FOLKLORE

HOXTON

A fresh dose of magic you need in your life

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The Crick Crack Club’s wild haven of fairytale for thinkers, seekers and dreamers is coming to Folklore (or is that Falkor?!) Hoxton. This awesome off-piste venue is on a mission to bring diverse audiences together through world music and epic performance art. 

Our secret speakeasy of dreams, we’ll be filling Folklore with twisted mythology and fairytales for grown-ups all year round. Dare to open the gothic doors and join us…

 

what's on

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Folklore, Hoxton
FAIRYTALES FOR GROWN-UPS: DOOM SCROLLS – THE NEVER-ENDING PROPHECIES OF THE SIBYLS
LUCY LILL
23 SEPT 2026, DOORS & BAR 7PM, STARTS 7.30PM
From a mountain in the southeast of Italy to the depths of the underworld, Lucy Lill tells the stories of the women whose words founded cities, brought down armies and caused an epic amount of confusion.
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Folklore, Hoxton
FAIRYTALES FOR GROWN-UPS: THE GIRL WHO DIDN'T DIE
Emily Hennessey, Music by Sheema Mukherjee
21 OCT 2026, DOORS & BAR 7PM, STARTS 7.30PM
One of the most radical figures of the Indian epic, the Mahabharata, Shikandi’s boundary-shattering story follows the journey of a soul who battled across lifetimes to settle old scores, dancing the karmic tightrope while playing with fire.
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Folklore, Hoxton
FAIRYTALES FOR GROWN-UPS: HOW (NOT) TO DIE LONG AGO IN FINLAND
Sarah Liisa Wilkinson
25 NOV 2026, DOORS & BAR 7PM, STARTS 7.30PM
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 and let go...
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Born and raised in London, The Crick Crack Club is the UK’s busiest and boldest programmer of performance storytelling. Our world-class storytellers will draw you into the stunning content of international fairytale, folktale, myth and epic, on a magical, alternative night out. Crick Crack Club shows are suitable for adults (Folklore is an 18+ venue). 

Expect all things wild, weird and utterly magical

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10 minutes walk from Hoxton station, Folklore is a live music and performance venue with a difference. Open since 2014, it’s still one of East London’s best-kept secrets. If you think you’re in the wrong place, you’ve probably arrived…

The Crick Crack Club at Folklore, 186 Hackney Road, London E2 7QL  www.folklorehoxton.co.uk

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