‘Scenes from the Life of Saint Dominic in the form of a play’ was written by Hilary Pepler, father of Fr Conrad Pepler OP, printed & published at St. Dominic’s Press, Ditchling in 1929 and first performed that year at St Dominic’s Parish Hall, Haverstock Hill, London. The text was kept in the Library at St Michael’s Priory (Blackfriars), Cambridge. Cambridge Fraternity have now recorded an audio version of the play, a project they describe as ‘a strictly amateur production, undertaken for love and not for gain!‘
It is a light-touch and (occasionally) gently comic telling of the story of St Dominic travelling from Spain and through France to Bologna, starting in the year 1195: the people he met, his encounter with the inn-keeper, how he interacted with those around him in the midst of fervent and threatening Catharism, the founding of Prouille, the grief of his brethren when he died.
There are 14+ characters, with the parts read for the recording by members of the Cambridge Fraternity and Father Colin Carr OP. The action takes place between Calaruega, Toulouse, Pamiers, Prouille and Bologna, ending in 1221 with the death of Saint Dominic.
Running Time: 1:16:30. Please note that the recording is not for public broadcast. The play as recorded is Copyright © 2025 The Order of Preachers. All rights reserved.