Life has come full circle for husband and wife team Ian Grieve and Amanda Beveridge who are appearing together on the Perth stage where they first met 20 years ago.
The Perth couple are producing and appearing in the musical I Do! I Do! at Perth Theatre, presented in partnership with Horsecross Arts, from May 5 to Saturday May 7.
A huge success on Broadway when it opened there in 1966, I Do! I Do! has since played to audiences all over the world.
The show tells the story of Michael and Agnes from their wedding day through the next 50 years of their married life, and the whole show takes place in the couple’s bedroom.
“I Do! I Do! should appeal to just about everyone,” said Amanda. “It is a very funny, and at times poignant, look at the things most long-standing relationships enjoy and endure.”
The couple, who are producing I Do! I Do! in preparation for a national tour, have been acting and directing in Scottish theatre since the first professional engagement that brought them together in Judy at Perth Theatre in 1991.
They last appeared together on the Perth stage once again, as a married couple in John Godber’s April in Paris in 1996.
“It’s been a long time, and this new project is both exciting and daunting,” Amanda added.
“Because Ian has worked mostly as a director for the last 15 years, it’s a real challenge to slip back into performing enormous roles such as these.
“Luckily we’ve been performing around Perthshire for the last two years as Maestro Cabaret so the transition has been made slightly easier.”
The team working on the show also includes director Rita Henderson, musical director Stuart Watson and designer Becky Minto, who will join the couple on stage.