A day of discussions about the staging of Scottish history is to be held to coincide with the National Theatre of Scotland’s taking Rona Munro’s The James Plays to Nottingham’s Theatre Royal.
The James Plays Debates on Friday 10 June will bring together academics, historians and theatre professionals along with members of the creative team of The James Plays. The aim will be to “unpack the unique achievement of the trilogy and the broader questions it raises for performing Scotland’s history today”.
A round-table discussion on Theatre, Politics and Scotland, held at the University of Nottingham, will include Ian Brown (Kingston University), Brean Hammond and Joe Jackson (University of Nottingham), Victoria Price (Glasgow University) and Trish Reid (Kingston University).
In the afternoon there will be a discussion on Performing History, Performing Scotland. Taking part will be Peter Forbes (The James Plays acting company), Sarah Grandage (University of Nottingham), David Longford (Nottingham’s Theatre Royal), Eleanor Rycroft (Bristol University) and Roxana Silbert (artistic director, Birmingham REP).
All events are free but places should be booked at the University of Nottingham web site.
In the evening Rona Munro will be in conversation with Nicola Royan at the Theatre Royal. Tickets can be booked through the Theatre Royal web site.
The James Plays will be staged at the Theatre Royal on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 June.