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Folk Plays
Historical Background of the Mumming and associated Folk Plays
The Gwent Mumming Play based on a Chepstow Play published by Ivor Waters of Chepstow in his book Folklore and Dialect of the Lower Wye Valley
Isca Mummers in Action
Isca Mummers - The Early Years in Pictures
Alderley Play
Mari Lwyd

Dance Repertoire Part 1
Dance Repertoire Part 2
All you ever wanted to know about our Traditional Monmouth Caps
Our Officers responsible for our traditions over the years
Each year since we were founded we have collected for various charities

An Article celebrating our Silver Jubilee Year
Twenty-One Years On - Reminisces on Life with the Isca Morrismen
Isca Morrismen - The Beginning of Twenty-Two Years On - A Personal Reflection
A mere phone call or? - the perenial lament of a bagman - a tale of a television special!
A Fete Worse Than Death - An Article on the Morris Scene
Fun with Bells On - Dancing that goes back to before records began was coupled with cans of beer to celebrate the arrival of May Day


Isca Morrismen Tradition - Mummers in Action

The Isca Mummers have now celebrated over 30 years of performing the Chepstow Mumming Play in and around South East Wales. For the Christmas 2003 season, the group were delighted to add the Chepstow Historical Society to their list of performance venues, particularly since much help was received from this group in the early years of the revival. As usual, the play was performed over three nights and again several hundred pounds was raised for childrens charity.

To give you  flavour of the event, we present a short overview of the performance given at the Frost Fair in Magor and we are indebted to Phil Henshaw for the photographs.

Father Christmas introduces St. George onto the stage on the back of a lorry!

"I fought the fiery dragon . . . and brought him to his slaughter . . . 

But in comes Bold Slasher, spoiling for a fight . . .

and after Beelzebub, in comes our Fairy off the Christmas Tree to "stir up the fire for these two boys to have a fight"

"Oh dear, oh dear, what have we done . . . is there a doctor to be found

. . . with this little bottle he will revive . . .   and last, but not least, my name is Ragged Jack . . .

And finally, play over, all the cast take a well earned bow . . .

Here's to the continuation of this living tradition! . . .

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