{{Short description|Set of plays}} {{italic title}} '''''Sixty-Six Books''''' was a set of plays premiered at the [[Bush Theatre]], London, in 2011, to mark the theatre's reopening on a new site and the [[400th anniversary of the King James Version]]. It drew its title from the 66 [[Protestant Bible|books of the Protestant Bible]]. The special show ran from 10 October 10 to 29 October 2011, with special 24-hour shows on 15 and 29 October; the production featured 130 actors, including [[Miranda Raison]], [[Ralf Little]], [[Billy Bragg]], and [[Rafe Spall]].
==List of plays== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Book !! Title !! Author !! Cast / notes |- | [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] || Godblog || [[Jeanette Winterson]] || [[Catherine Tate]] |- | [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] || The Crossing || [[Anne Michaels]] || |- | [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]] || The Foundation || [[Caroline Bird]] || |- | [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]] || The Opening of the Mouth || [[Neil Bartlett (playwright)|Neil Bartlett]] || |- | [[Book of Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]] || The Rules || [[Maha Khan Philips]] ||[[Anjana Vasan]] |- | [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]] || Sole Fide - By Faith Alone || [[Daisy Hasan]] || |- | [[Book of Judges|Judges]] || Beardy || [[Tom Wells (playwright)|Tom Wells]] || |- | [[Book of Ruth|Ruth]] || The Book of Ruth (and Naomi) || [[Stella Duffy]] || [[Kate Duchêne]] and [[Nikki Amuka-Bird]] |- | [[Books of Samuel|1 Samuel]] || David and Goliath || [[Andrew Motion]] || [[Malcolm Sinclair (actor)|Malcolm Sinclair]] |- | [[Books of Samuel|2 Samuel]] || Thus Spake Orunmila ... || [[Wole Soyinka]] || |- | [[Books of Kings|1 Kings]] || The Suleman || [[Roy Williams (playwright)|Roy Williams]] || |- | [[Books of Kings|2 Kings]] || Two Bears || [[Sam Burns (playwright)|Sam Burns]] || |- | [[Books of Chronicles|1 Chronicles]] || The Chronicle || [[Salena Godden]] || |- | [[Books of Chronicles|2 Chronicles]] || From Solomon to Cyrus the Great || [[Tim Rice]] || |- | [[Book of Ezra|Ezra]] || The Strange Wife || [[Naomi Foyle]] || |- | [[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]] || When he had been loved ... || [[Mandla Langa]] || |- | [[Book of Esther|Esther]] || Hadassah || [[Jackie Kay]] || |- | [[Book of Job|Job]] || In the Land of Uz || [[Neil LaBute]] || |- | [[Book of Psalms|Psalms]] || When We Praise || [[Kwame Kwei-Armah]] || |- | [[Book of Proverbs|Proverbs]] || Notes for a Young Gentleman || [[Toby Litt]] || |- | [[Book of Ecclesiastes|Ecclesiastes]] || The Preacher, or How Ecclesiastes Changed My Life || [[Nancy Kricorian]] || |- | [[Song of Solomon]] || The Beauty of the Church || [[Carol Ann Duffy]] || |- | [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] || All the trees of the field || [[Ian McHugh (playwright)|Ian McHugh]] || |- | [[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]] || A Lost Expression || [[Luke Kennard (poet)|Luke Kennard]] || |- | [[Book of Lamentations|Lamentations]] || Halter-Neck || [[Paul Muldoon]] || |- | [[Book of Ezekiel|Ezekiel]] || The Fair and Tender || [[Owen Sheers]] || |- | [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] || Oliver Lewis || [[Jack Thorne (writer)|Jack Thorne]] ||[[Miranda Raison]] and [[Dominic Mafham]] |- | [[Book of Hosea|Hosea]] || Fugitive Motel || [[Nick Payne]] || |- | [[Book of Joel|Joel]] || I Notice the Sound First || [[Yemsi Blake]] || |- | [[Book of Amos|Amos]] || Amos the Shepherd Curses the Rulers of Ancient Israel || [[Michael Rosen (author)|Michael Rosen]] || |- | [[Book of Obadiah|Obadiah]] || The House Next Door || [[Nancy Harris]] || |- | [[Book of Jonah|Jonah]] || Cetacean || [[Nick Laird]] || |- | [[Book of Micah|Micah]] || Flare || [[Adam Foulds]] || |- | [[Book of Nahum|Nahum]] || God is Jealous || [[Moira Buffini]] || |- | [[Book of Habakkuk|Habakkuk]] || Habaccuc Dreams || [[Trevor Griffiths]] || |- | [[Book of Zephaniah|Zephaniah]] || In the night, a promise || [[Helen Edmundson]] || |- | [[Book of Haggai|Haggai]] || it is having fallen out of grace || [[Suheir Hammad]] || |- | [[Book of Zechariah|Zechariah]] || The End of the Alphabet || [[Elinor Cook]] || |- | [[Book of Malachi|Malachi]] || When You Left I Thought I'd Die But Now I'm Fine || [[Molly Naylor]] || |- | [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] || A Nobody || [[Laura Dockrill]] || |- | [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] || Capernaum || [[Steve Waters]] || |- | [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] || Do Unto Others || [[Billy Bragg]] || |- | [[Gospel of John|John]] || Lazarus || [[Rowan Williams]]<ref name="thetimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/sixty-six-books-at-the-bush-london-v2wq67hzzrf|title=Sixty-Six Books at the Bush, London |newspaper= [[The Times]]|access-date=2015-11-10}}</ref> || |- | [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] || Acts || [[Lachlan Mackinnon]] || |- | [[Epistle to the Romans|Romans]] || The Man Who Came to Brunch || [[Amy Rosenthal]] || |- | [[1 Corinthians]] || Without Love || [[Matt Charman]] || |- | [[2 Corinthians]] || The Wood Orchid || [[Wena Poon]] || |- | [[Epistle to the Galatians|Galatians]] || The Transgressor || [[Deirdre Kinahan]] || |- | [[Epistle to the Ephesians|Ephesians]] || Ephesus-Schmephesus || [[Laurence Marks (British writer)|Laurence Marks]] and [[Maurice Gran]] || |- | [[Epistle to the Philippians|Philippians]] || The Loss of All Things || [[Chris Goode (writer)|Chris Goode]] || |- | [[Epistle to the Colossians|Colossians]] || Uncool Religion || [[Zukiswa Wanner]] || |- | [[1 Thessalonians]] || Paul's First Voicemail to Thessa || [[D C Jackson]] || |- | [[2 Thessalonians]] || Falling Away || [[Christopher Shinn]] || |- | [[1 Timothy]] || Concerning Faith || [[David Edgar (playwright)|David Edgar]] || |- | [[2 Timothy]] || Hand-Me-Downs || [[James Graham (playwright)|James Graham]] || |- | [[Epistle to Titus|Titus]] || A Sunday Sermon || [[Anya Reiss]] || |- | [[Epistle to Philemon|Philemon]] || The Letter || [[Kamila Shamsie]] || |- | [[Epistle to the Hebrews|Hebrews]] || The Middle Man || [[Anthony Weigh]] || [[Shaun Dingwall]], [[Syrus Lowe]] |- | [[Epistle of James|James]] || Salvation and Justification Reprised Anew || [[Brian Chikwava]] || |- | [[1 Peter]] || Snow in Sheffield || [[Helen Mort]] || |- | [[2 Peter]] || False Teachers || [[Suhayla El Bushra]] || |- | [[1 John]] || Something, Someone, Somewhere || [[David Eldridge (dramatist)|David Eldridge]] || |- | [[2 John]] || Men in Verse || [[Nathalie Handal]] || |- | [[3 John]] || Room 303 || [[Enda Walsh]] || |- | [[Epistle of Jude]] || The Goat at Midnight || [[Anne Carson]] || |- | [[Book of Revelation|Revelations]] || Endpapers || [[Kate Mosse]] || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{cite web|url=https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/sixty-six-books/|title=Sixty-Six Books | Bush Theatre|publisher=bushtheatre.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}} *[https://books.google.com/books?id=Gx58S5sWMhsC "Sixty-Six Books: 21st-century writers speak to the King James Bible: A Contemporary Response to the King James Bible"], Oberon Books, 2012-05-02. *{{cite web|url=http://www.oberonbooks.com/66-books|title=Sixty-Six Books | Bush Theatre a contemporary response to the King James bible bush theatre|publisher=oberonbooks.com|access-date=2015-11-10|archive-date=2013-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204014901/http://www.oberonbooks.com/66-books|url-status=dead}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8832518/Sixty-Six-Books-Bush-Theatre-London-review.html|title=Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre, London, review - ''Telegraph''|date=17 October 2011 |publisher=telegraph.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}} *{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/oct/16/sixty-six-books-review|title=Sixty-Six Books – review | Stage | The Guardian|newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 October 2011 |publisher=theguardian.com|access-date=2015-11-10 |last1=Billington |first1=Michael }} *{{cite web|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/33894/66-books|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141203143604/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/33894/66-books|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2014|title=Theatre, dance, opera and cabaret reviews | The Stage|publisher=thestage.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/sixty-six-books-bush-theatre|title=Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre | Theatre reviews, news & interviews | The Arts Desk|date=17 October 2011 |publisher=theartsdesk.com|access-date=2015-11-10}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/sixtysix-books-bush-theatre--review-7427158.html|title=Sixty-Six Books, Bush Theatre - review | Theatre | Going Out | London Evening Standard|date=10 April 2012 |publisher=standard.co.uk|access-date=2015-11-10}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/articles/sixtysixbooks-book-rev.htm|title=The British Theatre Guide: 21st-Century Writers Speak to the King James Bible|publisher=britishtheatreguide.info|access-date=2015-11-10}}
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