John
Bunyan’s famous Christian allegory, The Pilgrim’s
Progress, is being brought to life this month at Nelson
Cathedral.
Written from prison in the 17th century and
intended to take the Christian message to an illiterate
audience, the story follows the journey of Christian and his
companion Hopeful as they face obstacles such as the Slough
of Despond and the Hill of Difficulty and encounter the
Giant Despair and Judge Hategood on their journey to the
Celestial City.
Former Nelson schools’ music advisor and
teachers’ college lecturer David Jack wrote the script and
the music for the adaptation of the story as a children’s
cantata, and it was first performed in Upper Hutt in the
1970s, then subsequently in Te Puke.
David says in
the coming performance John Fitchett plays John Bunyan and
narrates the story, and there are eight children and two
adults playing multiple roles, supported by a small
orchestra, the Cathedral Choir and another choir formed
specially for the performance.
“There are also three
songs that the whole congregation will join in on,” he
says. “It’s not about being a perfect performance, but
more about telling this old story in an accesable way and
about bringing people together at the cathedral.”
The Pilgrim’s Progress will be performed at Nelson
Cathedral on Sunday 16 September in two sessions at 10am and
2.30pm. The play lasts approximately 90 minutes. All
welcome.There is no charge for entry but there will be an
opportunity to make a donation.
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