Watch the release of the films of the Mystery Plays and celebrate the end of the academic year with Oxford Medieval Studies! Since OMS was just awarded a prize for the Mystery Plays from the ‘Engagement with Research’ fund, there will be liberal quantities of drinks (including the famous Tiddly Pommes applejuice) and nibbles as well as discussions on how to continue the dramatic adventures in the future. Do come along to have your say whether, when, and how to stage the next Mystery Cycle!
When? Thursday, 19 June 2025, 4.30-6pm
Where? Farmingdon Institute, Harris Manchester College
16:45 – Opening
16:48 – The Fall of the Angels
17:00 – Adam and Eve
17:21 – The Flood
17:42 – Abraham and Isaac
17:58 – The Annunciation
18:06 – The Nativity
18:32 – The Wedding at Cana
18:47 – The Crucifixion
19:02 – The Lamentation & The Harrowing of Hell 1
19:17 – The Harrowing of Hell 2
19:20 – The Resurrection
19:42 – The Martyrdom of the Three Holy Virgins
20:07 – The Last Judgement
Read a report on the 2025 Medieval Mystery Cycle. After the film launch, all plays will be accessible via the Oxford Medieval Studies youtube channel as one film and individually!
Header image: Ben Arthur capturing the Passion of the Holy Virgins, the penultimate play in the Mystery Cycle