20 October 2026

The UK premiere of the dynamic new musical CEILIDH, directed by Tony Award-winning Sam Pinkleton (Oh! Mary), arrives in the UK following a critically acclaimed North American season. Written by Scottish duo Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie and co-produced by Alan Cumming the show has its roots firmly in Scotland.

Experience CEILIDH THE MUSICAL – a foot-stomping, joyful, heart-warming party in a musical brought to life every night by a company of 16 actor musicians told in the way of every great Ceilidh, with dances, drinks and songs.

One family’s unforgettable story unfolds across the hall. As you share the experience with those around you, this joyful and heart-breaking journey reminds us that the people we love never leave us.

The production plays at Shoreditch Town Hall for a four-week residency, ahead of a UK-wide tour.

Alan Cumming, Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, said: “It’s only fitting that a show so beautifully entertaining and Scottish to its very core should start its journey in Pitlochry, before it reels its way down to Shoreditch Town Hall and across the rest of the UK. It is a gorgeous, heartfelt story wrapped up in an unadulterated night of joy, dancing, music and pure Highland magic!”

Tony-Award winning director Sam Pinkleton, whose current hit Oh! Mary is still selling out London and New York simultaneously, and his new production of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show has become the smash hit of the season on Broadway, said: “There is absolutely nothing like CEILIDH. Creating this extraordinary musical has been a riot to bring to life. I’m overjoyed to continue living inside the rambunctious, life-affirming, and totally original theatrical world Scott and Claire have created, and let this joyful celebration loose on audiences at beautiful Shoreditch Town Hall and across the UK.”