This is an archive of information advertised in 2025. Dates, prices and booking details below are historical. See the organiser’s current information.
In 2025, Buxton Opera House advertised new productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and Company with community performers from the High Peak and surrounding area. The cast included Catherine Pugh, who had played Eva Perón in Evita at the theatre in 2024.
Rehearsal photographs published with the original article.
A global phenomenon that has wowed audiences for decades, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar is a timeless work set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally known series of events, but seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. The iconic 1970s rock score contains such well-known numbers as Superstar, I Don’t Know How to Love Him and Gethsemane.
Stephen Sondheim’s Company is regarded as a landmark modern musical. Its original Broadway production won six Tony Awards in 1971, including Best Musical, Best Book, Best Original Score and Best Lyrics.
The original announcement highlighted songs including Being Alive, You Could Drive a Person Crazy, Marry Me a Little and Company.
The theatre’s 2025 programme listed Jesus Christ Superstar for 16–20, 25 and 27 April, and Company for 23, 24 and 26 April.
The original announcement quoted tickets at £22–£26. See the Opera House programme for current shows.
Buxton Opera House, Water Street, Buxton, SK17 6XN
T: 01298 72190
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