Su fell in love with stories in her bedroom and local library as a child growing up in Glastonbury (the town not the festival, although she loves it there too!) Her passion for the power of stories as magical gateways into other worlds where anything can happen and things often turn out for the best has grown ever stronger over the years.
Su ambled her way into storytelling on a meandering route through theatre in education, community arts, street performance and children’s theatre. Before moving to Norfolk she resided in the rolling hills of Somerset where she ran the community theatre programme at Bridgwater Arts Centre for seven years, toured schools with storytelling performances and workshops as Tilly the Talespinner, worked as a writer, director and performer for children’s theatre company Blue Moon and wrote and performed two solo theatre shows for regional touring and the Edinburgh Fringe. For many years Su also frolicked in the fields of Avalon with annual appearances performing walkabout street theatre at the Glastonbury Festival (where she first met and groomed the luxurious beard of festival legend John Row!)
Su has been known to spin yarns at festivals, schools, parties of all kinds, yoga retreats and increasingly now in her own living room! Her spoken word act, ‘Suki SilverTongue – Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups’ is currently part of the Inn Crowd rural pub tour programme with The National Centre for Writing and Creative Arts East.
Su is currently collaborating with a number of other artists and practitioners to develop storytelling performances and workshops for healing and wellbeing.
Her repertoire is eclectic, with shades of light and dark, ranging from irreverent nonsense tales to soulful stories from the heart.
Live performance :
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Tales from 17 April :
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Debut Performance:
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Our Festival Performers
"Now that the world is standing still, people are asking for stories" Achira.
Justine de Mierre
A passionate, energetic and inventive storyteller who delights in connecting playfully
Gerry Donlon
aka Bards Aloud. Stories comic, and stories quirky
Trevor Millum
a writer of… poetry for children and adults, short stories, a novel, books of local interest, education resources.
Deeptha Vivenkanand
India based storyteller who loves to tell stories about stories, strong women, and political satire.
Fabio Lisboa
Storytelling Trainer who has performed/taught in Brazil, Canada and the United Arab Emirates.
Bob Kanegis
A fortunate day spent on the trail with a park ranger who combined, poetry, puppets and folktales showed Bob the possibilities of the Storyteller's Way.
Irene Lofthouse
Irene uses words to inspire all ages, regularly appearing at arts/literature festivals and children's events; she's regularly booked by schools, museums, libraries, theatres, community groups, NHS, charities and more to facilitate bespoke sessions.
Maria Papanikolaou
The last 10 years I combine storytelling with educational programs for children, in Museums, Cultural Centers, Schools, Art places, etc. I love working with children. I have also published two books, a Greek Myth and a tale of my own.
Raine Geoghegan
Raine Geoghegan, MA, poet and prose writer of Romany, Irish and Welsh descent will share tales of the English Gypsies, Romanichals through poetry, monologue and song.
Antonio Rocha
Antonio has received several awards and grants, including the once in a lifetime Circle of Excellence Award. This award was presented to him in 2015 by the National Storytelling Network for his exceptional commitment and exemplary contributions to the art of storytelling.
Dawn Ellis
Dawn’s parents calmed her down with Grimm stories at bedtime and they stayed with her. She has been performing, one way and another, ever since.
Jan Williams
Her most popular books are An amazing storytelling cat and Essex folk stories for children.
Csenge Virág Zalka
She published several folktale collections, including Tales of Superhuman Powers: 55 traditional stories from around the world (McFarland, 2013), and Dancing on Blades: Rare and exquisite folktales from the Carpathian Mountains (Parkhurst Brothers, 2018)
Zouhair Khaznaoui
Zouhair has been sharing the magic of Hikayat since 2017 in the Clock Storytelling programme.
Theresa Kelleher
Theresa was born within the sound of Bow Bells to Irish parents. Out on the streets she was known as the ‘little Irish girl’, at home admonished for her cockney accent.
David Heathfield
He runs Creative and Engaging Storytelling for Teachers courses onlinehttps://davidheathfieldblog.wordpress.com/teacher-training/ and has worked online as a storyteller and storytelling teacher trainer internationally with the British Council, IATEFL and the Hands Up Project .