Making medieval plays modern with…
Medieval Miracles
Adapted and translated by Ivan Cutting and Tony Ramsay
Heaven is empty and Hell is full – what is God to do? Lower the bar? The answer comes in The Trials of Mary & Joseph, a series of mystery plays telling the Nativity story – but not as you know it. The search for an Immaculate Conception hits a doubting husband, local opposition and scandal, and some sceptical midwives, until some starry-eyed shepherds gets this well-known story back on track.
Plus Mankind, England’s most popular comedy of the 90’s (that’s the 1490’s) retold as a boisterous story of a climate conscious young man caught between the temptations of three mischievous devils and the need to be a good person.
“East Anglia was the Broadway or West End of the 15th Century English theatre” once said a stage historian. With live music, comic twists and a sense of the ridiculous we’re bringing two of its biggest hits right up to date this spring.
Discover the history of Medieval theatre in East Anglia
Take a look back at the show…
From Portman Meadow To The Water Gate
Watch our short film about the links between two of Ipswich’s most iconic sites, Portman Road and Wolsey’s Gateway. This is a tale of the town’s medieval pageants and its historic port, featuring stunning drone footage. Join us as we reveal the secrets of when the town turned on a sixpence under the gaze of Wolsey and Cromwell.
The Theatre Green Book is an initiative by the whole of theatre to work in more sustainable ways. This production is part of a Theatre Green Book trial of shows that use less resource, recycle more, and control energy in all aspects of the production.
Medieval Miracles is supported by Arts Council Engand, National Lottery Heritage Fund UK, Suffolk County Council and Ipswich Borough Council.