This is an open air performance in the grounds of the Old Rectory. Teas, coffees and cake will be available to purchase on the day. The performance will go ahead whatever the weather so please come prepared! Please bring your own seating & a picnic!
Mystery plays are dramatisations of biblical stories, which began life in the medieval period, and were often performed as cycles They were a major form of theater in medieval Europe. The stories depicted included those from the Old and New Testaments, from the Creation to the Last Judgment, including Adam and Eve, the murder of Abel, and the Crucifixion. In the Middle Ages this major form of theatre was performed for the masses rather than people of the Court, and performers were often clergymen and members of the church, or in later periods members of guilds and craftsmen.
A Certain Demographic was founded in 2018 to give older actors the chance to play challenging and diverse roles though they do have some younger actors in our number. They have devised and performed Conchies, which told the story of a community of pacifists who came to Lincolnshire in World War 2, which went to the Edinburgh Fringe where it played to full houses and received excellent reviews. Their most recent production was a free adaptation of Milton’s Paradise Lost which toured Lincolnshire including the The Old Rectory in the summer of 2023. They are touring their new show Modern Mysteries in the Summer of 2025 and we are extremely pleased to be welcoming them back to the Old Rectory.
