Jo Meek shares her new experiences as a cast member
I haven’t, sadly, ever seen a production of the Chester Mystery Plays so when a friend asked if I wanted to audition for 2018, I was a little "well go on then"...
by Jo Meek
300 min read
Jane Dawson, involved with the Plays from 1992, on her acting debut as Annas
My relationship with Chester Mystery Plays goes back to 1992. I was Admin Director at Chester Gateway Theatre – the actors in Bouncers ‘did’ Cain and Abel, and I organised that and helped behind the bar...
by Jane Dawson
494 min read
Deputy headteacher of St Oswald’s Primary School Fiona MacSween, on playing Noah’s Wife and The Janitor
I feel like I’ve made it. I’ve been asked to write a column for the Chester Chronicle to share my experiences of the Chester Mystery Plays - Class of 2018. This is the stuff dreams are made of...
by Jo Henwood
482 min read
Children join the Mystery Plays cast
Young performers join the Chester Mystery Plays cast and put director Peter Leslie Wild and composer Matt Baker on the spot with their searching questions...
by Jo Henwood
278 min read
From baby Jesus to Noah (via God)
Noah, Nick Fry, on his long involvement with the Chester Mystery Plays...
by Jo Henwood
373 min read
Christian Youth Worker playing Jesus in the 2018 Chester Mystery Plays
As I write I am enjoying a coffee on Northgate Street and thinking about Easter. For the past two Good Fridays our city streets have seen one of the most well-known stories across the globe come to life in the form of the Chester City Passion Play with crowds of thousands turning out to be witness to it...
by Nick Sherratt
289 min read
Boughton pupils share Mystery stories
Students from Bishops Bluecoat CE High School in Great Boughton have discovered the magic and drama of the Chester Mystery Plays in a unique project supported by the National Lottery...
by Jo Henwood
263 min read
Musician Mike Riley talks about rehearsing the new score
It's St Patrick's Day and it's freezing outside and the snow is being driven horizontally by a strong east wind and obscuring the view across the river to the Groves. Mid-March has rarely seemed so cold. But inside we're warm and snug and rehearsing the music for this year's Mystery Plays...
by Mike Riley
390 min read
Sam Cheadle, Project Stage Manager, on her varied role
As a project stage manager I always say that if I do my job well no-one knows I exist and now here I am writing a column for the Chester Chronicle...
by Sam Cheadle
307 min read
Cast announced for historic Chester production
A Christian youth worker from Blacon, a university drama student and a retired teacher from Broughton are just three of almost 400 people who will present the world-famous Chester Mystery Plays at the cathedral this summer...
by Jo Henwood
680 min read
Category: The Cast
Jo Meek shares her new experiences as a cast member
I haven’t, sadly, ever seen a production of the Chester Mystery Plays so when a friend asked if I wanted to audition for 2018, I was a little "well go on then"...
by Jo Meek
300 min read
Category: Playing a Part
Jane Dawson, involved with the Plays from 1992, on her acting debut as Annas
My relationship with Chester Mystery Plays goes back to 1992. I was Admin Director at Chester Gateway Theatre – the actors in Bouncers ‘did’ Cain and Abel, and I organised that and helped behind the bar...
by Jane Dawson
494 min read
Category: Playing a Part
Deputy headteacher of St Oswald’s Primary School Fiona MacSween, on playing Noah’s Wife and The Janitor
I feel like I’ve made it. I’ve been asked to write a column for the Chester Chronicle to share my experiences of the Chester Mystery Plays - Class of 2018. This is the stuff dreams are made of...
by Jo Henwood
482 min read
Category: The Cast Young People
Children join the Mystery Plays cast
Young performers join the Chester Mystery Plays cast and put director Peter Leslie Wild and composer Matt Baker on the spot with their searching questions...
by Jo Henwood
278 min read
Category: Playing a Part
From baby Jesus to Noah (via God)
Noah, Nick Fry, on his long involvement with the Chester Mystery Plays...
by Jo Henwood
373 min read
Category: The Cast
Christian Youth Worker playing Jesus in the 2018 Chester Mystery Plays
As I write I am enjoying a coffee on Northgate Street and thinking about Easter. For the past two Good Fridays our city streets have seen one of the most well-known stories across the globe come to life in the form of the Chester City Passion Play with crowds of thousands turning out to be witness to it...
by Nick Sherratt
289 min read
Category: Young People
Boughton pupils share Mystery stories
Students from Bishops Bluecoat CE High School in Great Boughton have discovered the magic and drama of the Chester Mystery Plays in a unique project supported by the National Lottery...
by Jo Henwood
263 min read
Category: The Team
Musician Mike Riley talks about rehearsing the new score
It's St Patrick's Day and it's freezing outside and the snow is being driven horizontally by a strong east wind and obscuring the view across the river to the Groves. Mid-March has rarely seemed so cold. But inside we're warm and snug and rehearsing the music for this year's Mystery Plays...
by Mike Riley
390 min read
Category: The Team
Sam Cheadle, Project Stage Manager, on her varied role
As a project stage manager I always say that if I do my job well no-one knows I exist and now here I am writing a column for the Chester Chronicle...
by Sam Cheadle
307 min read
Category: The Cast
Cast announced for historic Chester production
A Christian youth worker from Blacon, a university drama student and a retired teacher from Broughton are just three of almost 400 people who will present the world-famous Chester Mystery Plays at the cathedral this summer...
by Jo Henwood
680 min read