FAITH. FANATICISM. MURDER. MADNESS.

20 words on... Confessions:
Religious thriller. Fanatical Robert Wringham kills sinners in the name of God but thinks he will still go to Heaven.

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Press reviews (or tell us what YOU thought of the show):

"...compelling... the strongest ensemble production the Lyceum has seen for years"
The Scotsman - FOUR STARS

"...a strong mix of good writing... and excellent performances"
Evening News - FOUR STARS

"...faithful to the dark ambiguity of its source, putting flesh on the narrative’s bones"
The Herald - FOUR STARS

"...what’s most admirable about Thomson’s adaptation is the preservation of complexity."
TVBomb.co.uk - FOUR STARS

If  you knew that you were going to Heaven no matter what you did... what would you do?

In this dark thriller, Robert Wringhim’s powerful faith in predestination means he knows his name is in the Book of the Saved. He will be going to Heaven and nothing he does can change it.

Based on James Hogg’s classic 1824 novel, Confessions of a Justified Sinner looks at what a man will do when freed (in his own mind at least) from any moral restraints. When Wringhim’s religious certainty is combined with the devious whisperings of a mysterious figure known as Gil-Martin, he finds himself caught up in a blood-soaked life of criminal activity.

Hogg’s superb tale of good, evil and the sometimes thin boundary that separates them was a major influence on the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde. With many of the same terrifying themes running through this piece, it’s the perfect accompaniment to a spooky Edinburgh night this Autumn.

Mark Thomson directs his own adaptation of this thought-provoking play. The cast includes Ryan Fletcher and Iain Robertson.