Comic satire romps into PFT

Perth Theatre’s reopening season continues in a lighthearted vein with Grant O’Rourke’s playful take on Molière’s society-bashing satire

Don Juan.

Steven McNicoll (Twelfth Night, Moonlight and Magnolias, Irma Vep) plays the legendary lothario as a larger-thanlife character while Cath Whitefield plays his long-suffering side-kick Sganarelle.

Amy Kennedy, who played Cecily in Perth Theatre’s 2020 production of The Importance of Being Earnest, stars as Dona

Elvira while Perth Theatre’s artistic director Lu Kemp directs.

Set on a Scottish island, with whipcracking dialogue, quirky characters and unexpected plot twists, Don Juan is a cheeky comic romp that will keep audiences entertained and amused from start to finish.

Grant O’Rourke, who was playing Algernon in Perth Theatre’s The Importance of Being Earnest before the production was forced to close due to the pandemic, explained how his love of comedy inspired him to create the show.

He said:“When lockdown first hit in 2020 I was having a whale of a time doing The Importance Of Being Earnest at Perth and we sadly had to end the run early. So there’s a nice symmetry for me to be back at Perth 18 months later as we start to return to theatres.

“It’s even more important to me that we’re back with a comedy. The lockdown was, for a lot of people, a dark and isolating time and I feel that getting audiences back in a room to laugh together is incredibly valuable.”

Don Juan runs in Perth Theatre from Thursday, October 14 until Saturday, October 30 with socially distanced performances on Saturday, October 16, Friday, October 22 and Thursday, October 28.

For tickets and information, visit www. horsecross.co.uk, call

Perth Theatre on 01738 621031 between 10am and 4pm from Monday to Friday, or visit Perth Theatre box office during those opening hours.