What follows was originally presented at the 37th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo MI, on Friday 3 May 2002, as part of a session in honour of the late Martin Stevens entitled “The Towneley Plays Reconsidered.” The session was heavily attended, and a good time was had by all. You should have been there ... not to mention the annual Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society business meeting that followed. If you aren't one already, become a member of MRDS.

The real attraction of the session was not my work but that of the other participants: Barbara D Palmer of Mary Washington College, who dealt with the external records (and the lack thereof), and Alexandra F Johnston, my own former supervisor at the University of Toronto, who presented material sent to her by the esteemed Malcolm Parkes of Keble College, Oxford University, as well as her own stuff, on the manuscript itself; Lawrence Clopper delivered a fine “Tribute to Martin Stevens.”

Here all you get is me. What you will (or can) read here is pretty much what they got at the Congress, with the addition of a few pictures, notes and references, and links both internal and external. But go ahead, click ...