Peg - That's exactly the festival I went to - it's about a mile from my house. Amazing that you could find that. I didn't know it existed. It was enjoyable in many ways. The music was wonderful. Altho I would have enjoyed some folk style intruments - but that's OK. The orchestra, choir and bell ringers esp, were excellent. And you could tell that it was well rehearsed. The beefeater guards were impressive and precise. And I was suprised to see that most of them had real beards. The actual boars head was something else though. I thought it was a fake but my wife disagrees. There were some large platters of plum pudding that looked fake to me also. Only the bowls of fruit being carried looked real to me. And the baby at the end of the pagent was the real thing also. And it was NOT very happy. That kid had a great pair of lungs.

The costumes were wonderful. Even though some of the teenage boys didn't look too happy about wearing orange tights. There was no food or drink shared with the folks watching. I should add that the pagent is held four times over a two day period and that each performance is standing room only. You need to get there at least an hour ahead of time to get a good seat. Over all it was very enjoyable. It might not sound like it from my comments but I did. I'd go back to see it again but like "The Nutcracker" I won't have too see it every year like many others do.

Thanks for all the info and input everyone.