Folk Play Links - Nottinghamshire, England

Compiled by Chris Little

Groups listed may be folk club, morris dance or amateur drama groups, as well as traditional performers. Publications listed may be cited, extracted or summarised publications, as well as full text.

001 - A History of Nottinghamshire [by Cornelius Brown, 1896 - Includes a description of a Plough Monday play]
002 - Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey [by Washington Irving, [1835] - Includes an alleged description of Plough Monday at Newstead Abbey]
003 - Black Pig Border Morris [perform Selston text and also a composed script; photos; script; CD for sale; DVD for sale]
004 - Celebrating an ancient tradition [in Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser, 25th Jan. 2002 - Article about Calverton Real Ale and Plough Play Preservation Society (CRAPPPS) performing their play in Brinsley.]
005 - Foresters Morris Men [photos; scripts (including Tollerton text)]
006 - In Comes I, Brut King: Tradition and Modernity in the Drama of the Jacksdale Bullguisers [by Ian Russell, in Journal of American Folklore, Vol.94 No.374, Oct.-Dec. 1981, pp.456-485 - JSTOR subscription required]
007 - Muskham Players [cast of 'Tales of Muskham', 2000 - A historical drama including the local Plough Monday play.]
008 - 'Plough Bullocks' and Other Plough Monday Customs in the Nottingham Area, 1800-1920 [by Peter Millington, in Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, Vol.109, 2005, pp.127-137]New
009 - 'Plough Bullocks' and Other Plough Monday Customs in the Nottingham Area, 1800-1920 [citation of Peter Millington, in Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, Vol.109, 2005, pp.127-137]New
010 - Pubs in Underwood and Bagthorpe [by Maurice Holmes, in Booze News, Spring 2004, pp.8-10 - Includes recollections of performing the Guisers at the Sandhills pub, Underwood, Christmas 1946/47.]
011 - Ranby House School [photo]
012 - Sullivan's Sword
013 - Sullivan's Sword Data Base: Farnsfield Plough Play [Owd ‘Oss Mummers version of script, Apr. 1986]
014 - The Nottinghamshire Village Book [extract from Nottinghamshire Federation of Women's Institutes, 1989 - Includes speeches from a Plough Monday from Woodborough]
015 - Tollerton Online [Photos of Tollerton Plough Boys, 1952 and 2002]
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