FYI \u2013 for those of you who missed The Heretic at the Fringe, you have a chance to see it. For those of you who have seen it, you have the opportunity to let your friends know that they can still catch it next weekend because it is HELD OVER, Thursday Sept 25 \u2013 Sunday, Sept 28: 9pm nightly at the Waterfront. Festival box office is selling our advance tickets, 604-257-0366.<\/p>\n
THE HERETIC<\/p>\n
HELD OVER AT THE WATERFRONT THEATRE
\nSeptember 25th to 28th Thursday thru Sunday 9pm Nightly<\/p>\n
Tickets are $12 Call Festival Box Office 604-257-0366<\/p>\n
Media Contact Jonathan Ryder 604-831-5909<\/p>\n
\u201cThe writing is clever and sophisticated, the production slick and the acting phenomenal. Easily the best show I saw in this year’s fringe\u201d<\/p>\n
-Jerry Wasserman, CBC <\/p>\n
TOP 2 PICK! — Georgia Straight Critics\u2019 Choice Award<\/p>\n
\u201cFor those of us who find ourselves in a very God-haunted world these days, where the acolytes of the Almighty seem to be continually at each other\u2019s and everybody else\u2019s throats, Christian O\u2019Connor\u2019s The Heretic comes as a darkly comic catharsis. This story of a Roman catholic man, tortured by religious anxieties, who resolves to become an \u2018evangelical atheist\u2019 could hardly be more timely \u2013 of funnier. John Murphy gives a masterful turn in the lead role \u2013 and indeed in all the other roles in the play, moving between radically different characterizations with what has almost become his trademark pell-mell precision. This range is remarkably vast, with all the requisite variations in tone and speed to keep watchers riveted. He is supported by a wonderfully witty script (\u201cIt\u2019s Yahweh or the Highway!\u201d) that, for all of its boisterous blasphemies, ends up being a rather profound commentary on the nature of the religious impulse itself.\u201d -Bryson Young, Vancouver Sun<\/p>\n
\u201cVancouver actor John Murphy\u2019s wickedly funny one-man revue is so stupefyingly irreverent, we\u2019re probably going to hell just for laughing at it. Murphy aims to be provocative and succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n
-Pat St. Germain, Winnipeg Sun<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026a hilarious script, great acting and a technically superb show. Actor John Murphy’s performance is flawless. The comedy is fast-paced! \u2026with God up in heaven \u2026 and humans as his “ultimate reality TV show.”–along with some serious insights into the fear of death.\u201d<\/p>\n
-Cheryl Binning, Winnipeg Free Press<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026a wild ride of a play that\u2019s both hilarious and deadly serious. Extremely well written and equally well executed\u201d -Linda Harlos,CBC<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026constantly funny and provocative.\u201d<\/p>\n
-Silas Polkinghorne, Saskatoon Star Phoenix<\/p>\n
\u201cBRILLIANT! CONTROVERSIAL!<\/p>\n
\u2026funny and insightful! \u2026Wildly pleasurable and unpredictable, kind of like a Disney Land rollercoaster ride in the dark!!!\u2026Check your guilt at the door brothers and sisters\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
-101.5 UMFM Radio, Winnipeg
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