Mystery plays went throughout Medieval Europe and were especially popular in England. These plays roamed from town to town presenting plays from stages on wagons. The actors consisted of basic townspeople who were funded by guilds in the town. Generally, these plays consisted of cycles which portrayed biblically-based stories, supposedly for the purpose of teaching the illiterate public people of these towns the gospel.
02 October, 2014
Medieval Mystery Plays and the World of Stagecraft
Mystery plays went throughout Medieval Europe and were especially popular in England. These plays roamed from town to town presenting plays from stages on wagons. The actors consisted of basic townspeople who were funded by guilds in the town. Generally, these plays consisted of cycles which portrayed biblically-based stories, supposedly for the purpose of teaching the illiterate public people of these towns the gospel.
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