Here is the cast of characters featured in the Mumming Play and the latest casting.
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Character |
Description and dress |
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Fool |
Colourful character - a Morris-type Fool |
Geoff |
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Bold Slasher |
A Turkish Knight - turban and baggy trousers |
Jasper |
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Saint George |
Knight Crusader - tin helmet, tunic with red cross |
Andrew |
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Dragon |
[A lion in 1996]** but subsequently found |
Ian |
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Phoebe |
King of Egypt's daughter - typical drag act |
Henry |
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King of Egypt |
Traditional Arab outfit |
David |
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Doctor |
A quack doctor - heavy coat, bow tie, Gladstone bag |
Steve |
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Little Devil Doubt |
Spirt tai1 hanging out; carries besom |
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Johnny Jack |
Man with family burden |
John |
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Fat 'n Fine |
A scruffy crippled beggar |
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Soldier Bold |
Military uniform. Sometimes after a contemporary hero |
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Beelzebub |
A devil figure - in red and black, carries club |
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**The dragon outfit went missing in 1996 and was replaced with a Lion (Brian) -the Thelwall hobby. The dragon outfit was found in time for the 1997 performances and has not gone AWOL since
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