Judas Iscariot’s Parents – Jopie Coetzee

A5, 108p. Wirebind

A moving Christian drama that reimagines the aftermath of history’s darkest betrayal—not through Judas, but through his grieving parents, Simon and Cyborea.

Rooted in Scripture yet alive with contemporary resonance, the play unfolds two years after the crucifixion, spanning six acts—a journey from unspeakable sorrow to unexpected grace.

Through dialogue, dance, mime, and song, Jopie Coetzee explores the aching bond between a mother and father facing the aftermath of their son’s ruin.

Judas Iscariot’s Parents is sacred theatre at its most intimate—a meditation on love tested by shame, unanswered questions, social rejection; and on a God whose comfort comes quietly, in ways we do not always recognize.