Jeezus! review – queer musical’s revelations about love with no limits

Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghA Peruvian boy has a sexual awakening in a show about religion, patriarchy and homophobia, featuring sweet and smutty songs with a Latin twistThe image of Jesus has been used by some to shame and subjugate queer people across the Christian world, but Alpaqa theatre colle

Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh
A Peruvian boy has a sexual awakening in a show about religion, patriarchy and homophobia, featuring sweet and smutty songs with a Latin twist

The image of Jesus has been used by some to shame and subjugate queer people across the Christian world, but Alpaqa theatre collective dare to ask: what if Jesus was queer himself? In this cheeky musical comedy, one of the winners of this year’s Untapped award for rising theatrical talent, we meet young Jesús (Sergio Antonio Maggiolo), son of Maria and Jose, who is getting ready to make his first holy communion. It’s not the only first heading his way; a sexual awakening is brewing.

Guido Garcia Lueches plays the other characters – parents, priests and, most magnificently, Jesus himself. The pair bring the show to life with a musical number for each chapter, moving through acoustic ballads to high-octane pop, all with a Latin twist.