{"id":927,"date":"2012-10-02T10:51:05","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T09:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sallypommeclayton.com\/blog\/?p=927"},"modified":"2023-06-22T13:45:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T12:45:10","slug":"on-tour-with-the-company-of-storytellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makeandbelieve.uk\/?p=927","title":{"rendered":"On tour with The Company Of Storytellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

The Company of Storytellers (Hugh Lupton, Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton) will be touring a few UK venues this autumn. They will be performing their new version of\u00a0 The Three Snake Leaves<\/strong><\/em> with music specially composed and performed by Dylan Fowler and Gillian Stevens<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Three Snake Leaves<\/strong><\/em> weaves together less well known 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, to transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Three Snake Leaves – The Company of Storytellers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Twitter was a flurry of indignation last week when Radio 4 discussed Grimm’s Fairytales with Phillip Pullman and Sara Maitland<\/a>. The programme had come to the conclusion that no one tells Grimm’s fairytales any more. They also seemed to think there is no difference between reading a story and telling it. In fact Grimm’s fairytales are a staple part of a storytellers repertoire all over the world, tellers translate and translocate the stories, making them their own. Last year I had a dialogue with a group of storytellers in South India who were performing Grimm’s fairytales. Many of the stories in the Grimm’s collection are not unique to Germany, versions of them can be found in other cultures. I often compare different versions of a story, then stitch together my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Three Snake Leaves<\/strong><\/em> was originally commissioned by The South Bank Centre in 1994. And to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Brothers Grimm\u2019s collection, Beyond the Border Wales International Storytelling Festival 2012<\/a>, commissioned a revival of the performance with new music. The tour is supported by Arts Council England:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 7th \u2013 Cheltenham Literature Festival<\/a>, Box office: 0844 880 8094<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 October 10th \u2013 Northern Stage, Newcastle<\/a>, Box office: 0191 230 5151<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 November 20th \u2013 Norwich Arts Centre,<\/a> Box office: 01603 660352<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 November 24th \u2013 Ancient Technology Centre<\/a>, Box office: 01202 888 992<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 November 28th \u2013 St Georges, Bristol<\/a>, Box office: 0845 402 4001<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 December 1st \u2013 York Theatre Royal<\/a>, Box office: 01904 623 568<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 December 13th \u2013 Warwick Arts Centre<\/a>, Box office: 024 7652 4524<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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