National theatres to work together for first time on James history plays

Production News : The Stage: The national theatres of Scotland and Great Britain are to collaborate for the first time, with a major trilogy of history plays to premiere at this August’s Edinburgh International Festival.
The James Plays, an EIF co-production, will cover the lives of James I, II and III of Scotland. Written by Rona Munro, they will be directed by NTS artistic director Laurie Sansom. After opening at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, they will transfer to the National Theatre’s Oliver Theatre for a London run in September and October this year.