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TRUSTS
PRINCIPAL SPONSORS
The Binks Trust
With the principal support of Cruden Foundation Limited
D.C. Thomson Charitable Trust
Forteviot Charitable Trust
Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust
Hugh Fraser Foundation
Northwood Charitable Trust
Arranged under the auspices of The JTH Charitable Trust
The R.J. Larg Family Trust
The Souter Charitable Trust
Tay Charitable Trust
Whitaker Charitable Trust
I am delighted to welcome you to this year’s
The tickets for school children offer is
Perth Festival of the Arts. We are particularly
generously funded by The Cross Trust
pleased to once again have Perth Theatre as one
of our principal venues. After three years of The Festival is delighted to support
closure, the newly refurbished Edwardian SPONSORS
auditorium, new studio, modern restaurant and Blackadders Solicitors
bar is a place of which Perth can be proud. We Lindsay Burns & Company
hope you will enjoy this wonderful venue, in Cairncross of Perth
addition to the Concert Hall and St John’s Kirk. Danscot Print Ltd
Our new look brochure is eye catching with the David Lindsay Self Storage
artwork illustrations from artist Jill Calder. She D M Hall, Chartered Surveyors
has a talent of capturing the events and festivities MAJOR SUPPORTERS Hardies Property &
in wonderful characterisations and we look Construction Consultants
forward to seeing her colourful style decorating Johnston Carmichael
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and Estate Agents
Once again we are delighted to have some of the Methven Castle
finest artists performing at the Festival and this Morris & Young
would not be possible without the generous Number Five
contributions made by the numerous Trusts and Proudfoot (Leather & Lambskin)
funds that sponsor us, in particular The JIMMIE CAIRNCROSS Royal George Hotel, Perth
Gannochy Trust, Dunard Fund, Perth and Kinross CHARITABLE TRUST Spectraglass
Council and The Cross Trust. The Cross Trust is a Strathmore Volvo, Perth Audi,
charitable body which gives grants to young Camerons Volkswagen
Scots.(See page 18) They are celebrating their
75th anniversary and sponsoring our opening Festival Executive
night opera - Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. T HE C ROSS T RUST Peter Rutterford – Chairman
David Brand, Hugh Goring, Helen MacKinnon,
As always, the Festival is putting on events for all J. Graham Sharp, Alexis S. L. Sinclair, Jim Walsh,
ages and tastes; from free school concerts and Heather Yellowley, Councillor David Illingworth,
young musician recitals to world-class Councillor Beth Pover
performers Jools Holland and the Dresden Iain Lamond – Treasurer
Philharmonic Orchestra. BRA NDING • DIG IT A L • M A RK E T ING Paul Trodden – Company Secretary
Craig L. Dennis – Friends Administrator
So this May, enjoy our festive mix of art, music, Sandra Ralston – Festival Administrator
Penny Wither – Administrator
dance, literature, comedy and conversation as
Perth Festival of the Arts produces an Perth Festival of the Arts
outstanding ten day celebration. Come and join T HE G UILDRY I NCORPORATION
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Whats On at a Glance PT – Perth Theatre, PCH – Perth Concert Hall,

Ar Tay
SJK – St John’s Kirk Curated by

10.00 – 19.30 Thursday 17th, Friday 18th, Saturday

Thu 17th – PCH Plaza Marquee arTay 19th May & Sunday 20th May
Perth Concert Hall Plaza
Sun 20th May (inc)
Admission Free
12.30 Thu 17th May SJK Perth & Kinross Big Band
19.30 Thu 17th May PCH English Touring Opera, The Marriage of Figaro

12.30 Fri 18th May SJK Perth & Kinross Schools Concert
19.30 Fri 18th May PT English Touring Opera, Rossini’s Greatest Arias
19.30 Fri 18th May PCH Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

11.00 Sat 19th May PCH Children's Classic Concerts Peter and The Wolf
11.00 Sat 19th May City Centre Soapbox Art and Science
15.00 Sat 19th May PCH Jill Calder Children’s Art Workshop
19.30 Sat 19th May PT The Nutcracker and I, ballet & animations
19.30 Sat 19th May PCH Grimethorpe Colliery Band

11.00 Sun 20th May SJK Festival Service, Perth Youth Orchestra
19.30 Sun 20th May PT Ruby Wax, Frazzled - A Guide to Mindfulness
20.00 Sun 20th May PCH The Royal Northern Sinfonia, Lars Vogt A large, tented gallery will be
erected in the centre of the city
12.30 Mon 21st May SJK Perth Academy Concert beside Perth Concert Hall,
displaying over 300 works of art. The
19.30 Mon 21st May PT An Evening with The Rev Richard Coles

ArTay
range of work will cover many well-
known Scottish artists, as well as
12.30 Tue 22nd May SJK Perth High School Concert some who are beginning their
19.30 Tue 22nd May SJK Tenebrae Choir artistic careers. Returning by popular
demand, arTay offers both the
curious browser and the serious
12.30 Wed 23rd May SJK St John’s Academy Concert collector a huge range of paintings,
19.30 Wed 23rd May PT Emma Johnson, Clarinet Goes to Town printmaking, sculpture, ceramics,
19.30 Wed 23rd May PCH Elephant Sessions, Fara, Siobhan Miller glass, woodwork, metalwork and
jewellery.
12.30 Thu 24th May SJK Glenalmond School Concert
The sole aim of arTay is to make
18.45 Thu 24th May PT Between the Crosses contemporary Scottish art as
20.00 Thu 24th May PT An Evening with Eric and Ern accessible as possible to the public
at large. The tent will be open each
11.00 Fri 25th May PCH Song Cycle evening prior to events held in Perth
12.00,14.00,15.30 PCH Scottish Opera, Pop-up Opera Roadshow Concert Hall, so why not come along
earlier and have a look before the
Fri 25th May concerts begin? This is a unique
12.30 Fri 25th May SJK Perth Grammar School Concert event in Scotland and, as such,
19.30 Fri 25th May PT An Evening with Donald Maxwell should not be missed.
20.00 Fri 25th May TBA All the artworks are for sale.

11.00 Sat 26th May SJK Hannah Fisher and Friends

12.00,14.00, PCH Scottish Opera, Pop-up Opera Roadshow
15.30 Sat 26th May
15.00 Sat 26th May PT Val McDermid and Fred MacAulay
19.30 Sat 26th May PCH Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
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the MaRRIaGe OF FIGaRO

by Mozart
JOOls hOlland
19.30 Thursday 17th May & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Perth Concert Hall
Tickets £25 - £45 featuring Gilson Lavis
Plus £1.50 booking fee with special guest Marc Almond
£10 tickets for school children and guest vocalists Ruby Turner,
Louise Marshall & Rosie Mae
English Touring Opera presents an energetic new production of one of the
with support
world’s most beloved operas, Mozart’s classic comedy The Marriage of
Figaro. During the course of one eventful day, Figaro and Susanna must
19.30 Friday 18th May
overcome every obstacle put in their way by Count Almaviva and his
Perth Concert Hall
cronies before they can finally be united as man and wife. Blanche McIntyre
All tickets £38
returns to direct this most
Plus £1.50 booking fee
warm-hearted of operas, equally acclaimed for
its sublime music and
Pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, television
huge sense of fun.
presenter and multiplatinum
Sung in English
recording artist, Jools Holland returns this year
There will be a pre- with special guests, accompanied by the sound of
show talk in the
Norie Miller Room. Jools’ unforgettable Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.
Please reserve a
free ticket at the Sponsored by
Box Office.

Supported by
T HE C ROSS T RUST

Children’s Classic Concerts

FIReWORks ROssInI presents
An Evening of Rossini’s
Greatest Arias
PeteR and the WOlF
11.00 Saturday 19th May
Perth Concert Hall
Tickets £6 - £10
Plus £1.50 booking fee
19.30 Friday 18th May Children’s Classic Concerts’ Essential Orchestra
Perth Theatre is back with a brand-new concert for 2018
Tickets £15 - £25 featuring Prokofiev’s iconic fairytale Peter and
Plus £1.50 booking fee the Wolf brought to life on stage by our very own
£10 tickets for school children musical characters. Join us on a fantastical
adventure of musical storytelling as our
A thrilling concert of highlights from Rossini’s greatest operas – his serious musicians transport you from Peter's enchanted
ones! These were the operas of which Rossini was most proud, and which forest to Romeo and Juliet’s castle stopping off
contain his most brilliant writing for orchestra, and his most challenging vocal for a spin around Sleeping Beauty’s ballroom.
fireworks. John Andrews will conduct the full ETO orchestra in exciting scenes And we'll need your help in the Wizard's
from Rossini’s Otello (including his melting Willow Song), La donna del lago (a dungeon conjuring up some magic to help the
Walter Scott feast), Maometto II (the most testing of them all), Elisabetta (the Sorcerer’s Apprentice get those
story of Queen Elizabeth I of England) and Ermione. brooms under control!
Sung in Italian

While visiting Perth, English Touring Opera will also be performing shows at With support from HOW TO BOOK See page 29 for full details
Fairview School for Children with Special Needs and also at Viewlands Primary Box Office on 01738 621031
School. Online at www.perthfestival.co.uk
Book in person at Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth
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soapbox art and science

11.00 Saturday 19th May
Around Perth City Centre
Free no ticket required

Local scientists and artists take to the streets of Perth!

Come and hear about the new, world-changing
discoveries happening across Scotland, directly from 19.30 Saturday 19th May
the researchers themselves. Leading women Perth Concert Hall
scientists have stepped out of the lab alongside Tickets £20.00
amazing artists to tell you what inspires them and Plus £1.50 booking fee
how art and science can work together to smash £10 tickets for school children
stereotypes! Expect hands-on demonstrations, visual
art, performance and some cutting-edge science. Grimethorpe Colliery band was
formed in 1917 as a leisure activity
for the workmen at the colliery.
Jill Calder International fame came to the band
with the making of the 1995 film

childrens art Workshop Brassed Off. Since the release of the

film the band has toured extensively in Europe, including a film festival in
Norway, the World Cup in Paris and the Eurovision Song Contest to an
15.00 Saturday 19th May
estimated television audience of 50 million!
Norie Miller Room
Perth Concert Hall
Sensational - performing your favourite classics in spectacular style!
Free book a ticket to avoid disappointment
The Times

the nutcracker and I

19.30 Saturday 19th May
Perth Theatre
All Tickets £10 - £15
Plus £1.50 booking fee
£10 tickets for school children

The Nutcracker and I by Alexandra Dariescu, is a 11.00 Sunday 20th May

new and innovative 50-minute live performance
for anyone who dares to dream. It is based on the Festival Service
magical Christmas story, with a pianist, ballerina
and exquisite digital animations. Perth Youth Orchestra
St John’s Kirk of Perth
On stage will be a grand piano, played
by Dariescu herself, and Service Conducted by Rev’d John Murdoch, BA BD
ballerina Désirée Ballantyne With Perth Youth Orchestra, conducted by Allan Young
behind a see-through
gauze screen. Projected One of the great traditions of Perth Festival of the Arts is our annual Festival
onto the gauze and Service in St John’s Kirk. This is an inspirational and uplifting event, and
bringing the story to also a great civic occasion. The members of Perth Youth Orchestra join the
life are exquisite digital choir and organist of St John’s Kirk to lead the music and raise the roof of
animations, all hand this historic building.
drawn and created in
advance by YeastCulture.
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Royal northern sinfonia An Evening with the Rev Richard coles

19.30 Monday 21st May
Perth Theatre
All Tickets £10 - £20
Plus £1.50 booking fee

The Rev Richard Coles is one of the few

Conductor / piano Lars Vogt
20.00 Sunday 20th May
Perth Concert Hall
Tickets £20 - £28
Plus £1.50 booking fee £10 tickets for school children
Beethoven Prometheus Overture
Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 1, op.15, C major
Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 5, op. 73, E-flat major (Emperor)
Royal Northern Sinfonia, the orchestra of Sage Gateshead, is the UK’s only full-
time chamber orchestra. Founded in 1958, RNS has built a world-wide reputation
for the North East through the quality of its music-making and the immediacy of
the connections the musicians make with audiences. The orchestra regularly flies
the flag for the region at the Edinburgh Festival and the BBC Proms, last year
performing Handel’s Water Music at The Stage @ the Dock in Hull – the first
Prom performed outside of London since 1930. They appear frequently at venues
and festivals in Europe, and recently toured to South America, China and
South Korea.
There is no better chamber orchestra in Britain. The Guardian
Ruby Wax
celebrities to have successfully bridged the gap
between pop music and the pulpit, but whatever
the medium, the message he broadcasts is
essentially witty, thought-provoking and always
interesting.
A multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy
Somerville in the 1980s band The Communards -
achieving three Top Ten hits, including the biggest
selling hit of 1986 Don't Leave Me This Way -
Richard subsequently left the pop world to train
for the priesthood in the Church of England. He is
probably best known as the regular host of BBC
Radio 4's Saturday Live programme and from
Strictly Come Dancing. He appears regularly on
Newsnight, QI and Have I Got News For You,
where his quick and inventive verbal humour is
always to the fore.
We Will Remember them
Tenebrae Choir

19.30 Tuesday 22nd May

FRaZZled
St John’s Kirk of Perth
Tickets £25 - £35
Plus £1.50 booking fee

A Guide to
19.30 Sunday 20th May
Perth Theatre
£10 tickets for school children

Deep in the collective psyche the British

All Tickets £10 -£20
Plus £1.50 booking fee Mindfulness
Drop dead gorgeous, sassy and smart,
seem to have an instinct for remembrance,.
The minute’s silence, the sight of falling
poppies, crowds lining streets for a cortege,
and of course the music of consolation and
Ruby Wax brings her new one-woman show respect which has a sound that so many
to the stage. Based on her number one best recognise. From the first two notes of The
seller, A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled. Last Post from a lone bugler to the emotive
She’s been honoured with the title of poster first chords of Elgar’s Nimrod, we have a
girl for mental illness; once crazy now less culture of commemoration in music and the
so, she gives a tour of the mind – how to choral tradition possesses an unmistakable
use it, not lose it. Ruby Wax, if you don’t role in giving voice and words to these
know, is a much loved, U.S. born comedy- sentiments.
actor-writer of incredibly successful books
and TV shows including script editor of Tenebrae offers the finest pairing of poetry
Absolutely Fabulous and is a mental health and music in a range of works, some
campaigner. By the way, she graduated from already treasured in the heart
Oxford with a Masters in of the nation, and other
Mindfulness– based Cognitive masterpieces. HOW TO BOOK See page 29 for full details
Therapy (at a late stage), three Box Office on 01738 621031
years ago - so she should Online at www.perthfestival.co.uk
know her stuff! Supported by Book in person at Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth
Recommended age 14+
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emma Johnson Between

Clarinet Goes to Town -
the crosses
A Night of Swing
18.45 Thursday 24th May
The Studio, Perth Theatre
All tickets £15
19.30 Wednesday 23rd May Plus £1.50 booking fee
Perth Theatre £10 tickets for school children
All tickets £10 - £20
Plus £1.50 booking fee Between the recorded interviews, between the
£10 tickets for school children military records, between the silence, this new
play explores a soldier’s untold emotional journey.
When clarinettist Emma Johnson won BBC Young Between the battles of the Somme, Ypres and
Musician of the Year the musical world discovered an Passchendaele, this soldier’s great nephew explores
artist of unique charm, skill and charisma. Widely the guilt of slipping between the crosses, of being a
regarded as Britain's favourite clarinettist, Johnson is survivor in the war to end all wars.
still one of the most popular figures on the concert
scene with an unparalleled ability to speak straight to The script is a real strength... The best history lesson
an audience's heart. most of us never had... a performance of dignified
timelessness and respect. Wales Arts Review
In Clarinet Goes to Town Emma Johnson traces the
roots of traditional American jazz whilst paying This show is timed at 18.45 so that the audience can go on to
tribute to some of the greatest clarinettists see An Evening with Eric and Ern, the show in the main house
of all time - Sidney Bechet, Benny of the Theatre at 20.00 if they choose to.
Goodman and Artie Shaw - with the
help of John Lenehan (piano) and
Paul Clarvis (percussion).
an evening with

eric and ern

FaRa and sIOBhan MIlleR

20.00 Thursday 24th May

Perth Theatre
All tickets £10 - £20
Plus £1.50 booking fee
£10 tickets for school children

elephant sessions From the Olivier nominated duo behind the

hugely celebrated and critically acclaimed
West End hit
19.30 Wednesday 23rd May Eric and Little Ern
Perth Concert Hall
This is a brilliant homage crammed
All tickets £20
full of renditions of those famous
Plus £1.50 booking fee
comedy sketches, that hits all the
£10 tickets for school children
right notes! From Greig's Piano
concerto to Mr Memory, Arsenal! It’s a
Enjoy an evening of lively, diverse Scottish and
show full of Morecambe and Wise's most
Celtic folk-rock, from gentle ballads to foot-
loved routines. This wonderful show, evokes
stomping reels, performed by a trio of outstanding
memories of times when whole families would
Scottish acts.
huddle around the telly on Sunday
evenings. You'll feel you've
seen the real thing and taken
back to a world of sunshine and
laughter.

It’s very hard not to warm to the sweet silliness of

Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens. The Guardian

Identical: The pair are dead ringers for the

dynamic duo. The Daily Mail
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an evening with
11.00 Friday 25th May
Norie Miller Room
donald Maxwell
Perth Concert Hall 19.30 Friday 25th May
Tickets are free, donations are welcome Perth Theatre
A donation to Yehudi Menuhin’s Charity Live Music Now All tickets £10 - £18
Plus £1.50 booking fee
En route from John O’Groats to Land’s End on his £10 tickets for school children
Brompton folding bike, prize-winning baritone David
Jones pauses to perform Vaughan Williams Songs of Yes, but you don't go!
Travel alongside folksongs from his journey. Song
Cycle is in support of Yehudi Menuhin’s charity Live Donald Maxwell launches his first farewell tour at this
Music Now. year's Perth Festival. Unlike Elton John there are
however only two dates on his tour- all the more
reason therefore to catch his final concert in the
Fair City!

He has had two careers. One as a Geography

teacher at Perth Academy, and the other, rather
longer lasting and marginally more successful,
as an opera singer. When he realised that a
number of his former pupils had retired, it
seemed like a good time to hang up his larynx.
Tonight's programme has a few friends helping
Donald to highlight some of the musical
milestones of the last 40 odd years. Expect
some humour, a touch of nostalgia and of
Scottish Opera course On the Road to Mandalay!
the Pop- up Opera Roadshow trailer

Plaza Perth Concert Hall

Friday 25th and Saturday 26th May

Tickets are free but you will need to reserve places in advance from
the Box Office. There will be a limit of
4 tickets per booking.

Scottish Opera is packing up its theatre on wheels and bringing three 20.00 Friday 25th May
pop-up operas out on the road to Perth. TBA
The Loft
Performed by a storyteller, singers and instrumentalists, and supported All Tickets
by a set of colourful illustrations, each show gives a fantastic Plus £1.50 booking fee
introduction to opera. It will be in a converted trailer, recreating the
Theatre Royal in Glasgow and parked beside Perth Concert Hall in Mill
Street. Each show lasts about 25 minutes and is suitable for a family
audience.

Friday 25th May Saturday 26th May

12.00 A Little Bit of H.M.S. Pinafore 12.00 A Little Bit of Eugene Onegin
14.00 A Little Bit of Eugene Onegin 14.00 A Little Bit of H.M.S. Pinafore
15.30 A Little Bit of Eugene Onegin 15.30 A Little Bit of H.M.S. Pinafore

HOW TO BOOK See page 29 for full details

Box Office on 01738 621031
Online at www.perthfestival.co.uk
Book in person at Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth
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11.00 Saturday 26th May 19.30 Saturday 26th May
Music on a Saturday Morning
hannah Fisher and Friends
St John’s Kirk of Perth
Tickets £10 the dresden
Plus £1.50 booking fee
£10 tickets for school children Philharmonic Orchestra
with Jennifer Pike (violin)
This is the latest in our series of concerts where we feature musicians
who from the area, and have decided to make their careers in music. Conducted by Michael Sanderling
Hannah Fisher from Dunkeld was first introduced to traditional music Perth Concert Hall
aged eleven when she began tuition with Pete Clark. Having grown up Tickets £25 - £40
surrounded by the music of Neil Gow, she has also been inspired by Plus £1.50 booking fee
the playing of local piper, the late Gordon Duncan. In more recent £10 tickets for school children
years, her range of influences broadened
with the likes of Cathal Hayden and Liz Weber Euryanthe Overture
Carroll. She has worked with Dougie Bruch Violin Concerto
MacLean, Sorren Maclean, Ross Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Ainslie and most recently Roddy
Woomble, touring extensively with The Dresden Philharmonic can look back
Idlewild. on a 150-year-tradition as the orchestra of Saxony’s capital Dresden. Ever
since 1870, when Dresden was provided with its first large concert hall, its
symphony concerts have been an integral element of the city’s cultural life.

She was a finalist in the 2013

Radio Scotland Young
Traditional Musician of the
Year.

an afternoon with Val Mcdermid

Interviewed by Fred MacAulay
15.00 Saturday 26th May
Perth Theatre
All tickets £10 - £12
Plus £1.50 booking fee
£10 tickets for school children Lindsay Burns and Company Auctioneers and Valuers
Valuation Day
Val McDermid is one of the biggest names in Friday 18th May 2018 10.00 – 14.00
crime writing. Her novels have been translated We invite you to bring along your Antiques, Collectables and Objects of
into 30 languages, selling over 10 million copies Interest for discussion and valuation with our specialist Nick Burns. There will
worldwide. She will be joined at Perth Theatre by also be a display of past auction highlights and information on our
her friend Fred MacAulay. forthcoming sales. Please contact the office to make an appointment – 01738
633888 or email the office mail@lindsayburns.co.uk
Val has created many notable characters
such as journalist, Lindsay Gordon; Floral Displays
private investigator, Kate Brannigan; and The floral displays in St John’s Kirk and the Concert Hall are the result of the
psychologist, Tony Hill. Her books artistry and hard work of Perth Flower Club and we are most grateful to them.
include three main series: Lindsay
Gordon, Kate Brannigan, and, beginning Shop Window Display Competition
in 1995, the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan In conjunction with The Perthshire Advertiser
series, the first entry in which, The The Festival is again mounting a competition for shop window displays, with
Mermaids Singing, won the Crime tickets for Festival shows given as prizes for the best designs reflecting the
Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Best arts. For details call Penny Wither at 07956 934333
Crime Novel of the Year. The Hill ⁄Jordan
series was adapted for the highly
successful television drama; Wire in the
Blood, starring Robson Green.
The Cross Trust
Celebrating 75 years
1943, Sir Alexander Cross, of Battleby, Perth, set up a trust to help young
Scots with a grant “to extend the boundaries of their knowledge of human
life”. It was Sir Alexander’s firm belief that given such an opportunity
young people would be better able to find their way in life and their
chosen career.

Can you help us?

Be an ambassador for us by making young men and women of Scottish
birth or parentage aware of the Cross Trust and direct them to our
website: www.thecrosstrust.org.uk

You might wish to help young Scots who are of merit and in need, using
our expertise and contacts, by making a donation or leaving a legacy in
your will to the Cross Trust.

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FIndInG YOUR WaY aROUnd how to Book tickets

Perth is easily accessible by road and rail and is well supplied with fine shops
and restaurants. The Café Quarter next to St John's Kirk is well worth a visit. From 10.00 on Monday 26th March the Festival
Have you considered travelling to Perth for the day by train or bus to shop, eat, brochure will be available to the general public and
and then attend a concert? It would make a memorable day out! All venues are in the Box Office and online booking will open.
the central area of the city within walking distance of each other.
How to book:
Car Parking • Box Office on 01738 621031
Kinnoull Street multi-storey is a few minutes’ walk from Perth Concert Hall. • Online at www.perthfestival.co.uk
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Disabled Facilities
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Perth Museum and Art Gallery
wheelchair space, please let the Box Office know when you are booking your
1 Perth Concert Hall 4 Museum and Art Gallery tickets.
2 Perth Theatre 5 Fergusson Gallery
3 St. John’s Kirk of Perth 6 The Loft
Friends of Perth Festival of the Arts Booking
Friends will be able to book online, by telephone, by a booking form and in
person at Perth Concert Hall from 10.00 on Monday 19th March. A password
will be included in the mailing of the brochure and by email, where we have an
Festival Friends email address, so that Friends can book online. It only costs £10.00 to be a
Friend. Details at www.perthfestival.co.uk.
• Receive the Festival brochure in advance of the public to enjoy Horsecross Arts Ltd (the Box Office) normally adds a booking fee of £1.50 per
a Friends’ priority booking period. ticket but we are most grateful that they have agreed to grant a concession to
• Friends can book online, by telephone, in person or by Friends of the Festival. There will no booking fees at all for Friends booking
booking form one week before the Box Office opens. between the 19th March and the 25th March.
• Take advantage of a concessionary booking fee. There will be no booking fee for bookings made with cash. There will be a
See page 29 for more details. £1.50 booking fee for each completed order form and for telephone bookings.

For detailed information, please see the

Festival website www.perthfestival.co.uk/friends
or contact Craig Dennis, Friends Administrator
membership@perthfestival.co.uk

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tIcket PRIces Perth Theatre

General Notes
• For safety, Perth Concert Hall does not allow
drinks in the balcony
• Larger print brochures can be provided,
contact info@perthfestival.co.uk
• The Festival organisers reserve the right to
substitute performers and vary the
published programme should circumstances
make it necessary

Free Festival Event Programmes

Once again there will be no charge for
programmes at a number of events within the
Festival. These events are marked (P) in the
ticket price tabulations. Events not marked with
a (P) will either not have a printed programme or
will have a programme for sale produced by the
visiting Artiste(s) or Group.

To cover their processing costs, Horsecross

Arts Ltd will add a booking fee of £1.50 per
ticket on all tickets over £7.50

REAR REAR
BALCONY BALCONY
FRONT FRONT
SIDE
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Perth Concert Hall

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CENTRE

REAR REAR REAR

SIDE CENTRE STALLS SIDE
FRONT FRONT FRONT

ORCHESTRA STALLS

STAGE

Note: All Events are SEATED unless otherwise described. *Restricted view
1
SEATING for the Elephant Sessions in the stalls area will be at round tables of 6.
Seats at tables can be reserved.
2
STANDING ONLY - All seats in the Orchestral and Central Stalls areas will be removed.
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