Editing Mystery play (section)

==Modern performances==
Attention to the Medieval Mystery plays began to grow during the early 1800s, after their reference and publication by [[William Hone]] and [[James Heywood Markland]]. Notably, poet Lord Byron wrote the plays [[Cain (play)|Cain]] and [[Heaven and Earth: A Mystery]] as modern version of medieval dramas on similar subjects. Mystery plays are produced regularly throughout the [[United Kingdom]]. The local cycles were revived in both [[York]] and [[Chester]] in 1951 as part of the [[Festival of Britain]], and are still performed by the local guilds.<ref>Rogerson, Margaret. [http://www.yorkmysteryplays.co.uk/the-plays-and-the-guilds/ The Plays and the Guilds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101125612/http://www.yorkmysteryplays.co.uk/the-plays-and-the-guilds/ |date=1 November 2015 }}, ''York Mystery Plays''</ref> The [[N-Town Plays|N-Town]] cycle was revived in 1978 as the [[Lincoln mystery plays]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Normington|first=Katie |title=Modern mysteries: contemporary productions of medieval English cycle dramas|publisher=Boydell and Brewer|location=Melton, Suffolk, England|date=October 2007|isbn=978-1-84384-128-9}}</ref> and in 1994 the [[Lichfield]] Mysteries were revived.<ref name="lichmyst">{{Citation| url = http://www.lichfieldmysteries.co.uk/| title = Lichfield Mysteries: Home Page| access-date = 28 January 2011| archive-date = 21 November 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101121100740/http://www.lichfieldmysteries.co.uk/| url-status = dead}}</ref>

In 1977 the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] commissioned [[Tony Harrison]] to create ''[[The Mysteries (play)|The Mysteries]]'', a re-working of the [[Wakefield Cycle]] and others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dodsworth |first=Martin |date=2009-01-09 |title=A poet in the land of as if |url=http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2009/jan/09/the-mysteries-tony-harrison-adaptation |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> It was again revived in 1985 (the production was filmed for [[Channel 4|Channel 4 Television]]), and as a part of the theatre's millennium celebration in 2000.<ref>{{cite book |last= Harrison |first=Tony |title=The Mysteries |url= https://archive.org/details/mysteries00harr |url-access= registration |year=1985 |publisher=Faber |location=London |isbn=0-571-13790-3 }}</ref> The productions won [[Bill Bryden]] the Best Director title in both the [[Evening Standard Theatre Awards#Best Director|1985 ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards]] and the [[1985 Laurence Olivier Awards]], the year the three plays first appeared together in performance at the [[Lyceum Theatre, London|Lyceum Theatre]].<ref>Shakespeare's Globe. [http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discovery-space/previous-productions/the-globe-mysteries The Globe Mysteries]. 2011</ref>

In 2001, the [[Isango Ensemble]] produced an African version of the Chester Cycle at the [[Garrick Theatre]] in London as ''The Mysteries – Yiimimangaliso'', performing in a combination of the [[Xhosa language]], [[Zulu language|Zulu]], English, Latin, and [[Afrikaans]]. They revived an adapted version of the production at Shakespeare's Globe in 2015 as ''The Mysteries''.<ref>Shakespeare's Globe. [http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/concerts-by-candlelight/isango-ensemble-mysteries The Isango Ensemble Mysteries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201183331/http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/concerts-by-candlelight/isango-ensemble-mysteries |date=1 December 2016 }} 2015</ref> In 2004, two mystery plays (one focusing on the Creation and the other on the Passion) were performed at Canterbury Cathedral, with actor [[Edward Woodward]] in the role of God. The large cast also included [[Daniel MacPherson]], [[Thomas James Longley]] and [[Joseph McManners]].<ref>BBC News. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/3535002.stm Revival of Medieval Mystery Plays]. Thursday, 5 August 2004,</ref>