MASTER
 MUMMERS
The website for performers and researchers of folk plays
(often called guisers' or mummers' plays).
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Marshfield Mummers, Gloucestershire, England, Boxing Day 2007. © Mike Pearson Mayhem at Marshfield,
Gloucestershire, England,
Boxing Day 2007.
King William goes berserk.
Photo: Mike Pearson
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newBook Review: Masks and Mumming in the Nordic Area

Read the low-down on this new book, which surveys the mumming traditions of Scandinavia. They have interesting similarities (and differences) with such customs in Britain and Ireland.   More >>

Should we worry about the Licensing Act 2003?

Our Frequently Asked Questions have a summary of the continuing implications of the Licensing Act 2003 in England & Wales. It covers all opinions, including those of a serving Licensing Officer.   More >>

Directory of Folk Play Groups

Master Mummers' comprehensive worldwide database of over 250 performing groups and their parent organisations, including links to their websites, contact details, home towns, and maps.

Electronic ERD: An Index to English Folk Drama

Compiled by E.C.Cawte, A.Helm & N.Peacock

This guide lists over 1,500 places where English traditional plays were performed in Great Britain, Ireland, and overseas, and is backed up with a bibliography of over 800 references. It is an updated version of the seminal book English Ritual Drama (ERD), first published in 1967. It includes a new Introduction, and searching and mapping facilities.

Folk Play Scripts Explorer

Working with a database of about 220 texts, the Scripts Explorer lets you:

  1. Search for lines containing specified words or phrases
  2. View all the variants of a line
  3. See the line in the context of its script, or...
  4. Display the full script
  5. Plot distribution maps

General Mapping Utility

Plot your own simple distribution maps in up to three colours using lists of OS grid references.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to perform a folk play, and more...

Folk Play Script Explorer example distribution map

About Master Mummers

The website's history, approach, etc.

Policies

Copyright, personal details, funding, etc.

Website Archive

Retired items that may be of interest.

Contact Us

With feedback, questions or ideas.

Join (or leave) the Email List

For news about the Master Mummers website.

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© 2007-2008, Peter Millington (peter.millington@mastermummers.org). Last updated: 06-Apr-2008