THE THREE SNAKE LEAVES – hidden wonders

The 200th anniversary of the Brothers Grimm’s magnificent collection of fairy stories is in 2012. To celebrate the anniversary, The Company of Storytellers – Hugh Lupton, Ben Haggarty and Sally Pomme Clayton  – are  recreating their unique piece of  performance storytelling for adults – The Three Snake Leaves. This remixed version will have live music specially composed and performed by exquisite musicians  Dylan Fowler and Gillian Stevens.

This subtle, beguiling, and seamless performance journeys deep into the half-remembered realm of fairytale. The Three Snake Leaves weaves together unknown stories from the Brothers Grimm, retelling them in the light of contemporary values. A primitive world is conjured, taking the listener along twisted tracks, through a tangle of humorous, moving, and cruel stories, in order to find wisdom. The forest is a place where marvels gleam from the shadows, and the mysterious snake leaves bring transformation.

‘A wonderful, intricate performance, based on tales from the Brothers Grimm, about the possibilities of redemption.’  The Independent

The Three Snake Leaves was originally commissioned by The South Bank Centre in 1994. This revival has been commissioned by Beyond the Border Wales International Storytelling Festival 2012.

 Saturday 4th February 2012, 7.30pm

Unicorn Theatre, 147 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2HZ.

Stories: Sally Pomme Clayton, Ben Haggarty, Hugh Lupton.

Music: Gillian Stevens, Dylan Fowler.

For adults and young people aged 14+.

 The performance lasts  2 hours .

Tickets from Unicorn Theatre

Box office: 020 7645 0560

email: boxofficestaff@unicorntheatre.com