Modern Mysteries: Contemporary Productions of Medieval English Cycle Dramas

by Katie Normington

A lively account of the modern staging of the medieval mystery plays, richly illustrated with stills and other photographs.

The turn of the last millennium saw a sudden flourishing in the revival of the medieval mystery plays, with a number of different productions being staged across the country and further afield. But why were they staged? What features of the plays attracted the modern-day director? What can the mystery plays offer today's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843841282
• ISBN13: 9781843841289
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.4" x 6.2"