Jack the Ripper’s appearance on Perthshire stage

IN 1888, the streets of London were haunted by a brutal killer who preyed on women.

There is still a mystery sur rounding Jack t he Ripper and a new play hopes to get people thinking about the events of the time.

Performing arts duo Isosceles will present their chilling drama, Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, at Pitlochry Festival Theatre next month.

Following a successful UK theatre tour, Patrick Prior’s version of the haunting murders will revisit the story in an intriguing and unique way.

It looks at the case through the eyes of the commissioner of t he Metropolitan Police as he recounts the weeks when the residents of Whitechapel lived through a reign of terror.

The production uses the words of actual witnesses in the case in a bid to evoke the social and political tensions of the time, along with the growing panic that surrounded the murders.

This will be underscored by music of the period to bring Jack the Ripper back to life for one evening.

The performance takes place on June 3 at 8pm.

Tickets cost £12.50 and are available by calling the box office on 01796 484626, or by going online to www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com. Applications lodged with Perth and Kinross Council include:

Kerr — Renewal of permission for three houses with double garages, 30m north-east of Rantrie Knowe, Drum.

Robertson — Erection of house, former steading, Loak Farm, Bankfoot.

Tay and Torridon Estates Ltd — Narrowing and retention of access track built in association with the Beauly to Denny power line, Lochan Estate, Amulree.

Lidl UK Gmbh — Residential development, 90m north-west of Lidl UK, Riggs Road, Perth.

The Blue Van — Siting of takeaway food van, 80m north-east of Mullion House, Maidenplain Place, Aberuthven.

Richstream Ltd — Renewal of permission for four houses with associated business use, plot 3, south of Craigton Farm Road, Rumbling Bridge.

Smith — Alterations and extension, 24 West Crook Way, Crook of Devon.

Gooding — Demolition of house and erection of four houses, 30m north of 1 Dunsinnan Road, Wolfhill.

Day — Alterations and extension, 22 Cluny Terrace, Perth.

MacLellan — Staff accommodation caravan, container storage unit and erection of fence, Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, Pitlochry.

Roberts — Biomass boiler, 100m north-east of Lawhill House, Trinity Gask.

Munro — Alterations and extension, 2 Viewlands, Errol.

Murrayshall House Hotel and Golf Courses — Greenkeeper’s shed, Murrayshall, Perth.

Gallacher — Alterations to form five flats, Flat 3, 28 Atholl Street, Perth.

JN Fenton Farms — Temporary change of use from agricultural land to caravan/campsite, Islabank, Auchterarder.

Dwyer — Alterations and extensions, Fairfield, Lethangie, Kinross.

Allan — Alterations and subdivision of one shop to form two, Ellas, 7 Bridge Street, Dunkeld.

Fotheringham — Extension, Craighall Farmhouse, Forgandenny.

Brown — Alterations, Old Schoolhouse, Glenshee.

Meikleour Trust — Four warehouse units, The Old Dairy, Meikleour.

Hebbourn — Alterations and extension, 17 Admiralty Wood, Almondbank.

Mann — Extension, Old Courts House, Spittalfield.

MacDonald — Extension, 29 Queens Terrace, Auchterarder.