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Past Folk Play Performances - Kent
Where a group's name is given as a hyperlink, its website may provide further information and/or photographs. |
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Kent, England
| Date | Group | Time | Venue | Contact |
| The (Insert Name Here) Mummers | 12:00 | Deptford | Mick McTiernan 020 8640 5898 |
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| The (Insert Name Here) Mummers | 12:00 | Blackheath, Princess of Wales | Mick McTiernan 020 8640 5898 |
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| The (Insert Name Here) Mummers | 12:00 | Deptford
[On tour with Fowlers Molly. Timings and exact locations to be confirmed.] |
Mick McTiernan 020 8640 5898 (H) 020 8946 9151 (W) |
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| Sandgate Hoodeners | 21:30 | Sandgate, Nr Folkestone, Clarendon Inn
[Play only performed Nov through to Twelfth Night.] |
Doug Quinney 01303 275258 or 07813 827516 |
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| The Hoodeners | 20:30 | Monkton, White Stag
[See website for details.] |
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| The Hoodeners | 20:30 | Sarre, Crown
[See website for details.] |
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| - | - | 21:30 | Sarre, King's Head | - |
| Hollington Tipteers | 20:45 | Wittersham, The Swan | Keith Leech 01424 716576 |
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| Sandgate Hoodeners | 21:30 | Sandgate, Nr Folkestone, Ship Inn
[Play only performed Nov through to Twelfth Night.] |
Doug Quinney 01303 275258 or 07813 827516 |
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| The Hoodeners | 19:30 | Birchington, Powell Arms
[See website for details.] |
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| - | - | 22:00 | Marshside, Gate | - |
| Wadard Mummers | 22:00 | Eynsford, Village Hall
[Our version of the Sutton-at-Hone (Kent) Mummering play.] |
Lawrie Hodges 01959-573402 |
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| Cowden Mummers | 20:00 | Cowden nr Edenbridge, Queens Arms
[We are Elsie's Band and have been foremost in Kent and Sussex with folk music, country songs, comic songs and pub "sings and play" nights for more that 25 years. During this time we have performed our mumming play at Elsie's and other venues to great acclaim. Our play is based on the tradi] |
John Hills 01732 762224 |
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| The Hoodeners | 20:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, Village Hall
[See website for details.] |
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| - | - | 22:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, Bell | - |
| The Melstock Band | - | Maidstone, The Exchange
[Christmas Tour 2002. A professional stage show of seasonal festivities of the English Countryside, with stories, dances, mummers, wassailers, carol singers, and humstrums, drawing on Thomas Hardy and country poets.] |
Dave Townsend 01622 758611 |
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| The Hoodeners | 22:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, Sun
[See website for details.] |
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| Rabble Folk Theatre | 13:00 | Charing, The Bowl
[Mummers play and Kentish Hoodening Play] |
Gail Duff 01622 858460 |
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| The (Insert Name Here) Mummers | 12:00 | Blackheath
[On tour with Blackheath Morris Men. Timings and exact locations to be confirmed.] |
Mick McTiernan 020 8640 5898 (H) 020 8946 9151 (W) |
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| Wadard Mummers | 13:00 | Westwood, nr Longfield, The Wheatsheaf
[Our version of the Sutton-at-Hone (Kent) Mummering play.] |
Lawrie Hodges 01959-573402 |
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| Rabble Folk Theatre | 13:00 | Wierton, The Red House
[Mummers play and Kentish Hoodening Play] |
Gail Duff 01622 858460 |
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| Wadard Mummers | 13:00 | Trottiscliffe, The Plough
[Our version of the Sutton-at-Hone (Kent) Mummering play.] |
Lawrie Hodges 01959-573402 |
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| Tonbridge Mummers | - | Hildenborough
[Bearsted Mummers Play and the Hooden Horse] |
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| Ragged Heroes Mummers | - | Rochester, Rochester Sweeps Festival | Mike Slater 0117 9492860 |
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| Ragged Heroes Mummers | - | Rochester, Rochester Sweeps Festival | Mike Slater 0117 9492860 |
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| Thameside Mummers | 11:00 | Whitstable, Oyster Festival | Derek Oliver | |
| Thameside Mummers | 11:00 | Faversham, Hop Festival | Derek Oliver | |
| Thameside Mummers | 11:00 | Faversham, Hop Festival | Derek Oliver | |
| The (Insert Name Here) Mummers | - | Faversham, Hop Festival | Mick McTiernan 020 8640 5898 |
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| The Hoodeners | 22:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, The Sun
[Full details of performances on our website] |
Dobbin 01843 848621 |
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| Sandgate Hoodeners | 21:00 | Hawkinge, nr Folkestone, Black Horse, Densole
[The Play only takes 10-15 minutes to perform...Nothing too serious, just fooling around, falling down and supping of good ale!] |
Doug Quinney 01303 275258 / 07813 827516 |
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| - | - | 21:30 | Hawkinge, nr Folkestone, Chequers Inn, Densole | - |
| Sandgate Hoodeners | 21:00 | Folkestone, Guildhall, The Bayle
[The Play only takes 10-15 minutes to perform...Nothing too serious, just fooling around, falling down and supping of good ale!] |
Doug Quinney 01303 275258 / 07813 827516 |
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| - | - | 22:00 | Sandgate, nr Folkestone, Clarendon, Brewers Hill | - |
| Ravensbourne Mummers & Sword Dancers | 20:00 | Fordcombe, Chafford Arms | Patrick Joyce 020 8653 6526 |
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| - | - | 20:45 | Chiddingstone, Castle Inn | - |
| - | - | 21:30 | Charcott, The Greyhound | - |
| Sandgate Hoodeners | 21:30 | Hythe, Kings Head
[Plus guests] |
Doug Quinney 01303 275258 / 07813 827516 |
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| Darent Valley Champions | 20:15 | Shoreham, Ye Old George Inn
[This is the 31st year since Hartley Morris Men started performing the Darent Valley plays as the Darent Valley Champions. Long may they continue. See the website for more details.] |
Tony Tomlin 01622 685960 |
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| - | - | 21:15 | Shoreham, The Crown | - |
| - | - | 21:45 | Shoreham, Two Brewers | - |
| - | - | 22:30 | Shoreham, Kings Arms | - |
| Sandgate Hoodeners | - | Lyminge, nr Folkestone, St Nicholas Festival
[The Play only takes 10-15 minutes to perform...Nothing too serious, just fooling around, falling down and supping of good ale!] |
Doug Quinney 01303 275258 / 07813 827516 |
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| Ravensbourne Mummers & Sword Dancers | 20:00 | Knockholt, Three Horseshoes | Patrick Joyce 020 8653 6526 |
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| - | - | 21:00 | Keston, Two Doves | - |
| Sandgate Hoodeners | 21:30 | Sandgate, nr Folkestone, Famous Ship Inn
[The Play only takes 10-15 minutes to perform...Nothing too serious, just fooling around, falling down and supping of good ale!] |
Doug Quinney 01303 275258 / 07813 827516 |
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| The Hoodeners | 20:00 | Sarre, Crown
[Full details of performances on our website] |
Dobbin 01843 848621 |
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| - | - | 22:00 | Sarre, King's Head | - |
| Cowden Mummers | 20:00 | Cowden nr Edenbridge, Queens Arms
["Elsie's Band" will be performing the Cowden Pounders mumming play for the umpteenth year. The play is still based around the traditional St George story but is always subject to a little licence. All the usual characters are present and all are welcome to enjoy the evening with songs, music and a liberal sprinkling of carols. If you wish to sing, play or just be there call John Hills.] |
John Hills 01732 762224 |
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| Darent Valley Champions | 10:30 | Otford, The Woodman | Tony Tomlin 01622 685960 |
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| - | - | 20:30 | Otford, The Bull
[This is the 31st year since Hartley Morris Men started performing the Darent Valley plays as the Darent Valley Champions. Long may they continue. See the website for more details.] |
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| - | - | 21:15 | Otford, The Horns | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Otford, The Crown | - |
| West Malling Champions | 18:15 | King's Hill, The Spitfire | Alan Austen 01732 843818 |
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| - | - | 19:00 | West Malling, The Bull
[Starting point, followed by a tour of all the pubs in the town, finishing at The Lobster Pot.] |
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| - | - | 22:15 | West Malling, Lobster Pot | - |
| Ravensbourne Mummers & Sword Dancers | 20:30 | Royal Tunbridge Wells, Royal Oak, Prospect Road | Patrick Joyce 020 8653 6526 |
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| The Hoodeners | 20:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, Village Hall
[Full details of performances on our website] |
Dobbin 01843 848621 |
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| - | - | 21:00 | Monkton, White Stag | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Marshside, Boyden Gate | - |
| The Hoodeners | 22:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, The Bell
[Full details of performances on our website] |
Dobbin 01843 848621 |
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| Hartley Morris Men | 12:00 | Stanstead, Black Horse
[The Hartley Morris Men will dance before doing the Firle Tipteerers' play in the pub. This is our usual Boxing Day Special.] |
Tony Tomlin 01622 985960 |
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| - | - | 13:15 | Wrotham, Rose & Crown | - |
| Rabble Folk Theatre | 13:00 | Charing, The Bowl
[Three plays - Mummers play, Kentish Hoodening Play, Derby Tup.] |
Gail Duff 01622 858460 |
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| Ravensbourne Mummers & Sword Dancers | 12:30 | Keston, The Greyhound | Patrick Joyce 020 8653 6526 |
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| The (Insert Name Here) Mummers | 12:30 | Blackheath, Princess of Wales
[Guests of Blackheath MM on their Royal Tour - all times approx.] |
Mick McTiernan 077 646 55752 |
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| - | - | 14:00 | Blackheath, The Crown, Tranquil Vale | - |
| - | - | 15:00 | Lee, Duke of Edinburgh, Lee High Road | - |
| Rabble Folk Theatre | 13:00 | Hucking, Hook and Hatchet
[Three plays - Mummers play, Kentish Hoodening Play, Derby Tup.] |
Gail Duff 01622 858460 |
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| Sandgate Hoodeners | 20:00 | Sandgate, nr Folkestone, The Clarendon
[Plus guests] |
Doug Quinney 01303 275258 / 07813 827516 |
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| Rabble Folk Theatre | 14:00 | Rainham, Plough Sunday event, Oast Community Centre
[Plough Play, dancing and plays 12.00 - 4.30pm, to time approximate.] |
Gail Duff 01622 858460 |
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| Hartley Morris Men | - | Wrotham, Wrotham Lights Celebration
[Firle Play] |
Tony Tomlin 01622 985960 |
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| Ravensbourne Mummers & Sword Dancers | 20:00 | Royal Tunbridge Wells, The Beacon, Teagarden Lane | Patrick Joyce 020 8653 6526 |
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| - | - | 20:45 | Bidborough, Hare and Hounds | - |
| - | - | 21:30 | Charcott, The Greyhound | - |
| Darent Valley Champions | 20:30 | Shoreham, Ye Old George Inn
[Further performances will happen in the other pubs in this village, depending upon the audiences. See the website for uptodate information] |
Tony Tomlin 01622 685960 |
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| Ravensbourne Mummers & Sword Dancers | 20:00 | Four Elms, Four Elms | Patrick Joyce 020 8653 6526 |
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| - | - | 20:45 | Hever, Henry VIII | - |
| - | - | 21:30 | Markbeech, Kentish Horse | - |
| Cowden Mummers | 21:30 | Cowden Pound, nr Edenbridge, Queens Arms | John Hills 01732 762224 |
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| Darent Valley Champions | 20:30 | Otford, The Crown
[Further performances will happen in the other pubs in this village, depending upon the audiences. See the website for uptodate information] |
Tony Tomlin 01622 685960 |
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| West Malling Champions | pm | West Malling
[We perform only the traditional Malling Champions play in East and West Malling, usually on the evening of the last Saturday before Christmas.] |
Alan Austen 01732 843818 |
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| - | - | pm | East Malling | - |
| RATCO (Royal Acme Tipteer Company) Mummers | 20:30 | Stone in Oxney, Crown | Geoff Marchant | |
| - | - | 20:30 | Stone in Oxney, The Crown | - |
| Ravensbourne Mummers & Sword Dancers | 21:00 | Royal Tunbridge Wells, Royal Oak, Prospect Road | Patrick Joyce 020 8653 6526 |
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| The Hoodeners | 21:00 | Sarre, The Crown
[For updates see http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bj1/hood/bjhoodsc.htm] |
Ben Jones 01843 847701 |
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| - | - | 21:45 | Sarre, King's Head | - |
| The Hoodeners | 21:00 | Monkton, White Stag
[For updates see http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bj1/hood/bjhoodsc.htm] |
Ben Jones 01843 847701 |
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| - | - | 22:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, The Bell | - |
| The Hoodeners | 20:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, Village Hall
[For updates see http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bj1/hood/bjhoodsc.htm] |
Ben Jones 01843 847701 |
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| - | - | 22:00 | Marshside, Boyden Gate | - |
| Ravensbourne Mummers & Sword Dancers | 20:00 | Knockholt, Three Horseshoes | Patrick Joyce 020 8653 6526 |
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| - | - | 20:45 | Farnborough, The Woodman | - |
| - | - | 21:30 | Keston, Three Doves | - |
| The Hoodeners | 21:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, The Bell
[For updates see http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bj1/hood/bjhoodsc.htm] |
Ben Jones 01843 847701 |
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| - | - | - | St. Nicholas at Wade, The Sun | - |
| Hartley Morris Men | 12:00 | Stanstead, Black Horse
[Firle Play] |
Tony Tomlin 01622 985960 |
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| - | - | 13:15 | Wrotham, Rose & Crown | - |
| The (Insert Name Here) Mummers | 13:00 | Blackheath, Princess of Wales
[Tour of Blackheath pubs with the Blackheath Morris Men & Fowlers Molly, commencing 13.00 at The Princess of Wales on Blackheath - Meeting from 12:00] |
Mick McTiernan 077 646 55752 |
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| - | - | 14:00 | Blackheath, The Crown, Tranquil Vale | - |
| - | - | 15:00 | Blackheath, Duke of Edinburgh, Lee High Road | - |
| Wadard Mummers | 14:00 | near Southfleet, The Wheatsheaf
[Times very approximate] |
Fred Hands | |
| Wadard Mummers | 03:00 | Trottiscliffe, The Plough
[Times very approximate] |
Fred Hands | |
| Hartley Morris Men | pm | Wrotham, Xmas light celebrations and market
[Hartley Morris Men will be dancing and performing the Firle Mummers Play ] |
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| Darent Valley Champions | 20:15 | Shoreham, Old George
[Times are still subject to change so see the DVC web site to check.] |
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| - | - | 21:15 | Shoreham, The Crown | - |
| - | - | 21:45 | Shoreham, Two Brewers | - |
| - | - | 22:30 | Shoreham, Kings Arms | - |
| Mummers of Boyden Gate | 21:30 | Chislet, Gate Inn | - | |
| Cowden Mummers | 21:30 | Cowden, nr Edenbridge, The Queens Arms
[2005 is something like our 30th year and still going strong. The usual story of St George overcoming all manner of difficulty to gain the Queen of Egypt`s daughter.] |
John Hills 01732 762224 |
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| Darent Valley Champions | 20:30 | Otford, The Bull
[Times are still subject to change so see the DVC web site to check.] |
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| - | - | 21:15 | Otford, The Horns | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Otford, The Crown | - |
| - | - | 22:30 | Otford, The Woodman | - |
| West Malling Champions | - | West Malling, The Bull
[The Champtions will be performing their play at each of the seven pubs in West Malling during the evening.] |
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| Mummers of Boyden Gate | 21:00 | Bridge, Plough and Harrow | - | |
| RATCO (Royal Acme Tipteer Company) Mummers | 20:30 | Stone in Oxney, The Crown | Geoff Marchant | |
| Whitstable Hoodeners | 20:30 | Chislet, Gate Inn | - | |
| The Hoodeners | 22:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, | "Dobbin" 01843 848621 |
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| The Hoodeners | 20:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, Village Hall | "Dobbin" 01843 848621 |
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| - | - | 20:30 | Chislet, Gate Inn | - |
| - | - | 21:00 | Sarre, The Crown | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Marshside, Boyden Gate | - |
| The Hoodeners | 20:00 | Monkton, White Stag | "Dobbin" 01843 848621 |
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| - | - | 22:00 | Sarre, King's Head | - |
| Mummers of Boyden Gate | 21:30 | Chislet, Gate Inn | - | |
| The Hoodeners | 22:00 | St. Nicholas at Wade, Bell Inn | "Dobbin" 01843 848621 |
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| Hartley Morris Men | 12:00 | Stanstead, Black Horse
[Hartley Morris Men will be dancing and performing the Firle Mummers Play ] |
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| - | - | 13:15 | Wrotham, Rose and Crown | - |
| Mummers of Boyden Gate | 12:00 | Chislet, Gate Inn
[Play followed by Wantsum Morris 1.00pm] |
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| Rabble Folk Theatre | 13:00 | Charing, The Bowl
[The play is a hybrid between the Christmas champions play and the Derby Tup.] |
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| Rabble Folk Theatre | 13:00 | Hucking, Hook and Hatchet
[The play is a hybrid between the Christmas champions play and the Derby Tup.] |
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| Mummers of Boyden Gate | 21:00 | Chislet, Gate Inn | - | |
| Root and Branch Theatre Company | 14:00 | Royal Tunbridge Wells, Corn Exchange
[Story of the Wells'. Followed by storytelling, folk drama and song workshops with Flux the Dragon.] |
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| Root and Branch Theatre Company | 14:00 | Royal Tunbridge Wells, Corn Exchange
[Story of the Wells'. Followed by storytelling, folk drama and song workshops with Flux the Dragon.] |
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| Ravensbourne Mummers & Sword Dancers | 20:00 | Shipbourne, The Chaser | Paul Burgess 07893 394550 |
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| - | - | 20:45 | Ivy Hatch, nr Sevenoaks, The Plough | - |
| - | - | 21:30 | Dunks Green, Plaxtol, Kentish Rifleman | - |
| Ravensbourne Mummers & Sword Dancers | 20:30 | Bidborough, Hare & Hounds | Paul Burgess 07893 394550 |
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| - | - | 21:30 | Penshurst, Bottle House | - |
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