Crick crack club tales of the rabbit god soho theatre. The club does have a meetup group, but it seems to have gone dormant, and is no longer advertising upcoming events. Well into their third decade of storytelling as an organisation, crick crack have worked with rich mix for over five. Today you can find the crick crack club in london at the soho theatre, rich mix and the forge. The crick crack clubs biennial festival of fairytales for grownups at the bargehouse, the south bank. Storyteller writer teacher consultant clare murphy. 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. Soho theatre announces autumnwinter 20112012 season. Recent performances include the british museum, soho theatre, shakespeares globe, royal opera house, beyond the border storytelling festival and delhi storytelling festival. Dec 09, 20 told by hugh lupton, the crick crack clubs on common ground was about the rural poet john clare and his relationship with the land. Soho theatre theatre listings pure churnalism i am afraid this is an extract from a press release. 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. 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. Nov 19, 2015 the crick crack club, a londonbased performance storytelling organisation, presented the baba yaga show as a onenight engagement at the soho theatre.
I excuse it because i have seen some of the shows, and i like to remind myself what i could be seeing if i lived in london. It programs public performances of storytelling mainly for adult audiences in theaters, and art centers nationally. And the theatre was kind enough to both ring and email me, just to make sure i got. May 20, 2018 she was performing her new work universe at the crick crack club event upstairs at soho theatre. The crick crack club s 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. Crickcrackclub added 1 video to crick crack club at the barbican 8 years ago. Kalis tale is one of female empowerment, of joyful exuberance in the face of love, and seeing the two performers bring it to life so vividly makes it clear to see why it struck so many chords. The baba yaga show, the crick crack club at soho theatre. Soho theatre since 2009, rich mix, and the british museum epic sunday matinee events, alongside irregular events in. Daniel is best known for his work with the devils violin company, and adaptations of classical greek mythology with hugh lupton.
He has the timing of a comedian and the insight of a poet. Soho theatre since 2009, rich mix, and the british museum epic sunday matinee events, alongside irregular events in numerous other london venues, including wild. 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. Theres storytelling from the crick crack club at londons soho theatre tonight, where baba yaga would like to meet, then eat, you. The crick crack club entered into a partnership with barbican education at barbican arts centre in 2003, and programmed nine events a year in the barbican pit theatre for the next 9 years. We are a members club, but non members are welcome. Venture upstairs and into the soho theatres otherworld and youll find the the crick crack clubs wild haven of fairytale, myth and epic featuring everything. Crick crack club events have taken place at the british museum, the british library, soho theatre, the barbican, northern stage, the. Sadly tickets do cost real money, but we keep it as cheap as possible, and afterall, thats how the storytellers get paid. 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. The club programmes regular sell out performances at the soho theatre and at rich mix in london. Ordinarily our opening times are monday saturday, 9.
Londons most vibrant producer for new theatre, comedy and cabaret. The crick crack club led by ben haggarty, are a group of people who specialise in the art of storytelling as a form of contemporary performance art. Events performance the crick crack club presents punked. Gothic, stark and beguiling ben haggarty ventures into the wild side of fairytale to haul four lesserknown grimm tales out of the nursery and. She is honoured to be a featured artist with the crick crack club. The crick crack club presents michael harvey with the balance of things or how to settle a. In 2009 the crick crack club began running monthly events at the soho theatre and in 2010 it began running regular events at rich mix. A space for emerging companies, young people and brave new writing. Nov 19, 2018 no stranger to crick crack club audiences, daniel is one of the uks most popular storytellers. Dec 10, 2018 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. Shifter, crick crack club at soho theatre going to a crick crack club storytelling event is a bit like joining a private members club. Events performance the crick crack club presents eros. May 11, 2016 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.
May, 2018 the crick crack club presents eros and psyche. 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. They also run events such as the day of the dead and the fabularium. Tales of the rabbit god mon 28 may 2018 a sheer delight.
The crick crack club is a london based performance storytelling promoter, founded in 1988. This is brimful of forbidden doors, magical transformations, betrayal, comeuppance, and talking skulls. No stranger to crick crack club audiences, daniel is one of the uks most popular storytellers. Storyteller emily hennessey is an enthralling performer, infusing her tale with warmth and playfulness. Baba yaga and the virgin, soho theatre 2011 youtube. We run regular performance events in three key venues in the capital. May 28, 2018 performance storytelling by clare muireann murphy. One of the great features about storytelling in the uk is the variety of clubs.
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. The crick crack club regularly run storytelling events at the soho theatre, rich mix and the forge. 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. Nov 12, 2018 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. Soho storytelling with the crick crack club things to do in. Although shorter, and in a far more intimate venue, dog almighty did not disappoint. Shifter, crick crack club at soho theatre the plays the. Kali is a wonderful piece of theatre pure in its ideas and retelling a. Veteran performance storytelling association the crick crack club presents these monthly evenings of magical tales and mindbending questions at the soho theatre. Elaine mendoza can you tell me if women who gave not. 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. Soho theatre, the national theatre, cheltenham music festival, bristol old vic and 11 downing street. Emily has toured in india, iceland and japan and performed at venues and festivals across europe. They revive stories of mythology, and epics mindful of contemporary adult audiences with what they describe as f airytales for adults.
Crick ex servicemens club, sits in the village of crick, a mile from junction 18 of the m1. Down a oftforgotten sidestreet, in the districts of desire, is a shrine to the chinese rabbit god, hu tianbao. Tonight, news of the strange, from the crick crack club, at soho theatre. 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. Soho theatre announces autumnwinter 20112012 season by bww news desk. We look forward to seeing you over a pint alcoholic or nolow when were back. We meet up in camden, soho, shoreditch and on the south bank plus we have oneoffs in various other places. Weve been making sure cinderella gets to the ball for 30 years. The crick crack club entered a partnership with barbican education at barbican arts centre in 2003, and have since programmed nine events a year in the barbican pit theatre. Here love and gender are not tightly bound by rule, law or social expectation. Told by hugh lupton, the crick crack clubs on common ground was about the rural poet john clare and his relationship with the land. The crick crack club, a londonbased performance storytelling organisation, presented the baba yaga show as a onenight engagement at the soho theatre. Darker materials ran on 15th september 2014 at the soho theatre.
They vary from story rounds where anyone can come to tell a short story or some come just to listen, to clubs where you listen one storyteller for the whole evening as they tell an epic tale. Going to a crick crack club storytelling event is a bit like joining a private members club. The performances and the artists the crick crack club programmes, commissions and promotes varies over time. Mar 16, 2016 universe by crick crack club at soho theatre. 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. The club runs monthly events at the soho theatre, featuring experimental performances and rarely seen work by established artists, work in development, and performances by. Apr 12, 2016 the crick crack club led by ben haggarty, are a group of people who specialise in the art of storytelling as a form of contemporary performance art. 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. Nov 21, 2011 baba yaga and the virgin at the soho theatre 2011 performed by xanthe gresham for the crick crack club director. Crick crack club at the soho theatre the society for. Mar, 2018 the crick crack club is englands premier promoter and programmer of performance storytelling.
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. Red bead woman mon 16 apr 2018 soho upstairs a space for emerging companies, young people and brave new writing. Last night, i was back to soho theatre with the crick crack club, for something called the frog princess punked. 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.
Theatre national theatre live is streaming free plays every thursday on youtube shopping and style the best fruit and veg boxes you can get delivered in london film the 100 best comedy movies. News of the strange after a cold and dry weekend in ireland, back to cold and rainy london. The crick crack club london, england, united kingdom. The performance was held in the soho upstairs, a black box space with maybe 70 seats. Shifter crick crack club soho theatre my theatre mates. Crick crack club hosts storytelling events around london and the uk including soho theatre london, rich mix theatre london, cube microplex bristol.
The crick crack club is englands premier promoter and programmer of performance storytelling. Baba yaga and the virgin at the soho theatre 2011 performed by xanthe gresham for the crick crack club director. Soho storytelling with the crick crack club things to do. Soho, shoreditch and on the south bank plus we have oneoffs in various other places.
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