Old Woman - Crick Crack Club Performance Storytelling

Performance storytelling by Jan Blake

Don't be beguiled by that harmless looking exterior - those twinkly eyes, the gap toothed smile, and the quaint old ways - you should never mess with a little old woman...

Queen of Afro-Caribbean storytelling, the indomitable performer Jan Blake, gets right down to the business of what happens when we misjudge our elders. Meet the old women who aren't so much aged, as ageless, and with the superpowers to match. Be so foolish as to underestimate them and you'll get everything you deserve.

Expect a dose of powerful geriatric magic, transformation and a good serving of comeuppance...
Suitable for adults (children 14+)

JAN BLAKE
Powerful, bold, and an outstanding storyteller, Jan Blake performs in theatres and festivals the length and breadth of Europe. Jan was born in Manchester to Jamaican parents. Inspired by recordings of 'Miss Lou' (Louise Bennett) she came to telling stories in 1986, and rapidly gained an international reputation for witty and exhilarating performances. Specialising in folktales from West Africa, North Africa, the Arab world and the Caribbean, her repertoire is full of tales of powerful women and her versions of Ananse’s exploits are definitive.
In 2004 Jan took the American National Storytelling Festival at Jonesborough, Tennessee by storm and in 2011 she was awarded the Thüringe Märchen Preis for devoting her life to this art form.

‘one of the world’s greatest storytellers’ André Naffis-Sahely