lyrics by TIM RICE | music by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
Our multi award-winning production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar returned in 2019 for a limited season at the Barbican. The production followed two sell-out seasons at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.
Running Times: Act 1: 50 minutes | interval: 20 minutes | Act 2: 45 minutes
Guidelines for Parents and Teachers
Guidelines for Parents and Teachers
Jesus Christ Superstar Barbican
As this sung-through musical centres on the final days of the life of Jesus and his crucifixion, we consider this production to be most suitable for ages 10+.
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Read reviews
Show all reviewsBen Brantley, The New York Times
“Adrenaline-pumping.”
Dominic Cavendish, The Daily Telegraph
“A mass delirium of amplified agony and ecstasy”
Simon Button, Attitude
“The most thrilling revival yet”
Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard
“Magnificent…vivid and compelling”
Sarah Hemming, The Financial Times
“This cracking revival brings Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical to a new generation”
Sam Marlowe, The Times
“Its score, careening from bombastic, grinding guitar freak-outs and lung-busting ballads to lilting melodies and rousing chorales, is thrilling”
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
“Wit, lyricism and satirical bite abound in this dramatic revival”
Baz Bamigboye, Daily Mail
“Electrifying”
Chicago Tribune
“A hosanna-worthy production…the most millennial-friendly JCS ever”
Maxie Szalwinska, The Sunday Times
“The resurrection of the rock opera is cause for celebration”
Creative team
- Director – Timothy Sheader
- Designer – Tom Scutt
- Choreographer – Drew McOnie
- Musical Supervisor – Tom Deering
- Lighting Designer – Lee Curran
- Sound Designer – Nick Lidster for Autograph
- Musical Director – Ed Bussey
- Associate Director - Voice and Text – Barbara Houseman
- Fight Director – Kate Waters
- Casting Director – Will Burton CDG & David Grindrod CDG
The cast
- Jesus – Robert Tripolino
- Judas – Ricardo Afonso
- Mary – Sallay Garnett
- Pilate – Matt Cardle
- Herod – Samuel Buttery
- Caiaphas – Cavin Cornwall
- Annas – Nathan Amzi
- Peter – Matthew Harvey
- Simon Zealotes – Tim Newman
- Ensemble – Daniel Bailey
- Ensemble – Bernadette Bangura
- Ensemble – Robert Bannon
- Ensemble – Cyrus Brandon
- Ensemble – Melanie Bright
- Ensemble – Georgia Carling
- Ensemble – Dale Evans
- Ensemble – Rosie Fletcher
- Ensemble – Luke Hall
- Ensemble – Simon Hardwick
- Ensemble – Josh Hawkins
- Ensemble – Dayle Hodge
- Ensemble – Stevie Hutchinson
- Ensemble – Cleopatra Joseph
- Ensemble – Rachel Moran
- Ensemble – Billy Nevers
- Ensemble – Tinovimbanashe Sibanda
- Ensemble – Elliotte Williams-N'Dure
