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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

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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…

DirectorAubrey Powell
WritersEric Idle·John Du Prez
ProducerJohn Goldstone

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Cast · Directed by Aubrey Powell

EIEric Idle
Eric Idle
Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
MPMichael Palin
Michael Palin
Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis
TJTerry Jones
Terry Jones
Workingman / Mexican / Mountie
TGTerry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Not an Individual / Mexican / Mountie
CCCarol Cleveland
Carol Cleveland
Sheep Lady / Mexican / Bevis' Girlfriend
WF
William Ferguson
Brian Cohen - Tenor
SM
Shannon Mercer
Judith - Soprano
RPRosalind Plowright
Rosalind Plowright
Mandy Cohen - Mezzo
CPChristopher Purves
Christopher Purves
Reg / Bigus Dickus - Bass
NINeil Innes
Neil Innes
Mexican / Mountie
JPJohn Du Prez
John Du Prez
Conductor
AJ
André Jacquemin
Mountie

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