John trained at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 1968.
With the Ensemble he has taken roles in Les Parents Terribles, Romeo and Juliet, Jack and the Beanstalk, Peer Gynt, Sunshine on Leith, 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.

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, Peer Gynt, Jack and the Beanstalk, Romeo and Juliet, Yarn, a co-production with Grid Iron Theatre Company, Les Parents Terribles and Mother Courage and Her Children. 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).

Ann Louise’s work with the Dundee Rep Ensemble includes Mother Courage and her Children, Les Parents Terribles, Romeo and Juliet, Jack and the Beanstalk, Playhouse Creatures, Peer Gynt, Sunshine on Leith, 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.

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

Her work with the Dundee Rep Ensemble includes Beauty and the Beast, Mother Courage and Her Children, Les Parents Terribles, Romeo and Juliet, The Children, Playhouse Creatures, Peer Gynt, 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 Beauty and the Beast, Mother Courage and her Children, Romeo and Juliet, The Children, Peer Gynt, 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.
As a writer he has had plays commissioned by Radio 4 and by several theatres. Productions of his adaptations of R.L. Stevenson’s Kidnapped and Jekyll and Hyde with Alasdair McCrone recently toured Scotland, he also wrote Jack and the Beanstalk for Dundee Rep’s 2007 Christmas show.

With the Dundee Rep Ensemble Emily has performed in Beauty and the Beast, Mother Courage and her Children, Les Parents Terribles, Romeo and Juliet, Jack and the Beanstalk, Playhouse Creatures, Peer Gynt, 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, Merlin the Magnificent, 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.

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 is Angela’s first 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: Killing Brando (Oran Mor) and Scottish Killers (STV).

This is Duncan’s first performance as part of Dundee Rep Ensemble although he has previously performed with the Ensemble twice in Peer Gynt.  He now joins the company as part of the Graduate scheme.  Duncan trained at the RSAMD where he appeared in numerous productions. His professional theatre credits include: Peer Gynt (Dundee Rep/National Theatre of Scotland, both the 2007 performance and 2009 National tour), 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).