Iesu!

Iesu!, is the title of a play written by Aled Jones Williams. It premiered in Sherman Cymru, Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

, in August 2008, coinciding with the city hosting the National Eisteddfod. This first production was by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru.

The play proved to be very controversial upon its release due to the portrayal of Jesus as a woman. This was seen by many Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 groups as blasphemous, whilst others within the church welcomed it as a new thought-provoking take on the Messiah.

The script has been published on paperback by Gwasg Gomer.