A National Theatre of Scotland, 14-18 NOW and Perth Theatre co-production, in association with Red Note Ensemble
THE 306: DAWN
WRITTEN BY Oliver Emanuel
COMPOSED BY Gareth Williams
DIRECTED BY Laurie Sansom
Cast
| Nathan Armarkwei-Laryea | Sergeant/Firing Squad/Witness 2/Corporal/Private Jack Braithwaite |
| Emily Byrt | Gertrude Farr |
| Josef Davies | Private Harry Farr |
| Scott Gilmour | Private Joseph Byers/Firing Squad |
| Peter Hannah | Captain/Prosecutor/Firing Squad/Private Thomas Highgate |
| Steffan Lloyd-Evans | Prisoner’s Friend/Firing Squad |
| Joshua Manning | Recruiting Sergeant/Colonel/Firing Squad |
| Joshua Miles | Lance-Sergeant Joseph ‘Willie’ Stones/Firing Squad |
| Jimmy Walker | Private (Dick)/Witness 1/Firing Squad/Private Billy Nelson |
| Musicians | |
| Jonathan Gill | Piano/Musical Director |
| Robert Irvine | Cello (Red Note Ensemble) |
| Jackie Shave | Violin (Red Note Ensemble) |
| Creative Team | |
| Oliver Emanuel | Writer |
| Gareth Williams | Composer |
| Laurie Sansom | Director |
| Becky Minto | Set & Costume Designer |
| Jonathan Gill | Musical Director |
| Eddie Kay | Movement Director |
| Simon Wilkinson | Lighting Designer |
| Richard Price | Sound Designer |
| Rebecca Hamilton | Assistant Set Designer |
| Joseph Brown | Trainee Musical Director |
| Laura Donnelly | Casting Director |
| Production Team | |
| Gavin Johnston | Production Manager at Perth Theatre |
| Carrie Hutcheon | Company Stage Manager |
| Sandra Grieve | Stage Manager (Company Stage Manager at Perth Theatre) |
| Emma Whoriskey | Deputy Stage Manager |
| David Young | Assistant Stage Manager |
| David Graham | Technical Manager |
| Helena MacVarish | Site Manager |
| Andrew Ellis | Lighting Programmer |
| Paul Froy | Lighting Supervisor |
| Jock Dinsdale | Lighting Technician at Perth Theatre |
| Ben Ryan | Lighting Technician |
| Neil Dewar | Sound Supervisor |
| Emily Bates | Costume Supervisor |
| Molly MacDonnell Finlayson | Wardrobe Technician |
| Jane Hamilton | Press and Marketing Consultant |
THE COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO THANK
Donald Grant, Robert Macfarlane, Lindi Wright, Scott Bisset, Lenny Whittet, Lauren Roberts, Edinburgh International Festival Technical Department, MAC cosmetics, Scottish Opera, Scottish Drama Training Network, Professor Gerard DeGroot, Barrowland Ballroom, Kayleigh Olsen, Emma Corfeild, Ben Davies-Coleman, David Innes, Lewis Ho, Alexander Rennie, Margaret Macinnes, The Prince’s Trust, Perth and Kinross Council and Perth College.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Alistair and Pauline Alston
CAST
NATHAN ARMARKWEI-LARYEA
Nathan trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
His theatre work includes Whistle Down The Wind (Aldwych), The Lion King (Lyceum, London), The Dreaming (Royal Opera House), Romeo and Juliet (Custom Practice/Exeter Northcott) and Vernon God Little (The Space).
His television work includes Casualty and Panorama. Film work includes A Long Way Down.
EMILY BYRT
Emily trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Her previous theatre work includes Wuthering Heights (Actors Church, London), Miracle on 34th Street (Madinat Theatre, Dubai), A Matter of Life and Death (Citizens, Glasgow), Forest Boy (St James Theatre, London), The BFG (The Lyceum Edinburgh), Carousel (New Athenaeum Theatre) and Spring Awakening (Cottiers, Glasgow).
Emily was a vocalist on the Susan Boyle concert tour and part of the choreography team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony.
JOSEF DAVIES
Josef trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
His previous theatre work includes Hangmen (Royal Court, London and London’s West End).
His work while training includes Uncle Vanya, The Changeling, The Bacchae and The English Game.
Josef’s film credits include The Limehouse Golem.
SCOTT GILMOUR
Scott trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is an actor and writer.
His previous work with the National Theatre of Scotland includes Little Johnny’s Big Gay Wedding (with Random Accomplice). Other theatre work as a performer includes Pressure (The Lyceum Edinburgh/Chichester Festival Theatre), James and the Giant Peach (Dundee Rep), A Christmas Carol (The Lyceum Edinburgh), Everyman, Adam & Eve: The Musical (Splendid Productions), A Bottle of Wine and Patsy Cline (Òran Mór) and The Improvised Musical (Red Note Ensemble/No Shoes Theatre).
His television work includes Scrotal Recall.
Scott is also one half of award-winning music theatre company Noisemaker with composer Claire McKenzie. He has written plays and lyrics for Dundee Rep, The Lyceum Edinburgh, The Arches, St James, London and The Roundhouse. Currently, Noisemaker are working on a new project for the New York Music Festival in July 2016.
PETER HANNAH
Peter trained at RADA.
His stage credits include Four Play (Theatre 503), Shakespeare In Love (Sonia Friedman Productions), One Arm (Southwark Playhouse), Mock Tudor (Pleasance Courtyard) and A Clockwork Orange (Nottingham Playhouse).
Film and television credits include Mr Turner and Doctor Who.
STEFFAN LLOYD-EVANS
Steffan trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
His theatre work includes Only The Brave (Wales Millennium Centre), Beyond the Fence (Arts Theatre), Jack and the Beanstalk (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), The World Goes Round (St. James Theatre, London), Godspell in Concert (UK tour), Robin Hood (Hall for Cornwall Trust), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour), The Twelve Tenors (European Tour), Black Snow (Moscow Art Theatre), 6: A New Musical (Twenty Something Productions), HMS Pinafore, Trial by Jury (Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company) and Tales from the Bad Years (Landor Theatre).
His television credits include Pobol y Cwm.
JOSHUA MANNING
Joshua trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
His previous theatre work includes The End of Something (Old Vic), The BFG (Birmingham Rep), Merlin (Nuffield), As You Like It (Stafford Festival Shakespeare), Sweeney Todd (Royal Exchange/West Yorkshire Playhouse), I Didn’t Always Live Here (Finborough Theatre), The Magistrate (National Theatre of Great Britain), The Deep (Tobacco Factory, Bristol), Orphans