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Comment by mongo gushi on March 14, 2012 at 14:18

To pick a single moment is impossible, a weekend which felt like a whole summer holiday filled with surprises at every corner, new info about events happening filtered through word of mouth and on-line media, it felt like i was involved from the start, and i think its the Dawn Baptism which just edges it for me, It was cold and windy, but the sky had a wonderful warmth to it as the sun started to peek above the mountains, those poor people standing in the cold sea waiting. Then he came, for such a wide open space you could cut the atmosphere with a knife, the SCREAM, and the singing, goosebumps now remembering it. absolutely fantastic! and i've got tickets for the premier! feel free to use photos from my blog here or at www.mongogushi.com

Comment by Ali Bell on March 13, 2012 at 6:44

We're not a religious family and it was my children's first taste of the power of biblical stories. How amazing for that to be living through a real Passion weekend. I love that they now reference Jesus as, "You know, the Teacher man." (Although, as an atheist, am slightly worried that the Resurrection was quite so convincing...)

Comment by Sarah Morgan on March 12, 2012 at 14:00

In the process of helping to build the set in the underpass, a local man wandered through. In the middle he spotted the writing above him, and as I joined him to make sure he got through the rubble safely, he asked what the names were about. I explained, and asked him what his name was. It was Kane. I wrote it on the wall in chalk. He was so chuffed and said he was part of it now, and went on his way.

Comment by Tom Beardshaw on March 12, 2012 at 6:44

Some of my photos to add to the mix...

Comment by Sian Mile on March 5, 2012 at 5:26

Comment by Sian Mile on March 5, 2012 at 5:18

At the crucifixion on the Sunday, as the Teacher hung on the cross, the crowd stood still and quiet as he started his litany of 'I remember...'. When he got to the fourth or fifth item on his list, a young man near us shouted out, 'I remember your missus!' Some laughed; some shushed him. I remember thinking that this kind of interaction and engagement was what, at its best, theatre should be all about. The Passion spoke to people and they spoke back.  

Comment by Edward Harrison on March 3, 2012 at 23:14

Of course. It's great to share it in whatever way - it's just been sitting on my laptop since the day!

Comment by Lucy Davies on March 3, 2012 at 10:43

Edward - beautiful beautiful photo!! May we use it in the exhibition?

Thanks too to Sam and Tom, from someone deep inside the project and someone far away, both of you express how so many people were really knocked sideways by the little details and happenings, and its big sweep 

Comment by Edward Harrison on March 3, 2012 at 7:12

A picture I took at the beach. It was taken as the speedboats started to make their way towards the shore. Although I'm not religious, the image of all these figures walking aimlessly towards the sea as the sun bursts through the clouds looks like a piece of heaven.

Comment by Tom Beardshaw on March 2, 2012 at 8:26

For sheer scale and impact it would have to be the crowd and scenes at the crucifixion Lucy - something I'll never forget - never seen anything like it before!

Personally, for me, the best memory was meeting Richard Pellow outside the Last Supper to give him two tickets to the event for him and his wife. He had become immersed in the story and had contacted the resistance through decoding messages placed in Graffiti around the town in the weeks leading up the show. 

His task was to infiltrate the event and make contact with the resistance, who would give him a secret message from the Teacher - a USB stick which contained video content from the teacher  made during his missing weeks. He was so nervous and excited and serious about it - at that moment he was part of the show, living it to the full. I've never seen anything like it, and it was a microcosm of how the whole town had stepped into the story and become a part of it. 

If you'e interested, here's the video of the Teacher's missing weeks.