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Chester Mystery Play aimed at sceptics and gawpers
Jun 14 2008 by Emma Pinch, Liverpool Daily Post
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Play aimed at sceptics and gawpers
Chester Mystery Plays facts
THE Mystery Plays have been enacted since the 14th century, first performed by monks at St Werburgh’s Abbey to help the local populace understand the Bible.
By 1521, it had been replaced by a cycle of 24 playlets performed outside at Whitsun, over three days, by the Freemen and Guilds of Chester.
They were performed in a series on specially-built Pageant Wagons, which would roll to designated spectator stations throughout the town.
They were banned in 1578 after the Reformation, and revived in 1951 for the Festival of Britain.
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