On the shoulders
of Odin, God of the North, perch the ravens, Thought
and Memory, who tell him the stories they see and hear
as they fly through the nine worlds. In other cultures
Raven is Creator, Trickster and Tribal Totem, as well
as Storyteller.
about
us | how
we work | site
specific work | appearances
about us
Michael has been at various times an English Literature
graduate, a second-hand bookseller, an aural historian
and playwright.
He was storyteller in residence at the Beaford Rural
Arts Centre, has been telling full time since 1988,
and has won the dubious Hodja Cup for Lying. He runs
the "A World of Stories" story club at the Globe Inn in Exeter.
Wendy studied music at Dartington, is a trained teacher,
and has always made all manner of things - huge tents and delicate paper, two-headed dragons and glittering story cloths - as well as singing.
Together we love telling and making stories with special needs groups, especially those with learning difficulties.
She looks after a network of storytellers and runs yearly
'confabs' Her giants regularly dance with their European
kin.
how we work
Our hoard of stories - currently around 500 - is predominantly
British and European with other gems lifted from around
the world.
We also seek to breathe life into ancient literatures
once oral, and present them in new forms.
Our repetoire of shows is constantly expanding to
embrace new, strange and compelling stories, including
commissioned pieces,
often with wierd and powerful music; to this end we
work occasionally with other musicians, including
the
guitarist Stephen Yates.
Our work is known for being entertaining, well researched
and embracing a love of language and strong narrative.
Performances are always powerful - sometimes scary,
often hilarious and usually both.
We also design all sorts of workshops to complement
the stories, and help groups towards performances of
their own.
our
site specific work
We love linking the stories to the place or
setting, and do a lot of research to make this possible.
We have worked in all sorts of strange and exciting
venues from the banks of a reconstructed sacrificial
bog in Denmark
to deep down inside the Roman sewers under Exeter, from
Cadbury Camp in Somerset (site of Camelot) in the snow,
to a Swindon park at dawn on Mayday.
Storywalks and
Tales in a Landscape are a speciality.
We travel anywhere and everywhere.
our regular appearances
You can find us at international storytelling
festivals, arts and literary festivals, at English
Heritage and National Trust sites,
for Forest Enterprise and in village halls, schools,
storyclubs and arts centres. To catch up with us, join our mailing list or look for news of public
events.
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