Passion is back in town

A PASSION for Kendal is breaking new ground this Eastertide with a fresh script and use of the town’s newly installed Wi-Fi.

Once again, Caroline Moir’s script has given a modern voice to the 2,000 year-old story with a 24-strong cast sweeping the story along over three days.

For the first time, Kendal Community Theatre is streaming action from every scene location live into Kendal United Reformed Church, allowing people with mobility issues to see the whole of Good Friday’s performance as it unfolds without having to walk from place to place.

“It’s just another way that we are trying to to be inclusive and let the performance be seen by more people, and for some of those it would be a struggle,” explains Chris Taylor, KCT’s artistic director.

“The wifi masts coincide nicely with the play’s route so those who watch from the church will not miss anything.”

The action begins On Wednesday, April 1, with the dramatisation of Plot to Arrest Jesus, a new addition of intimate political theatre taking place at Kendal Town Hall where the High Priests, Scribes and Herodians hatch their plot to have Jesus ‘removed.’ (Seats are limited to 50 with performances at 6.30pm and 8pm. Tickets are available from Marketplace Books and Open Door Properties 115-9 Stricklandgate).

On Good Friday, A Passion for Kendal starts at 4pm, on Kendal Library steps. The drama sees High Priest Caiaphas and Annas, played by Richard Sutton and Gordon

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