JEEZUS!
06 Nov - 07 Nov
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Falling for Jesus is a mortal sin, but damn it feels good!
In 1990s Peru, a brutal military coup ushers in a decade of dictatorship under the rule of Alberto Fujimori. In the home of General José and his devoted wife María, altar boy Jesús prepares diligently for his first communion. But as the biggest day of his adolescent life approaches, the hot man on the cross makes him feel something…unholy.
Catholic guilt collides with unrepentant queerness in this sinful, heart-pounding mix of live music, dark humour, and Latin heat. If Bo Burnham, Bad Bunny, and Bertolt Brecht had a baby, this would be it.
JEEZUS! is the smash hit debut from award-winning migrant-led company Alpaqa. Bulging with new songs and Big D*ck Energy, the show comes to Norwich after taking the Edinburgh Fringe by storm – this time hotter, sweatier, and even more unhinged.
This is the second coming – let’s burn in hell!
Winner of the 2025 Untapped Award and The Stage Fringe Five
As the grand master of musicals, Stephen Sondheim, once said, ‘Musical comedies aren’t written, they’re rewritten’.
REWRITES showcases new musicals at the start of their journey to the stage – a platform that puts shows on their feet and in front of an audience for the first time. A mix of works-in-progress, concert performances, first-time outings and short preview-style ‘curtain raisers’, you will get to be a part of something special, right at the beginning!
REWRITES is a partnership programme led by The Lowry, Birmingham Hippodrome, MAST Mayflower Studios and Norwich Theatre.
Initiated by The Lowry in 2017, musicals featured previously in REWRITES include: No Miracles Here by The Letter Room, A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Sad) by Jon Brittain and Matthew Floyd Jones (Kathy & Stella), A Mother’s Song by Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo and Snowflake by Lewis Cornay. The hit West End musical Operation Mincemeat started out at a scratch event as part of REWRITES.
Important information
Running time: Approx 75 minutes no interval
Age recommendation: 16+
Available to book:
20 Apr at 10 am – Ambassadors, Supporters, Gold Friends and Corporates
22 Apr at 10 am – Friends and Best Friends
24 Apr at 10 am – General
CONTENT WARNINGS: Scenes of a sexual nature, strong language, reinterpretation/sexualisation of religious symbols, homophobic language.
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Reviews
★★★★★
“Deliciously subversive, wholly irreverent, multi-layered musical.”
The Stage
★★★★★
“Blisteringly good performances…joyful, even sentimental celebration of love.”
The Scotsman★★★★★
“As camp as Christmas – mischievously blasphemous and heart-pounding.”
Fringe Review★★★★★
“Bold humour leaves the entire audience in stitches.”
Three Weeks★★★★★
“Blasphemy has never been so much fun!”
Queer Guru★★★★★
“A mad mix of faith, family and fabulousness.”
The Recs★★★★
“Heresy was never so heartfelt”
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