Mummers plays are in essence medieval morality plays. Should that note leave you uninterested in anything further I’ve got to say, consider that they are staged with elaborate masks and other props. Now let’s further add Steeleye Span doing one in 1974 and you’ve got something that is, well, terribly silly, I’d say.
Michael Hunter has all of the details of this performance captured on film which was thought lost for many, many years. Here’s his detailed look at this performance.
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