The play starts with the Mummers either processing on or lined up to sing a Wassail carol, then:-

The Lord of Misrule welcomes the audience (Nobility, Gentry, and Commonality of St Albans) and sets the scene for a performance of "the time-honoured masque of St George and the Dragon, as performed before Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria". He calls on:-

The Turkish Knight. A mighty (might he?) warrior from the exotic east, in turban and curly-toed shoes, full of bluster, and who invites the support of:-

Old Father Christmas. "Welcome, or welcome not", he clears a stage for the play, warns the audience that the Mummers "haven't come here for laugh nor jeer, but a hatful of money and a bellyfull of beer." He then calls on:-

The King of Egypt. Amazingly, this is St George's father-in-law! Invites George on to show "his wondrous art".

St George. Our Hero! Already well-versed in war (or football hooliganism), George arrives, and declares himself ready to take on all comers. First, of course, he goes one-on-one with:-

The Dragon. Traditional villain. "Strong teeth and scurvy jaw" give him the first round, but George triumphs after major attention in his corner from:-

The Doctor. His qualifications may be dubious, his "cure" (a bottle of colourful and alcoholic fluid) not universally acclaimed, and his fees extortionate, but he does succeed in raising the dead (four of them). First time up,

St George benefits(?) from the cure, and goes on to fight and slay the Dragon, then takes on the Turkish Knight, who proves no match for George, and soon joins the Dragon on the floor. Finally, George challenges:-

The Giant. "Fee, fie, foe, fum!" etc. Where he came from no-one knows, but he doesn't like St George one little bit. Unfortunately for him, he can't fight for toffee, so he too ends up flat on his back.

Father Christmas calls for the Doctor, and negotiates the revival of the Dragon, Turkish Knight and Giant. Afterwards, Father Christmas tells the audience that the play is over and invites them to "remember this hat, which is highly commended", and sets a hat/box/bucket circulating. All the Mummers then sing a traditional carol, wishing the audience a good New Year, and take their bows, to rupturous applause.

 

There is a script for our play, but, in traditional fashion, this is just the starting point; each year, the Mummers add topical jokes(?), and get the audience involved in the words and the action, by any means available.