Ewan McGregor and Alan Cumming to star in new theatre play

Scottish actors Alan Cumming and Ewan McGregor are set to star in the world premiere of the stage adaptation of the film Supernova.

The production will run at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from July 24 to August 21 2027.

Written and directed by Harry Macqueen, the critically acclaimed 2020 film starred Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci.

The film follows couple Sam and Tusker on a road trip across England, following Tusker’s early-onset dementia diagnosis.

It was shortlisted for two BAFTA’s including Outstanding British Film and Best Film.

The stage production will be brought to life by director John Tiffany and movement director Steven Hoggett, the duo behind successful theatre productions including Once, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Black Watch.

Supernova will be the stage debut as a playwright for filmmaker Harry Macqueen.

McGregor said: “I am so delighted to be working at Pitlochry Festival Theatre next summer on the beautiful ‘Supernova’ with my old friend Alan.

“I have been very moved by the work so far on the text by Harry Macqueen who is adapting his own screenplay.

“We are going to be discovering this story with the amazing team of John Tiffany, Jamie Harrison and Steven Hoggett and it’s going to be quite something to throw myself into this role with such an extraordinary group of visionaries.

“I can’t wait to get started and to bring this piece to the stage.

“I look forward to seeing you all there.”

Cumming, who is Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s artistic director, said: “I am so excited to welcome Ewan, a fellow Perthshire home boy, to Pitlochry Festival Theatre for this extraordinary theatre event.

“Harry Macqueen has adapted his beautiful film, and John Tiffany and Steven Hoggett (fresh from their Pitlochry Festival Theatre triumph with Once) join forces with the theatrical wizard Jamie Harrison to create an evening of true magic.

“A love story, a treatise on life and death itself and a visual feast – with two Scottish laddies at its heart. What more could you want.”

Further casting will be announced later this year.