Jesus Christ Superstar (The Watermill Theatre, Newbury) - ★★★ REVIEW

Jesus Christ Superstar (The Watermill Theatre, Newbury) - ★★★ REVIEW

MickeyJoTheatre · 2025-07-11
27:13

Having, in the last few weeks, seen revivals of Sunset Boulevard, Cats and Evita, Mickey-Jo was very intrigued to check out the Watermill Theatre's new production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.


This revival, which sees a smaller company of actor-musicians take on the iconic rock opera, stages part of the show outdoors, with the audience travelling between two spaces.


Check out what Mickey-Jo thought of the production, especially in the wake of last week's opening night for EVITA...



00:00 | introduction

02:55 | material

10:27 | this production

18:57 | my thoughts

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