Terrified Suitors
A Danish folk tale of how a young widow managed unwanted attentions
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Stephen Badman kindly sent me his translation of this hilarious tale, collected in the 19th century by Evald Tang Kristensen.
Stephen thought it was one I’d enjoy telling: he was certainly right!
The recording was made at a school performance in March 2017 in Erlangen.
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The video clips here are all amateur quality, shot in various theatres.
Their intention is just to show the range of my storytelling and give a flavour of a live performance.
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