The Messiah

Patrick Barlow

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Nick Hern Books
06 December 2018

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Series: NHB Modern Plays

The funniest and most magical Nativity you will ever see.

A travelling troupe of two actors and an opera singer arrive by donkey to masterfully, movingly and miraculously enact the greatest story ever told.

The absurdly talented Maurice Rose, the alarmingly unpredictable Ronald Bream RAC, and the distinguished diva Mrs Leonora Fflyte play a cast of thousands in a Christmas comedy that conjures up the sublime, the ridiculous and the truly angelic.

Patrick Barlow's The Messiah was first performed to universal acclaim by the National Theatre of Brent in 1983, and revived at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2000. This new version, with additional material by Julian Hough, Jude Kelly and John Ramm, was published alongside a major touring production in 2018, starring Hugh Dennis, John Marquez and Lesley Garrett, which was seen at venues around the country including Birmingham Repertory Theatre and The Other Palace, London.

'I haven't laughed so much at any other show this festive season… an appealing sprinkling of the old-fashioned magic and, dare I say it, message of Christmas'

— Evening Standard

'Splendidly silly'

— The Stage

'Ridiculously funny yet gloriously exhilarating'

— Guardian

'Inspired silliness... unalloyed pleasure'

— Independent

By: Patrick Barlow
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781848428072
ISBN 10: 1848428073
Series: NHB Modern Plays
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 06 December 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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).