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  Haphazard and Apius 
  Virginius and Comfort 
  The Glass of Reason 
  Wit & Honest Recreation 

Apius and Virginia: Haphazard tempts Apius

Apius and Virginia:
The Death of Virginia

Wit and Science:
The Glass of Reason

Wit and Science:
Wit & Honest Recreation dance

  Wit as a fool 
  Pamphilus 
  Chremes and Simo 
  Pamphilus and Davus 

Wit and Science:
Wit Befooled and Chastised

That Girl from Andros: Pamphilus debates with himself

That Girl from Andros:
Chremes and Simo discuss their children

That Girl from Andros:
Pamphilus and Davus trick Simo

  Cornelius 
  Gaius 
  Purification 
  ‘Little God’ 

Fulgens & Lucres: Cornelius’ speech

Fulgens & Lucres:
Gaius’ speech

Chester Purification and Doctors:
Mary's Purification

Chester Purification and Doctors:
‘Little God’

  Pilate 
  Quem Quaeritis 
  Mary Magdalen 
  N.Town Annunciation: Gabriel 

York Resurrection:
Pilate

York Resurrection:
The Three Maries

York Hortulanus:
Mary Magdalen

N.Town Mary Play: the Annunciation


These clips come from videos made of performances by the Joculatores Lancastrienses between 1983 and 1995 by Lancaster University Television (camera, David Blacow; sound, Michael Bowen; technician, Andrew Sellars) and encoded for transmission by Michael Bowen.     All videos © Meg Twycross.

Full-length versions of each can be bought on DVD from CrossBow Productions: Order Form here.

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