Fairytales for Grown-ups: Beneath the Eyes of Baron Samedi

Submitted by CrickCrackClub on November 20, 2023 - 08:33

Venue, Timing and Cost

Venue: 
The Story Museum, Oxford
Date(s): 
Thursday, 28 March 2024
Timing: 
7.30pm
Cost: 
£14
A woman stands in profile, from her body language it is apparent she is telling a story

The Crick Crack Club presents: Fairytales for Grown-ups - monthly live performance storytelling at The Story Museum.

Beneath the Eyes of Baron Samedi, by Jan Blake

Baron Samedi - master of the dead, giver of life, guardian of the past. In top hat and tails, his nose plugged with cotton wool - he drinks, he smokes, he swears, he tells filthy jokes. When someone dies, he decides whether or not to dig their grave, greet their soul and lead them to the underworld. The domain he watches over is shot through with rum and rags, good food and poverty, gods and transforming beasts.... in other words - glorious voudon.

Storytelling queen, Jan Blake, journeys through the unpredictable, ambiguous & beguiling dreamscape of Haitian and Louisiana folktales. This is an invitation for the ancestors to come down from the stars and listen at the windows.... Grab your gris-gris and join them!

‘ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST STORYTELLERS’ André Naffis-Sahely

Further Information

Contact Details: 

This event will take place in The Woodshed Theatre at The Story Museum, 42 Pembroke Street, Oxford, OX1 1BP

Book now: https://www.storymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/...

Online streaming tickets are also available for anyone who would like to watch from home: https://www.storymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/...

For more information contact The Story Museum box office on: boxoffice@storymuseum.org.uk or 01865 807600

Performance
Theatre
Written and Spoken Word

Adults