The idea of a performance space in the area was conceived in the late 1940s by John Stewart, a leading promoter of amateur dramatics in Glasgow.

However Stewart's plans were met with little success as building licences were refused by the Ministry of Works.

After construction work and promotion by the Scottish Tourist Board, the theatre officially opened on 19 May 1951.

[3][4] For example, the 2018 season offered: Chicago the musical; Jim Cartwright's The Rise and Fall of Little Voice; J. M. Barrie's Quality Street; Tom Stoppard's Travesties; Rodney Ackland's Before the Party; and Rona Munro's The Last Witch.

[3] In 2014, it was announced that the Pitlochry Festival Theatre would undergo a £25 million expansion of the current building.