Baba yaga and the virgin, soho theatre 2011 youtube. Gothic, stark and beguiling ben haggarty ventures into the wild side of fairytale to haul four lesserknown grimm tales out of the nursery and back into the dark and fullblooded realm of fairytales for grownups. Buddha babies the alternative cookery show location. Expect dark forest paths to districts of desire, overseen by the watchful eye of a crow who may mean death, but might just, if youre lucky, mean resurrection instead. The crick crack club is a london based performance storytelling promoter, founded in 1988. On this particular day, the lift was out of order, and since there are quite a few stairs, it may not be a great choice for anyone with mobility problems. The baba yaga show, the crick crack club at soho theatre. Tonight, i was back with the crick crack club for buddha babies, again at soho theatre. The crick crack club has been unleashing the rich metaphorical content of international folktales, fairytales, epics and myths on your imaginations for 30 years. Cranborne earthouse in dorset, in london at the soho theatre, rich mix, kings. Mythologist martin shaw sits at the very edge of the fire. Told by hugh lupton, the crick crack clubs on common ground was about the rural poet john clare and his relationship with the land.
We meet up in camden, soho, shoreditch and on the south bank plus we have oneoffs in various other places. Londons most vibrant venue for new theatre, comedy and cabaret, now developing and touring work across the uk and beyond. Fleabag follows on from mydidae, which debuted at soho upstairs and then transferred to the west end. The crick crack club are wellknown in london for their firstclass performance storytelling, and ive attended a session at rich mix before their day of the dead celebration so i was intrigued to attend their latest session, this thing called love, to mark valentines day. Elaine mendoza can you tell me if women who gave not. Red bead woman soho theatre performance storytelling by martin shaw. They also run events such as the day of the dead and the fabularium. A welcoming spirit of community and the use of ritual enhance jan blakes and tuups four globe spanning stories.
He tours widely, has been a guest artist in over one hundred international storytelling festivals in 25 countries and was for 10 years the official storyteller with yo yo mas silk road ensemble. The crick crack clubs biennial festival of fairytales for grownups at the bargehouse, the south bank. Storyteller writer teacher consultant clare murphy. The crick crack club presents michael harvey with the balance of things or how to settle a. They have a strong cult following, and regularly sell out. Shifter crick crack club soho theatre my theatre mates. Soho storytelling with the crick crack club things to do. The crick crack club is a ukbased performance storytelling promoter, founded in 1987. Tales of the rabbit god mon 28 may 2018 a sheer delight. Here love and gender are not tightly bound by rule, law or social expectation. Youll find us in theatres, at festivals, in castles, rose gardens and derelict. We run regular performance events in three key venues in the capital. Paul originally from stirling, scotland, trained professionally in acting and musical theatre.
The blacksmith at the bridge of bones, soho theatre. Storyteller emily hennessey is an enthralling performer, infusing her tale with warmth and playfulness. Nell phoenix, tim ralphs and nick hennessey regaled us with fairy tales, myths and bizarre stories about love. Soho theatre since 2009, rich mix, and the british museum epic sunday matinee events, alongside irregular events in numerous other london venues, including. Storytelling wizards launch another allnew season of storytelling in central london. Kali is a wonderful piece of theatre pure in its ideas and retelling a fantastic story vital for both hindu and modern culture. The crick crack club, led by ben haggarty, has recreated storytelling as a contemporary performance art in the uk. Crick crack club tales of the rabbit god soho theatre. Under the watchful eye of a bunch of gambling skeletons dead ancestors are honoured. She has performed in venues across the uk, including the british museum. Soho theatre theatre listings pure churnalism i am afraid this is an extract from a press release.
Grownup fairytales by the uks most exciting voices welcome the spring season. He is a much sought after teacher and director of storytellers. Ben haggerty, the mc and cofounder of the club, told us the other night that there was going to be a full punk band goodness, who wouldve thought that sally pomme clayton had a hidden punk side. Colliding the science of the big bang cracking of the cosmic egg with mythical tales of a goddess tumbling from the skies into a watery world to be rescued by a fearless turtle who then gets turned into a magical lyre that plays the music of the. Soho theatre upstairs, dean street, london w1d 3ne audience. Down a oftforgotten sidestreet, in the districts of desire, is a shrine to the chinese rabbit god, hu tianbao. The crick crack club celebrates its 28 th consecutive season at its soho theatre home with a host of new work, new voices, and timeless stories from three continents.
Crick crack club events take place in numerous venues, including the barbican centre, the soho theatre, northern stage, the unicorn theatre, tristan bates theatre, cheltenham literature festival, the wellcome collection, and many others. Here a woman arises from a mares tale plant with red beads falling from her mouth as she speaks, and a kings son tied to the top of the tallest pine tree, is slowly becoming a crow. And the theatre was kind enough to both ring and email me, just to make sure i got. Going to a crick crack club storytelling event is a bit like joining a private members club. Crick crack club gilgamesh soho theatre 17 dec a bored king, a wild man tamed by a whore, a quest for eternal life, and the deepest secrets of the gods brilliant storyteller ben haggarty is accompanied by multiinstrumentalist jonah brody as he brings gilgamesh to life. It programs and tours public performances in theaters and art centers. World renowned storyteller ben haggarty, and multiinstrumentalist jonah brody, bring gilgamesh to the stage in an extraordinary and. Were obsessed with fairytales for grownups, epics, myths, folk tales, lies and rumoursif youre a thinker and or a dreamer, with an imagination that likes to. Crick crack club fairtales website image soho theatre. Crick crack club news of the strange soho theatre 19 nov if youve taken our advice in the past you will be no stranger to the delight of crick crack club events, and heres the latest, at soho for one night only. Although shorter, and in a far more intimate venue, dog almighty did not disappoint. She was performing her new work universe at the crick crack club event upstairs at soho theatre. Honorary professor of storytelling at the arts university of berlin udk.
Browse the crick crack club tour dates and order tickets for upcoming theatre shows near you. The first half of the twohour, fourstory shifter has sturdier narratives, but. It began with some stories about rural life and enclosure, concluding with the tale of clares own life, including his famous tramp from epping asylum to the village near peterborough where he. Last night, i was back to soho theatre with the crick crack club, for something called the frog princess punked. A space for emerging companies, young people and brave new writing. Go to crick crack club crick crack club crick crack club hosts storytelling events around london and the uk including soho theatre london, rich mix theatre london, cube microplex bristol. Fairytales for grownups serves up another double bill, with the hairy man of fairytale, martin shaw, and queen of the exquisite, sally pomme clayton the white bear king, by sally pomme clayton sometimes you suffer for love sometimes you suffer because of love a princess marries a bear, who comes to her bed each night as a man. The crick crack club, a londonbased performance storytelling organisation, presented the baba yaga show as a onenight engagement at the soho theatre. Soho theatre announces autumnwinter 20112012 season by bww news desk. Now i understand why the crick crack clubs show was sold out. It programs public performances of storytelling mainly for adult audiences in theaters, and art centers nationally. Fairytales for grownups featured two performers who took turns to tell us a different fairy tale with a grown up modern twist using nothing but their voices, bodies and a few percussion instruments to transport us into their tales the crick crack club is a relatively new phenomena grown out of the ancient tradition of storytelling. The performances and the artists the crick crack club programmes, commissions and promotes varies over time.
Today she is an international storyteller and has performed in cities diverse as sanaa, nairobi, zanzibar, johannesburg, rome, naples, rotterdam and paris and made her mark in the uk at crick crack club seasons at the barbican and soho theatre. Clare murphy stumbles into the rabbit gods court, looking way beyond boy meets girl she unearths a veritable sweet shop selling every read more about tales of the rabbit god, soho theatre, may 28. Veteran performance storytelling association the crick crack club presents these monthly evenings of magical tales and mindbending questions at the soho theatre. As a big fan of the crick crack clubs myths retold at the british museum, i was curious to experience one of their storytelling events at the soho theatre. The crick crack club has been programming epic, myth and. Crick crack club at the soho theatre the society for. Tales of the rabbit god, soho theatre, may 28 clare murphy. Shifter, crick crack club at soho theatre the plays the. For those thirsty for a different type of show this is a must see. Now residing in london and working professionally as a singer, dancer, songwriter, musician, and actor on stage as well as tvfilm, he is an all round creative with a braveheart to match. The performance was held in the soho upstairs, a black box space with maybe 70 seats. This club doesnt have strict entry criteria, nor is it cold and exclusive quite the opposite. Ben is a much sought after teacher and director of storytellers and artistic director of the legendary crick crack club. The crick crack clubs wild haven of fairy tale, myth and epic in the heart of the west end, featuring both established and new voice performance storytellers, and both fully developed and experimental work.