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Index at Latitude: Forest Folktales
As dusk falls and the witching hour approaches, gather in the Faraway Forest for sordid, uncensored folk tales as you have never heard them before.
By Index on Censorship
04 Jul 19
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(Photo: Sean Gallagher)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”107818″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]As dusk falls and the witching hour approaches, gather in the Faraway Forest for sordid, uncensored folk tales as you have never heard them before: Gryla the mountain-troll in Iceland who eats naughty children and killed her first husband, Rapunzel’s sordid late-night tumbles with her prince or Cinderella’s step-sisters chopping off their own toes. Folk stories from around the world have been censored and edited by collectors for years in a bid to remove “taboo” material

Join Index on Censorship for this late-night edition of folktales for grown ups in all their forbidden, filthy and uncensored glory with readers including Scarlett Curtis, Max Porter and Jade Cuttle.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

When: Friday 19 July to Sunday 21 July, various times
Where: Latitude Festival
Tickets: Weekend passes via Latitude

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