Conclave by Sean Walsh.
Here is a play that while set in the context of the passion of Jesus belongs to any and every age.
A group of men used to power work to ensure that they remain in power
and that an individual
who threatens their power is eliminated.
They are so committed to their own version of the truth
that they will stop at nothing
to suppress any challenge to their truth.
The one member of their group who raises the possibility
that this Jesus of Nazareth may be revealing
a more disturbing version of truth is dismissed out of hand.
Yet in spite of all the clever maneuverings
the play suggests that, in the end, God’s truth will out.
The death of Jesus is not the end of the matter after all.
Sean Walsh’s writing is pruned back to the essentials
which heightens the sense of drama
and ensures that the reader is carried along
by the flow of the marvelous dialogue.
A wonderful addition to this playwright’s portfolio.
– Martin Hogan.