Faith and Religion
Jeany Spark and Edmund Newell
Grimm Tales: Exploring Spirituality in the Brothers Grimm
3:00pm | Thursday 13 September 2012Tickets: | Duration: | Venue: |
£N/A | 1 Hour 15 Minutes | St Mary Magdalene Church |
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Grimm Tales explores the spirituality of Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel through performance and music. The performance uses Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy’s adaptations of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales, readings by actress Jeany Spark, of the BBC’s Wallender series, songs by the award-winning team of Nick Bicât and Phillip Ridley, and reflections by Canon Edmund Newell, sub-dean of Christ Church, Oxford.
Grimm Tales was developed for a St Paul’s Institute event about children’s spirituality in 2008. It was later performed at St Paul’s Cathedral and played to a sell-out audience at the 2010 Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival.
Spark is a graduate of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She is known for her portrayal of Linda Wallender in the BBC series Wallender. She also appeared in the recent television film Hattie. Newell is sub-dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and was previously Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral and founding director of St Paul’s Institute.
The show is suitable for adults and older children and lasts 75 minutes.