Hand Pulled History
One of the most interesting projects of last year was a commission from The Walkley Historians to devise a show based around pub life in Walkley, Sheffield, during the Victorian period. My first...
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Storytelling and the Body ~ Michael Harvey ~ Workshop, 12 Sept 2019
We’re being visited, in September, by the amazing storyteller Michael Harvey. You can read more about his Wednesday night show, Uncaged at the usual Beeston Tales page. Michael will be staying on with...
View ArticleSharon Blackie on “Falling out of Myth” and the Mythic Imagination.
Sharon Blackie at TEDx talking about the Mythic Imagination. I love how her examples of “Post-heroic” stories are all old, old tales.
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Something for the Turning of the Year
After Bedevere’s second attempt to throw Excalibur into the lake, he returned to his King: ‘Lord, please. It’s impossible for me.’ ‘Seems impossible, sweet friend. Remember that Christmas morning the...
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View ArticleTaking the Devil to Zurich
In May of 2019, I had the pleasure of being part of the GESCHICHTENOASE – International Storytelling Festival in Switzerland. It was a beautiful festival, “an urban storytelling oasis”, taking place...
View ArticleThe Buried Moon
Earlier this year I was a part of Adverse Camber’s amazing GAZING season of online stories for lockdown. Here’s me telling “The Buried Moon.” Enjoy! #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left;...
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SKELETOR! (and other baddies.)
Here’s something exciting! I’m working on a new show at the moment, and it will be having its first outing live, on Zoom, as part of the Strange Times Online Storytelling Club. We’re not even going to...
View ArticleThe “Human-ish Podcast” talks about storytelling
The “Human-ish” Podcast, creation of Dinaay Sharma, is an exploration of the fundamentals of the human experience, whether that be an interview about the nature of the mind or the importance of...
View ArticleJanuary E-Mail – Upcoming Gigs – Free Show: “The Queen of the Court of...
For those of you not on my mailing list, here’s the email I sent out this month. Details of how you could sign up are at the bottom. Fellow Story Lovers, Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, Happy...
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