The Thorn Tickets

This by far was the best live show I have ever seen in my life. Very touching and moving. I would recommend to anyone, especially those not religious because I swear it will touch your hearts and maybe even change a person for the better. What a truely wonderful show, I cried like a baby. The actors were spot on! The Devil had me convinced it was really him! Great Acting! (Claps hands) I felt so blessed to have seen this show especially on such a holy day as Ash Wednesday. Thank you all for touching our hearts with this wonderful best non fiction ever told! (Claps hands) Jesus is King!

The Thorn is a visually ambitious retelling of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, blending theatrical drama, dance, and multimedia effects. While the production certainly has its strengths, it also leaves much to be desired in execution. Strengths: •The acting was strong, with committed performances that brought emotion to key scenes. •The crucifixion and resurrection were particularly well done, creating the most impactful moments of the show. Weaknesses & Concerns: •Old John’s narration felt misplaced, with unnecessary jokes that took away from the gravity of the story. It raised the question: Is this meant to be a comedy or a serious depiction of Christ’s life? •Major Biblical moments were missing, which made the storyline feel incomplete for those familiar with scripture. •Production quality felt more like a high-end college or high school-level performance rather than a fully professional theatrical experience. •Technical issues like poor theater speakers made it difficult to fully engage with the story. •Audience disruptions were an issue, with people arriving as late as 40 minutes into the show, causing distractions. •The intermission donation request by the producer seemed poorly timed. While charity is important, asking for donations during intermission disrupted the theatrical experience and felt inappropriate. Final Verdict: While The Thorn has emotional high points and strong performances, it struggles with inconsistent tone, technical flaws, and a disjointed approach to storytelling. It’s a decent production, but it lacks the polish and depth that one would expect from a professional-level retelling of Christ’s life. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) – Worth seeing for its best moments, but expect some frustrating elements.

Amazing production. Way more than I expected. Would watch again!

It was very inspirational and beautiful to see hope they depicted the Creation and mostly the life of our Savior Jesus Christ.

great show, great performance, great effects, a little comedy, I really enjoyed it

Very clever and yet sometimes harsh story of Jesus. I really enjoyed John's narration from Patmos about the story from birth to resurrection. He was funny and compassionate as he described key events in Jesus' life. I kept thinking if you didn't know your Bible, you might get lost as they moved from powerful story to the next. The crucifixation scene was the harshest part. It reminded me of the movie The Passion. They didn't hold back in the cruelty of his death. Jesus cried out a few times when whipped and it made a chilling impact on the audience. Of course, there is ultimately the happy ending as everyone knows. If you have small children, you may not want them to see this one. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the show. We have been recommending it to our friends.

We were expecting this to be good just from the short preview video but WOW, we were blown away! It was beautiful from start to finish! From the creativity to the choreography to the costumes and overall ambiance, it was a gem of a show! It also caught our emotions to the love of God to each of us! My 13 year old was tearful and so moved the entire 2nd act! What we loved most about this particular show was that it started from the beginning before Jesus came and told the story all the way through to the resurrection. We couldnmt stop talking about it and wished it was ehre longr to take more family to see it!

This was an Excellent family experience....I have found some are more visual learners. The Visuals PLUS the narration was put together SO well ..it was Funny...Mesmerizing and told with such precision. They included the audience and had us in AWE with the air effects my sons weren't thrilled to go at 1st as they know this stuff they said YET we're stunned on how it was put together to Good even wanted to know where the Next one was!!!! Thank you to The cast of The Thorn who worked for effortlessly to captivate us with God's Love for us!!! Would definitely go again!

It was an amazing experience. I loved all the props. The actors did an amazing job. It felt like you were there. In the moment it made my spirit move. I felt for Jesus’s pain. And what he went through for our sins.

There are no surprises, as the story and its ending are well known. So, with one narrator a plethora of tableaus are created to reinforce an image!

The act, customs, decorations created multiple beautiful live pictures. The narrator was fantastic linking events in a comic sense without loosing the historical context.

I was really disappointed in "The Thorn". Most of the play (if you can call it that) was one man, doing monologues about past events. Some of them weren't even "the story of Jesus"(which is a misnomer for this show), like Moses parting the Red Sea. If you insist on having 1 man do monologues, at least have some folks acting it out on the side. There were a few of these, but not enough. Secondly, the music was WAY too loud! We were in the balcony and it was blasting. Also why do we need to hear a woman singing instead of just background soundtrack? That made it impossible to hear ANY dialogue that was going on. The BEST parts of the play were with the angels and the aerial silk performers. Those were awesome, but only 2 or 3 of them. Then back to a monologue with no actors. I paid to see a play WITH actors!

The Thorn is a wonderful show, simply wonderful! Super professional, extremely entertaining and beautifully presented. I've always loved Broadway productions and have seen many, and The Thorn is of a quality to rank right-in-there with many well-known shows. The story of Jesus is the Greatest Story Ever Told and when condensed is subject to compromise BUT the Thorn tells the story in a passionate and compelling way; there is even some humor. I can't recommend this show enough. I encourage everyone to see it.

The show was absolutely amazing and such a beautiful show.

The greatest story ever told in a beautiful and compelling way!

I was pleasantly pleased with how professional this production was and thought the format was wonderful (John being the narrator was brillant and he was so personable in his role). The only critique I have is especially at the beginning, the opening scene was really loud and it was difficult to hear the speakers in the beginning. I loved the visual presentation and the use of scenery in the background was wonderful. We have season tickets to Broadway San Jose @ The Performing Arts, so we see a minimum of 6 professional productions a year and this was absolutely fantastic and the timing was so perfect leading into Lent. I can highly recommend it, especially for people who don't know the story of Jesus. It's a perfect introduction in telling his story.

Great performance and recreation of Jesus life in 2 hours highly recommended

I loved how they squeezed so much into the time they had and touched on most of the key points. The performers were great! The message was great! The volunteers were great! I’m glad we went. Thank you

It was nice and easy to purchase our tickets and then to send them to iPhone wallet. The show was great and my wife enjoyed it.

I went to this performance not expecting much. But to my surprise actual performance of dancers and acrobats were great. A lot of work and quality put in to prepare. However, more than hour of all show there was one dude telling Jesus story, which got old very soon and it was hard to sit and listen. Also, this event is meant to sell support for African people. While I am all for it, but just raise a price a little and donate part of that money to your cause. I felt during break event’s creators were pretty pushy for audience select a child to support. It was good, but shorter performance with less monolog could have been better