Jesus Christ Superstar Reviews

Esmie G from Bristol,

AWESOME

Amazing production, Jesus, Mary unbelievable. Sadly almost impossible to hear Judas's lyrics as drowned out, no fault of his own making! Simple but very effective set. Great to see cast playng percussion and guitars.

Andreas Lindmiere from Bristol,

SPEAKING OF JADED MANDARINS

A great show, packed with stellar performances but sadly let down by a jarring performance by Julian Clary quite probably the quintessential jaded mandarin performing as Herod, and providing a completely self promoting panto piece, right in the middle of a very poignant part of the show. The sets were brilliantly conceived and the singing was pure, clear and a joy to listen to. Be warned the seats in the great circle are skinny and bum numbing. Not recommended for a longer performance. But we were transported away by the production such that it was only a mild annoyance for 1hour and 55 minutes. We were grateful for the intermission though. Remove Clary and improve the seating and it's a easy 5 star event.

Peter from Oxford,

SATISFYING AND MOVING

As a JCSS junkie and having seen various productions over the years, I will never bemoan having seen another of this great rock opera, because they come around too infrequently. My wife and two teenagers loved it.Daughter said the best thing she has ever seen, alongside Grease the musical (that is teenagers for you!). So don’t assume that the less than glowing reviews mean it is not worth watching. On the whole in this play the voices were really very good indeed. True, Jesus was understated and looked a little bit like a skinny Daniel Radcliffe. However, when he came to doing his big numbers, he looked suitably angst ridden and tortured while producing spine tingling and powerful high notes. Pontius Pilot was outstanding and the whole family absolutely enjoyed the performance by Herod who I gather from other reviews might have been Julian Clary, but I didn’t notice this. Nor did I feel that Herod’ performance was anything other than in keeping with the original intended narcissistic and flamboyant character written into the play. Mary Magdalene was just brilliant, as of course she needed to be to make the play Work. Peter had a very good voice but the song by Simon Stood out to me as the best disciple song. The high pitched Pharisee also rocked it! The only real fly in the ointment for me was that Judas could certainly not act at all. He might have got away with this if he had been the best voice on the stage, but sadly this was not the case. he was acceptable, though not as outstanding as any performer playing this character should be. As for the costumes, I felt that the hoodies and loose fitting flannel outfits worked well. We loved the energy of all of the dancers on stage. At the end of the evening, the whole family got the buzz and knew what was happening!

Kim Membury from Oxford,

NOT BAD

Wanted to see this for many years. Thought Judas was great. But Jesus had no charisma at all. Hid behind a guitar to sing his big song Gethsemane, which I admit he sang well but the feel for the story just wasn't there. See Steve Balsamo video for how it should be done. Glad I saw it but was a bit dissapointed.

Tony Rawlinson from Liverpool,

TOO STATIC

I'm afraid it made me pine for the 1998 London revival. There was little dynamism in this, with hand-held mikes more of an incumbrance than anything else. However, the singing was electrifying.

E.Culley from Liverpool,

QUITE DISAPPOINTING.

Sadly I left at the interval as the dancing was a bit like watching a workout at a gym. Very gray outfits. Too many dancers on the stage. Not a patch 9n The Original I watched in the West End.

From Liverpool from Liverpool,

GLAD I'VE BEEN TO SEE IT BUT

I wouldn't go to watch it again. The performers were good but I found it dark and I didn't engage with it very well, I was expecting more and Im sorry but although Julian Clarys BRIEF appearance lightened the mood slightly I was very disappointed at how brief his appearance was. I wouldn't take my children to see it & as I usually go to the theatre with my adult daughter who was away on holiday today and couldn't attend I wouldnt recommend it to her OR take my mother? I attended the matinee performance and overall I was pleased with the theatre and my seat in the circle.The staff were pleasant and friendly so Thank You to them. My opinion of the show: Disappointing

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