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:
19-Dec-2004
1. - 13:30
Bay Horse, Ellers Rd, Sutton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire, BD20 7LY, England
2. - 14:30
Kings Arms, High St, Sutton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire, BD20 7LP
3. - 16:00
Black Bull, High St, Sutton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire, BD20 7LP
4. - 17:30
Old White Bear, Keighley Rd, Cross Hills, North Yorkshire, BD20 7RN
5. - 19:00
Bay Horse, Keighley Rd, Cowling, North Yorkshire, BD22 0AH
Other past years: 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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