Comments on: Welcome to The Story.

By: marion

marion — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:46:30 +0000

Richard plays the harp among many other things. I’ve sent your email on to him. Or email me off-list on marion_leeper@ntlworld.com and I’ll put you in touch.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:52:22 +0000

I’m trying to contact a storyteller called Richard Neville that I used a few years ago – he played a harp. Is this him? If so, please could you send me his contact details – many thanks
Mandy

By: tim

tim — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:58:20 +0000

Rachel Rose Reid. Young Storyteller of the Year in 2007, she’s been all over telling stories, from Teutonic Palaces in Alden Biesen to the fire festivals at Burning Man, Nevada. She’s possessed of enormous humility and charm, she loves the craft of story, and she’s the perfect pioneer for traditional storytelling in atraditional surrounds.

By: Anna douglas

Anna douglas — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:31 +0000

There is newly appointed UK Storytelling Lauriate (Taffy). Contact Adrian.Johnson@artscouncil.org.uk for further info. It’s like the national poet lauriate.

By: Barbara Rickwood

Barbara Rickwood — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:13:08 +0000

I am a primary school teacher in South London and have observed the magic woven by Debbie Guneratne. She captivates the children with her story telling. The atmosphere is wonderful to behold. A really lovely experience for all. She also runs an after school club where the children become story tellers!
I’ve noticed that one of her pupils has also contacted this site.

By: Natalia Camicia

Natalia Camicia — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:09:50 +0000

Hiya, i’d like to nominate Debbie Guneratne because she runs my storytellign club and she’s so inspiring and good at what she does that it just makes me want to do the same thing SO WELL! I will DEFINATELY be out there supporting her.

By: james

james — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:59:49 +0000

great to see so many storytellers talked about here.

to take it in a different direction, i’d love to hear daniel light (http://www.daniellight.co.uk/) or someone else at picture production company speaking. they did all the stuff around the watchmen, and there seems to be a really interesting thing going on where the natural comms for an entertainment property is more stories. brands are becoming storytelling platforms too, like someone else’s phone for nokia. and stuff.

but maybe that’s a bit too mktg-focused?

By: Dina Camicia

Dina Camicia — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:54:42 +0000

Can I suggest Debbie Guneratne. She runs my daughter’s storytelling club which is her fav activity. Wouldn’t give it up for the world and that is primarily due to Debbie’s generosity of spirit and talent for making confident and creative storytellers out of the children she works with.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:16:48 +0000

You’ve got to get in touch with Ben Haggarty!
http://www.crickcrackclub.com/CRICRACK/HOME.HTM
He’s been running storytelling events, conferences and festivals in London for 30 years. Changed my life, and the lives of many others. Thanks to him I’ve heard Scots travellers, Alan Garner, Jeanette Winterson, Turkish bards, Native Americans….At the moment he has seasons running at The Barbican Centre and Soho Poly.

By: Janet Dowling

Janet Dowling — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:37:35 +0000

I recommend a group called “open storytellers” who are an inclusive company of storytellers with learning disabilities. i have seen them do various things ( storytelling, workshops) and they really demonstrate how people with learning disabilties are able to particpate on an equal footing in an art form for mainstream audiences.

They are at http://www.openstorytellers.org.uk
and their contact is thru drnicolagrove@fastmail.net. Nicola Grove is a storyteller. Her PHd is on speech and language therapy- but the work on storytelling and learning disabilty is now her full time passion.