FAIRYTALES FOR GROWN-UPS: HOW (NOT) TO DIE LONG AGO IN FINLAND

Sarah Liisa Wilkinson
26 NOV 2026, 7.30PM

By the edge of a deep forest and the shore of a biting sea, an old man sets his mind on a journey to the underworld - to learn the secrets of the dead. But – and this is where it gets tricky – he wants to stay alive.

Sarah Liisa Wilkinson brings you tales from the twisting roots of Finnish myth and folklore: a woman spinning her own iron hair; a shapeshifting sage; a giant, fat with spells, sleeping deep in the earth; a coat of fire, gloves of pain – dangerous tools and hard lessons on how to live, how to let go… and how to come back.

where

THE STORY MUSEUM, OXFORD
42 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP

when

26 NOV 2026, 7.30PM

ticket information

TICKETS: £13

SUITABLE FOR: adults (14+)

RUNNING TIME: 75mins

STARTS: 7.30pm

CONTENT WARNING: This performance contains references to death, threat, and violence contextualised within a paradigm of mythic narrative, archetype, and metaphor.

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where

THE STORY MUSEUM, OXFORD
42 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP

when

26 NOV 2026, 7.30PM

ticket information

TICKETS: £13

SUITABLE FOR: adults (14+)

RUNNING TIME: 75mins

STARTS: 7.30pm

CONTENT WARNING: This performance contains references to death, threat, and violence contextualised within a paradigm of mythic narrative, archetype, and metaphor.
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