This is Duncan’s third performance as part of Dundee Rep Ensemble since joining  the company as part of the Graduate scheme.  His professional theatre credits include: A Christmas Carol, The Elephant Man, The Cherry Orchard (Dundee Rep), Peer Gynt (Dundee Rep/National Theatre of Scotland), The Real Thing (The Gate, Dublin), Black Watch (National Theatre of Scotland, 2008 tour), Global Warming is Gay (Off Message/Fringe), and Gertrude’s Son (Theatre Adberite).  Duncan trained at the RSAMD where he appeared in numerous productions.

John trained at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 1968.
With the Ensemble he has taken roles in A Christmas Carol, The Cherry Orchard, Peer Gynt (co-production with National Theatre of Scotland, 2007 and 2009 National tour), Les Parents Terribles, Romeo and Juliet, Jack and the Beanstalk, Peer Gynt, Sunshine on Leith (both 2007 and 2008/9 tours), Sweet Bird of Youth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Monkey, Dr. Korczak’s Example, Gypsy, The Graduate, The Visit, Merlin The Magnificent, A Lie Of The Mind, Macbeth, Scenes from an Execution, Dumbstruck!, Peter Pan, Flora, the Red Menace, Twelfth Night, The Snow Queen, The Mill Lavvies, Puss in Boots, The Seagull, Mince?, The Winter’s Tale, Hansel & Gretel, Changing Kevin's Story, Plague, Cabaret, The Playboy of the Western World, All My Sons and A Family Affair. 

South of the border, John has worked at the Young Vic, Birmingham, Farnham and York theatres, and, further afield, in Belfast, Dublin, Toronto, East Germany, Iran and Japan. Other productions at the Rep include Mr Puntila and His Man Matti, The Weavers, A Greater Tomorrow, They Fairly Mak Ye Work, Moby Dick Rehearsed, Beauty and the Beast and Treasure Island.

This is Angela’s fourth performance as part of Dundee Rep Ensemble since she joined the company as part of the Graduate Scheme in July.  She trained at Queen Margaret University where she appeared in numerous shows, including: The Visit, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sleeping Around and The Front Page.  Her professional credits include: A Christmas Carol, The Elephant Man, The Cherry Orchard (Dundee Rep), Killing Brando (Oran Mor) and Scottish Killers (STV).

Kevin, originally from Dumfries, trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College, Dublin. His previous work with the Rep has been The Danny Crowe Show, Peter Pan, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sweet Bird Of Youth, Dr Korzcak’s Example (which toured to Japan), Sunshine on Leith (both 2007 and 2008/9 tours), Peer Gynt (co-production with National Theatre of Scotland, 2007 and 2009 National tour), Jack and the Beanstalk, Romeo and Juliet, Yarn, a co-production with Grid Iron Theatre Company, Les Parents Terribles, Mother Courage and Her Children, The Little Mermaid, The Cherry Orchard, The Elephant Man and A Christmas Carol. Other theatre work includes: Jekyll and Hyde, The Lonesome West, A Skull In Connemara, Whisky Galore, Katie Morag (Mull Theatre), Jack And The Beanstalk, Weans In The Wood (Tron Theatre), King Matt, Dr Korzcak’s Example, Playing With Fire (TAG), Passing Places, Scotland The Brave (Borderline), Pinocchio (Cumbernauld Theatre), Chasing Angels (Complete Theatre), The Mapmaker’s Sorrow (Peacock Theatre,  Dublin), and ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore (Theatre Babel), for which he was nominated for the Royal National Theatre Ian Charleson Award.  His film and radio work includes: Clubbing, Love Letters From The Front (R.T.E.), Ravine (RVK Films), and The Great Escape (BBC).

Irene is a familiar face to audiences, having worked extensively for theatres across Scotland and England.

Her work with the Dundee Rep Ensemble includes The Elephant Man, The Cherry Orchard, Peer Gynt (co-production with National Theatre of Scotland, 2007 and 2009 National tour), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Winner of CATS 2009 Best Actress Award), Beauty and the Beast, Mother Courage and Her Children, Les Parents Terribles, Romeo and Juliet, The Children, Playhouse Creatures, Sunshine on Leith, Sweet Bird of Youth, Gypsy, Cinderella, The Graduate, The Visit, Merlin The Magnificent, A Lie Of The Mind, Macbeth, Scenes from an Execution, Dumbstruck!, Peter Pan, Flora, the Red Menace, Twelfth Night, Dancing at Lughnasa, The Snow Queen, The Duchess of Malfi, Nightflights, Pants, Puss in Boots, The Seagull, Mince?, The Land of Cakes, Hansel and Gretel, Changing Kevin’s Story, Plague, Cabaret, The Playboy of the Western World, All My Sons, A Family Affair, The Princess and the Goblin, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other performances at Dundee Rep include Intimate Exchanges, Dracula and The Hypochondriak.

Internationally Irene has performed in Russia with the Traverse’s production of Man With Connections, and her directing work includes Chekhov’s The Seagull at RSAMD. She works extensively in radio and television and is a founder member of the acclaimed Stellar Quines Theatre Company.

After gaining a degree in English and Drama from the University of Glasgow, Robert was awarded a scholarship to the Drama Studio, London. As an actor he has worked in most of Scotland’s theatres.

Since joining Dundee Rep Ensemble he has performed in A Christmas Carol, The Elephant Man, The Cherry Orchard, Peer Gynt (co-production with National Theatre of Scotland, 2007 and 2009 National tour), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Beauty and the Beast, Mother Courage and her Children, Romeo and Juliet, The Children, Europe, Happy Days, Hansel & Gretel, Sweet Bird of Youth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Monkey, The Talented Mr Ripley, Gypsy, If Destroyed True, The Visit, Macbeth, Cinderella, Scenes From An Execution, Dumbstruck!, Peter Pan, The Danny Crowe Show, Twelfth Night, The Laird O’Grippy, The Winter’s Tale, The Snow Queen, The Mill Lavvies, The Duchess of Malfi, Nightflights, Pants, Mince?, The Seagull and Measure For Measure. Previous performances at the Rep include STIFF!. Robert also directed The Rep’s 2004 Christmas production of Merlin The Magnificent and more recently Quelques Fleurs.
As a writer he has had plays commissioned by Radio 4 and by several theatres.  He also wrote Jack and the Beanstalk for Dundee Rep’s 2007 Christmas show.

Ann Louise’s work with the Dundee Rep Ensemble includes A Christmas Carol, Mother Courage and her Children, Les Parents Terribles, Romeo and Juliet, Jack and the Beanstalk, Playhouse Creatures, Peer Gynt (co-production with National Theatre of Scotland, 2007 and 2009 National tour), Sunshine on Leith (both the 2007 and 2008/09 tours), Hansel and Gretel, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Monkey, Ubu The King (which toured to the prestigious Cervantino Festival in Mexico), Gypsy, If Destroyed True, The Visit, Merlin The Magnificent, A Lie Of The Mind, Macbeth, Scenes From An Execution, Dumbstruck!, Flora, The Red Menace, Twelfth Night, Dancing in Lughnasa, The Laird O’Grippy, The Duchess of Malfi, Nightflights, Pants, A’body’s Aberdee, The Seagull, Mince?, The Winter’s Tale, Lambrusco Nights, Hansel & Gretel, Plague, Cabaret, All My Sons, The Princess And The Goblin, A Family Affair, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She was awarded ‘Best Actress in a Supporting Role’ for her performance in the Rep’s production of The Winter’s Tale in the 2001 Theatre Awards ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Musical’ for Sunshine on Leith in the 2007 TMA Theatre Awards.

Ann Louise has also worked with most theatres in Scotland during her career. Performances include The Glass Menagerie (Byre Theatre, St. Andrews), The Snow Queen, Britannia Rules, Juno And The Paycock, The Maiden Stone and The Steamie (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh), Greta, Widows and Bondagers (Traverse Theatre), When I Was A Girl I Used To Scream And Shout (Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh).  Other productions at Dundee Rep include Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

Film and TV credits include, Trainspotting, Acid House Trilogy, Split Second, Life Support, Looking After Jo Jo, Hamish Macbeth, The Key, The Witch’s Daughter and Rebus  plus numerous radio broadcasts.

Jim’s recent theatre work includes: A Christmas Carol (Dundee Rep), Whispering Happiness (Box of Tricks Theatre Company), Liar (Glasgow Citizens’), A Sheep Called Skye (National Theatre of Scotland), The Position (Joined Up Writers), Beyond Omarska (Box of Tricks Theatre Company), Among Unbroken Hearts (London Cockpit), The Yellow on the Broom (Perth Rep), Christmas Crackers (SG Productions) and Babes in the Wood (Glasgow Kings). 

His film and television work includes: Hope Springs (BBC), Night People (BAFTA Audience Award, Mead Kerr), Tinseltown (BBC/Raindog), Afterlife (Gabriel Films), Good Morning Ground Control (Bournemouth Arts Institute), A Demon Within (24 Carrot Films), Spare Change (Lightfoot Pictures) and Friendly Fire (Open Field Prods).

With the Dundee Rep Ensemble Emily has performed in A Christmas Carol, The Elephant Man, The Cherry Orchard, Peer Gynt (co-production with National Theatre of Scotland, 2007 and 2009 National tour), The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Mother Courage and her Children,, Les Parents Terribles, Romeo and Juliet, Jack and the Beanstalk, Playhouse Creatures, Sunshine on Leith, Hansel & Gretel, Sweet Bird of Youth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Monkey, The Talented Mr Ripley, Cinderella, Gypsy, The Graduate, The Visit, A Lie of the Mind, Macbeth, Scenes from an Execution, Dumbstruck!, Peter Pan, The Danny Crowe Show, Flora, the Red Menace, as well as The Laird O’Grippy, Dancing at Lughnasa, The Snow Queen, The Duchess of Malfi, Nightflights, Pants, Measure for Measure, The Seagull, Mince?, The Winter’s Tale, Hansel and Gretel, Plague, Cabaret, The Playboy of the Western World, All My Sons, The Princess and the Goblin, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast.  Emily was also the Assistant Director on Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? At Dundee Rep Theatre.

On film and television Emily has appeared in The Camera Never Lies (Independent Productions), Strathblair (BBC), The Return and The Word (Channel 4), Close (First Reels) and The High Life (BBC 2).

This will be Alan’s first show back with the Dundee Rep after finishing his year long contract in July 2009, as part of the Graduate scheme program.  His most recent productions include; Peer Gynt, Quelques Fleurs, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Beauty and the Beast, Mother Courage and her Children (Dundee Rep), Take a Bite (Take a Bite, Edinburgh Fringe) and In Totalitaria (StuCorp, Edinburgh Fringe).  His RSAMD productions include The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol, Diaspora, Cinderella and Hidden.

Born in South Africa, Lindsay started his dance training in Highland and Irish dance.  After many years of competing and performing in these two dance styles, he began training in contemporary dance at the University of Natal where he achieved a BA degree in Performing Arts and Media and Communication. During his time in South Africa he performed with various dance companies, choreographed his own work for festivals, and was awarded a scholarship for international studies from the National Arts Council of South Africa to study a post-graduate course at Laban, London. Since living in the United Kingdom, he has travelled to Italy and France to perform with La Compagnia EgriBiancoDanza and DanzAtelierStudio, and danced in various works in London, the most recent being for the Stephen Gately Memorial Concert at the Palace Theatre.

John’s theatre work includes : One Up One Down (Gilmore Prods) Peer Gynt (Dundee Rep Theatre & NTS) Streetcar Named Desire, The Snow Queen & Of Mice and Men (Perth/Horsecross) Heelie Go Leerie (Lickety Spit), Othello & A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bard in the Botanics), How to Steal A Diamond (Vox Motus), Macbeth (Dundee Rep), 8000 Metres (Suspect Culture), The Voices (Forced Entertainment), Of Mice & Men (Southwark Playhouse), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (RNT), Henry V (RSC), Caledonia Dreaming (7:84), To Kill a Mockingbird (Lyceum) and As You Like It (TAG).  His presenter work includes Living with Technoloogy (Grampian Television).
John’s television work includes Still Game (Effingee Productions), Nina Goes Inventing, Suspect, River City, Rockface  & Jess the Border Collie (BBC), Missing (ITV), The Vice and The Bill (Carlton).  John has also done various recordings for BBC Radio.

Jim’s recent theatre work includes: A Christmas Carol (Dundee Rep), Whispering Happiness (Box of Tricks Theatre Company), Liar (Glasgow Citizens’), A Sheep Called Skye (National Theatre of Scotland), The Position (Joined Up Writers), Beyond Omarska (Box of Tricks Theatre Company), Among Unbroken Hearts (London Cockpit), The Yellow on the Broom (Perth Rep), Christmas Crackers (SG Productions) and Babes in the Wood (Glasgow Kings). 

His film and television work includes: Hope Springs (BBC), Night People (BAFTA Audience Award, Mead Kerr), Tinseltown (BBC/Raindog), Afterlife (Gabriel Films), Good Morning Ground Control (Bournemouth Arts Institute), A Demon Within (24 Carrot Films), Spare Change (Lightfoot Pictures) and Friendly Fire (Open Field Prods).

Jemima was born in London and grew up in Bristol.  She trained at Queen Margaret University and on a Scottish Arts Council Traineeship with the Royal Lyceum Theatre and Stellar Quines Theatre companies. 

This is Jemima’s second production as Associate Director at Dundee Rep, her first being The Elephant Man last season.  Prior to this as a visiting director, she directed Beauty and the Beast which was nominated at the 2008 CATS Awards for Best Production, Best Director and Best show for Children & Young People, and won the award for Best Design. 

She has also directed Peter Pan for the Royal Lyceum, The Ducky for Borderline Theatre Company, co-directed Transform: Fife for the National Theatre of Scotland, Baby Baby for Stellar Quines, Shetland Arts and Perissology Theatre Productions, and Moonwalking and Killing Brando for the Oran Mor and spent some time working for the National Theatre of Scotland as Workshop Director (maternity cover). 

Her other directing credits include; The Glass Menagerie for the Royal Lyceum, a workshop production for Grid Iron Theatre Company of an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s short story Lamb to the Slaughter; was project director for Paines Plough’s critically acclaimed Ravenhill for Breakfast; Elf Analysis and The Date for Oran Mor; Talking to Terrorists at the RSAMD and Three Sisters at Queen Margaret University. 

In 2005 she directed A Christmas Carol for the Royal Lyceum for which she was nominated for a CATS Award for Best Director and by the Critics Circle for Best Newcomer.  Prior to that she had co-directed an interactive play website Sweet Fanny Adams in Hyperspace Eden for 59 Ltd and children’s show Hambledog and the Hopping Clogs for Perissology, which played at the Edinburgh Fringe and went on to tour to the English Theatre in Warsaw. 

As an assistant director she worked on various shows at the Traverse Theatre, the Royal Lyceum Theatre (Edinburgh), Stellar Quines, the Edinburgh International Festival, Grid Iron and The National Theatre of Scotland.

Trained at Hull University and Motley Theatre Design Course
In 2007 Alex was part of the UK team exhibiting at the Prague Quadrennial, with his designs for Tobias and the Angel which was designed for The Opera Group and John Fulljames.

Previously for Dundee Rep: Beauty and The Beast and The Elephant Man

Current work includes: The Adventures of Mr Broucek, Opera North and Scottish Opera co-production, Dir. John Fulljames; The Lions Face. The Opera Group, Dir. John Fulljames.

Previous work: Beyond the Rave, (a film for download on Myspace and DVD Pure Grass Films); Le Nozze di Figaro (Sadler’s Wells and Buxton Festival); Paradise Moscow, (Royal Academy of Music); The Gentle Giant (Royal Opera House Education, Linbury Theatre and tour); Tobias and the Angel (TOG, The Young Vic and English Touring Opera); The Nose (The Opera Group); Candide (Buxton Festival); The Threepenny Opera (Richmond Theatre); Triptych (Cambridge University); Angelic to Alnwick and Romeo & Juliet (costume) (Newcastle Playhouse); new writing season for Paines Plough, Finborough Theatre.

This is Philip’s second visit to Dundee Rep, for whom he previously acted as composer and sound designer on Yarn, a site-specific production at the Verdant Works.

As Associate Artist at the Royal Lyceum Theatre he worked on Peter Pan, Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Copenhagen, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Mary Rose, Macbeth, Trumpets and Raspberries, The Glass Menagerie, Living Quarters, The Winter’s Tale, The Merchant of Venice, Faust 1 and 2 and DeoxyriboNucleic Acid (Lyceum Youth Theatre/NT Connections).

Other theatre work includes The Girls of Slender Means (Stellar Quines/Assembly), Baby Baby (Stellar Quines), Once Upon a Dragon (Grid iron/ Children’s International Theatre Festival), Fierce, The Houghmagandie Pack, Fermentation, (Grid Iron), Roam (Grid Iron/NTS), Night time, Carthage Must Be Destroyed (Traverse), Oedipus (NTS Young Company), Variety (Grid Iron/EIF), Decky Does a Bronco (Grid Iron/Almeida), A Chaste Maid in Cheapside, The Whizzkid, Ghost Ward (Almeida), The Man Who Was Thursday (Red Shift). TV credits include Art & Soul, Ninewells, Harley Street, Seaside Rescue, What Not To Wear (BBC). He has also worked on education projects for Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Lyceum and NTS Learn (You Tell Us What Was We Tell You What Is).

He was winner of the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland 2005 for best use of music in theatre and was nominated for a Sony Music Award for Extraneous Noises Off (BBC Radio 3).

Previously Philip was founder member of electro-acoustic group Finitribe, releasing five albums and performing over a period of fifteen years.

Recent shows include: The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Lyceum Edinburgh),The Caretaker (Liverpool Everyman/West End), The Elephant Man (Dundee Rep), When the rain stops falling (Almeida Theatre), My Name is Yusuf (Young Vic, Al-Midan Theatre), 365, The Bacchae, Black Watch (National Theatre of Scotland), Single Spies (Theatre Royal Bath Productions), Riflemind (Trafalgar Studios), Alex (Arts Theatre), Panic, Theatre of Blood, Spirit, The Hanging Man, Lifegame, Coma, Animo, 70 Hill Lane (Improbable), Baby Baby (Stellar Quines), Kes, Separate Tables (Royal Exchange Manchester), Touched (Salisbury Playhouse), Enjoy (Watford Palace Theatre), Unprotected (Liverpool Everyman), Casanova, Playing the Victim (Told by an Idiot). Opera includes five seasons forOpera Holland Park, Fidelio (Opera Touring Company Dublin), La boheme (English Touring Opera) and The Thief of Baghdad (Royal Opera House).