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Press Cuttings : Rehearsal photographs
Item type: Press CuttingsArchive reference: YMP/F/13/1
Date/year: 1951 on
Description: The Mystery Play Archive holds a number of photographs of preparing scenery and of rehearsals, of varying qualities. Some are below. Apologies if it is a little slow to load the page! We welcome contributions.
![1951 preparing set 1951 preparing set](http://yorkmysteryplays.org/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/photos/1951Preparing-set.jpg)
![1954 movement rehearsal 1954 movement rehearsal](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/testfolder/1954Rehearsal-GeraldineStephenson.jpg)
1951 - getting ready
1954 - rehearsing movement
![1960 begin crucifixion 1960 begin crucifixion](http://yorkmysteryplays.org/uploads/mystery/mainsite/1960-begin-crucify.jpg)
1960 - planning the crucifixion scene
![1976 John Baptist 1976 John Baptist](http://yorkmysteryplays.org/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/testfolder/Baptist1976.jpg)
1976 - John the Baptist in a pause
1984 - check of lights
![props in 2000 props in 2000](http://yorkmysteryplays.org/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/photos/Terry2000scans/peacocks,swanProps25.jpg)
2000 - props for Noah's Ark
![2000 rehearsal 2000 rehearsal](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/photos/2000Rehearsal.jpg)
2000 - movement rehearsal in NCEM
![2012 set from wings 2012 set from wings](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/Used-Margaret/Ansell2012set.jpg)
2012 - the set from the wings.
2023 - A special production for St John's day, in the grounds of Holy Trinity Goodramgate, of the Baptism Play. Sally Maybridge as John the Baptist, Michael Maybridge as Jesus, and angels Lydia McCudden and Helen Jarvis.![June 2023 June 2023](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/2022/kneeling.jpg)
![June 2023 June 2023](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/2022/kneeling.jpg)
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