The Heretic

"It takes a rare talent to create firstclass comedy out of a subject as fraught with seriousness as the environment. But that is what Richard Bean has managed."--Paul Callan, "Daily Express" "Bean's writing scintillates. Pulsing with shrewd humour, it's risque and linguistically rich. There are some blissfully surreal touches..."The Heretic" is clever, imaginative and entertaining theatre"--Henry Hitchens, "Evening Standard" "Painfully witty"--Libby Purves, "The Times" ""The Heretic," proves an absolutely corker, funny, provocative and touching, and absolutely resolute in its refusal to lapse into the apocalyptic gloom that usually attends this subject. "The Heretic" is a play on the side of life and optimism, with a faith in humanity that goes markedly against the grain of current thinking."--Charles Spencer, "Daily Telegraph" "Provocative, funny, contrarian and stimulating... pugnacious and entertaining. What starts as a mordant satire ends in a warm glowr