The Reformation in Songs and Sketches

Thursday July 27 2017

A new play taking a light-hearted look at the Reformation is performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which starts next week.

A Monk’s Tale, described as ‘Horrible Histories meets Monty Python’, aims to commemorate the 500^th anniversary of the publication of Luther’s 95 Theses in an accessible and funny yet informative way.

Suitable for all ages and all faiths, as well as sceptics, the fast-paced hour-long show also covers the Wycliffe and the Lollards, popes, princes and the seismic changes brought on by the internet of its time, the printing press.

It has been written by James Cary, an award-winning comedy writer for TV and radio (and lay member of the Church of England’s General Synod), whose work includes Miranda and My Family. His previous play, The God Particle, was a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013.

Original music and lyrics have been provided by James Sherwood, a musical stand-up comedian and comedy writer who has written for many Radio 4 comedies, and also performs in professional church choirs around London.

The cast of three consists of Cameron Potts and Anna Newcombe, who starred in the national UK tour of The God Particle, and Anna Nicholson, who won the NSDF Emerging Artist Award at the Fringe in 2014.

The show takes place in the Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wine Bar, from August 5-23 at 11.30am. You can book tickets (starting from £8) at the venue website.

After the Fringe the production will embark on a UK tour from September to November. Currently the only Scottish date is St Silas’ Episcopal Church in Glasgow on November 15.

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