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Reading Group

 Alongside the Mysteries@Home, we host a weekly reading group- an opportunity to read each play out loud, and discuss these with fellow friends of the York Mystery Plays.  The ideas and connections made will hopefully lead to a full production of the Plays in the future- with these read-throughs as one way to form the performance right from the start. As an informal group, you can drop in and out each week depending on how often you’d like to attend. If you just want to listen in, there is no obligation to read.

The read-throughs are hosted on Zoom- the Meeting ID is 973 0217 4209. Unless otherwise stated, we start at 7.30pm and finish by 9pm.

A calendar is below, along with a download link for a copy of the script in standardised modern spelling. Scripts from previous months can be found in the Resources Page for each play.
2021
(Nb.- Meeting day has moved to Wednesdays)
APRIL
21st- Play Twenty-Eight,  The Agony and Betrayal. Scripts: WORD           PDF
28th-  Play Twenty-Nine, The Trial before Caiaphas and Annas. Scripts: WORD           PDF

MAY
5th- Play Thirty,  The First Trial before Pilate. Scripts: WORD           PDF
12th- Play Thirty-One, The Trial before Herod. Scripts: WORD           PDF
19th-  Play Thirty-Two,  The Remorse of Judas. Scripts: WORD           PDF
26th-  Play Thirty-Three, The Second Trial before Pilate. Scripts: WORD           PDF

JUNE
2nd-  Play Thirty-Four,  The Road to Calvary. Scripts: WORD           PDF
9th- Play Thirty-Five, The Crucifixion of Christ. Scripts: WORD           PDF
16th-  Play Thirty-Six, The Death of Christ. Scripts: WORD           PDF
23rd- BREAK
30th- BREAK
JULY
7th-  Play Thirty-Seven, The Harrowing of Hell. Scripts: WORD           PDF
14th- Play Thirty-Eight, The Resurrection. Scripts: WORD           PDF
21st-  Play Thirty-Nine,  The Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene. Scripts: WORD           PDF
28th-  Play Forty, The Travellers to Emmaus. Scripts: WORD           PDF

AUGUST
4th-   Play Forty-One, Doubting Thomas. Scripts: WORD           PDF
11th- Play Forty-Two, The Ascension. Scripts: WORD           PDF
18th- Play Forty-Three, Pentecost. Scripts: WORD           PDF
25th- Play Forty-Four, The Death of Mary. Scripts: WORD           PDF
and Play Forty-Four (a), The Funeral of the Virgin (nb. text fragment only)   WORD          PDF

SEPTEMBER
1st- Play Forty-Five, The Assumption of the Virgin. Scripts: WORD           PDF
8th-  Play Forty-Six, The Coronation of the Virgin. Scripts: WORD           PDF
15th- Play Forty-Seven, Doomsday. Scripts: WORD           PDF
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