INVITATION
“Many audiences…have seen the face of the invisible through an
experience on the stage that transcended their experience in life.”
This was an assessment of the impact of the theatre on our spiritual life by Peter Brook,
one of the 20th century’s leading writers on the theory of drama.
His words challenge us, as Christians, to assess the extent to which the drama of the liturgy,
in which we are all players, might reveal “the face of the invisible” for us and for those who encounter our worship for the first time.
Holy Play: Liturgy as Theatre is a one day conference which invites lay and ordained Christians to reflect on the drama of our worship and its quality. Servers, musicians, churchwardens, sacristans and leaders of youth and children’s work should expect to find that they feature in the exploration we shall be undertaking. For them, as for the clergy, it is hoped that the day will offer new insights that revitalise inherited resources and expectations.
I look forward to seeing you there.
+ Martin
one of the 20th century’s leading writers on the theory of drama.
His words challenge us, as Christians, to assess the extent to which the drama of the liturgy,
in which we are all players, might reveal “the face of the invisible” for us and for those who encounter our worship for the first time.
Holy Play: Liturgy as Theatre is a one day conference which invites lay and ordained Christians to reflect on the drama of our worship and its quality. Servers, musicians, churchwardens, sacristans and leaders of youth and children’s work should expect to find that they feature in the exploration we shall be undertaking. For them, as for the clergy, it is hoped that the day will offer new insights that revitalise inherited resources and expectations.
I look forward to seeing you there.
+ Martin