Pentecost
Description
A valuable fresco is discovered in a church in war-torn Eastern Europe. As international and local art historians argue over who should claim ownership, the fate of the painting becomes a metaphor for the future of the emergent nations of Eastern Europe.
Pentecost is part of David Edgar's trilogy of plays about post-Communist Eastern Europe, which also includes The Prisoner's Dilemma and The Shape of the Table.
Reviews
"Dazzlingly ambitious"
- Observer
"One of those rare works that makes you want to climb on to roof tops to shout about its merits."
- Daily Telegraph
"Edgar's superb play about language, people, art and culture... a richly enjoyable script."
- Daily Telegraph
"Plenty to get your teeth into... fascinating."
- The Times