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Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.The journey continues with plays twenty-four to twenty-five - looking at the episodes featuring the Woman taken in Adultery, and Lazarus.The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Eric Karoulla as Accusator, Consolator 2 & 4, Peter; Liza Graham as Phariseus, Magdalyn, and all the Disciples; Rachael Nicole as Scriba, Jesus (play 25), Consolator 1, 3; David Wootton as Jesus (play 24), Lazarus; Mary Stone-Moursund as Mulier, Martha, Thomas.The host was Robert Crighton who also read Juvenis, some Consolators and John. There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-24-woman-taken-in-adulteryThe Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.orgYou can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from N-Town) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQThe Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.