Two Canterbury Tales
T834063078
Dai Jenkins returns to the Mumford with another unique evening of theatrical storytelling. Again impersonating Mr Chaucer (and characters) he performs two of his best known Tales - The Miller's and The Pardoner's - in Dai's own rhymed modern adaptations that capture all the flavour, nuance and of course lively humour, of the medieval originals.
The Miller's Tale, Chaucer's rudest (and most popular), is a bawdy bedroom farce involving the usual suspects; a daft old carpenter, his gorgeous young wife, and randy student lodger. Two separate comic plots interweave, before colliding in a riotous climax. Darker and more satirical,
The Pardoner's Tale is as much about the Teller as his Tale. This arch religious hypocrite reveals the cheating practices of his trade, and gives a taste of his hellfire preaching, before launching into his spooky "tale of the unexpected".
Archive :: production:T834063078, play:S547775480, venue:V22
Production details
Two Canterbury Tales is an ideal Christmas treat all ages will enjoy. Experience Chaucer as his medieval audience would have; and discover why he is not just the "Father of English Poetry" but also our very greatest storyteller
