268: Discussing: The Chester Mystery Cycle 2023

A surprise pop up minisode discussing episode as we chat with director of The Chester Mystery Cycle 2023 John Young, about the challenges of pulling together a massive community production of these plays. John Young (Romeo and Juliet and The Merry Wives of Windsor - Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre, To Dream Again - Polka Theatre and Theatr Clwyd, staff director Kerry Jackson - National Theatre Watch the Trailer on YouTube - https://youtu.be/zIMxG2J0jiM Produced only once every five years, the Chester Mystery Plays tell Biblical tales of love, death, betrayal and redemption, as told by the medieval freemen and guilds of the city.  Presented in traverse with the stage running down the cathedral's central aisle, the audience will never be more than four rows from the action. The 2023 production is told in one narrative from The Creation to the Last Judgment. The script for the 2023 cycle is an adaptation, by John Young, of Edward Burns' Chester Mystery Plays, a new staging text (1987) and they will be presented in the nave of Chester Cathedral from June 28-July 15 at 7.30pm (except Sundays) with a matinee every Saturday at 1pm.  Tickets are available from www.chestermysteryplays.com, telephone 01244 500959 or from the Chester Cathedral Box Office. The host was Robert Crighton. For more of Beyond's work on Chester, we have exploring sessions and some full cast audio adaptations as well in our handy playlist - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4623693-the-chester-mystery-cycle The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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