A new production of the classic musical Gypsy will open the 2023 summer season at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Announced as part of a season that will also include a mix of world premieres, classic plays and new writing, Gypsy will play the auditorium from 19 May until 30 September 2023.
Based on the 1957 memoir of American burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee, and widely regarded as one of the great Broadway musicals, Gypsy has a book by Arthur Laurents with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
The original production, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and produced by David Merrick and Leland Hayward, debuted on Broadway in 1959 with the legendary Ethel Merman starring as the indomitable Rose, the showbiz-addicted mother who drags her daughters around the US in search of stardom.
Unveiling details of the new season which will also include a new adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s well-loved The Secret Garden, the artistic director of the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Elizabeth Newman said: “We are proud to continue to be the nation’s largest producing theatre located in beautiful Pitlochry. We reach audiences and artists from all across Scotland (mainland and islands), and we cannot wait to spend next year deepening our relationships locally, regionally, and nationally.
“This summer season we also collaborate with other companies to share Pitlochry with the world and the world with Pitlochry. We will collaborate with A Play, a Pie and a Pint, OVO and Aberdeen Arts Centre, all for the first time and continue our important relationship with the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh.
“Pitlochry Festival Theatre prides itself on making great drama in the heart of Scotland and we can’t wait to welcome more people to get involved through our participation activities too, and if you’re an artist, you can also connect with us through our different talent development initiatives and Writers Room.
“The investment made by Creative Scotland and Perth & Kinross Council to Pitlochry Festival Theatre enables us to create meaningful, accessible and entertaining work for the people of Scotland. In a typical year, we reach audiences across an extraordinary third of the entire country and have the widest reach of any Scottish theatre maker. With the support of these two organisations, we are delighted to provide theatre Inside, Outside and Online for all.”
Alongside the summer theatre line-up, Pitlochry Festival Theatre will also be celebrating live music by hosting a series of ‘Inside’ and ‘Outside’ events featuring music from the great musicals.
Angela Thomas
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