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Watch the open-air Jesus Christ Superstar cast discuss bringing the show back during the pandemic

Anoushka Lucas, Ricardo Afonso and Declan Bennett chatted about the ongoing production in London

Alex Wood

Alex Wood

| London |

1 September 2020

Anoushka Lucas, Ricardo Afonso and Declan Bennett
Anoushka Lucas, Ricardo Afonso and Declan Bennett
WhatsOnStage sat down with the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar to discuss all things open-air theatre and social distancing!

Many roles in the production are shared with different performers taking on different dates. Declan Bennett and Pepe Nufrio share the part of Jesus, with Ricardo Afonso and Tyrone Huntley as Judas. They are joined by Maimuna Memon and Anoushka Lucas as Mary, David Thaxton (Pilate), Shaq Taylor (Herod), Ivan De Freitas (Caiaphas), Nathan Amzi (Annas), Phil King (Peter), Cedric Neal (Simon), and Genesis Lynea, Rosa O'Reilly, Elliotte Williams-N'Dure as the Soul Singers.

Completing the cast are Daniel Bailey, Dale Evans, Rosie Fletcher, Josh Hawkins, Stevie Hutchinson, Billy Nevers, Charlotte Riby, Tinovimbanashe Sibanda, Barnaby Thompson and Tara Young.

The creative team features Will Burton CDG and David Grindrod CDG (casting), Lee Curran (lighting design), Tom Deering (musical supervisor), Barbara Houseman (associate director, voice and text), Drew McOnie (choreography), Nick Lidster for Autograph (sound design), Tom Scutt (design), Timothy Sheader (director), Kate Waters (fight director) and Denzel Westley-Sanderson (co-director).

You can watch the video below:

The show continues until 27 September.

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