Chester Mystery Plays review - up close and personal with God and Lucifer

Chester CathedralHumour, pathos and moments of horror hit home in these centuries-old plays, presented by a superbly directed community cast of hundreds What is, perhaps, most striking about this sequence of centuries-old plays based on episodes from the Bible - these days presented every five years to spectacular effect in the nave of Chester's ancient gothic cathedral by hundreds of performers (including musicians), supported by hundreds more makers and backstage workers - is how intimate and ...