3 d. ago US Traitors presenter Alan Cumming throws his hat in the ring for celebrity version – as a contestant

ALAN Cumming has plenty of experience in The Traitors' Scottish castle, but he'd like to return to the show as a contestant next time around. The actor has hosted the US version of the show since its launch in 2023. However, Alan has revealed that he'd actually like to take part in the show's celebrity...

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5 d. ago ‘Sprinkle of festive magic for everyone’ as Bolton’s Christmas programme unveiled

Pantos, brass bands and multiple Santa's grottos all feature

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5 d. ago Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Nicola Sturgeon and Alan Cumming among full line up revealed for Scottish festival

The festival is in its 21st year

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5 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon, Ian Rankin and Val McDermid headline Winter Words Festival

The Pitlochry Festival Theatre event takes place in February.

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1 week ago BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty called out on 'grilling' as she says 'I'm just doing my job'

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty was left stunned as guest Alan Cumming called out her interview technique during Thursday's show

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1 week ago NTS Radio unveils programme of London events for 15th birthday · News ⟋ RA

NTS Radio unveils programme of London events for 15th birthday · News ⟋ RA  Resident Advisor

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2 w. ago Why I am looking forward to Alan Cumming's LGBT+ festival in Pitlochry

Social media comments about this festival would have you believe no one wants this - so why is it sold out?

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2 w. ago King's Theatre reopening pushed back to summer as costs rise further and new programme unveiled

The King’s Theatre will finally reopen in the summer

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2 w. ago The Alan Cumming Pitlochry stooshie and why Scotland should know how much it spends on art

Alan Cummings’ announcement has ruffled a few feathers in Pitlochry

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2 w. ago BAFTA Scotland Awards 2025: Best photos from Glasgow red carpet including Alan Cumming, David Tennant and Ewan McGregor

Legends from across the industry gathered for a glitzy evening.

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2 w. ago Kirsty Findlay on starring in The Sound of Music at Pitlochry: 'it's a show that tells a huge story'

Kirsty Findlay tells Joyce McMillan about returning to the role of Maria in Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s new production of The Sound of Music

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3 w. ago BAFTA Scotland Awards 2025: All winners announced at Glasgow awards ceremony

Stars including Ewan McGregor, David Tennant and Alan Cumming gathered for the BAFTA Scotland awards in Glasgow.

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3 w. ago Alan Cumming: I’ve seen Nicola Sturgeon blossom since she quit as first minister

The 60-year-old said the former SNP leader seemed happier and ‘more relaxed’ when he saw her recently.

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3 w. ago Alan Cumming: ‘After my rant about trans rights, I was worried I would be deported’

The actor is also a deeply concerned US citizen. He talks to Patrick Smith about the fear gripping the US, JK Rowling, the star-studded mini-festival he’s holding in tiny Pitlochry, and working on Russell T Davies’s new drama

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3 w. ago Scottish acting legend talks Traitors and Pitlochry Theatre ambitions

Speaking to the PA, Alan Cumming spoke of his excitement of the programme he has put together for Pitlochry Festival Theatre's 75th birthday - and his pride at being involved in the US version of the hit show.

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3 w. ago ‘I’m not just putting on nice plays’: Hollywood star Alan Cumming’s plan to reignite theatre in the Scottish Highlands

What is the effervescent new boss at Pitlochry theatre planning for his first season? Huge names, undersung stars – and a King Lear played by ‘the woman who changed my life’‘Holy shit!” This was the instant response of one venerable theatre critic when Pitlochry Festival theatre sent round embargoed copies of the plan for Alan Cumming’s inaugural season. The man himself sits back in the cavernous workshop behind the theatre building, dapper in a grey plaid suit. “I loved that,” he says gleefully.When the Hollywood star was announced as the new artistic director of Scotland’s only major rural theatre last September, there was widespread shock – not least that Cumming answered an open recruitment call – followed by feverish speculation over which A-list pals he might charm away from London or New York to perform in Highland Perthshire. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Alan Cumming to scrap repertory theatre structure at Pitlochry Festival Theatre as new programme unveiled

The theatre has previously had a repertory structure

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3 w. ago Alan Cumming surprised by 'bonkers' success of The Traitors US as he returns to Scotland

Alan Cumming heads to his homeland to host the reality show, with the American version also set at Ardross Castle.

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3 w. ago Cumming in independence call: Westminster should get boots off our necks

The actor and Traitors US star said he believed Scotland would leave the UK in his lifetime.

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3 w. ago I had no idea Traitors US would blow up – it’s bonkers, says host Alan Cumming

The Scottish actor has reflected on his career as he announces his inaugural season as artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

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