A Progress - The Yard
Pro reviewers average
2013-06-19
The Pilgrim’s
Progress –
the dream of a 17th Century jailbird – is a dramatic adventure story, asking
the questions that human ‘progress’ never quite satisfactorily answer: like
what in heaven or hell’s name am I...
The Pilgrim’s
Progress –
the dream of a 17th Century jailbird – is a dramatic adventure story, asking
the questions that human ‘progress’ never quite satisfactorily answer: like
what in heaven or hell’s name am I doing here?
Bunyan was selling
salvation – we’re selling an evening’s entertainment with songs, music, laughs
and spectacle.
Come and take offence,
sit on a fence, wince, whinge, cringe, judge, begrudge, and trudge alongside
our bemused, bothered and bewildered protagonist as he wades into the Slough of
Despond, does battle with the Giant Despair and goes shopping in Vanity Fair.
Show Details
| Running dates | from Aug 15 2012 to Sep 1 2012 |
| Theatre | The Yard |
| Pro Average | |
| My Rating | Review This Show |
| Cheapest ticket | £4 |
| Most expensive ticket | £9 |
| Time Out (Other reviewers) | Full Review |
| There are no peer reviews for this show yet |
Overview, Cast and Creatives
| Genre | Drama | |
| Synopsis | ||
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The Pilgrim’s Progress – the dream of a 17th Century jailbird – is a dramatic adventure story, asking the questions that human ‘progress’ never quite satisfactorily answer: like what in heaven or hell’s name am I doing here? Bunyan was selling salvation – we’re selling an evening’s entertainment with songs, music, laughs and spectacle. Come and take offence, sit on a fence, wince, whinge, cringe, judge, begrudge, and trudge alongside our bemused, bothered and bewildered protagonist as he wades into the Slough of Despond, does battle with the Giant Despair and goes shopping in Vanity Fair. |
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| Author | Carl Heap | |
| John Bunyan | ||
| Company | Beggarsbelief Theatre Company | |