Two of Scotland’s best known faces from cinema and TV are set to tread the boards together for the first time and at a theater close to their home towns.
“Trainspotting” legend Ewan McGregor and “The Traitors” favorite Alan Cumming will take the lead in the stage adaptation of Harry Macqueen’s highly acclaimed 2020 romantic drama “Supernova,” which starred Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci and was shortlisted for two BAFTA awards, including best film.
The production of “Supernova” will run during the summer of 2027 at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, where Cumming currently serves as artistic director.
Marking his stage debut as a playwright, Macqueen has adapted his own film, while John Tiffany is set to direct.
“Supernova” follows Sam and Tusker, a loving couple who have been together for 20 years. But since Tusker’s early-onset dementia diagnosis their lives have changed forever. Now, the two are setting off on a road trip chasing the memories they’ve built, visiting the people they love and dodging the future they can’t outrun. As per the synopsis, “Supernova” is a “searing examination of what we are willing to do for the people we love.”
