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Chester Plays
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Chester Plays: see miracle play miracle play or mystery play, form of medieval drama that came from dramatization of the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. It developed from the 10th to the 16th cent., reaching its height in the 15th cent.
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Originally the parade, one of Britain's oldest celebrated festivals, took place on the years that the Chester Mystery Plays were not held.
Festival crowds go walking with giants; Thousands enjoy city spectacle by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
A concert performance of this year's acclaimed Chester Mystery Plays - the Second Coming, will take place in Liverpool Cathedral on October 10 and 11.
Mystery Play debut for city; 08 Days A week by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
One of the best shows of the World Stage Festival was Broomhill Opera's The Mysteries, a South African version of the medieval Chester mystery plays that was filled with imagination, humor, poign-ancy, dance and some great a capella choral singing.
The Mysteries. (Opera in Review: Toronto) by Citron, Paula / Opera Canada
 
 
 
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