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The cast of the Mystery Plays on the High Street heading towards Steep Hill and beyond that Lincoln Cathedral, around and within which performances are held. In Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The Lincoln Mystery Plays are based on the N-Town Plays (a cycle of 42 medieval Mystery plays from between 1450 and 1500) and were inspired by Keith Ramsay, who directed the productions every four years between 1978 and 2000. Throughout these years, Keith worked as translator, artistic director and performer. He developed a performance tradition and an important part of Lincoln life.
The Mystery Plays tell the story of mankind as seen through the eyes of a person from the Middle Ages. The plays are usually set between the birth of Christ and his crucifixion. The plays were written in Middle English, the language of the ordinary people of that time. These great guild productions flourished over 200 years in cities throughout the land until Cromwell and the Reformation ended the tradition.
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The cast of the Mystery Plays on the High Street heading towards Steep Hill and beyond that Lincoln Cathedral, around and within which performances are held. In Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The Lincoln Mystery Plays are based on the N-Town Plays (a cycle of 42 medieval Mystery plays from between 1450 and 1500) and were inspired by Keith Ramsay, who directed the productions every four years between 1978 and 2000. Throughout these years, Keith worked as translator, artistic director and performer. He developed a performance tradition and an important part of Lincoln life.
The Mystery Plays tell the story of mankind as seen through the eyes of a person from the Middle Ages. The plays are usually set between the birth of Christ and his crucifixion. The plays were written in Middle English, the language of the ordinary people of that time. These great guild productions flourished over 200 years in cities throughout the land until Cromwell and the Reformation ended the tradition.