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Depicting the Passion of Christ, the play is a spectacular commemoration of His journey into Jerusalem, death and resurrection. It comprises spoken dramatic text accompanied by music, special living tableaux from the Old Testament and acted scenes from the New Testament.

Although the play has achieved worldwide fame, this cultural and religious phenomenon retains a true community feel with more than half of Oberammergau villagers directly involved in its production.

Performers are amateurs who have lived in the village for more than 20 years and all show immense dedication to the tradition. As a testament to this, a fair proportion of the male population of Oberammergau sport long hair and beards for many months prior to the play. This ensures adherence to the rules, which prohibit make-up, false beards or wigs being used in the production of the play.

Under the expert direction of Christian Stuckl and the team behind the 2000 Passion play, the community of Oberammergau have already begun work to ensure a magnificent performance is enjoyed by all in 2010.

About 2,000 of the town’s 5,000 inhabitants are directly involved in the play, whether acting, directing, or making scenery, costumes and props. There are 130 speaking parts, although during crowd scenes there may be 600 people on stage at the same time.

The theatre has seats for about 5,000 and, whilst the stage is open to the elements, the audience is safely under cover. Anyone familiar with the Gospel will have no difficulty in following the action, and a complimentary English translation is provided for those who need ‘subtitles’.

In a change from previous years, in 2010 the six-hour play will take place in the afternoon. This leaves you the morning free to explore the village itself and soak in the atmosphere of this emotionally powerful day before witnessing the event first hand. The play continues through into the evening, with a break for an included dinner.