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:
 19-Dec-2023
1. - 19:30
Drax Arms, High Street, Bere Regis, Dorset, BH20 7HH, England
2. - 20:00
Drax Arms, High Street, 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
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
12-Dec-2023
1. - 19:30
St Edmunds Church,, Ludlow Road, Wyke Regis, Dorset, DT4 0HB, England
Notes:
Play as part of Island Voices Choir Christmas Concert - time is concert start
02-Dec-2023
1. - 14:00
St Nicholas Church, 681 Dorchester Road, 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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