Holden Street Theatres, celebrating 20 years in 2023, presents the Australian premiere of 'Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me' as part of Adelaide Fringe.
'Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me' is written and directed by the award-winning Philip Stokes, and stars his 19-year-old son Jack Stokes. It's about a strange boy called Daniel Valentine. . . He's the ultimate superfan whose life has been devoted to Jesus, and Yorkshire diva Jane McDonald.
Daniel's mother is a superfan too, but one day her actions cause it all to go horribly wrong.
“We are thrilled to have a Philip Stokes play back on our stage with 'Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me' and as the winner of the Holden Street Theatres Edinburgh Fringe Award,” Holden Street Producer Martha Lott says.
“'Heroin(e) For Breakfast' was the first Philip Stokes play we toured and it was a smash hit and one of our most loved shows in the history of the award. We know that 'Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me' will delight audiences. We have so many artists springboard their careers from Holden Street and this is no exception. This is 19-year-old Jack Stokes' first leap into theatre, and he is un-missable, definitely one to watch.”
Here, the team behind the show list five facts about main character Daniel Valentine's childhood.
One
When Daniel was 11 years old he came fourth in the Under 6’s 50-metre sprint at school.Two
Daniel had an imaginary friend called Lionel. They had a major falling out over the pronunciation of the word 'Haberdashery'.
Three
Daniel knows all the words to all the songs of Jane McDonald.Four
Daniel’s mother once caught him attempting CPR on a dead cat in the middle of Ackroyd Street.Five
Daniel once wrote a short story called ‘Daniel writes a short story’. Miss Townend said it was unnecessarily long for a short story about him writing a short story.'Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me' plays The Studio at Holden Street Theatres 14 February-19 March.
