Jesus - The Wasted Years
From: Tuesday, 26th May 2009
To: Saturday, 13 June 2009
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Synopsis
It's more than 2,000 years since the crucifixion, and these are troubled times in the Kingdom of Heaven. Now all-too-fond of turning water into wine and dating female celebrities, a disillusioned Jesus reckons his Dad's past it. Matters soon come to a head when an increasingly forgetful God makes his debut on television, with disastrous consequences. Satan, meanwhile, appears to be going from strength to strength, having finally addressed his demons following a prolonged stint on the therapist's couch. Just when volatile relations between father and son appear to have reached a new low, matters take an unexpected twist when the Virgin Mary comes back into their lives. Suddenly God's in love and Jesus finds himself facing a very uncertain future.
Our Review:
29 May 2009
Robert Meakin’s cheerfully blasphemous play concerns the disintegration of heaven. God in his white robe sits upon his white throne, tended by a white-robed and not so saintly Peter, and surrounded by white boxes – seats for the lesser immortals. An angel (Ariadne Blakey performing as burlesque queen Tempest Rose) sings us into the show with ‘Welcome to Heaven’, a song composed by Adrian Colborne, who provides further musical interludes from time to time. The angel acts as chorus to the enterprise and each time she makes an appearance a little more of her feathery costume is made to disappear.
God is fed up with his son who, since he learned how to turn water into wine, can’t leave the stuff alone – amusingly, one of his constant companions is a mineral water bottle of red wine. His other companion is his dearest friend Satan, who has undergone psychoanalysis, lost his demons and appea...
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Wayne S - 4 June 2009:
I thought the show was excellent even with the limited set. Very entertaining, the show seems to fly by with many subtle and not so subtle jokes. Very well put together even on the 4th night running....
Creative
Robert Meakin (Author)
Bowman Productions (Producer)
Andrew Neil (Director)
Adrian Colborne (Music)
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