Jamie the Saxt

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T1793276112 (FINBOROUGH07) Producer aCCenturate. Producer Neil McPherson (for the Finborough Theatre. I:Rae McKen). Design Libby Lee. Performer John Wark (Jamie). Performer Lucy Conway. Performer Gareth Glen. Performer David Haydn. Performer Mark Holloway. Performer Susan Lawson Reynolds. Performer Gillian MacGregor. Performer Kevin MacIsaac. Performer Stuart McPherson. Performer Naoufal Ousellam. Performer Jamie Partridge. Performer Marcus Powell. Performer Owen Roberts. Performer Mark Torrence.

7 Aug 07 to 1 Sep 07

Finborough, Inner London :: V199 listing details L1387652295

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Play :: Jamie the Saxt is the story of King James VI - James I to the English - before he became the first monarch of the United Kingdoms on the death of Queen Elizabeth I. Young Jamie Stewart is shown as a statesman who, in spite of the threats to the crown, his own life, and the stability of the state, manages to triumph through an unheroic combination of luck, folly, tenacity and cunning. As the Act of Union is called into question by the demand for Scottish independence, the play is also a unique opportunity to see where the Union really began...

Author

Robert McLennan