St. Mark's Gospel (PG) Sorry—Sold Out!
By the Disciple Mark
Presented by: Antony Holland
120 min. with Intermission. $17
No Bells & Whistles, Gabriola
Sunday, The Roxy, 4:30pm
About the Presentation: The centuries melt away and 30 AD is like yesterday. Listen as if for the first time as Mr. Holland performs Mark’s report on ‘What manner of man is this?’ St. Mark’s Gospel was first performed by another British actor, Alec McCowen, in the mid 70’s to rave reviews from the London critics – believe it or not! Mr. McCowen writes: “If there had never been a Christian religion; if Jesus had disappeared from memory, and one day we discovered a little book which opened with the line: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. What would we think? It is so very hard to imagine reading that line for the first time, but it is probably the most stunning opening line ever written. It is the start of St. Mark’s Gospel.”
About the Company: No Bells & Whistles is Antony Holland’ answer to high-tech, big production theatre. That is – you don’t need it. Mr. Holland has been presenting plays in a minimalist style at his Gabriola Theatre Centre for over seven years. People who have been willing to let go of their modern traditional view of theatre and try a No Bells & Whistles presentation have found themselves coming back for more.
About the Performer: Mr.Holland is one of Canada's most notable actors, and as founder of the prestigious Studio 58 acting program at Langara College, he is a pioneer of theatre in B.C. He is the winner of four Vancouver Jessie Awards, the Sam Payne Award for "Humanity, Integrity and Encouragement of New Talent", the Union of B.C Performers Award of Excellence, and has been inducted into the B.C Entertainment Hall of Fame. He has appeared in countless movies and television series and has acted on stage for over fifty years from The Bristol Old Vic to his 2009 performance in The Fly Fisher’s Companion for Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay. His acclaimed performance as King Lear at Studio 58 in Vancouver has only been eclipsed by his role as Morrie in Tuesdays with Morrie, which he has played to audiences across the country, numbering over 40,000 and counting!