Tales to laugh at ...
Tales to wonder at ...
Tales to make your blood run cold ...

The stories I tell are very varied: trickster tales, fairy tales, wonder tales and jokes.
They are all traditional, and are drawn not only from Britain but many other lands.

A typical theatre performance will have eight to ten stories. They are chosen firstly for their ability to grasp an audience, and secondly to create a wide range of atmosphere within the programme. Above all, a performance is part of the ancient culture of the storyteller, the weaver of fantasy, the spell-binder.

Since most of my audience are not native speakers, the first time many of them come to a performance they naturally wonder whether their English will be good enough. But within a few minutes they find the age-old power of the storyteller has taken them into a world of imagination in which they understand far more than they thought possible.

The programme of stories is always changing, so if you have been to a performance before you will hear new stories - although if you are lucky you may perhaps hear one or two old favourites again.

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