A centuries-old play retold for our age

On a tour of Europe in 1973, I had my first accidental encounter with Oberammergau, a tiny town in the southern German Bavarian Alps. At once I was intrigued by the place, with its medieval cobblestoned side streets and picturesque houses with murals of fairy tales, Bible stories, myths and legends.

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