The Witness - Special Easter Performance
Date & Time
Sat Apr 08 2023 at 07:30 pm
Location
The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton | Northampton, EN
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Join us for this special performance of The Witness on the Easter weekend.This special performance will be within the walls of The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Northampton, founded in 1100AD. We have chosen to perform the piece in the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday as it marks a pivotal period in Mary Magdalene's story. We do hope you can join us on this special evening.
We are also delighted to be live-streaming the performance online for those of you further away.
ABOUT THE SHOW
His story became History. Her story became Heresy.
The sacred and profane collide in a new performance by interdisciplinary artist Jo Blake, inspired by the Gospel of Mary Magdalene. Three copies of the gospel have been found – all of them with missing pages. As the only gospel written in the name of a woman, it reveals Mary Magdalene as a most formidable and courageous spiritual leader, confidante and companion of Christ.
Moving through humour, bold physicality and intricate storytelling; The Witness reveals how one woman’s 2000 year old testimony comes clattering into the life of a contemporary woman, initiating a reckoning and demanding that the missing pages be written anew.
The production and wider project is supported by The Kenneth Foundation, Northamptonshire Community Foundation, and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Event Location
The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton, United KingdomEvent Host
Carbon Theatre