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Between 1988 and 1995, The Crick Crack Club promoted weekly events in several venues in London. From 1995 to 2001, the club organised monthly events at The Spitz, in
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continually produce new work, alongside continuing to perform shows that are in their permanent repertoire. The Crick Crack Club is primarily interested in the performance and oral retelling of traditional
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British storytellers' first performances for adult audiences were at the Crick Crack Club. In the autumn of 1988, the first season of 26 weekly events was launched in a pub theatre in
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