- Dates Sat 05 Mar 2022 - Sat 12 Mar 2022
- Location The Station
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Evenings
7.30pm
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Matinees
2.30pm
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Ticket Price
From £10
“She’s got a writ signed by God, sir!”
by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Directed by Nik Partridge
Designed by Hugo Dodsworth
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School invites you to bear witness to mankind’s most infamous betrayal, as Judas Iscariot’s crimes against Jesus Christ are put to trial in this deliciously dark and persuasive work from Pulitzer playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis.
Judas is languishing in Hell for his deeds, his ultimate fate hanging in the balance. Upstairs, in a peculiar realm of Purgatory, the downtown courthouse of Hope is divided. Street smart lawyers barter with Judge Littlefield. Satan, Sigmund Freud and Mother Teresa are called to stand. Themes of justice, faith and forgiveness are dissected with razor-sharp wit.
Adopt an open mind and judge the proceedings for yourself. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s eccentric courtroom drama is running from 5-12 March at The Station.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited
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Content Warnings
The play explores themes of death, violence and suicide (specifically hanging). It also explores sexism in the form of insults, power plays, and references to abortion, rape, and eating disorders (specifically bulimia). This script also contains discriminatory language and racism: there are slurs used to describe Irish people, homophobic slurs, derogatory references to people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and the colloquial use of the n-word by a character who is of African or Caribbean heritage. It discusses antisemitism and anti-Semitic views and also contains debate and contrasting opinions on theological arguments, faith and spirituality.
If you require any further information, please contact [email protected].
Cast
Caiaphas the Elder & Mathias of Galilee Max Guest
Fabiana Aziza Cunningham Evie Hargreaves
Gloria & Pontius Pilate & Saint Peter Chiara Lari
Henrietta Iscariot/Sister Glenna/Mary Magdalene/St. Thomas/Soldier 3 Victoria Hoyle
Jesus of Nazareth Joe Usher
Judas Iscariot Ajani Cabey
Judge Littlefield Tom Atkinson
Mother Theresa/Loretta/Soldier 2 Yazmin Kayani
Saint Monica/Bailiff/Saint Matthew Joséphine-Fransilja Brookman
Satan Alex Crook
Sigmund Freud & Butch Honeywell Patrick McAndrew
Simon the Zealot/Soldier 1/Uncle Pino Joshua Hurley
Yusuf El-Fayoumy Alexander Uzoka
Cast Headshots
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Max Guest BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Evie Hargreaves BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Chiara Lari BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Victoria Hoyle BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Joe Usher BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Ajani Cabey BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Tom Atkinson BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Yazmin Kayani BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Joséphine-Fransilja Brookman BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Alex Crook BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Patrick McAndrew BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Joshua Hurley BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Alexander Uzoka BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
Creative Team
Director Nik Partridge
Assistant Directors Tobias Millard and Ellie Jay Stevens
Set & Lighting Designer Hugo Dodsworth
Costume Designer Robbie McDonnell
Sound Designer Elliot Paris-Hamilton
Assistant Voice and Dialect Coaches Rebecca Daltry & Cameron Scriven
Movement Advisor Joêl Daniel
Movement Associate Ben Nash
Production Manager Steve O’Brien
Production Coordinator Kim Lewis
Assistant Production Manager Joe Culpin
Production Supervisors Ruth Sidery and Bryony Rutter
Stage Manager Rosie Maynard
Deputy Stage Manager Frances Ashton
Assistant Stage Managers Lewis Bamford & Lola O’Donoghue
Assistant Lighting Designer & Production LX Spencer Cash-Archer & Chris Davies
LX Op Jack Bain
Sound Op Matthew Newcombe
Prop Makers Millie Edinburgh, Lydia Morgan
Construction Manager Neamh Campbell
Workshop Supervisor Jude Fulwood
Construction Assistants Abbi Davies, Elspeth Goodman, Lara-Louise Jones, Matthew Newcombe and Tom Gould
Costume Supervisor Maisie Higgins
Costume Makers Charlie Rowen, Susie Pearce and Ruby Nex
Costume Assistants Shanice Dacres, Elle Duncan, Jo Kenney, Arthur Wyatt
Hair and Makeup Advisor Sophia Khan and Chrissie Bricknell
Supervising Scenic Artists Meriel Pym and Neamh Campbell
Scenic Art Assistants Abbi Davies, Jude Fulwood, Elspeth Goodman, Tom Gould and Lara-Louise Jones
We’d like to extend a special thanks to Lois Edmunds, Mark Foster, Debbie Benjamin and Marcus at Shirt Tales.
Rehearsal photos by Rachel Holman
Production images by Craig Fuller
