SPECTACULAR helium-filled balloons are taking centre stage at one of the region’s great cathedrals.
The enormous spheres will be used to represent the planets when York Minster hosts the upcoming York Mystery Plays.
The eight planets and a sun will rise and float through the cathedral as the story of Creation is told, said community director Sophie Paterson.
"They will light up from the inside, which will be really beautiful,” she said.
The planets are the idea of designer Max Jones, a London-based theatre designer who has designed productions across the UK including for Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Clwyd Theatre Cymru.
The plays, the first to be staged in the Minster since the acclaimed Millennium Mystery Plays were staged in 2000, open on May 26 and run until June 30, with the Nave transformed into a 1,000-seater auditorium.
Tickets can be bought via yorkminster.org/mysteryplays2016 or by calling 01904-623568.
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