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The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven
18 January - 29 January
SHOW DETAILS:
19 – 29 January 2023
SUNDAY 29 JANUARY ALMOST SOLD OUT – SOME TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE THROUGH MIDSUMMA
preview: Wednesday 18 January 2023
opening night: Thursday 19 January 2023
duration: 60 minutes
times:
Tues – Sat 7:30pm
Sun 5pm
ticket price: $35 – $49
bookings: 03 9662 9966
warnings: sexual references
Join Queen Jesus for a revolutionary queer ritual in which bread is shared, wine is drunk, and familiar stories are reimagined by a transgender Jesus.
Winner of the 2021 Green Room Award for Best Independent Theatre Production for its premiere season at Theatreworks, The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven features Kristen Smyth as Queen Jesus, delivering writer Jo Clifford’s provocative and inspiring text. Under the direction of Kitan Petkovski, Smyth’s powerful performance is supported by a live choir of four singing Rachel Lewindon’s hauntingly beautiful original score. The result is a transcendent take on what it means to be human, imagining Christianity’s message of love extending to embrace all those traditionally excluded because of their sexuality or gender.
“I wrote The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven because I wanted to resist,” says Jo Clifford. “Resist the profound and damaging shame and fear and guilt that has been with me almost all my life. The shame and the fear and the guilt that comes on almost all of us trans women and men born into this hostile world.”
“An amazing fusion of theatre, storytelling and ritual.” Stage Whispers
“An inspiring antidote to the legacy of shame left by many a church upbringing.” The Age
★★★★½ “Smyth’s performance is enthralling” Arts Hub
★★★★½ “This is a deeply affecting piece of theatre” Theatre Matters
Photos by Daniel Rabin
Supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants
Director: Kitan Petkovski
Performer: Kristen Smyth
Composer: Rachel Lewindon
Set and Costume Designer: Bethany J. Fellows
Lighting Designer: Katie Sfetkidis
Producer: Ben Anderson
Choir: Alexandra Amerides, Mel O’Brien, Andre Sasalu, and Willow Sizer
Ticket Prices:
Preview: $35
Full: $49
Concession: $39
Group 6+: $39
Concessions:
Pensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members
NO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE