Synopsis
The York Mystery Plays
Published by Nick Hern Books
Large Mixed Cast
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A new version of The Greatest Story Ever Told...
Spanning the creation of Heaven and Earth to the Last Judgement, this is 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 from pageant waggons by medieval Guilds over seven hundred years ago in the streets of York
Mike Poulton's version was first performed in York Minster in May 2016, employing a community cast of 200 to bring the cycle to spectacular life once again
It follows his critically acclaimed adaptation of Hilary Mantell's Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies
For the original 22 pageant plays which make up the Corpus Christi cycle
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