JANE BREWSTER

In medieval times, mystery cycles formed the centrepiece of popular day-long festivals enjoyed by hundreds of people. The mystery plays themselves were performed by local craftsmen's guilds (or mysteries) who would compete with each other to produce the best play... Turvey Mysteries first came together in 2005 to perform Tony Harrison's celebrated cycle of mystery plays, as originally staged by the National Theatre with music by the band Home Service. The plays were community productions, in the wonderful historical setting of All Saints' Church, Turvey, Bedfordshire... A community group based in Turvey, Bedfordshire, dedicated to producing Tony Harrison's cycle of Mystery Plays in All Saints' Church, Turvey.

Also known as: Turvey Mysteries

Primary location: Turvey United Kingdom