The Scotsman ★★★
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Today is the day!
Darkness opens today for the first preview show at 3.30pm. There is an offer for the first 20 people to arrive at the Zoo Roxy Box Office and who quote “Q” will get a ticket for £2.50. Grab this great opportunity to be there at the very start of this exciting show.
Darkness @ Edinburgh Fringe Festival
07 August 2011 - 29 August 2011
Venue: ZOO Roxy, The Loft, Edinburgh Festival.
Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex and Escalator East to Edinburgh present
“The oceans are rising. The crops are failing. The people are starving.
Everyone knows this. This is the morning of two lights, the rapture approaches.”
In this powerful new play, Fringe First winner and acclaimed playwright Jonathan Lichtenstein explores the dangers of religious fundamentalism and it’s shattering impact on one family.The intimate relations between members of a rural community act as a damning metaphor for how powerful authority figures claim a divine right to act with impunity, often with devastating consequences.
Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex and Escalator East to Edinburgh present
“The oceans are rising. The crops are failing. The people are starving.
Everyone knows this. This is the morning of two lights, the rapture approaches.”
In this powerful new play, Fringe First winner and acclaimed playwright Jonathan Lichtenstein explores the dangers of religious fundamentalism and it’s shattering impact on one family.The intimate relations between members of a rural community act as a damning metaphor for how powerful authority figures claim a divine right to act with impunity, often with devastating consequences.
