The 306: Dawn. Oliver Emanuel

      

      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