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Wakefield Cycle



The Wakefield Cycle or Towneley Cycle refers to a series of thirty-two mystery plays based on the Bible performed around Corpus Christi day in the town of Wakefield, England during the late Middle Ages until 1576. It is one of only four surviving English mystery play cycles.



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