An Evening with Off the Ball’s Tam Cowan and Stuart Cosgrove will take place at Pitlochry Festival Theatre on Sunday 28 September, hosted by the Theatre’s Artistic Director, Alan Cumming.
The event celebrates over 30 years of BBC Radio Scotland’s Off the Ball, Scotland’s best loved (and self-proclaimed worst informed) football radio show. Alan will be joined by sports pundits Tam Cowan and Stuart Cosgrove for an entertaining evening of stories, laughter, and football banter.
Whether you’re a football fan or a theatre lover, the evening promises a unique blend of comedy and conversation. Audiences will also have the opportunity to ask their own questions to Tam and Stuart.
Alan Cumming said:
“I am a huge fan of Off the Ball even though I know and have very little interest in football. I guested on the show once (and can’t wait to again, hint hint), and my big brother – who is a football nut and was I think rather jealous of my proximity to Scotland’s fitba royalty – said ‘you just giggled the whole time’. And he was right. Tam and Stuart are hilarious, irreverent, and even just the timbre of their voices and their vocabulary make me howl with laughter and I could listen to them all day. This fundraiser is a beautiful gesture by them to support me and my plans for my first season of work at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and a great chance for everyone who loves football and comedy to witness, in the flesh, these petty and ill-informed football titans!”
Tam Cowan added:
“I first suggested doing this fundraiser for the theatre when Alan Cumming was appointed artistic director as he’s been a great friend of Off the Ball with numerous plugs for the programme on both sides of the Atlantic. Me and Stuart appreciate the support (it’s not every day a James Bond baddie praises your work!) and, to reciprocate, I thought the least we could do was put on a wee freebie at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, just a few miles from where Stuart was born and bred. We’re really looking forward to a no-holds-barred petty & ill-informed evening of stories, jokes and memories – and we might even spill a few Off the Ball secrets for the punters who donate a few quid extra by splashing out on a VIP meet ‘n’ greet ticket…”
This event marks the first in a new series of In Conversation fundraising events at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Proceeds will support the Theatre’s 2026 programme—Alan Cumming’s first season as Artistic Director—and its 75th Anniversary Season.
General admission is priced at £25, with a £50 VIP Meet and Greet package available, including drinks and nibbles with Alan, Tam, and Stuart.
An Evening with Off the Ball’s Tam Cowan and Stuart Cosgrove takes place on Sunday 28 September at 7pm, with the VIP meet and greet beginning at 6pm.
Listings and ticket information can be found here
