An every-decade theatrical event staged since the 1600s in the Bavarian town of Oberammergau to honour the life of Jesus Christ – and thus keep the plague away – began on Saturday after a two-year delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Passion Play is an event that consumes the town of 5,200, with almost a year of preparation every time for a show that runs five hours (with a three-hour intermission), five days a week from May to October. Only residents of the southern German town may perform: About 2,100 are expected to be involved this year. Most men chosen for the role are required to g…