Who are we?
Berkshire Bedlam, a renowned Cotswold Morris dance team from Wokingham in Berkshire, were formed in 1977, and perform a wide range of dances. While some are based on the legendary Leafield dances of Oxfordshire, the majority of today’s repertoire is original compositions put together in recent years. Whatever the dance, BB’s aim is to perform with gusto and spirit, and to present spectacular and original performances. Do we succeed? – come and see us to find out!
Recent news and events
For all our recent and past news see the Posts page.
- 2025 Xmas season
2025 finished off for us in the usual fine style. First was our annual Xmas meal on Thursday 18 December, this time at the Walter Arms, Wokingham, where as usual shortly after Paul disappeared Santa turned up to dispense the usual delightful array of Secret Santa presents. And boy was… Read more: 2025 Xmas season - Bunfight and Carnival weekend – 29/30 Nov
The end of November brought our now traditional weekend of Ceilidh and Carnival! First on Sat 29th November came our annual Bunfight ceilidh, this year with a theme of ‘The Ugly Bugs Ball’ which it was thought might be a tricky one to dress in line with but in reality… Read more: Bunfight and Carnival weekend – 29/30 Nov
BB Bunfight – Sat 29th November
Our annual Bunfight always features a themed ceilidh with an excellent band, brilliant caller and a showpiece non-Morris spot based on our latest bizarre idea. Our latest one came in November, with the Diatonics again providing some specially curated music for the Ugly Bug Ball, along with ‘Mr. Marveloso’ Nick Walden as caller. All the usual Bunfight entertainments were in place including Bedlam Bingo and a Kraftwerk inspired show spot including ‘Das Hokey Cokey’, ‘Kopf, Schulter, Knie und Fuss’ and ‘Ich bin eine kliene Teekanne’. You had to be there, really – and why not be in 2026 when we’ll be doing it all over again on Sat 28th Nov 2026!
BB in the Media and elsewhere!
We’ve popped up in all sorts of unusual places and odd guises over the years – here are a few:
And we’ve been asked not to mention a guest appearance at one of Sting’s birthday parties, along with a selection of celebrity guests including David Walliams, Robert Downey Jr, Kevin Spacey, and others, so we’re not going to mention that.
See our Media Page for more details of some of these, plus links to a range of YouTube clips of our morris performances, some unforgettable special spots, pop videos and more! There are also links to DVDs featuring us, so that you can also have a little BB at home with you!
More about Morris
If you would like to find out more about other Morris sides, or Morris dancing in general, try these links :
Morris Side Finder : a UK wide guide to find teams in all parts of the country.
Wikipedia’s Morris Dance Page : a good explanation of the origins, history, terminology and different styles of morris.