Jesus Christ Superstar (Lupin Theatre Co.)
Slightly modernised in setting and costume but, still sticking to all the traditional appeal of this classic piece of musical theatre from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, the team from Lupin Theatre Co. tell the time honoured story of the last weeks of Jesus Christ with powerful and emotional acting, singing and dancing orchestrated by some innovative direction from Magz Page, alluring choreography from Angie Astell and that edgy rock feel from the musical direction of Rob Norman.
In what is a highly male dominated set of characters the voice and moving stage presence of Ellie Davies as Mary Magdalene shines out which is a particularly outstanding achievement when up against the accomplished vocal and physical talents of Jon Ranwell as Jesus and David Ball as Judas, all three drive the performance along with pace and enthusiasm.
Paul Roberts puts in a commanding performance as Roman Governor, Pontious Pilate, Mike James adds some comic appeal as a clownish King Herod, Alex Catana is a gutturally imposing high priest Caiaphas and is complemented by the unusual casting of a female in the form of Lisa King who seriously owns the role of fellow antagonist Annas.
From a dance perspective the scene containing the title number is particularly visually stimulating with Apostle Dancers, Megan Glover, Emma Newton and Meg Dowen along with Apostle Soul Girls, Naomi Leeanne Millard, Magz Page and Sarah Hodgkins adding some great moves and sounds to the lead vocals.
There is a broad ensemble cast, including soloists Chris Dowen and James Norman as apostles Simon Zealotes and Peter respectively who are the glue that makes this production what it is, a truly splendid piece of theatre that I seriously recommend you try to see before it closes on Saturday 3rd March 2018.
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In what is a highly male dominated set of characters the voice and moving stage presence of Ellie Davies as Mary Magdalene shines out which is a particularly outstanding achievement when up against the accomplished vocal and physical talents of Jon Ranwell as Jesus and David Ball as Judas, all three drive the performance along with pace and enthusiasm.
Paul Roberts puts in a commanding performance as Roman Governor, Pontious Pilate, Mike James adds some comic appeal as a clownish King Herod, Alex Catana is a gutturally imposing high priest Caiaphas and is complemented by the unusual casting of a female in the form of Lisa King who seriously owns the role of fellow antagonist Annas.
From a dance perspective the scene containing the title number is particularly visually stimulating with Apostle Dancers, Megan Glover, Emma Newton and Meg Dowen along with Apostle Soul Girls, Naomi Leeanne Millard, Magz Page and Sarah Hodgkins adding some great moves and sounds to the lead vocals.
There is a broad ensemble cast, including soloists Chris Dowen and James Norman as apostles Simon Zealotes and Peter respectively who are the glue that makes this production what it is, a truly splendid piece of theatre that I seriously recommend you try to see before it closes on Saturday 3rd March 2018.
Book Here
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