The Last Days of Judas Iscariot “She’s got a writ signed by God, sir!”

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Station

Key Information
  • Dates Sat 05 Mar 2022 - Sat 12 Mar 2022
  • Location The Station
  • Evenings

    7.30pm
  • Matinees

    2.30pm
  • 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
  • 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

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

Graduate Sahir Mehta
As soon as I visited the School, I fell in love with the place. Perhaps it sounds a bit irrational, but sometimes you get a vibe - and you just know! BOVTS gave me all the tools I needed to prepare for a career as an actor. Sahir Mehta, MA Professional Acting, 2018
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