Beyond Shakespeare

A fragment of text from a lost medieval play - where a soldier swears fealty to his King and to his High Priest. #beyondshakespeare

A fragment of a lost medieval play, the epilogue. From the Reynes Extracts. Performed by Robert Crighton. #beyondshakespeare

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. Second half of the Fall of Lucifer, from when he sits in Gods place. The next post will feature the Fall of Adam and Eve.

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. The Fall of Lucifer continues in the next post.

A rough recording of Act 7 of God's Promises written by protestant playwright John Bale in 1538. This act sees God talking to John the Baptist, preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus. This was a test recording made in 2013, to give us an idea of what would be needed to bring the play to life. Narrator - Annie Eddington, God - Robert Crighton and John the Baptist - Cecil Qadir