Blythe Duff joins World Premiere of New Musical Wild Rose

Written by Nicole Taylor (One Day) and directed by John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Blythe Duff will join Dawn Sievewright in the upcoming world premiere of the brand-new musical Wild Rose.

Perhaps best known for her long running role as DI Jackie Reid in Taggart, Duff will undertake the role of Marion, the mother of Sievewright’s Rose-Lynn Harlan.

Opening at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh in 2025, it will make its premiere in Scotland where the piece is set. Based on the critically acclaimed award-winning film of the same name written by Nicole Taylor, directed by Tom Harper and produced by Faye Ward (Fable Pictures).

The creative team also includes Choreography by Steven Hoggett & Vicki Manderson; Set Design by Chloe Lamford, Costume Design by Katrina Lindsay, Lighting Design by Jessica Hung Han Yun, Sound Design Tony Gayle, Music Supervision, Orchestration and Arrangements Sarah Travis & Davey Anderson, and Casting by Charlotte Sutton CDG.

Fresh out of jail for past mistakes, and bursting with incredible raw talent, charisma and cheek, the free-spirited Rose-Lynn dreams of escaping Glasgow to make it as a singer in Nashville. But her mother Marion has had a bellyful, insisting that she settle down, ditch the fantasy, and focus on raising her two young kids. Rose-Lynn reluctantly agrees to take a cleaning job and finds an unlikely champion in her new boss Susannah, bringing her dream closer than ever. Now Rose-Lynn must decide if risking everything will really pave the road to Nashville.

Wild Rose will play at the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh from 6 March - 5 April 2025.