Exploring: N-Town, Plays 35 to 40 (Harrowing to Pentecost)
Episode 185, Sep 12, 2021, 09:30 AM
Exploratory read through of plays 35 to 40 from the N-Town plays
Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with plays thirty five to forty - returning to a selection of individual plays that may have been part of a cycle, though we can't be sure about how the editorial process has changed their shape. These cover the mixed up Harrowing of Hell and Pilate/guards at the sepulchre sequence, the appearances of Jesus to various disciples, doubting Thomas, and Pentecost.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Eric Karoulla as Adam, Pilate, Angel, Judeus One; Alan Scott as John Baptist, Third Soldier, Peter, Maria Salome; Elizabeth Amisu as Eve, Second Soldier, Maria Jacobi, Cleophas, Jacobus Major; Lynn Freitas as Abraham, Fourth Soldier, John, Judeus Two; Helen Good as First Soldier, Magdalen, Judeus Three, Belial, Lucas; Rachael Nicole as Maria, Annas, Thomas, Judeus Four; Briony Sparrow as Anima Christi/Jesus, Caiaphas.
The host was Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-30-death-of-judas-trials-before-pilate-and-herod
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from early N-Town stuff) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
The journey continues with plays thirty five to forty - returning to a selection of individual plays that may have been part of a cycle, though we can't be sure about how the editorial process has changed their shape. These cover the mixed up Harrowing of Hell and Pilate/guards at the sepulchre sequence, the appearances of Jesus to various disciples, doubting Thomas, and Pentecost.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Eric Karoulla as Adam, Pilate, Angel, Judeus One; Alan Scott as John Baptist, Third Soldier, Peter, Maria Salome; Elizabeth Amisu as Eve, Second Soldier, Maria Jacobi, Cleophas, Jacobus Major; Lynn Freitas as Abraham, Fourth Soldier, John, Judeus Two; Helen Good as First Soldier, Magdalen, Judeus Three, Belial, Lucas; Rachael Nicole as Maria, Annas, Thomas, Judeus Four; Briony Sparrow as Anima Christi/Jesus, Caiaphas.
The host was Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-30-death-of-judas-trials-before-pilate-and-herod
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from early N-Town stuff) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.