I am Thomas, a Brutal Comedy with Songs
Lyrics and songs by Simon Armitage and Iain Johnston
Told by an Idiot/NTS (2016)
Directed by Paul Hunter
Lighting design by Paul Anderson
Photography by Manuel Harlan
The show exploded out of municipal council chambers into a mad mad mad mad world, describing the story of a young man executed for expressing his atheist conviction. Vintage superheroes, devout protestants, 1970s sports pundits, 18th century political spin doctors and the worst Guy Fawkes effigy ever put on stage all help to tell his story.
“Gloriously anarchic musical about the last man in the country to be executed for blasphemy. Experimental but populist, historical but playful, and musical in the fashion of a carnival.”
The Guardian
“…a bold theatrical experiment”
The Daily Telegraph