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Press Cuttings : 2026 wagon plays cast list

Item type: Press Cuttings
Archive reference: YMP/F/13/1/12
Date/year: 28 June 2026
Description: Progamme with cast and creatives for 2026 Wagon Plays, 28 June and 5 July 2026.  (filed with printout of electronic tickets for 30 June and 1 July (Shambles market) and Deans Park seating 5 July.)
Photographs by John Saunders here (playing stations) and  here (Shambles Market).
Pageant Master Alan Heaven

The War in Heaven (Gild of Freemen and HIDden Theatre)
God    Ehren Mierau
Lucifer    Colin Hayes
1st Angel    Jacob Carham
2nd Angel    Imogen Lisle-Clarke
3rd Angel    Will Seddon
Ensemble Angel    Freddie Amy
1st Fallen Angel    Sue Whyte
2nd Fallen Angel    Robin Denley Bowers
3rd Fallen Angel    Oliver Eardley
Ensemble Fallen Angel  Christopher Bradshaw
Director and Designer    Laura-Elizabeth Rice
Composer and Musical Director    Samuel Fernandes Morais
Assistant Director    Irem Saticioglu
Puppet Director    Catherine McRae
Stage Management    Ian S Murphy, Tea Prata
Costumes, Props, Waggon Crew    Mark Burghagen, Mary Clatworthy, Mary Denley, Robin Denley Bowers, Imogen Duke, Rose Gaynor, Graeme Symington 

The Creation (Guild of Building)

God    Daniel Wilmot
Pilgrim Minstrel    Jonathan Brockbank
Forsaken Soul    Colin Lea
Guiding Angels    Janice Barnes-Newton, George King
Herald Angels    Ella Tara Baranakul, Cathy Bristow, Wilma Edwards, Samantha Goddard, Nick Jackson, Cassi Roberts, Alison Smith
Hey-Hah Angel    Nina Ali
With the Genesis Gaudy Players
Director    Janice Barnes-Newton
Production Manager    George King
Musical Directors and Choreographers    Janice Barnes-Newton, Jonathan Brocklebank
Wardrobe Mistress    Catherine Sotheran
Costume Design    Janice Barnes-Newton
Props    Rose Gaynor
Waggon Master    Noel Shouksmith

The Creation and Fall of Adam and Eve (Company of Merchant Taylors, and Lords of Misrule)

God    Laura Rocklyn
Satan    Carla Cosgrave
Adam        Hailey Poutiatine
Eve    Madeleine McKeon
Angels    Sasza Birtles, Amelia Harris, Rosie Jones, Tara Peterson
Director    Thomasina Carr
Stage Manager    Flora Alaksa
Production Manager    Eva Hurst
Costume Design    Thirsa Hiemstra
Backdrop Design    Hannah Lewis
Puppets    Tad Molinski
Makers    Rosa McKann, Clara Kohrman, Ramalya Karuunaratne, Anna Pirie, Helen Rees, Waldo Walker

Noah and the Flood (Church of St Luke the Evangelist)

God 1    Ted Schofield
God 2    Chris Hughes
God 3    Lesley Wilkinson
Noah    James Tyler
Mrs Noah    Mary Halliday
1st Son        Matthew Warry
2nd Son    John Tuffen
3rd Son        Samuel Robinson
1st Daughter    Sally Maybridge
2nd Daughter    Anika Gardiner
3rd Daughter    Liz Foster, Susannah Thorne
Crowd and Animals    Sophie Bowling, Liz Carrington, Lynn Comer, Mark Comer, Rebecca Dunn, Johanna Graham, Jenny Gwynne, Janet Hopkins, Alison Leigh, Mike Leigh, David Mazza, Rose Mazza, Celia Oldroyd, Wendy Sculthorp, Barbara Smith, Bronwen Tuffen, Gillian Tyler, Helen Warry, Lesley Wilkinson
Directors    Lynn Comer, Mike Tyler
Production Manager    Gillian Tyler
Musical Director    Helen Warry
Waggon and Set Design    Mark Comer, Lynn Comer
Waggon and Set Construction    Steve Adams, Mark Comer, Elaine Hill, Ted Schofield
Waggon Master    Steve Adams, assisted by George Clarke, Mark Comer, Mike Tyler
Costumes and Animals     Lynn Comer, Lesley Wilkinson

The Shepherds (Guild of Cordwainers)

1st Shepherd    Nick Jones
2nd Shepherd    James Hepworth
3rd Shepherd    Isobel Staton
Angel, Mary    Livy Potter
Director    Pip Cook
Asst. Director    Gary Cook
Musical Director    Nick Jones, Livy Potter
Set, Puppet and Costume Design    Pip Cook
Set, Puppet and Costume Makers        Gary Cook, Liz Cook, Pip Cook, Tom Mordell
Puppeteer    Livy Potter

The Massacre of the Innocents (Guild of Scriveners, DSpace Ukrainian Theatre)

Herod        Bohdan Pitel
Councillors    Kira Burakova, Sofiia Chebykina
Messenger    Daryna Hopka
Soldiers    Dariia Chernenko, Polina Kyrylova
Mothers    Iryna Borodaika, Daryna Klymenko, Liudmila Mikhailiuk, Mila Nestorova-Taylor, Yaryna Skyba 
D-Space Founder, Artistic Director    Daryna Klymenko
Director of Movement    Iryna Borodaiko
Director of Vocals        Mila Nestorova-Taylor 

The Journey to Calvary (York Mystery Plays Supporters Trust)

Jesus    Oscar Langford
1st Soldier    Harry Summers
2nd Soldier    Jess Murray
3rd Soldier    Paul Trathen
Disciple John        Tom Jennings
Mary Mother of Jesus    Catherine Jackley
Mary Mother of John    Judith Ireland
Mary Magdalene, Veronica        Matilda Rose
Simon of Cyrene    Oliver Howard
Banner Bearers    David Denbigh, Martin Peters, Richard Shiels, Noel Stabler
Director    Paul Toy
Producer    Emily Hansen
Production Manager    Val Burgess
Procession Master    Phil Turner
Cross Construction    Charles Patmore

The Crucifixion (Butchers Guild and York Settlement Community Players)

Jesus    Thom Feeney
Foreman worker    James Wood
Workman 2    Andrew Wrenn
Workman 3    Liam Godfrey
Workman 4    Michael Maybridge
Director    Maurice Crichton
Waggon Master    Richard Hampton, assisted by Matthew Page
Waggon Builder (2006)    Tony Wright

Doomsday (Company of Merchant Adventurers with Ravens Morris, Haigha and Northern Militia) The Play includes remaining text of The Coronation of Mary

God    Jonty Watkin
Jesus    Wren Crawford
Mary Mother of Jesus    Sue Curnow
1st Angel     Tina Lind
2nd Angel    Claire Warrington
Satanas     Anevay Heaven
Angel of Death    Tristan Heaven
Devils        Adam Hall, Grace Morris, Tammy Morris, Petra Wade, Lewis Watkin