Pitlochry Festival Theatre has today released production images for the first in house staging in Scotland of Emma Rice’s acclaimed stage adaptation of one of the most iconic love stories ever told – Brief Encounter.
Under the direction of Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Artistic Director Elizabeth Newman, the images feature some of the cast including Kirsty Stuart (Laura), Matthew Trevannion (Alec), Matthew Churcher (Bobbie/Bill), Keith Macpherson (Albert/Fred), Rachael McAllister (Myrtle), Joseph Tweedale (Stanley/Various) and Kristin Weichen Wong (Beryl).
When a chance encounter in a train station tearoom kindles a timid, yet passionate, love affair between a married doctor and a suburban housewife, the two are forced to question if it’s worth risking everything for the sake of love.
Emma Rice adapted Noel Coward’s screenplay for David Lean’s iconic 1945 movie, Brief Encounter, featuring Celia Johnson as Laura and Trevor Howard as Alec, which was in turn based on Coward’s one-act play Still Life, written a decade earlier.
Tender and joyous, Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Brief Encounter has all the drama of David Lean’s masterpiece film and all the emotional ups and downs of a rollercoaster ride.
Brief Encounter runs from 21 June until 29 September.
Tickets and info for Brief Encounter can be found here.
