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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]].
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'''''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]].


==List of plays==
==List of plays==
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| [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]] || The Foundation || [[Caroline Bird]] ||
| [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]] || The Foundation || [[Caroline Bird]] ||
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| [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]] || The Opening of the Mouth || [[Neil Bartlett]] ||
| [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]] || The Opening of the Mouth || [[Neil Bartlett (playwright)|Neil Bartlett]] ||
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| [[Book of Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]] || The Rules || [[Maha Khan Philips]] ||
| [[Book of Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]] || The Rules || [[Maha Khan Philips]] ||
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| [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]] || Sole Fide - By Faith Alone || [[Daisy Hasan]] ||
| [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]] || Sole Fide - By Faith Alone || [[Daisy Hasan]] ||
|-
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| [[Book of Judges|Judges]] || Beardy || [[Tom Wells]] ||
| [[Book of Judges|Judges]] || Beardy || [[Tom Wells (playwright)|Tom Wells]] ||
|-
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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]] ||
| [[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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| [[Song of Solomon]] || The Beauty of the Church || [[Carol Ann Duffy]] ||
| [[Song of Solomon]] || The Beauty of the Church || [[Carol Ann Duffy]] ||
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| [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] || All the trees of the field || [[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]] ||
| [[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>http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/stage/theatre/article3196030.ece</ref> ||
| [[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 Galatians|Galatians]] || The Transgressor || [[Deirdre Kinahan]] ||
| [[Epistle to the Galatians|Galatians]] || The Transgressor || [[Deirdre Kinahan]] ||
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| [[Epistle to the Ephesians|Ephesians]] || Ephesus-Schmephesus || [[Laurence Marks]] and [[Maurice Gran]] ||
| [[Epistle to the Ephesians|Ephesians]] || Ephesus-Schmephesus || [[Laurence Marks (British writer)|Laurence Marks]] and [[Maurice Gran]] ||
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| [[Epistle to the Philippians|Philippians]] || The Loss of All Things || [[Chris Goode]] ||
| [[Epistle to the Philippians|Philippians]] || The Loss of All Things || [[Chris Goode (writer)|Chris Goode]] ||
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| [[Epistle to the Colossians|Colossians]] || Uncool Religion || [[Zukiswa Wanner]] ||
| [[Epistle to the Colossians|Colossians]] || Uncool Religion || [[Zukiswa Wanner]] ||
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| [[1 Thessalonians]] || Paul's First Voicemail to Thessa || [[DC Jackson]] ||
| [[1 Thessalonians]] || Paul's First Voicemail to Thessa || [[D C Jackson]] ||
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| [[2 Thessalonians]] || Falling Away || [[Christopher Shinn]] ||
| [[2 Thessalonians]] || Falling Away || [[Christopher Shinn]] ||
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| [[1 Timothy]] || Concerning Faith || [[David Edgar]] ||
| [[1 Timothy]] || Concerning Faith || [[David Edgar (playwright)|David Edgar]] ||
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| [[2 Timothy]] || Hand-Me-Downs || [[James Graham (playwright)|James Graham]] ||
| [[2 Timothy]] || Hand-Me-Downs || [[James Graham (playwright)|James Graham]] ||
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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 Chikawa]] ||
| [[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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| [[2 Peter]] || False Teachers || [[Suhayla El Bushra]] ||
| [[2 Peter]] || False Teachers || [[Suhayla El Bushra]] ||
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| [[1 John]] || Something, Someone, Somewhere || [[David Eldridge]] ||
| [[1 John]] || Something, Someone, Somewhere || [[David Eldridge (dramatist)|David Eldridge]] ||
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| [[2 John]] || Men in Verse || [[Nathalie Handal]] ||
| [[2 John]] || Men in Verse || [[Nathalie Handal]] ||
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==External links==
==External links==
*https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/sixty-six-books/
*{{cite web|url=https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/sixty-six-books/|title=Sixty-Six Books &#124; Bush Theatre|publisher=bushtheatre.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}}
*[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.
*books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1849432988
*{{cite web|url=http://www.oberonbooks.com/66-books|title=Sixty-Six Books &#124; Bush Theatre a contemporary response to the King James bible bush theatre|publisher=oberonbooks.com|access-date=2015-11-10}}
*http://www.oberonbooks.com/66-books
*http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8832518/Sixty-Six-Books-Bush-Theatre-London-review.html
*{{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}}
*http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/oct/16/sixty-six-books-review
*{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/oct/16/sixty-six-books-review|title=Sixty-Six Books – review &#124; Stage &#124; The Guardian|newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 October 2011 |publisher=theguardian.com|access-date=2015-11-10 |last1=Billington |first1=Michael }}
*http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/33894/66-books
*{{cite web|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/33894/66-books|title=Theatre, dance, opera and cabaret reviews &#124; The Stage|publisher=thestage.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}}
*http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/sixty-six-books-bush-theatre
*{{cite web|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/sixty-six-books-bush-theatre|title=Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre &#124; Theatre reviews, news & interviews &#124; The Arts Desk|date=17 October 2011 |publisher=theartsdesk.com|access-date=2015-11-10}}
*http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/sixtysix-books-bush-theatre--review-7427158.html
*{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/sixtysix-books-bush-theatre--review-7427158.html|title=Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre - review &#124; Theatre &#124; Going Out &#124; London Evening Standard|date=10 April 2012 |publisher=standard.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}}
*http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/articles/sixtysixbooks-book-rev.htm
*{{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}}

{{Jack Thorne}}


[[Category:2011 plays]]
[[Category:2011 plays]]
[[Category:400th anniversary of the King James Version]]
[[Category:400th anniversary of the King James Version]]
[[Category:Plays by James Graham]]




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]

Book Title Author Cast / notes
Genesis Godblog Jeanette Winterson Catherine Tate
Exodus The Crossing Anne Michaels
Leviticus The Foundation Caroline Bird
Numbers The Opening of the Mouth Neil Bartlett
Deuteronomy The Rules Maha Khan Philips
Joshua Sole Fide - By Faith Alone Daisy Hasan
Judges Beardy Tom Wells
Ruth The Book of Ruth (and Naomi) Stella Duffy Kate Duchêne and Nikki Amuka-Bird
1 Samuel David and Goliath Andrew Motion Malcolm Sinclair
2 Samuel Thus Spake Orunmila ... Wole Soyinka
1 Kings The Suleman Roy Williams
2 Kings Two Bears Sam Burns
1 Chronicles The Chronicle Salena Godden
2 Chronicles From Solomon to Cyrus the Great Tim Rice
Ezra The Strange Wife Naomi Foyle
Nehemiah When he had been loved ... Mandla Langa
Esther Hadassah Jackie Kay
Job In the Land of Uz Neil LaBute
Psalms When We Praise Kwame Kwei-Armah
Proverbs Notes for a Young Gentleman Toby Litt
Ecclesiastes The Preacher, or How Ecclesiastes Changed My Life Nancy Kricorian
Song of Solomon The Beauty of the Church Carol Ann Duffy
Isaiah All the trees of the field Ian McHugh
Jeremiah A Lost Expression Luke Kennard
Lamentations Halter-Neck Paul Muldoon
Ezekiel The Fair and Tender Owen Sheers
Daniel Oliver Lewis Jack Thorne Miranda Raison and Dominic Mafham
Hosea Fugitive Motel Nick Payne
Joel I Notice the Sound First Yemsi Blake
Amos Amos the Shepherd Curses the Rulers of Ancient Israel Michael Rosen
Obadiah The House Next Door Nancy Harris
Jonah Cetacean Nick Laird
Micah Flare Adam Foulds
Nahum God is Jealous Moira Buffini
Habakkuk Habaccuc Dreams Trevor Griffiths
Zephaniah In the night, a promise Helen Edmundson
Haggai it is having fallen out of grace Suheir Hammad
Zechariah The End of the Alphabet Elinor Cook
Malachi When You Left I Thought I'd Die But Now I'm Fine Molly Naylor
Matthew A Nobody Laura Dockrill
Mark Capernaum Steve Waters
Luke Do Unto Others Billy Bragg
John Lazarus Rowan Williams[1]
Acts Acts Lachlan Mackinnon
Romans The Man Who Came to Brunch Amy Rosenthal
1 Corinthians Without Love Matt Charman
2 Corinthians The Wood Orchid Wena Poon
Galatians The Transgressor Deirdre Kinahan
Ephesians Ephesus-Schmephesus Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
Philippians The Loss of All Things Chris Goode
Colossians Uncool Religion Zukiswa Wanner
1 Thessalonians Paul's First Voicemail to Thessa D C Jackson
2 Thessalonians Falling Away Christopher Shinn
1 Timothy Concerning Faith David Edgar
2 Timothy Hand-Me-Downs James Graham
Titus A Sunday Sermon Anya Reiss
Philemon The Letter Kamila Shamsie
Hebrews The Middle Man Anthony Weigh Shaun Dingwall, Syrus Lowe
James Salvation and Justification Reprised Anew Brian Chikwava
1 Peter Snow in Sheffield Helen Mort
2 Peter False Teachers Suhayla El Bushra
1 John Something, Someone, Somewhere David Eldridge
2 John Men in Verse Nathalie Handal
3 John Room 303 Enda Walsh
Epistle of Jude The Goat at Midnight Anne Carson
Revelations Endpapers Kate Mosse

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sixty-Six Books at the Bush, London". The Times. Retrieved 2015-11-10.

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