Performances: solo or with music

I’ll Tell You a Tale

Most of my performance work is solo, under the title I’ll Tell You a Tale. .
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.

With over 300 folk tales, and my repertoire constantly expanding, 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.

Far from being for little children (although I do tell for children, too), these powerful and deep tales offer unforgettable listening for adults.

Tales and the Harp

Although most of my work is solo, I have the occasional but very great pleasure of telling my tales together with a musician: Peter Wucherpfennig.

Peter is a storyteller himself, and also based in Darmstadt. He plays Irish and Scottish airs on the Celtic harp.

Listen to Peter playing

Peter’s website

Go here for tales to watch

Go here for a list of all tales included on this site

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Permission to tell outlines my views on copyright

For those who are teachers: Telling stories in the classroom: basing language teaching on storytelling

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