Christians, The
- Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary
- 3M, 2F
- ISBN: 9781848425125
"A play brimming with intelligent ideas about our need to communicate and the fluidity of faith."
Evening Standard
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Target Audience: Adult
- Performance Group:
- Professional Theatre
- Accolades:
- Winner! Edinburgh Fringe First Award (2015)
As fractures spread throughout his congregation, Paul must fight to prevent his church from tearing itself apart.
Lucas Hnath's play The Christians is a remarkable exploration of faith and community in the modern world, asking profound questions about what we believe and why.
Featuring a community choir, the play had its UK premiere at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, as part of the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it received a Scotsman Fringe First Award. It was a co-production with the Gate Theatre, London, where it subsequently transferred.
REVIEWS:
"A play brimming with intelligent ideas about our need to communicate and the fluidity of faith."
Evening Standard
"Excitingly intelligent."
The Times
"Thrilling… [a] riveting 80 minutes."
Scotsman
"Remarkably effective... a play of ideas, opening up discussions and making room for suggestions of how to solve this faith crisis."
A Younger Theatre
"An intelligent, questioning piece… a fascinating piece of writing."
The Stage
US: Actors Theatre of Louisville, 2014.
UK: Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 2015
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 2F
Available Material
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For the last twenty years, Pastor Paul has been building his church. Starting in a modest storefront, he now presides over a flock of thousands. Idolised by his followers, today should be a day for joy and celebration. But the sermon that Paul is about to preach will shake the very foundations of his followers' beliefs. |
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