The Messiah
Published on 23. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-85459-614-7 (ISBN)
Description
A zany satire from the crazy National Theatre of Brent that sends up theatre's epic pretensions and earnest solemnity.
The entire company of two, led by artistic director Desmond Olivier Dingle and his complete ensemble, Raymond Box, re-enact the entire Christmas story, including all of the best-loved characters, Joseph, Mary, and Archangel Gabriel, Herod, God and many more.
First performed at the Tricycle Theatre in 1983, Patrick Barlow's The Messiah is a hilarious updating of the greatest story ever told, including many specially researched brand-new sequences culled from the very latest biblical findings.
This edition was published alongside the revival at the Bush Theatre, London, in December 2000.
The entire company of two, led by artistic director Desmond Olivier Dingle and his complete ensemble, Raymond Box, re-enact the entire Christmas story, including all of the best-loved characters, Joseph, Mary, and Archangel Gabriel, Herod, God and many more.
First performed at the Tricycle Theatre in 1983, Patrick Barlow's The Messiah is a hilarious updating of the greatest story ever told, including many specially researched brand-new sequences culled from the very latest biblical findings.
This edition was published alongside the revival at the Bush Theatre, London, in December 2000.
Reviews / Votes
'The comedy of the National Theatre of Brent is two-pronged. It is about pretension and about incompetence. Both prongs are bliss' * Financial Times * 'Inspired silliness ... unalloyed pleasure' * Independent *More details
Series
Edition
2001 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
109 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85459-614-7 (9781854596147)
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Person
Patrick Barlow is an English actor, comedian and playwright. His comedic alter ego, Desmond Olivier Dingle, is the founder, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the two-man National Theatre of Brent, which has performed on stage, on television and on radio.
As a playwright, his work includes: a stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (West Yorkshire Playhouse, 2005, then Tricycle Theatre and West End, as well as productions in Australia, New Zealand and Broadway); The Wonder of Sex (National Theatre, London, 2001); Love Upon the Throne (Edinburgh Festival and West End, 1998); and The Messiah (Tricycle Theatre, London, 1983; revived in a new version for a UK tour, 2018).
As a playwright, his work includes: a stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (West Yorkshire Playhouse, 2005, then Tricycle Theatre and West End, as well as productions in Australia, New Zealand and Broadway); The Wonder of Sex (National Theatre, London, 2001); Love Upon the Throne (Edinburgh Festival and West End, 1998); and The Messiah (Tricycle Theatre, London, 1983; revived in a new version for a UK tour, 2018).