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This was recorded "as live" in March 2023 before public performances.

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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.

Creative Team

Performers | Jo Blake and Robert Clark

Director | Jo Blake

Movement Director | Ben Duke

Lead Dramaturg | Lootie Johansen-Bibby

Visiting Dramaturg | Sheila Ghelani

Collaborative Devisor | Georgia Tillery-Randak

Designer | Ruth Stringer

Lighting Designer | Adi Currie

Sound Designer | Patch Middleton

Producer | Courtenay Johnson for Carbon Theatre

Production Manager | Fiona Scott Lockyer

Stage Manager | Emma Drostby