Written in 2012 for the clarinettist Fraser Langton and the pianist James Willshire, Dramatis Personae (a phrase used to describe the main characters in a play or other dramatic work) has three movements. In Rogue the music is both brash and persuasive whilst Shadow presents a ghostly image. The final movement reveals the clownish and idiotic qualities of the Fool but there is also an element of pathos in the music.