Our Festival Performers

"Now that the world is standing still, people are asking for stories" Achira.

Deepa Kiran

Founder: Story Arts Foundation, multi-lingual storyteller, educationalist, festival organizer, independent research scholar, TED x speaker, writer & voice-over artist. Her vibrant style of music-movement rich, oral storytelling is inspired by Indian oral traditions. Her performance & story-arts-based education programs, universally appeal to multi-cultural, multi-lingual sensibilities, yet it is strongly rooted in the local culture and […]

Jo Henwood

Jo Henwood officially became a Storyteller at the end of 1999 when she joined the NSW Storytelling Guild. She was Accredited as a Storyteller a few years later and at various times has been President, Vice President and Accreditation Officer of the Guild. www.johenwoodstoryteller.com.au However, the truth is that she has always been giver and […]

CONNECTING THE WORLD BY STORY

World Storytelling Cafe curator, John Row hosts a panel and storytelling discussion every Monday at 6pm BST.

Raine Geoghegan

They Lit Fires: Lenti Hatch O Yog 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. She will share the story of her Great Grandfather, John Ripley who was born under a gooseberry bush and went on to […]

Sharon Jacksties

Sharon Jacksties www.sharonjackstories.co.uk has been a professional traditional storyteller for 30 years. She has a particular interest in stories and place. This film of traditional animal stories, told on location in the Somerset landscape, is inspired by her new book ‘Animal Folk Tales of `Britain and Ireland’ which has also informed the course she will […]

Colin Urwin

Colin Urwin hails from the Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland. He lives on a small hill farm with his wife and a whole menagerie including: Hebridean Sheep, Kune Kune pigs, pygmy goats, chickens, ducks, dogs and an Eagle Owl called Boris. He has been playing traditional Irish music and singing folk songs for over […]

Alastair K Daniel

Alastair K Daniel is a storyteller and educator who enjoys telling tales to the young and the young of spirit. He tells in schools and club settings and, through his work as an academic at the University of Roehampton (London), Alastair aims to inspire young teachers to create classrooms rich in story and storytelling.

Maria Papanikolaou

I studied History and Journalism and I worked for many years in publishing houses. I have a Masters degree in Social & Cultural History from Leeds Beckett University, UK (MA of ARTS). The last 10 years I combine storytelling with educational programs for children, in Museums, Cultural Centers, Schools, Art places, etc. I love working […]

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.

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. 30 years later he’s still on the path, listening with delight to others, exploring the intersection of traditional tales and daily life, and living with what he calls a terminal […]

Fabio Lisboa

Brazilian storyteller and author with a degree in Languages and a postgraduate degree in Storytelling. Storytelling Trainer who has performed/taught in Brazil, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. He writes in Portuguese (and sometimes in English) at www.contarhistorias.com.br