- Year
- 2011
- When
- April 2011
- Type
- Musical
- Photographs
- 30 in the gallery
Synopsis
Godspell was conceived and originally directed by John Michael Tebelak, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. One of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway successes of all time, Godspell is based primarily on the Gospel According to St Matthew. Featuring a sparkling, seminal score by Stephen Schwartz, Godspell boasts a string of recognisable songs, led by the international hit Day By Day. As the cast makes its way through Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord, Save The People, Learn Your Lessons Well, Bless The Lord, All For The Best, All Good Gifts, Turn Back O Man and By My Side, audience members get to see the parables of Jesus Christ come humanly and hearteningly to life. The show also touchingly presents the story of Jesus' last moments beginning with the Last Supper. The main story of Godspell is portrayed in the show's subtext, in the way the players interact with their leader, coming together to create a loving community.
From the company’s records
The company's second production of Godspell, after 2000.
The archive does not record the venue for this production.
Who made it
Production team
- Producer/Director
- Andy Poulton
- Musical Director
- Mike Cotton
- Choreographer
- Meg Dowen
Cast
- Jesus
- Alf Rai
- John the Baptist / Judas
- Chris Dowen
- Joanne
- Colette Forsyth
- Jeffrey
- Andy Robinson
- Sonia
- Lydia Lavill
- Robin
- Charlotte Poulton-Dowen
- Peggy
- Sam King
- Gilmer
- Mary Mark
- Lamar
- Rachel Coleman
- Herb
- Rob Lehman
Everybody else
The rest of the names the company’s records carry for this production, on stage and off it.
Chorus25
James Allen, John Arnold, Vicki Anthony, Arthur Bate, Grace Bradshaw, Carol Burgess, Kay Corbett, Meg Dowen, Phillip Field, Mark Friedl, Angela Holmes, Colin Hunt, Sarah Joynes, Barbara King, Lisa Turner, Kelly Turner, Mandy Ricketts, Jenni Rullan, Val Simpkiss, Chris Spittle, Nikki Rai, Megan Rai, Abbie Rai, John Wiley, Jacob Wright
Non-acting members19
Brenda Arnold, Peter Arnold, Emma Bond, Dorothy Copson, Terry Corbett, Jill Hodgkins, Sidney Hodgkins, Christine Hunt, Trevor Law, Alan Merrick, Betty Merrick, Alan Pooler, Andy Poulton, Tamason Poulton, Pat Small, Bryan Smith, Eileen Southall, Brian White, Wendy White
What the reviewers wrote
Short extracts only. The full notices remain the work of the writers and the papers that published them.
“Alf Rai, who has proved a real find for the company, is excellent as Jesus, with Chris Dowen a confident Judas in his first principal role for the society.”
Photographs
See all 30 photographs from Godspell
Were you in it?
We would like to know more about Godspell.
The record for this production is thinner than the show deserves. If you were in it, or you were in the audience, you may have something the archive does not.
Programmes, photographs, cuttings from the local paper, a cast list in somebody’s handwriting: all of it helps, and we will add it here.
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