Mystery Plays or Miracle Plays are medieval religious dramas based on the stories from
the Bible. Mystery Plays were performed around the time of church festivals, reaching
their height in Europe during the 15th and 16th Centuries. A whole cycle running from the
Creation to the Last Judgement was performed in separate scenes on mobile wagons by
various town guilds. Four English cycles survive: Coventry, Wakefield (or Townley),
Chester and York. The York cycle in still performed regularly today.
Mystery Plays also partly led to the development of Morality Plays.
'Cathedral' subtitled 'A Mystery Play' brings the drama up to date with it's classic plot.
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