The Mysteries at Royal Exchange Theatre

“Nothing’s very far away from anything,
is it, in this country? Not really?”

Royal Exchange Associate Artist Chris Thorpe
and Royal Court Associate Director (International)
Sam Pritchard have journeyed through towns and
villages across England, from the Lake District to
Lincolnshire, from Whitby to Manchester to create
THE MYSTERIES, a brand new take on medieval
travelling plays.

This exciting set of plays explores the places and
landscapes that surround us, and how we live
with each other.

Each of the six parts of THE MYSTERIES will be
made and premiered in the place it was written
before its run in Manchester – where all of the
plays will run in repertoire in The Studio. There
will also be two unique opportunities to see all 6
plays in one day in the Theatre.