Description:
In 1204 A.D., the Fools' Guild is under attack from the forces of Pope Innocent III. Theophilos and Claudia, jesters with the Guild, are sent to enlist the help of a former guild member - the troubador Folquet, now a Cistercian abbot. But while they are at the abbey pleading their case, a gruesome murder takes place - a monk is killed in the librarium and a cryptic message written on the wall in his blood.
With everything on the line, Theophilos, his wife, and their apprentice go off in search of the meaning of the message, uncovering a long-ago series of events that will prove to be as deadly now as they were then.Brief description:
Alan is an Edinburgh-based playwright, originally hailing from Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway. He graduated from Queen Margaret University with a BA (Hons) in Drama and Theatre Arts after specialising in playwriting.
One of the Traverse 50, a group of emerging playwrights who were supported by Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Alan has also been mentored by Playwrights' Studio Scotland and was a recipient of their New Playwright Award in 2016. Working with Edinburgh-based Youth Theatre and Young Company, Strange Town, he has had two plays run at the Traverse (Last Night Me and What Now / What Next).
Review Quotes: "I can't get enough of Alan Gordon's fine storytelling and thoroughly engaging characters." --Margaret Frazer, author of The Traitor's Tale