Honorary professor of storytelling at the arts university of berlin udk. Londons most vibrant venue for new theatre, comedy and cabaret, now developing and touring work across the uk and beyond. 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. Tonight, i was back with the crick crack club for buddha babies, again at 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. 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. The blacksmith at the bridge of bones, soho theatre. The crick crack club, led by ben haggarty, has recreated storytelling as a contemporary performance art in the uk. Grownup fairytales by the uks most exciting voices welcome the spring season. This club doesnt have strict entry criteria, nor is it cold and exclusive quite the opposite. Nell phoenix, tim ralphs and nick hennessey regaled us with fairy tales, myths and bizarre stories about love.
Paul originally from stirling, scotland, trained professionally in acting and musical theatre. Crickcrackclub added 1 video to crick crack club at the barbican 7 years ago. 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. 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. The first half of the twohour, fourstory shifter has sturdier narratives, but. Part holy creation myth, part love story, and part fantastical godsversusdemons showdown, kali is a night of epic, energetic storytelling presented by the soho theatres resident spoken word collective crick crack club. Browse the crick crack club tour dates and order tickets for upcoming theatre shows near you. Shifter crick crack club soho theatre my theatre mates. Gothic, stark and beguiling ben haggarty ventures into the wild side of fairytale to haul four lesserknown grimm tales out of the nursery and. Soho theatre announces autumnwinter 20112012 season. And the theatre was kind enough to both ring and email me, just to make sure i got.
This is brimful of forbidden doors, magical transformations, betrayal, comeuppance, and talking skulls. A space for emerging companies, young people and brave new writing. 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. 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. We run regular performance events in three key venues in the capital. 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. Kali is a wonderful piece of theatre pure in its ideas and retelling a fantastic story vital for both hindu and modern culture. Baba yaga and the virgin, soho theatre 2011 youtube. 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. Storyteller writer teacher consultant clare murphy. Soho storytelling with the crick crack club things to do.
Tales of the rabbit god, soho theatre, may 28 clare murphy. 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. A welcoming spirit of community and the use of ritual enhance jan blakes and tuups four globe spanning stories. 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. Crick crack club at the soho theatre the society for. 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. Soho theatre theatre listings pure churnalism i am afraid this is an extract from a press release. 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. Here love and gender are not tightly bound by rule, law or social expectation.
Storytelling wizards launch another allnew season of storytelling in central london. The countrys premier performance storytelling promoter and programmer we unleash the rich metaphorical content of international fairytales, epics and myths on the imaginations of contemporary audiences. The crick crack club is a ukbased performance storytelling promoter, founded in 1987. 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. Elaine mendoza can you tell me if women who gave not. He is a much sought after teacher and director of storytellers. Youll find us in theatres, at festivals, in castles, rose gardens and derelict.
They have a strong cult following, and regularly sell out. Veteran performance storytelling association the crick crack club presents these monthly evenings of magical tales and mindbending questions at the soho theatre. The crick crack club, a londonbased performance storytelling organisation, presented the baba yaga show as a onenight engagement at the soho theatre. Last night, i was back to soho theatre with the crick crack club, for something called the frog princess punked. 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. A thousand and one nights tells the stories that explore the deepest passions and desires of men and women. It programs public performances of storytelling mainly for adult audiences in theaters, and art centers nationally. We meet up in camden, soho, shoreditch and on the south bank plus we have oneoffs in various other places. Baba yaga and the virgin at the soho theatre 2011 performed by xanthe gresham for the crick crack club director. Now i understand why the crick crack clubs show was sold out. The crick crack club has been unleashing the rich metaphorical content of international folktales, fairytales, epics and myths on your imaginations for 30 years. Sadly tickets do cost real money, but we keep it as cheap as possible, and afterall, thats how the storytellers get paid. The performance was held in the soho upstairs, a black box space with maybe 70 seats. 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 crick crack club is a london based performance storytelling promoter, founded in 1988. Cranborne earthouse in dorset, in london at the soho theatre, rich mix, kings. Buddha babies the alternative cookery show location. Going to a crick crack club storytelling event is a bit like joining a private members club. 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. Told by hugh lupton, the crick crack clubs on common ground was about the rural poet john clare and his relationship with the land. Crick crack club tales of the rabbit god soho theatre. They also run events such as the day of the dead and the fabularium. For those thirsty for a different type of show this is a must see. Ben is a much sought after teacher and director of storytellers and artistic director of the legendary crick crack club.
The crick crack club presents michael harvey with the balance of things or how to settle a. She has performed in venues across the uk, including the british museum. Fleabag follows on from mydidae, which debuted at soho upstairs and then transferred to the west end. 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. 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 has been programming epic, myth and. Mythologist martin shaw sits at the very edge of the fire. Soho theatre announces autumnwinter 20112012 season by bww news desk. Crick crack club fairtales website image soho theatre. I wonder whether thats now defunct, as they have advertised no upcoming events. Tales of the rabbit god mon 28 may 2018 a sheer delight. The crick crack clubs biennial festival of fairytales for grownups at the bargehouse, the south bank. Shifter, crick crack club at soho theatre the plays the.
It programs and tours public performances in theaters and art centers. 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. 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. Soho theatre since 2009, rich mix, and the british museum epic sunday matinee events, alongside irregular events in numerous other london venues, including. Down a oftforgotten sidestreet, in the districts of desire, is a shrine to the chinese rabbit god, hu tianbao. Soho theatre upstairs, dean street, london w1d 3ne audience. The performances and the artists the crick crack club programmes, commissions and promotes varies over time. Red bead woman soho theatre performance storytelling by martin shaw.
World renowned storyteller ben haggarty, and multiinstrumentalist jonah brody, bring gilgamesh to the stage in an extraordinary and. Storyteller emily hennessey is an enthralling performer, infusing her tale with warmth and playfulness. 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. 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. Under the watchful eye of a bunch of gambling skeletons dead ancestors are honoured.