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Queen of the Planets
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| Sound recording, story; Queen of the Planets, based on Irish wonder tale, folk tale and myth, told by Daniel Morden and Cat Weatherill, in a mini-festival of stories, Stories of Shifting Truth, programmed by the Crick Crack Club and Barbican Education, in the Pit Theatre of the Barbican Centre, London, 20th February 2004 | |
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| Introduction by Jillian Barker, Head of Education at the Barbican Centre, London. Followed by story told in two halves, by Daniel Morden and Cat Weatherill. | |
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| An extended wonder tale, including fragments of mythology and folk tale. A boy's parents die and from that point he cannot sleep due to the many questions he is seeking answers to. He journeys to find the world where questions are answered. He meets a milk maid, a blacksmith and a miller on his way, each of whom are plagued by questions and dreams. The boy collects their questions and promises them answers. Finally the boy reaches a cottage where he finds a women about to hang herself, but who despite her efforts, cannot die. She is the Queen of the Planets and carries the world within her. He asks her his questions and she tells him stories. The boy travels back through the world, giving answers to the miller, the blacksmith and the milk maid, and when his journey ends, he sleeps. | |
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| audience:- | adult |
| recording quality | |
| condition:- | good |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 1 hour, 11 minutes, 29 seconds |
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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:- |
storyteller: Daniel Morden male / Welsh / British / born 30.07.1964 |
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| storytelling:- |
storyteller: Cat Weatherill female / British / Liverpudlian / born 27.10.1962 |
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| storytelling:- |
Master of Ceremonies: Jillian Barker female / British / occupation Educationalist; Head of Barbican Education |
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| origin:- | Ireland |
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| programming & administration:- |
programmer; Crick Crack Club Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty programmer: The Crick Crack Club administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican Education |
| storytelling:- |
London, England: The Barbican Centre: The Pit Theatre
20 Feb 2004 mini-festival; public performance: Stories of Shifting Truth The Queen of the Planets |
| gift from:- |
The Barbican Centre |
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