Ron Shuttleworth, 1930-2025 More >> |
Obituary for Ron Shuttleworth, who was major figure in the international folk play community, having contributed greatly to both the practice and scholarship of mumming. More >>
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Master Mummers' comprehensive worldwide database of over 300 performing groups. You can search by keyword, county/state or group type. Search result formats range from simple tabular lists to comprehensive full records, as well as interactive maps.
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A list of forthcoming performance dates and tour maps. You can search by keyword for groups, places and venues. All itineraries are archived for research purposes, and can be searched in the same way. Please notify your folk play events to us.
A database of over 220 folk play texts organised by county and type. As well as displayable full scripts, specialist features let you:
A guide to over 1,500 places where traditional plays were performed in Great Britain, Ireland, and overseas. It is an updated version of the seminal book English Ritual Drama (ERD), published in 1967, with a new Introduction, and searching and mapping options.
A comprehensive list of folk plays and Plough Monday customs that were performed in Notts and neighbouring districts.
Maps showing: Times of appearance, Actors' collective names, Play types, Coverage of collections, Script lines and characters, Text relations, Performance locations, and more...
How to perform a folk play, and more...
Selected pictures of folk play performances
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The website's history, approach, etc.
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