A Dish of Tea with Dr Johnson

About Ian RedfordJames Boswell

Russell has worked as an actor for over ten years. he has worked extensively in film and theatre. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. His first play Sisters Such Devoted Sisters' was first performed at the Traverse in an Out of Joint production directed by Max Stafford Clark. It won the Carol Tambor/ Scotsman award for the best production at the Edinburgh Festival 2004 and when on to do two runs in London at the Drill Hall and two runs off broadway. His recent plays include Vantastic and Lobster which were commissioned for Queer up North 2009. A double bill of Vantastic and Lobster was performed at the Oval House Theatre in Autumn 2009 He is a recipient of multiple awards from the Peggy Ramsay Foundation. Ian's appearances with Out of Joint include Shopping and Fucking Our Country's Good Some Explicit Polaroids Rita Sue and Bob Too A State Affair A Laughing Matter (in which he first played Doctor Johnson) She Stoops to Conquer and The Permanent Way as well as extensive roster of roles in theatre film and television. He was the founder and Artistic Director of Xenia Theatre Company.