A trapeze accident – how science storyteller Cassandra Wye started her career
The Moon is probably one of the only places – fantastic storyteller Cassandra Wye hasn’t visited yet. We caught up with Cassandra in the run up to her ‘Fly me to the Moon’ science storytelling performance for EYFS to find out more about her life and what we can expect from the upcoming storytelling adventure. […]
Fits of Laughter: Review of The Forgotten Tales
Review of Yorkshire Festival of Story event The Forgotten Tales by Jon Buckeridge on 15th August 2020. Reviewed by Gill O’Donnell for The Craven Herald and Pioneer. If you want to know about the nature of a people, then you need only to listen to their stories. In The Forgotten Tales, Jon Buckeridge brings to […]
Jan Blake – what story will she tell – you decide!
We’re thrilled to be welcoming storyteller Jan Blake to Yorkshire Festival of Story. Jan Blake will transport you to a place where nature and deep magic collide. Stories about human desires, opportunities and emotions, form tales set across the diverse continent of Africa. But, which story will she tell? Well, that is over to you […]
Q&A with International storyteller Clare Murphy
Bringing stories to life is what International storyteller Clare Murphy does best. Settle Stories caught up with Clare to see what inspires her, what you can expect from her upcoming free digital performance Story Cabaret and workshop Get Into the Story at Yorkshire Festival of Story and how she has adapted her work for a virtual […]
Q&A: Tremendous Tales with Ursula Holden Gill
In November 2019 we’ve got the savvy sassy storyteller and ex-Emmerdale star Ursula Holden Gill visiting us at The Joinery. Urusla will be making us laugh and cry with her infamous tales. Tea and lots of scrumptious cake will be provided by Elaine’s Tea Room’s. One of our volunteers, Jane Corbett, caught up with Ursula […]
Making sense of life using traditional tales
Adam Sargant has a love for traditional folktales which began in his early childhood, using this he brings his passion to life by gathering various events here at Settle Stories. Growing up his favourite was the tales of King Arthur and Robin Hood. As a teenager he thrived on the works of Alan Garner, Susan […]