As the Oscar winning film version of The Sound of Music celebrates its 60th anniversary, this year, the hills around Pitlochry Festival Theatre are set to come alive with the news that Kirsty Findlay and Ali Watt are set to reprise their acclaimed performances as Maria Rainer and Captain Georg Von Trapp in Pitlochry’s acclaimed production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s much-loved musical.
Originally directed at Pitlochry Festival Theatre by Elizabeth Newman in 2024, the revival production will be directed by the theatre’s Associate Director Sam Hardie and will run from 14 November to 21 December.
Glasgow-based Findlay, “I’m thrilled to be returning to Pitlochry to play Maria in The Sound of Music. This show holds an incredibly special place in my heart, and I can’t wait to explore the story and the music even more and uncover new layers along the way.”
Watt adds, “I’m thrilled to be returning to Pitlochry Festival Theatre this Christmas as Captain von Trapp. The wonderful audience reaction last year made it clear just how much this story means to people, and it’s a genuine privilege to help bring its warmth, magic and message to the stage once more. I’m especially excited to be working again alongside so many incredible returning cast members and young actors, as well as all the brilliant new additions to the team.”
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein, The Sound of Music has become one of the world’s most loved musicals. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including Climb Ev’ry Mountain, My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Sixteen Going on Seventeen and the title number, The Sound of Music won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars.
Based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, it follows a postulant who goes to work as a governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire von Trapp family must make a difficult moral decision.
Full casting will be announced in the coming weeks.
Tickets here.
