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This adaptation first published in 2019 by Oberon Books Ltd

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Red Dust Road copyright Jackie Kay, 2010

Adaptation copyright Tanika Gupta, 2019

Tanika Gupta is hereby identified as adaptor of this play in accordance with section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

The adaptor has asserted her moral rights.

All rights whatsoever in this adaptation are strictly reserved and application for performance etc. should be made before commencement of rehearsal to Dalzell & Beresford Ltd, Paddock Suite, The Courtyard, 55 Charterhouse Street, London EC1M 6HA. No performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained, and no alterations may be made in the title or the text of the play without the authors prior written consent.

You may not copy, store, distribute, transmit, reproduce or otherwise make available this publication (or any part of it) in any form, or binding or by any means (print, electronic, digital, optical, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

PB ISBN: 9781786829924

E ISBN: 9781786829931

Cover photography by Eoin Carey

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This adaptation is dedicated to all our mums, but especially to:

Gairika Gupta

Monica Elizabeth Walton

and

Helen Kay

Red Dust Road

Written by Jackie Kay

Adapted by Tanika Gupta

Directed by Dawn Walton

A National Theatre of Scotland and HOME, Manchester co-production. Developed with the support of Macrobert Arts Centre.

Performers

Stefan Adegbola	Jonathan/ Sidney
Irene Allan	Elizabeth
Simone Cornelius	Tope and AJ
Elicia Daly	Anna, Rhona and Agatha
Seroca Davis	Chimamanda, Claire and Nwanyiafor
Sasha Frost	Jackie
Lewis Howden	John
Elaine C Smith	Helen
Declan Spaine	Maxwell/ Kachi

Creative Team

Dawn Walton	Director
Tanika Gupta	Adaptation
Simon Kenny	Set and Costume Designer
Lizzie Powell	Lighting Designer
Tayo Akinbode	Composer
Richard Hammarton	Sound Designer
Vicki Igbokwe	Movement Director
Jack Nurse	Associate Director
Ros Steen	Dialect Coach
Joel Trill	Dialect Coach
Raymond Short	Fight Director
Laura Donnelly, CDG	Casting Director
Catherine King	BSL Performance Interpreter
Natalie MacDonald	BSL Performance Interpreter

Production Team

Gemma Swallow	Production Manager
Jamie Byron	Company Stage Manager
Louise Charity	Deputy Stage Manager
Laurie Sutton	Assistant Stage Manager
Paul Froy	Lighting Supervisor
Roy Herd	Production Electrician
Andy Stuart	Production Sound
Shaun Clark	Sound Supervisor
David Hill	Stage Supervisor
Ellie Thompson	Video Supervisor
Sophie Ferguson	Costume Supervisor
Lesley McNamara	Costume Technician
Nikki Wragg	Wardrobe Technician
Lesley Caldwell	Hair & Makeup Technician
Jennifer Scott	Hair & Makeup Technician

The National Theatre of Scotland is dedicated to playing the great stages, arts centres, village halls, schools and site-specific locations of Scotland, the UK and internationally. As well as creating ground-breaking productions and working with the most talented theatre-makers, the National Theatre of Scotland produces significant community engagement projects, innovates digitally and works constantly to develop new talent.

Central to this is finding pioneering ways to reach current and new audiences and to encourage peoples full participation in the Companys work. With no performance building of its own, the Company works with existing and new venues and companies to create and tour theatre of the highest quality. Founded in 2006, the Company, in its short life, has become a globally significant theatrical player, with an extensive repertoire of award-winning work.

National Theatre of Scotland is core funded by

COPYRIGHT 2019 NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND. The National Theatre of Scotland, a company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland (SC234270), is a registered Scottish charity (SCO33377).

HOME is Manchesters centre for international contemporary culture. Since opening in 2015, HOME has welcomed nearly three million visitors to its two theatres, five cinemas, art gallery, book shop and restaurants. HOME works with international and UK artists to produce extraordinary theatrical experiences, producing an exciting mix of thought-provoking drama, dance and festivals, with a strong focus on international work, new commissions and talent development. HOMEs ambition is to push the boundaries of form and technology, to experiment, have fun, take risks and share great new art with the widest possible audience. Playwright, poet and Red Dust Road author Jackie Kay MBE is a HOME patron alongside Danny Boyle, actress Suranne Jones, artists Rosa Barba and Phil Collins, filmmaker Asif Kapadia, and actress and author Meera Syal CBE.

www.homemcr.org | @HOME_mcr | Facebook HOMEmcr

Contents

Characters

JACKIE

Jackie Kay. Ranges from a child to forties

HELEN

Jackies white adoptive mother. Ranges from a young to an elderly woman

ELIZABETH

Jackies white birth mother. Ranges from a 24 year old to an elderly woman

JOHN

Jackies white adoptive father

MAXWEL

Jackies adoptive brother

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