NOTES
“Jesus – My Boy” was originally performed by John Dowie, in a production directed by Victor Spinetti, at The Birmingham Rep Studio Theatre. It was subsequently performed by Tom Conti during December to January 1998/9 at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue and by the Israeli comedian/actor Gil Kopatz in Tel Aviv. Subsequent performances/translations have taken place in Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Germany and Canada.
REVIEWS
“John Dowie’s take on the biblical tale is a touching, affectionate and thoroughly absorbing piece of drama. Yes, there are jokes in this stunning monologue – and a couple of them are real belters – but this is not a rat-a-tat-tat gag fest, but a warm and intelligent treatment of perhaps the best-known tale. Dowie would make a fantastic preacher … the way he recounts “the greatest story ever told” genuinely humanises the story of Christ …the route he takes is never predictable, and some of the other angles are truly inspired…this truly is a divine comedy”
www.chortle.co.uk
“Scholarly, deeply poignant and wickedly funny – sympathetic to Christianity yet far from proselytising – intellectually rigorous yet easily accessible; simply staged but multi-layered, full of light humour and deep pain. It is, in short, a triumph.”
Edinburgh List magazine.
“Achieves the almost impossible feat of giving it a fresh perspective … Joseph shakes off his image of a dutiful but sexless octogenarian and we see instead a man who is warm, funny, vulnerable yet unconditionally loving … not only a joyous and poignant accessibility but a relevance many of us thought it had lost forever.”
Glasgow Herald.
“John Dowie’s generous-hearted monologue takes potentially dodgy material and turns it into something humane and often remarkably touching … comes remarkably close to the heart of the mystery.”
Daily Telegraph.
“Jesus – My Boy” was originally performed by John Dowie, in a production directed by Victor Spinetti, at The Birmingham Rep Studio Theatre. It was subsequently performed by Tom Conti during December to January 1998/9 at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue and by the Israeli comedian/actor Gil Kopatz in Tel Aviv. Subsequent performances/translations have taken place in Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Germany and Canada.
REVIEWS
“John Dowie’s take on the biblical tale is a touching, affectionate and thoroughly absorbing piece of drama. Yes, there are jokes in this stunning monologue – and a couple of them are real belters – but this is not a rat-a-tat-tat gag fest, but a warm and intelligent treatment of perhaps the best-known tale. Dowie would make a fantastic preacher … the way he recounts “the greatest story ever told” genuinely humanises the story of Christ …the route he takes is never predictable, and some of the other angles are truly inspired…this truly is a divine comedy”
www.chortle.co.uk
“Scholarly, deeply poignant and wickedly funny – sympathetic to Christianity yet far from proselytising – intellectually rigorous yet easily accessible; simply staged but multi-layered, full of light humour and deep pain. It is, in short, a triumph.”
Edinburgh List magazine.
“Achieves the almost impossible feat of giving it a fresh perspective … Joseph shakes off his image of a dutiful but sexless octogenarian and we see instead a man who is warm, funny, vulnerable yet unconditionally loving … not only a joyous and poignant accessibility but a relevance many of us thought it had lost forever.”
Glasgow Herald.
“John Dowie’s generous-hearted monologue takes potentially dodgy material and turns it into something humane and often remarkably touching … comes remarkably close to the heart of the mystery.”
Daily Telegraph.
