Celtic Stories
Thursday 31st October
The Night of Open Doors: Celtic Tales for Samhain by Ben Haggarty & Steph Brittain
Thursday 31st October
Bewitched horses, mythic battles, ancient warriors, flooded cities, and burial chambers that open, receive, and release.
Master storytellers Ben Haggarty and Steph Brittain perform stories for Samhain – the Celtic new year. The old year dies at sunset, the new year begins at sunrise, rendering this night of all nights free from the bonds of time.
Enter a world of seascapes, borderlands, gods, monsters, beauty and horror, as the doors between the worlds of the living, the dead, and the immortal are opened, and all becomes permeable.
Ben Haggarty performs on stages that range from caves to the Carnegie hall, with performances that last 2 minutes to 2 hours. A fairytale-teller extraordinaire, his repertoire spans Indo-European fairytale for Grown-ups, Greek and Irish mythology, the epic of Gilgamesh, and contemporary myths of Frankenstein and Mr Sandmann, which won him a fringe first award for best spoken word.
From 2001 to 2011 he was the official storyteller with Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road ensemble researching, devising and performing stories in large-scale concerts in America and Europe.
“Haggarty tells his stories with enormous gusto and relish.” The Independent
“Bloody Brilliant!” Time Out Magazine
“Vivid, rich and imposingly epic.” The Times
Find out more about Ben Haggarty here.
Price per person
£12.50
For adults (lower recommended age 12 years)
Running time: 120 mins plus interval
Content: This performance may contain descriptions of violence, threat, war, murder, mutilation, death and grief, contextualised within a paradigm of mythic narrative, archetype and metaphor.
Start time is 18:30, to finish at 21:00.
- Tickets are non-refundable for your use only and are not available for resale
- We’ll send your booking confirmation by email
- Bring a torch to light your way from the car park to the Chieftain Roundhouse
- Please wear warm clothing and bring a seat cushion for your comfort
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