Warwick Highwayman ordering theatre audiences to 'stand and deliver' at charity event
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Bendigo Mitchell was a notorious highwayman who preyed on travellers along the Warwick to Banbury turnpike and the Fosse.
The Slaughterhouse Players will tell the tale of his antics and his horse “Skater”.
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Hide AdSkater got his nickname when he skittered across the frozen pond at Chesterton Mill, with Bendigo on his back, to escape capture.
The highwayman and his accomplices regularly robbed the traders leaving Warwick Market and had several bolt-holes and hideaways particularly behind Harwoods House and beyond Chesterton Mill.
The Slaughterhouse Players are a local theatre group who perform plays in Warwick and Leamington.
It was formed more than 30 years ago and their most performed play is "Guy of Warwick".
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Hide AdThe Players regularly donate performance profits to local charities and their most recent performance covered the story of Sam Lockhart and his three elephants who lived in Leamington.
Chris Willsmore, co-founder and author said: “Slaughterhouse Players have re-enacted a few trials over recent years.
"We last performed our tale of Bendigo in 2015 and we’re delighted to be performing again in aid of Scope.”
The story, called ‘Stand and Deliver’, will be told at Alderson House in High Street in Warwick in January, with guests Wychwood Folk Rock.
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