Here begynneth a treatyse how þe hye Fader of Heven sendeth Dethe to somon every creature to come and gyve acounte of theyr lyves in this worlde, and is in maner of a morall playe.
(Here begins a treatise how the high Father of Heaven sends Death to summon every creature to come and give account of their lives in this world, and is in the manner of a moral play.)
Everyman, frontispiece
Last week the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama presented The Performance 6: Retribution, a dramatic production for the public at the National Cultural Centre. This was the second major production in the theatre staged by students of the NSTAD for the year – the first having been Performance 5: Rituals done some four months ago in April.
They offered one main play – Everyman’s End, written in
