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A romp through the untold myths of the Celts with fabulous Bristol storyteller, Clare Murphy


Stellar storyteller Clare Murphy exhumes the Celtic canon to bring the wild women who never made the cut, back into the light. A shapeshifter spanks her opponents, a queen balances on the point of a spear, a goddess is caught in a face-off with death, heroes are defeated by mother-daughter warriors, and we witness the first divorce…and the woman won.

These are not your regular myths. Expect wicked tales of badass deities, feral fighters, unorthodox sex, hairy bodies, mastery, and goddess-on-goddess battles – not for the faint-hearted and definitely for grown-ups.

Masterly storytelling!
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Please note this performance contains descriptions of sex, bodies, sexual threat and death contextualised within a paradigm of mythic narrative, archetype and metaphor.

  • Dates: Tues 4th - Sat 8th March 2025
  • Show time: 7.30pm
  • Tickets: £12
  • Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes (with interval)
  • Suitable for: Ages 16+
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The Spanking Goddess
The Spanking Goddess
  • Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes (with interval)
  • Suitable for: Ages 16+
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Tue 4th March
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Wed 5th March
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Thu 6th March
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Fri 7th March
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Sat 8th March
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