Supernova at Pitlochry starring Cumming, McGregor

Two award-winning Scottish actors, Alan Cumming and Ewan McGregor, will star in the world premiere stage adaptation of the 2020 film "Supernova" at Pitlochry Festival Theatre next summer. The production, which marks the stage debut as a playwright for the film's writer and director, Harry Macqueen, will run from July 24 to August 21, 2027, with a press night scheduled for July 30, 2027.

The play adapts the intimate story of long-term partners Sam and Tusker, whose lives are irrevocably changed after Tusker receives a diagnosis of early-onset dementia. The narrative follows the couple as they embark on a road trip to reconnect with loved ones and revisit shared memories while grappling with an uncertain future. The original film starred Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci.

Cumming, who is also the artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, expressed his excitement about the collaboration, calling McGregor a fellow Perthshire native and describing the project as an extraordinary theatre event. He said the production would be a love story, a treatise on life and death, and a visual feast with two Scottish laddies at its heart.

McGregor shared his delight at working with his old...