Myths, Folktale and True Life Tales

I can take you anywhere,
while you’re sitting in your chair.
I can lie or else speak true,
believe or not it’s up to you

Most storytelling sessions for young people and families are bespoke and can include folktales, myths, epic, debate stories and riddles from the UK, Europe, Central, Eastern and Northern Europe, Ireland, Greece, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, Mesopotamia, South America, China, China, First Nation, India.

A wonders-full collage of traditional tales and the circumstances of their telling….Xanthe Gresham gives a measured and sure performance, dressed in fire, speaking like a woman spitting jewels….
Phil Smith for the Arts Council

Along with traditional tales, I weave history, legend and personal narrative as in this true story told using my mother’s old cine films: