Past Folk Play Performances - Somerset

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Somerset, England

Date Group Time Venue Contact
26 Dec 01
Keynsham Christmas Boys 11:30 Keynsham, Town Centre Antony Gay
- - 12:00 Keynsham, New Inn -
26 Dec 01 North Curry Mummers 12:00 Curry Rivel, Village Green Don Church
- - 13:00 North Curry, The Square -
03 Dec 02
The Melstock Band - Taunton, Brewhouse Theatre
[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
01823 282244
06 Dec 02
The Melstock Band - Bridgwater, Bridgwater Arts Centre
[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
01278 422700
20 Dec 02
Weston Mummers 18:30 Weston and surrounding villages Idris Roker
01225 315660
- - 19:00 Bath, Various pubs in and around Weston
[Please see our website for a full program]
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21 Dec 02
Bishopswood Mummers 20:00 Taunton
[Performances take place in Pubs in the area. Make contact for final locations,]
Roger Conway
01823 270754
22 Dec 02
Bishopswood Mummers 20:00 Taunton
[Performances take place in Pubs in the area. Make contact for final locations,]
Roger Conway
01823 270754
26 Dec 02
Keynsham Christmas Boys 11:30 Keynsham, Keynsham Town Centre Antony Gay
- - 12:00 Keynsham, New Inn -
26 Dec 02 North Curry Mummers 12:00 Langport, Beercrocombe
[Only two performances a year: 'another village nearby' at 12.00 noon & North Curry at 1pm. Eleventh Year.]
David Lawrence
01823 490007
- - 13:00 Taunton, North Curry -
26 Dec 02 Weston Mummers 12:30 Southstoke, Bath, Packhorse Inn
[Please see our website for a full program]
Idris Roker
01225 315660
- - 12:30 Bath, The Packhorse Inn,Southstoke -
04 Jan 03
Bishopswood Mummers 20:00 Crowcombe, Halsway Manor Roger Conway
01823 270754
19 Dec 03
Weston Mummers 18:30 Bath, Weston and surrounding villages Idris Roker
01225 315660
21 Dec 03
Bishopswood Mummers 20:00 Stoke St. Mary, Half Moon Inn Roger Conway
01823 270754
- - 21:00 Taunton, Blackbrook Inn -
- - 22:00 Thurloxton, The Maypole Inn -
22 Dec 03
Bishopswood Mummers 21:00 Burnham-on-Sea, Brean Roger Conway
01823 270754
- - 22:00 Bridgwater, Compass Inn -
26 Dec 03
Keynsham Christmas Boys 11:30 Keynsham, Town Centre Antony Gay
- - 12:00 Keynsham, New Inn -
26 Dec 03 North Curry Mummers 12:00 Middlezoy, The George
[The traditional fight between Summer and Winter in which Summer is reborn by extraordinary means.]
David Lawrence
01823 490007
- - 13:00 North Curry, The Square -
26 Dec 03 Weston Mummers 12:30 Southstoke, Bath, The Packhorse Idris Roker
01225 315660
02 Jan 04
North Devon Mummers 21:15 Sandyway, Sportsman's Inn
[This is the 34th season for the North Devon Mummers. Performance of play usually followed by song & music session.]
Barbara & Francis Verdigi
01271 813843
09 Dec 04
Weston Mummers 18:00 Bath, Bath Christmas Market Idris Roker
01225 315660
16 Dec 04
Bathampton Morris Men 19:30 Bradford on Avon, Pub Tour
[We'll be performing our Mumming Play (not dances) in about 10-12 pubs and clubs in the town centre from 19:30 till closing time.]
Idris Roker
01225 315660
22 Dec 04
Bishopswood Mummers 20:15 Bishopswood, Candlelight Inn Roger Conway
01823 270854
- - 21:00 Otterford, Holman Clavel Inn -
- - 21:45 Blagdon Hill, Taunton, Lamb & Flag Inn -
23 Dec 04
Bishopswood Mummers 20:15 Berrow, Berrow Inn Roger Conway
01823 270854
- - 21:00 Huntspill, Scarlet Pimpernal -
- - 22:00 Adsborough, Taunton, The Maypole -
23 Dec 04 Weston Mummers 18:30 Bath, Kings Head, Weston Idris Roker
01225 315660
- - 19:00 Bath, Crown & Anchor, Weston -
- - 20:15 Kelston, The Crown -
- - 21:00 Bath, Lansdown Cricket Club -
- - 21:30 Bath, Royal United Hospital Social Club -
- - 22:00 Bath, Old Crown, Weston -
- - 22:30 Bath, Weston Ex-Services Association -
24 Dec 04
Bishopswood Mummers 20:15 Taunton, Blackbrook Inn Roger Conway
01823 270854
- - 21:00 West Monkton, Monkton Inn -
- - 22:00 Taunton, RAFA club -
26 Dec 04
Keynsham Mummers 11:30 Keynsham, Keynsham Shopping Centre
[Moving to the Lock Keepers from the New Inn (this may or may not be permanent).]
Antony Gay
079 7079 7742
- - 12:00 Keynsham, Lock Keepers -
26 Dec 04 North Curry Mummers 12:00 Langport, Rose & Crown (Eli's), Huish Episcopi David Lawrence
01823 490007
- - 13:00 Taunton, Queen's Square, North Curry -
26 Dec 04 Weston Mummers 12:30 Southstoke, The Packhorse Idris Roker
01225 315660
15 Jan 05
Bishopswood Mummers 18:30 Taunton, Frieze Hill Orchard Roger Conway
01823 270854
16 Dec 05
Weston Mummers 19:00 Weston, Bath, Old Crown Idris Roker
01225 867031
- - 19:15 Weston, Bath, King's Head -
- - 19:30 Weston, Bath, Crown & Anchor -
- - 21:15 Kelston, The Crown -
- - 22:00 Weston, Bath, Weston Bowls Club -
- - 22:15 Weston, Bath, Lansdown Cricket Club -
- - 22:45 Weston, Bath, Weston Ex-Services Association -
26 Dec 05
Keynsham Mummers 11:30 Keynsham, Keynsham Town Centre
[Cast made up of Bristol Morris Men]
Antony Gay
01454 324247
- - 12:00 Keynsham, New Inn -
26 Dec 05 North Curry Mummers 12:00 Isle Abbotts, nr. Taunton, Church David Lawrence
01823 490007
- - 13:00 North Curry, Taunton, The Square -
26 Dec 05 Weston Mummers 12:30 Southstoke, Bath, The Packhorse Idris Roker
01225 867031
01 Jan 06
Widcombe (Bath) Mummers 12:00 Widcombe, Bath, Widcombe Manor Ian Gilchrist
01225 334775
- - 12:20 Widcombe, Bath, Prior Park Garden Centre, Prior Park Rd
[If wet weather, at St Matthews Church, Widcombe Hill]
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- - 12:40 Widcombe, Bath, Playpark next to Widcombe Schools, Pulteney Rd
[If wet weather, at St Matthews Church, Widcombe Hill]
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14 Jan 06
Bishopswood Mummers 18:30 Taunton, Frieze Hill Orchard
[Play to be performed as part of the Wassail]
Roger Conway
01823 270854
21 Dec 06
Bishopswood Mummers 20:00 Bradford-on-Tone, White Horse Inn
[Updates will appear on website]
Roger Conway
01823 270754
- - 20:45 Norton Fitzwarren, Cross Keys -
- - 21:39 Hillfarrance, Anchor Inn -
22 Dec 06
Bishopswood Mummers 20:00 North Newton, Harvest Moon
[Updates will appear on website]
Roger Conway
01823 270754
- - 20:45 West Monkton, Monkton Inn -
- - 21:30 Thurloxton, Maypole Inn -
17 Jan 08
Langport Mummers 18:00 Wassail, Barrington Court Kate Lynch
01458 250367
21 Dec 08
Langport Mummers 12:00 Pitney, Halfway House
[Traditional Mumming Play 'Saint George and the Black Knight' performed by troupe of local quasi-actors with script containing the best of the ancient lines and a contemporary slant. The troupe has been going for 6 years.]
Kate Lynch
01458 250367
- - 13:30 Dinnington, Dinnington Docks -
26 Dec 08
Weston Mummers 12:30 Southstoke, The Packhorse Inn
[(Provisional) The performance will be preceded by a selection of carols.]
Idris Roker
01225 867031
20 Dec 09
Langport Mummers 00:00 Pitney, Halfway House
[Westcroft Cider Wassail, Ticket only in advance 01278 760762]
Kate Lynch
01458 250367
- - 14:00 Ham Hill, Stoke sub Hamdon, Prince of Wales
[Westcroft Cider Wassail, Ticket only in advance 01278 760762]
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26 Dec 09
Weston Mummers 12:30 Southstoke, Packhorse Inn Idris Roker
01225 867031

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