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'''''Sixty-Six Books''''' was a set of plays premiered at the [[Bush Theatre]] in 2011, to mark the theatre's reopening on a new site and the [[400th anniversary of the King James Version]]. It drew its title from the 66 [[books of the Bible]]. |
'''''Sixty-Six Books''''' was a set of plays premiered at the [[Bush Theatre]], London, in 2011, to mark the theatre's reopening on a new site and the [[400th anniversary of the King James Version]]. It drew its title from the 66 [[Protestant Bible|books of the Protestant Bible]]. The special show ran from 10 October 10 to 29 October 2011, with special 24-hour shows on 15 and 29 October; the production featured 130 actors, including [[Miranda Raison]], [[Ralf Little]], [[Billy Bragg]], and [[Rafe Spall]]. |
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==List of plays== |
==List of plays== |
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| [[Book of Ruth|Ruth]] || The Book of Ruth (and Naomi) || [[Stella Duffy]] || [[Kate Duchêne]] and [[Nikki Amuka-Bird]] |
| [[Book of Ruth|Ruth]] || The Book of Ruth (and Naomi) || [[Stella Duffy]] || [[Kate Duchêne]] and [[Nikki Amuka-Bird]] |
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| [[Books of Samuel|1 Samuel]] || David and Goliath || [[Andrew Motion]] || [[Malcolm Sinclair]] |
| [[Books of Samuel|1 Samuel]] || David and Goliath || [[Andrew Motion]] || [[Malcolm Sinclair (actor)|Malcolm Sinclair]] |
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| [[Books of Samuel|2 Samuel]] || Thus Spake Orunmila ... || [[Wole Soyinka]] || |
| [[Books of Samuel|2 Samuel]] || Thus Spake Orunmila ... || [[Wole Soyinka]] || |
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| [[Books of Kings|1 Kings]] || The Suleman || [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]] || |
| [[Books of Kings|1 Kings]] || The Suleman || [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]] || |
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| [[Books of Kings|2 Kings]] || Two Bears || [[Sam Burns]] || |
| [[Books of Kings|2 Kings]] || Two Bears || [[Sam Burns (playwright)|Sam Burns]] || |
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| [[Books of Chronicles|1 Chronicles]] || The Chronicle || [[Salena Godden]] || |
| [[Books of Chronicles|1 Chronicles]] || The Chronicle || [[Salena Godden]] || |
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| [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] || All the trees of the field || [[Ian McHugh (playwright)|Ian McHugh]] || |
| [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] || All the trees of the field || [[Ian McHugh (playwright)|Ian McHugh]] || |
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| [[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]] || A Lost Expression || [[Luke Kennard]] || |
| [[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]] || A Lost Expression || [[Luke Kennard (poet)|Luke Kennard]] || |
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| [[Book of Lamentations|Lamentations]] || Halter-Neck || [[Paul Muldoon]] || |
| [[Book of Lamentations|Lamentations]] || Halter-Neck || [[Paul Muldoon]] || |
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| [[Book of Ezekiel|Ezekiel]] || The Fair and Tender || [[Owen Sheers]] || |
| [[Book of Ezekiel|Ezekiel]] || The Fair and Tender || [[Owen Sheers]] || |
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| [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] || Oliver Lewis || [[Jack Thorne (writer)|Jack Thorne]] || |
| [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] || Oliver Lewis || [[Jack Thorne (writer)|Jack Thorne]] ||[[Miranda Raison]] and [[Dominic Mafham]] |
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| [[Book of Hosea|Hosea]] || Fugitive Motel || [[Nick Payne]] || |
| [[Book of Hosea|Hosea]] || Fugitive Motel || [[Nick Payne]] || |
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| [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] || Do Unto Others || [[Billy Bragg]] || |
| [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] || Do Unto Others || [[Billy Bragg]] || |
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| [[Gospel of John|John]] || Lazarus || [[Rowan Williams]]<ref name="thetimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/stage/theatre/article3196030.ece|title=Sixty-Six Books at the Bush, London |
| [[Gospel of John|John]] || Lazarus || [[Rowan Williams]]<ref name="thetimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/stage/theatre/article3196030.ece|title=Sixty-Six Books at the Bush, London |newspaper= [[The Times]]|access-date=2015-11-10}}</ref> || |
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| [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] || Acts || [[Lachlan Mackinnon]] || |
| [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] || Acts || [[Lachlan Mackinnon]] || |
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| [[Epistle to the Hebrews|Hebrews]] || The Middle Man || [[Anthony Weigh]] || [[Shaun Dingwall]], [[Syrus Lowe]] |
| [[Epistle to the Hebrews|Hebrews]] || The Middle Man || [[Anthony Weigh]] || [[Shaun Dingwall]], [[Syrus Lowe]] |
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| [[Epistle of James|James]] || Salvation and Justification Reprised Anew || [[Brian |
| [[Epistle of James|James]] || Salvation and Justification Reprised Anew || [[Brian Chikwava]] || |
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| [[1 Peter]] || Snow in Sheffield || [[Helen Mort]] || |
| [[1 Peter]] || Snow in Sheffield || [[Helen Mort]] || |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{cite web|url=https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/sixty-six-books/|title=Sixty-Six Books | Bush Theatre|publisher=bushtheatre.co.uk| |
*{{cite web|url=https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/sixty-six-books/|title=Sixty-Six Books | Bush Theatre|publisher=bushtheatre.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}} |
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*https://books.google. |
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=Gx58S5sWMhsC "Sixty-Six Books: 21st-century writers speak to the King James Bible: A Contemporary Response to the King James Bible"], Oberon Books, 2012-05-02. |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.oberonbooks.com/66-books|title=Sixty-Six Books | Bush Theatre a contemporary response to the |
*{{cite web|url=http://www.oberonbooks.com/66-books|title=Sixty-Six Books | Bush Theatre a contemporary response to the King James bible bush theatre|publisher=oberonbooks.com|access-date=2015-11-10}} |
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*{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8832518/Sixty-Six-Books-Bush-Theatre-London-review.html|title=Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre, London, review - ''Telegraph''|date=17 October 2011 |publisher=telegraph.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}} |
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*{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/oct/16/sixty-six-books-review|title=Sixty-Six Books – review | Stage | The Guardian|newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 October 2011 |publisher=theguardian.com|access-date=2015-11-10 |last1=Billington |first1=Michael }} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/33894/66-books|title=Theatre, dance, opera and cabaret reviews | The Stage|publisher=thestage.co.uk| |
*{{cite web|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/33894/66-books|title=Theatre, dance, opera and cabaret reviews | The Stage|publisher=thestage.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/sixty-six-books-bush-theatre|title=Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre | Theatre reviews, news & |
*{{cite web|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/sixty-six-books-bush-theatre|title=Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre | Theatre reviews, news & interviews | The Arts Desk|date=17 October 2011 |publisher=theartsdesk.com|access-date=2015-11-10}} |
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*{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/sixtysix-books-bush-theatre--review-7427158.html|title=Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre - review | Theatre | Going Out | London Evening Standard|date=10 April 2012 |publisher=standard.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/articles/sixtysixbooks-book-rev.htm|title=The British Theatre Guide: 21st-Century Writers Speak to the King James Bible|publisher=britishtheatreguide.info| |
*{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/articles/sixtysixbooks-book-rev.htm|title=The British Theatre Guide: 21st-Century Writers Speak to the King James Bible|publisher=britishtheatreguide.info|access-date=2015-11-10}} |
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{{Jack Thorne}} |
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[[Category:2011 plays]] |
[[Category:2011 plays]] |
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[[Category:400th anniversary of the King James Version]] |
[[Category:400th anniversary of the King James Version]] |
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[[Category:Plays by James Graham]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 17 September 2023
Sixty-Six Books was a set of plays premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2011, to mark the theatre's reopening on a new site and the 400th anniversary of the King James Version. It drew its title from the 66 books of the Protestant Bible. The special show ran from 10 October 10 to 29 October 2011, with special 24-hour shows on 15 and 29 October; the production featured 130 actors, including Miranda Raison, Ralf Little, Billy Bragg, and Rafe Spall.
List of plays
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sixty-Six Books at the Bush, London". The Times. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
External links
[edit]- "Sixty-Six Books | Bush Theatre". bushtheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- "Sixty-Six Books: 21st-century writers speak to the King James Bible: A Contemporary Response to the King James Bible", Oberon Books, 2012-05-02.
- "Sixty-Six Books | Bush Theatre a contemporary response to the King James bible bush theatre". oberonbooks.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- "Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre, London, review - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- Billington, Michael (16 October 2011). "Sixty-Six Books – review | Stage | The Guardian". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- "Theatre, dance, opera and cabaret reviews | The Stage". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- "Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre | Theatre reviews, news & interviews | The Arts Desk". theartsdesk.com. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- "Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre - review | Theatre | Going Out | London Evening Standard". standard.co.uk. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- "The British Theatre Guide: 21st-Century Writers Speak to the King James Bible". britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 2015-11-10.