Premiering in New York in 2012 and winning eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Once is now coming to Scotland for the very first time. The original creative team reunite to bring this modern classic to the stage, opening Alan Cumming’s inaugural season as Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre announced the full cast for ONCE, directed by John Tiffany, starring Dylan Wood and Lydia White alongside nine additional cast members.
All new photos have been released from rehearsal for ROSIE, a new musical premiering in the West End for a one-night-only, semi-staged, gala performance at the Adelphi Theatre on Tuesday 17 March 2026. Check out the photos here!
Directed by John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Black Watch and Wild Rose), the uplifting and moving new production will run at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 23 May- 27 June.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to launch its 75th anniversary season and Alan Cumming's first as Artistic Director, with the Scottish première of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Once.
The full cast and creative team have been announced for the new musical ROSIE. The musical, which after more than a decade in development, will have its West End debut for a one-night-only, semi-staged, gala performance.
Broadway and television star Daniel Breaker will play Hermes in the West End production of Hadestown from 29 December 2025. Learn more about Breaker here!
Dutch actor and singer Joy Wielkens will join the critically acclaimed West End production of Hadestown as Persephone from 20 January until 8 March 2026. Learn more here!
Get a first look at Nicola Roberts in Hadestown UK! Watch performance clips from Livin’ It Up on Top and more.
The musical began in 2014, commissioned jointly by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Northwestern’s American Music Theatre Project. An earlier iteration of the musical received its world premiere in 2023 at Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling under its former title A Mother’s Song.
International music artist Nicola Roberts from the BRIT Award-winning group Girls Aloud, will join the West End production of multi award-winning Hadestown in the role of Persephone.
The music from major new Scottish folk musical Ballad Lines will be released as an ambitious 18 track concept album on 12th September, bringing together leading female folk and theatre artists from both sides of the Atlantic.
The brand new recordings feature an all-star cast of guest artists including Gaelic Singer of the Year Kim Carnie, JUNO Award-winning banjo player Kaia Kater and four-time BBC Alba Scots Singer of the Year Siobhan Miller alongside top musical theatre talent including Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Trehearn and CATS Award-winner Kirsty Findlay.
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