Actors' Discussion

These discussions were held with the cast of the original 2001 production. As they give insight into the rehearsal process and the production which gave rise to the 2002 revival they have been retained unchanged. Some of the actors in the 2002 revival are new to the company and so do not feature here.

Actors/Director

Topics

There are various topics that recur in many of the discussions. The index below gives a quick way of finding the references to those topics. In many cases the discussion of the topic will continue for some time after the specific reference point.

Is Sunset Song a political play?

Ben | Dougal | Estrid | Stewart | Tommy
 

The character's journey through the play.

Alan | Cora [1] [2] | Dougal | Douglas | Estrid | Tommy
 

The relevance of the play to today.

Alan | Ben [1] [2] [3] | Cora | Douglas | Estrid | Tommy
 

Are the female characters stereotyped?

Alan | Ben [1] [2] | Cora | Dougal | Douglas | Estrid | Stewart | Tommy
 

Is the play nationalistic?

Alan | Ben | Dougal | Estrid | Stewart
 

Is the play naturalistic?

Alan | Douglas | Estrid
 

Stanislavski.

Cora [1] [2] | Dougal | Douglas [1] [2] | Estrid
 

Brecht.

Cora | Dougal | Douglas [1] [2] | Estrid
 

The Actor's general approach to acting.

Alan | Ben | Cora [1] [2] | Dougal | Douglas | Stewart [1] [2]
 

The importance of Scottish language in the play.

Ben | Cora | Douglas | Estrid | Tommy
 

The place of Sunset Song and this production in contemporary Scottish theatre.

Ben [1] [2] | Cora | Dougal | Douglas | Estrid | Stewart [1] [2] | Tommy
 

The use of nostalgia in the play.

Ben | Dougal | Douglas | Estrid | Tommy
 

The importance of character's sexuality to the play.

Ben | Dougal | Douglas | Estrid [1] [2] [3] | Stewart [1] [2]
 

The importance of music in the play.

Alan | Ben | Dougal [1] [2] | Tommy
 

The use of satire in the play.

Ben | Dougal | Estrid