We are an organically grown and slowly evolving group of people living in and around Stony Stratford in North Buckinghamshire, UK, who like to:

• cover our faces in white make-up;
• dress up in old clothes with coloured ribbons stitched to them;
• wear funny hats;
• carry exotic props;
• enact strange plays in streets and in pubs whether or not people pay any attention (usually they do, however hard they resist at first);
• process to folk tunes from our own Mummers Band, which consists of at least some of the following: concertina, melodian, violin, drum, penny whistle, mandocello, chalumeau, recorder, English bagpipes...;
• sing folk songs 'a capella', or accompanied by the Band;
• dance the odd dance - mainly molly dances before and/or after our play;
• collect money for local and national charities;
• believe we are keeping a old tradition alive to enrich our present days.

Strangely enough, we've been allowed to carry on doing this ever since 1973.

To find out more about us and what we get up to, have a look at the other pages on this site.

Christmas 2009 Appearances
A big thanks to everyone who supported us with donations large and small. A magnificent cheque from Stony Stratford Rotary, and substantial donations from publicans (in addition to generous responses to our request for "a pitcher of your best ale") brought our total just over £600!

Thanks also to Milton Keynes Play Association for the use of their minibus for the pub tour: we have made a donation to their funds in recognition.

Our collections this year have been spent on books for schools in Ethiopia
Vicki Shakeshaft, who has lead the Stony Mummers for many years has spent a year in Ethiopia on voluntary service overseas (VSO) where she worked with schools in Asella, a city in the central highlands. The 2009 collection was sent to her to buy books for her students.

CLICK HERE to see download and view video of a performance in Olney, Christmas 2008

CLICK HERE to see the same Olney performance on YouTube.

CLICK HERE to see a Spring 2008 performance on YouTube!

Animation by Kat Husbands