Our public lectures give the medieval context to the York Mystery Plays. Aimed at the general public, our academics will explore the sounds, crafts, audiences and makers of the Mysteries. “The Soundscapes of the York Mystery Plays” Mariana Lopez (University of York) 7pm, Wednesday 18th July K/133, King’s Manor The ‘sound’ of the…
The Glovers Play – The Sacrifice of Cain and Abel – Guest Blog from Sajan Devshi from Learndojo What’s this play about? The play is the 7th play out of the 48 York Mystery Plays and was originally produced by the Glovers guild. This production tells the story of Cain and Abel, the sons…
We have been joined by the talented British art and cultural historian and TV presenter, Nina Ramirez who is getting involved in this year’s York Mystery Plays. We decided to ask her a few questions about why she is getting involved and the connections she has with both the city of York and the Plays…here’s what we learned!