Only events open to the public are listed here, so come along – I’d love to see you!
Saturday 2nd February 2019 – Family Storytelling for National Storytelling Week: Wolverhampton Library 12-1.00pm / Penn Library 2.00-3.00pm Time to celebrate with tall tales and magical stories – there are Kings with horse’s ears, talking animals and grumpy fairies. Fun, wonder, riddles and tongue twisting from professional storyteller, Amy Douglas
Family storytelling suitable for age 5+
Friday 8th February 2019 – String and Mud, Straw and Blood, Amy Douglas, Sal Tonge and Anne Marie Lagram, BLAST! Bishops Castle Town Hall, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5BG, 8.00pm, £7.00 or group ticket (up to 4) £20
A walk to a stone circle, an artist, her artwork, two storytellers, strange supersitions, bizarre charms, dark tales and a guitar create a powerful spell cast over three women by a witch called Medgel.
Share their journey of reclaiming the old folk-story of Mitchel’s Fold Stone Circle; a story of hardship, of a local community, of milk, blood, imprisonment and a woman – a story that resonates throughout time.
Sunday 24th February 2019 – BLAST OFF! Shropshire Folk Tales for Children, 2-3pm Bank House, High Street, Bishops Castle – stories from my latest book – a children’s book for real children. There are people-eating giants, buried treasure, sleeping Kings and a monster fish. There’s fire, blood, milk, wee and missing body parts. It’s a book that’s got the bits adults don’t like left in. These are stories of Shropshire. They are old stories, wild stories, like the land itself. If you like giants having their heads lopped off, girls who won’t do what they’re told, knights fighting with lances, one-armed ghosts and grumpy witches then this is the session for you. Timed to finish in time for the Bishops Castle Bake Off prize announcements – then we can all eat cake!
Saturday 23rd March 2019 – International Council on Monuments and Sites, Tara Arts, Earlsfield, South West London I will be giving a presentation as part of the panel on intangible heritage. The conference sounds like a fascinating day of debate and discussion – and I’m very excited how our cultural heritage is being acknowledged alongside our physical heritage and exploring the ways tangible and intangible heritage complement each other and can work together.
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 – The Green Road, Amy Douglas and Lucy Wells, Bridport Storytelling Club, The Lyric Theatre – The hidden way that wends between this world and the otherworld. Perilous and beautiful, mysterious and alluring, the green road beckons. Time shifts, parallel worlds, bold rescues, accordion music and fairies. Harmony, humour, song and music combine in this perfect piece for May!
Monday 10th June 2019, Lichfield Storytelling Club, King’s Head, Bird Street, Lichfield. £6, 7.30-10.00pm
Monday 24th June 2019, Brewood Storytelling Club, Brewood Community Managed Library.
Saturday 17 – Friday 23 August 2019, Whitby Folk Festival
4 December 2019 – Wild Edric – Feast of Fools Storytelling Club, Northampton
29 November – 1st December 2019 – The Cloth of Hope and Sorrow, Shonaleigh, Bank House, The High Street, Bishops Castle I’m very excited to announce that BLAST! will be hosting Shonaleigh for a whole weekend of storytelling. Shonaleigh is a drut’syla, part of an oral Jewish storytelling tradition. She will be telling one cycle of stories that she learned from her grandmother over the weekend. I’ll be confirming details and prices soon, but we will be staying in Bank House for the weekend and catered by the very talent Liz Pyman. Food will be vegetarian with gluten free options and plenty of cake available for our tea breaks!
BLAST! Beautiful Lies and Startling Truths
I run a series of storytelling concerts over the winter months in Bishops Castle Town Hall. Dates for the storytelling series are included in the list below, the 2nd Friday of the month. http://www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk, Shropshire, SY9 5BG 01588 630023
Friday 8th February 2018 – String and Mud, Straw and Blood
Amy Douglas, Sal Tonge and Anne Marie Lagram
A walk to a stone circle, an artist, her artwork, two storytellers, strange supersitions, bizarre charms, dark tales and a guitar create a powerful spell cast over three women by a witch called Medgel.
Share their journey of reclaiming the old folk-story of Mitchel’s Fold Stone Circle; a story of hardship, of a local community, of milk, blood, imprisonment and a woman – a story that resonates throughout time.
Friday 8th March 2018 – Gawain and the Green Knight – Sarah Rundle
Gawain, nephew to King Arthur, rides out in golden armour on his white horse. His mission is suicidal: to seek beheading by the axe of a murderous giant. His journey is long and cold; he is constantly ambushed … but the greatest danger comes from his own heart.
Powerful storytelling, songs and humour combine to tell a tale of magic, honour, revenge and absurdity.
Doors open 7.30pm for 8.00pm start Tea, beer and homemade cake available Tickets £7.00
