storytelling & spoken word is an intrinsic part of the festival
And all corners of the town have been filled with tales of wonder from around the world over the years!
Join a host of storytellers for morning storytelling circles, with host Ean Richardson, early evening storyrounds with Moe Keast & Tom Goodale, late-night ghost stories, workshops and much more.
First Programme announcements include:
Daisy Black – Yde and Olive: A medieval love story
Debs Newbold – Dauntless: Grace O’Malley, Pirate Queen and more
David Heathfield – workshops & performances, including a special Gaza fundraiser: Tell a Child in Gaza’s Tale. Funny and poignant folk tales which he learnt from children and their teachers in Gaza.
Janet Dowling – Talk and Tale – folktales of Fossils and Dinosaur Bones & Lust and Revenge- the passion of the night sky – an echoback story play
Hannah Moore – Exploring the wisdom of fairy tales creative workshop
Mike O’Connor and Barbara Griggs – Alan Dall and the Sea of Stories, plus ‘Music in the Words’ workshop – how to successfully integrate stories and music, and ‘A Thousand Years of Stories’ book talk, to showcase Mike’s new book ‘Storytelling in Cornwall’.
poetry
Ilse Pedler returns with more poetry workshops & an open mic.
If you like Storytelling, also check out the Manor Pavilion Programme