Sunset Song

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

Faced with a choice between a harsh farming life and a world of learning, spirited Chris Guthrie chooses to remain in her rural community, bound by her deep love of the land. From harrowing family roots and crushing poverty, to stirring love and the awakening of self, Chris's coming-of-age journey to womanhood is one of enduring strength, persistent survival and joyful renewal. But everything changes with the arrival of the First World War when Chris finds her life altered beyond recognition. Exploring human resilience and the loss of a way of life, through a scorching female protagonist, Sunset Song has a profoundly lyrical intensity that echoes throughout the years and still resonates today.

Cast/Performers

Danielle Jam (Chris), Rori Hawthorn (Jean), Murray Fraser (Ewan ), Andy Clark (John), Annie Louise Ross (Chae), Sam Pashby (Long Rob), Naomi Stirrat (Will), Kirsten Henderson (Marget)

Creatives/Company

Author: Morna Young (after Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Producer(s): Dundee Rep Theatre, Royal Lyceum Edinburgh
Director: Finn den Hertog
Music: Finn Anderson
Design: Emma Bailey
Lighting: Emma Jones
Sound: Ritchie Young