Welcome to Lichfield Mysteries Community Arts

Lichfield Mysteries Community Arts facilitates and encourages involvement in the arts through dramatic performances, including the Lichfield Mysteries, and other artistic activities - and we're always looking for new ideas and opportunities.

 Our group brings together the talent and enthusiasm of community groups and hundreds of local volunteers in the Lichfield Mystery Plays and many other arts activities.

 Join us and be part of something amazing!

  Lichfield Mystery Plays are a community-based arts project. Every third year we perform on each of two days, 27 short medieval plays, each produced by a different local group, interpreted for the 21st century

COMING UP: GROUND VERSE: a 'Pop Up' Community Poetry Trail. Poems will be created and displayed around Lichfield City Centre in association with Lichfield's Heritage Weekend. 23rd September 2017

Exodus: Za’atari Refugee Camp, Jordan

Syrian refugees in the Za'atari Refugee camp in Jordan created a short film telling the story of their journey - their exodus - for Lichfield Mystery Plays 2016. See the film here. Laura and Anthony Evans have been involved in both the performance and the pro...

Ground Verse Poetry Trail

Lichfield Mysteries Community Arts created ‘Ground Verse’, a Pop-Up Poetry Trail to celebrate Lichfield’s Heritage Weekend, 23rd/24th September 2017. Mal Dewhirst, Staffordshire’s first Poet Laureate, was our Poet in Residence for the day. Throughout the da...

90 Costumes

Our 90 Costumes community arts project made a short film showcasing some of our amazing costumes. Participants became the stars of their own film simply by coming along, putting on a costume, standing in front of a green screen and being filmed. No lines to l...

Lichfield Mystery Plays 2016

An enormous THANK YOU to all of our lovely participants, play directors, event volunteers, supporters, funders and sponsors for making our May 2016 production a wonderful success. You created a really memorable Mysteries to be proud of! Have a look at a few...

Getting Involved

Perform, build, help

Year round, every year, Lichfield Mysteries Community Arts is involved in organising and supporting live theatre and other arts in Lichfield District. Contact us now to get involved

Blog

We want your ideas for the next production of the Lichfield Mystery Plays

At our AGM we will be discussing the next production of the Lichfield Mystery Plays. We would really like your ideas and input and so would like to encourage you to come along, have your say and contribute to t...

Ground Verse Pop Up Poetry Trail

Lichfield Mysteries Community Arts are creating ‘Ground Verse’, a Pop-Up Poetry Trail to celebrate Lichfield’s Heritage Weekend and everyone is invited to take part. Mal Dewhirst, Staffordshire’s first Poet ...

Lichfield Community Passion Play

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Reviews

Three of the young actors from
Richard Crosse Primary School
in The Kings

First of all, let me say how much I enjoyed the Lichfield Mysteries on the Sunday. I'm so glad I discovered them just in time and made it fr...

A letter from a visitor to the Mysteries, Donald Judge:

Gentleshaw Primary School in The Entry into Jerusalem

Review: The Lichfield Mysteries Part three: Drops of Blood Lichfield Cathedral By Phil Preece I'm slightly ashamed to say I've never se...

Reviews from the 2012 Production