Soulcaking at Antrobus

Synopsis

Every year at Hallowe’en a gang of men from the village of Antrobus, Cheshire, perform a traditional play in the pubs and village halls of the neighbourhood. The film shows a performance at the Wheatsheaf Inn, Antrobus, headquarters of the Soulcakers, on 12 November 1974 and tries to demonstrate what lies behind it. The first half is a straight record of the performance and the second half shows the performers in their everyday situations and has interviews with them.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 25 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1975

Availability

Hire
Sale; 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Documentation

Accompanying booklet.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

drama in English; folk theatre; performances

Credits

Director

John S Murray

Producer

Anthony E Green

Contributor

John S Murray

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

University of Leeds Media Services

Notes

see Leeds University Television

Sponsor

Name

University of Leeds, School of English, Folk Life Studies

Distributor

Name

Leeds University Television

Contact

Sally Popplewell (Sales supervisor)

Email

mediaservices@leeds.ac.uk

Web

http://mediant.leeds.ac.uk/vtcatalogue/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0113 343 2660

Fax

0113 343 2669

Address

Media Services
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT