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"Sell out warning! Fairytales for Grownups does what it says on the tin (and more): revamping ancient myths with explosive performances for adult audiences who’ve forgotten the magical power of storytelling. Pandvani108’s combination of storytellers and live musicians rockets these tales to a near-religious, campfire frenzy."
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A event held at The Cube on Thursday 15th September. The event starts at 20:00.
A goddess trapped in a cave...
A child raised by a deer...
A women with 5 husbands...
A man who loves himself...
Tricksters, deities, strange childhoods, complicated marriages and cosmic crises collide in the hands of the ever-exuberant Pandvani108 ensemble!
Raoul Neumann (Trans-Siberian March Band), Sheema Mukherjee and Rav Neiyyar (Transglobal Underground) deliver stunning soundtracks for stories performed by the fabulous Ben Haggarty, Emily Hennessey and Steph Brittain.
Expect high comedy, wild drama, punked pop and all things bloody beautiful, as this popular troupe summon the ancient gods and monsters of Greece, Ireland, India, Japan, Iceland and more – mashing-up myth to ask what it is that we really, really want...
If you like your long stories short, then this is for you!
‘playful, powerful, dynamic…a highlight!’ BEYOND THE BORDER FESTIVAL
‘Stellar!’ SMUGGLERS FESTIVAL
‘Phenomenal!’ WONDERFUL BEAST
SUITABLE: adults
RUNNING TIME: 120mins plus interval (TBC)
DOORS: 7.30pm STARTS: 8pm
CONTENT WARNING: This performance may contain descriptions of birth, death, sex, threat and violence, contextualised within a paradigm of mythic narrative, archetype and metaphor.
Entry requirements:
A child raised by a deer...
A women with 5 husbands...
A man who loves himself...
Tricksters, deities, strange childhoods, complicated marriages and cosmic crises collide in the hands of the ever-exuberant Pandvani108 ensemble!
Raoul Neumann (Trans-Siberian March Band), Sheema Mukherjee and Rav Neiyyar (Transglobal Underground) deliver stunning soundtracks for stories performed by the fabulous Ben Haggarty, Emily Hennessey and Steph Brittain.
Expect high comedy, wild drama, punked pop and all things bloody beautiful, as this popular troupe summon the ancient gods and monsters of Greece, Ireland, India, Japan, Iceland and more – mashing-up myth to ask what it is that we really, really want...
If you like your long stories short, then this is for you!
‘playful, powerful, dynamic…a highlight!’ BEYOND THE BORDER FESTIVAL
‘Stellar!’ SMUGGLERS FESTIVAL
‘Phenomenal!’ WONDERFUL BEAST
SUITABLE: adults
RUNNING TIME: 120mins plus interval (TBC)
DOORS: 7.30pm STARTS: 8pm
CONTENT WARNING: This performance may contain descriptions of birth, death, sex, threat and violence, contextualised within a paradigm of mythic narrative, archetype and metaphor.
Entry requirements:
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