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Ash Lad, The
an Askeladden story

Sound recording, story; The Ash Lad, a wonder tale and Askeladden story of Norwegian origin, told by Heidi Dahlsveen, as part of the programme At the Top of the Iceberg, in a mini-festival of stories, The North Wind Speaks, programmed by the Crick Crack Club and Barbican Education, in the Pit Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, 10th November 2005.

Story told by Heidi Dahlsveen. The Ash Lad is the youngest son of three. He is bullied by his mother and brothers. When the sons come of age they are sent out into the world to find their fortune. The Ash Lad meets and serves a bewitched princess, who helps him take back home various riches, and eventually herself as his royal wife.

audience:- adult
    recording quality
condition:- good
completeness:- complete
duration:- 0 hours, 28 minutes, 37 seconds

In 2003, Jillian Barker, Head of Education at the Barbican Centre, London, approached Ben Haggarty, Artistic Director of the Crick Crack Club, with a proposal to programme regular performance storytelling at the Barbican Centre. Since 2003 the Crick Crack Club has worked in partnership with Barbican Education to programme 9 events a year in the Barbican Pit Theatre, for adult audiences. These events are programmed during the three school half terms each year, with usually three evening events per half term. The performances of storytelling are occasionally preceded by pre-show talks. The Pit Theatre is an award winning black box theatre, which seats approximately 180 people (depending on the seating configuration).

storytelling:- storyteller: Heidi Dahlsveen
female / Norwegian / born 14.04.1966

origin:- Norway Scandinavia


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programming & administration:- programmer; Crick Crack Club Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
programmer: The Crick Crack Club
administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican Education


storytelling:- London, England: The Barbican Centre: The Pit Theatre
10 Nov 2005
mini-festival; public performance: The North Wind Speaks
At the Top of the Iceberg
Norwegian and Sami Folktales


gift from:- The Barbican Centre


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