Cast announced for the Royal Court's New and Now at Edinburgh International Festival.

Casting has been announced for the Royal Court’s, New and Now, a series of international readings that form part of Spirit of ’47.

Spirit of ’47 is a a co-curated programme celebrating international cultural collaboration at Edinburgh Festival.

The New and Now series of play readings have been developed through the Royal Court’s International Playwrights’ Programme and form part of Spirit of ’47, a 70th anniversary collaboration between the British Council & the Edinburgh International Festival. They will be directed by Royal Court Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone and Royal Court Associate Directors John Tiffany, Lucy Morrison and Sam Pritchard. Writers include Natal’ya Vorozhbit from Ukraine, Zhu Yi from China, Guillermo Calderón from Chile, Dalia Taha from Palestine, Maya Zbib from Lebanon and Laura Liz Gil Echenique from Cuba.

All Royal Court readings will be performed at The Studio on Potterrow.

Listings & casting:

Bad Roads
By Natal’ya Vorozhbit
Directed by Vicky Featherstone
Tuesday 8 August 11.00am

Cast: Jimmy Chisholm, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, James Harkness, Anne Lacey, Tamara Lawrance, Eileen Walsh, Ria Zmitrowicz.

Ghalia’s Miles
By Maya Zbib
Directed by Lucy Morrison
Wednesday 9 August 2017 11.00am

Cast: Nadia Albina, Ishia Bennison, Aysha Kala, Danusia Samal, Kareem Samara (Musician) and Hara Yannas

Drainage Alley
By Laura Liz Gil Echenique
Directed by John Tiffany
Thursday 10 August 2017 11.00am

Cast: Ronke Adekoluejo, Jimmy Chisholm, Ivanno Jeremiah, Anne Lacey, Robin Laing and Amaka Okafor.

You Never Touched the Dirt
By Zhi Yi
Directed by Sam Pritchard
Friday 11 August 2017 11.00am

Cast: Paul Courtney Hyu, Wendy Kweh, Sarah Lam, Kwong Loke and Colin Ryan.

There Is No One Between You and Me
By Dalia Taha
Directed by Lucy Morrison
Saturday 12 August 2017 11.00am

Cast: Nadia Albina, Ishia Bennison, Aysha Kala, Danusia Samal, Nima Taleghani, Hara Yannas and Sargon Yelda.

Speech
Written & directed by Guillermo Calderon
Sunday 13 August 2017 11.00am

Cast: Kika Markham

The Studio, 22 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BL

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