Duncan Clarke PR
@duncanclarkepr.bsky.social
Freelance theatre publicist based in Windsor and Edinburgh (don't ask!!) who works with some rather amazingly talented people from all over the UK.
Well it's not often that the first email you receive in the morning is from Sir Ian McKellen
#OutInTheHills2026
#OutInTheHills2026
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Well it's not often that the first email you receive in the morning is from Sir Ian McKellen
#OutInTheHills2026
#OutInTheHills2026
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The Emmy and Tony Award winner opens up his latest exciting venture at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre and why he now "just wants to make people gasp".
Alan Cumming: 'People Are Terrified To Speak Out, But I Feel Like It's My Duty'
The Emmy and Tony Award winner opens up his latest exciting venture at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre and why he now "just wants to make people gasp".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The Emmy and Tony Award winner opens up his latest exciting venture at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre and why he now "just wants to make people gasp".
ANNOUNCEMENT
@pitlochryft.bsky.social SEASON 2026
Alan Cumming's inaugural season as Artistic Director to feature Simon Russell Beale ⭐Shirley Henderson ⭐Martin Sherman ⭐Maureen Beattie⭐ Maria Friedman ⭐Frances Ruffelle ⭐Fra Fee ⭐John Tiffany ⭐Sam Pinkleton & many more m.youtube.com/watch?v=oOBU...
@pitlochryft.bsky.social SEASON 2026
Alan Cumming's inaugural season as Artistic Director to feature Simon Russell Beale ⭐Shirley Henderson ⭐Martin Sherman ⭐Maureen Beattie⭐ Maria Friedman ⭐Frances Ruffelle ⭐Fra Fee ⭐John Tiffany ⭐Sam Pinkleton & many more m.youtube.com/watch?v=oOBU...
Season 2026 | Pitlochry Festival Theatre
YouTube video by Pitlochry Festival Theatre
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November 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT
@pitlochryft.bsky.social SEASON 2026
Alan Cumming's inaugural season as Artistic Director to feature Simon Russell Beale ⭐Shirley Henderson ⭐Martin Sherman ⭐Maureen Beattie⭐ Maria Friedman ⭐Frances Ruffelle ⭐Fra Fee ⭐John Tiffany ⭐Sam Pinkleton & many more m.youtube.com/watch?v=oOBU...
@pitlochryft.bsky.social SEASON 2026
Alan Cumming's inaugural season as Artistic Director to feature Simon Russell Beale ⭐Shirley Henderson ⭐Martin Sherman ⭐Maureen Beattie⭐ Maria Friedman ⭐Frances Ruffelle ⭐Fra Fee ⭐John Tiffany ⭐Sam Pinkleton & many more m.youtube.com/watch?v=oOBU...
ANNOUNCEMENT
Ian McKellen Graham Norton @alancumming.bsky.social ming.bsky.social Jackie Kay @armisteadmaupin.substack.com @valmcdermid.bsky.social & many more to appear in inaugural OUT IN THE HILLS FESTIVAL at @pitlochryft.bsky.social from 16-18 Jan
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/out-in-the-h...
Ian McKellen Graham Norton @alancumming.bsky.social ming.bsky.social Jackie Kay @armisteadmaupin.substack.com @valmcdermid.bsky.social & many more to appear in inaugural OUT IN THE HILLS FESTIVAL at @pitlochryft.bsky.social from 16-18 Jan
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/out-in-the-h...
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT
Ian McKellen Graham Norton @alancumming.bsky.social ming.bsky.social Jackie Kay @armisteadmaupin.substack.com @valmcdermid.bsky.social & many more to appear in inaugural OUT IN THE HILLS FESTIVAL at @pitlochryft.bsky.social from 16-18 Jan
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/out-in-the-h...
Ian McKellen Graham Norton @alancumming.bsky.social ming.bsky.social Jackie Kay @armisteadmaupin.substack.com @valmcdermid.bsky.social & many more to appear in inaugural OUT IN THE HILLS FESTIVAL at @pitlochryft.bsky.social from 16-18 Jan
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/out-in-the-h...
Heading back up to #Edinburgh next week and fancied seeing some shows at the @edfringe.bsky.social - what are your recommendations of the must see shows to see?
#EdFringe2025
#EdFringe2025
August 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Heading back up to #Edinburgh next week and fancied seeing some shows at the @edfringe.bsky.social - what are your recommendations of the must see shows to see?
#EdFringe2025
#EdFringe2025
August 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
There's going to be a special script in hand reading of @valmcdermid.bsky.social new play And Midnight Never Come on Mon 18 Aug at @pitlochryft.bsky.social.
Here's a @theguardian.com piece on the new play
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Tickets at www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/and...
Here's a @theguardian.com piece on the new play
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Tickets at www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/and...
And Midnight Never Come | Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Queen of Crime, the iconic Val McDermid, is bringing her forensic gaze to bear on one of the theatre's most enduring mysteries -- the death of Christopher Marlowe in Deptford in 1593
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There's going to be a special script in hand reading of @valmcdermid.bsky.social new play And Midnight Never Come on Mon 18 Aug at @pitlochryft.bsky.social.
Here's a @theguardian.com piece on the new play
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Tickets at www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/and...
Here's a @theguardian.com piece on the new play
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Tickets at www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/and...
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My @heraldscotland.bsky.social review of Grease, @pitlochryft.bsky.social Festival Theatre’s revival of the classic teen musical ideal for summer nights.
In rep at PFT until September 27. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/gre...
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
In rep at PFT until September 27. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/gre...
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
'A pitch perfect accompaniment to summer nights': Grease is still very much the word
Neil Cooper gives his verdict on beauty school drama and teen angst of Grease performed at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre
www.heraldscotland.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social review of Grease, @pitlochryft.bsky.social Festival Theatre’s revival of the classic teen musical ideal for summer nights.
In rep at PFT until September 27. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/gre...
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
In rep at PFT until September 27. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/gre...
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
Right, time to head up to Edinburgh for a month. Always up for a coffee or something stronger.
June 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Right, time to head up to Edinburgh for a month. Always up for a coffee or something stronger.
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Some recent theatre writing at Scotsman Arts. Here's Alan Cumming and the Pitlochry team on the magic of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, and their 2025 summer season, including the in-house production of Grease set to open there in ten days' time! www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Alan Cumming on Pitlochry Festival Theatre: 'I love the soup to nuts aspect of the place'
As Pitlochry Festival Theatre gears up for its summer season, the venue’s new artistic director Alan Cumming tells Joyce McMillan what makes it so special
www.scotsman.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Some recent theatre writing at Scotsman Arts. Here's Alan Cumming and the Pitlochry team on the magic of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, and their 2025 summer season, including the in-house production of Grease set to open there in ten days' time! www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
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My Herald review of Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed, Richard Baron & Ellie Zeegen’s dramatic love letter to the woman behind her memoir, The Living Mountain.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre until June 14. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/nan...
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
Pitlochry Festival Theatre until June 14. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/nan...
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
This studio-sized play rifles through Shepherd's back pages in a dramatic homage
Richard Baron and Ellie Zeegen’s studio-sized play rifles through Shepherd’s back pages for this dramatic homage that attempts to get to the…
www.heraldscotland.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
My Herald review of Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed, Richard Baron & Ellie Zeegen’s dramatic love letter to the woman behind her memoir, The Living Mountain.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre until June 14. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/nan...
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
Pitlochry Festival Theatre until June 14. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/nan...
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
PODCAST
@elizabethnewman.bsky.social & @sarahbrigham.bsky.social talk to @britishtheatreguide.info about @pitlochryft.bsky.social @derbytheatre.bsky.social new adaptation of #TheGreatGatsby which opens in Pitlochry (27 June -25 Sept) & Derby (3- to 25 Oct)
btguide.libsyn.com/gatsby-in-pi...
@elizabethnewman.bsky.social & @sarahbrigham.bsky.social talk to @britishtheatreguide.info about @pitlochryft.bsky.social @derbytheatre.bsky.social new adaptation of #TheGreatGatsby which opens in Pitlochry (27 June -25 Sept) & Derby (3- to 25 Oct)
btguide.libsyn.com/gatsby-in-pi...
British Theatre Guide podcast: Gatsby in Pitlochry and Derby
Elizabeth Newman, Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, has adapted F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, which is now 100 years old, for the stage for the theatre she recently left, Pitloch...
btguide.libsyn.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
PODCAST
@elizabethnewman.bsky.social & @sarahbrigham.bsky.social talk to @britishtheatreguide.info about @pitlochryft.bsky.social @derbytheatre.bsky.social new adaptation of #TheGreatGatsby which opens in Pitlochry (27 June -25 Sept) & Derby (3- to 25 Oct)
btguide.libsyn.com/gatsby-in-pi...
@elizabethnewman.bsky.social & @sarahbrigham.bsky.social talk to @britishtheatreguide.info about @pitlochryft.bsky.social @derbytheatre.bsky.social new adaptation of #TheGreatGatsby which opens in Pitlochry (27 June -25 Sept) & Derby (3- to 25 Oct)
btguide.libsyn.com/gatsby-in-pi...
Lovely mention in today's @theguardian.com for the @newvictheatre.bsky.social premiere of the artist and playwright Arthur Salt's final play Whatever Happened To Phoebe Salt which runs till 21 June
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Mountainhead to Nintendo Switch 2: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Steve Carell stars in Succession creator Jesse Armstrong’s new satire targeting tech billionaires, while the long-awaited games console is finally here
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Lovely mention in today's @theguardian.com for the @newvictheatre.bsky.social premiere of the artist and playwright Arthur Salt's final play Whatever Happened To Phoebe Salt which runs till 21 June
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Theatre in 2026
The brilliant Imitating the Dog are going to stage an audacious and timely retelling of the iconic The War of The Worlds by H.G.Wells. #WarOfTheWorlds will premiere at @castindoncaster.bsky.social in early Feb and then tour till May.
Dates & info
imitatingthedog.co.uk/project/war-...
The brilliant Imitating the Dog are going to stage an audacious and timely retelling of the iconic The War of The Worlds by H.G.Wells. #WarOfTheWorlds will premiere at @castindoncaster.bsky.social in early Feb and then tour till May.
Dates & info
imitatingthedog.co.uk/project/war-...
May 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Theatre in 2026
The brilliant Imitating the Dog are going to stage an audacious and timely retelling of the iconic The War of The Worlds by H.G.Wells. #WarOfTheWorlds will premiere at @castindoncaster.bsky.social in early Feb and then tour till May.
Dates & info
imitatingthedog.co.uk/project/war-...
The brilliant Imitating the Dog are going to stage an audacious and timely retelling of the iconic The War of The Worlds by H.G.Wells. #WarOfTheWorlds will premiere at @castindoncaster.bsky.social in early Feb and then tour till May.
Dates & info
imitatingthedog.co.uk/project/war-...
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We have some news for you. Friday 23 May, 12pm.
May 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
We have some news for you. Friday 23 May, 12pm.
"...astonishing debut.." wonderful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review from @fergusmorgan.bsky.social @thestage.co.uk for Milly Sweeney's #WaterColour at @pitlochryft.bsky.social and @byretheatre.bsky.social
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/wate...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/wate...
Water Colour review at Pitlochry Festival Theatre: raw and real
Read our review of Water Colour at Pitlochry Festival Theatre: dynamic staging of a devastating debut play
www.thestage.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"...astonishing debut.." wonderful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review from @fergusmorgan.bsky.social @thestage.co.uk for Milly Sweeney's #WaterColour at @pitlochryft.bsky.social and @byretheatre.bsky.social
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/wate...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/wate...
"Have I just witnessed Scotland's theatre stars of tomorrow?"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️from @neilcooper.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social for @pitlochryft.bsky.social @byretheatre.bsky.social Playwrights Studio Scotland premiere of Milly Sweeney's debut play #WaterColour
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
These could be Scotland's theatre stars of tomorrow
Review: Water Colour, Pitlochry Festival Theatre: This is an assured and heartfelt debut. There's a poetry at play here, but it is always direct and…
www.heraldscotland.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"Have I just witnessed Scotland's theatre stars of tomorrow?"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️from @neilcooper.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social for @pitlochryft.bsky.social @byretheatre.bsky.social Playwrights Studio Scotland premiere of Milly Sweeney's debut play #WaterColour
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
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ICYMI: “There was a great atmosphere in the building, and we had some amazing authors and fun events. It was a triumph, if I say so myself" says Alan Cumming ( @alancumming.bsky.social ), as the new artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre 👇🏴 #BookSky
Alan Cumming: the actor-writer talks about his literary ambitions for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre
www.thebookseller.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
ICYMI: “There was a great atmosphere in the building, and we had some amazing authors and fun events. It was a triumph, if I say so myself" says Alan Cumming ( @alancumming.bsky.social ), as the new artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre 👇🏴 #BookSky
Great interview in @sundaypost.com with rising star Molly Geddes about appearing in @pitlochryft.bsky.social @byretheatre.bsky.social @playwrightsstudio.bsky.social premiere of Milly Sweeney's new play #WaterColour & in the BBC'S forthcoming #TheBombingofPanAm103
www.sundaypost.com/fp/molly-ged...
www.sundaypost.com/fp/molly-ged...
Molly Geddes on whirlwind start to her career on stage and screen
Molly Geddes will soon be seen in her first major TV role, appearing in the BBC/Netflix series The Bombing of Pan Am 103.
www.sundaypost.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Great interview in @sundaypost.com with rising star Molly Geddes about appearing in @pitlochryft.bsky.social @byretheatre.bsky.social @playwrightsstudio.bsky.social premiere of Milly Sweeney's new play #WaterColour & in the BBC'S forthcoming #TheBombingofPanAm103
www.sundaypost.com/fp/molly-ged...
www.sundaypost.com/fp/molly-ged...
Tune into BBC Radio Scotland Arts Mix at 3.30pm today as Len Pennie will be talking to Sally Reid & Milly Sweeney about the premiere of the new play WATER COLOUR which opens Fri at @pitlochryft.bsky.social until 17/5 then heads to @byretheatre.bsky.social (28 & 29/5)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio Scotland - Afternoons, The Arts Mix, 05/05/2025
Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Tune into BBC Radio Scotland Arts Mix at 3.30pm today as Len Pennie will be talking to Sally Reid & Milly Sweeney about the premiere of the new play WATER COLOUR which opens Fri at @pitlochryft.bsky.social until 17/5 then heads to @byretheatre.bsky.social (28 & 29/5)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Casting news for the @pitlochryft.bsky.social @derbytheatre.bsky.social production of @elizabethnewman.bsky.social exciting new adaptation of The Great Gatsby directed by @sarahbrigham.bsky.social
Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story.
www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-an...
Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story.
www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-an...
Cast announced for new adaptation of The Great Gatsby
It’ll play in Pitlochry and Derby
www.whatsonstage.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Casting news for the @pitlochryft.bsky.social @derbytheatre.bsky.social production of @elizabethnewman.bsky.social exciting new adaptation of The Great Gatsby directed by @sarahbrigham.bsky.social
Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story.
www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-an...
Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story.
www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-an...
Cast announced for the @pitlochryft.bsky.social & @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social production of the iconic musical Grease.
Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story
Dates: Blackpool 4-14 June / Pitlochry: 18 June - 27 Sept
www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-fo...
Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story
Dates: Blackpool 4-14 June / Pitlochry: 18 June - 27 Sept
www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-fo...
Cast for Grease revival confirmed
The show plays in Pitlochry and Blackpool
www.whatsonstage.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Cast announced for the @pitlochryft.bsky.social & @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social production of the iconic musical Grease.
Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story
Dates: Blackpool 4-14 June / Pitlochry: 18 June - 27 Sept
www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-fo...
Big thanks to @whatsonstage.bsky.social for the story
Dates: Blackpool 4-14 June / Pitlochry: 18 June - 27 Sept
www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-fo...
Lovely mention in the BBC's 25 of the best theatre shows to see in Spring and Summer for @newvictheatre.bsky.social stage premiere of the celebrated artist and playwright Arthur Berry's final play Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt.
Big thank you to @musiciany.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Big thank you to @musiciany.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
25 of the best theatre shows to see in spring and summer 2025
New shows take inspiration from Banksy, football boss Marcelo Bielsa, and an eccentric aristocrat.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Lovely mention in the BBC's 25 of the best theatre shows to see in Spring and Summer for @newvictheatre.bsky.social stage premiere of the celebrated artist and playwright Arthur Berry's final play Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt.
Big thank you to @musiciany.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Big thank you to @musiciany.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There I was eating my Cheese, ham and pickle sandwich on a London river cruise, and out of the blue a UFO turned up at the London Eye.
April 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There I was eating my Cheese, ham and pickle sandwich on a London river cruise, and out of the blue a UFO turned up at the London Eye.