Jesus Christ Superstar – Hull New Theatre
When a theatre production seems to pass in the blink of an eye, you know you have witnessed something special.
So, it was on Monday evening, when Jesus Christ Superstar came to the Hull New Theatre to spellbind us in the fairly full venue.
After a 10-minute delay for curtain up, the first half was well worth the wait. Events on stage were so utterly engrossing, next thing we knew the interval was upon us.
The stage setting for the last weeks of Jesus Christ’s life (seen through the eyes of Judas), was devoid of colour; even the actors’ costumes were mostly a drab beige. This cleverly created the perfect atmosphere of suspicion, fear and doubt leading up to Jesus’s demise.
Feared by the authorities for being hailed as the “King of the Jews” and the “Son of God” by his followers,...
