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Children Cultural Fair, Riyadh 2011

From Saudi to India…

  What a whirlwind adventure the second half of 2011 turned into! Four foreign trips and wonderful work at home here in the UK too. The first foreign trip was to Saudi Arabia – the first International Children’s Cultural Fair in Riyadh.

40 winks

Bedtime Stories @ 40 Winks Hotel ‘Tales from the Deep’

  After a little break over the Summer, our fantastical and fabled Bedtime Story Nights are resuming this month with a magical night of nautical naughtiness cleverly concocted by two of our most popular performers, Katrice Horsley and Cat Weatherill. Mermaids, selkies, sailors and sirens will all be brought dramatically to life in ‘Tales of [...]

Saudi Arabia – October 2011

   I have been invited to perform in Saudi Arabia! I will be working for the British Council in Riyadh, telling stories at the inaugral International Children’s Fair. HUGE crowds are expected. It’s going to be quite an experience…

kiss and tell

Kiss and Tell

Announcing a second UK mini-tour for this show in Spring 2012 KISS & TELL with CAT WEATHERILL and KASPER SØRENSEN A fun and flirty show featuring two of Europe’s leading performance storytellers. Storytelling doesn’t have to be about kings and queens and Once Upon A Time! Cat and Kasper take to the stage for an evening of stand [...]

Hilary & me

Fabelhaft Festival, Austria June 2011

                          The Fabelhaft! festival in southern Austria has always been one of my favourite festivals, and this year was the best yet. Wonderful company, amazing scenery, great shows – and this year I had the added challenge of telling IN GERMAN! Not completely [...]

Joshua at Hay 2011

Hay Festival Story Bazaar June 2011

                        Well, what a great time we had at Hay 2011! It’s always a tremendous festival to be a part of. It’s so buzzy and inspirational, especially backstage. Highlights for me included watching my friend Debs Newbold tell King Lear to 200 rapt teenagers [...]

cat & kasper

Story Bazaar at the Hay Festival 2011

  THE STORYTELLING BAZAAR IN THE MOOT Kasper Sorensen (Denmark) Joshua Muraya (Kenya) and ME! 31 May – 3 June @ The Telegraph Hay Festival, Hay on Wye UK www.hayfestival.com Gearing up for what promises to be a FANTASTIC Hay Festival for me. In celebration of the Storymoja Hay Festival in Nairobi, I have brought  together [...]