MASTER
MUMMERS
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The website for performers and researchers of folk plays
(often called guisers' or mummers' plays).
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Mayhem at Marshfield,
Gloucestershire, England,
Boxing Day 2007.
King William goes berserk.
Photo: Mike Pearson More >>
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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 >>
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 >>
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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.
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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.
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Working with a database of about 220 texts, the Scripts Explorer lets you:
- Search for lines containing specified words or phrases
- View all the variants of a line
- See the line in the context of its script, or...
- Display the full script
- Plot distribution maps
Plot your own simple distribution maps in up to three colours using lists of OS grid references.
How to perform a folk play, and more...
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The website's history, approach, etc.
Copyright, personal details, funding, etc.
Retired items that may be of interest.
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With feedback, questions or ideas.
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