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WORCESTER

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Jesus releases white doves from a wooden box in the city square with Worcester Cathedral in the background.

Jesus stands in the middle of disciples seated at the table during the last supper with women standing behind them.

A wideshot of a large crowd assembled to watch free live performance of the Easter story in Worcester city centre with the Cathedral in the background.

A group of seven Roman soldiers led by a Centurion in the foreground with a helmet with red feathers.

A close up of Jesus wearing a purple robe and crown of thorns. He has fallen to his knees in the street and in the background women are weeping.

Roman soldiers in full armour and weapons march down the high street.

Jesus stops Peter from cupping off the ear of one of the soldiers who has come to arrest him.

Jesus, with a purple robe and crown of thorns, carries a cross in front of watching Roman centurions.

A close up of Jesus in a purple robe carrying the cross with a Roman Soldier in red cloak standing nearby.

Jesus is surrounded by a large, happy crowd with women and children waving green palm branches.

A drone shot of a large crowd in the city centre in front of a makeshift stage set up with the cathedral in the background.

HAVANT

Photo credit: Portsmouth Observer

Crowds in city centre watching Passion Play

Jesus holds bread and breaks it as he sits with his disciples at table for last supper

Jesus sits at a table with white tablecloth and speaks to people at his side.

Jesus hands a piece of bread to Judas as they sit at a table having the last supper

Judas walks away from a group of disciples because he is going to betray Jesus.

Jesus stands alone in long white robe with one hand raised over his head.

Jesus kneels along in long white robe

Judas puts his hands on Jesus' shoulders and leans forward to kiss him

Jesus is surrounded by soldiers and they place a hood over his head as they lead him away.

Jesus kneels at the feet of a priest in long white robe.

A priest presents Jesus to the crowd who call instead for Barabas

A roman soldier holds Jesus in front of Pilate who looks at him threateningly.

A roman soldier holds Jesus in front of Pilate who questions him.

A Roman soldier in red cloak holds Jesus as he is interrogated by Pilate in a purple cloak.

Pilate in purple cloak interrogates Jesus in long white robe.

Close up of priest with long white headdress

Jesus crucified in front of a large tree flanked by two Roman soldiers in red cloaks.

Jesus crucified on cross with tree and church building in the background.

Jesus taken off the cross and held in Mary's arms surrounded by weeping women.

Jesus taken off the cross and held in Mary's arms surrounded by Roman soldiers and weeping women.

Jesus wears a long white robe and has his arm around Mary, surrounded by smiling women.

Close up of Jesus with crowd blurred behind him.

Jesus in long white robe smiles as he walks among crowd in long robes and shawls.

LEEK

An actor playing Jesus hangs from the cross draped in a purple sash with a roman soldier standing at his feet.

The cast from a Passion Play walk up a town centre street in the sun.

Jesus and the cast from a passion play walk and dance through a sunny Leek town centre.

A group of actors perform The Passion in Leek wearing middle-eastern costume.

An actor playing Jesus sits down while performing a scene from the Leek Passion Play.

Actors from the Leek Passion Play embrace during a scene on a sunny day.

A woman acting in the Leek passion play wearing middle eastern dress in the town centre.

Two actors dressed as Roman soldiers stand for a photo with a green pagoda behind on a sunny day.

A woman acts in the Leek Passion Play holding a red cloth with a mural of Jesus behind her.

A woman dressed in middle eastern costume perform in Leek Passion Play with cars and buildings behind her.

A crowd gather in Leek town centre to watch a passion play on a sunny day.

A group of actors dance in a circle in Leek town centre.

A woman acts a scene on stage in the Leek Passion Play, with a banner saying the Passion behind her.

A woman with braided hair looks focussed as she performs a scene from the Leek passion play.

A small group of actors perform a scene on stage in Leek town centre.

An actor playing Jesus performs on stage in Leek with cars and buildings behind.

A group of actors sit and kneel on stage in a scene from the Leek Passion Play, with Jesus in the middle.

A group of actors stand and sit on stage in an outdoor scene from the Leek Passion Play.

Cast members from the Leek passion play on an outdoor stage with hoarding in the background saying The Passion.

A small group of actors speak to audience members in a crowd on a sunny day.

A close up of the actor playing Jesus looking pensive and wearing middle eastern costume.

To actors on stage surrounded by other cast members kneeling at an outdoor performance of the Leek Passion Play.

A woman in middle eastern dress leans on a rock in prayer in the Leek Passion Play.

Two actors sit at the table in the Last Supper scene in the Leek Passion Play.

A group of actors perform the last supper scene on stage with a hoarding saying The Passion in the background.

An actor in middle eastern dress performs on an outdoor stage with buildings behind.

A group of actors on an outdoor stage perform in the Leek passion play.

A group of actors on an outdoor stage perform in the Leek passion play.

A woman in middle eastern dress stands on stage next to a banner with Jesus printed on it under the words The Passion.

An actor in orange robes and scarf on an outdoor stage in the Leek Passion Play.

Three actors sit and look to their right in a scene from the Leek Passion Play.

Actors playing a roman soldier and Jesus walk through the crowd on a sunny day in Leek.

Actors including Jesus and the disciples perform a scene in the Leek Passion Play.

A large group of actors on an outdoor stage in the Leek Passion Play.

Two actors including a Roman soldier perform a scene on stage in the Leek Passion play.

Jesus carries a cross flanked by two roman soldiers on stage in the Leek Passion Play.

A group of actors perform a scene in the Leek passion play on stage in the sun.

Jesus hangs from the cross wearing a crown of thorns and covered in blood in the Leek Passion Play.

A group of actors with Jesus on the cross in the centre of the stage on a sunny day in Leek.

A group of actors with Jesus on the cross in the sun performing the crucifixion scene in the Leek Passion Play.

Three actors with Jesus on the cross in the centre of the stage flanked by roman soldiers in the crucifixion scene of the Leek Passion Play.

Three woman in middle eastern costume stand together in a scene from the Leek Passion Play.

An actor stands on stage in the sun with cars and buildings behind him in Leek.

A group of actors with Jesus wearing white in the centre of the stage on a sunny day in Leek.

Jesus wearing white crouches down to speak to two women in a scene from the Leek passion play.

Jesus wearing white stands in the middle of the crowd in Leek town centre on a sunny day.

A group of fifteen young people and children in long robes and headscarves stand on a low stage in the town square. Banners behind them say 'the Passion'

Jesus wears a white robe and is seated at a low table with two of his disciples. On the table are wooden bowls and cups.

EDINBURGH

Jesus is being dragged to the cross by two Roman soldiers in full armour and helmets. They both carry red shields with insignia while Jesus has a crown of thorns, a purple robe and a sign around his neck saying 'INRI'

Jesus on the cross with a crown of thorns, bows his head in pain. Behind him are the bare branches of trees against a pale blue sky.

A young woman in brown robe and headdress stands on green grass and looks down thoughtfully.

An old man with a long grey beard in long robes and headscarf walks down a hill past a Roman Soldier holding his shield.

Jesus wears a colourful robe and smiles at two of his disciples whose backs are to the camera.

Jesus wears a colourful robe and has his hand on the shoulder of a man who looks sad. Behind him other followers are watching them.

Pontius Pilate has his hand on Jesus shoulder and inspects his wounds after he was whipped. Pilate is wearing a white robe with red cloak.

A black woman in colourful robes and headscarf holds up her hands joyfully. she is smiling and wears bright pink glasses.

A man and a woman in robes and headscarves stand on a greed hillside. The woman is holding two clay cups.

A close up of Jesus on the cross. He wears a crown of thorns and behind him are the bare branches of trees against a pale blue sky.

A man and woman in long robes and headscarves stand on a green hillside. They have serious expressions and watch something happening to the right of the camera.

Jesus falls to the ground on the way to his crucifixion. His back is bloodied from torture and a purple scarf is around his neck. A young child in a robe and scarf bends down and holds out his hand to help him.

A Roman Centurion stands with feet apart and arms crossed watching audience members walking past. He has a red robe, a leather jerkin and red feathers in his helmet.

Jesus wears a colourful robe and throws a table and basket to the ground as horrified priests and bystanders watch.

A woman in colourful robes and headscarf, with embroidered bodice, stands with her arms held out to each side with palms up in a questioning gesture.

Three women in colourful robes and headscarves stand looking to the right of the camera.

Three actors in colourful robes and headscarves are holding up costumes and inspecting them.

A woman in pink robes and purple scarf round her neck has a microphone at her ear and is looking to the left of the camera.

Roman soldiers raise the cross on which Jesus is crucified and a group of his followers and friends stand behind weeping.

Mary sits on the grass and holds the dead body of Jesus. She is holding his head on her knees and weeping.

A close up of a Roman soldier showing his shoulders covered in armour and a helmet on his head.

Jesus, with his back streaming with blood, is led away by two Roman centurions in full armour and helmets.

A close up of two women who are disciples of Jesus. They wear colourful robes and look with horror at something happening to the left of the camera.

Pontius Pilate in a white robe and red cloak gestures to Jesus who stands next to him with a crown of thorns on his head, a purple robe round his neck and a sign saying 'INRI'. He is bloodied after being tortured.

On a green hillside members of the audience sit and watch the Passion Play. In the foreground is a woman in colourful robes sitting on the ground with her hands covering her face.

Eight of Jesus's disciples stand on a green hillside in colourful robes and headdresses. They are holding palm leaves and branches and waiting for Jesus to appear.

Jesus walks across the green grass in a glowing white robe. Behind him is an empty cross and a line of his disciples watching him.

Two women in colourful robes and headdresses stand in front of an audience held back by hazard tape. They are looking at something happening to the left of the camera.

Stafford

A female actor wearing a brown jacket looks shocked and surprised. Behind her is a church altar. In a scene from Stafford Passion Play.

Three actors on crosses on a stage outside a church in Stafford.

Cast members including a marching band in uniform, with Jesus carrying his cross and red-brick buildings in the background for Stafford Passion Play.

Jesus carries the horizontal beam of the cross through the streets of Stafford. He is escorted by police in black with plastic shields and they follower soldiers in red jackets marching with drums. Behind them are members of the audience.

A man in black is dragging Jesus to one of three crosses on an elevated platform made of scaffolding. Behind them is the wall of Stafford cathedral.

A woman in black with black sunglasses has her hand on Jesus' shoulder. His hands are tied behind his back and he is surrounded by other men and women in black with plastic shields.

Jesus wears contemporary costume and walks down the high street in Stafford with his hands tied behind him and two men in ceremonial dress marching before him with drums. A crowd of people are following them.

Jesus wears contemporary costume and carries the horizontal beam of the cross. On his face is an expression of pain and behind him are buildings from the city centre.

One of Jesus's followers in contemporary dress watches the crucifixion with sadness. Behind her are a crowd of onlookers and the buildings of the city centre.

Jesus carries the horizontal beam of the cross through the streets of Stafford. He is escorted by police in black with plastic shields and they follower soldiers in red jackets marching with drums. Behind them are members of the audience.

Jesus carries the horizontal beam of the cross down the street. He has fallen to one knee and on his face is an expression of pain. Behind him are members of the audience.

Two of Jesus's followers in contemporary dress stand on either side of Mary as they watch the crucifixion with sadness. Behind her are a crowd of onlookers and the buildings of the city centre.

Jesus hugs two of his followers after his resurrection. They are in a church building.

Jesus is in contemporary dress and his hands are by his side as Judas puts his arms around him and hugs him. Behind them is a crowd of onlookers.

A man in black is tying Jesus to one of three crosses on an elevated platform made of scaffolding. Behind them is the wall of Stafford cathedral.

A man and a woman stand looking at each other in amazement.

Jesus wears contemporary dress and stands with his back to the camera in a church. Behind him stands one of his followers who looks towards him in amazement because he has been resurrected. On either side of them are people sitting in the pews.

Jesus falls to his feet while carrying the horizontal beam of the cross down the street. He has fallen to one knee and on his face is an expression of pain. Behind him are members of the audience.

A crowd of onlookers watch a scene from Stafford Passion Play, with trees and buildings in the background.

A group of actors including Jesus in modern dress act a scene in front of a building in Stafford.

Three men are tied on three crosses on an elevated platform made of scaffolding. Behind them is the wall of Stafford cathedral.

Two female actors standing beside a church altar smile towards the audience.

Three men are tied on three crosses on an elevated platform made of scaffolding. Behind them are the roofs of buildings and the bare branches of trees.

Two actors from Stafford Passion Play stand by a memorial in a scene.

Actors depicting Jesus, and roman guards in modern dress play a scene from a passion play in central Stafford.

Two men in black are tying Jesusto a cross on an elevated platform made of scaffolding. Behind them is the wall of Stafford cathedral.

A woman wearing a bullet proof vest and sunglasses plays a character in the Stafford Passion Play.

Jesus carries a beam of wood from the cross surrounded by other cast members and onlookers.

An actor playing Jesus stands with his back to the camera in the middle of an ornate church looking towards a stained glass window.

An actor in black stands with his back to a large brick and glass building.

Two actors play a scene in a park with audience members looking on in the background.

Jesus is surrounded by guards carrying riot shields in a park in Stafford.

A female actor in a brown jacket points towards the camera with a church altar behind her.

A large crowd watches a scene staged in front of a large red-brick civic building in Stafford.

A female actor looks out from a church altar with a surprised and joyful expression.

Two actors on a stage attached to wooden crosses outside a large building, with an audience looking on.

Jesus and a priest perform a scene in front a civic building with glass doors and red brick.

Norwich

A crowd looks on at the staging of a passion in Norwich.

A large crowd of people watching a Passion Play on a sunny day

An actor portraying a modern Jesus is marched through the crowd as part of a Passion Play

Jesus teaches his followers on some steps while being surrounded by crowds at a city centre as part of a Passion Play

Two actors perform a scene in the Norwich Passion Play as the audience looks on.

Jesus in modern costumed checked shirt pours wine from a bottle into a glass. In the background are the glass windows of Norwich city centre.

A man in black holds Jesus back as he is arrested. Other men in black carry plastic shields and in the background are the glass shop fronts of the high street.

A large crowd gather around someone in a suit addressing the crowd as part of a Passion Play

Jesus carries his cross as guards surround him in central Norwich.

The back view of three crosses and behind them the glass buildings of Norwich City centre.

Three men hung from crosses on a stage outside Norwich Cathedral.

Two people stand with their back to the camera, with their arms around each other, watching as three people are on crosses in front of a church.

Jesus on a bike in contemporary costume in the city centre surrounded by friends and followers singing.

Jesus stands in the middle of a large crowd, with Norwich Cathedral in the background.

A group act a scene in a city square in Norwich as a crowd looks on.

Two actors on a stage with crosses and a cathedral in the background.

Jesus kneeling with part of the cross on his back, surrounded by guards in contemporary black uniform and glass shields against a backdrop of shops on the high street.

A group of actors gather to play a scene with glazed buildings behind.

Jesus and Mary in contemporary costume. Mary has her hands up in front of her face.

Two actors lift up a third actor in a scene from the Norwich Passion Play, with steps and a glazed building behind.

Two musicians, one singing, one on guitar perform as part of the Norwich Passion Play.

A group of guards and disciples tussle in a paved squared in Norwich.

Blue banner in a church reading the Norwich Passion Play.

A woman in a brown coat speaks into a microphone with Primark behind her.

Jesus and two thieves on three crosses with buildings in the background and audience in the foreground.

Actors portraying Jesus' followers in modern clothes sit at Jesus' feet as he teaches them. Around them all are crowds of people watching as part of the Passion Play in Norwich

Oxford

A close up of Jesus with hands together, pressed to his forehead with eyes closed as he prays inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

Two people dressed in black pull white robe ropes around a man in the foreground (dressed in green) who is leaning away from the ropes that are pulling him back. In the background the crowd watches from seats inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

A bald man dressed in olive green and black raises his hand and finger as if about to point as he smiles mid sentence inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

Jesus and two of his followers laugh after the performance, holding water cups inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

Jesus raises his hands in surrender as he looks up. He is dressed in a green robe with his disciples out of focus behind him inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

Group of ladies dressed in blue watch in sadness and disbelief. The four ladies stand in front of an audience inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

Followers of Jesus mourn his death at the foot of a large freestanding cross. Some stand in the background, some kneel and one in the foreground kneels at the foot of the cross inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

A crown of thorns is placed on Jesus' head by man to the right of the screen. Jesus hangs his head above his rope-bound hands in front of other Jesus followers who are visibly sad in the background inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

Jesus looks on, dressed in a green robe in front of an out-of-focus wooden cross that is mounted on a white wall behind him inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

Two hands are bound together by rope, presumably Jesus'. He holds his hands in front of himself, dressed in a green robe inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

Jesus, wearing a green garment looks up to heaven with his hands together as he prays with open eyes. In the background two other disciples are visibly asleep.

Jesus smiles as he talks with two of his disciples inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

A group shot of the team behind the Oxford Passion Play 2022. The group includes a golden Labrador guide dog in the foreground who is itching his leg in the photo. The group gather for the photo inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

Jesus walks through a crowd of people who are kneeling before him. The crowd dressed in blacks and creams and Jesus is dressed in blue as he walks away from the camera into the crowd inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

A group of Jesus followers sit, kneel and stand behind the empty cross watching it. The cross, in the foreground has a white robe draped cross it inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

Jesus carries a wooden cross towards the camera, with a procession of other people walking behind him inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

A bald man with a white beard, dressed in read, appears to pull back a lady dressed in red as she closes her eyes in sadness inside St Matthew's Church. As part of the Oxford Passion Play 2022.

POOLE

An actor walks up the aisle of a church with audience and other actors in the background.

Jesus speaks with other actors dressed in middle eastern costumes.

A female actor in middle eastern dress in the foreground with a man wearing yellow in the background.

A group of actors on stage in a passion play set in a church.

A previously lame lady celebrates, running towards the camera. Jesus, dressed in white, walks behind her, as part of the Easter story.

Jesus dressed in white with disciples in the background in a passion play set in a church.

Jesus hugs an actor in a scene in a passion play set in a church, with disciples either side.

Jesus kneels to greet a child in her mother's knee in middle eastern dress.

An actor playing Jesus watches over children lit by stage lights.

Jesus in white in a scene from a passion play set in a church.

A group of actors in a scene from a passion play set in a church.

A group of actors dressed in yellow in a scene from passion play set in a church.

An actor dressed in black reads from a yellow book, with a group in the background in an ornate church.

Members of a passion play cast including Jesus and the disciples in a church.

Two actors playing a Roman official and Jesus. with the disciples in the background

Jesus on the cross in near darkness illuminated by red lights.

Jesus nailed to the cross with two crosses either side lit in red.

Jesus on the cross on stage lit in red with actors playing guards and disciples below.

An actor playing Jesus wearing white against a purple background in a scene from a passion play.

An actor playing Jesus wearing white and on stage with a purple background lit from behind in the resurrection scene.

Two female actors in middle eastern dress with Jesus behind them with a purple background - in the resurrection scene from a passion play.

Jesus in a darkened church with a purple background lit from behind.

An actor on stage surrounded by purple light, in the resurrection scene from a passion play.

The darkened interior of a church lit with purple and white light.

Pilate in a white robe and red sash raises one hand and talks to Jesus who stands behind him in a long white robe with his hands bound behind him.

Jesus dressed in white is hugged by a disciple - Judas in a scene from a passion play.

Liverpool Cathedral

A group of priests in green and red robes, with Jesus in the middle in white perform a Passion Play scene in Liverpool Cathedral.

A group of actors perform a scene inside Liverpool cathedral.

A group of actors perform a scene from a Passion Play in Liverpool Cathedral.

A group of actors surround Jesus wearing white on a lit stage in Liverpool Cathedral.

A group of actors including Jesus and Mary perform a scene on a low stage in Liverpool Cathedral.

Actors depicting Jesus and roman guards perform a scene on steps near an altar in Liverpool Cathedral.

Three actors perform a scene against an ornate stone backdrop in Liverpool Cathedral.

Two actors, one in white and one in blue play characters from a passion play in Liverpool Cathedral.

A crowd look on at a scene from a passion play acted in Liverpool Cathedral.

A wide view of the inside of LIverpool Cathedral, with an ornate wall illuminated while actors play a scene.

An ornate vaulted arch inside Liverpool Cathedral, with a stained glass window behind.

A crowd look up towards a vaulted arch in a dimly lit Liverpool Cathedral.

The cast of a passion play on stage in Liverpool Cathedral standing in front of an ornate altar.

A scene actor by two actors in the centre of Liverpool Cathedral, with a vaulted stone arch behind.

Bishop Auckland

A woman in brightly coloured traditional costume for first century Jerusalem has been healed and is smiling and waving her arms. Behind her people are amazed because a miracle has occurred. For definition of a Passion Play.

A small group of actors wearing middle eastern clothes hold hands in a group.

Jesus interacts with a group of other actors in middle eastern dress central Bishop Auckland.

Jesus releases pigeons (as doves) from a box while audience and cast look on in Bishop Auckland.

A group of actors including Jesus perform a scene wearing middle eastern costumes.

Jesus sat on a low stone seat surrounded by his disciples in blue robes and in the background buildings of town centre.

Jesus performs a scene with other cast members in Bishop Auckland passion play.

A group of three jewish priests perform a scene with historic buildings behind in Bishop Auckland.

Jesus stands at the last supper surrounded by the disciples in a passion play scene.

A group of actors perform a scene in a passion play with historic buildings in the background.

A group of actors including Jesus sit at a table wearing middle eastern dress.

A group of actors with Jesus in the centre wearing middle eastern dress in a shopping street in Bishop Auckland.

Jesus falls to the ground on a pavement with roman guards behind him.

Jesus carries a cross through the streets of Bishops Auckland with Roman Soldiers surrounding him.

An actor playing Jesus falls to the ground in a street in Bishop Auckland with Roman Soldiers behind.

A Roman Soldier nails Jesus to the cross.

Roman Soldiers nail Jesus to the cross in a scene from the Bishop Auckland passion play.

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Birmingham

Jesus on a bicycle with his hand raised in front of the tall shopfront for Waterstones. He is surrounded by a crowd of his followers and all are in contemporary. costume.

Jesus on a bicycle in central Birmingham surrounded by other actors playing the disciples.

Jesus on a bicycle in central Birmingham greets onlookers.

A shop balcony in central Birmingham with glazing and ironwork.

A street scene from the Birmingham Passion Play.

Actors playing officials stand in a row with gardens and historic buildings behind.

A large crowd surround Jesus and the disciples in a scene from the Birmingham Passion Play.

A street scene shows a Birmingham Passion Play flag in the foreground, and an historic shopping street behind.

Two actors, depicting Jesus and one of the disciples in a scene from the Birmingham Passion Play.

A group of three actors including Jesus act of passion play scene in Central Birmingham.

A group of actors on a stage - angle is taken from below looking up to the sky.

A group of actors perform a passion play scene with historic buildings behind.

A group of actors including Jesus perform a scene from a Passion Play with stone sculptures and buildings behind.

Jesus stands with arms open with stone buildings behind in central Birmingham.

Jesus stands with arm raised with stone buildings behind in central Birmingham.

A crowd watches the actors in the Birmingham Passion Play.

Two actors perform a scene with a large crowd looking on.

Jesus clasps his hands over his head as a large audience looks on.

Jesus holds his head while walking through the streets surrounded by other actors.

Two actors perform a scene in the Birmingham passion play in front of a white door and stone wall.

Jesus stands clasping his hands in front of him with a white door and stone wall in the background.

A group of actors perform a scene in front of an historic building.

Jesus stands chin raised alone with an historic stone building in the background.

Jesus performs a scene in a passion play with a crowd of onlookers watching him in central Birmingham.

Jesus hugs a disciple in a passion play as a crowd looks on.

Actors playing guards holding riot shields in central Birmingham.

Actors tussle in a street scene with guards and riot gear in a scene from a passion play.

Jesus stands hunched over in a passion play scene.

Jesus stands leaning over in a passion play scene.

Jesus stands facing a guard in central Birmingham as a large crowd looks on.

A group of actors perform a scene from a passion play as a crowd looks on in central Birmingham.

An actor who plays Jesus carries the cross beam on his shoulders with the help of a bystander. In the background are the shops on the high street in Birmingham. Around him is a large crowd in contemporary costume and a soldier in black uniform and dark glasses.

Two cross stand in front of an historic building in Birmingham.

A man and woman hug each other in a scene from the Birmingham Passion Play.

Three actors are hung from cross on a stage in central Birmingham.

A group of actors in an ornate church in central Birmingham.

Jesus walks down the aisle of a church in Birmingham as the crowd and other actors look on.

Jesus hugs a woman playing Mary in the middle of a church as a crowd looks on.

A group of actors embrace in the centre of a church as an audience looks on.

A wide shot of the inside of a church where a Passion Play is staged.

Cast members hold each others' hand up at the end of the Birmingham Passion Play inside a church.

Brighton

Three crosses on the Brighton seafront with the Old Pier in the background.

A crowd watch a passion play on Brighton beachfront at dusk with the old pier in the background.

A cameraman films the crowds on Brighton beachfront.

A man in a cap with his back to the camera watches the passion play performed ahead of him.

Actor portraying Jesus is hung on a wooden cross on top of a yellow brick stage with roman soldiers beside him below. Against a blue sky at the Brighton Passion Play

An actor portraying a mortally wounded Jesus is hung on a large wooden cross against a bright blue sky as part of an Easter Play.

Two actors including Jesus in robes stand on a wall in a scene from a passion play.

A group of actors including Jesus in robes stand on a wall in a scene from a passion play.

Two actors including Jesus in robes stand on a wall in a scene from a passion play.

Jesus holds up his hands to the crowd, holding a shepherds crook on Brighton seafront.

A large group of actors including Jesus in robes stand on a wall in a scene from a passion play.

A group of actors including Jesus in robes stand on a wall in a scene from Brighton passion play.

Three actors dressed in brightly coloured middle-eastern costume look towards something off-screen. They are lit by golden sun against a clear blue sky. As part of the Passion Play in Brighton

Jesus rides a donkey along Brighton beach front as crowds look on.

Jesus speaks to a female disciple while riding a donkey in a scene from the Brighton Passion Play.

A group of actors including Jesus in robes stand on a wall in the loaves and fishes scene from a passion play.

Jesus is grabbed by a Roman guard in a scene from the Brighton Passion Play.

A group of actors including Jesus in robes and roman guards on a wall in a scene from a passion play.

Jesus on the cross has his side pierced by a Roman soldier in the Brighton Passion Play.

A group of actors including Jesus on a cross and roman soldiers stand on a wall in a scene from a passion play.

Three actors including Jesus perform a scene from the Brighton Passion Play.

Jesus stand alone wearing robes with his arm raised.

Jesus stands with his arms up above his head and in front of him people lift their hands to him and a man in a turban turns to the camera.

Jesus talking to a man, surround by disciples for Who Was Matthew and Who was Peter?

The actor playing Jesus smiles with his chin raised.

Jesus embraces a disciple in a scene from the Brighton Passion Play.

Jesus stands after the resurrection with the cross behind draped in white fabric in a passion play.

A group of actors perform a joyful scene in the Brighton Passion Play.

Jesus rides on a donkey on Brighton seafront.

Jesus surrounded by a group of disciples joyfully raises his hands.

A large group of actors including Jesus on the cross stand on a wall in a scene from a passion play.

An actor and donkey stand on a yellow wall in a scene from a passion play.

A group of actors in robes stand on a wall in a scene from a passion play.

Glasgow

An actor in hung from a cross in a Glasgow passion play.

An actor wearing a hoody kneels in a passion play scene.

An actor kneels on an outdoor stage at dusk with historic buildings behind.

Two actors perform a scene from a passion play.

An actor playing Jesus kneels in a scene from a passion play.

Poole

A priest in middle eastern costume looks ahead surrounded by other actors.

An actor playing Jesus looks pensive with a stone column behind.

Actors perform a scene from a passion play in a dimly lit church with audience looking on.

The disciples and Jesus sit at a long table for the last supper in a church room.

A group of actors clap and look up the aisle of a dimly lit church.

Artwork depicting Jesus in the cross in red.

Two actors hold each other by the shoulders and head in a scene from a passion play.

A woman in red speaks urgently to another actor.

Two actors face each other in a scene from the Poole Passion Play.

A single actor in a large darkened space performs in the Poole Passion Play.

A silhouette of a man with arms stretched wide with a rainbow background and words saying 'Footsteps: A New Passion Play for 2022'.

A group of actors including Jesus on the cross in a church with a stone backdrop.

Tavistock

Actors perform a scene in the Tavistock Passion Play, on green grass with audience and cast looking on.

A group of actors perform a scene in the Tavistock Passion Play, with audience and cast looking on.

Actors on crosses perform a scene in the Tavistock Passion Play, on green grass with audience and cast looking on.

Actors hung on crosses perform a scene in the Tavistock Passion Play, on green grass with audience and cast looking on.

Actors and musicians perform a scene in the Tavistock Passion Play, on green grass with trees and cast behind.

An overhead shot of cast and crowd at the Tavistock Passion Play.

Roman soldiers walk through a graveyard, followed by the crowd.

Actors in middle eastern dress perform a scene in the Tavistock Passion Play, on green grass with audience looking on.

Actors perform a scene in the Tavistock Passion Play, on green grass with historic buildings behind.

Actors perform a scene in the Tavistock Passion Play, on green grass with historic buildings behind.

A crowd sits and stands watch the Tavistock Passion Play in a park with trees and historic buildings behind.

An overhead shot of the park and setting of the Tavistock Passion Play.

Actors nail Jesus to the cross in the Tavistock Passion Play, on green grass with an historic church behind.

A woman wearing pink middle eastern costume kneels in a scene in the Tavistock Passion Play.

Actors hug each other in the Tavistock Passion Play with an historic church behind.

Four men standing on a stone balcony enacting a Passion Play seen by Shakespeare.

A young man stands with a drums and sticks in the Tavistock Passion Play.

Two guards dressed in red stand in a doorway.

Three actors playing officials and guards stand on stone steps in a scene from a passion play.

A wide view down a street towards the crowd and stage for the passion play in Tavistock.

Onlookers sit and stand to watch the Tavistock Passion Play.

Onlookers sit and stand to watch the Tavistock Passion Play.

Onlookers sit and stand, some with cameras, to watch the Tavistock Passion Play.

Onlookers sit and stand to watch the Tavistock Passion Play with historic buildings behind.

A wide view of onlookers sitting and standing to watch the Tavistock Passion Play.

A woman in middle eastern dress smiles as part of the Tavistock passion play.

Onlookers sit and stand to watch the Tavistock Passion Play in a green park.

Onlookers sit and stand to watch the Tavistock Passion Play with historic buildings behind.

A man dressed in a monk habit walks through the crowd in a passion play.

A young girl is interviewed in the park at the Tavistock Passion Play.

Cast and crowd walk along through the streets of Tavistock.

Other Plays

A group of actors wearing middle eastern costume pose for the camera on a set of rocks.

An actor in middle eastern costume poses from the camera on a windswept rocky beach.

A group of actors pose together for camera on a beach with a darkened sky behind.

Large crowds fill town centre streets to watch a passion play.

A group of actors playing Jesus and the disciples hold branches and dance on a pebbly beach.

Three crosses stand on Brighton beach front with the town and promenade behind.

An actor playing Jesus carries a small child in a scene from a passion play.

Three crosses stand in front of a cathedral building with Jesus and the two criminals hanging from them, and roman soldiers below.

A stone cathedral and blue sky with three crosses and staging for a passion play.

Three crosses stand in front of a stone cathedral with Jesus and two criminals hanging from them in a scene from a Passion Play.

Three crosses stand in front of a stone cathedral with Jesus and two criminals hanging from them and roman soldiers below, in a scene from a Passion Play.

A screen showing Jesus on the cross, at night above a stage in a town centre.

Two actors smile at each other with a dark backdrop in a scene from a passion play.

Four actors on stage at night with a screen above them showing a scene from a passion play.

A group sit on boulders to watch a passion play at night in a town centre.

A large crowd gather to watch a passion play in a town centre on a sunny day.

Cast members wearing colourful outfits perform a scene in a town square surrounded by historic buildings.

Jesus is surrounded by a crowd in a scene from a passion play, with old buildings in the background.

Jesus kneels down surrounded by a crowd in a scene from a passion play, with old buildings in the background.

Jesus lies on the ground surrounded by soldiers and a crowd in a scene from a passion play, in the middle of a town centre.

Silhouettes of actors in a night scene from a passion play.

A group of actors with Jesus in the middle wearing middle eastern dress smile for the camera with scenery behind.

An actor in a red robe stands as roman soldiers kneel in front on stage with buildings behind.

Three crosses on a grassy hill with Jesus and two criminals hanging from them, and roman soldiers below.

A group of actors in middle eastern dress holding branches walk through historic streets.

A group of actors in middle eastern dress and a donkey walk through historic streets.

A group of actors perform the resurrection scene in a park with scenery including a tomb.

Crowds fill a town centre street ready to watch a passion play.

A group of actors walk along Brighton beachfront wearing middle eastern dress and waving branches.

A group of actors including Jesus stand on Brighton beachfront wearing middle eastern dress and waving branches.

A group of actors playing Jesus and the disciples hold branches and dance on a pebbly beach at Soul by the Sea.

A group of actors playing Jesus and the disciples hold branches and dance on a pebbly beach for Soul by the Sea 2012.

Jesus washes one of the disciples feet surrounded by four others on stage while performing a passion play.

Jesus wears a crown of thorns and a purple robe while covered in blood surrounded by actors playing officials and priests.

Jesus hangs from a wooden cross which a group of actors playing roman soldiers and disciples hoist upright.

Three cross with Jesus and two criminals hanging from them on a pebbly beach as cast members in middle eastern dress look on.

A group of actors in middle eastern dress perform a scene on a pebbly beach with the sea in the background.

Three actors hang from crosses on a stage beside the sea surrounded by cast members performing a passion play.

Three actors hang from crosses on a stage beside the sea surrounded by cast members performing a passion play at dusk.

An actor dressed as a roman soldier holding a scroll stands on a pebbly beach with the sea behind him.

Jesus wears white and stands behind a disciple on stage in a passion play.

Jesus wearing white and holds out his hands surrounded by his disciples in a scene from a passion play.

Three actors playing roman officials and soldiers stand on a steps outside an historic building and magistrates court performing a passion play.

A woman wearing pink middle eastern costume kneels beside a tree in a scene from a passion play as onlookers watch.

A row of roman soldiers stand with shields outside Richmond station performing a passion play.

Roman solders carry a large wooden cross in a town centre performing a scene from a passion play.

A group of actors in colourful middle eastern dress perform a scene around a table with a basket on it in a passion play.

Actors in middle eastern dress walk through the streets of an historic town centre.

A group of actors plus a horse ridden by Jesus walk through historic town streets as part of a passion play.

A group of actors perform a scene from a passion play on the steps of an historic building with shops behind.

Jesus kneeling beneath the weight of the cross with Mary on her knees weeping and weeping women stand around them as part of the Easter Story.

A group of actors in middle eastern dress perform a scene from a passion play in a church building with stained glass window in the background.

A group of children holding branches perform a scene from a passion play in a town centre.

Three actors in middle eastern dress perform a scene onstage with painted scenery behind.

A group of women in colourful middle eastern dress perform a scene on stage in a passion play.

An actor playing Jesus pours wine as part of the last supper scene at a table with disciples beside him.

Jesus in a long white robe holds the arms of a blond-haired woman in a blue robe and they are smiling at each other with sunlit trees in the background.

Jesus kneels under the weight of a large wooden cross as a cast dress in middle eastern costume looks on with a stone building behind.

Two actors playing a roman soldier and a official with stone sculpture and scenery behind them.

A group of actors perform a scene in stage wearing middle eastern costume as part of a passion play.

A group of actors including Jesus hold branches and dance in an outdoor scene from a passion play.

A bearded man dressed as a Jewish priest looks solemn in a scene from a passion play.

A group of actors including Jesus on the cross perform a scene from a passion play in a darkened church.

A silhouette of a man with arms stretched wide with a rainbow background and words saying 'Footsteps: A New Passion Play for 2022'.

A single actor stands in a large darkened space in a scene from Poole Passion Play.

Two actors face each other in a scene from the Poole passion play.

A woman wearing a red costume performs scene in the Poole Passion Play.

Two male actors standing opposite hold each other by the shoulders in a scene from the Poole passion play.

Jesus in the cross, with an ornate stone column behind and disciples below illuminated in red.

The cast of a passion play stand in a church performing a scene from a passion play.

A group of actors perform the last supper scene in the Poole passion play.

A group of actors watched by an audience perform a scene from the Poole passion play.

A black man wearing glasses and white robes stands alone looking thoughtful in a scene from the Poole Passion Play.

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