Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays: medieval drama to a modern-day audience

The Medieval Mystery Plays are held regularly at St Edmund Hall.

These plays were a very popular form of drama in the Middle Ages – with different groups performing short plays telling stories from the Bible. To take part in the next performance, email Professor Henrike Lähnemann, Fellow of St Edmund Hall and Professor of Medieval German Literature and Linguistics, and Professor Lesley Smith, Fellow and Tutor in Politics and Senior Tutor at Harris Manchester College, Co-Directors of the Oxford Medieval Studies Programme at TORCH, using the address: medieval@torch.ox.ac.uk.

Next performance: Saturday 26 April 2025, 12 noon–5pm