The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Actress in chieftain role for Perth event
Taggart ‘killer’ to do the honours at city’s summer sporting competition
Perth stage and television actress Lorna Craig is taking on a new role – chieftain of the city’s Highland games.
Award-winning Lorna trained at the Royal Conservatoire (RCS) and recently played Lana in Greg Hemphill’s West Skerra Light for the BBC and has also been nominated for best lead actress at the Horror Hotel Film Festival.
Other television and film credits include Cindy in Bafta-nominated Gasping with Frankie Boyle, the title role in London Short Film Festival’s Best Film Shell and Jen in River City for which she was chosen as best new actor or actress.
The former Viewlands Primary and Perth Academy pupil even had the distinction of being the killer in the lastever episode of Taggart.
Lorna has also performed a range of diverse roles on stage around the country including at Perth Theatre, the Traverse, Manchester Royal Exchange and the Citizen’s Theatre.
Perth Highland Games, one of the most popular in the local events calendar, will take place this year on Sunday August 13 at the South Inch.
Events will include Highland dancing, heavyweights, tug o’ war, tossing the caber and track events such as cycling. The ever-popular pipe bands will also be entertaining the crowds.
Being chieftain of the games means that Lorna will be asked to officially open and close the games, meet the crowd and present some of the prizes.
Games secretary Brian Whyte said: “We are delighted that Lorna has agreed to be our chieftain. It’s an important role and an enjoy-able one, and we hope that Lorna will have a wonderful experience at our games.”
Lorna added: “I’m honoured to have been asked to take on the role of chieftain at the Perth Highland Games and I look forward to welcoming everyone on Sunday August 13.”