F Mary Callan
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Jun, 2020
Storyteller Mary Takes To YouTube

York storyteller F Mary Callan has found lockdown an unexpected opportunity. With other events cancelled it has spurred her to post Inside Stories from the Bible on Youtube.

“I decided to film a character a day for 40 days ending at Corpus Christi,” says Mary. “In medieval York, the Mystery Plays were performed on Corpus Christi by the trade and craft guilds of the city.” 

Since 2013 Mary has performed one-woman Bible shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and around parishes and WIs, bringing to life stories as varied as Adam and Eve exiled from paradise, queens at King David’s court, Elijah fed by the ravens and the prophet Jeremiah stuck down a well.

“Forty personalities will find me still in the Old Testament,” Mary admits. “I think I’ll take a week off, then film 40 Inside Stories from the New Testament! I hope to finish with St Paul in Rome, with an interview with his escort.”

Find Mary’s work at her YouTube channel by searching “F.Mary Callan”

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