Performances
With hundreds of tales in my repertoire, the programme in a storytelling performance constantly changes.
This means that you can be sure of hearing lots of new stories - although if you are lucky, you may get to hear one or two old favourites.
Performance schedule
2012 and beyond
| 08.02.12 |
Gostner Hoftheater I'll tell you a tale An evening of folk tales told for adults Hubertussaal Dianastraße 28 Nürnberg Book early: 2010 was quickly sold out |
7 pm |
| 30.03.12 |
1001 Friday Nights of Storytelling Toronto Festival of Storytelling with a great range of other tellers Friends House 60 Lowther Avenue Toronto |
7.30 pm |
| 12.05.12 |
rische's Tales and Music with Vera Spillner An evening of folk tales told for adults Voßhölzchen 8 57489 Drolshagen Reservations |
8 pm |
| 16. - 18.05.12 | Kino im Kopf - Erzählkunstfestival I'll tell you a tale Lauf an der Pegnitz Information |
Details to be announced |
| 03.06.12 | Brüder Grimm Märchenfestspiele Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Comoedienhaus, Wilhelmsbad Hanau Reserve tickets This performance is usually sold out so book early. |
11 am |
| 30.09.12 |
Märchenwache Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Folk tales told for adults Lange Straße 2 34270 Schauenburg-Breitenbach Reservations |
5 pm |
| 07.11.12 | Kleinkunst Keller Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Hauptstr. 62 74321 Bietigheim Reserve tickets Book soon - this gig is usually sold out several months in advance. |
6.30 pm |
| 23.11.12 | vhs Erlangen Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Friedrichstr. 19 91054 Erlangen Reserve tickets or tel. 09131 862 668 |
5 pm &
8 pm |
| 30.11.12 | halbNeun Theater Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Sandstr. 32 64283 Darmstadt Reserve tickets or tel. 06151 23330 |
8.30 pm |
| 09.12.12 |
A benefit performance for amnesty international I'll tell you a tale Hofgut, Oberfeld Erbacherstr. 140 Darmstadt Reserve tickets or tel: 06151 422 466 |
3 pm |
| 17. - 24.11.2014 | 5th International Storytelling Festival Brixen South Tyrol Italy |
Details to be announced |
Performances from the recent past
2011
| 05. - 09.01.11 | Erzählkunstfestival ZauberWort Nürnberg For me, this is one of the finest storytelling festivals. I am delighted to be returning there. Information |
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| 22.02.11 |
Gostner Hoftheater I'll tell you a tale An evening of folk tales told for adults Austr. 70 90429 Nürnberg SOLD OUT |
7 pm |
| 18.03.11 | KulturScheuer Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Ernst-Ludwig-Str. 65 63329 Egeslbach Reserve tickets or tel. 06103 486 321 SOLD OUT |
8 pm |
| 22.03.11 | viertes internationales Erzählfestival Of Men and Women: the full range An evening of folk tales for adults and teenagers artgenossen Landarthotel Pollerhofstr. 35-37 51789 Lindlar Reserve tickets SOLD OUT |
8 pm |
| 25.03.11 | vhs Filderstadt I'll tell you a tale An evening of folk tales for adults and teenagers Stadtbibliothek Filderstadt Volmarstraße 16 70794 Filderstadt-Bernhausen Reserve tickets or tel. 0711 773 9470 |
8 pm |
| 01.04.11 | vhs Aschaffenburg I'll tell you a tale An evening of folk tales for adults and teenagers Luitpoldstr. 2 63739 Aschaffenburg Reserve tickets tel. 06021 38688-0 |
7.30 pm |
| 08.04.11 | Buchhandlung seitenweise and vhs Dormagen I'll tell you a tale An evening of folk tales for adults and teenagers Kölner Str. 149 41539 Dormagen Reserve tickets or tel. 02133 45444 |
8 pm |
| 06.05.11 | vhs Krefeld I'll tell you a tale An evening of folk tales for adults and teenagers Von-der-Leyen-Platz 2 47798 Krefeld Reserve tickets or tel. 02151 86-2676 |
7 pm |
| 13.05.11 | vhs Oldenburg I'll tell you a tale LZO Forum 26122 Oldenburg An evening of folk tales for adults and teenagers Reserve tickets or tel. 0441 92391-29 |
8 pm |
| 29.05.11 | Brüder Grimm Märchenfestspiele Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Comoedienhaus, Wilhelmsbad Hanau Reserve tickets |
11 am |
| 09.09.11 | Göckelschen Tales and Music with Vera Spillner An evening of folk tales for adults and teenagers Angelstr. 18 64846 Groß-Zimmern Reserve tickets |
8 pm |
| 01.10.11 | The Company of Heaven Cantata by Benjamin Britten Berliner Bach Akademie Anna Korondi (soprano) Clemens Bieber (tenor) Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche Berlin Reserve tickets Information about the cantata |
8 pm |
| 26.10.11 | vhs Offenbach I'll tell you a tale An evening of folk tales for adults and teenagers Berliner Str. 77 63065 Offenbach Reserve tickets |
7 pm |
| 30.10.11 | International Storytelling
with two other tellers Folkteatern Olof Palmes Plats 413 04 Gothenburg Sweden Further details: Ola Henricsson |
7.30 pm |
| 09.11.11 | Kleinkunst Keller Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Hauptstr. 62 74321 Bietigheim Reserve tickets Book soon - this gig is usually sold out several months in advance. |
6.30 pm |
| 18.11.11 | vhs Erlangen Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Friedrichstr. 19 91054 Erlangen Reserve tickets or tel. 09131 862 668 Using storytelling in the language classroom a workshop in Erlangen on 19.11.11 |
5 pm &
8 pm |
| 25.11.11 | halbNeun Theater Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Sandstr. 32 64283 Darmstadt Reserve tickets or tel. 06151 23330 |
8.30 pm |
| 11.12.11 |
A benefit performance for amnesty international I'll tell you a tale Hofgut, Oberfeld Erbacherstr. 140 Darmstadt Reserve tickets or tel: 06151 422 466 |
3 pm |
2010
| 20. - 27.02.10 |
HOO's Tales A week's tour with other storytellers in Bangalore and Chennai, India. Read more about the Hippocampus Reading Foundation which is running this project. Tel: +91 80 2563 0206 |
various venues and schools |
| 20.02.10 |
HOO's Tales Opening Day: with all the storytellers Bal Bhavan Cubbon Park Bangalore |
10.30 am - 1 pm 2 pm - 4 pm |
| 21.02.10 |
Opus Sunday Afternoon Brunch Palace Cross Road Bangalore To book a table, call Hippocampus at 4110 1927 or Opus at 9844030198 |
1 - 5 pm |
| 27.02.10 |
HOO's Tales A Carnival of Stories with Katkatha Puppet Theatre and Jeeva Raghunath Russian Cultural Centre, Kasturi Ranga Road Chennai |
10 am - noon |
| 12.03.10 | International Theater Frankfurt Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Hanauer Landstr. 5 - 7 (Zoo-Passage) 60314 Frankfurt am Main Reserve tickets or tel. 069 493 0503 |
8.00 pm |
| 06.05.10 | Literatur & Kunst am Torbau Heusenstamm I'll tell you a tale Im Hinteren Schlößchen, Rathaus 63150 Heusenstamm |
8.00 pm |
| 28.05.10 | halbNeun Theater Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Sandstr. 32 64283 Darmstadt Reserve tickets or tel. 06151 23330 |
8.30 pm |
| 20.06.10 | Brüder Grimm Märchenfestspiele Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Roten Saal, Schloss Philipssruhe Hanau Reserve tickets Book soon - this gig is usually sold out. |
11 am |
| 12.11.10 | vhs Erlangen Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Friedrichstr. 19 91054 Erlangen Reserve tickets or tel. 09131 862 668 See details of my VHS workshop in Leinfelden, 02.10.2010 |
4.30 pm &
8 pm |
| 25.11.10 | Kleinkunst Keller Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Hauptstr. 62 74321 Bietigheim Reserve tickets Book soon - this gig is usually sold out.See details of my VHS workshop in Böblingen-Sindelfingen, 04.12.2010 |
6.30 pm |
| 12.12.10 |
A benefit performance for amnesty international I'll tell you a tale Hofgut, Oberfeld Erbacherstr. 140 Darmstadt Reserve tickets or tel: 06151 422 466 |
3 pm |
2009
| 02. - 06.01.09 | Erzählkunstfestival ZauberWort Nürnberg For me, this is one of the finest storytelling festivals. I am delighted to be returning there. Information |
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| 02.01.09 | Erzählkunstfestival ZauberWort Langer Abend I Tafelhalle Äußere Sulzbacher Str. 62 Nürnberg With other great storytellers. Information |
8 pm |
| 03.01.09 | Erzählkunstfestival ZauberWort Tellatale - solo performance Erzählbühne Am Katharinenkloster 6 Nürberg Information |
6 pm |
| 04.01.09 | Erzählkunstfestival ZauberWort Sprachklang Erzählbühne Am Katharinenkloster 6 Nürberg With other great tellers. Information |
8 pm |
| 16.01.09 | Geschichten im Turm with Julia Klein Findorffstr. 51 28215 Bremen Reserve tickets: e-mail or tel. 0421 377 750 |
8 pm |
| 27.03.09 | Neues Palais Luitpoldstr. 40A 96052 Bamberg Further information |
8 pm |
| 08.05.09 | halbNeun Theater Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Sandstr. 32 64283 Darmstadt Reserve tickets or tel. 06151 23330 |
8 pm |
| 12.05.09 | Café Extra Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Schulstr. 17 64572 Büttelborn Reserve tickets or tel. 06152 1788-45 |
8 pm |
| 15.05.09 | International Theater Frankfurt Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Hanauer Landstr. 5 - 7 (Zoo-Passage) 60314 Frankfurt Reserve tickets or tel. 069 499 09 80 |
8 pm |
| 05.07.09 | Brüder-Grimm-Märchenfestspiele Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Schloss Philippsruhe 63454 Hanau Book early: these performances are usually sold outTel: 06181 24670 + 24677Information and tickets |
11 am |
| 24.09.09 | Deutsch-Englische Gesellschaft Wetzlar e.V. Hotel Wetzlarer Hof Obertorstr. 3 35578 Wetzlar Further information or tel. 06441 25390 |
7.30 pm |
| 09.10.09 | International Theater Frankfurt Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Hanauer Landstr. 5 - 7 (Zoo-Passage) 60314 Frankfurt Reserve tickets or tel. 069 499 09 80 |
8 pm |
| 23.10.09 | Neues Theater Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Große Ulrichstraße 50-51 06108 Halle Reserve tickets or tel. 0345 2050 222 |
7.30 pm |
| 26.10.09 | Jugendtheaterfestival "licht.blicke.5" Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Hubertussaal Dianastraße 28 Nürnberg Reserve tickets or tel. 0911 26 15 10 |
7 pm |
| 10.11.09 | Kleinkunst Keller Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Hauptstr. 62 74321 Bietigheim Reserve tickets SOLD OUT |
6.30 pm |
| 19.11.09 | Kulturhaus Osterfeld Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Osterfeldstr. 12 75172 Pforzheim Reserve tickets |
8 pm |
| 27.11.09 | vhs Club International Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Friedrichstr. 19 91054 Erlangen Reserve tickets or tel. 09131 862 668 |
4 pm &
8 pm |
| 04.12.09 | vhs Ehingen Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Franziskanerkloster Spitalstr. 30 89584 Ehingen Further information or tel. 07391 503 504 |
7.30 pm |
| 13.12.09 |
A benefit performance for amnesty international Tales and Music with Vera Spillner Hofgut, Oberfeld Erbacherstr. 140 Darmstadt Reserve tickets or tel: 06151 422 466 SOLD OUT |
3 pm |
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