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Devil's Catechism, The
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| Sound recording, story; The Devil's Catechism, an East European Jack tale, outwitting the devil story, riddling tale and participatory story, told by Ben Haggarty, as part of a performance A Ladder to the Moon, by The Company of Storytellers, at A Bit Crack storytelling club, The Cumberland Arms, Byker, New Castle Upon Tyne, 3rd February 2006. | |
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| Story told by Ben Haggarty. A story about Jack the Widow's son, who seeks his fortune following the advice given by his mother on her death bed - 'do as you would done by'; the advice of a beggar, and the advice of the devil. This leads Jack to find a wife. The devil then offers Jack and his wife a flock of sheep on the understanding that, in a years time, he will appear at their door and ask them 12 questions which they must answer in order to keep the sheep and enjoy years of happiness. The questions take the form of riddles and follow a pattern of 'What is your one?', 'What is your two?' and so on. The riddles are answered with suggestions from the audience. | |
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| audience:- | adult |
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| condition:- | good |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration 15 minutes, 58 seconds:- | |
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| The Company of Storytellers at this time comprised Ben Haggarty, Hugh Lupton and Sally Pomme Clayton. | |
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| The Company of Storytellers (C.O.S.T) was formed in March/April 1985 with the expressed aim of performing storytelling for adult audiences. C.O.S.T was actually formed during a tour in East Anglia by Sally Pomme Clayton, Hugh Lupton and Ben Haggarty. The official launch of COST was in 1986 at Common Stock Theatre, London. At this point the members of C.O.S.T were Sally Pomme Clayton, TUUP, Ben Haggarty, Daisy Keable, Hugh Lupton. However TUUP and Daisy Keable did not remain in the group and it is as a trio of storytellers, Ben Haggarty, Hugh Lupton and Sally Pomme Clayton, that C.O.S.T is publicly known. C.O.S.T was disbanded in 1999, but periodically reforms to perform the Three Snake Leaves. The two seminal pieces developed and performed by C.O.S.T were The Three Snake Leaves and I Become Part of It. | |
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| storytelling:- | storytelling group: The Company of Storytellers |
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| storytelling:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty male / British / born 30.11.1958 |
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| origin:- | Europe, East |
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storyteller: Sally Pomme Clayton
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storyteller: Hugh Lupton
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| administration:- |
administrator: A Bit Crack |
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Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Cumberland Arms
03 Feb 2006 storytelling club: A Bit Crack A Ladder to the Moon |
| gift from:- |
storytelling group: The Company of Storytellers |
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