 Event |
York Cycle of Mystery Plays
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| Venue |
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Parnell, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
Auckland Festival 1968 |
| First Date |
27 March 1968 |
| Last Date |
3 April 1968 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The York Cycle of Mystery Plays is the most complete surviving collection of these mediaeval religious works. They deal in simple but effective terms with biblical subjects. The name 'mystery' comes from the fact that each scene was the responsibility of a craft guild, and its preparation was one of the guild's 'mysteries'. The full cycle was revived for the Festival of Britain in 1951, and this production of excerpts in New Zealand's first. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Religious
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| Related Events |
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
161421 |
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