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Mystery Steps presented by STAN’S CAFE
for Coventry Mysteries
9th – 16th June
Free Admission
Coventry Mysteries, Coventry City Centre
9 – 16 June 2012
Specially commissioned for Coventry Mysteries and installed in former cafe in Coventry’s City Centre, Mystery Steps encouraged its audience to act out a moment in thelife of a medieval cafe.
Whilst out back a chef, is asleep in the stores, someone’s butchering a pig and children arehard at work with the washing up, waiting and spit turning, out front a host of customers a having fun, queuing forthe latest delicacies and playing local sports; meanwhile a team are enacting a mystery play in the cafe’s windowfor gathered passers-by. Their show is of a miracle, loaves and fishes from a boy’s packed lunch being used to feed fivethousand people.
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Devised by Simon Ford, Denise Stanton and James Yarker
With Craig Stephens and Christina M Kruise.
Installed by Simon Ford, Denise Stanton, Alice Greenham and Chris Dugrenier
With thanks to:Hannah Grainger and Johnny O’Hanlon
Mystery Steps is supported by Coventry City Council.
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Magic
Sharoon
Nice, funny for the kids and enjoyable
Sky
Interesting chat, would be nice to see it on a busy day
Suzy & Cael
Really good and I want to come back
Paige
Much fun! Thank you
Victoria R
A gem – generous, respects its audience and accessible. Thanks!
Jack S
I liked the mice and the lactose intolerant vegetarian
John H
Great fun and a very enjoyable experience
Helen H
Good fun – we loved finding the bats, snail Etc. Thank You
Donna S
Good fun. Hard at first but we got the hang of it
Kelly
Great fun
Debbie
Sparked a whole other world of stories which were stepped into…
Derek