A conference for Easter Passion Play organisers is coming to Edinburgh for the first time this month (October).
The 2019 Passion Trust Conference will take place in St Paul’s and St George’s Church in Edinburgh on October 12 after an optional event on Friday evening in St Columba’s by the Castle. The conference is being hosted by the Princes Street East Play Trust, which has been staging Passion plays in Edinburgh city centre since 2005.
The event involves directors, producers, actors, fundraisers, technicians and volunteers from all over the UK who come together to talk about Passion Plays. Speakers include the Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, Professors Helen Bond and Jolyon Mitchell of the University of Edinburgh and Kamala Santos, a scriptwriter. Workshops will take place on subjects including scriptwriting, fight scenes and marketing and social media. Registration for the conference is via the Passion Trust’s website, passiontrust.org