Background
The Lincoln Mystery Plays are based on the N-Town Plays and were inspired by Keith Ramsay, who directed the productions every four years between 1978 and 2000. Throughout these years, Keith worked as translator, artistic director and performer. He developed a performance tradition and an important part of Lincoln life. The cycle continues to this day, the most recent round of performances in 2008.
The plays are performed in the Lincoln Cathedral and Southwell Minster. Apart from the Mystery Plays themselves, there are occasionally other performances. For example, in 2003, Mister Wesley, a new play by Roy Clarke, who also wrote Last of the Summer Wine, was performed in Lincoln and Southwell.
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