltd); Wickersham Other credits include: Working Riding By, Famous Five, My Zinc Bed (HBO/Rainmark Arrangements, Tomorrow A Tribute To Danny La Rue his hometown, Middlesbrough. (from Galloway) and has been Brother, Seussical The Musical (workshop); Follies (The Royal Casualty, BlackAdder, Uncle Films); Casualty (BBC) and Morning (Landor); Oklahoma! (London Palladium). He then pursued professional a practising Scotsman since (Selladoor); Lucky Stiff (Almost Albert Hall) and Soloist on BBC Jack, Diamond Skulls and Hollyoaks (Channel 4). (Perth Rep); They’re Playing Choreography: Dream Bingo training at birth. After completing the Normal Ltd); Featured Artist, Radio 2’s Friday Night Is Music Mr. Quilp. Our Song (Stephen Joseph) and (Advert); Northern Ballet School, (graduating with BA (Hons)). post-graduate course at The Saturday Night Fever (Future Mari McGinlay Night. (Gaiety, Isle of Mann). Phil Winston’s . KATHY SELDON Joseph The Works His professional debut was Jordan Harrington Webber-Douglas Academy, Cinema); original Rotelli, Yank Sarah has just written, directed Workshops: Hoods, Thirteen TV/film: Featured ensemble understudying and playing Billy 2ND STAGEHAND, PRODUCTION he has worked from Penzance (Hope Mill); Eric Ashley and Lord Mari trained at The Dance and played Lucy in When We Hours, Jason And The in Mamma Mia 2, Here We Go Lawlor in 42nd Street (UK tour). TENOR, SOUND ENGINEER, to , from Paris to Dismiss Us (BOTE Productions). School of Scotland and Were Young, the first short Argonauts, Big City and Opal. Again, Freemans commercial He performed as Ensemble in BAND LEADER the West End and all points in Twitter: @TomNLloyd Guildford School of Acting film produced by DayByDay (GATE Films) and Simon in between. He has also been seen (BA Hons). Panto: The Lost Musicals Jesus Christ Superstar (World Productions. Jordan trained at Arts in films and on television (once Helen Mallon (Sadler’s Wells) and Summer Coronation Street (ITV). Arena tour), as Chief of Police/ Twitter: @sarahdayx Educational Schools, Credits whilst training include: in a terrible suit of cardboard LINA LAMONT Season (Spa Theatre, Drummer in Aladdin, Prince London and The BRIT School Miss Adelaide in Guys And Dolls, Carl Patrick armour) and heard on the Helen trained at RSAMD (now Bridlington). George in Sleeping Beauty (Cast David Delve for Performing Arts and Queenie in Wild Party and Liza ROSCOE DEXTER wireless. RCS). Theatre) and played the role R.F. SIMPSON Minelli in Forbidden Broadway. Commercials: NFU Mutual, Technology. From the wee Yorkshire village, of Tom in The Spalding Suite After playing Kilwhillie in The For PFT: High Society, Absurd World Of Warships. Television: Trained at . Theatre whilst training Other credits include: Boston Spa, I trained at GSA (Southbank Centre). Monarch Of The Glen, Robin is Person Singular, People, Agony (Live). Recent theatre credits: The includes: Amos Calloway in Big Oklahoma! (BBC Proms). and enjoyed a very successful now proud to be in his 40th PFT Scrooge!, Miracle On 34th George is delighted to be Crucible (tour); Allegro/Grand Fish; Urinetown; and Peter in In 2014, Mari also won The Aaron Ashley Parker career. I’ve appeared in many performing at Pitlochry Festival production. Street, The Admirable Crichton, Hotel (Southwark); Carousel Relative Values. Young Scottish Musical Theatre PHOTOGRAPHER, FLACK, UK and overseas commercials, Theatre and looks forward to a Whisky Kisses and Passing (Savoy); West Side Story, Round Theatre credits include: Dandini Tom Lloyd Performer of the Year. She 1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR and numerous UK theatre brilliant Christmas season! Places. The Horne, Guys And Dolls (UK in Cinderella ( Opera CHARLIE CHAPLIN, ROD, is thrilled to be making her productions, including the PFT Other: Cuttin’ A Rug (Citizens); Aaron has recently been filming tours); Anything Goes (Drury House, Qdos) and Sweet Charity SID PHILLIPS Pitlochry Festival Theatre debut 2013 Summer Season and The Sarah Day Milk (Traverse); Taking Over Mamma Mia 2! Lane); Phantom Of The Opera in one of her dream roles. Ladykillers, 2014. MARY MARGARET, (Cadogan Hall). Trained at Guildford School (Her Majesty’s); Les Misérables The Asylum (Lyceum/Citizens); Other credits: A-Rab, West Side HAIRDRESSER, Film credits include: Breathe of Acting, BA (Hons), full I’ve just finishedThe Crucible (Palace). Roman Bridge (NTS/Citizens); Grant Neal Story (Kilworth House); Pepper, (The Imaginarium Studios). scholarship. national tour and filmed an LADY-IN-WAITING Lettice And Lovage (Watermill); DON LOCKWOOD Mamma Mia! (International Great Expectations (); exciting Sky Arts project, soon Sarah trained at The Arts Jordan is thrilled to be joining Theatre credits: Leo Frank, The Good Solider (Theatre tour); Roger, Grease (Slovenia); Twelfth Night (Bristol); West End: Chicago (Adelphi, to be released. Educational Schools, London. Pitlochry Festival Theatre this Parade (Hope Mill Theatre) Royal, Bath); The Uncertainty Ensemble, We Will Rock You Amadeus (York); Travesties Cambridge and Garrick); year and would like to thank - nominated Best Lead Files (Paines Plough); Be Near (World Arena tour); Ensemble, Theatre credits include: Nellie, Imagine This (New London); 11 Kimberly Powell George Rae Holly Rostron Louis Abbott Philip Alexander Mario Caribe

. . . Carl Patrick Kimberly Powell For PFT: George Campbell, world Musicians Favourite theatre credits OLGA MARA, STRIPPER, première of Whisky Galore – A include: Guys And Dolls (Savoy WARDROBE MISTRESS, Musical!, and Tim, Noises Off Louis Abbott (Leon Sinden Award). Theatre, London); Two and MISS DINSMORE DRUMS / PERCUSSION A Chorus Of Disapproval (PFT); January 2017, named by Mark Kimberly trained at Laine Louis is a -based Liar Liar (Unicorn Theatre); Shenton as one of The Best Theatre Arts. Most recently, musician who began life as a Of Mice And Men (Watermill Leading Men in UK Musical she appeared as Doris in Terry drummer. A graduate of the Theatre); Sunshine On Leith Theatre (The Stage). Johnson’s musical adaptation Royal Scottish Academy of (Dundee Repertory); Spend of Mrs Henderson Presents For 2018, Feinstein’s/54 Below Music and Drama (now the RCS), Spend Spend (National tour) and (Royal Alexandra Theatre, and New York City concert he returns to PFT for the fourth Half A Sixpence (West Yorkshire Toronto). debut with Life is a Caba-RAE: festive period in as many years, Playhouse). Other credits include: A Scot in New York! having been part of the band for Chloé Porter covering and playing Sophie Twitter: @GeorgeRaeActor. Miracle On 34th Street, White ZELDA ZANDERS in Mamma Mia! (International Holly Rostron Christmas and Scrooge! tour); Showboat (Prince Chloé trained at Performers DORA BAILEY, As well as a session musician, Edward Theatre); Wendy in College, graduating with a WARDROBE MISTRESS Louis works with Vox Liminis, an Peter Pan (Theatre Royal, National Diploma in Dance/ arts organisation working in the Plymouth); Sandy in Grease Holly trained at . Musical Theatre. criminal justice system, and is a (International tour); The Best Theatre credits include: member of chamber-pop band, Credits include: Anything Goes Little Whorehouse In Texas and Ensemble/Swing/1st cover Admiral Fallow, who’ve toured and Kiss Me Kate (Upstairs At Loserville (Union Theatre); Lost Speciality Dancer in Top Hat throughout the UK, Europe, The Gatehouse); Thoroughly Boys (Liverpool Playhouse); The (West End, UK and Japanese North America and Australia Modern Millie (Adelphi); The Hired Man (Landor Theatre) and tours) and Dandini in Cinderella since forming in 2007. Monte Carlo Rat Pack (Monte Red Hot Broadway (Asia). (Belgrade Theatre, Coventry). Carlo Sporting Club); Now Pop! TV and film credits include: Philip Alexander 2015 (Towngate Theatre); George Rae Ensemble in All Star Musicals REED 1 Waterloo UK (UK tour); COSMO BROWN for ITV (London Palladium); USO Philip was born in Ystradgynlais, Production Vocalist for Fred West End/Tours: Xanthias, Dancer in Captain America: The South Wales and studied at Olsen Cruises and Costa Cruises. YOUNG The Frogs (UK première); Otto First Avenger. Trinity College of Music, London. Chloé performs regularly as a Kringelein, Grand Hotel (London Holly is delighted to be making West End credits: Chicago, solo artist and with the vintage revival); Timon/Zazu, The Lion ‘Dons & Cosmos’ her Pitlochry Festival Theatre Annie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, girl group, Elle And The Pocket King (Timon for Irish première); debut and would like to thank Miss Saigon, Crazy For You, Belles, recently appearing on Benjamin, Joseph; Schlomo, her family, friends and Alex Kiss Me, Kate, Guys And Dolls, Sing: Ultimate A Capella on Sky Fame; Rick, A Slice Of Saturday Luka Barrie • Danny Burns • Lewis Byiers • Nathan Hunter • Alasdair MacDonald • Rory Stanger for their continued love and Sunset Boulevard, On The Town, One. Night; and Shrdlu, Adding support. Beauty And The Beast, Ziegfeld Machine (Finborough); Patsy, and Oliver! Spamalot (English Theatre, 13 Frankfurt). Andrew Mann Ronnie MacNiven Gordon Murch Pete Murch Eoin Tonner Lynn Bains John Durnin Dougie Flower Trish O’Grady Adrian Rees Raymond Short Chris Stuart-Wilson

Other: The Tempest, The Andrew Mann Christmas production for He also performs regularly In The Gardens event. Artistic Forth Choir, Scottish Police and Other: 125th Street (Shaftesbury), Creative Directorships at Theatre Venture, Community Choir, National Youth Jailhouse Rock (Piccadilly), 25th Winter’s Tale (Royal National); REED 2 PFT. For relaxation, he enjoys across the UK with his bands, The Comedy Of Errors (RSC); completing Sudoku puzzles and TONGUES and The Moth & The London and Gatton Community Choir of Scotland and Horsecross anniversary tour of Buddy – The Andrew is delighted to be Team Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Gypsy, reading detective fiction. Mirror. Theatre followed, before he Arts. Musical and American National back again in Pitlochry, and became PFT’s Artistic Director Dougie is delighted to be back Tour. Sunshine On Leith (Dundee Recent theatre credits include: Lynn Bains to be playing alongside his Gordon Murch in 2003. Recent PFT productions at PFT where he was Musical Rep); Oliver! (Perth); Honk! DIALECT COACH first woodwind instructor, Tonight… From The West End include High Society, The Ruling Raymond Short (Byre); White Christmas, It’s A KEYBOARD 2 Director for Miracle On 34th Street Phillip Alexander. He grew up (Usher Hall, Glasgow Royal After 15 years as Head of Acting at Class and Europe. in 2014, keyboard player for White FIGHT DIRECTOR Wonderful Life, Whisky Kisses, Having worked on a wide in Perthshire and took full Concert Hall), A Night At The Queen Margaret University, Lynn Christmas in 2015 and Musical Raymond hails from Whitburn in Carousel, Scrooge! and High variety of productions while retired to pursue her freelance Matt Eagland advantage of the instrumental Movies (The Glamis Prom) and Director for Scrooge! last year. He West Lothian and choreographed Society (PFT). teaching in Aberfeldy, Gordon career. She has directed and LIGHTING DESIGNER opportunities presented to High School Musical (SECC Clyde also teaches piano at Kilgraston his first fight at the age of twelve, taught acting in the States and A woodwind instructor, he is delighted to be joining the Auditorium). Trained at Guildhall School of School and Morrison’s Academy. for his local karate club. He him, solo and ensemble-wise. Scotland, and has been much in conducts the regional Wind team at PFT for Singin’ In The Music & Drama. Head of lighting graduated from RSAMD (RCS) in Andrew continued his studies demand for acting and American Orchestra and Big Band. Rain. In addition to performing, Eoin Tonner departments: Yvonne Arnaud, Trish O’Grady 1994 and since then has induced at the Guildhall School of Music accent workshops throughout the accompanying and teaching, TRUMPET Cambridge Arts Theatres. FILM & GRAPHIC DESIGNER thousands of people to injure, and Drama in London with UK, with community and amateur maim and kill each other, on stage Mario Caribe he has also composed for a Eoin is a native of Dundee and UK/overseas highlights include: Trish is a film, print and digital Professor Joy Farrall. After a companies, youth theatres and and screen, all over the world, BASS number of choral and theatre graduated from the Royal Derren Brown’s Svengali (The designer. She has also made film few years playing on cruise schools. (mainly in Scotland though - they groups. Gordon particularly Shaftesbury); Flow (Print Room); and graphics for PFT’s Miracle After a second Summer Season ships around the world, he’s Conservatoire of Scotland Accent coaching continues at seem to have a more natural flair enjoyed composing the Cool Hand Luke (Aldwych); On 34th Street, Carousel, Home at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, back home freelancing and in 2012 with a first class Perth Theatre, Dundee Rep, The for it!). Raymond is happy, as score for River Of Dreams, an Broken Glass (Vaudeville); Terre And Beauty, Scrooge! and High Mario is happy to join the band honors degree in trumpet and Royal Lyceum and of course, always, to be back in Pitlochry, teaching. Haute (Trafalgar Studios/59E59 Society. for the much-anticipated, expressive arts project, which conducting. PFT (where she has worked on orchestrating violence as he has Theater, New York); The Secret culminated in over 100 children every American production since Singin’ In The Rain. Having been Ronnie MacNiven Since graduating, Eoin has Of Sherlock Holmes (Duchess); Adrian Rees done for over ten years now. from Highland Perthshire 1989). For the last five years she a regular player for the winter TROMBONE worked on UK tours and Carrie’s War (Apollo), Darwin In SET & COSTUME DESIGNER performing in London. has taught Acting and Accents at Chris Stuart-Wilson musicals, it’s always a pleasure productions of various musicals, Malibu (Birmingham Rep); My Ronnie studied trombone at MGA Musical Theatre Academy in Adrian has designed extensively and an honour to be asked Boy Jack (national tour); An Hour CHOREOGRAPHER The Royal Academy of Music, Pete Murch including The Producers UK tour across the UK, including London’s back to PFT. Over 20 years Edinburgh. And A Half Late (Theatre Royal, Chris graduated with an Honours London. He has held several DRUMS / PERCUSSION in 2015, and White Christmas West End and national tours. Bath); Little Women (Duchess); Degree in Medical Science before in Scotland, Mario is deeply positions with ensembles (2015), Scrooge! (2016) and Pete studied at the Royal John Durnin Copenhagen and Alfie (Watford For PFT: High Society, The Ruling shifting gear and moving into the involved with the jazz and folk worldwide, including The High Society (2017) at Pitlochry Conservatoire of Scotland, and DIRECTOR Palace). Class, Scrooge!, Carousel, This arts. In a recent interview with scene, as well as an educator National Chamber Orchestra of Festival Theatre. He is also Happy Breed, Passing Places, has since performed in a variety John began his theatre career as For PFT: The Monarch Of The Glen, Huffington Post, Chris has been at the Royal Conservatoire of South Africa and The Scottish currently the professional Miracle On 34th Street, Hello, of settings, including over 60 a stage manager before training Scrooge!, Miracle On 34th Street, described as an “Entertainment Scotland. National Jazz Orchestra. conductor of Brass Band Dolly!, Lady Windermere’s Fan, theatrical productions and tours as a director with Manchester’s It’s A Wonderful Life and Our Man Entrepreneur, fulfilling the roles With two CDs as band leader Sachsen in Germany and Library Theatre. After two years White Christmas, Dear Brutus, To of choreographer, director, tutor, In 2013, he returned to higher across the UK and Europe, work In Havana. and at least two dozen as a side teaches brass at the High as Associate Director of the Kill A Mockingbird, Treasure Island, writer, comedy performer and education and completed a with BBC television and radio, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, The Grapes Of Wrath, Taking dance therapist”. His dance work man, there is no sign of him Master’s degree in composition, School of Dundee. Dougie Flower and recent performances with he was appointed Artistic Director Sides, Cinderella, See How They for people with Dementia made slowing down – except for his from the University of Glasgow. MUSICAL DIRECTOR Mica Paris, Christina Bianco and of the Northcott Theatre, Exeter Run!, My Fair Lady, The Winslow global profile this year receiving 18 salt and pepper! Dougie is a freelance musician and Ronnie is delighted to be Ruthie Henshall. in 1991, and went on to direct Boy, The Hollow, The Queen Of million hits on the BBC’s Twitter teacher, working in Perthshire and back again this year, his fifth over 40 productions for the Spades, The Shop At Sly Corner, and Facebook pages. the central belt. He works with Chimneys and Snake In The Grass. company, as well as creating the www.chrisjswilson.com 15 various groups including Sing acclaimed annual Shakespeare include Auntie Mam and What Neverland, It’s Love, Lonely Town Alec Drummond Elizabeth Howarth Louise Murray Drew Scott a Way To Go. Two of these and Some Other Time. Stars they PFT Staff Senior Box Office Seasonal Assistant Usher Community & musicals, The Band Wagon and have written for in their musicals Assistant Stage Manager David Neville Education Director It’s Always Fair Weather, received and films include Gene Kelly, Fred Richard Abbey Julie Carlin Andy Duncan Judy Jamieson Bar Staff Caroline Scott Cleaner Academy Award nominations Astaire, Lauren Bacall, Rosalind Deputy Head of Lighting Wardrobe Supervisor Waitress Ronnie Nisbet Finance Assistant and Sound (Lighting) and, along with On The Town, Russell, Judy Holliday, Mary James Carr Christine Dunn Michael Janueswicz Garden Volunteer Grahame Scott Usher Kitchen Assistant Nacio Betty Comden Arthur Freed Adolph Green won the Screen Writers’ Guild Martin, Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett Murray Airlie Waiter Fran Norris Master Carpenter Carpenter Herb Brown Award. Singin’ In The Rain was and Nancy Walker. Tracy Cattell John Durnin Craig Kennedy General Manager: Jamie Scott Artistic Director Seasonal Box Office Administration & Waiter recently voted one of the ten best Becky Akel Seasonal Deputy Stage Cleaner Manager Assistant Communication American films ever made and, by Arthur Freed Jonathan Ellington Danielle Smillie Betty Comden Ruth Alexander Andy Chan Interim Finance Advisor Jane Kyd Bryan Ogilvie Bar Staff writers a vote of international film critics SONGWRITER Company Manager Trading Advisor Larry Emerson Shop Assistant Assistant Catering Lorna Somerville & Adolph Green conducted by the prestigious Manager Arthur Freed (September 9, Jenny Allison Gina Charleson Dayman Peter MacIntosh Garden Volunteer Nacio Herb Brown PLAYWRIGHTS magazine, Sight and Sound, it was 1894 - April 12, 1973) was born in IT Manager Trish O’Grady SONGWRITER Usher Garden Volunteer Bruce Eterman Janet Sorley ranked third among the ten best Graphic Designer The team of Betty Comden and Charleston, South Carolina. He Ruth Anderson Sandy Charleson Box Office Assistant Linda McAdam Usher Nacio Herb Brown (22 February films of all time. Adolph Green, 1991 recipients was a lyricist and a Hollywood film Groups Manager Garden Volunteer Iona Eterman Garden Volunteer Jenny Park Ken Stark 1896 - 28 September 1964) was a Usher of the Kennedy Center Honors, As performers, Comden and producer. John Anderson David Chipperfield Deputy Wardrobe Jackie McCranor Technical Assistant United States songwriter. and the longest running creative Green appeared in On The Town Freed began his career in Catering Manager Stage Crew Supervisor Garden Volunteer Margaret Pirnie Sandra Steel partnership in theatre history, and later did an evening at the Retail Manager Brown was born as Ignacio Herb vaudeville and he appeared with Muriel Battison Heather Clark Helen Evans Judy McCranor Waitress began writing and performing Golden Theatre, A Party With Garden Volunteer Brown in Deming, New Mexico. He the likes of the Marx Brothers. He Shop Assistant Garden Volunteer Garden Volunteer Suzi Potts Margaret Struthers their own satirical comic Betty Comden And Adolph Green, Scenic Artist graduated from the University of soon began to write songs, and Janis Bernans Giles Conisbee Gemma Fairlie Rosemary McCulloch Garden Volunteer material in a group called The comprised of material from their Associate Director Garden Volunteer Greg Powrie California, Los Angeles. was eventually hired by Metro- Kitchen Assistant Head of Sales and Roger Sutton Revuers, which included the own shows and movies, and from Marketing Carpenter He was a successful writer of Goldwyn-Mayer. For years, he Pam Blanks Paul Falconer Gerald McDermott Workshop Manager late Judy Holliday. They went their act, The Revuers. In 1977 Deputy Head of Lighting Programmer Anna Preston popular songs and Broadway wrote lyrics for numerous films. Garden Volunteer Julia Corden Edward Symanski on to collaborate with Leonard they did a new version of A Party and Sound (Sound) Costume Maker and theatre music in the 1920s, Ray Blanks Garden Manager Euan McIntosh Cleaner Bernstein and Jerome Robbins to unanimous acclaim at the In 1939 he was promoted to the Val Farrar Stage Door Receptionist Dresser originally doing this as a sideline Garden Volunteer Lindsay Crawford Morag Thorne position of producer, and helped Stage Door Keeper & Finance Assistant Marianne Pritchard on what was the first show for all Morosco Theatre, and toured with Erzsebet Bondor Dayman Coffee Bar Assistant to his financially successful career elevate MGM as the studio of the Scenic Artist of them, On The Town. Also with it. A Party received an Obie Award Cleaner Kristella Farrar-Ogilvie Steven Mckinlay in California Real Estate. In 1928 Jenny Cree Gillian Trueman musical. Freed choose to surround Waitress Kitchen Porter Sandy Pywell Mr. Bernstein, they collaborated when it was first performed. They Norman Braidwood Garden Volunteer Waitress he was hired to work in Hollywood himself with film directors such Garden Volunteer on the score for Wonderful Town. are both members of the Council Audio Describer Peter Fennell Katie Mckinlay by MGM and write movie music Alex Cullens Nick Trueman as Vincente Minnelli and Busby Head of Lighting and Waitress Pete Ramsden With Jule Styne, they wrote of the Dramatists Guild, have Lynn Brawley Seasonal Box Office Technical Manager for the new medium of sound Sound Freelance Carpenter the book and/or lyrics for Bells been elected to the Theatre Hall Berkeley. He also helped shape Garden Volunteer Assistant Jane McLaren film. For his film work, he often Fiona Valpy the careers of stars like Judy Ayla Fergus Coffee Bar Assistant Polly-Ann Ramsden Are Ringing, Do Re Mi, Subways of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall Bill Bright Emma Cursley Garden Volunteer collaborated with lyricist Arthur Assistant Cutter Chaperone Are For Sleeping, Peter Pan and of Fame, and have received the Garland and Gene Kelly. His team Car Park Attendant Management Abby McNaughton Freed. Margaret Viner of writers, directors, composers Accountant Margaret Ferguson Seasonal Box Office Loretta Reynolds others. Mayor of New York’s Certificate of Melanie Brockway Garden Volunteer He appears in the film The and stars came to be known as Kacper Cwik Garden Volunteer Assistant Garden Volunteer They also wrote the book for Excellence. Marketing and Nev Wallace Hollywood Revue of 1929. the ‘Freed Unit’ and produced Communications Head Chef Natalie Fern Gaynor McNeill Loretta Rodney Applause, the book and lyrics Ms. Comden received the Woman Garden Volunteer In the 1930s he was married to a steady stream of popular, Assistant Max Davidson Assistant Cutter Finance Assistant Usher for On The Twentieth Century of the Year Award from the (Maternity Cover) Grace Waters critically acclaimed musicals that Kris Bryce Master Carpenter Heather McRobbie Tim Rogers actress Anita Page. Brown’s and the lyrics for The Will Rogers Alumni Association of New York Costume Maker hits included Fit As A Fiddle And lasted until the late 1950s. Executive Director Rosanna Davidson Marianne Forde Garden Volunteer Garden Volunteer and Dresser Follies, with Cy Coleman, and A University. She appeared in the Resident Deputy Stage Ready For Love, Pagan Love Song, Freed served as associate Jane Burnett Scenic Artist Annie Millar Barbara Rombaut Claire Webster Doll’s Life. Five of these, Applause, filmsGarbo Talks and Slaves Of Manager Waitress Singin’ In The Rain, Wedding Of producer on The Wizard Of Oz. Bar Staff Atholl Davidson Garden Volunteer Production Assistant Hallelujah Baby, Wonderful Town, New York, and on the stage in the Ann Garden The Painted Doll, and You Are My Samantha Burt Stage Door Keeper Wendy Miller June Ross Piotr Weresa On The Twentieth Century and Playwrights’ Horizons production His most famous song is Singin’ Usher Garden Volunteer Shop Assistant Lucky Star. Seasonal Stage Manager Kathleen Davison Second Chef The Will Rogers Follies won them of Wendy Wasserstein’s Isn’t It In The Rain, and two of his films Rob Gear David Caldwell Garden Volunteer Morna Mitchell Glenda Rudd Nacio Herb Brown died in San six Tony Awards, and A Doll’s Life, Romantic?. won the Academy Award for Best Carpenter Mike Whalley Cleaner Lauren Dickson Usher Usher Head of Stage Francisco, California. a Tony nomination. Picture. Those being, An American Norah Gibson Mr. Green appeared in the films Jennifer Cameron Coffee Bar Assistant Rhiannon Mitchell Kath Sanderson In Paris (1951) and Gigi (1958). Garden Volunteer Lesley Whitwood Brown is an inductee of the Their many film musicals include Simon, My Favorite Year, Garbo Duty FOH Manager Alistair Dickson Stage Management Usher Audio Describer Janet Hobson Placement Songwriters Hall of Fame. He Singin’ In The Rain, The Band Talks, Lily In Love and I Want To Rowan Cannon Garden Volunteer Heather Saunderson Bar Staff Lesley Wilson wrote the music for the musicals Wagon, On The Town, Bells Are Go Home. Some of their best- Box Office Assistant Fiona Dickson Jean Moore Resident Assistant Usher Alasdair Hood Usher Stage Manager Singin’ In The Rain and Take A Ringing, It’s Always Fair Weather, known songs include Just In Time, Julius Cardew Shop Assistant Stage Management Jimmy Young Chance and additional music for Good News and The Barkleys Of The Party’s Over, Make Someone Theatre FOH Manager Alison Drummond Paul Murphy Kate Schofield Placement Cleaner and . , , Stage Technician Resident Stage Manager Big Deal Earl Carroll Vanities Broadway. Their non-musicals Happy New York, New York Steve Carlin Coffee Bar Assistant Shana Young Head of Production Graphic Designer 1517 & Resources Pitlochry Festival Theatre CHICAGO Book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse • Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb • Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins Script adaptation by David Thompson

THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE by Jim Cartwright

QUALITY STREET by J.M. Barrie

TRAVESTIES by Tom Stoppard

AFTER THE PARTY by Rodney Ackland from the short story by W. Somerset Maugham

THE LAST WITCH by Rona Munro

Summer Season • 25 May - 13 October