STRANGE GIRLS, BEAUTIFUL MONSTERS – THE GRATEFUL AND THE DEAD

Sarah Liisa Wilkinson, Ben Haggarty
30 APRIL 2026, 7PM

Baba Yagas, bloodstained dolls, frozen spit, psychic hare-hags, bizarre marriages, and lovers who hide monstrous secrets behind their charms. Irrepressible storytellers Ben Haggarty and Sarah Liisa Wilkinson invite you to stay up late and feel too much as they lure you into the full-blooded and unashamedly magical realm of fairy tales for grown-ups.

Dark, funny, and enchanted – these are stories of initiations, intoxications, the repayment of debts, and the risks of chasing what you want most. In this world reality bends and rules aren't broken lightly. These are fairytales with iron teeth.

This evening will be in two halves, with a lovely long break when you can talk, draw and drink. In the first half, Sarah Liisa Wilkinson performs Strange Girls, Beautiful Monsters. In the second half Ben Haggarty performs the Grateful and the Dead.

where

British Library, London
96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB

when

30 APRIL 2026, 7PM

ticket information

TICKETS: £7.50 - £15 (various concessions available)

SUITABLE FOR: adults (16+)

RUNNING TIME: 180 mins (including lovely long interval!)

STARTS: 7PM

CONTENT: This performance contains descriptions of sex, threat, violence and death and is not suitable for under 16s

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where

British Library, London
96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB

when

30 APRIL 2026, 7PM

ticket information

TICKETS: £7.50 - £15 (various concessions available)

SUITABLE FOR: adults (16+)

RUNNING TIME: 180 mins (including lovely long interval!)

STARTS: 7PM

CONTENT: This performance contains descriptions of sex, threat, violence and death and is not suitable for under 16s

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