England
Dorset
Frome Valley Morris Mummers
Category:
Folk Play-acting Sub-Group
Home Town:
Weymouth, Grid Ref.: SY6779, Lat.& Long.: 50.6137, -2.4594
Description:
Plays performed currently are: Hero Combat - text from a village near Weymouth (Broadwey) from DCRO, 1934 - played at Midwinter in pubs, streets in South and West Dorset - and a Hoodening play we wrote c. 2005, based on Kentish examples (also played at festivals) and performed 2005-2014, waiting for more players to start again.
Established:
1978
Performances:
Forthcoming: None registered
Past events:
 22-Dec-2011 - Provisional
1. - 19:00
Elm Tree Inn, Shop Lane, Langton Herring, Dorset, DT3 4HU, England - Elm Tree Folk Night
2. - 19:45
Crown Inn, Puncknowle, Dorset, DT2 9BN
3. - 20:15
White Horse Inn, Litton Cheney, Dorset, DT2 9AT
4. - 21:00
Tiger Inn, 14-16 Barrack St, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3LY
5. - 21:45
New Inn, Shipton Gorge, Dorset, DT6 4LT
15-Dec-2011
1. - 22:00
Village Hall, Back St, Broadmayne, Dorset, DT2 8EW, England - Sunray Folk Club
11-Dec-2011
1. - 18:30
St Nicholas Church, 681 Dorchester Rd, Broadwey, Dorset, DT3 5DN, England
19-Nov-2011
1. - -
Bath, Somerset, England - International Mummers' Unconvention
Other past years: 2001 (2), 2002 (4), 2003 (6), 2004 (7), 2005 (3), 2006 (7), 2008 (4), 2009 (5), 2010 (7), 2012 (1), 2013 (5), 2014 (3), 2016 (3), 2017 (1), 2018 (5), 2019 (5), 2020 (1), 2022 (5), 2023 (4)
Media Links:
1. Frome Valley Morris Men Mummers Play - Validated link
YouTube - Video
[9min 21sec], darkdorset, 24-Feb-2007
Contact:
David Milner (davmilner@gmail.com), Phone: 01305 880154
Address: 3 Hope Terrace, Martinstown, Dorset, DT2 9JN
Part of:
Frome Valley Morris
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