The Necessity of Atheism ~ a play presented by Anglia Ruskin Creative

I love the Fringe up there in Edinburgh. I have done it twice, once as a techie and once as a performer in two new shows. Anyone who has performed there will tell you it is a fabulous place for an actor to cut their teeth. It's a vibrant and eclectic mix of all kinds of performance: from established theatre, comedy, immersive experiences and new takes on classic texts. It's a festival that never sleeps and there is always something to see at any point, anywhere.

That's why I'm very happy to promote these guys on here as, for me, such an undertaking will only lead to better actors, with a broader appreciation of the industry.

This show is no exception, so please read on and I hope to catch you at one of their Norfolk venues.

The Necessity of Atheism is presented by Anglia Ruskin Creative, an award winning company formed by Senior Lecturer in History at Anglia Ruskin University, Dr Sean Lang.

It is directed by Norfolk-based Sabrina Poole, whose productions have previously received awards at the Sawston and Cambridge Drama Festivals.

'I'm delighted to be bringing this amazing show with a wonderful cast up to the Edinburgh Fringe!' ~ Sabrina Poole, Director

                               Victoria Penn who plays Thomas Hogg and Alexander Banks who plays Percy Shelley. 

The Necessity of Atheism by Sean Lang is a boisterous comedy set in the golden age of England’s exuberant cartoonists and is seeking support to get up to Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer.

Synopsis ~ University of Oxford, 1811. Fear of French invasion by Napoleon hangs heavy over Britain, but the young poet Percy Shelley is more concerned with his new pamphlet: The Necessity of Atheism. Asking for proof of God, the pamphlet finds its way around the university and, after an incident involving an apple, attracts the attention of the Lord High Chancellor of England. Lord Eldon is less than sympathetic and is determined to see Shelley punished, even if it means going against the very values he claims to be protecting.

The cast and crew are currently seeking public donations on the crowd funding website here to help with their costs for their run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. Donations can be from as little as £5 and there are exclusive handmade prizes available for each amount given from personalised thank you cards to handmade boxes of apple themed sweet treats.

The Necessity of Atheism will be performed 17^th July, 7:30pm, at the Maddermarket Theatre, £6 (£5 concessions).

Box Office: 01603 620917,www.maddermarket.co.uk,

and  24^th July at Salle Moore Farm, Reepham, Norfolk.

It will also run in Edinburgh at Surgeon’s Hall from 5^th – 20th August, 12:10, £8 (£6 concessions).

Box office: www.edfringe.com