Scottish Bible Society show a hit
at the Festival Fringe

EDINBURGH, Scotland —The Scottish Bible Society has a hit on its hands following its production of a successful one-man show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. The 70-minute show, featuring actor Andy Harrison in a series of sketches on themes such as Creation, Incarnation, Resurrection and the Last Judgement, evidently succeeded in its aim of being both funny and thought-provoking.

In the words of one reviewer, Mr Harrison “proved a master of impressions throughout a series of hilarious, as well as thoughtful, comedy sketches.” His “fast-flowing and unique performance”, coupled with excellent writing and production, were, added the reviewer, “of an unusually high standard compared to other Fringe Festival shows.”

The show, entitled The End of the World and Other Embarrassing Moments, was devised by Mr Harrison himself in conjunction with Murray Watts, writer of the screenplay for the 2000 cinema film The Miracle Maker.

As part of a deliberate policy to attract members of the general public to the performances, The End of the World and Other Embarrassing Moments was advertised through the Fringe’s main printed programme, and publicity cards about it were handed out in the street.

The Fringe is not famous for performances devised from a Christian point of view. In June the American magazine Christianity Today noted, “Past years have seen Jesus depicted as promiscuously gay…promiscuously heterosexual… and stoned.”

Following the Festival, the Bible Society production went on a tour of major cities in Scotland. It forms part of HomeWORD Bound, the Scottish Bible Society’s five-year initiative to help the people of Scotland ‘rediscover the Bible message in today’s language and media’.