By candlelight
At the Nightingale Theatre during the Brighton Festival in 2007, George Dillon performed The Gospel of Matthew by candle-light. The experiment was successful and since then his performance has been seen at a number of churches, with limited technical facilites. If you belong to a church and would be interested in having a performacne in your church (or church hall) please contact George Dillon via this website.
“George Dillon has taken the intense drama of the Gospel, maximised the emotional impact, pumped up the intensity and created a mesmerizing one-man show of sheer brilliance.” The Argus
Inspired by an encounter with Bob Geldof at Euston Station, and created as a response to 9/11 and its aftermath, George Dillon's performance of his own translation of the Gospel of Matthew was nominated for The Stage's Best Actor Award at Edinburgh in 2003 and has been seen on BBC's Songs of Priase and on tour throughout the Uk and abroad.
“What overwhelms is the absolute relevance of these ancient stories to the contemporary scene. The simple clarity of the teaching of Jesus transcends specifics of time and place. The radical message of loving one's enemies has never sounded so revolutionary, straightforward, obvious and utterly sensible.” The Scotsman
Previously accompanied by music, lighting effects and video projection, Dillon has now reworked the performance to be experienced as Jesus's followers first heard the Gospel - in a darkness, illuminated purely by candlelight and the word.
“Most unusually for contemporary drama on this theme, Dillon's Gospel of Matthew is wholly authentic to the biblical text. Dillon brings out levels of meaning in Matthew rarely heard in pulpits. His rendering of Jesus's righteous anger is simply shattering; his Lord's Prayer has an all-too-rare note of urgency.” The Baptist Times
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