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Old Testament stories revisited: Creation; The Flood; Exodus; Samson; David and Goliath.

Creation, by Sean Buckley; The Flood, by Lin Coghlan; Exodus, by J Parkes; Samson and Delilah, by Katie Hims; David and Goliath, by Roy Williams.

by Sean Buckley, Lin Coghlan, J Parkes, Katie Hims & Roy Williams. Five Old Testament stories revisited and set in present day London - Creation in the mind of a coma victim, The Flood in a DIY warehouse, Exodus in an Old Folks Home, Samson & Delilah in a hairdressers, David & Goliath in the world of young gang warfare.

CREATION by Sean Buckley

JO ..... ALEX TREGEAR
NURSE ..... JONATHAN FORBES
DAD ..... SEAN BAKER
YOUNG JO ..... HARPER BONE

THE FLOOD by Lin Coghlan

GIBBONS ..... Sally Orrock
KEVIN ..... Stuart McLoughlin
LORD ..... Sean Baker
LAURA ..... Lizzy Watts
MUM ..... Joanna Monro
BOB ..... Sam Dale
BOOTSEY ..... Nyasha Hatendi
SUZANNE ..... Alex Tregear

EXODUS by J Parkes

MO ..... Sally Orrock
MIRIAM ..... Sue Porrett
FAY ..... Joanna Monro
HELEN ..... Jane Whittenshaw
ELISA ..... Sandra Voe

SAMSON AND DELILAH by Katie Hims 

SAMSON ..... James Alexandrou
DELILAH ..... Katie Angelou
TRACEY ..... Claire Rushbrook
PHIL ..... Stuart Mcloughlin
ANGEL ..... Sean Baker
MARIE ..... Joanna Monro
TEACHER ..... Jane Whittenshaw
GARY ..... Nyasha Hatendi

DAVID AND GOLIATH by Roy Williams

DAVID ..... Jerome Holder
MOE ..... Anthony Welsh
JASE ..... Nyasha Hatendi
ASHER ..... Osy Ikhile

Sound ... Pete Ringrose
Director ... Jessica Dromgoole.

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