| Director | Laurie Sansom |
| Set and Costume Designer | Jon Bausor |
| Lighting Designer | Philip Gladwell |
| Movement Director | Neil Bettles |
| Original Sound Designer | Christopher Shutt |
| (James I & II) | |
| Sound Designers for 2016 revival of James II | Christopher Shutt & Nick Sagar |
| Sound Designer (James III) | Nick Sagar |
| Composer (James I & II) | Paul Leonard-Morgan |
| Composer (James III) | Will Gregory |
| Fight Directors | Ruth Cooper-Brown |
| Rachel Bown-Williams of RC Annie Ltd | |
| Associate Director | Luke Kernaghan |
| Associate Set and Costume Designer | Jean Chan |
| Associate Lighting Designer | Rob Casey |
| Sound Associate | Nick Sagar |
| (James I & James II) | |
| Sound Associate | Kevin Murray |
| Musical Director | Alasdair Macrae |
| Assistant Director | Caitlin Skinner |
| Casting Director | Laura Donnelly |
‘Robin’ composed by Will Gregory and Alasdair Macrae
Pre-show arrangements, additional arranging and hammered dulcimer by Alasdair Macrae
Additional piping arrangements by Cameron Barnes
Additional voice work by Ros Steen
| JAMES I | JAMES II | JAMES III |
Rosemary Boyle | Joan, an | Joan, mother to James II | Ensemble |
Daniel Cahill | Alisdair Stewart | Earl of Douglas | Jamie, eldest son of James and Margaret |
Ali Craig | Big James Stewart | Ensemble/Hume | John, Head of the Privy Council |
Malin Crépin |
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| Margaret, Queen of Scots |
Blythe Duff | Isabella Stewart, Regent Consort | Isabella Stewart | Annabella, the King’s aunt |
Nicholas Elliott | Ensemble | John Stewart, a Scottish lord | Ensemble |
Peter Forbes | Balvenie, of the Douglas family | Balvenie, of the Douglas family |
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Andrew Fraser | Ensemble | Davey Douglas, the Earl’s | Ramsay, the King’s personal servant |
Dani Heron | Ensemble | Annabella, the King’s sister | Phemy, a lady of the court |
Brian James O’Sullivan | Ensemble | Ensemble | Tam, a member of the household/ Musician |
Sian Mannifield | Ensemble | Ensemble | Ensemble |
David Mara | Ensemble | Crichton, Earl and Keeper of Edinburgh Castle | Ensemble/Musician |
Steven Miller | James I | Ensemble | Sandy, the King’s |
Calum Morrison | Ensemble/Musician | Ensemble/Musician | Ensemble/Musician |
Matthew Pidgeon | Henry V, King of England |
| James III |
Sally Reid | Meg, a lady of the Scottish court | Meg, a lady of the Scottish court | Ensemble |
Andrew Rothney | Walter Stewart | James II | Cochrane, a lord of the court |
John Stahl | Murdac Stewart, Regent of Scotland | Livingston, Earl and Keeper of Stirling Castle |
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Andrew Still | Ensemble | William Douglas, Balvenie’s son | Ross, middle son of James III and Margaret |
Fiona Wood | Ensemble | Ensemble | Daisy, a laundress |
The James Plays were premiered on 10 August 2014 as part of the Edinburgh International Festival, at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh, in a co-production between the National Theatre of Scotland, the Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Great Britain. The production opened in the Olivier auditorium of the National Theatre, London, on 25 September 2014. The original ensemble was as follows:
Cameron Barnes, Daniel Cahill, Ali Craig, Blythe Duff, Nicholas Elliott, Peter Forbes, Andrew Fraser, Sofie Gråbøl, Sarah Higgins, Stephanie Hyam, Gordon Kennedy, Alasdair Macrae, David Mara, Beth Marshall, James McArdle, Rona Morison, Andrew Rothney, Mark Rowley, Jamie Sives, Fiona Wood
JAMES I
THE KEY WILL KEEP THE LOCK
Characters
JAMES I, King of Scots
JOAN, an English noblewoman, seventeen to twenty years old