Performance
Friday Forum Theatre: Tales from the Pot Bank – the Early Life of William Clowes
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomElizabeth Morris will present a story based on events in the life of William Clowes (1780-1851). William Clowes was one of the founders of Primitive Methodism. Converted in 1805, he was a charismatic leader with almost ‘supernatural’ powers. Born into the famous Wedgwood family on his mother’s side and the son of a drunken potter, […]
Friday Forum Theatre: A Tale of Two Missions
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomElizabeth Morris will present a story based on events in the lives of Amy Richardson (1872-1953) and Sister Elizabeth Stead MBE. Amy Richardson (1872-1953) was the first female missionary to Eastern Nigeria at the turn of the 20th century. Her story inspired Sister Elizabeth Stead MBE to follow in her footsteps a few years later. […]
” A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomAn atmospheric retelling by candlelight of Charles Dickens’ most famous tale, performed by professional storyteller Elizabeth Morris. “A Christmas Carol” tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an uncaring miser whose outlook is transformed after he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. “A Christmas Carol” carries a strong Christian message centered […]
Friday Forum Theatre: The Magic Methodists Of Delamere Forest
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomElizabeth Morris will present a story based on true events in the lives of James Crawfoot and Hugh Bourne. What was the ‘Old Man of the Forest’ up to in a Cheshire woodland that so entranced Primitive Methodist founder Hugh Bourne and others? Was it witchcraft or worship? Hear Mary Dunnell's account. Afterwards there will […]