Chester Mystery Plays

”ethereal angelic voices” North West End

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”See it now”North West End

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”a community coming together to create something powerful and magnificent” North West End

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”Get yourself down there” Northern Soul

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”Beautifully imaginative and visually striking” The Stage

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”Nick Sherratt”s presentation of Jesus is brilliant and emotive”We Are Chester

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”Biblical stories….. skillfully wedded to contemporary themes” The Chester Blog
”a celebration of a community” Northern Soul

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”The solo and choral singing is at times out of this world” Northern Soul

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”the music feels like its been beamed in from another age, a hugely effective piece of community theatre” The Chester Blog
”Chris Davey’s designs for this make superb use of angles and colour for intimate moments and epic clashes” Northern Soul

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Full 2018 Production Video on YouTube!

For a limited time from Easter weekend the DVD recording of the 2018 production will be shown on YouTube.

See HERE for full details…

Our Fantastic 2018 Cycle

Our 2018 production looked, sounded and felt amazing whether you were in it or watching it. You can get a good flavour of the show in the great photos below, but why not buy or download the official video for the full effect?

Our next full production opens in July 2023 - don’t miss it!

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Pics by our official photographer Neil Kendall. More HERE

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Even more great photos at…

Mark Carline’s Flickr Gallery

David Sejrup’s Flickr Gallery

Mark Carline’s Flickr Gallery

David Sejrup’s Flickr Gallery

Get the 2018 DVD

Deborah McAndrew on Joined-up Writing

The writer of the 2018 Mystery Plays talks about the challenges of the job…

Links to our friends

Coventry Mystery Plays
Lincoln Mystery Plays
York Mystery Plays

Latest Blog Stories

Full 2018 Production to be Broadcast Worldwide

The Production

A unique part of Chester’s dramatic history will be broadcast to the world this Easter. The renowned Chester Mystery Plays will be shown on YouTube on Good Friday 2020 for the first time in its 700-year history...

Chris Ellis, 1950 to 2019

The Team

It is with great sadness that we report the death after a long battle with cancer of lighting designer Chris Ellis...

Tourism Award for Chester Mystery Plays 2018

The Team

The winners of the 14th Marketing Cheshire Annual Tourism Awards were announced last night (13th September) at a glittering awards ceremony at Chester’s Carden Park Hotel, hosted by Heart Radio’s Angela Jay...