goose and crow

The Southwark Mysteries were allegedly revealed to John Crow, trickster familiar of the Southwark poet and playwright John Constable, by The Goose, the spirit of a medieval Bankside whore, licensed by the Bishop of Winchester to ply her trade within The Liberty of The Clink. In Constable's apocalyptic vision, John Crow encounters The Goose at Crossbones, the whores' graveyard unearthed during work on the Jubilee Line Extension. She initiates him into a secret history spanning 2000 years, a healing vision of the Spirit in the flesh, the Sacred in the profane, Eternity in time...

The following links will open realplayer and present recently compiled video clips from The Southwark Mysteries in performance.

Goose and Crow
The Southwark Mysteries at Soutwark Catherderal
Southwark Playhouse
from The Southwark Mysteries
Crossbones Graveyard
Halloween 2001
John Crow's Riddle
By the Grace of our Lady
from The Book of The Goose
The Ballad of Marie Overie
from The Book of The New South Bank
from The Book of The Magdelene
Halloween 2000

The Southwark Mysteries would like to thank

North Southwark Education Action Zone
Pool of London small grants awards
PricewaterhouseCoopers

for their support of this digital archive.