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Lewes Christian Arts has emerged from the Lewes Passion Play which lapsed in 2020. The refreshed Lewes Christian Arts, launched in March 2025, will include all art forms, not just theatre, for events which will happen throughout the year rather than only Easter. We are seeking new members for our 'Makers' core group who will help to make things happen, with our mission of promoting arts events created by our ecumenical Christian community, and anyone else who would like to support us or contribute ideas. If you have an idea for an arts event, please get in touch. Those involved will make connections and develop relationships, fostering a cohesive community and strengthening social bonds that both nurture the town and result in self-sustaining arts projects. Previously, Lewes Passion Play has been appreciative of all support received from local councils, youth groups, churches and arts organisations. We are now looking forward to working with the community in the development, production and promotion of the next phase, as Lewes Christian Arts. We will, however, retain the name and logo of Lewes Passion Play, from which the group has evolved. Virtual Passion Play Easter 2020: listen to our audio version of the Lewes Passion Play (below). It was created by the actors and musicians who were so looking forward to performing on the streets of Lewes, before everything came to a halt. Go to the Passion Play 2020 tab. On the dropdown menu, select Virtual Play where you will find an edited version of each of the 4 acts. (Please note this was compiled in total isolation by various volunteer actors, musicians and editors all in their separate homes.) Be a part of it. Join our email group to receive regular updates and LPP Community News: go to the Get Involved tab and complete the form. This will automatically be sent to us and we will add you to our community list. |
Anyone may comeLewes Christian Arts seeks to promote quality arts events in the community. We welcome artists, organisers, communicators and ideas people, whether they be skilled professionals or willing amateurs. There is something for everyone to do, from local celebrities to those who may otherwise feel unheard, unseen and marginalised, from the employed to the unemployed, from the home owner to the homeless. Anyone may contribute.
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Churches TogetherLewes Christian Arts encourages churches of different denominations to mix and collaborate, inspired by the teachings of Jesus Christ. Doubters and seekers are also welcome. You don't have to be a certified 'Christian' to get involved.
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UK Passion Play Trust
Passion Plays have been in existence for hundreds of years. They are a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus Christ. The plays, were highly popular in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The longest running currently-performed Passion play is the Oberammergau Passion Play, which has been performed since 1634, every 10 years, by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany. Churches Together in Lewes in 2000 wanted to mark Christian unity through a Millennium project and together it was agreed to bring the story of Christ's Passion to the people. Each church re-enacted a section of the Holy Week story in the town and from this the united, five yearly ecumenical Lewes Passion Play evolved.The UK Passion Trust keeps the movement alive by offering financial, logistical and artistic support to local groups. Lewes Passion Play Group is an affiliated organisation.
For more information about Passion Plays visit: http://passiontrust.org/
Our artistic director speaking in January 2015 at the UK Passion Play Conference held in Liverpool.