Fairytales for Grown-ups: Beowulf

Fairytales for Grown-ups: Beowulf

There is a hill in Dorset that has a door. Inside is a fire-lit theatre. This is Cranborne Earthouse – one of England’s most magical, secret venues. Seating up to 250 people and lit by oil lamp and firelight, this is a place where audiences gather – under an earth roof, held up by 21 huge oak tree trunks – to listen to stories and music.

Every month, world-class storytellers, The Crick Crack Club, bring legendary live performance storytelling to the Earthouse.

Beowulf – performance storytelling by Jesper la Cour and Troels Kirk Ejsing.

Imagine how you would feel if you were the King of Denmark in the 7th century with gold, glory and a big reputation…. but you have to deal with an ugly 500 pound fetid troll, named Grendel, killing your men at random. 1300 years later, storytellers call it the magnificent beginning of a great story.

Channelling epic, farce, nightmare, and comic strip by turn, Danish storytellers, Jesper la Cour and Troels Kirk Ejsing bring us their physical, vital, and downright comedic version of Beowulf back to the Earthouse. This is a prize performance of an ancient story that’s not to be missed.

‘IT’S GRIM, IT’S EXCITING, IT’S EXCEEDINGLY FUNNY’ TeaterVision.DK

‘FULL OF MONSTERS, COURAGEOUS MEN AND PLENTY OF MAGIC’ NowToronto

‘TERRIFIC STORYTELLERS’ NowToronto

TICKETS: £13
RUNNING TIME: 70 mins (no interval)
SUITABLE FOR: adults 14+
SITE OPENS: 4pm STARTS: 5pm

There will be two performances at the Earthouse on Saturday 14th June. At 8pm, superb storyteller Kersti Ståbi remixes the primal tale of Tatterhood – the Hairy Girl – with the sheer force of Japanese Taiko drumming. You can buy a joint ticket for both shows on the Crick Crack Club website.