Twelfth Night, 6th January 2009
These photos might not make sense if you haven't read about our Twelfth Night play.
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The King of Misrule applies the crosses in The Star, Quarry Street. The pub is then "safe" for another year. (File: JPG, 1.4 MB, size 3222 × 1881 pixels)
Bold Roomer succeeds in creating adequate space to perform the play in The Angel, High Street. (File: JPG, 2.1 MB, size 2592 × 3648 pixels)
Father Christmas with the remains of the bean-containing cake. (File: JPG, 220 KB, size 729 × 1329 pixels)
In comes brave King George, ready to face the Turkish Knight with a smile on his face. (File: JPG, 1.5 MB, size 2248 × 2942 pixels)
The Valiant Soldier takes over the job of fighting the Turkish Knight. (File: JPG, 1.9 MB, size 2512 × 3240 pixels)
The Doctor applies his remedy to the Turkish Knight. (File: JPG, 1.2 MB, size 2588 × 2112 pixels)
In comes little Punchinella, who reckons himself the best of them all. (File: JPG, 1.0 MB, size 1364 × 3047 pixels)
The Prince of Peace plays for Punchinella's jig. No-one seemed to notice the irony of the Prince of Peace making lots of noise with his melodeon! (File: JPG, 1.8 MB, size 2472 × 3192 pixels)
And last but not least, in comes Bellsie Bob with knob and dripping pan. (File: JPG, 684 KB, size 1412 × 2096 pixels)
The keeper of the Wassail Bowl, a large wooden drinking vessel that brings luck to all who sup from it. (File: JPG, 1.6 MB, size 2376 × 2872 pixels)
After the play in The Angel, a Story Teller regales the sizable audience with the tale of the gluttonous woman. (File: JPG, 2.6 MB, size 3872 × 2592 pixels)
And then comes the time for the King of Misrule to apply this year's crosses in The Angel. The beam's a bit high to reach from below, so another method has to be found… (File: JPG, 1.4 MB, size 2189 × 2532 pixels)
Credits: Father Christmas photo by Bridget O'Mahony; all others by Phillip Bicknell (http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/phillip.bicknell/PilgrimMorrisMen).
Morris dancing — you know it makes sense

