''Paul'' is a 2005 play by Howard Brenton, which portrays the life and career of Paul the Apostle. It was first performed in the Cottesloe auditorium of the National Theatre,

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from 30 September 2005 – 4 February 2006, in modern dress. The press night was postponed due to the exhaustion of Paul Rhys and his replacement by Adam Godley, while the National received 200 letters of complaint even before opening night. It portrayed Jesus as having survived the Crucifixion and his appearance to Paul outside Damascus as a chance encounter engineered by his wife Mary Magdalene and Peter rather than the vision which Paul takes it to be.

Cast

Cast and crew of the first production:

Crew

*Director - Howard Davies *Designer - Vicki Mortimer *Lighting Designer - Paule Constable *Music - Dominic Muldowney *Sound Designer - John Leonard

Cast

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cr ...

- Kellie Bright *

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- Richard Dillane *Ensemble - Tas Emiabata and Eugene Washington *Paul - Paul Rhys / Adam Godley * James - Paul Higgins *Roman Gaoler - Dermot Kerrigan * Peter - Lloyd Owen *Yeshua (

Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

) - Pearce Quigley *Arab Trader - Howard Saddler *Barnabas - Colin Tierney

References

External links

Review
in '' The Stage''
Interview with Brenton
in ''

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