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Prop-making Workshop

Prop-making Workshop at Bergh Apton Village Hall, 2nd May.

The Props-Maker’s Part in the Mystery Play

The command came: Create a plague
to vex the Pharaoh and all his people.
Take a white linen sheet, three span by two,
ink from the brown-black oozings of silos,
card for pattern-making, razors for cutting,
rollers for inking, and now … begin!

And we, in the props-maker’s guild,
did as we were bid.

Draw all manner of mini-beasts on card,
midges, mosquitoes, scorpions, wasps and flying ants,
Cut round, and ink the patterns silo-black,
spread out the sheet and print their throbbing bodies,
fluttering wings, buzzing heads, till the whole white
world teems with frenetic insect life.

And we, in the props-maker’s guild,
did as we were bid.

Now shake the sheet, and the creatures flew up
in fury at the Pharaoh and all his people
with such a susurration and a flapping,
as never was heard, and they bit and they stung
till this folk were covered from toe to top
with bumps and lumps, and lesions and scab,
and they were sore, very sore vexed!

And we, in the props-maker’s guild, can say with pride,
We played our mysterious part, and did as we were bid!

Brenda Smith at Bergh Apton, 2nd May 2014

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Mystery plays workshop

Example of what will be made at the workshop
Example of what will be made at the workshop
Example of what will be made at the workshop
Example of what will be made at the workshop
Example of what will be made at the workshop
Example of what will be made at the workshop

 

BERGH APTON MYSTERY PLAYS
‘THE LEGEND OF THE ROOD’

SATURDAY 25 JANUARY
BERGH APTON VILLAGE HALL
1000 -1500

A workshop with Georgina Warne to make ‘masks’ of the creatures which will enter Noah’s Ark during the second play.
This is a free workshop and is open to those living in the ‘11Says’ parishes.
This is a free workshop so come in at any time but preferably not later than 2 o’clock.
Materials will be provided but if you have any fabrics, feathers, ribbons and coloured string from Christmas , wool (for a lion’s mane perhaps) do bring them along. Bring scissors but mark them as yours in some way.
We are basing the ‘masks’ on creatures from Mediaeval Beasteries. If you have any pictures it would be helpful.
So come and make a fantastic and fabulous ‘mask’.
Come and be part of this unusual and unique event.
We look forward to seeing you.

n.b. Due to popularity of these workshops, spaces are available only to those living in the ’11 says’ parishes.