Oxford Medieval Mystery Cycle 2019: Crucifixion and Lamentation

This play was part of the Oxford Medieval Mystery Cycle performed at St Edmund Hall on 27 April 2019. For further information about all the plays and performers, please visit www.seh.ox.ac.uk/mystery-cycle. Summary of Play Four soldiers undertake the gruesome and difficult task of pinning Christ on a cross in which the holes have been bored too far apart. By pulling his limbs while discussing the details of their workmanship with a fair amount of complaints, they reveal to the audience the hard conditions of their labour without paying much attention to the subject of their work, Christ, who lays himself down on the cross and endures his plight without objection. After much effort in lifting up the cross and dropping it upright in the mortice, Christ’s words concerning “all men that walk by way or street” invite the audience to face their own implication in the Crucifixion as they look up to the crucified Christ. Cast Jesus – Liam McDowell Soldier 1 – Antje Carrel Soldier 2 – Bond West Soldier 3 – Emily Clarke Soldier 4 – Maryann Pierse Herald - Karl Kinsella Trumpet - Henrike Lähnemann