Akhenaten
By Tom Crosley-Thorne, Tom Brennan, and Jack Drewry
From the submission, made by Tom Crosley-Thorne:
AKHENATEN
In 1350 BC, a young Egyptian Pharaoh made a radical change. Rather than continuing the legacy of his father, he banned the worship of multiple gods and began following a single god ‘The Aten’ (sun-disc), making 2,000 years of Egyptian religious tradition redundant. ‘Akhenaten’ uses the power of neo-soul and contemporary R&B music to explore leadership, faith, societal change and the birth of monotheistic religion. With a sizzling band of gods and a who's who of the ancient Egyptian elite, ‘Akhenaten’ will be a late-night funk jam, a historical epic and a spiritual communion with a god forgotten by history.
This show was intended to be showcased at 'BEAM2020' today in association with Mercury Musical Development and Musical Theatre Network.
Other credits: Tom Brennan writer/director, Jack Drewry writer/musical director and Rachel Lucille performer.