What our customers say...

“This performance is quite amazing. The King James Bible comes to life with Mr. McCowen's memorable interpretation. Uplifting and unforgettable.”

“Alec McCowen's accomplishment is truly a masterpiece of oration and inflection. Everyone should own and watch this.”

“To watch this is to experience the oral tradition out of which beautiful religious texts were born for their communities. Simply the best!”

In 1977, Alec McCowen – unanimously regarded then and now as one of the finest actors in the English language – gave his first solo performance of St. Mark's Gospel (King James Version) with minimal staging at University Theatre in Newcastle, England.

Since these humble beginnings, the McCowen St. Mark’s Gospel has become a theatrical marvel of our time. Mr. McCowen, who recites the entire text of the Gospel from memory in this presentation, was nominated for a Tony Award in 1979 for his impressive work. In addition to performing it for enthusiastic audiences on Broadway, he took the production on tour, which included a performance at the White House for President and Mrs. Carter. 

In its review of the 1990 revival of St. Mark’s Gospel, The New York Times lauded it as “a performance as revelation” and “a one-man play, in which the actor becomes a conduit of genius.” 

But words alone do not describe the power, glory, and compassion of this performance, every moment of which was captured on video from the 1990 revival of this live theater production that ignited imaginations throughout Britain and North America. 

For education and inspiration, a great actor’s art in St. Mark’s Gospel is now permanently recorded as it vividly recounts the life of one who changed the world, Christ Jesus.