Red or Dead

Production credits

Adapted for the stage by Phillip Breen, from the novel by David Peace

Liverpool’s Royal Court
March – April 2025

Cast
Bill Shankly — Peter Mullan
John Smith / Tom Williams — Les Dennis
Kevin Keegan / Chris Lawler — Matthew Devlin
John Morgan / Roy Plomley / Peter Robinson /
TV Commentator / Brian Clough — Paul Duckworth
Jimmy McInnes / Jock Stein / Erland Clouston /
Andy Beattie — Keith Fleming
Ian St John — George Jones
Matt Busby — Gordon Kennedy
Eric Sawyer / Helenio Herrera / Emelyn Hughes /
Mr Holland — Oliver Mawdsley
Ness Shankly — Allison McKenzie
Tommy Smith / Phil Taylor / Ron Yeats — Liam Powell-Berry
Bob Paisley — Dickon Tyrrell
Cilla Black — Jhanaica van Mook
All other parts played by members of the Company

Creatives
Director — Phillip Breen
Designer — Max Jones
Lighting Designer — Ian Scott
Composer — Paddy Cunneen
Sound Designer — Kate Harvey
AV Designer —Jamie Jenkin
Associate Director — Nicole Behan
Fight Director — Renny Krupinski
Casting Director — Helena Palmer CDG

Production
Producers — Jess Bolger and Kevin Fearon for Liverpool’s Royal Court
Company Stage Manager — Lizzie O’Sullivan
Deputy Stage Manager — Chloe Wilson
Assistant Stage Manager — Charlotte Jones

Production kindly supported by Charles Holloway OBE and Leia Peddie