Pilate: The Lost Gospel
Schedule
Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 am
UTC+01:00Location
Barn Theatre Smallhythe Place, TN30 7NB Tenterden, United Kingdom | Rye, EN
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It’s the year 36AD and Pontius Pilate, former Roman governor of Judea, has been recalled to Rome to account for his political excesses. But the story Pilate has to tell is not the one Rome expects.We are delighted to welcome back Maxwell Caulfield to the Barn this season for a UK premiere of 'Pilate: The Lost Gospel'.
As many of you will recall, last April we had the pleasure of welcoming esteemed Hollywood actors Maxwell Caulfield and his wife, Juliet Mills, to the Barn, where Maxwell presented a rehearsed reading of 'The Lost Gospel of Pontius Pilate' written by playwright and friend of The Barn, Michael Punter who was also in attendance.
Since then, Maxwell has continued to develop the piece back in the States with several performances now under his belt, and will be taking it to this year’s Edinburgh Festival under the revised title: 'Pilate: The Lost Gospel'. We are thrilled that, having felt so warmly received last year, Maxwell has asked to perform the play, in full at the Barn before heading to Edinburgh, for one night only on Friday 24th April. Tickets are expected to sell quickly, so we encourage early booking for what promises to be a very special event.
Though based in the US Maxwell has toured the UK extensively in productions of Bedroom Farce, Singin’ in the Rain, The Lady Vanishes and Guys ’n’ Dolls as well appearing in the West End production of Chicago.
On British television he joined the casts of both Casualty and Emmerdale. He has played New York stages both on and off Broadway beginning with Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Salonika, An Inspector Calls, My Night with Reg and Hangmen. Cult films Grease 2 and Empire Records are part of an extensive film career, and his television credits range from The Colbys up to recent appearances on Pam & Tommy for Hulu and Landman on Paramount+.
His association with playwright Michael Punter was initiated by a brief but memorable tour with his wife of great longstanding Juliet Mills in Darker Shores.
Michael Punter's plays include The Wolves (Paines Plough and national tour), Darker Shores (Hampstead Theatre), Bunker Girls (Waterloo East Theatre), The Ghost Light (ET Barn). Skerryvore: A Tale of Terror (London Horror Festival), The Incident at Marshfell (Vital Theatre/Stables Theatre) and Dear God (Rarig Centre Minneapolis).
Michael is looking forward to working with Maxwell again after the successful revival of Darker Shores for Birdsong Productions in 2022.
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