Many will remember the spectacular production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Sydney Entertainment Centre a fair few years back, and for those sitting on the upper tiers, the play of light on the audience around the stage was simply awesome. Godspell is different, a very different show.

I saw the London West End productions in the 70's of both the lavish Jesus Christ Superstar and the low-budget Godspell which ran at the same time. Superstar drew the crowds and had the media accolades but Godspell has my vote by a long way. Unforgettable!

It had practically no costuming and was performed on a small stage by a small cast but had abundant energy and great musical score. It had the audience on its feet and propelled David Essex to overnight stardom.

The small team putting on the show in May/June here in Sydney is certainly capable of pulling Godspell off successfully. The cast is the core of the larger group that magnificently staged “Anything Goes” a couple of years ago which I thoroughly enjoyed. The standard of this amateur production was most impressive.

I am very much looking forward to seeing this one. You simply shouldn't miss it.