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| Sound recording, story; a Jack tale and folk tale from Europe, told by Hugh Lupton at a performance by The Storytelling Unit and guests entitled Fire and Gold, at the October Gallery, Old Gloucester Street, London, 5th July 1985. | |
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| Introduction to the evening by Ben Haggarty, explaning that they evening brings together some of the best storytellers working at that time in England, followed by music played by members of The Storytelling Unit and guest storytellers, followed by a story told by Hugh Lupton. | |
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| A story about lazy Jack, and a princess who refuses to speak. Jack is sent out by his mother to earn a living, but every time Jack is paid for his work, he loses, damages or ruins what he's been given for his labours, by carrying it home inappropriately. The final piece of work Jack undertakes earns him a donkey which he proceeds to carry home on his head. The silent princess sees Jack going home, and at the sight of him, she bursts out laughing and begins to talk. Jack wins the princess's hand in marriage. The story ends with a piece of improvisation by Hugh Lupton and Ben Haggarty about their experiences at the wedding of Jack to the princess, and an overview of a story or narrative joke from TUUP. | |
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| audience:- | adult |
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| condition:- | fair |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 0 hours, 13 minutes, 54 seconds |
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| Performing in Fire and Gold were Ben Haggarty and Sally Pomme Clayton, who comprised the Storytelling Unit at that time, alongside guests Hugh Lupton, TUUP, Daisy Keable and Roberto Lagnado. Other performers are unidentified. | |
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| The West London Storytelling Unit (W.L.S.T.U), was founded in 1981, by members Ben Haggarty, Godfrey Duncan and Daisy Keable and based in an Afro-Caribbean Youth Centre, the Priory in Acton. The members worked together and as solo artists, telling stories mainly in school and community contexts in London. Over time performances for adults also began to be developed. In 1983 W.L.S.T.U became The Storytelling Unit with Marva Cumberbatch, Pomme Clayton, Daisy Keable. In or around 1985 Daisy Keable and Marva Cumberbatch left the Storytelling Unit, at which point Ben Haggarty rejoined and worked with Sally Pomme Clayton for a brief period before the group was disbanded. The increased interest and demand for storytelling performance for adults led to the formation of The Company of Storytellers in 1985. | |
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| storytelling:- |
storyteller: Hugh Lupton male / British / English / Welsh |
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| storytelling:- |
storyteller; musician: TUUP; Godfrey Duncan male / British / Guyanese |
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| storytelling:- | storytelling group: The Storytelling Unit |
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| storytelling:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty male / British / born 30.11.1958 |
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| origin:- | Europe |
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| October Gallery publicity | |
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| The Storytelling Unit publicity for Fire and Gold | |
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storyteller; promoter: Ben Haggarty storyteller: Daisy Keable; Georgiana Jerstad; Georgiana Keable storyteller; musician: TUUP; Godfrey Duncan |
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Old Gloucester Street, London, England: The October Gallery
05 Jul 1985 public performance: Fire and Gold |
| gift from:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty |
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