Rehearsals for A Medieval Christmas 1285, are going ahead beautifully!
This entry is to bring you a collection of cast photos.
Character portraits, and rehearsal images.
REHEARSAL IMAGES
The Winter King captures the May Queen - first mummers play
The Summer King awaits his entrance...
Meanwhile, in medieval Exeter, the Bishop meets with the Mayor
And King Edward I soon arrives at the hall...
AND HERE ARE SOME CHARACTER PHOTOS DONE ON LOCATION:
Our youngest performer and solo singer.
John Pycot, the villainous Dean of Exeter Cathedral, plotting revenge...
King Edward, Queen Eleanor and Princess Mary
Ambitious
community theatre show brings to life a Medieval Christmas 1285
The South
Devon Players bring to life their most ambitious project yet.
This
award-winning non-profit community/ amateur theatre company from Brixham
primarily specialise in bringing to life the history and legends of the county of Devon, in newly researched and written
shows.
With a cast
of 15, including actors, “medieval” musicians, dancers and more, many playing
more than one role, they bring to life the Christmas of 1285, in a local lords hall.
What was
special for Devon in 1285?
Previously,
in November 1283, a dispute at Exeter Cathedral had
come to a head and resulted in the murder of the Cathedrals precentor, Walter
Lechlade (previously the Vicar Choral at Wells Cathedral). For some time a
dispute had raged as to who should become Dean of the cathedral, with John
Pycot wishing to be elected, while the Bishop, Peter Quinil, was reluctant.
Finally
Pycot convinced the cathedrals chapter to elect him as Dean, while the bishop
was away. The Bishop, however, on his return, refused to recognise the election
of John Pycot, and instead put Walter Lechlade in the position of precentor,
and the head of the cathedral’s chapter, thus effectively rendering Pycot’s
position irrelevant.
In 1283,
Pycot and other conspirators, including the mayor of Exeter, Alured De Porta arranged the
murder of Walter Lechlade.
While the
Bishop and his supporters certainly had their suspicions as to the culprits,
they were blocked in meaningful investigations, and in the end, as the Vatican began asking questions, the Bishop
appealed to King Edward I to come to Exeter.
King Edward
I spent the Christmas of 1285 in Exeter at Rougemont castle, and his
intervention was not without result; on Boxing Day, the city mayor and several
other men were hanged at Heavitree for their part in the conspiracy.
The theatre
show takes this historical incident as a core storyline, with flashbacks to
scenes of the conspirators, and then telling the story of King Edward visiting
a local lord who was rumoured (incorrectly) to be implicated in the plot. The
show is set in the lords hall while he is holding a Christmas/ Midwinter
celebration. Thus, this groundbreaking medieval show is filled with traditional
medieval entertainment including mumming, carols, dance, and live harp and
flute music, as well as a full scale play. The audience are seated as if in the
hall as guests, thus adding to the flavour of a medieval “experience”.
Paignton performance - Friday January 11th
2013 - 7.30pm - at the Baptist Church, Winner Street,
Paignton TQ3 3BH
Tickets £5 adult, or £3.50 (under 16/ proof of means-tested benefits)
Tickets £5 adult, or £3.50 (under 16/ proof of means-tested benefits)
Brixham performance - Saturday January 12th 2013 - 3pm and 7.30pm – at the Christian Community Centre, Fore Street (town centre) Brixham TQ5 8DS
Tickets £5 adult, or £3.50 (under 16/ proof of means-tested benefits)
Torquay performance - Sunday January 13th 2013, in
aid of the Rotary Club, 3pm St Matthias
Church, Babbacombe
Road, Wellswood, Torquay,
TQ1 1HW
Tickets £6 adult, £4 Child (school age)
More information from the theatre company website at http://southdevonplayers.weebly.com (social networks: facebook: southdevonplayers/ Twitter: sdevonplayers)
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