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Devil's Catechism, The
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a Jack Tale story
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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 the
programme The Tales They Tell, in a mini-festival of stories,
Feasting in the House of Story - A Celebration of Our Tenth
Series of Performance Storytelling, programmed by the Crick Crack
Club and Barbican Education, in the Pit Theatre, Barbican Centre,
London, 2nd June 2006.
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Introduction by Jillian Barker, Head of
Education at the Barbican Centre, followed by 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 one year, 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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Programme note - Hugh Lupton, Daniel Morden,
Jan Blake, Chirine El Ansary, Pamela Marre, Ben Haggarty and
music from Hassan Erraji. To mark our tenth series, we bring
together six of the UK's best storytellers for the first time on
the Barbican stage. An evening packed with treats and glorious
riches, interspersed with the joyful Berber music of British
storytelling's long standing friend, Hassan Erraji.
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audience:-
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adult
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recording quality
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condition:-
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good
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 22 minutes, 3 seconds
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Performing in the programme The Tales They Tell were Ben
Haggarty, Daniel Morden, Jan Blake, Chirine El Ansary and Pamela
Marre, with music from Hassan Erraji. Hugh Lupton was programmed
to appear, but did not due to a family bereavement.
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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).
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; Master of Ceremonies: Ben Haggarty
male / British / born 30.11.1958
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origin:-
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Europe, East
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event flyer
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A book create as part of the celebratory event, which was
presented to all audience members who attended. All storytellers
who had appeared at the Barbican were invited to contribute a
story to the book.
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Click to enlarge images
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associated:-
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storyteller: Daniel Morden
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associated:-
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storyteller: Pamela Marre
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associated:-
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storyteller: Chirine El Ansary
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associated:-
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storyteller: Jan Blake
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associated:-
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musician; singer: Hassan Erraji
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programming & administration:-
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programmer; Crick Crack Club Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
programmer: The Crick Crack Club
administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican
Education
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storytelling:-
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London, England: The Barbican Centre: The Pit Theatre
02 Jun 2006
mini-festival; public performance: A Celebration of Our Tenth
Series of Performance
The Tales They Tell
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gift from:-
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The Barbican Centre
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007