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York Mystery Plays, The

  • Mike Poulton
  • Full Length Play, Drama
  • 66M, 19F
  • ISBN: 9781848425385

The greatest story ever told...

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama

  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre
The greatest story ever told...

... from the creation of Heaven and Earth to the Last Judgement. The story of good versus evil, of life and death, and of love, betrayal, loss and hope.

The York Mystery Plays are a dramatic cycle on a monumental scale, first performed over seven hundred years ago in the city of York.

This version of the plays by Mike Poulton was first performed in York Minster in 2016, with a vast community cast bringing the cycle to spectacular life once again.

REVIEWS:

"An epic, medieval disaster movie... breathtaking."

 The Guardian

"[A] constant generation of imaginative and vibrant imagery on a massive scale... [a] memorable spectacle."

 British Theatre Guide

"Not to be missed… this is large-scale theatre at its best."

 Yorkshire Post

Premiere Production: York Minster, 2016.
  • Casting: 66M, 19F
  • Casting Attributes: Good role(s) for older performers, Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)

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The greatest story ever told...

... from the creation of Heaven and Earth to the Last Judgement. The story of good versus evil, of life and death, and of love, betrayal, loss and hope.

The York Mystery Plays are a dramatic cycle on a monumental scale, first performed over seven hundred years ago in the city of York.

This version of the plays by Mike Poulton was first performed in York Minster in 2016, with a vast community cast bringing the cycle to spectacular life once again.

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