The Heretic

After the adverse publicity surrounding this show I was in two minds about going to see it.  It's not that I'm totally religious nor am I anti-religion it is just my personal reserve implanted through years of protestant ideology.

What I saw was a man performing an interesting concept.  There are some humorous moments but for me no hilarity. The premise of no religions holds some intriguing possibilities for a show, some of which were displayed in this performance.

Thanks to his tortured Catholic upbringing Tom creates his alter-ego Jesus Murphy, a sort of Athe-Christ, an evangelical atheist who deconstructs religion whilst creating his own demons.  Which are scarier, those demons or gods ingrained by years of teaching, or those created from the personal ideology.

Interesting show and a superb performance from an obviously talented man.

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Venue & Venue number

Pleasance Two V 33

Dates

2 to 28 August 2006 (not 15)

Times

21.45 to 22.45

Company

(r)evolution Theatre

Fringe Programme page number;   40