Twelfth Night, 6th January 2009
These photos might not make sense if you haven't read about our Twelfth Night play.
Scroll down to get the whole grey area on screen, then hover over the thumbnails to see each photo. Click them to see the full-size original in a new tab/window - users with slow connections, beware the file size shown in the caption. If the display gets confused, click in some white-space outside the display area.
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
