Disciples
Devised by the cast with co-direction from: Rachel Drazek & Ellen Renton
Writer: Ellen Renton
Cast: Emma McCaffrey, Irina Vartopeanu, Laura Fisher, Rana Bader and Sally Clay
Community Choir: Julie Boyne, Kate Cottam, Lyzzie Dell, Ellie Duncan, Ann Egan, Pauline Flannery, Lou Istoriou, Iina Jaara, Sue Joslin, Pauline Kappmeyer, Alyssa Mackenzie, Anne Mackenzie, Helen Manzie, Gina Martin, Eduarda Nogueira, Rachel Palmer and Nicola Tuxworth
Choir Composer: Marie Gabrielle Koumenda
Choir Leader: Louise Martin
Set and Costume Designer: Zephyr Liddell
Lighting Designer: Elle Taylor
Sound Designer and Composer: Niroshini Thambar
BSL Consultant: Amy Helena
Creative Captioner: Louisa McDaid
Creative Access Worker: Indra Wilson
Rehearsal Support Worker & Voice of Audio Description: Emily Nicholl
Sign Language Interpreters: Rachel Amey, Margaret Bain, Ruth Donaldson, Ruth Edgoose, Lisa Humphrey, Donna Jewell, Beth Malcolm, Kitty Taylor-Brown.
Production Manager: Alma Sua Lindenhovius
Stage Managers: Cynthia WS & Indi kilbride
Stage Management Placement: Louie Dale
Relaxed Performance Consultant: Zoe Halliday
Costume Assistant: Barbra Kolasinski
Sound Technician: Hannah Tighe
Producer: Robyn Jancovich-Brown for Stellar Quines
Marketing: storytelling PR
Graphic Designer: Emma Quinn
Image Designer: Amy Rosa, edited by Tiu Makkonen.
With thanks to: Birds of Paradise, Dancebase, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Northern Stage, Traverse Theatre and Summerhall
Images by Mihaela Bodlovic
What does it feel like to have faith, to hold power, to find community? Disciples is a joyful, dynamic performance that comes to life through a blend of music, movement, text and image – led by poetry.
Devised by an ensemble cast of women and non-binary people who identify as D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent the show is a powerful act of collaboration which places often-ignored stories at the centre of its world.
“Equally, the colour of Disciples is as important as the active performances – Zephyr Liddell’s costumes align in a resplendently simplistic shimmer with the stark set..." Dominic Corr
“It has qualities, though, that effortlessly sustain the rapt attention of the audience, including the sheer beauty of the gold-washed set, lighting and costumes.” The Scotsman
'An extraordinary show... Lyrical, beautiful, pensive, courageous and moving.' The Scotsman
Disciples is brave, as it is beautiful.' UK Theatre Network