Details

His story became History. Her story became Heresy. The sacred and profane collide in a new performance 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.

Creatives/Company

Producer: Courtenay Johnson (for Carbon Theatre)
Company: Carbon Theatre
Director(s): Jo Blake, Ben Duke (movement)
Dramaturg(s): Lootie Johansen-Bibby (lead dramaturg), Sheila Ghelani (visiting dramaturg)
Other: Georgia Tillery-Randak (collaborative devisor)
Design: Ruth Stringer
Lighting: Adi Currie
Sound: Patrick J Middleton