Prophets

Prophets Synopsis

You think of the Pacific.
Beaches. Water. Sand.
Saint John's not like that.
It's a rock.
The first people who came here burned
their ships.
Stood on the land and watched them burn.
They knew they were here forever.

A researcher from Scotland travels to Saint John, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific.

Upon arrival, she finds the island under the control of a growing religious cult. In search of her own salvation, Kerris challenges the dangerous theology of the island's sect as the day of paradise approaches.

Prophets is a drama from Fringe First winning writer Jack MacGregor that examines the intersection between faith and cult, an exploration of violent belief at the edge of the world.

This edition was published to coincide with the production at Assembly Roxy at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2026.