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UniVerse

World-touring Irish storyteller Clare Murphy brings her acclaimed show UniVerse to the 2022 Storytelling Festival! Murphy takes us on a playful excursion through myth, science and a whole lot of turtles...

Hear the breathtaking story of the origin of the universe, where science and ancient myths compete with each other. Quantum physics and philosophy are pitted against historical myths, in a playful battle over life's big questions: How big is the universe? How were sounds, life - us - created? And what are all the turtles doing here?

Storyteller Clare Murphy has performed her stories on stages all over the world, including The Globe Theatre and The National Theatre in London, Fabula Festival in Stockholm and Boca du Ceu in Brazil.

Her repertoire ranges from political stories like the Syrian The King of Lies; to playful performances like UniVerse. Murphy is also a storytelling consultant for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA and a frequent teacher at the National Theatre in London.

Duration of the performance: 1 hour
From 11 years old.

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The world-touring Irish stage narrator Clare Murphy is visiting Berättarfestivalen 2022 with her acclaimed performance UniVerse! Murphy takes us on a playful excursion through myths, science and a lot of turtles...

Hear the breathtaking story of the origin of the universe, where both science and ancient myths compete with each other in an attempt to answer the big questions: How big is the universe? How was everything from the sounds, to life - created? And what do all the turtles here really do?

Narrator Clare Murphy has performed with her stories on stages around the world, including The Globe Theater and The National Theater in London, Fabula Festival in Stockholm and Boca du Ceu in Brazil.

Her repertoire ranges from political narratives such as the Syrian The King of Lies; to playful performances like UniVerse. Murphy is also a storytelling consultant for Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA and a hard-working teacher at the National Theater in London.

Duration of the performance: 1 hour

From 11 years.

Part of the Festival Club "From Bristol to Pajala":

18.00-23.00 Festival club with the possibility to buy drinks and light meals/snacks at the bar
18.30-19.30 UniVerse - Clare Murphy
20.00-21.30 Kon flyger - Mikael Niemi with band

Pleasant socializing, good atmosphere and quality on stage.

Welcome to hang out for an evening, enjoy the entertainment and refreshments.

Admission for the whole evening: 295 SEK, 220 SEK youth/students.

The festival club is open from 18:00 to 23:00, so you can come early and hang out late.

Organizer: Nordic Storytelling Centre/Västerbottensteatern

Part of the Storytelling Festival 2022.