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Bog Standard: An ancient bog man’s story

  • The Portico Library 57 Mosley Street Manchester, England, M2 3HY United Kingdom (map)

Tickets £14 / £10 plus book fee. Book here.

The extraordinary story of a tip off which led rookie reporter Rachel Pugh to one of the most important archaeological finds of the 20th century - in Wilmslow - is the focus of this four-star show. Bog Standard - written and narrated by Rachel herself - is also a story about a magical place called Lindow Moss, two murders 15 hundred years apart, and how ancient bog man Lindow Man became a 21st-century eco warrior.

Award-winning journalist and storyteller Rachel Pugh and prize-winning harpist Lucy Nolan have collaborated to weave words and music, with natural sounds recorded by Lucy inside bogs in Wilmslow and Kyrgyzstan, to recreate the nail-biting days of 1984 when Rachel fought to make sure Lindow Man did not end up in a bag of plant compost.

Earlier Event: December 11
Fast History and Open Mic Night
Later Event: March 21
Cole Stacey at the Portico