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York Mystery Plays York Mystery Plays 1951 Production
| The York Cycle of Mystery plays were originally performed from dawn till dusk by various troops in decorated wagons called pageants, on and around the site that is now York railway station. The Mystery Plays were revived in 1951, this section of Location York is taken from the Mystery Plays of that year as written in 'The York Cycle of Mystery Plays, A Shorter Version of the Ancient Cycle' edited by J. S. Purvis in the same year, 1951. To see more of the plays from 1951 up to the present day you may wish to visit: www.yorkmysteryplays.org | |