Bible belter: Rotherham actress Jessica Curr lands most suitable position

AN ACTRESS who has been hankering after her dream role for twenty years will at last get to play the part on stage next week.
Jessica Rose Curr (25, pictured), from Wickersley, has been an immense Andrew Lloyd Webber fan given that she became in child faculty.
She juggles her passion for theatre with a day job as a physiotherapy assistant at the Northern usual health facility.
however next Wednesday Jessica starts off a 4-evening run as leading woman Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ superstar on the Octagon Centre in Sheffield.
"I grew up gazing and listening to Andrew Lloyd Webber and it actually has been a dream position for me to play because being so young," she said.
"I went up towards some awesome different girls for this half and i turned into definitely stunned after I got the cell call to say i'd been solid."
Loosely based on the gospels, Jesus Christ celeb gifts, absolutely through song, the personal conflicts between Jesus, his disciples, and the management of Rome in the days main as much as his crucifixion.
Mary Magdalene, one in every of Jesus's followers, sticks by way of him right through, slowly falling in love with him.
"It's such an iconic position in musical theatre so I think under lots of pressure to get this correct — she is a very challenging persona to painting well and that i really hope I do it justice for americans," Jessica talked about.
"I suppose very susceptible at numerous points all through the performance — something I've in no way experienced on stage earlier than."
The highlight for Jessica is Mary's famous solo song I do not know the way to Love Him.
"I spent hours as a child in front of a mirror belting this out and now I get the possibility to perform it on stage and the nerves are neatly and definitely kicking in," noted an excited Jessica.
"Rehearsals had been complicated — emotionally and bodily tiring — however best since the solid are so devoted and dedicated to this piece and it's not like some other solid and crew I even have labored with earlier than."
The arena-vogue construction is being placed on with the aid of youth theatre neighborhood Splinters to have a good time its 30th anniversary.
The society, which constantly welcomes performers aged 14 to 30, will invite members from years gone by lower back to the stage for the creation.
among the many solid and crew are some that helped installation through society within the late Eighties.
The demonstrate might be carried out through a forty-powerful cast, and an extra choir, on a goal constructed stage on the Octagon.
Jessica has been part of the society for more than a decade and pointed out she had on no account standard a creation so particular.
"This in reality is like no other version of JCS you may have seen before," she added.
"Our director Ian Walker and the relaxation of the construction crew have a vision which is 2d to none.
"It's a latest, up to date twist on things and i couldn't be more proud to be a part of this thirtieth anniversary creation."
Jesus Christ superstar runs on the Octagon next Wednesday to Saturday.
Tickets may also be purchased on-line at or by way of calling 0114 265 8688.