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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Alan Cumming named as artistic director of Scottish ‘theatre in the hills’

Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming said the theatre was ‘a hidden gem with the most amazing facilities and boundless possibilities’. Photograph: Stéphanie Lecocq/Reuters

The Hollywood star and queer icon Alan Cumming is returning to his roots – both geographical and theatrical – as the new artistic director of Scotland’s only major rurally based arts organisation.

Pitlochry Festival theatre announced the appointment on Friday afternoon after a recruitment call resulted in an “absolute surprise” approach from Cumming, who went through an intensive three-month selection process with other candidates.

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