Our Festival Performers
"Now that the world is standing still, people are asking for stories" Achira.
Samia Malik
Born in Saudi Arabia to Pakistani parents, Samia has lived in the UK since she was a child. Samia Malik’s dynamic, evolving working practice encompasses music, visual art and education. Asking challenging and important questions about our common humanity, Samia’s work has enthralled audiences from the UK to India. Samia writes and performs songs based […]
Epic Tales
Using the power of storytelling to boost your children's confidence in literacy, numeracy, science and more.
Tithi Dani
Poems in Hindi and English from an award-winning Indian poet with a love of Russian folk tales.
Frances Roberts Reilly
Heritage tales and poems of Gypsy/Roma family and community, journeys and landscape.
Calvin Cumiskey (Magpie)
Calvin Cumiskey (Magpie) is a teacher, writer, storyteller, therapist, puppeteer and fool! Performed at Young Vic, Royal Court, Riverside, Tramway Glasgow, Edinburgh festival, Warwick arts studio. First adaption of Mervyn Peake’s Titus Groan and played the infamous Steerpike. Read Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs for BBC radio . As a storyteller, he is […]
Christine Willison
Christine has been telling stories for over 30 years, to people of all ages and abilities, in schools, performance spaces, theatres, libraries, museums, stately homes and at festivals all over the world. Her repertoire is drawn from Wales where she lives, from Ireland and Europe, together with an abundance of tales from the many places […]
Ahn Sook Kim
Ahn Sook helped to organize the Korean First International Storytelling Festival in Korea (2018/2019) Ahn Sook has kindly offered that any tips be given to FEAST (the Federation of Asian Storytellers)
Peter Optical
With over 45 years in the ‘business’, Peter has been an Actor. Writer. Director. Fir-eater. Wire and Stilt Walker. Juggler. Musician, Mime and oral Storyteller. Although born and bred in Essex where he still lives to this day, his own unique story begins elsewhere.
Deeptha Vivenkanand
Indian Based Storyteller who loves to tell stories about stories, strong women, and political satire.
Paul Richmond
Named Beat Poet Laureate twice, once for Massachusetts 2017 to 2019, second time for U S National Beat Poet Laureate 2019 – 2020. Paul is best described as political, deadpan and wryly humorous delivered in his own style. He has been called, “Assassin of Apathy – power of words / humor – on the unthinkable, […]
Trevor Millum
a writer of… poetry for children and adults, short stories, a novel, books of local interest, education resources.
Justine de Mierre
A passionate, energetic and inventive storyteller who delights in connecting playfully
John Row
Much-loved and respected curator and storyteller hosts 'Connecting the World' series every Monday.
