Performance storytelling by: Ben Haggarty and Steph Brittain.

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A fatherless son...
A daughter's lament...
A pig stolen from its spit...
Fires burning out at sea...
And a dream.

On the westernmost tip of Ireland, a beach of crystal white sand once ran crimson with the blood of never-ending magical combat - the last battle fought by the epic hero, Fionn MacCumhaill.

Step into a maelstrom of myth, as storytellers Ben Haggarty and Steph Brittain pick through fragments of voices, medieval manuscript, and song to piece together a story of love, loss and destiny - a Celtic Iliad.

Raw, lyrical, and unforgettable. This is not just a wild myth retold. It's an exploration of what it means to live, to regret, to sacrifice, and to endure in a relentless world.

What will survive the tide?

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CONTENT WARNING: this performance includes references to and descriptions of bereavement, death, sex, war, violence, cannibalism, incest, suicide, infanticide, contextualised within a paradigm of mythic narrative, archetype and metaphor.

BEN HAGGARTY

Ben Haggarty is one of the world's leading contemporary storytellers, creating and performing work inspired by international fairytale, myth and epic. Renowned for his playful, physical and often challenging performances, he works in theatres, art centres and festivals across the UK and Europe. He has been a guest artist in over one hundred international storytelling festivals in 25 countries, and for ten years was the official storyteller with Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble.

Ben is a Fringe First Award winner, Honorary Professor Of Storytelling at the Arts University Of Berlin, artistic director of the legendary Crick Crack Club and Visiting Research Fellow In The Creative Arts at Merton College, Oxford. Ben is a much sought after teacher, director and narrative consultant, working with performers, writers, illustrators, theatre makers, filmmakers and myriad other creatives.

benhaggarty.com

STEPH BRITTAIN

Steph Brittain's love for storytelling developed whilst studying Kathak dance in Paris and Delhi, and it continued to grow during her MA in Drama And Movement Therapy at The Royal Central School Of Speech & Drama, London. She trained in performance at Acting International, Paris, and Drama Centre, London, and in storytelling with Jo Blake, Ben Haggarty, Nick Hennessey and Nell Phoenix. She has performed at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, Arcola Theatre, London, the BBC, and in venues across the Isle Of Wight. She is a member of storytelling and music ensemble Pandvani108, and is a performer with the Crick Crack Club's Stories In The Dark and Beholders Share projects.

CRICK CRACK CLUB

'Mesmerising. The Crick Crack Club weaves a web of enchantment.'
Time Out London

Founded in 1987 by world-class performance storyteller and sector pioneer, Ben Haggarty, today Crick Crack Club is the UK's busiest and boldest performance storytelling programmer and promoter. It creates exuberant, intelligent, wild, weird, and wonderful events in London, Bristol, Dorset, and across the UK, that draw people from all walks of life into a shared experience and the stunning content of international fairytale, folktale, myth and epic. Featuring outstanding performance storytellers and the very best new talent, its annual public programme of shows and residencies can be found in theatres, at festivals, in castles, caves, village halls, rose gardens, and derelict warehouses.

crickcrackclub.com

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'A treasure house of humour, romance and myth.'
City Limits

★★★★☆
'Unmissable... magical performances in unique venues... chilling, mystifying, adventurous and romantic.'
Everything Theatre

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Every month, Crick Crack Club brings its wild haven of fairytale, myth and epic to the awesome red velvet surroundings of Bristol's finest independent cinema, theatre, and place of happenings, The CUBE Microplex; THE place in Bristol for unusual events, performance art, spoken word, and live storytelling for grown-ups.