The James Plays Trilogy

James I: Joan, an English noblewoman, later wife to James I
James II: Joan, mother to James II, King of Scots // Mary, wife of James II
James III: Ensemble

Rosemary graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2014. The James Plays are her professional stage debut. Her work while training includes Napoli Milionaria, Hamlet, The Seagull, Marathon 33, Agamemnon, Cymbeline, Guys and Dolls, The Bacchae, The Insect Play, Arms and the Man and Hayfever.  Her television work includes Father Brown and Doctors.
 

James I: Alasdair Stewart
James II: Earl of Douglas
James III: Jamie, eldest son of James and Margaret

Daniel trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His previous work for the National Theatre of Scotland includes Truant. Other theatre work includes Lot and his God (Citizens, Glasgow), Macbeth (Perth Theatre), and Blackout (ThickSkin). His film and television work includes Bruadar a' Bhais, Blackout. Exodus 21:24, Outpost 3: Rise of the Spetsnaz and River City. Director/Creative credits include Jump (National Theatre of Scotland) and Rock, Whitenoise and Bring Your Own (Thickskin Theatre).

James I: Big James Stewart
James II: Ensemble / Hume
James III: John, Head of the Privy Council

Ali trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London. His previous work with the National Theatre of Scotland includes The Making of Us, Macbeth, Beautiful Burnout (with Frantic Assembly) and Black Watch.Other theatre work includes Into That Darkness (Citizens Theatre), The BFG, Hecuba, Victoria (Dundee Rep Theatre), The Secret Garden (Footlights Productions), Hamlet (Greenwich Theatre) and Waterproof (Òran Mór). His television credits include Shetland for ITV. River, The Monarch of the Glen, Sea of Souls and Black Watch for BBC Television. His films include May I Kill U?, The Making of Us, Outpost: Black Sun, Weekender, Pelican Blood and The Good Times Are Killing Me. His radio credits include Topaz, McLevy, Immaculate and Black Watch for BBC Radio.

James III: Margaret, Queen of Scots

Malin Crépin was born on August 22, 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden. From 1998 to 2002, she received her training at the Malmö Theatre Academy. Since then, she has been active in the Stockholm City Theatre and at the Swedish National Theater, in Stockholm. Crépin has also played in films and television series. Crépin embodied in 2012, the main role of the journalist Annika Bengtzon from the books by the Swedish novelist Liza Marklund. She is also known for Oslo, August 31st (2011), Nobel's Last Will (2012) and In Your Veins (2009).
 

James I: Isabella Stewart, Regent Consort
James II: Isabella Stewart
James III: Annabella, the King's aunt

Blythe’s previous work with the National Theatre of Scotland includes The James Plays (2014), Beautiful Burnout (with Frantic Assembly at St Ann’s Warehouse, New York, and Sydney, Perth and Wellington Festivals), Be Near Me (with Donmar Warehouse) and Home.
 
Other theatre work includes include Into That Darkness (Citizens, Glasgow), Ciara (Traverse, Edinburgh/Datum Point Productions (which she founded in 2010) for which she won a Best Actress Award at the 2014 Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS), a Fringe First and a Herald Angel Award), Good With People (Datum Point/Paines Plough/Òran Mór/59E59 Theater, New York), Just Checking (Datum Point), Iron (Firebrand, for which she won the Best Actress Award at CATS in 2013), Infinite Scotland (Big Sky), Mum’s the Word (R.C. Kelly/Volcanic Productions, New Zealand), King of the Fields (Traverse, Edinburgh) and Swing Hammer Swing (Citizens, Glasgow).Her film work includes Sarajevo, part of the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival. Her work with various orchestras includes Hansel and Gretel and The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Her opera work includes Street Scene (Scottish Opera/English National Opera). Her radio credits include various readings for The Complete Works of Robert Burns. She is probably best known for playing Jackie Reid in Taggart for Scottish Television/ITV for 21 seasons. In 2011 she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Caledonian University.

James I: Ensemble
James II: John Stewart, a Scottish Lord
James III: Ensemble

Nick trained at the Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin. His theatre credits include The Snow Queen, A Christmas Carol (Cumbernauld Theatre), Roadkill (Pachamama Productions/Richard Jordan Productions/Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh), Deadinburgh (Las Theatre Company/The Gate Productions), The Authorised Kate Bane, Decky Does a Bronco (Grid Iron), The 27 Club, (27 Productions), The Hard Man (Scottish National Theatre Consortium), A Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Druid), Father Mathew, The Importance of Being Earnest and Black Is the Colour (Lyric Theatre, Belfast). His recent television credits include River City, Castles in the Sky, Waterloo Road and Lip Service. His films include City, Legacy and Kitchen.

James I: Balvenie, of the Douglas family
James II: Balvenie, of the Douglas family

Peter studied at the University of Edinburgh and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His previous work with the National Theatre of Scotland includes The James Plays (2014) and Black Watch (at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and St. Ann’s Warehouse, New York). Other stage credits include Our Country’s Good, The Observer, Afterlife, Never So Good , Two Weeks With The Queen (National Theatre of Great Britain), How To Hold Your Breath (Royal Court, London), The Same Deep Water As Me (Donmar Warehouse), Singin’ In The Rain, Mamma Mia!, Henceforward… (London’s West End), Donkey’s Years (national tour), Way Upstream, A Small Family Business, A Word From Our Sponsor (Chichester Festival Theatre) and Educating Agnes (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh).

His film work includes Nativity 3, Wilde and Blue Ice. His television work includes Endeavour, Holby, The Promise, The First Men in the Moon, Doctors, Taggart, Eastenders, Bad Girls, The Bill, Berkeley Square, The Government Inspector, Walking on the Moon, The English Revolution, and Little Devil.

Radio includes The Architects, Burns and the Bankers, Black Watch, Beryl du Jour and Raffles, and he is the narrator of several audiobooks, including Peter May’s bestselling Lewis Trilogy, China Thrillers, Entry Island and Runaway, and Ian Rankin’s Malcolm Fox novels The Complaints and The Impossible Dead.

James I: Ensemble
James II: Davy Douglas, the Earl's younger brother
James III: Ramsay, the King's personal servant

Andrew trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His previous work with the National Theatre of Scotland includes Black Watch (UK and international tour) and Let the Night One In (St Ann’s Warehouse, New York). Other theatre work includes King John (Óran Mòr), The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (macrobert, Stirling) and his work while training includes The Threepenny Opera, Tommy, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park With George, Watertight, Laramie Project and Spring Awakening. 

James I: Ensemble
James II: Annabella, the King's sister
James III: Phemy, a lady of the court

Dani trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Her recent theatre work includes The Venetian Twins (The Lyceum, Edinburgh), A Perfect Stroke (Òran Mór /Traverse Theatre), Chariots of Fire (London’s West End), Aladdin (Eden Court), One Turbulent Ambassador (Lyric Hammersmith), Merry Wives of Windsor (The Drill Hall, London), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Greenwich Theatre), Borders of Paradise and Pride and Prejudice (LAMDA).

Her television work includes Casualty and film work includes Skin Deep, I Am Me and Rat Trap.

James I: Ensemble
James II: Ensemble
James III: Tam, a member of the household / Musician

 

James I: Ensemble
James II: Ensemble
James III: Ensemble

Sian trained at Queen Margaret University College.
 
Her theatre credits include A Bench in the Road (Charioteer Theatre), Get Up and Tie Your Fingers (Guild of LIllians/Customs House/national tour), Six Black Candles (Goldfish Theatre/tour), Waiting Room, Loves Fire, Shakespeare’s Women, Ad Infinitum (Zendeh), Cinderella (Brunton), Tristan and Mr Poppins (Zendeh), The Bridge  and Beach (Boilerhouse).
 
Television credits include Lip Service, Rab C Nesbitt, Still Game and High Times.
 
Sian has performed in various short films and has worked for BBC Radio as a voiceover artist. She has toured extensively as a singer with Absolute Abba and was a lead vocalist with The Divine Divas and The Double D Band.

James I: Ensemble
James II: Crichton, Earl and Keeper of Edinburgh Castle
James III: Ensemble / Musician

David trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. His theatre credits include Our Country’s Good (National Theatre of Great Britain), Arcadia (English Touring Theatre), The King’s Kilt (Óran Mòr), Pocket Henry V (Propeller Theatre Company / UK and international tours), Oliver! (Crucible, Sheffield), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (National Theatre of Great Britain/London’s West End), The Second Mrs Tanqueray, Treasure Island (Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames), Othello (Donmar Warehouse, London), Peapickers (Eastern Angles), Pericles (Cardboard Citizens/ Royal Shakespeare Company), The Tempest (Crucible Theatre / Old Vic), King John, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, La Lupa (Royal Shakespeare Company), As You Like It and Antony and Cleopatra (English Shakespeare Company).Radio includes The Stanley Baxter Playhouse – The Flying Scotsman. His television work includes Doctors, Casualty, Murder in Mind and Taggart, and his films include Memorabilis.

James I: James I
James II: Ensemble
James III: Sandy, the King's younger brother

Steven trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His previous work with the National Theatre of Scotland includes Black Watch.Other theatre credits include No Way Back, Othello (Frantic Assembly), The Perfect Murder (national tour), The Blood Is Strong (Finborough), Lord Of The Rings (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Fiddler On The Roof (Crucible, Sheffield), Long Short and Tall (Pleasance), Richard II (Old Vic), Cargo (Oval House) and Paradise Lost (Bristol Old Vic).

His television credits include Silent Witness, Father Brown, Coming Up, Our Girl, Casualty, Holby City and The Bill.His film credits include A Christmas Carol, Drone Strike (short) and Twelfth Night.

Steven is also a Motion Capture artist and has recently become a practitioner for Frantic Assembly.

James I: Ensemble / Musician
James II: Ensemble / Musician
James III: Ensemble / Musician

Calum trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, specialising in bagpipes, guitar, banjo, mandolin and bodhran. Calum has performed throughout Europe as part of the large-scale dance show Celtic Legends and most recently was Musical Director for the house band at Disneyworld’s Irish themed venue in Florida.

James I: Henry V, King of England
James III: James III

Matthew’s previous work with the National Theatre of Scotland includes Caledonia, Realism and The Wonderful World of Dissocia (with Edinburgh International Festival).

Other previous theatre work includes Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies (Royal Shakespeare Company), Edward II, This House (National Theatre of Great Britain), Midsummer (Tricycle, London/Soho Theatre, London/tour), Much Ado About Nothing, The Globe Mysteries (Shakespeare’s Globe), The Cherry Orchard, The Man Who Had All The Luck, Vanity Fair, Wizard of Oz, Pinocchio, Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Glass Menagerie, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet (The Lyceum, Edinburgh), Kyoto (Traverse, Edinburgh/ Òran Mór), The Tempest, Dave’s Last Laugh (Tron, Glasgow), The Nest (Traverse, Edinburgh), 8000M (Suspect Culture/Tramway, Glasgow), The Lying Kind (Royal Court, London), Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness (Plymouth Theatre Royal), Antigone, Born Guilty, The Grapes of Wrath (7:84), Macbeth (Landor Theatre) and Playing Hide and Seek With Jesus (Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh).
 
His television work includes Fiona’s Story, Casualty, Casualty@Holby City, Rockface, Taggart, This Morning With Richard Not Judy. Film work includes A Shot At Glory, State And Main and The Winslow Boy.
 
Matthew has appeared in many dramas for BBC Radio.

James I: Meg, a lady of the Scottish court
James II: Meg, a lady of the Scottish court
James III: Ensemble

Sally’s previous work with the National Theatre of Scotland includes An Appointment with the Wickerman, Miracle Man, Empty and The Crucible.Other theatre work includes Great Expectations, Time and the Conways (Dundee Rep), THREE SISTERS (Tron Theatre), BLITHE SPIRIT (Perth Horsecross), GUID SISTERS, UNION (Royal Lyceum), DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (nominated best actress CATS awards 2012), DOUBT (Theatre Jezebel), SUNSET SONG (HMT, Aberdeen), THE WALL (nominated best actress CATS awards 2008), THE DUCKY, THE CHOOKY BRAE (Borderline).  Recent TV credits include; ONLY AN EXCUSE, SCOT SQUAD (2 series) for BBC Scotland. Sally attended the School at Steppenwolf in Chicago where she trained in Meisner, Viewpoints and improvisation with ensemble members.

James I: Walter Stewart
James II: James II
James III: Cochrane, a lord of the court

Andrew trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. His theatre credits include Macbeth (Perth Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Glasgow Repertory Company), The Sea Between Us (Skraelings Theatre Company), A Dream on Midsummer’s Night (Wee Stories), Facegone (Òran Mór), Beauty and the Beast (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh), The Cherry Orchard (Dundee Rep) and A History of Scotland in 60 Minutes or Less (Sleekit Productions). His film and television credits include The Huntsman, Shetland, Outlander, Blackbird (nominated for the Michael Powell Award and the Best of the Fest Award at the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival), King James Bible and The Cottage.

James I: Murdac Stewart, Regent of Scotland
James II: Livingston, Earl and Keeper of Stirling Castle

John’s previous work with the National Theatre of Scotland includes Mary Stuart. His most recent theatre work includes The Crucible, Ghosts (Bristol Old Vic), Uncle Varick (Rapture Theatre Company), Hamlet, All's Well That Ends Well, As You Like It, King John, Richard III, A Soldier in Every Son, The Crucible (Royal Shakespeare Company), Much Ado About Nothing, The Globe Mysteries, Troilus and Cressida, The Frontline, We, The People, Othello (Shakespeare’s Globe), Frankenstein (National Theatre of Great Britain), Memory Cells (Pleasance Theatre), The Gods Weep (Royal Shakespeare Company/Hampstead Theatre), Macbeth (Royal Exchange Theatre), Carthage Must Be Destroyed (Theatre Royal, Bath) and The Alice Trilogy (Royal Court). His television work includes Shetland 3, Game of Thrones, Holby City, Being Human, Beehive, Rebus – The First Stone, The Darien Venture, Doctors, Murder Rooms, Glasgow Kiss, Life of Jolly, Para Handy, Dr Finlay, Resort to Murder, Crime Story, Taggart, High Road, Garnock Way and Albert and the Lion. His film work includes Loch Ness and his radio work includes Mr Standfast, Professor Bernhardi, Gagarin Way, McLevy and The Laughing Policeman. John received The Stage Award for Acting Excellence 1997, for Anna Weiss (Traverse, Edinbrugh). He was the Assistant Director at Darlington Drama Centre from 1975 to 1976.

James I: Ensemble
James II: William Douglas, Balvenie's son
James III: Ross, middle son of James III and Margaret

Andrew’s previous theatre work includes Jerusalem: Song Of Deeds and Prom Night Of The Living Dead (Scottish Youth Theatre).His television work includes Waterloo Road. Outlander, Fried, Hollyoaks and Hollyoaks Later.The James Plays is Andrew’s professional stage debut.

James I: Ensemble
James II: Ensemble
James III: Daisy, a laundress

Fiona trained at the Glasgow Academy of Musical Theatre Arts. Her previous work for the National Theatre of Scotland includes The James Plays (2014) and Truant.Her other theatre work includes Cannibal Women of Mars (Limelight), Sleeping Beauty (NLP Theatre Company), The Steamie (Neil Laidlaw), Flo White, Ya Beauty and the Beast (Tron, Glasgow), Aladdin (Websters Theatre), I Will Survive (InsideOut Productions), Gabriel’s Gig (Drake Music) and The Winter King (Gordon Dougall). Her television work includes Sketchland, Hospital 24/7, Scot Squad and Rab C. Nesbitt.She appeared in the short films Room 9 and Home for the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.