Calendar
2024
Saturday 27 October, A Herba Mythica Hastings Storytelling Festival
Saturday 13 July, ’24 – 1-5pm, St Leonard’s Festival, ‘Flora and Fauna’ Family Event https://www.stleonardsfestival.org/
Saturday 15 June, ’24, 1 – 5pm, Sidley Festival, ‘Flora and Fauna’ Family Event https://18hours.org.uk/18h-events/sidley-festival/
2023
June 1st (family events )
The Shahnameh at the British Museum
2021
10 -12 and 17 – 19th December Wind in the Willows Meeching Hall Newhaven
More information here
31 October Halloween Hauntings for the Beachy Head Project More information here
23 October 21 Goddess Festival Day – Hasting Storytelling Festival 12 – 10.30pm including Xanthe Gresham Knight, Emily Hennessey, Sheema Mukherjeee, Juliet Russell, Helen Epega (The Venus Bushfires) and Livia Gaudencio More information here
2020
23 May Goddesses and Heroines Hay Festival
8 March Simorgh Family Storytelling for Nowruz with Arash Moradi Freer and Sacklar Galleries Smithsonian
2019
13 December Christmas Stories with Soundwaves Choir 7pm All Saints Church Hastings
7 December FSN Read Your Way Family Day with 18 Hours More information here
24 October 2019 Arabian Nights Family Storytelling at British Museum
12 September Hastings Storytelling Festival King of the Golden River Hastings Library 11 am More information here
5 September Hastings Storytelling Festival King of the Golden River Battle Library 11 am More information here
26 – 28 July Stealing Thunder Storytelling Festival Baba Yaga More information here
16 March Seven Princesses Smithsonian Museum Washington More information here
21 – 25 February Tales on the Island, International Storytelling Festival, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates More information here
18 19 February Storytelling for the Ashurbanipal Exhibition British Museum More information here
2018
11 March Persian Storytelling, Smithsonian Institute Washington DC
2017
1,2,3 December Kathakar Festival, Delhi
25 – 27 October Scythian Stories for Families, British Museum, London
23, 24 October Stories for Families, Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London
15 October Stories from Asia for the Opening of the Asia Gallery, Smithsonian Institute Washington DC.
22 September Shahnameh for Families, Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
28 – 30 July Festival at the Edge
22 July 2pm Shahnameh, Austin University, Texas
21 July 10 am Storytelling Workshop, Blanton Museum of Art, Texas
20 July 6.30 pm Ramayana, Austin University, Texas
15 – 17 June Storytelling Festival, Ljungby Sweden
1 – 4 June Singapore Storytelling Festival
25 March 6pm, The Lalala Choir – Bastien und Bastienne, Chocolate Factory, 26 King’s Inn Street, Dublin, Ireland Dublin 1
6 March 12 pm, 2pm & 4pm Nizami’s 7 Princesses for families, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Washington
21 February Travel Stories 12.30 & 2, Chester Beatty Library
20 February 6.30pm Your Story, National Concert Hall Dublin
2016
28 October British Museum, Late Isis and Osiris
1 October Bath Literature Festival ,Princess and the Pea
30 September Shahnameh with Arash Moradi, Guildhall Theatre Derby
29 September Shahnameh with Arash Moradi, Foyle Studio mac Birmingham
30 August British Museum, Sunken Cities of Egypt Family Day
25 August British Museum ,Sunken Cities of Egypt Family Day
16 August British Museum, Sunken Cities of Egypt Family Day
12 August British Museum, Sunken Cities of Egypt Family Day
25 July British Museum, Sunken Cities of Egypt Family Day
22 July British Museum, Late Demeter and Persphone
21 July British Museum, Sunken Cities of Egypt Family Day
30 May Hay on Wye Literature Festival ,Sunken Cities of Egypt
12 May Horniman Museum – Queer Late – Gilgamesh 19.00 & 21.00
23 April Dril Hall, Shakespeare with Sherry Robinson More information here
22 March Village Storytelling Festival, Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts
19 March Seven Wise Princesses, Rich Mix London More information here
5 March Smithsonian Institute, Shahnameh Solo 12.00 Sohrab and Rustam, 14.00 Sam, Zal, Rudaba, 16.00 Siyawush, Bizan and Manijer
15 February Families – Asia Room 33 11.30, 13.00, 14.15
16 February Families – Egypt Room 4 11.30, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00
17 February Families – Living and Dying and North America Rooms 24 & 26 11.30, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00
18 February Families – Africa Room 25 11.30, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00
19 February Families – Egypt Room 4 11.30, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00
30 January 2016 The Shahnameh, with Arash Moradi More information here
2015
16 November 2015, Soho Theatre, London, ‘The Baba Yaga Show,’ 8pm Book tickets
7 November 2015, Cranborne Earthhouse, ‘Day of the Dead Storytelling’ Book tickets
30th and 31st October, 2015 British Museum, London, ‘Day of the Dead’ – Roving Storytelling for Families
29 October 2015, Rich Mix, London ‘Day of the Dead,’ 8pm Book tickets
16 October 2015, Tasca Storytelling Festival, Italy ‘The Wonderful Bag’ 9pm More information here
26th September 2015, Rich Mix London, ‘Morgana le Fey’ 8pm: Book tickets
24 September 2015, Wirksworth Festival, Shahnameh with Arash Moradi, 7.30pm Book tickets
19 September 2015, Lewisham Story Festival, ‘The Princess and the Pea’ 3 – 4 pm More information here
5 September 2015, Wise Words Festival Canterbury, ‘Paradise Bride,’ 8pm More information here
20 – 31 August, Edinburgh Festival. ‘Morgana le Fey’ More information here
19 – 30 August, Edinburgh Festival. ‘Paradise Bride’ More information here
29 July, The Fabularium Fairytale Festival, Crickcrack Club More information here
5, 6 June Storytelling Conference with Barefoot Books, Cambridge Massachusetts
1 June, Storytelling Republic, Oxford, 8pm ‘Her – Forging the Lines of Brigid’
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8 May, British Museum for ‘Ancient Greece, mind, body and soul’, Tales of the Great Red Goddess 18.15, 19.00, 19.45 More information here
2 – 3 May, Storytelling Festival, Balearic Island Palma de Majorca
29 April, The Forge, London, ‘The 7 Wise Princesses’ 7.30 pm More information here
15 – 17 April, British Museum, Storytelling for ‘The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece’
8 April, Torriano StoryNight, London ‘Her – Forging the Lines of Brigid’ 8pm
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22 March, Victoria and Albert Museum, ‘Shahnameh Iranian Book of Kings’ Storytelling for Nowruz
7 March Smithsonian Insititute Freer and Sackler Galleries, ‘Nizami’s 7 Wise Princesses’ More information here
27 February, Shaggy Dog Storytelling, Hebden Bridge, ‘Baba Yaga and the Virgin’
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23 February, London Goddess Temple, Kingston ‘Her – Forging the Lines of Brigid and other tales of the Divine Feminine’
16 – 20 February, British Museum Gallery, 33 Chinese Stories 12.15, 2.15, 3.15
30 January, Scottish Storytelling Centre, ‘Her – Forging the Lines of Brigid’ 8pm
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2014
21 – 23 November Warsaw Storytelling Festival The Shahnameh with Arash Moradi
14 November 6.30pm Shahnameh Kensington and Chelsea Library
13 November 7.30pm Her – Forging the Lines of Brigid, The Garage, The Horse and Groom, Hastings, TN38 0EB
11 November 2014 7.30 Guesthouse Storytellers, The Hillcrest Centre, Hillcrest Road, Newhaven BN9 9EA More information here
10 November 2014 8pm Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE
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2 – 3 November 4pm ‘The Word’ Meyerhold Centre, Novoslobodskaya, Moscow
27 – 31 October British Museum Storytelling for the Ming – 50 years that changed China
12 October Cheltenham Literature Festival – The Princess and the Pea
10 -21 September Wise Words Literature Festival ‘Her’ and ‘Pussy’s in the Well’
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29 September 2014 7.15 for a 7.30 start Treadwells Esoteric Bookshop, 33 Store Street, London WC1E 7BS More information here
19 September 2014 Wise Words Storytelling Festival, TIME AND PLACE TBC Canterbury More information here
13 September 2014 7.30 The Old Bakehouse Theatre, Blackheath SE3 9LA
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24 August Royal Mews Storytelling
23 August 11 – 4pm Stories for The Big Summer Read Churchill Square, Brighton
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17 August 11.30, 12.30, 13.30 Storytelling for the Royal Mews, 11.30, 12.30, 13.30 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W
11 August at 11am 2014 The Princess and the Pea The Big Summer Read, Churchill Square Brighton More information here
25 – 28 June Glastonbury Festival Shakti Speaks – Brigid Her Temple
29 May – 1 June – Oslo Storytelling Festival – Baba Yaga and the Virgin
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31 March – Baba Yaga and the Virgin – Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE
17 March – The Shahnameh by Ferdowsi with Xanthe Gresham and Arash Moradi
– The Forge, 3-7 Delancey Street, Camden, London NW1 7NL
9 February – Stories for Chinese New Year 1.30pm and 3pm The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle
8 February – Stories from Japan, Arabia and Ireland 2pm The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle
14 January – Barcelona – Baba Yaga and the Virgin
2013
15 December Morgana Le Fey The Bargehouse South Bank Centre London 7pm www.crickcrack.com
7 December Morgana Le Fey Aberystwith Arts Centre
26 October Fee Fee La Fou HQ London Baba Yaga and the Virgin 6pm www.feefeelafouenterprises.com
12 October Beverley Literature Festival Baba Yaga and the Virgin
11 October Cheltenham Literature Festival 8.45 Morgana le Fey The Inkpot www.cheltenhamfestivals.com
4 October Litfest Doncaster The Shahnameh The Storey Institute 8pm www.litfest.org
25 September Northern Stage Newcastle Morgana le Fey 8pm www.northernstage.co.uk
21 September Parasol Unit London The Shahnameh 2.30 – 3.30 www.parasol-unit.org
14 September Wise Words Festival Canterbury Baba Yaga and the Virgin Marlow Theatre Studio 8.30 www.wisewordsfestival.co.uk
13 September Wise Words Festival Canterbury Tall Tales Gulbenkian Theatre 10am – 11am www.wisewordsfestival.co.uk
13 August Bleddfa Centre Wales, Baba Yaga and the Virgin http://www.bleddfacentre.com/storytelling.htm
29 August Glastonbury Festival Baba Yaga and the Virgin Her Temple 20.00 – 21.15
13 August Bleddfa Centre Wales, Baba Yaga and the Virgin http://www.bleddfacentre.com/storytelling.htm
5 & 6 July York Theatre Royal Morgana le Fey with Nick Hennessey http://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/shows/morgana_le_fey.php#.UWMHb6sa85g 7.45pm
14 June Tomb Thumb Theatre Margate Pussys in the Well http://www.scandalmongers.co.uk/page2.htm
28 April Barefoot Books Oxford Studio Sunday Storytelling Special 14.45 – 15.30
12 April Brigsteer Village Hall South Lakeland Baba Yaga and the Virgin http://dreamfired.co.uk/april 7.30
10 – 11 April 2013 Royal Mews London Storytelling http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/event/family-activities-storytelling-amazing-adventures-at-the-royal-mews 11.30/12.30/1.30
4 April 2013 Rich Mix London The Charity Shop http://www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/event/crick-crack-club-presents-the-charity-shop 7.30pm
16 March 2013, Shahnameh – Nowruz Celebrations, The Smithsonian Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington
5 – 8 March 2013, Shahnameh – The Persian Book of Kings, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
12 February 2013, Shahnameh – The Persian Book of Kings with Arash Moradi, Soho Theatre W1D 3NE, 8pm
10 February 2013, Shahnameh – The Persian Book of Kings with Arash Moradi, Edinburgh Iranian Festival
2012
15 December Festive Storytelling Royal Mews Buckingham Palace 11.30 12.30 & 1.30
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/event/family-activities-festive-storytelling-at-the-royal-mews
13 December 2012 ‘Midwinter Tales with Nick Hennessey and Jo Blake Cave, Royal and Derngate Theatre, 9 Guildhall Road, Northampton. 8pm
7 December 2012, The Shahnameh – The Persian Book of Kings, The Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle, NE1 2NP, 7.30pm
9 November Baba Yaga and the Virgin Lichfield Garrick Theatre Castle Dyke, Lichfield WS13 6HR Box office 01543 412 121 www.lichfieldgarrick.com/xanthe gresham
2 November – The Day of the Dead with Xanthe, Ben Haggarty and Tuup – Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE
1 – 2 November – Strict and Happy – Folktale Version of The Merchant of Venice, Room 1, Enlightenment Gallery, The British Museum 12.30, 2.15, 3.15
29 – 31 October – Sycorax’s Tempest Sainsbury African Galleries, The British Museum 12.30, 2.15, 3.15
17 August, 29 October – 2 November Sycorax’s Tempest British Museum Africa Gallery
20 – 22 July Festival at the Edge Much Wenlock, Shropshire …more info
29 June – 1 July 2012 Shahnameh with Arash Moradi Beyond the Border Storytelling Festival www.beyondtheborder.com
19 June Pussy’s in the Well – The Goddess Under the Pavement Soho Theatre 8pm http://ow.ly/busi0…more info
8 June Baba Yaga and the Virgin Hammersmith Irish Centre 7.30 pm 5 Black’s Road W6 9DT 020 85638232
27 May Farm Day Stories Bishop Burton College, Beverley, East Yorkshire HU17 8QG 12 – 4.30pm
20 May 2012 Underworld Tales Inspired by the Past Festival Shugborough Castle www.heardmusic.co.uk
19 May Tales from the Silk Road Asian Word Festival 11 am Asia House www.asiahouse.org/arts-and-culture
18 May Shoe and Tell: Red Shoes Storytelling Design Museum Shad Thames London SE1 2YD 8 – 11pm http://designmuseum.org/design-overtime