Hilarious production. Amazing actors, I especially liked Yildiz.
Well done! - Anonymous
21 Oct 07
Sorry. Wrong star rating. - Sarah C
01 Oct 07
What a load of rubbish. i saw the show in Manchester and found it really depressing. Godspell is a great show, but this production looked so cheap you would not believe it. And what happened to the music? It sounded so dated. And the lighting had no sensitivity at all. The whole thing was bad and unless you seriously like Stephen Gately, save your money. - Sarah C
01 Oct 07
I saw the opening night in Manchester and quite liked it.
Never seen Godspell before but the songs were good.
Gately held it together well, great voice, but I do agree about Judas over acting.
It was a young cast but they all seemed really professional.
Worth seeing. - Stevie B
26 Sep 07
I absoultely loved the show, it was very entertaining and very funny. I hope to see him again in another show, next year.
Love that man. - Catherine Somerville
26 Sep 07
This poor production is nothing but an excuse to try and make some cash. And on the afternoon I endured it, it didn't even succeed on that level. Paul Kerryson's dated, badly paced, poorly judged production echoed round the empty, cavernous Palace Manchester. The whole thing felt cheap and nasty.
Stephen Gately simply can't act. And isn't a draw anymore. He looks uncomfortable and truly at sea. Ryan Malloy as Judas has all the comic sensibilities of a juggernaut - his prolonged ad-libbing (met by bemused silences) were self indulgent, inappropriate and just not funny. Kerryson himself played this part 20 years ago and was genuinely funny. He clearly hasn't communicated his vision of the role well enough to a performer who is in serious need of direction.
The rest of the cast are young and enthusiastic (happy to be in work). they put in good work but personalities don't shine through. Except for the young Welsh lad. And someone has got to tell them that there are different volume variants other than really, really bloody loud. By My Side was sung like a football chant.
The music generally was badly directed and sounded very 80's. In trying to give the piece a contemporary feel, Kerryson has succeeded in wringing it dry of it's charm. But then, for something that is nothing but a hollow piece of commercial tat - what do you expect. - Steve C
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