The James Plays

Jan 21, 2014

Launch of The James Plays with Laurie Sansom, Rona Munro, Jonathan Mills, Robin Hawkes and Fiona Hyslop at Edinburgh Castle
Above: launch of The James Plays with Laurie Sansom, Rona Munro, Jonathan Mills, Robin Hawkes and Fiona Hyslop at Edinburgh Castle

No grey jersey required: photography for the National Theatre of Scotland’s launch of “The James Plays” – showing at this year’s Edinburgh International and starring “The Killing” actress Sophie Grabol (better known as DI Sarah Lund).

Launch of The James Plays with Laurie Sansom, Rona Munro and Jonathan Mills at Edinburgh Castle

 

Sophie (and her trademark jerseys) was not to be seen, so the event at Edinburgh Castle starred playwright Rona Munro, NTS artistic director Laurie Sansom and Edinburgh International Festival director Jonathan Mills.

Launch of The James Plays with Laurie Sansom, Rona Munro, Jonathan Mills, Robin Hawkes and Fiona Hyslop at Edinburgh Castle

 

The trilogy explores the lives of King James I, James II and James II of Scotland and Scotland’s relationship with England. Showing at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, just 2 months before Scotland’s independence referendum.
See: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/2014-Dear-Scotland-Season.

playwright Rona Munro
Above: playwright Rona Munro, who wrote the three ‘James Plays’.

 

Published in The Times and The Times Online The Scotsman, Daily Record and Daily Record Online ,the Edinburgh Evening News, Press & Journal, The Courier, The Stage and The Edinburgh Reporter.