{"id":3409,"date":"2020-10-12T21:52:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T21:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/?page_id=3409"},"modified":"2021-04-07T19:54:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T19:54:32","slug":"lord-god","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/?page_id=3409","title":{"rendered":"Lord God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LordGod_poster_prev-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3421\" width=\"375\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LordGod_poster_prev-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LordGod_poster_prev-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LordGod_poster_prev-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LordGod_poster_prev-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LordGod_poster_prev-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LordGod_poster_prev-950x1343.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/LordGod_poster_prev.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Available from summer 2021<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From best-selling author <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/philipreeve.com\/about\/\">Philip Reeve<\/a><\/strong> (&#8216;Mortal Engines&#8217;) and playwright and composer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/?page_id=370\">Brian Mitchell<\/a><\/strong> (&#8216;Those Magnificent Men&#8217;) &#8211; writers of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/?page_id=2921\">The Ministry of Biscuits<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/?page_id=3355\">Pugs of the Frozen North<\/a><\/strong> stage show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premieres at <strong>Brighton Open Air Theatre<\/strong> 10th June 2021. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightonopenairtheatre.co.uk\/event\/lord-god\/\">Tickets here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord God - promo trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qHkdWP396NA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the Lord God is\npersuaded by His retainer and chief-cook-and-bottle-washer Gabriel to\ntake an incognito holiday in a Devonshire seaside hotel (largely to\nget Him out from under His angels&#8217; feet), He looks forward to a\nfortnight of uninterrupted tennis, billiards, tea on the terrace and\nthe latest Agatha Christie. But the presence of campaigning atheist\nProfessor &#8216;Minty&#8217; Tweddle and her fiance, notoriously hard-to-please\ntheatre critic Rex Addison, upsets His plans and leads to all manner\nof supernatural scrapes, japes and narrow escapes and the invention\nof a hot new global dance craze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can our hero persuade\nMinty He really exists?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can He solve the\nProblem of Evil before breakfast?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What exactly is Rex\nAddison up to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will Gabriel step in\nonce more to save the Almighty&#8217;s bacon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out the answers to these questions and all the mysteries of Creation in the new musical comedy <strong>Lord God<\/strong>, from best-selling author Philip Reeve and award-winning playwright and composer Brian Mitchell, whose previous collaborations include the recent sell-out stage adaptation of <strong>Pugs of the Frozen North<\/strong> and the acclaimed musical comedy <strong>The Ministry of Biscuits<\/strong>.  Building on their reputation for thought-provoking comedy, <strong>Lord God<\/strong> takes a timely look at morality, faith, and why sometimes it is best not to take things too seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Minibicsnapshot1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2880\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><figcaption>Ian Shaw in The Ministry of Biscuits<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Minibicsnapshot2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Minibicsnapshot2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Minibicsnapshot2-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Joanna Neary in The Ministry of Biscuits<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With a top-notch cast including comedian<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/joneary.com\/\"> Joanna Neary<\/a><\/strong> (BBC2&#8217;s &#8216;Ideal&#8217;) and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_Shaw_(actor)\">Ian Shaw<\/a><\/strong> (&#8216;The Shark is Broken&#8217;), <strong>Lord God<\/strong><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em>promises a night of  witty lyrics, toe-tapping tunes and thoughtful frivolity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA clever jolly romp with a satirical edge &#8211; unlike anything else around. Charmingly old fashioned, and courageous for being so. I enjoyed it immensely.\u201d  &#8211; <strong>Musical Theatre Review<\/strong> on <strong>The Ministry of Biscuits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat an absolutely ripping wheeze\u2026a top-hole musical comedy without a trace of Lloyd Webber anywhere\u2026a highly entertaining, clever show, packed with neat one liners\u2026a festival gem.\u201d \u2013 <strong>The Stage<\/strong> on <strong>The Ministry of Biscuits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA thoroughly satisfying and timeless tale&#8230;a wise and witty, full-bodied show&#8230; This fifty-one-year-old loved every minute, and his fifteen-year-old son loved it as well.\u201d &#8211; <strong>FringeReview<\/strong> on <strong>The Ministry of Biscuits<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poster by <strong>Sarah McIntyre<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From best-selling author Philip Reeve (&#8216;Mortal Engines&#8217;) and playwright and composer Brian Mitchell (&#8216;Those Magnificent Men&#8217;) &#8211; writers of The Ministry of Biscuits and Pugs of the Frozen North stage show. Premieres at Brighton Open Air Theatre 10th June 2021. Tickets here. 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