“Viciously funny… he is despicable but you want
to go on despising him all night.”
—The Boston Globe
The Story
Augustine Early, a crooked journalist, has made an art of clawing his way up the professional ladder. When he turns a politician’s tawdry predilections into front-page news, the scandal threatens to undo the one person he thought was immune. A searing and hilarious play about the perfect headline, whatever the cost.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Title of work: The Atheist
Published by: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
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Nice Things People Have Said
“…The Atheist is not to be condemned but savoured”
— Curtain Up
“… accomplishes the Olympian task of making an utter bastard compelling.”
“… (a) a riveting one person show…”
“… the gutter-lyrical fireworks of the rogue male ego… a compelling voice…”
— Timeout (London)
“…the most alluringly sleazy newshound this side of the twenty first century.”
—The Boston Herald
Graffiti Productions: British Theatre Guide in Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Review by Howard Loxton
Despite its title, it is not a play about belief in God or lack of it, though Augustine does tell us he “lost his faith” quite early on. It is the story of a man who doesn’t let morals or scruples stand in the way of the opportunity to get what he wants.