Residents of a village in North England attended a traditional Easter play called ''Pace Egg'' to mark Good Friday.

The play takes the form of mock combat between the hero and villain, in which the hero is killed and then brought back to life by a character called the ''quack doctor''.

Footage shows dozens of people gathering at the centre of Luddenden village in West Yorkshire to witness the performance today (April 19).

''It was an intriguing performance and I've never seen anything like this before,'' one attendee said.

The Pace Egg plays are an Easter tradition in rural English culture that remains largely in West Yorkshire and Lancashire.

A bizarre UK tradition held on Good Friday gives punters a free theatre performance in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire.


Residents of Luddenden Village and surrounding areas gathered the centre of the village to witness the performance.

Audience participation was part of the entertainment having one man blow a trumpet everytime the jester rang his bell.

One member of the audience member - not from the area - said: "it was an intriguing performance and I've never seen anything like this before"

One local man in the Lord Nelson pub said: "That was alright, that."