How the Mysteries lost God and found religion, man
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There has been considerable publicity surrounding work by director Katie Mitchell and dramaturge Edward Kemp on 'The Mysteries.' Substantial changes have been made since the original performance in Stratford, England, in Mar 1997, and the new version is now to open at the Barbican theatre in London, England. The rewriting partly aimed to overcome the fact that the original version did not really spark off a great deal of debate. There are still elements of the original version, but the new piece represents an admission that the medieval mysteries were not the right vehicle for the type of treatment of the Bible story that Kemp and Mitchell wanted to offer.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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The gender transcenders
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There has been a mixed response to the decision to cast a woman as God in the 1996 'Mystery Plays' cycle at York Theatre Royal. This is one of a number of recent examples of gender swaps in theatrical productions. In many cases, these swaps do not take into account the fact that both sexes are guilty of double standards, and some swaps are very localised, thus robbing the rest of the piece of meaning. One of the most subtle approaches to gender swapping is seen in J.M. Coetzee's novel 'Foe,' which has been adapted for Theatre de Complicite.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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