Bendigo Mitchell was a notorious highwayman who preyed on travelers along the Warwick to Banbury turnpike and the Fosse. The Slaughterhouse Players will tell the tale of Bendigo and his horse “Skater”, who got his nick name when he skittered across the frozen pond at Chesterton Water Mill, with Bendigo on his back, to escape capture.

Our story, called “Stand and Deliver”, will be told in the original venue of the Assize - The Old Court House in Jury Street, Warwick where Bendigo was tried and condemned. It is said that he was hanged before a crowd of more than 10,000 people in what is now Warwick Sainsbury’s car park.

Members of the audience are being encouraged to dress in the fashions of the time and take part in the proceedings. Twelve of their number, who will be drawn at random, will take their places at the end of the evening as members of the jury, to deliver the verdict on the trial of Bendigo Mitchell and his accomplices.

There is a bar available throughout the performance - which contains adult humour.

Entrance will be through the Pageant Gardens which will open at 6.30pm on Saturday and 2.30pm on Sunday.

Profits from all three events will be equally split between Myton Hospice and the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.

For tickets, please contact Warwick Tourist Information Office, The Old Post Office, The Wild Boar or email us This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .