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Overview
Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the People's Front of Judea who falls in love with Judith, gets mistaken for a Messiah and is arrested by the Romans and sentenced to be crucified. It ranges in reference from Handel, through a naughty Mozart duet, to the Festival of Nine Carols, Bob Dylan, and the classic finale "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".
Top Cast


Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
Eric Idle
Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben


Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis
Michael Palin
Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis


Terry Jones
Terry Jones
Workingman / Mexican / Mountie
Terry Jones
Workingman / Mexican / Mountie


Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Not an Individual / Mexican / Mountie
Terry Gilliam
Not an Individual / Mexican / Mountie


Carol Cleveland
Carol Cleveland
Sheep Lady / Mexican / Bevis' Girlfriend
Carol Cleveland
Sheep Lady / Mexican / Bevis' Girlfriend
William Ferguson
William Ferguson
Brian Cohen - Tenor
William Ferguson
Brian Cohen - Tenor
Shannon Mercer
Shannon Mercer
Judith - Soprano
Shannon Mercer
Judith - Soprano


Rosalind Plowright
Rosalind Plowright
Mandy Cohen - Mezzo
Rosalind Plowright
Mandy Cohen - Mezzo


Christopher Purves
Christopher Purves
Reg / Bigus Dickus - Bass
Christopher Purves
Reg / Bigus Dickus - Bass


Neil Innes
Neil Innes
Mexican / Mountie
Neil Innes
Mexican / Mountie
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