Third edition The Passion Ascension Day: why not on Ascension Day?

On Friday it will be time for the third edition of The Passion Ascension. Friday? Yes, and there is a reason for that. This is all you need to know about the fairly successful brother of the event that has been held on Maundy Thursday for years The Passion.

2.4 million people watched the Easter story The Passion edition 2024 on NPO 1, including William Spaaij as Jesus and Angela Schijf as Maria. They performed in Zeist. Many thought it was a great episode, although there was also criticism of the singing. The number of viewers was average, the greatest success years were 2014-2018, with more than 3 million interested parties each time. What can we expect from the 2024 Ascension edition?

‘The Passion Ascension on Wrong Day’

Why is The Passion Ascension Day on Friday?

Sometimes you have to set priorities, you sometimes hear. The NPO does that, because Europe did not take our cold little country into account for a while. The Eurovision Song Contest is today, with ‘our’ Joost Klein on behalf of the Netherlands in the semi-finals. The Passion Ascension Of course, putting it on another channel at the same time hardly attracts any viewers, so the third edition can be seen tomorrow. For those who can’t wait: NPO Start has the broadcast ready today, on Ascension Day.

Who will participate during this The Passion Ascension Day?

These are the same singers and actors as The Passion on March 28, shortly before Easter. The main characters are William Spaaij (Jesus), Angela Schijf (Mary), Matteo van der Grijn (Petrus), Gaia Aikman (Mary Magdalena), Robbert Rodenburg (unbelieving Tomas) and narrator Kluun. The disciples include Anna Speller, Jolijn Henneman, Sterre Woudenberg, Tamara Brinkman and Steven Brunswijk. Guest starring is there for it RTL Newsreporter Robbie Kammeijer and actress Peggy Vrijens.