Mayfield and Five Ashes founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury, St Dunstan, in 960 CE, and there are legends surrounding his connection with the village. Dunstan is supposed to have become an ironworker and run a small forge next to the church. The legend goes that he was confronted by the devil, either making offensive remarks, or disguised as a young woman. He then pinched the devil's nose with the tongs. The devil then fled to Tunbridge Wells and doused his burnt nose with the spring water. Some sources note that the story happened in Glastonbury rather than Mayfield, and that Dunstan may have
The Red Devil Battery Sign co-director; Williams dedicated his 1979 revision of the play to Baxter. The Vancouver Playhouse produced "The Red Devil Battery Sign" in October 1980, while Williams was writer-in-residence at the University of British Columbia. It was directed by Roger Hodgman and starred Diane D'Aquila (Woman Downtown) and Richard Donat (King Del Rey). The play received scathing reviews from the Vancouver press and other Canadian papers. However, the Playhouse produced the project the following year at the world premiere of "The Notebook of Trigorin", Williams' free adaptation of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull". The Red Devil Battery Sign The Red Devil Battery Sign