New End Theatre to Present Berkoff's BIBLICAL TALES Starting 8/3

Steven Berkoff's BIBLICAL TALES will premiere at London's New End Theatre on August 3, whatsonstage.com reports.  The show is made up of four one act plays, dealing with the stories of Adam and Eve, Samson and Delilah, David and Goliath, and Moses and Pharaoh, all with a "21st Century twist ... in guises we would never have believed possible," according to the report.  The production will run for four weeks.

Berkoff told whatsonstage.com, "The Old Testament myths are so mysterious and compelling that they lend themselves to all sorts of interpretations. Working on my adaptations it became obvious how relevant they are to our attitudes and values in modern times.

"It was the recent Gaza war and the appalling flack that Israel received that prompted me to investigate ancient Jewish values."

Berkoff's previous works include adaptations of Kafka's THE METAMORPHOSIS, IN THE PENAL COLONY, and THE TRIAL, as well as verse plays including EAST, GREEK, SINK THE BELGRANO!, and THE SECRET LOVE LIFE OF OPHELIA.  He also created the one-man show SHAKESPEARE'S VILLAINS.

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