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New musical based on Runrig's music The Stamping Ground – due to open in July – has just announced its full cast


By Margaret Chrystall


The full cast has been revealed for The Stamping Ground, a new musical based around the hit songs of Runrig – one of Scotland’s most beloved and iconic bands.

The Stampin g Ground cast now revealed.
The Stampin g Ground cast now revealed.

The ambitious large-scale production – a partnership between Eden Court Highlands and Raw Material – will open at Eden Court in Inverness, in July 2022.

The cast will feature some of Scotland’s most exciting stage talent, the team behind the project believes.

It includies Steven Miller (Sunshine on Leith, The James Plays), Christina Gordon (Pride & Prejudice *Sort of- winner of best comedy/entertainment play at the 2022 Olivier Awards), Annie Grace (The Strange Undoing Of Prudencia Hart), Neshla Caplan (Adam, Sunshine on Leith), Brian James O’Sullivan (The James Plays, McGonagall’s Chronicles), and Barrie Hunter (The Cheviot, The Stag, And The Black Black Oil).

The cast will also include Robert Grose (Kinky Boots, The Lion King), Brig Bennet, as well as local young talents Malcolm Cumming and Caitlin Forbes.

Caitlin is a former Eden Court Young Ambassador, while Malcolm was formerly a member of the Eden Court Young Company, as well as previously working as an usher at the venue.

The cast will also be joined on stage by a full, live band, to help bring the soaring power of the songs to life.

The Stamping Ground follows the story of Ewan and Annie, who return to their rural Scottish community after years away, but now find themselves lost in a place filled with more tourists than residents.

The heart of their community, the local pub, is for sale and tensions are rising about the future of this place they call home.

It’s the hottest summer in years and as the temperature rises, tensions flare within their family. Their teenage daughter is growing up too fast and an old flame comes back into Euan’s mother’s life. As relationships ignite and smoulder, the heartbeat of the land keeps beating as the villagers try to band together against the odds.

The production will feature some of Runrig’s most iconic hit songs, including The Greatest Flame, All Things Must Change, and The Stamping Ground, the musical’s title track from the band’s celebrated 2001 album of the same name. All of the songs in the show are written by Runrig’s founding members Callum and Rory MacDonald, who formed the band on Skye in 1973.

The Stamping Ground is written by award-winning playwright Morna Young (concept by Alan B. McLeod) and features the much-loved songs of Runrig, with musical direction & arrangements by John Kielty, directed by Luke Kernaghan and with design from Kenneth MacLeod. The creative team also includes Simon Wilkinson as lighting designer, Garry Boyle as sound designer, and Jade Adamson as movement director.


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