AN 800-year-old document is to set to be brought to life in a special play performed to youngsters in Worcestershire thanks to a £12,500 grant.
Worcester Cathedral has been the awarded the money from the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee.
It will be used to produce a play, which will giving a historical account of Magna Carta and King John and their impact and relevance today.
The play, entitled A tale of Bolshie Barons, a Crafty King and a Timeworn Tomb in Wooded Worcester, will be performed at 50 primary and middle schools in Worcestershire during April and May next year.
Chris Jaeger, chief executive of Worcester Live, has been commissioned by Worcester Cathedral to write and direct the plays, while working with actors from Worcester Repertory company.
Susan MacLeod, operational manager at the cathedral, who came up with project, said: “I thought that it would be a fun thing to bring to the cathedral and would capture young people’s imagination and help them to learn about this significant time in history and Worcester’s part in something that has international interest today.”
