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Parish of Warburton History The Revival The Post Revival Period The Present Day The 2011 Season Site Map |
 The illustration above is that of The Saracen's Head in Warburton, the home of the Warburton Souling Play. |
Welcome
to The
Warburton Souling Play.
This website is all about the Warburton Souling Play and it's revival. You'll find details about the history of the play, the background to its revival together with details of its performance up to the present time. We've also included some brief details about Warburton Parish. The Play's revival era is broadly split up into three periods. First we have the Revival years roughly defined as 1978 up to 1990, the Present Day covers the three most recent years and the Post Revival covers the period between. |
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Souling in 2011
Well, what a year it was! This was one of the best seasons of the Warburton Souling Play that we have enjoyed for a quite number of years.
All the details for the season are to be found on the 2011 Souling page so have a look through for more details. An absolute cracking season it was such that the Gang are now wondering what they're going to do with the rest of the time until the 2012 season.
The only other thing to mention is that this year we once again supported Cotebrook House in Oughtrington, a charity we've helped in the past and one local to Warburton..We are therefore very pleased to announce that on Tuesday 14th November we presented them with a cheque for £1350.
As mentioned above, this was one of our best years yet with a record sum collected and we're pleased that Cotebrook House will be able to make good use of the money for the benefit of the residents. Thank you to all of you who saw the Play and who contributed at the end of the performance.
If you're new to us please have a look around, maybe starting with a browse through the history and post revival period. Some of the recent years (2010 or 2009) pages are a bit lacking in photographs as well as some of the reports of what went on, however other years, as well as the recent 2011 season, are much more comprehensive and should give a good idea of our activities.
The Play and its history are split into three 'periods' where we have defined the 'revival period' as that covering from when the Warburton Souling Play was revived in 1978 up until 1990. After this we have the subsequent years up until three yeas ago as the 'post revival period'. This year, and the two previous, are then covered in the 'present' pages.For a bit more help for those not familiar with the Play then please take time to have a look around to see what it's all about using the menus top left. The Parish of Warburton gives you an idea of where the Play comes from, History, a brief interpretation of this type of play and details of the Warburton play itself. For an alternative approach, you'll be able to get a good impression by looking at what we've got up to in the last few years by visiting the 'present' pages. And for those wanting to look further back, try the Past Galleries from where you'll find links to some much earlier seasons. This has now been expanded to include 1986 & 1988.
If you need help in tracking down a specific page or you're looking for specific information then try the Site Map.
Souling Site Updated: 15th
February 2012.
This page updated: 15th February 2012.