HIDden Theatre

HIDden Theatre HIDden Theatre produces work from and about the past, performing historically informed drama and bringing to life stories of times gone by.

After our debut at the London Museum, we were able to bring "Kings All Comely of Kind", our pair of medieval nativity ...
02/10/2026

After our debut at the London Museum, we were able to bring "Kings All Comely of Kind", our pair of medieval nativity plays, to an audience in York. Performed at the lovely ancient St Mary Bishophill Junior, here is one of our shepherds presenting gifts to Mary during a rehearsal.

How long have the modern been performed on waggons? Not quite since the beginning... but maybe for longer than you'd e...
28/09/2026

How long have the modern been performed on waggons? Not quite since the beginning... but maybe for longer than you'd expect! They were introduced due to the great success of 1951, but they stayed as a small side event for nearly forty years.

In 2015, our previous year's production of 'The Baptism' for the was brought back to life for a conference on the My...
25/09/2026

In 2015, our previous year's production of 'The Baptism' for the was brought back to life for a conference on the Mystery Plays. The cast had a quick refresher rehearsal, shown here, before the performance.

It's fascinating how modern can almost erase the memory of older traditions! How many other things- in theatre or othe...
21/09/2026

It's fascinating how modern can almost erase the memory of older traditions! How many other things- in theatre or otherwise- do we assume have always been a certain way, but history tells us something quite different?

The 3 Shepherds arriving at the stable to meet Mary, Joseph, & baby Jesus in "Kings All Comely of Kind", part of two m...
18/09/2026

The 3 Shepherds arriving at the stable to meet Mary, Joseph, & baby Jesus in "Kings All Comely of Kind", part of two medieval nativity plays we performed at the British Museum in 2010 for HIDden's debut production.

Whether it's an anthology of or books about production, used books are always an exciting find! If you've read any o...
15/09/2026

Whether it's an anthology of or books about production, used books are always an exciting find! If you've read any of these, tell us what you loved! What's your favourite thing to bring back from holiday travels?

to the 2014 ! Our waggon pushing out from the waggon works on a rainy Sunday, ready for performances- it was much hea...
11/09/2026

to the 2014 ! Our waggon pushing out from the waggon works on a rainy Sunday, ready for performances- it was much heavier than this year’s waggon & took a pretty large team to move.

For those of you who like knowing random things, hope some trivia helps you at your next pub quiz night out!
07/09/2026

For those of you who like knowing random things, hope some trivia helps you at your next pub quiz night out!

Rehearsal for our 2015 York production of the morality play "Mankind". Although much of the play is comedic, Mankind's...
04/09/2026

Rehearsal for our 2015 York production of the morality play "Mankind". Although much of the play is comedic, Mankind's despair & Mercy's compassion are genuinely sincere moments.

'Nuff said!
02/09/2026

'Nuff said!

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