About this event
"Brave, experimental and innovative…an imagination and talent such as Ralphs spotlights storytelling as a thoroughly modern performance art form." – Nell Phoenix, Torriano Storynight
A Villain with a missing heart gallops on a horse he stole from the uplands of Hell. Where he rides the milk turns sour, crops wither, spiders spin their webs backwards, and dreams turn to nightmares. What this land needs is a hero! A gallant noble with a dashing smile and flashing blade. Or a wise old crone with knowledge of every herb in the hedgerow. Or some upstart, headstrong youth with pluck and good fortune. But here, heroes are in short supply…
Join Tim Ralphs in a storytelling show that journeys between life, death and all the realms of the imagination. It's an intricately interwoven tapestry of familiar fairy tale motifs, spun into an entirely new shape.
Tim Ralphs was a 'British Award for Storytelling Excellence' winner in 2012. He has performed everywhere from the majestic Teutonic castle at Alden Biesen in Belgium, to the muddy Shropshire fields of The Festival at the Edge, to the sophisticated theatres of Soho and The Barbican. His audiences find him equally captivating whether they are partaking of some cake in a cafe, sitting spellbound around a fire in the woods, or dancing furiously while he lays down his words over a frenzy of experimental rock. His stories are drawn from a rich medley of myth and folk tale, but also include live adaptations of absurd texts and wondrous reimaginings of classic fairytale material in evocative urban settings.
