Ten Sorry Tales presents a collection of modern-day fables. From the child who sleeps for fifteen years, to the sinister sisters who prey on trespassers and the boy who brings butterflies back to life – Mick Jackson’s tales are by turns moving and gruesome, funny and dark. Beautifully eccentric and infused with gothic charm, Ten Sorry Tales will steal you away on a journey of curiosity.

Arthur Pita is celebrated for his surreal take on story-telling – combining dance, theatre, live music and song. In this new co-commission by Sadler’s Wells and DanceEast, Ten Sorry Tales follows the success of Pita’s critically-acclaimed Metamorphosis (Linbury Theatre), The Little Match Girl (DanceEast, Sadler’s Wells), The World’s Greatest Show (DanceEast, Royal Opera House) and Stepmother/Stepfather (DanceEast, The Place).

[Image description] A human butterfly emerges from a wicker coffin: with a look of joy on his face, a pale-skinned man wearing a loose striped nightshirt and nightcap opens his arms to unfold large wings of red and orange silk. Other butterflies flutter around him.