Fairytales For Grown-Ups: The King of Lies

It is said that we are all born accompanied by 7 lies and 7 locusts...

In this evening in two halves, the superb Irish storyteller, Clare Murphy returns to The Forge with her astonishing show, The King of Lies, followed by a second half of questions with stories.

The King of Syria – obsessed with deception - has prepared a lying contest in his court, and year after year he cuts off the head of anyone who fails to tell him a new lie. With the piles of severed heads growing, Clare Murphy enters the fray to do and undo this cruel enchanted power play. Inspired by Rafik Schami’s book, Damascus Nights.

‘A sheer delight’ **** Everything Theatre