2022 - A Nativity for York
From 8 to 11 December 2022 in the Spurriergate centre the York Mystery Plays Supporters Trust performed a new Nativity Play, produced by Alan Heaven. Photographs taken by John Saunders. Right - rehearsal photos. Below, a link to a recording of the play (Youtube).
The Trust began their independent productions in 2019 (see this page) and have since produced Nativity plays in 2022 and 2024, a Baptism play in 2023 and a Creation and Fall production in 2024.
Cast list 2022: Joseph: Michael Maybridge
Anna : Sally Maybridge
Gabriel: Alice Melton
Symeon, Soldier: Mark Comer
King 1: Harold Mozley
King 2 : Daniiel Zavalniuk
King 3: Rachel Curnow
Shepherd: Effie Warboys
Shepherd 3, Soldier: James Tyler
Shepherd :
Herod : Nick Jones
Herod's Son: Tristan Heaven
Chamberlain: Wilma Edwards
Women, mothers: Joan Sinahan, Sue Curnow, Julie Speedie
Director, designer: Alan Heaven.
Music: The Bertie Set, Diane Heaven, Petra Wade, Alan Heaven
Production Manager: Simon Tompsett, with David Denbigh, Tristan Heaven, Alina Longmore
Publicity/Programme: Stewart Hildred, Anna Briggs
Front of House manager: Gary Bateson. Click below to see it on Youtube
