The Three Snake Leaves

The Crick Crack Club presents

THE THREE SNAKE LEAVES – Fairytales for grown-ups from the Grimm forest

Story by Sally Pomme Clayton, Ben Haggarty, Hugh Lupton. Music by Sheema Mukherjee

A father and daughter sit beside a fire in the snow; a bride is bricked up in a tower; marvels gleam in the half-light, and the mysterious snake leaves bring transformation.

The dark and unexpected pasts of three dishevelled travellers lost in a forest are untangled in this subtle and beguiling fairytale for grown-ups. Seamlessly interweaving a dozen of Grimm’s lesser-known stories, legendary contemporary storytellers, Ben Haggarty, Hugh Lupton, and Sally Pomme Clayton, and extraordinary musician Sheema Mukherjee, embark on an enchanted search for truth.

Shot through with evocative music and luminous beauty, this is a show about what it is to be a human.

‘A wonderful, intricate performance about the possibilities of redemption.’ The Independent
I was spell-bound, I don’t use the word lightly THE TIMES
Everything a fairytale should be EVERYTHING THEATRE ★★★★
Sheema’s music is an unexpected, charming, and altogether singular creation THE GUARDIAN
Mesmerizing. The crick crack club weaves a web of enchantment REMOTE GOAT ★ ★ ★ ★
The Crick Crack Club is something special! A YOUNGER THEATRE ★★★★

Audience quotes:
‘well, that was more than a little bit mind-blowing and amazing’
‘it was like disappearing off to a different world’
‘it socked me in my gut and in my heart’
‘powerful & beautiful’
‘one of those life-changing shows’

Biographies:
The Crick Crack Club is the UK’s boldest and busiest storytelling programmer and promoter, creating worlds in the imaginations of its audiences.

Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton and Hugh Lupton are three of the most popular and highly respected performance storytellers working in the UK today. Sheema Mukherjee is a member of Transglobal Underground and The Imagined Village project. She has collaborated with Sir John Tavener, Martin Carthy, Bobby McFerrin, Natacha Atlas, Noel Gallagher, Cornershop, Courtney Pine, and many others.