21:00, Sat 11th October 2025 at Gielgud Theatre
20:45, Mon 13th October 2025 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
12:00, Tue 14th October 2025 at Savoy Theatre
12:15, Wed 15th October 2025 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
20:15, Thu 16th October 2025 at Random Venue 11
20:30, Sun 19th October 2025 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
20:45, Wed 22nd October 2025 at Adelphi Theatre
20:15, Thu 23rd October 2025 at Noël Coward Theatre
19:45, Sun 26th October 2025 at Random Venue 53
Michaelmas Week 0 to Week 3

Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971. The musical is based very loosely on the Gospels' accounts of the last week of Jesus' life, beginning with the preparation for the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in Jerusalem and ending with the crucifixion. It highlights political and interpersonal struggles between Judas Iscariot and Jesus, struggles that are not in the Bible. The resurrection is not included. It therefore largely follows the form of a traditional passion play.
The work's depiction offers a free interpretation of the psychology of Jesus and the other characters. A large part of the plot focuses on the character of Judas, who is depicted as a tragic figure dissatisfied with the direction in which Jesus steers his disciples. Contemporary attitudes and sensibilities as well as slang pervade the lyrics and ironic allusions to modern life are scattered throughout the depiction of political events. Stage and film productions accordingly feature many intentional anachronisms.