24 June – 21 September
Spilling out of the theatre into the gardens, be immersed into the heart of this epic rock score, with an incredible cast of actor-musicians seamlessly fusing these classic roles with iconic music including “Superstar”, “Gethsemane” and “I Don’t Know How to Love Him”
Michael Kholwadia (Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre; Pretty Woman, UK tour) will play ‘Jesus’, Max Alexander-Taylor (The Lion at Southwark Playhouse / US Tour; Cable Street at Southwark Playhouse) will play ‘Judas’, Parisa Shahmir (Fisherman’s Friends UK tour; The Snow Queen at Rose Theatre; We Live In Cairo at the American Repertory Theater and The Last Ship with Northern Stage on the UK & Ireland Tour) will play ‘Mary’.
Joining them will be Michali Dantes (First Date, Old Joint Stock Theatre; The Jungle Book, S4K International) as ‘Simon’, Seb Harwood (Becoming Nancy, Birmingham Rep; Heathers: The Musical, The Other Palace) as ‘Peter’, Christian Edwards (The Sound of Music, Pitlochry Festival Theatre; All I See is You, Bolton Octagon, UK and Australia Tour) as ‘Pilate’, Samuel Morgan-Grahame (Amélie, West End/UK Tour/Watermill Theatre; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Birmingham Rep) as ‘Herod’, Olugbenga Adelekan (The Choir of Man, Arts Theatre; bassist for Metronomy) as ‘Caiaphas’, and Alexander Zane (Beautiful, UK Tour; Forever Plaid, Upstairs at the Gatehouse) as ‘Annas’.
The ensemble includes Jordan Eskeisa (Just My Imagination, International Tour), Maisie Mandley, Hazel Monaghan (Piaf, Watermill Theatre; Fisherman’s Friends, UK Tour), Tasha Chu (Dance Captain) (Romeo & Juliet, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures), Lily Françoise, Trisha Kumar, Alex Anthony Fevrier (Peter Pan, Tyne Theatre & Opera House), Sebastian Hugo, and Finan McKinney (The Wonderful World Tour, West End/International Tour), who is cover ‘Jesus’.
The production is directed by Paul Hart, with choreography by Anjali Mehra, and lighting design by Rory Beaton (all three reuniting after working together on The Lord of the Rings, which has subsequently transferred worldwide). It also features set and costume design by David Woodhead, musical supervision by Stuart Morley, sound design by Tom Marshall, and video design by D.T. Denton. The team also includes Layla Madanat (Associate Director), Rebecca Kelly (Musical Director), Vanessa Vince-Pang (Associate Choreographer) and Nicola Crawford (Assistant Lighting Designer). The stage management team are Cat Pewsey (CSM), Emily Stedman (rehearsal SM), Geoff Field (SM), Richard Lodge (DSM), Caitlin Ravenscroft and Natalie Toney (ASMs), and Ellie Smallbone (ASM placement).
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: Tuesday to Saturday @ 7.30pm, (also Monday 30 June)
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday @ 2.30pm (excl 25, 28 and 29 June, 2 and 6 July)
VENUE: Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8AE
BOX OFFICE: 01635 46044
