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Photographs : Pat Olsen photos as designer of 1969 Mystery Plays set

Item type: Photographs
Archive reference: YMP/A/7/2
Date/year: 1969
Description: Photographs (B/w) relating to the 1969 Mystery Plays production, belonging to Pat Olsen, who designed the set that year.  There is also an interview with him in the archive. 

Previously numbered series:
A. A rehearsal
B. Jesus is raised up onto the Cross in rehearsal
C. Two men and a woman on the set at St Mary's Abbey
D. Jesus in place on the Cross in rehearsal
E. A view of the set. Also numbered '41' on reverse. Caption on reverse: 'Filling the gaps of the ruins with polystyrene to make the stage setting.'
F. Film crew capture a rehearsal of the Crucifixion scene
G. Men working on the lighting scaffold

Other photographs:
1. (Also numbered '40' on reverse) Caption on reverse: 'The completed stage setting with seating.'
2. The completed stage, looking towards St Olave's Church
3. (Also numbered '38' on reverse) Detail of set, entrance on side of main steps a ground level
4. The set is completed with polystyrene. Cross in place.
5. The centrepiece of the stage made of wood and polystyrene
6. Wooden steps under construction
7. Men work on the wooden steps
8. The set under construction
9. The scaffolding is erected adjacent to the Abbey ruins