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The 2026 Cranmer Commemoration on Saturday 21st March will be exceptional.
To mark the anniversary of the execution of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the PBS is reviving a play commissioned in 1966 to mark the 400th anniversary of his martyrdom.
Our traditional church service, the walk of witness to Broad Street, the site of the execution, and laying a wreath of the Cranmer memorial will form the morning's events.
Choral Mattins will be led by the Revd Canon Will Lamb, Vicar of St Mary's, with the Revd Esther Lay, the Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie and PBS Oxford Branch Chaplain, the Revd Richard Smail. The Preacher will be the Rt Revd Gavin Collins, Area Bishop of Dorchester.
After lunch (bookable below) The Trial of Thomas Cranmer, originally written by playwright Anne Ridler and starring Frank Windsor, will be revived in one of the production's original locations.
11.00 Choral Mattins
11.50 Procession to Broad Street and Memorial
12.30 Lunch (booking essential)
1.30 Church closes
1.45 Main door opens for drama ticket holders
2.15 The Trial of Thomas Cranmer - Drama production
You can now book lunch (£19.50 per person) and your seat for the afternoon's unique performance below. Members £20.00. Non-members £30.00. Seats are limited so early booking is recommended.
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