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England

North Yorkshire

Middleton Mummers

Category:

Folk Play-only Group

Home Town:

Middleton, Cowling, Grid Ref.: SD9643, Lat.& Long.: 53.8877, -2.0547

Description:

All performers in the Group live in the hamlet of Middleton or nearby village. We perform a traditional combat play featuring a famous celebrity involved in an important issue of the day; the play also satirises issues currently in the news. This is to give relevance for a modern audience.

Established:

2001

Performances:

Forthcoming: None registered

 

Past events: 2004 (1), 2005 (1), 2008 (1), 2009 (1), 2010 (1)

Media Links:

1. Middleton Mummers Play - Middleton, Cowling - 17th Dec 2006 - Unverified link
YouTube - Video [10min 58sec], Joan Tindale, 17-Dec-2006
2. Middleton Mummers, North Yorkshire, England on the 19th Dec.2004 - Validated link
Folk Play Research - Photo(s) [1 image], 19-Dec-2004

Contact:

Mark Barnes (middleton.mummers@btinternet.com), Phone: 01535 637352
Address: 44 Middleton, Cowling, Keighley, West Yorkshire. BD22 0DQ

Notes:

Tour 5 venues + one outside venue (weather permitting) in South Craven on last Sunday before Christmas Eve. Now disbanded?

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