Beyond Shakespeare

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible. The journey continues with Cain and Abel - and our first murder. Don't worry Cain fans, he'll be back! There are other plays featuring Cain and Abel - we've done both an exploring session and a full cast audio adaptation on the podcast, so you can compare and contrast. Chester Full Cast: https://audioboom.com/posts/7019408-cain-and-abel-chester-mystery-cycle And Exploring Chester in two parts: Part 1 https://audioboom.com/posts/2456490-chester-plays-2-3-cain-and-abel and Part 2 - https://audioboom.com/posts/2456533-chester-plays-2-4-cain-and-abel The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton. There are variou