ONE NIGHT ONLY IN CINEMAS
Thursday 25th March 2010
from the creators of Spamalot, written by Eric Idle and John Du Prez
A fabulously entertaining 90 minute comic oratorio by Eric Idle and John Du Prez (creators of Spamalot), inspired by Monty Python’s Life Of Brian and filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2009 to celebrate 40 years of Monty Python.
This hilarious take on the Messiah features the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, a host of superb soloists in the lead roles including Rosalind Plowright and Eric Idle, with Michael Palin as Mrs Betty Parkinson and special guest appearances from Pythons Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. And of course three sheep!
Like Handel only funnier.
To find your nearest participating cinema visit:
www.notthemessiah.co.uk
STARRING:
ERIC IDLE (baritonish)
WILLIAM FERGUSON (Brian)
SHANNON MERCER (Judith)
ROSALIND PLOWRIGHT (Mandy)
CHRISTOPHER PURVES (Reg)
With special appearances from:
MICHAEL PALIN
TERRY JONES
TERRY GILLIAM
CAROL CLEVELAND
NEIL INNES
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORUS conducted by JOHN DU PREZ Produced by JOHN GOLDSTONE Directed by AUBREY POWELL
Comments
Lady of the Lake: It was brilliant! Not as good as live there at Woyal Alwert Hall, but it was still good.
It will be shown here in Finland one more time next month.
The Ex-Leper: AAGGG!!! I wish the theatres I lived near would play cool stuff like this...do you think they will come out with a DVD?
Eric said on the day that the DVD will come out around Easter!
I hope it will!
In Eric we trust!
yea!!!!!
I Hope!
Kasmira: This was fantastic! I have been in a good mood since that night. Sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep! William Ferguson was brilliant as Brian. Absolutely awesome. His face at the time when scotmen came ("HELP") was priceless.
And I was so happy to see Neil Innes too! Great man.
Waiting for DVD!!
Jatta: Oh yeah! :) rerun on Monday April 12th :) I'm so going it was sooo good :D
marga: i spotted myself when terry g. appears! :D
Que suerte que tenés. Haber estado ahí debe ser increíble. Sí, lo mío son celos, pero me alegra saber que alguien "conocido" vivió ese momento.