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Henry VI - Harry the Sixth

Henry VI - Harry the Sixth

Wed 26 Jun - Sat 13 Jul

Henry VI: Towton

Henry VI: Towton

Sun 14 Jul

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Tue 23 Jul - Sun 04 Aug

The Legend of King Arthur

The Legend of King Arthur

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

As You Like It

As You Like It

Thu 05 Sep - Sat 07 Sep

Richard III

Richard III

Tue 19 Nov - Sat 30 Nov

Family

Singamajigs

Singamajigs

Tue 08 Jan - Tue 25 Jun

Alice In Wonderland The Musical

Alice In Wonderland The Musical

Wed 26 Jun - Sat 29 Jun

Storymakers

Storymakers

Wed 17 Apr - Wed 10 Jul

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Tue 23 Jul - Sun 04 Aug

The Legend of King Arthur

The Legend of King Arthur

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

Heraldry Workshop

Heraldry Workshop

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

Knight School

Knight School

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

King Arthur Hampers

King Arthur Hampers

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

Blood + Chocolate

Blood + Chocolate

Thu 03 Oct - Sun 20 Oct

Aladdin and the Twankeys

Aladdin and the Twankeys

Thu 12 Dec - Sat 01 Feb

Comedy

Me, As a Penguin

Me, As a Penguin

Wed 19 Jun - Sat 22 Jun

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Tue 23 Jul - Sun 04 Aug

As You Like It

As You Like It

Thu 05 Sep - Sat 07 Sep

Dance

Pantomime

Aladdin and the Twankeys

Aladdin and the Twankeys

Thu 12 Dec - Sat 01 Feb

Contemporary Drama

Me, As a Penguin

Me, As a Penguin

Wed 19 Jun - Sat 22 Jun

As You Like It

As You Like It

Thu 05 Sep - Sat 07 Sep

Blood + Chocolate

Blood + Chocolate

Thu 03 Oct - Sun 20 Oct

General

Morgana Le Fey

Morgana Le Fey

Fri 05 Jul - Sat 06 Jul

Storymakers

Storymakers

Wed 17 Apr - Wed 10 Jul

Henry VI - Harry the Sixth

Henry VI - Harry the Sixth

Wed 26 Jun - Sat 13 Jul

The Legend of King Arthur

The Legend of King Arthur

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

Knight School

Knight School

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

As You Like It

As You Like It

Thu 05 Sep - Sat 07 Sep

Blood + Chocolate

Blood + Chocolate

Thu 03 Oct - Sun 20 Oct

Community Amateur

Me, As a Penguin

Me, As a Penguin

Wed 19 Jun - Sat 22 Jun

The Boyfriend

The Boyfriend

Tue 18 Jun - Sat 22 Jun

The Dutch Courtesan

The Dutch Courtesan

Thu 20 Jun - Sat 22 Jun

Alice In Wonderland The Musical

Alice In Wonderland The Musical

Wed 26 Jun - Sat 29 Jun

Playboy Of The Wide World

Playboy Of The Wide World

Fri 19 Jul - Sun 21 Jul

Lady Luck

Lady Luck

Tue 23 Jul

Seasons

Seasons

Wed 24 Jul - Fri 26 Jul

Austen The Musical

Austen The Musical

Sat 27 Jul

Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll & Hyde

Wed 10 Jul - Sun 28 Jul

Girl With A Torch

Girl With A Torch

Sat 27 Jul - Sun 28 Jul

Cindy Weller

Cindy Weller

Sat 27 Jul - Sun 28 Jul

Armada The Musical

Armada The Musical

Sun 28 Jul - Mon 29 Jul

Hamlet

Hamlet

Thu 18 Jul - Sat 03 Aug

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Tue 23 Jul - Sun 04 Aug

As You Like It

As You Like It

Thu 05 Sep - Sat 07 Sep

Ruddigore

Ruddigore

Thu 19 Sep - Sat 21 Sep

Blood + Chocolate

Blood + Chocolate

Thu 03 Oct - Sun 20 Oct

Rehearsed Reading

Music

Music Night

Music Night

Sun 07 Jul

Ruddigore

Ruddigore

Thu 19 Sep - Sat 21 Sep

Musicals

Opera

Childrens

Singamajigs

Singamajigs

Tue 08 Jan - Tue 25 Jun

Storymakers

Storymakers

Wed 17 Apr - Wed 10 Jul

Heraldry Workshop

Heraldry Workshop

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

Knight School

Knight School

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

Physical Theatre

Blood + Chocolate

Blood + Chocolate

Thu 03 Oct - Sun 20 Oct

Workshop

Singamajigs

Singamajigs

Tue 08 Jan - Tue 25 Jun

Heraldry Workshop

Heraldry Workshop

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

Knight School

Knight School

Wed 24 Jul - Sat 31 Aug

Covered seating for all York Mystery Plays audiences

Wed 11 Jul 2012

Covered seating for all York Mystery Plays audiences

With only 20 days to go until the premiere of the York Mystery Plays 2012, construction of the set is well under way. In spite of the current weather conditions, the roof has now been secured, guaranteeing that all audience members remain covered and dry throughout each performance.

The stage will be built 2.5 metres above the ground, and have more than a dozen trapdoors to provide entries and exits for the cast of hundreds, and actors will also enter along tunnels through the stands and from behind the ruins.

You can read a full interview with Chief Executive Liz Wilson, which featured in The Press.  For day by day progress, you can also follow the York Mystery Plays Twitter feed via @yorkmystery2012.

 

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