The White Boys play (1992, Douglas)
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 31/01/2020

A 1992 recording of the Manx mummers' play, The White Boys (Ny Guillyn Baney).

Saints killing one another, a doctor resurrecting them from the dead, raucous singing & dancing with swords - the White Boys play is brilliant part of a traditional Manx Christmas.
This recording is from 19 December 1992, from the final performance on the last Saturday before Christmas, in the Manx Museum shop in Douglas, Isle of Man.

The performers are:
St. Denis - Peter Hayhurst
St. George - Ian Morrison
St. Patrick - David Fisher
Doctor - Bobba Greggor

This film has been digitised and released with thanks to Peter Hayhurst.

More information about the White Boys can be found here: https://www.culturevannin.im/manx_year_event_505782.html

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