Directed By Dorothy McDowell
Set and Costume By Toby Coulton 
Lighting Design By Thea Bulgin

James I of Scotland was captured when he was only 13 and became King of Scots in an English prison. 18 years later he’s finally delivered back home with a ransom on his head and a new English bride. He’s returning to a poor nation, the royal coffers are empty and his nobles are a pack of wolves ready to tear him apart at the first sign of weakness. But James has his own ideas about how to be a king and, after 18 years, he finally has the chance to realise them. James is determined to bring the rule of law to a land riven by warring families, but that struggle will force him to make terrible choices if he is to save himself, his Queen and the crown.

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As a part of Rose Bruford Colleges 'British Contemporary Theatre' Season this production of James I was performed in a rep with Pomona. The challenge was to design two shows which could be dismantled and switched around and remounted in thirty minuets, muliple times over the course of a week. The second challenging aspect was trying to design a production which felt professional in quailty with an entire show budget of £375. This meant designing the two shows in a conscientious way which allowed both productions to share scenic elements which could be rotated in the turn around. More Photos to follow.​