Hamilton-based biblical theatre group DramaKirk is to present its Passion Play for 2021 online.

Called ‘With Arms Wide Open’, the play will be presented from 2pm on Easter Saturday, April 3.

The group have also filmed five poems from Bob Hartman’s ‘Rhyming Bible’ as a free Easter resource for schools, churches and community groups. The five poems were being made available weekly from March 1.

DramaKirk is a Fresh Expression of church begun in 2016 as PassionPlayLanarkshire, using drama to bring biblical stories to life.

Last year’s Passion Play, which had been planned as an outdoor production in Hamilton and East Kilbride, was filmed and broadcast online during the first coronavirus lockdown.

The group continued its online activities with a series of dramatised Bible studies throughout the year, and a contemporary Nativity called ‘Jerusalem News’ which has been viewed nearly 2000 times.

You can view Drama Kirk’s videos on YouTube, or for more information visit www.dramakirk.org