The Oxford Passion
From: Wednesday, 1st August 2007
To: Saturday, 8 September 2007
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Synopsis
A man born out of controversy, a political prisoner betrayed by a friend and murdered for his beliefs. Sinner, saviour or Son of God? As part of the Oxfordshire 2007 celebrations, Creation Theatre Company takes the traditional street theatre of the Mystery Play and transforms it into a striking contemporary production featuring a large community chorus.
Our Review:
14 August 2007
The strapline for this new version of the events leading up to the Crucifixion of Jesus is ‘Born. Believed. Betrayed’. It gives a good idea of the fresh approach taken by writer Lizzie Hopley and director Charlotte Conquest, using Nick King’s new translation of the New Testament as a starting point. If Hopley’s script is anything to go by, this must be a wonderfully direct retelling – the Sermon on the Mount for example is a genuinely stirring call to action by a man so impassioned, his detractors might well call him rabble rouser.
The mythic dimension is enhanced by the inclusion of the Angel of Death, a brooding presence clad like an ancient warrior queen in Dami Olukoya’s focused performance; and the imaginative use of a chorus drawn from the local community, in masks and flowing robes.
These versatile and gifted amateurs easily shift from Greek chorus mode to providing a rapt audience on that Mount or a mob baying for blood. It’s a refreshing change from the bear...
Creative
Creation Theatre Company (Company)
Charlotte Conquest (Director)
Lucy Wilkinson (Design)
Peter Lole (Music)
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