Name: Crick Crack Club: Darker Materials, Soho Theatre
Start: 2014-09-15
Location: Soho Theatre

Crick Crack Club: Darker Materials, Soho Theatre

The Crick Crack Club comes to The Soho Theatre once a month to perform readings from fairytales and myths to dark epics. Their season of storytelling continues on Monday 15th September with Darker Materials, performed by professional storyteller Mikael Oberg.

Oberg is a Swedish artist inspired by the traditional stories of Morocco, India andAfrica and specialises in the telling of Norse mythology and Finnish epic stories. Oberg often works with music and dance, performing with Theatre Slava, a community orientated musical and physical post-etno-punk theatre based near Stockholm.

The Darker Materials stories are from the Scandi-Noir genre, set in the mysterious blackness of the Scandinavian northern tundra where sunlight is scarce and dangerous creatures take advantage of the moon. This will be an epic adventure story with touches of ancient Norse legends and some darkly comedic materials. Think Game of Thrones White Walkers meeting a cranky Philip Pullman,with some Finnish epic poetry from The Kalevala thrown in.

This intimate performance will be staged in a new space at the Soho Theatre, Soho Upstairs. Made especially for fledgling productions and new writing, the studio is designed for fringe theatre looking for a London stage. Darker Materials is a one off performance, so book now, but there are monthly storytelling sessions from Crick Crack, including October’s offering, The Magician’s Apprentice. The event is suitable for ages 14 and above.

What	Crick Crack Club: Darker Materials, Soho Theatre
Where	Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, W1D 3NE \| MAP
Nearest tube	Tottenham Court Road (underground)
When	On 15 Sep 14, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Price	£7 - £9
Website	Click here to book via Soho Theatre

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This purpose-built theatre in Dean Street in the heart of Soho is always buzzing. It houses two intimate auditoria, a cabaret space, and a bar, and puts on theatre, comedy, opera and cabaret, much of which is new and experimental.

This hidden gem is completely wonderful. The menu changes daily and is a hymn to local and seasonal produce, decently priced and beautifully executed. Jay Rayner described it as “ a bit of a diamond ”. Say no more. Tables are squeezed into this minute space so it’s best for smaller parties, and don’t be put out by a seat at the bar: you can watch the chefs at work and last time we were given some complimentary tastings. Bookings are only taken at lunch – get here early to secure a seat for dinner.

What started with a tweet, then became a Peruvian pop-up and is now a permanent ode to ceviche, from founder Martin Morales. As the name suggests, there’s ceviche – and lots of it. Also grilled skewers (anticuchos) and some more sophisticated dishes such as scallops with lucuma puree, aji limo and thyme. Funky and colourful, this little spot gets rammed on a Friday so go Latin and get rowdy.

Crick Crack Club: Darker Materials, Soho Theatre

The Crick Crack Club performs monthly at The Soho Theatre offering professional storytelling performances. September's choice is Darker Materials by Mikael Oberg.