Five Old Testament stories revisited and set in present day London - Creation in the mind of a coma victim, The Flood in a DIY warehouse, Exodus in an Old Folks Home, Samson & Delilah in a hairdressers, David & Goliath in the world of young gang warfare.
CREATION by Sean Buckley
This Creation occurs in the mind of a coma victim, creating the world anew.
JO ..... Alex Tregear
NURSE ..... Jonathan Forbes
DAD ..... Sean Baker
YOUNG JO ..... Harper Bone
THE FLOOD by Lin Coghlan
The Ark is built in a Do It Yourself warehouse
GIBBONS ..... Sally Orrock
KEVIN ..... Stuart McLoughlin
LORD ..... Sean Baker
LAURA ..... Lizzy Watts
MUM ..... Joanna Monro
BOB ..... Sam Dale
BOOTSEY ..... Nyasha Hatendi
SUZANNE ..... Alex Tregear
EXODUS by J Parkes
The Flight of the Israelites is mimicked in an Old Folks' Home in Hackney.
MO ..... Sally Orrock
MIRIAM ..... Sue Porrett
FAY ..... Joanna Monro
HELEN ..... Jane Whittenshaw
ELISA ..... Sandra Voe
SAMSON AND DELILAH by Katie Hims
The story of Samson takes place around a suburban hairdressing salon.
SAMSON ..... James Alexandrou
DELILAH ..... Katie Angelou
TRACEY ..... Claire Rushbrook
PHIL ..... Stuart Mcloughlin
ANGEL ..... Sean Baker
MARIE ..... Joanna Monro
TEACHER ..... Jane Whittenshaw
GARY ..... Nyasha Hatendi
DAVID AND GOLIATH by Roy Williams
The epic battle takes place on an inner London estate.
DAVID ..... Jerome Holder
MOE ..... Anthony Welsh
JASE ..... Nyasha Hatendi
ASHER ..... Osy Ikhile
New Mystery Plays
by Sean Buckley, Lin Coghlan, J Parkes, Katie Hims & Roy Williams.
Sound ... Pete Ringrose
Director ... Jessica Dromgoole.
(An omnibus version of this week's Essay series)
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Thank you Rosanna. WWB
Thanks for these Rosanna. I missed them the first time round when you posted them in May.
William
Thanks so much for sharing.
Bob