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‘Oxford University Players’ première of Moving Reflections, Francis Warner’s powerful new play on the life of St John of the Fourth Gospel, is a noteworthy event. As one would expect from this playwright, whose trilogy Requiem in the early seventies aroused much critical attention, this is a profound and disturbing play, which takes the audience deep into the anguished questing soul of that first century world. ‘This is not religious documentary theatre, but a poetic exploration, in blank verse, of a towering Christian and literary genius, whose life and times have a haunting and evocative relevance to our own anguished age. By never descending to the didactic, Francis Warner has given us a memorable play of profound content and singular immediacy.’ The Stage |
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‘All the accolades for this play specially
commissioned for St Giles’ Cathedral, a setting which
inspired a performance of awesome clarity and
quality.’ ‘Francis Warner’s new play on St John of the Fourth Gospel, Moving Reflections, is a sequel to the playwright’s Light Shadows on St Paul, commissioned for Canterbury Cathedral in 1979. ‘Christ’s light and love amid this world’s darkness is the central theme, and Bible and church history, classical myth and Christian legend are woven together in a fascinating dramatic tapestry. John’s close relationship with Mary, Jesus’ mother who became his own, is a rich source of creativity as the Gospel is composed, while the apocryphal meeting of Mary Magdalene with Emperor Tiberius is among the play’s most powerful scenes. ‘Moving Reflections is a memorable and
evocative piece of religious drama, rich in texture and
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