The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Latest line-up of production­s at Perth Theatre revealed.

Scots comedy actor gives some divine inspiratio­n by helping to unveil winter/spring line-up

- JAMIE BUCHAN jabuchan@thecourier.co.uk

Perth Theatre received some divine inspiratio­n as it unveiled its actionpack­ed new season.

Jesus L’Oreal, from hit Scots comedy show Nailed It, helped take the wraps off the venue’s 2019 winter/spring line-up.

Nailed It, which went down a storm at the Edinburgh Festival, is among the highlights of the Studio Season at the Joan Knight stage in March and April, alongside post-traumatic stress drama Wired and the multi-award-winning The Tailor of Inverness.

Among the biggest production­s coming to the theatre early next year is Miss Julie, directed by award-winning Shilpa T-Hyland, a tale of passion across the class divide in 1920s Scotland.

Victorian thriller Gaslight promises audiences a film noir-style mystery about a woman who may, or may not, be going insane following a series of strange goings-on in her home.

Playwright Morna Young will bring her show Lost At Sea to the theatre in April. The production, directed by Ian Brown, tells the story of a north-east fishing family through words, music and song.

Visiting shows include life-affirming musical drama Glasgow Girls, real-life adventure Touching The Void and comedy Girls’ Night Oot.

In a first for Perth Theatre, the Manipulate Festival – Scotland’s annual celebratio­n of puppetry and animation – will bring four diverse shows to the venue.

The new brochure also reveals a line-up of music, comedy and performanc­e at nearby Perth Concert Hall, which is also run by Horsecross Arts.

The 2019 programme will kick off with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Viennese Gala. The classic programme will continue with a full season of lunchtime concerts and Perth Piano Sundays, including return performanc­es from musicians Richard Goode, Steven Osbourne and Jeremy Denk, and a Perth debut for Isata Kanneh-Mason.

Nicola Benedetti joins the SCO for an evening of Mozart in early April as part of the Perth Concert Series, which will also include a performanc­e by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Dance highlights at the concert hall include Brendan Cole’s Show Man and Aljaz and Janette’s Rememberin­g the Movies.

The new brochure is now available from both venues.

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 ?? Picture: Gareth Jennings. ?? Chris Stuart Wilson, who plays Jesus in the hit show Nailed It, pictured with Kath Clark, Sandra Grieve and Jenny Baillie having a look at the theatre’s programme of events.
Picture: Gareth Jennings. Chris Stuart Wilson, who plays Jesus in the hit show Nailed It, pictured with Kath Clark, Sandra Grieve and Jenny Baillie having a look at the theatre’s programme of events.

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