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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:

 

GMap 19-Dec-2023

1. - 19:30

Drax Arms, West St, Bere Regis, Dorset, BH20 7HH, England

2. - 20:00

Drax Arms, West St, Bere Regis, Dorset, BH20 7HH

Notes:

Times very approximate - one performance in the pub bar and one in the folk club in the back room

 

GMap 17-Dec-2023

1. - 19:00

Tom Browns, 47 High Street East, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1HU, England

2. - 20:00

Convivial Rabbit, 1 Trinity House, Trinity Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1TT

Notes:

Two lovely supportive pubs

 

GMap 12-Dec-2023

1. - 19:30

St Edmunds Church,, Ludlow Rd, Wyke Regis, Dorset, DT4 0HB, England

Notes:

Play as part of Island Voices Choir Christmas Concert - time is concert start

 

GMap 02-Dec-2023

1. - 14:00

St Nicholas Church, 681 Dorchester Rd, Broadwey, Dorset, DT3 5DN, England

Notes:

Charity fundraiser, the play will be followed by a short talk on the history of mumming, then some songs and tunes, an interval and an illustrated talk on the history of Broadwey

 

Other past years: 2001 (2), 2002 (4), 2003 (6), 2004 (7), 2005 (3), 2006 (7), 2008 (4), 2009 (5), 2010 (7), 2011 (4), 2012 (1), 2013 (5), 2014 (3), 2016 (3), 2017 (1), 2018 (5), 2019 (5), 2020 (1), 2022 (5)

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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