The Speech Ensemble is bringing to Stroud the King James translation of the Book of Revelation or The Apocalypse
With the words Apocalypse and apocalyptic on many people's lips today as a way of describing the uncertain world in which we are living, The Speech Ensemble is bringing to Stroud the King James translation of the Book of Revelation or The Apocalypse, both spoken and sung, with music composed especially for this production and including a broad variety of percussion instruments. Immerse yourself this coming Michaelmas season in the searing imagery of the four riders, the battle between Michael and the dragon, the downfall of evil in all its forms and the birth out of heaven of the New Jerusalem, bringing light out of darkness and harmony out of disarray and conflict.
Quote from previous audience member:
Such is the delivery from each of the artists, the distinctiveness of range and pursuant characterisation, that every verse is indelibly impressed upon me, my mind seizing upon every word, my body absorbing every sound, my imagination translating the varying intensity and intonation of vibration, into vivid landscapes complete with colour and texture; spectacular vistas of fire and glass, wings, eyes and horns, jasper, thunder, creatures of mystery, both fearsome and holy. There is real, felt emotion too, with descriptions of bloodletting, pestilence and despair and the desolate finality of forever and ever - the magnitude of the thundering earthquakes adding to the sense of helpless inevitability.
Bruce Ross
📍 STROUD
Sunday 20th September | 4pm
The Wool Barn, Tiltups End, Glos, GL6 0QE
One-hour performance followed by refreshments and a conversation.
£15 | £10 concessions | £20 including donation
For advance booking: ahewlett57@gmail.com
Directions: Take the A46 from Nailsworth towards Bath. At the top of the hill by Tipputs Inn, take the first right, then right again down Hay Lane. The Wool Barn is the big building on the right. Parking is nearby.
📍 LONDON
Sunday 27th September | 6.30pm
Marylebone Theatre, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT
£20 | £15 concessions
Tickets available in advance via TicketSource.
Actors: Duncan Mackintosh, Sarah Kane & Dan Skinner
Musician/Singer: Andrew Thompson
Director: Christopher Marcus
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