THERE were a few members of Kelty Musical Association who were were a bit worried of how Jesus Christ Super Star would appeal to their core followers.

Well, within a couple of performances these concerns were completely overcome with ticket sales getting busier by the day and the Friday and Saturday shows full houses.

Director Gary Gibb was a very happy man with the way that the show turned out and he had every reason to be pleased.

He paired his director's role with that of Caiaphas, the priest who, along with Annas (Pauline McGeevor), were the people who wanted to see the back of Jesus Christ, and they played the role of the show's ace baddies perfectly!

But it was a cast that had no failures at all with Darren Johnson being the star man in the lead role of Jesus Christ. His acting talents have seen him produce some superb performances for KMA but this has to be his best.

But two other actors were not far behind him. Judas Iscariot is caught in two minds about all the happenings surrounding Jesus. He believes a lot in what Jesus is doing but finds himself under pressure from Christ's opponents and that leads to him in turmoil. Steven Smyth portrays the part superbly.

Meanwhile Mary Magdalene falls in love with Jesus and finds herself amidst mayhem, but her backing never wavers. Mia Oudeh plays the role with great aplomb.

The other principals are also outstanding, with Fraser McGloughlin as King Herod; Peter Tomassi as Simon and Sean Mitchell as Peter.

Choreographer Lynne Gibb can be pleased with her dance team and for the orchestra, they helped make the show the success it was despite their unusual placement.

Musical director, Ross Hamilton, and his team they were literally stuck in the clouds at each perfomance! Keys, Douglas Anderson and Alan Gibson; guitars David Thomson and Finlay Johnston; base Paul Castledine; drums Cal Gardner; percussionist Dan Fairley; reeds James McCutcheon; Simon Reeves trumpet and Horn player Michael Gniewek, were behind the action at the top of the unusual metal stage structure, but they adapted superbly to the challenge and played a huge part in the success story.

All in all a great show, and the audiences all said 'roll on 2019'.