The Atomic Priesthood
The cats alone make this show very worth watching. Handles sombre themes well!
I then took the bus to the Bus Stop Theatre, since it was raining, and I joined a sold out crowd at the new Emma Lamont play The Atomic Priesthood where we were all treated to two understudy performances- Emma Lamont played Talia, and Thunder Defayette played Mars, and both did a great job- I didn’t know that they were understudies when I watched the show, and I wouldn’t have guessed.
We find ourselves 10,000 years in the future, where the connection between the past and this future has been severed. A small group of humans have been living on this one section of land for a relatively short period of time. Now they are beginning to get sick, and die in a horrifying fashion. They are, of course, frightened, but Sol, very well played by Shadow St.Pierre-Farrow, remains calm. They have had a dream that they believe explains that the glowing green cats that inhabit this place are Gods, who can be appeased with favours. Sol’s beliefs grow into a fringe religion, with disciples, Mars and Talia. But when Talia’s own sister gets sick and their initial offerings to the Gods don’t show any immediate relief from the suffering they introduce an element of doubt to the community that challenges Sol’s leadership, and everything becomes a lot more dangerous. Click on the link for full review!
Emma Lamont returns with another script full of dread and despair. Wherever I struggled with a tonal shift, the actors and design work (including some stellar puppetry) always came to draw me back in. It's the kind of show that feeds the imagination where I'm completely fascinated by the world emerging from this nuclear wasteland
Really exceptional story telling and wonderful puppets and costumes! The voice overlays really tied the story together in a funny and engaging way as well. I thought this was really well put together and visually looked great too!
I enjoyed this show. It handled religion, science and politics well in this deep-future drama. Comedy moments were most welcome, given the darker topic elements, and the props and set dressing (no spoilers here!) were very well executed. However, I do admit being left with the feeling that things could have been delivered with a tighter script with a little more punch. Despite that, it's well worth a watch and will leave you thinking about the human condition.
Visually stunning, haunting, and innovative - Emma Lamont has done it again! Especially impressive that we saw Thunder Defayette in as understudy but it all felt as smooth as if she had been in the role from the beginning - kudos to the whole team! Loved the design and the concept!
A sparse, haunting, and strange script; stellar costume, sound, puppet, and lighting design; and subtly understated performances - not to be missed! Another exciting move from Anomaly Theatre Co.
One of the best written plays I’ve ever seen ever at Fringe! Immersive sound design. Excellent puppet design and puppetry. This is a feast for the soul in a league of its own, you gotta see it!
Give your eyes some sugar by enjoying this technically perfect piece that mixes real questions with fake religions in the best way. DONT MISS