I’ve spent some time searching for interesting tidbits about Medieval drama . . . unfortunately, most of what I find is the same things again and again: Everyman, Gammer Gurton’s Needle, and Ralph Royster Doyster. I did find a few webpages from TheatreHistory.com that at least discuss a more varied selection of Medieval dramas, such as those performed by the Basochians and the Enfants sans Souci. Still . . . I was hoping for more. A site from somewhere in Leeds in the UK at first offers some nice links, such as the collection of Townly plays and York plays; however, most of the other links are broken . . . it appears that this site hasn’t been updated since 1997 – *sighs*. The Medieval Drama site from Washington State University has a few nice links . . . but again, it hasn’t been updated or maintained since 2007.
Perhaps I’m just looking in all the wrong places on this topic. I can hardly believe that everyone has lost interest . . . or, I don’t want to believe that everyone has lost interest. I will keep looking, but I truly hoped to find some current research and relevant discussions. If you know of a few online references, please leave a comment so that we can share with others.
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