A sacrificial son. Sisters with a shocking secret. A man on Death Row. Testament invites you to bear witness to the dark underbelly of The Good Book. A theatrical film set in modern day America, Testament explores the compelling re-imagining of four oft-forgotten Bible characters against a haunting score of gospel and blues as we behold how their lives have unfolded in today’s society.

Winner of 5 BroadwayWorld Awards:

Best Streaming Play

Best New Streaming Play

Best Direction of a Streaming Play or Musical

Best Editing of a Streaming Play or Musical

Best Sound Design of a Streaming Play or Musical

Reviews:

★★★★★ Everything Theatre, ★★★★★ View From the Cheap Seat, ★★★★★ North West End UK, ★★★★★ The Front Row Center, ★★★★ London Living Large, ★★★★ Reviews Gate, ★★★★ Mobile Theatre

“Simply impossible not to feel moved by this piece” –North West End UK

“An astonishingly raw and emotional piece of theatre” –Everything Theatre

“All of the stories are sharply observed and neatly written” – Stagedoor, Lyn Gardner

“Divine performances are assured in Testament” –BroadwayWorld

“The performances are exceptional, beautiful, and intense.” – The Front Row Center

TESTAMENT has so far screened as part of 59E59 East to Edinburgh Goes Virtual, Edinburgh Fringe Festival at Assembly, and Rochester Fringe Festival.… Read More

An exciting, immersive show filled with history and music that will breathe new life into the Wallace Collection and allow you to explore its galleries as you have never seen them before.

Paris, 1825. A frightened little boy is discovered alone and abandoned in a backstreet apartment. By 1890, this same boy will have become one of the world’s most distinguished art collectors and philanthropists: Sir Richard Wallace. Performed by a cast of actor-musicians in the galleries of one of London’s best kept secrets, The Collection is the true rags to riches story about the life of one of the Victorian era’s unsung artistic and charitable patrons, who left Britain the gift of one of its greatest artistic treasures: the Wallace Collection.

This is a promenade performance limited to 25 people per show, with no seating. Run time approximately one hour.

Tickets available now from the Wallace Collection website:

https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/play-the-collection/

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“My daddy wasn’t nobody – you think I care you the Son of God?”

A man whose father tried to sacrifice him.
Two sisters with a dark family secret.
A man on death row whose cell mate claims to be the Messiah.

TESTAMENT presents four overlooked Bible characters – a ragtag group of women, children, outcasts and thieves – and resets them in modern day America, giving these unknown voices a chance to finally tell their side of the story. Featuring a haunting live score of gospel and blues, TESTAMENT is a compelling and human exploration of the dark underside of The Greatest Story Ever Told.

Reviews for TESTAMENT from its five show run at VAULT Festival:

“Intriguing, gripping stuff”
★★★★★ LondonTheatre

“Bernays has managed to create a new and captivating angle to the Bible and it’s impossible not to engage with their stories.” A Younger Theatre

“A thoroughly engaging watch.” Exeunt Magazine

“Gripping and grisly stuff” The Peg

Top Picks of VAULT 2017 by Time Out

Written by Tristan Bernays

Starring Tristan Bernays, Celeste Dodwell, Peta Cornish, Simon Manyonda, and Ivy Davies

Produced by Darius Thompson on behalf of Old Sole Theatre Company

TESTAMENT was also one of five plays chosen to be published by Nick Hern Books in its anthology PLAYS FROM VAULT 2

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