GOD LTD.- An Extremely Biased Review

Marking the 10th anniversary of STAG going to the Fringe, God Ltd. is taking the stage in Edinburgh. And what a way to mark the end of the first decade, and lead us into (hopefully) the next decade of crazy STAG-y madness being sprinkled over the city's famous festival of comedy, dance, music, and theatre.

Since I am a completely distanced and fresh pair of eyes who has no connection whatsoever with STAG and doesn't know anyone involved in God Ltd... Fine. As someone who is actually heavily biased but still genuinely loved the play, I thought a review was in order anyway, on the off chance someone who wasn't initially convinced to buy a ticket would trust the words of a STAG member who laughed to the point of lightly grazing the possibility of peeing mid-show and completely ruining it for everyone seated nearby, and be tempted to risk the same fait. 

If it wasn't already evident, the play is utterly hilarious from beginning to end, following the antics of 3 angels on God's day of rest, having to look after the prayer department in the high-tech office that is Heaven. The angels are all determined to secure the 'Sunday Department of the Week' award, and are prepared to go to any length to get it- which is why an unexpected delivery to Heaven leads to arguments, panic and a whole lot of ridiculousness. 

Rory Doherty, Ewan Shand and Tom Rouvery portray the 3 angels with incredible comic timing. The personalities of Bob, Gabe and Sam completely contrast with one another, making the disasters that strike even funnier due to their completely different ways of dealing with them. Rebecca Smith, playing both Jim and Rachel, has the difficult task of playing two characters in the one production, one a highly religious old southern man, and one woman in her 20s, and she manages (how?? HOW???) to play both in such a way that you forget you are watching an actor.

The writing and directing skills of Ryan Rutherford, along with co-director Maddie Beautyman, are the brains behind the sometimes-dark, sometimes-silly humour and the colourful characters that make this show such a success. This, along with the skills that the whole rest of the fringe team bring (Kirsty Fraser's organisation wizardry that brought the show to the Fringe in the first place, Zac Simmons's tech knowledge and the stage managing expertise of Peter Robson and Josh Tinline Bartholomew) have led to every single show so far being sold out (surely some kind of record but I cba looking it up), and tonnes of amazing reviews. For example:
"It was really really good, ha ha"- My mum.
Nah but seriously look up the other reviews they've been nothing but amazing and full of praise (I promise they're less biased than this one).

If that's not convinced you to buy a ticket, you're either a nun/monk, or you're too far away from Edinburgh to make the trip. But tbh, it would be worth the price of plane tickets. Everyone else in Edinburgh at the moment seems to have thought so.

So go, my little angels, buy your tickets NOW!! The show is almost at the end of its run and the tickets are selling out like there's no tomorrow, GO GO GO!!!

God bless, Amen.