PFT: full cast for My Fair Lady

PFT announces full cast list for 'My Fair Lady'

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is delighted to announce the full cast for their forthcoming production of Lerner and Loewe’s musical 'My Fair Lady.' which is directed by Maria Friedman.

Joining the previously announced Verity Power as Eliza Doolittle and Alan Cumming as Professor Henry Higgins will be Martin Ball as Colonel Pickering, Juliet Cadzow as Mrs Pearce, Alex James-Hatton as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, Julie Legrand as Mrs Higgins and Alexander Newland as Alfred P Doolittle. Ten other actors will be in the on-stage ensemble

Based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play 'Pygmalion', about the tale of a flower seller who is coached to “improve” her social standing, the musical features a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. It was adapted from Shaw’s play and the Gabriel Pascal motion picture 'Pygmalion', with the original production directed and staged by Moss Hart. The show opened on Broadway in 1956 and was later adapted into the 1964 film version, which won multiple Academy Awards.

My Fair Lady will be the closing production of Alan Cumming’s inaugural season as Artistic Director at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and runs at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 21 November – 31 December. For tickets and further information visit pitlochryfestivaltheatre.