PFT Summer Season 2016

SUMMER SEASON WHAT’S ON

2016 MAY - OCTOBER

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Carousel 02 • Disabled parking is reserved near the main entrance.

• Wheelchair users can access all facilities.

A courtesy wheelchair can also be booked in advance. There are four spaces for wheelchair users in the auditorium.

• For those with impaired hearing, an induction loop is available. Personal sound amplifiers are also available and can be booked in advance.

• For visually impaired visitors, we have an audio description service which can be provided for any performance, as long as Box Office are given prior notice.

• Also for visually impaired visitors, we endeavour to arrange touch tours before a performance (subject to availability).

• Guide dogs, hearing dogs and dogs for the disabled are very welcome. Please advise the Box Office in advance if you’re bringing your dog.

Scotland’s Most Welcoming Theatre, 2015

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RolePlay

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This Happy Breed

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Hard Times

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How To Save and Book

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Diary

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Become a PFT Supporter

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Groups Information

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More Entertainment In 2016

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Welcome to the 2016 Summer Season at Scotland’s favourite theatre – one which promises to be the most exciting that we have staged in recent years!

For the first time since 1996, the unique British theatrical phenomenon that is PFT’s repertoire Season will contain seven productions. Not only that, but the 2016 Season will also feature two very special theatre events: the first Rodgers & Hammerstein musical ever to be staged at PFT - the muchloved, deeply moving Carousel - and the first UK revival in over ten years of Ayckbourn’s extraordinary Damsels In Distress trilogy: three completely different modern comedies - GamePlan, FlatSpin and RolePlay - each with characters unique to that play, but all performed on the same set by the same seven actors. This will be a unique, unmissable treat, particularly on our two Trilogy Days, when you can see all three plays in a single day!

This festival of theatre will also include the Scottish première of Clive Francis’s acclaimed 2013 “revision” of Thark, Ben Travers’s hilarious haunted house farce from 1927. This will be joined by a rare revival of Noel Coward’s This Happy Breed, a classic story of family life between two World Wars, in which the cast age 20 years before your very eyes.

And completing the Season is Stephen Jeffrey’s adaptation of Dickens’s Hard Times, a thrilling story of betrayal and sacrifice set against the background of the industrial revolution in 1840s Lancashire.

With such diverse theatrical talent on offer and given the remarkably high

production standards for which PFT is renowned, I hope there is something here to suit every taste and that you’ll be eager to join us for several – if not all! – of the productions on offer. To help you do just that, we’ve included some exclusive ticket offers that provide a number of ways to see more for less - turn to page 17 for more details.

Pitlochry offers a wide selection of places to stay which cater to every taste and budget, from camping and caravan sites, to boutique guesthouses and luxury, five star spa hotels, all within easy reach of PFT: to help you start planning your break today, you’ll find details of these in this brochure.

Information about other events and activities during the Summer Season – including concerts, brand new Active Arts workshops, our ever popular tours and talks, and the Explorers Garden (newly endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society) – will be included in a more detailed Summer Season brochure, distributed in March 2016.

I hope to see you next year at Scotland’s Most Welcoming Theatre (our most recent accolade in the 2015 UK Theatre Awards). But before that, there’s the small matter of reviving our five-star, award-winning musical, White Christmas, to which I must attend . . !

John Durnin Chief Executive & Artistic Director

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Carousel

Music by Richard

Rodgers Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II “Jest keep yer faith and courage, and you’ll come out all right. It’s like what we used to sing when I went to school. ‘When you walk through a storm keep yer chin up high . . . ’ Know thet one?”

New England, 1873: when a travelling carnival pitches up in a small fishing village, an unlikely relationship develops between the charismatic carousel barker, Billy Bigelow, and Julie Jordan, a naïve local mill worker. Within weeks - and against everyone’s advice - the seemingly illmatched lovers are married.

But Billy’s fiery temper quickly causes problems for the newly-weds. After losing his job, Billy begins to feel hemmed in by the constraints of married life. And his financial difficulties quickly mount. The discovery that he is soon to be a father only intensifies Billy’s need to find some cash – and fast So when Billy’s friend, the shady sailor Jigger, suggests that robbing the local mill owner could solve all of Billy’s problems,

Billy doesn’t take much persuading. But the robbery goes horribly wrong - and Billy ends up risking not only his life, but also his immortal soul . . .

A dramatic testament to the enduring power of love, Carousel is Rodgers & Hammerstein’s towering achievement.

Featuring a large cast and live orchestra, PFT’s flagship production for 2016 promises unforgettable musical entertainment, including June Is Bustin’ Out All Over, If I Loved You, Mr. Snow and, of course, the heart-rending You’ll Never Walk Alone.

If you loved our previous productions of Broadway classics, such as My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly! and Kiss Me, Kate, you’ll love this!

“Sparkling lyrics and ravishing score.”

The Telegraph

“Rodgers’ score is a seamless delight.

And Hammerstein’s lyrics are, arguably, his very best.”

The Guardian

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Thark

by Ben Travers adapted by Clive Francis “I do wish you’d stop calling it that. Besides, it isn’t haunted.

It’s just unlived in. Ridiculous to call it haunted.”

Things are looking up for sporting, man-about-town, Sir Hector Benbow . . .

Not only has he finally managed to offload his gloomy country pile, Thark, onto an unsuspecting buyer, but he’s also caught the eye of the beautiful Cherry Buck. And while his wife is away visiting friends, Hector plans a romantic liaison à deux.

Unfortunately, Lady Benbow returns home unexpectedly - and Hector has to act fast. Helped by Ronny, his plucky nephew, Cherry is passed off as Mrs. Frush, the new owner of Thark - only for the real Mrs. Frush to suddenly turn up, complaining that the house she bought in good faith turns out to be haunted . . .

Hector manages to talk his way out of the, er, marital misunderstanding. But it seems that the only way to convince Mrs. Frush not to renege on the house purchase is for the Benbows to decamp to Thark - and prove that it is untainted by the supernatural.

But Thark – a very strange house, inhabited by an even stranger butler and several things that go bump in the night – has other plans . . .

Ben Travers’s classic 1927 Aldwych farce, in a glorious new version by Clive Francis, is fast-paced, rip-roaring and hilariously inventive: perfect Summer entertainment!

If you enjoyed See How They Run! or Noises Off, don’t miss this!

“A joyous evening” The Guardian

“Wonderfully funny” The Daily Telegraph

“Pure joy to watch” The Times

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GamePlan

by Alan Ayckbourn

“They say you can buy just about anything on the internet, these days, don’t they?”

Sorrell Saxon has a pretty wonderful life: she attends a posh private school and lives in a smart Docklands apartment, this enviable lifestyle made possible by her parents’ lucrative online business. Yes, a pretty wonderful life . . .

Until, that is, Sorrell’s father walks out, the family business collapses, her mother Lynette has to take a cleaning job and there’s no money to pay the school fees.

Then Sorrell is faced with the prospect of bidding her wonderful life farewell and moving to somewhere more affordable.

Like Birmingham . . .

Appalled, Sorrell decides that she has to arrest her family’s downward spiral.

Unfortunately, her plan to turn things

around involves reinventing herself online, of course - as a provider of . . . ahem . . . “adult services” . . .

Roping in her gawky best friend, Kelly, to assist, Sorrell prepares to entertain her first client. But dabbling in ‘the oldest profession’ is never straightforward. And Sorrell’s plan falls apart before it even starts. And when the police knock at the door investigating a suspected murder, changing schools is the least of Sorrell’s problems . . .

The first play in Ayckbourn’s dazzling Damsels In Distress trilogy, GamePlan is a sharp, contemporary black comedy of metropolitan morals and mishaps. If you enjoyed Communicating Doors in 2012, you’ll love this!

“ . . . constantly entertaining and alert.”

The Sunday Times

“ . . . bold running gags . . . one must give thanks that Ayckbourn is still knocking them out after all these years.”

The Daily Telegraph

“absorbing and entertaining”

The Scotsman on Communicating Doors Each play in this trilogy is an entirely separate, stand-alone story, featuring completely different characters. Uniquely, however, all three plays share the same actors - and the same set!

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FlatSpin

by Alan Ayckbourn “This is a – what do you call it – a sting.”

The things actors have to do when they’re out of work . . .

Rosie, for example, takes cleaning jobs.

Today, it’s a swish Docklands apartment she’s tackling with the Marigolds, whilst coping with the disappointment of having just missed out on a big TV job. And then the doorbell rings . . .

It’s Sam, a new neighbour of the flat’s absentee occupant, Joanna. Sam is kind, handsome, sympathetic . . . and an investment consultant. So when he mistakes the dispirited Rosie for Joanna and offers to pop back later to cheer her up by cooking dinner for them both, singleton Rosie can’t help thinking her luck’s about to change - over a plate of gnocchi with Sam.

But dinner doesn’t quite go to plan. What with the strange phone calls, Sam leaving abruptly, the pair of heavies turning up at the door, the discovery that the flat’s bugged and the whole drug smuggling thing. Soon, Rosie realises there’s an awful lot she doesn’t know about the woman she’s impersonating. And that no one is quite who they seem. And that she just might be in an awful lot of danger . . .

With echoes of Hitchcock’s North By Northwest, FlatSpin is an hilarious, high-energy story of mistaken identity, magic and misdirection, featuring twist, after twist, after twist. If last Season’s Improbable Fiction caught your fancy, book your seats now!

“Alan Ayckbourn is unstoppable.”

The Guardian

“If you want to fall flat with laughter, then give FlatSpin a whirl.”

Yorkshire Post

“Absolute genius”

The Herald on Improbable Fiction Each play in this trilogy is an entirely separate, stand-alone story, featuring completely different characters. Uniquely, however, all three plays share the same actors - and the same set!

Please note that this play contains occasional strong language

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RolePlay

by Alan Ayckbourn

“We could both have got typhoid, you know.

That’s the trouble with eating by candlelight all the time.

You never notice the state of the cutlery.”

Whilst a storm gathers force outside their Docklands apartment, the newlyengaged Justin and Julie-Ann — they’re in IT, you know — are preparing for a very special dinner. It’s time to get to know the respective parents and on an occasion like this, everything has to be just right.

Only there’s a pudding fork missing. And a woman has just fallen onto their balcony . . .

The new arrival - who has quite literally dropped in from the flat above – is former lapdancer Paige Petite, on the run from her abusive, boxing promoter boyfriend.

But Paige’s escape is short-lived . . . and it’s only moments before the shape of her menacing, none-too-sharp ‘bodyguard’, Micky Rale, fills the doorway . . .

No sooner have Justin and Julie-Ann discovered their unexpected guests, than Julie-Ann’s parents, Dee and Derek arrive (Derek’s big in garden centres in Doncaster, by the way). And hot on their heels – and all the way from Godalming – comes Justin’s flamboyant mother, Arabella, who appears to be . . . well, several drinks ahead of everyone else . . .

A wickedly funny and sometimes poignant story of love, lust and the hazards of dinner parties, the third part of the Damsels In Distress trilogy is classic Ayckbourn. If you enjoyed PFT’s hugely popular A Chorus Of Disapproval in 2013, you won’t want to miss this!

“This is Ayckbourn in great form, funny, subtle and satisfying.”

The Times

“. . . magisterial cunning . . . the writing is as funny, nimble and lethally observed as ever.”

The Sunday Times

The Scotsman on A Chorus Of Disapproval Each play in this trilogy is an entirely separate, stand-alone story, featuring completely different characters. Uniquely, however, all three plays share the same actors - and the same set!

Please note that this play contains occasional strong language

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This Happy Breed

by Noël Coward

“ . . . it’s up to us ordinary people to keep things steady. That’s your job, my son, and just you remember it.”

1919: almost unscathed from his time in the trenches, Frank Gibbons returns to civilian life, starts a new job in a travel agency and moves his wife, Ethel, their three children, Reg, Vi and Queenie, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Flint, into a new home near Clapham Common.

On the day of the move to Number 17 Sycamore Road, Frank is delighted to discover that their nearest neighbour is Bob Mitchell, an old comrade-in-arms whom he had given up for dead in 1915.

With the Mitchells – Bob, his wife Nora, and son Billy - living cheek by jowl with the Gibbonses, the two families adapt to life in suburbia - and to peacetime.

Over the next 20 years, as their parents slip into middle-age, the children grow up

and become the next generation, subject to all the usual trials and tribulations: political awakenings, doomed romances, tragic accidents, unexpected weddings, and shameful elopements, the human face of the two momentous decades between the wars stretching from the coming of the Jazz Age, the General Strike and the depression, to the rise of fascism, appeasement and Munich.

Written in the spring of 1939, but rarely seen on the stage after David Lean’s magnificent film version was released in 1944, Coward’s saga of the lives and loves of one lower-middle-class family and their friends during a turbulent period of history is warm-hearted, funny, deeply moving and infused with a love of Britain and its people.

“ . . . gripping, good-hearted play” The Telegraph

“The play is an exquisitely rendered slice of suburban life that Coward subtly spins into a web of neighbourly and family relations.”

The Daily Mail

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Hard Times

by Charles Dickens adapted for the stage by Stephen Jeffreys “Now, what I want is, facts.

Facts alone are what is wanted in life.

Plant nothing else in your mind and root out everything else.”

Lancashire, the 1840s: when her father, a circus performer, mysteriously disappears, young Sissy Jupe is offered a place at Mr. Gradgrind’s school – and a job in Gradgrind’s household as a servant. Torn between two worlds, Sissy decides to leave the circus behind and start a new life.

But in Gradgrind’s school - and home there is no place for imagination or play.

Gradgrind worships only reason and logic.

And Sissy and Gradgrind’s children, Louisa and Tom, are raised to distrust “fancy” and believe only in cold, hard fact . . .

When she reaches adulthood, Louisa catches the eye of bombastic mill owner and self-made man, Josiah Bounderby.

Gradgrind sees many advantages to an

alliance with a man of such wealth and influence. And much to Sissy’s disgust, the beautiful but passionless Louisa agrees to the match.

Tom, however, is jealous of his sister’s apparent good fortune and longs for a similar life of wealth and ease. So when a wave of unrest sweeps the town, Tom seizes an opportunity to line his pockets – and ensure that someone far less fortunate than he takes the blame . . .

A thrilling, moving and ultimately uplifting story of betrayal, sacrifice and redemption, Dickens’ great novel of the triumph of the imagination over the brutality of the new industrial age is brought vividly to life in Stephen Jeffreys’ magnificent adaptation.

“The strength of this version . . . is its preservation of the satiric vitality of Dickens’ original, and a real feel for the superb rhetoric of his prose.”

Time Out

“ . . . captures the volume of suppressed anger in the text, a passion whose delicate control makes a thriller out of mawkishness.”

The Independent

Dedicated to the hard-working staff and cast at PFT. You all do a wonderful job. Anne

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Please note: Event and ticketing information is correct at time of going to print. Changes in the programme of events may occur, so please do check online or at the Box Office. We reserve the right to make changes to the programme, ticket prices and seating plans.

All offers, Friends, Groups, Senior Citizen concessions and Saver Seats do not apply to Preview performances and Band 1 seats. All offers are subject to availability and cannot be used in conjunction with concessions or other offers. Full terms and conditions apply and are available to view online or at Box Office.

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How To Save

Buy tickets now and pay less! Unless otherwise indicated, these offers expire on Friday 29 January, 2016, so don’t delay, book today!

Show Offers

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Buy tickets to see all 7 shows and get your Carousel ticket and one 3 course dinner free!

Buy tickets to see 6 shows and get your Carousel ticket free!

Buy tickets for 5 shows and get £5.00 off per ticket – save £25.00!

Buy tickets for 4 shows and get £2.50 off per ticket – save £10.00!

Buy tickets for 3 Monday-to-Friday performances and get £5.00 off per ticket – save £15.00!

Damsels in Distress Offers RolePlay, FlatSpin and GamePlan

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Buy a special Trilogy Ticket (see all 3 shows in one day, and enjoy a light lunch and one 2 course dinner for free) for £89.00- saving up to £43.45!

Buy tickets to see all 3 Damsels plays (on any dates) and get one 2 course dinner for free - save £22.95!

Saver Seats – only £15.00!

Book a minimum of 24 hours in advance and get the best seats available on the night (only 50 seats available per show, seats are allocated on the morning of the performance).

Groups (8+) offers

Turn to page 31 to discover special ticket offers and food options for Groups.

The Importance Of Being Earnest, 2015

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Senior Citizens: £2.50 off matinées and now also Friday evenings!

Registered Disabled: £17.50 per ticket Family tickets: £50, 2 adults and 2 children.

Under-18/Student/unemployed: Half Price

How to Book:

By Phone: Call 01796 484626.

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By Post: Write to us at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Port na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR. Please make cheques payable to Pitlochry Festival Theatre and enclose an SAE or 75p for postage.

In Person: Visit Box Office, open every day from 10.00am, or pop into Just the Ticket! on the main street, Pitlochry.

Priority booking and offers for John Stewart Society members expire 1st March, 2016.

Priority booking and offers for PFT Friends expire 1st February, 2016.

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Supporters’ Events

Diary 2016

“The stylistic equivalent of a West End producing theatre set against a picture-postcard backdrop of rolling Perthshire hills” The Herald

May

Matinée (2.00pm)

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Carousel

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Thark

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GamePlan

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RolePlay

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Evening (8.00pm)

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Buy tickets for 4 shows and get £2.50 off per ticket – save £10.00!

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25

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RolePlay

TUES

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Thark

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Carousel

Saver Seats – only £15.00!

Buy in advance and get the best seats available on the day SAT

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GamePlan

RolePlay

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Carousel

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FlatSpin

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GamePlan

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This Happy Breed

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RolePlay

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Carousel

Carousel

RolePlay

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Carousel

Thark RolePlay Carousel GamePlan

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This Happy Breed

Buy a ticket to see all 7 shows and get your Carousel ticket and one 3 course dinner for free!

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August

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MON

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TUES

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Evening (8.00pm)

GamePlan This Happy Breed FlatSpin

Buy tickets for 5 shows and get £5.00 off per ticket – save £25.00!

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Carousel

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RolePlay

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MON

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This Happy Breed

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Thark

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RolePlay

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This Happy Breed

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Thark

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FlatSpin

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This Happy Breed

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Matinée (2.00pm)

September

Hard Times

Evening (8.00pm)

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GamePlan

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Hard Times

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This Happy Breed

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Hard Times

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GamePlan

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RolePlay

FlatSpin

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Carousel

This Happy Breed

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Hard Times

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FlatSpin

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Thark

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This Happy Breed

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Hard Times

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RolePlay

Buy a special Trilogy Ticket for only £89.00 and enjoy a light lunch and a 2 course dinner for free – saving up to £43.45!

Each play in this trilogy is an entirely separate, stand-alone story, featuring completely different characters. Uniquely, however, all three plays share the same actors - and the same set!

MON

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Thark

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GamePlan

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Matinée (2.00pm)

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This Happy Breed

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October

Evening (8.00pm)

Carousel

Hard Times

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Thark

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This Happy Breed

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Thark

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Hard Times

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GamePlan

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FlatSpin

RolePlay

8.00pm

RolePlay

Buy a special Trilogy Ticket for only £89.00 and enjoy a light lunch and a 2 course dinner for free – saving up to £43.45!

Each play in this trilogy is an entirely separate, stand-alone story, featuring completely different characters. Uniquely, however, all three plays share the same actors - and the same set!

MON

10

This Happy Breed

TUES

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Carousel

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GamePlan

FlatSpin

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This Happy Breed

Supporters’ Receptions

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On these special evenings, Supporters can join us for an exclusive dinner, Director’s talk and the chance to meet the cast and crew after the show, for only £60 per person.

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T: 01796 472 070 W: www.derrybeg.co.uk 18 Lower Oakfield | Pitlochry | PH16 5DS

“Pitlochry Festival Theatre is a fantastic choice for any group on a tour of Scotland” CoachTours UK, Feb 2015

PITLOCHRY FESTIVAL THEATRE has designed special offers just for Groups inculding 20% off transport.

Turn to page 31 for full details.

Stay 6 Days, See 7 Plays

PFT Supporters

Fabulous stage sets, sumptuous costumes, real hair wigs, the most talented

directors, designers, stage crew - and the very best acting (and singing) talent

available: all these help to make your theatre experience at PFT stand out, head and shoulders, above those offered by most other UK theatres.

The Times

The Scotsman

The Herald

Pyrenees, 2015

To enable us to keep putting the highest quality musical and drama productions on the PFT stage all year round, we need to raise £300,000 annually, as a direct result of your generous support! By giving each year, you will become a closer part of what we do, knowing it is because of all of you that the Theatre in the Hills will continue to flourish.

You can:

• Be a Friend at £40 per year per individual • Donate through the Festival Circle each year from £50 • Join The John Stewart Society from £1,500 per year Don’t forget to Gift Aid it!

The John Stewart Society

For those who wish to support our work at a higher level, to contribute to the development of PFT’s reputation for excellence and to help shape its future.

Support can start at £1,500. Contact Annie Hibberd, our Fundraising Manager, to learn more. 01796 484638 or email annie. hibberd@pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com

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PFT Supporters’ Card

Friends, and those donating £50 or more in a year via the Festival Circle, can enjoy the benefits of a Supporters’ Card. Just tick the box or ask at Box Office.

Each Cardholder can enjoy: • Exclusive events and offers

• Discounts on theatre tickets

• 10% off gifts in the theatre shop or Just The Ticket

• 10% off restaurant and café bar purchases

PFT Supporters’ Events

There are regular, exclusive evening events just for our Supporters, inclucling dinner, a talk from the Artistic Director and the chance to meet the cast and crew after curtain down. See the diary pages for these special dates. £60 per person.

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How To Support PFT

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Choose how you would like to contribute to PFT (with a Regular Gift, a Single Gift or by becoming a Friend of PFT) and fill in the Gift Aid overleaf.

Donate a Regular Gift - I would like to donate: per

£25

£75

£150

month

£250

quarter

£500 | other amount: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

year

Starting on . . . . . /. . . . . /. . . . . (write date allowing 20 days lead time) for a period of. . . . year(s)

Pay To: Bank Of Scotland • Sort Code: 80-09-41 • Account No: 00731282

Account Name: Pitlochry Festival Theatre • Ref: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

To (Name of your bank):

Name of Bank: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Name of Bank Account: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Address of Bank: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sort Code:

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Account Number:

Signature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date: . . . . . /. . . . . /. . . . .

Donate a Single Gift - I would like to donate: £100

£200

£300

£400

£500 | other amount: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I enclose a cheque made payable to Pitlochry Festival Theatre I enclose a Charities Aid Foundation Voucher Please charge my:

Visa

Mastercard

Maestro

Card Number:

Start Date: . . . . /. . . . /. . . .

Visa Debit Security Code:

Expiry Date: . . . . /. . . . /. . . .

Issue Number (Maestro Only): . . . . . . . . .

Signature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date: . . . . . /. . . . . /. . . . .

Join the Friends of PFT - I would like to become a Friend of PFT £40 (One person, annual)

£80 (Two people, annual)

I enclose a cheque made payable to Pitlochry Festival Theatre Please charge my:

Visa

Mastercard

Card Number:

Start Date: . . . . . /. . . . . /. . . . .

Maestro

Visa Debit Security Code:

Expiry Date: . . . . . /. . . . . /. . . . .

Issue Number (Maestro Only): . . . . . . . . . . . .

Signature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date: . . . . . /. . . . . /. . . . .

How To Donate

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Complete the Donor Detail section

Full name of donor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Full address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Phone Number:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Email address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I wish my gift to remain anonymous

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Complete the Gift Aid declaration to boost your donation by 25p for every £1 given.

Gift Aid is reclaimed by PFT from the tax you pay for the current tax year.

I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the current tax year than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations, it is my responsibility to pay any difference. I want to Gift Aid this donation and any donations I make in the future or have made in the past 4 years.

Signature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date: . . . . . /. . . . . /. . . . .

Please let PFT know if: 1. You change your name or address | 2. You no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and capital gains | 3. You wish to cancel this declaration

I would like to be contacted about:

Dedication Plaques - In memory of a special person, a shared enjoyment of PFT, or in celebration of a special event, you can choose to have a plaque on our new picture wall in the foyer. Each plaque is unique and comes in one of three sizes (Large: £1500, Medium: £1000 or Small: £500). You can also select which PFT production you would like your plaque to be connected with.

Play Dedications - a chance to directly support your favourite production: plays from £2000, Summer and Winter Musicals from £4000.

Legacies - if you are considering including PFT in your Will, we can send you a leaflet to make this an easy task.

I would be happy to be sent PFT brochures and newsletters I would prefer not to receive PFT publications

Please return this form to Annie Hibberd, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5DR

To Kill A Mockingbird, 2005

Stay 6 Days, See 7 Plays

Groups Guide & Offers

One of the reasons that a visit to Pitlochry Festival Theatre makes such a great outing is that we’ve designed special offers just for Groups. Of course, if these packages don’t suit, let us know and we can tailor a day that meets your requirements perfectly!

The Times

The Herald

Musical Theatre Review

The Scotsman

Groups (8+) Tickets & Offers • Save £7.50 per ticket if you book and pay for your Group trip before 1st March • Enjoy £2.50 off per ticket on Monday to Friday evenings and matinée performances

• Save 20% off your second booking if you come back to see a second show (except on Saturday evenings) in 2016 • Enjoy 20% off the cost of your Group’s train or coach travel

• School Groups: £7.50 per pupil (1 teacher per 10 pupils goes free) and 10% off train or coach travel

All Group bookings require a 25% deposit one month from the date of booking. The balance is due 21 days before the performance.

A Little Night Music, 2015

Feast At The Festival

Whether you’re here to enjoy a matinée or evening performance, we offer something to suit everyone, from quick snacks to our very special pre-theatre dinner, with a menu specific to each show. What’s more, we can cater for Groups of up to 80.

Choose from:

Soup & Sandwich: £6.95 Light Lunch: £9.95 Lunch: £14.00

Afternoon Tea: £6.50 High Tea: £12.00

Pre-Theatre dinner: from £22.95

Make It Your Day!

From helping with tickets and transport to organising backstage tours and talks, our aim is to ensure you receive the best help and advice. Call Box Office on 01796 484626 to discuss all your Group’s requirements.

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Stay 6 Days, See 7 Plays

More Entertainment In 2016 Snow White balletLORENT

Fri 26 Feb, 7.30pm & Sat 27 Feb, 2.00pm

La BohĂŠme

Skerryvore

Sat 12 March

Fri 01 April

Gregor Fisher

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Banff Mountain Film Festival

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PITLOCHRY FESTIVAL THEATRE presents

“real WOW factor”

“it’s a gift to see”

Scotsman

Herald

All Aboard The Christmas Coach!

Journey with Rabbie’s from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling & Perth from only £20 return! (Saturday or Wednesday matinées only)

DECEMBER Matinée (2.00pm)

WED 02

WED 16

FRI

FRI

THU 03

THU 17

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SAT 05

SUN 20

WED 09

TUE 22

THU 10

Times

FRI

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SAT 12 SUN 13

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SAT 19

SUN 06

“by far the most lavish production in Scotland this year”

Evening (7.00pm)

WED 23 D SOL OUT

THU 24 SAT 26 SUN 27

Limited availability

“Simply stunning”

Book your tickets today!

White Christmas, 2012

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Pitlochry’s family run lochside location

THE

GREEN PARK HOTEL Awarded ‘Scottish Hotel of the Year ~ 2015’

by The Good Hotel Guide

The Green Park is one of Pitlochry’s best known landmarks, enjoying unrivalled views over Loch Faskally from its lochside position. The hotel is set in three acres of gardens at the western edge of the town; it is within strolling distance of the shops and is a pleasant walk from the Festival Theatre.

The Green Park is spacious and full of light; the public rooms are well appointed and restful and the bedrooms are neat and attractive. Sixteen of the bedrooms are at ground floor level, and there are two lifts.

Join us for Pre-theatre dinner.

Theatre Ticket Offer

Complement your visit to the theatre with a stay at The Green Park.

Guests staying four days or more (on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis during the Hotel's high season) will each be entitled to a complimentary theatre ticket for a show of their own choice. This complimentary ticket can be for any section of the auditorium.

Clunie Bridge Road, Pitlochry PH16 5JY Tel: 01796 473248 Fax: 01796 473520 bookings@thegreenpark.co.uk www.thegreenpark.co.uk