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Podcast: Beyond Shakespeare
Episode: Chester Plays 5.1: Balaam and Balak
Description: Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post covers the opening of play 5, with an opening featuring God, Moses and followed by a speech by Balak - the story continues in the next post…