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Past Folk Play Performances - Hertfordshire
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Hertfordshire, England
| Date | Group | Time | Venue | Contact |
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Croxley Green Mummers | - | Croxley Green | Sandy Glover |
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St Alban's Mummers | - | St. Albans | Sandy Glover |
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Ashwell Mummers | 19:30 | Ashwell
[Adaption of the 'Owd 'Oss Christmas (dragon) Play - itself adapted from Kempsford, Gloucestershire] |
Ian Chandler +44 1462 743091 |
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Brafront Guizers | 13:30 | Hitchin, Outside Priory Church
[Times not guaranteed!] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
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Brafront Guizers | 10:00 | Pirton, nr Hitchin, The Fox | Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
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Brafront Guizers | 21:15 | Hitchin, Folk Club, The Sun, Sun St
[Times not guaranteed!] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
| Croxley Green Mummers | 12:00 | Croxley Green, Dickinson Square
[Now in it's eighth year after a gap of some 40 years the Traditional Croxley Mummers play is being performed in the pubs of Croxley on the Sunday before Christmas. The play first performed in 1928ish was performed until the late 1950's The modern version breaks with one tradition we have ladies in the cast.] |
Chris Hillier 01923 779580 |
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| - | - | 12:30 | Croxley Green, Fox & Hounds New Road | - |
| - | - | 13:15 | Croxley Green, Guild of Sport | - |
| - | - | 14:00 | Croxley Green, Coach and Horses | - |
| - | - | 14:30 | Croxley Green, Artichoke | - |
| - | - | 15:00 | Croxley Green, The Sportsman | - |
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Herga Mummers | 14:15 | Bushey, Royal Oak, High Street | Bob Hawkes 07811 321091 |
| St Alban's Mummers | 11:30 | St. Albans, Town Hall
[The traditional play of St George & the Dragon, for the 37th year (approx)] |
Sandy Glover 01727 373701 |
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| - | - | 12:00 | St. Albans, Clock Tower | - |
| - | - | 12:45 | St. Albans, White Hart Hotel | - |
| - | - | 13:30 | St. Albans, Fighting Cocks | - |
| - | - | 14:30 | St. Albans, Verulam Arms | - |
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Ashwell Mummers | 21:00 | Ashwell, Three Tuns | Ian Chandler 01462 743091 |
| - | - | 22:00 | Ashwell, Rose & Crown | - |
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Ashwell Mummers | 19:30 | Ashwell, Bushel & Strike, Mill Street
[The 2nd year of the play, and likely to continue as an annual event. We're unsure as to whether the day is the last Friday of Christmas or the first Friday of January. No doubt we'll find out when the two are different.] |
Ian Chandler 01462 743091 |
| - | - | 21:00 | Ashwell, Three Tuns Hotel, High Street | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Ashwell, Rose & Crown, High Street | - |
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Ashwell Mummers | - | Ashwell, All pubs in the village
[Pace Egging Play] |
Ian Chandler 01462 743091 |
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Thameside Mummers | 10:30 | Hertford, Herts Hollies Day of Dance | Derek Oliver |
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Lea Valley Mummers | 18:30 | Ware, Blue Coat Yard
[Starting point - then progressing round various pubs in an anticlockwise direction.] |
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Brafront Guizers | 21:15 | Pirton, nr Hitchin, The Fox. Theo's music session.
[The Guizers are all current or ex-members of Redbornstoke, but operate separately from the Morris.] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
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Brafront Guizers | 21:00 | Hitchin, Hitchin Folk Club, The Sun, Sun Street
[The Guizers are all current or ex-members of Redbornstoke, but operate separately from the Morris.] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
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Croxley Green Mummers | 12:30 | Croxley Green, Dickinson Square
[Now in it's tenth year after a gap of some 40 years. The Traditional Croxley Mummers' play was first performed in 1928ish was performed until the late 1950's The modern version breaks with one tradition. We have ladies in the cast.] |
Chris Hillier 0208 950 4426 (Work) 01923 779580 (Home) |
| - | - | 13:15 | Croxley Green, Croxley Guild of Sport | - |
| - | - | 14:00 | Croxley Green, Coach and Horses | - |
| - | - | 14:30 | Croxley Green, The Artichoke | - |
| - | - | 15:00 | Croxley Green, The Sportsman | - |
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Herga Mummers | 14:15 | Bushey, Royal Oak | Bob Hawkes 07811 321091 |
| Lea Valley Mummers | 12:30 | Bishop's Stortford, Half Moon
[Christmas Play from Alderley Edge (Cheshire). Lea Valley Mummers was originally formed by members of the Hoddesdon Folk Music Club, and has been performing traditional plays in the East Herts area for over 25 years] |
Stephen Rolt 01920 822464 |
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| - | - | 13:00 | Bishop's Stortford, The Wheatsheaf | - |
| - | - | 13:30 | Bishop's Stortford, Bricklayers Arms | - |
| - | - | 14:00 | Bishop's Stortford, Working Men's Club | - |
| - | - | 14:30 | Bishop's Stortford, The Castle | - |
| St Alban's Mummers | 11:30 | St. Albans, Town Hall
[We present the traditional play of "St George and the Dragon" for the 38th consecutive Boxing Day.] |
Sandy Glover 01727 373701 |
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| - | - | 12:00 | St. Albans, Clock Tower | - |
| - | - | 12:45 | St. Albans, White Hart Hotel | - |
| - | - | 13:30 | St. Albans, Fighting Cocks | - |
| - | - | 14:30 | St. Albans, Verulam Arms | - |
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Ashwell Mummers | 19:30 | Ashwell, Bushel & Strike
[Our annual tour, starring * The Dragon *. This year we will be visiting one of the large private houses in the village (subject to confirmation) between 8pm and 9pm.] |
Ian Chandler 01462 743091 |
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Ashwell Mummers | 21:30 | Hitchin, Unicorn Ceilidh, Town Hall
[We're just village mummers, so don't generally perform outside Ashwell.] |
Ian Chandler 01462 743091 |
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Lea Valley Mummers | 18:30 | Ware, Blue Coat Yard
[Starts at either 18:30 or 19:00 at Blue Coat Yard and then round the pubs...] |
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Croxley Green Mummers | 12:30 | Croxley Green, Dickinson Square
[Croxley Greens own play 11th year of performances following the revival after a gap of 40 years] |
Chris Hillier 01923 779580 |
| - | - | 13:15 | Croxley Green, Croxley Guild of Sport | - |
| - | - | 14:00 | Croxley Green, Coach & Horses | - |
| - | - | 14:30 | Croxley Green, The Artichoke | - |
| - | - | 15:00 | Croxley Green, The Sportsman | - |
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Herga Mummers | 13:30 | Bushey, Royal Oak | Bob Hawkes 07811 321091 |
| St Alban's Mummers | 11:30 | St. Albans, Town Hall
[We are BOXING DAY mummers. We perform on 26 December, even when it falls on a Sunday. (We've had people turn up to watch a day late...)] |
Sandy Glover 01727 373701 |
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| - | - | 12:00 | St. Albans, Clock Tower | - |
| - | - | 12:45 | St. Albans, White Hart | - |
| - | - | 13:30 | St. Albans, Fighting Cocks | - |
| - | - | 14:30 | St. Albans, Verulam Arms | - |
| Woodside Mummers | 13:30 | Croxley Green, Cart and Horses
[Performing as part of Woodside's Boxing Day Celebrations, with dance sides Whitethorn and Wicket Brood] |
David Dunham 01923 336007 |
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Hoddesdon Crownsmen | 13:00 | Buntingford, The Crown, High Street
[Hoddesdon Crownsmen are a rapper sword and step clog side, who also perform a version of the Sixpenny Handley mummers' play.] |
Thomas Bending 020 7736 1104 |
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Ashwell Mummers | 19:30 | Ashwell, Bushel & Strike
[Our 4th annual tour of Ashwell with the Christmas Play. Venues as usual. Wolverley House is the local sheltered dwelling and the performance can be seen there by arrangement with the residents. We may also perform in one or more private house, on request, as last year.] |
Ian Chandler 01462 743091 |
| - | - | 20:00 | Ashwell, Wolverley House | - |
| - | - | 21:30 | Ashwell, Three Tuns | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Ashwell, Rose & Crown | - |
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Ashwell Mummers | 19:30 | Ashwell, Bushel & Strike
[We'll be doing a Pasche Egging play (England vs France) in all the pubs in the village.] |
Ian Chandler |
| - | - | 21:00 | Ashwell, Three Tuns | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Ashwell, Rose & Crown | - |
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Mad Moll Mummers | 11:00 | Hitchin, Hitchin Christmas Gala
[The play is titled: 'Teeth will be Provided' and features Mad Moll a character depicted in 19th Century 'Mayer' traditional customs in Hitchin...she returns now with toothache!!] |
Cressida Pryor 01462 673125 |
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Brafront Guizers | 20:30 | Pirton, The Fox
[St George play.] |
Charlie Leslie 01234 750829 |
| Mad Moll Mummers | 20:30 | Baldock, Baldock and Letchworth Folk Club
[The play is titled: 'Teeth will be Provided' and features Mad Moll a character depicted in 19th Century 'Mayer' traditional customs in Hitchin...she returns now with toothache!!] |
Cressida Pryor 01462 673125 |
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Brafront Guizers | 21:30 | Hitchin, Hitchin Folk Club
[St George play.] |
Charlie Leslie 01234 750829 |
| Croxley Green Mummers | 12:00 | Croxley Green, Dickinson Square | Chris Hillier 01923 779580 |
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| - | - | 12:30 | Croxley Green, Croxley Guild of Sport | - |
| - | - | 13:15 | Croxley Green, Coach & Horses, The Green | - |
| - | - | 14:00 | Croxley Green, Artichoke, The Green | - |
| - | - | 14:45 | Croxley Green, The Sportsman, Scots Hill | - |
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St.Alban's Mummers | 11:30 | St. Albans, Town Hall
[The 39th(?) Boxing Day on which St.Albans hosts the time-honor'd masque of St.George and the Dragon. All the usual suspects, death and resurrection, and topical wit(?).] |
Sandy Glover 01727 373701 |
| - | - | 12:00 | St. Albans, Clock Tower | - |
| - | - | 12:45 | St. Albans, White Hart Hotel | - |
| - | - | 13:30 | St. Albans, Fighting Cocks | - |
| - | - | 14:30 | St. Albans, Verulam Arms | - |
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Ashwell Mummers | 19:30 | Ashwell, Bushel & Strike
[The Ashwell Mummers annual tour of Ashwell, performing our Christmas play, starring *The Dragon*] |
Ian Chandler 01462 743091 |
| - | - | 20:00 | Ashwell, Wolverley House | - |
| - | - | 21:30 | Ashwell, Three Tuns | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Ashwell, Rose & Crown | - |
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Mad Moll Mummers | 20:00 | Pirton, nr Hitchin, The Fox, High Street
[The play is titled: 'Teeth will be Provided' and features Mad Moll a character depicted in 19th Century 'Mayer' traditional customs in Hitchin...she returns now with toothache!!] |
Cressida Pryor 01462 673125 |
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St.Alban's Mummers | 14:00 | St. Albans, Museum of St.Albans
[This performance marks the retirement of our St.George, after thirty years in the play.] |
Sandy Glover 01727 373701 |
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Mad Moll Mummers and Mayers | 20:45 | Pirton, Nr Hitchin, Pirton Folk Club
[Mad Moll and her husband Old Tom are stepping out into Hertfordshire and neighbouring counties again after many years of quietude...it was noted in the Every-day Book of 1823 that their antics with a broom and a ladle caused an abundance of merriment. We hope merely to entertain!] |
Cressida Pryor 0146 2673125 |
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Mad Moll Mummers and Mayers | 20:30 | Baldock, Orange Tree Pub
[Mad Moll and her husband Old Tom are stepping out into Hertfordshire and neighbouring counties again after many years of quietude...it was noted in the Every-day Book of 1823 that their antics with a broom and a ladle caused an abundance of merriment. We hope merely to entertain!] |
Cressida Pryor 0146 2673125 |
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Mad Moll Mummers and Mayers | 20:30 | Willian, Nr Hitchin, Pioneer Nursery
[Mad Moll and her husband Old Tom are stepping out into Hertfordshire and neighbouring counties again after many years of quietude...it was noted in the Every-day Book of 1823 that their antics with a broom and a ladle caused an abundance of merriment. We hope merely to entertain!] |
Cressida Pryor 0146 2673125 |
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Brafront Guizers | 21:00 | Hitchin, The Fox, High St., Pirton, SG5 3PS
[Collections for The National Society for Epilepsy.] |
Adrian Williams 0779 170 8223 |
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Brafront Guizers | 21:00 | Hitchin, Hitchin Folk Club, Sun Hotel, Sun St., SG5 1AF
[Collections for The National Society for Epilepsy.] |
Adrian Williams 0779 170 8223 |
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Brafront Guizers | 21:00 | Baldock, Baldock & Letchworth Folk Club, Orange Tree, Norton Rd., SG7 5AW
[Collections for The National Society for Epilepsy.] |
Adrian Williams 0779 170 8223 |
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St Alban's Mummers | 11:30 | St. Albans, Town Hall
[For the fortieth year, St Alban's Mummers take the time-honour'd masque of St George and The Dragon into the streets of St Albans.] |
Sandy Glover |
| - | - | 12:00 | St. Albans, Clock Tower | - |
| - | - | 12:45 | St. Albans, White Hart Hotel | - |
| - | - | 13:30 | St. Albans, Fighting Cocks | - |
| - | - | 14:30 | St. Albans, Duke of Marlborough | - |
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