A Raw Material, Perth Theatre and Aberdeen Performing Arts Co-Production in association with Citizens Theatre
SAINT JOAN
By GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
Re-imagined by STEWART LAING
Saint Joan will reimagine George Bernard Shaw’s classic play for the 2020s, in a stripped-back, close-up staging, directed by Stewart Laing (formerly Untitled Projects), with a film sequence written and directed by Adura Onashile.
Based on the extraordinary true story of a sixteen-year-old girl who led France to victory in the Hundred Years War, Saint Joan explores power, gender and youth-led change, taking us on the journey of someone from a marginalised background impacting international politics.
As today’s world faces political unrest and war, Saint Joan speaks powerfully to a new generation challenging authority, reminding us of history’s unlikely revolutionaries.
“Doing this huge historical pageant of a play in small spaces with a cast of six is really exciting in terms of looking at Saint Joan with fresh eyes. In the 2020s we find our news feeds increasingly dominated by a world at war: what can we learn from this teenager’s battles with the powerful establishments of the military, the church, and the government?”
CAST
Mandipa Kabanda Saint Joan
Thierry Mabonga (Robert, La Trémouille, Cauchon, Ensemble)
Lewis MacDougall (Dunois, Bluebeard, Ladvenu, Ensemble)
Ross Mann (Poulengy, Charles, Chaplain, Ensemble)
Martin O’Connor (Narrator, Steward, Inquisitor, Ensemble)
Manasa Tagica ( Archbishop, Salisbury, Gladstone, Warwick, Executioner, Ensemble )
CREDITS
By George Bernard Shaw
Re-imagined by Stewart Laing
Sound Designer - Yas Clarke
Lighting Designer – Michaella Fee
Costume Supervisor – Jennie Lööf
Production Manager – Nick Millar
Stage Manager – Anissa Praquin
Technical Stage Manager – Iain Pearson
Sound Engineer Development – Dexter Stokes Mellor
FILM:
Film Director – Adura Onashile
DoP and Editor – Daniel Hughes
Stunt Director – EmmaClaire Brightlyn
Make Up Artists – MV Brown and Anika Ahuja
Sound Recordist – Mark Readhead
Gaffer – Arran Totten
Technician – Iain Pearson
