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Coventry Mummers will perform in The Chestnut Tree at 8.15, The Hearsall Inn at 8.45pm, The Craven Arms at 9.15pm and The Nursery Tavern at 9.45pm on Wednesday 24 Feb. 2010

Mummers Plays were originally a rural activity performed not by ‘actors’, but by local people for their community in homes, pubs or streets. Traditionally, this was done around Yuletide, Easter and Halloween. Amongst the many ritual elements in the plays, the most common theme is death and rebirth.

Coventry Mummers are a side of some 13 men, formed in 1966, to promote the performance, study, research and public awareness of Mummers Plays or English Ritual Drama.

Rather than perform to the strict letter of tradition by sticking to the costumes, texts and delivery styles of the plays as first collected, we prefer to interpret the spirit of each play with a bias towards humour and entertainment.