The Croxley Mummers

Mummers plays were traditional Folk plays performed by village people from about 1750 onwards though there are references to Mummers in the time of Henry VIII. The traditional tale tells how our hero, St George, overcomes difficulties and a succession of evils including death until he claims the prize of the hand of the Princess.

Croxley’s version of the play was written by Neggy Wilson Headmaster of the Croxley Boys School, in the 1920 and the play was performed by a group of his former pupils until the mid 1950s. In 1994 a group of Croxley residents whilst having a drink in the Artichoke decided that it might be an idea to try to revive the play and perform it at Christmas time. The first performance of the revived Mummers was at Christmas 1994, and we have performed the play every year since then . This year’s performances will be on Sunday 21nd December 2025. At the end of the performance there is a collection for The Rennie Grove Peace Hospice and over the years since 1994 we have raised over £12000.

Many of the older people of Croxley still remember the original Mummers and the present cast feel proud to be able to carry on the tradition. As Father Christmas says in his introduction to the play :

" We've come to show activity upon a Christmas time"

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is a charity providing care and support for adults and children with a progressive life-limiting illness, in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.  Our patients are supported to live the best quality of life they can through the combination of outpatient, rehabilitation and supportive care services, Hospice at Home and inpatient care that is right for them. We are also here for the families of our patients, ensuring that everyone can receive the right support, helping make every moment together matter.

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is a charity providing care and support for adults with a progressive life-limiting illness, in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.  Our patients are supported to live the best quality of life they can through the combination of outpatient, rehabilitation and supportive care services, Hospice at Home and inpatient care that is right for them. We are also here for the families of our patients, ensuring that everyone can receive the right support, helping make every moment together matter.