St. Mark's Gospel

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In January 1978 English actor Alec McGowan [1] (born 1925) devised and directed his own solo performance of the complete text of the St. Mark's Gospel, for which he received worldwide acclaim and another Tony nomination. It opened first at the Riverside Studios before beginning a long West End season at the Mermaid Theatre then at the Comedy Theatre. Taking the production to New York he appeared at the Marymount Manhattan and Playhouse theatres.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Presented by Pieter Toerien Productions in 1980. Michael Tolaydo, André Huguenet Theatre, 4-30 August.

Sources

Listed in Nunsense theatre programme, 1988.

Scenaria (20), 1980. Forthcoming events.

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