Here's ‘The Canterbury Arms’, an olde English Inn,
Infamous around these parts for villainy and sin.
The floor is caked in sawdust, for soaking up the spit,
And the air is thick with stories told with wisdom, guile and wit.
Some stories are romantic, some are bawdy, others scary
And there are tales about the devil that should make you oh so wary,
Some are beautifully poetic and some a little coarser;
A medieval mash-up from the pen of Geoffrey Chaucer!

From the company that brought you 'A Christmas Carol', 'Great Expectations', 'Dracula' and 'The Odyssey' comes a one-man performance of 'Canterbury Tales'.

Revered as one of the most important works in English literature, 'Canterbury Tales' paints an ironic and critical portrait of English society in the middle-ages.

All of life is here in these few bawdy, funny and sometimes shocking short stories. Experience a journey down the foul and fetid footpaths of fourteenth-century England, told with the usual irreverence, wit and silliness!

Expect naughtiness, nonsense and medieval swearing!
It's rude! It's ribald! It's ridiculous! Let's party like it's 1387!

This is Chaucer... but not as you think you know it!

Suitable for adults and older children (12+)

Script: Simon Harvey, David Mynne and Anna Maria Murphy
Director: Simon Harvey
Performer: David Mynne
Associate Director: David Twomlow

Available to book now. Suitable for indoor/outdoor venues; highly adaptable to fit any space and an easy get in, set up and get out.

If you have any questions, or would like to book this show, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Millie


What the audience said:

I just wanted to say how much we enjoyed the Canterbury Tales in West Haddon last week. It’s really quite amazing to think that we were being entertained by stories which have been told for nearly a thousand years! You made them so accessible and really brought out both the humour and the humanity of the tales. Thank you.

Mrs. L:  West Haddon Village Hall, Northamptonshire.
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Loved it - so different.  What a talented man to devise it - and act it out - and just be the great character he so clearly is!

Pat: Coddington Village Hall, Nottinghamshire.
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