Photos taken by Abigail Sidebotham; photos of collages by Daisy Jordan

"Saippuakivikauppias" (meaning the "The Soapstone Seller" in Finnish), is a collaborative musical and puppetry piece with Jane Bom-Bane for the Brighton Fringe 2015. The original tale was written in verse by Jane Bom-Bane in 2002, inspired by the Palindromic year. The Finnish word was the longest Palindromic word she could find at the time.
For this show, the audience followed the Midgard Serpent down into the underbelly of Bom-Bane's music cafe, where the tale of a troubled craftsman driven and hampered by his compulsion to remain symmetrical was told through original song, puppetry and animation, followed by a home-cooked Finnish feast.

Story, music and songs written and performed by Jane Bom-Bane, with beautiful harmonies by Eliza Skelton and Martin Peters.
Puppets and artwork created and performed by Daisy Jordan
Finnish menu created by Andre Schmidt and Anna Schmidt.

“Lovingly crafted […] An all-round sensory treat, this thoughtful existential fable effortlessly sucks the audience into its beautifully rendered world.” - Nick Aldwinckle, The Critic