This is the only surviving 'Miracle Play' from Newcastle and tells the story of Noah's Flood.
The play itself could date back to the late 15th century.
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Example of the first printed text of The Shipwright's Dirge, from Henry Bourne's History of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1736). This is the only surviving 'Miracle Play' from Newcastle and tells the story of Noah's Flood. The play itself could date back to the late 15th century.
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