Nottingham Castle, Nottingham (SK5639), Nottinghamshire
Evening Post [Nottingham] (1994a)
Anon. (Auth.)
Young-at-heart guiser gang [play revival in Underwood, Notts.]
Evening Post [Nottingham],
14th Jan.1994, No.35695, p.5g-h
An account of the revival of the Underwood guiser play by Maurice
Holmes and Keith Simpson, who originally performed it as children in the
1940s. Revival performances are mentioned for the D.H.Lawrence Society,
and at Nottingham Castle and Newstead Abbey. The characters included;
Slasher, St George and Devildoubt. The performance had been captured on
video.
Evening Post [Nottingham] (1994b)
Anon. (Auth.)
NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS: Reporting on NUTHALL, KIMBERLEY, EASTWOOD, HEANOR, RIPLEY and ALFRETON: Going back to folklore: Friends bid to revive guiser plays [in Underwood, Notts.]
Evening Post [Nottingham,
18th Jan.1994, No.35699, p.1Bd-h
An account of the revival of the Underwood guiser play by five men
who originally performed it as children in the 1940s. Maurice Holmes
adapted several local scripts. A photo shows six characters. Five
named in the article are; Opener, St George, Slasher, Doctor and
Devildoubt. The other character in the photo is Beelzebub. Performances
were given at Underwood, Bagthorpe and Brinsley, Notts., and for the Haggs
Farm Preservation Society. Planned venues included Newstead Abbey and
Nottingham Castle.
Evening Post [Nottingham] (1994c)
[Anon.] (Auth.)
Gadzooks! What a spectacle
Evening Post [Nottingham],
6th Jun.1994, No.35822, p.5b-d
Photo showing a Turkish Knight (Steve Hough) face to face with
St.George (Dave Cooper) during a medieval festival at Nottingham
Castle. The caption and article do not give their affiliation, but
they belonged to the Tiger's Guysers of Long Eaton, Derbys.
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