Superb storyteller Nell Phoenix recounts a gleefully unsavoury version of this tale, laden with sexual threat and featuring more than a few instances of cannibalism.

Nell Phoenix is one of the UK’s most sought after storytellers, a vivid and passionate creator of tales. This is her second Fireside Festival. Nell is a founding member of the Crick Crack storytelling club and frequent player at the Soho Theatre and the Royal Opera House.