This year's production of scenes from Medieval Mystery Plays will take place from 4-6 December and will be drawn from the plays known as the
N-Town cycle.

At the auditions we will read from the following extracts of the script. You may like to look over them before you come along, though obviously we do not expect you to learn them.

Audition piece 1 - CONTEMPLATION
Audition piece 2 - BISHOP, MARY
Audition piece 3 - BISHOP, JOSEPH, 3 KINSMEN, ANGEL
Audition piece 4 - GABRIEL, MARY
Audition piece 5 - MARY, ELIZABETH
Audition piece 6 - DEN, RAISE-SLANDER, BACKBITER
Audition piece 7 - MARY, JOSEPH
Audition piece 8 - ANGEL, 3 SHEPHERDS

The fifteenth-century plays that go under the name ‘N. Town’ form an intriguing and varied collection. As well as more familiar biblically based episodes, the text includes some legendary material not represented in other surviving English medieval drama, in particular, scenes dealing with the conception and early life of the Virgin Mary and her betrothal to Joseph. We have included some of this material in our selection for this year’s production, alongside the better known scenes of the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem and the visit of the Shepherds. The action calls for some ingenious visual effects, the pace and tone vary from solemn and devotional to lively and irreverent, and the language ranges from formal to sharply colloquial or affectingly natural.

The auditions will be held at the Church of St Saviour, Eton Road, Chalk Farm, London NW3 4SU. A map is available on our home page.

The auditions will be held on:
Monday 18th August - 7pm
Thursday 28th August - 7pm

If you have any questions please email director.posp@gmail.com