2019 Headline Storytellers are:
Liz Weir MBE
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Hugh Lupton
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Sef Townsend
*Camping and Campervan* *Friday/Saturday*
Including all Sessions
Adult - £65
Child aged 7 to 16 - £25
Children under 7 - FREE!
Programme and More Information Coming Soon!
In the meantime, our past festivals have included:
The East Anglian Storytelling Festival 2018 at Jimmy’s Farm
Friday 15th June – Sunday 17th June
Friday evening
5pm Opening Ceremony – The Orchard
Local legend John Row and Artistic Director Justine de Mierre welcome you to the festival with their trademark banter and maybe the odd tale, before the festival is officially opened by our patron Taffy Thomas MBE. See if you can spot any local celebrities and dignitaries!
A Smorgasbord of Family Tales! – The Hub
Justine de Mierre hosts two hours of short tales for all the family. Featuring: Taffy Thomas MBE, Baden Prince, Sarah Brady, Shane Ibbs and Sarah Walker. There will be a short interval.
7.30pm – 8.30pm – Dinner is served!
Vegan Bean Chilli with Flatbreads £9.95Book with Jimmy’s Farm on 01473 604206 Option 1 if you’d like to eat!
8.30pm – 10.30pm
A Smorgasbord of Adult Tales! - The Hub
Justine de Mierre hosts two hours of short tales strictly for the grown ups! (14+) Featuring: Hannah Brailsford, Mark Scott-Ison, Carl Merry, Gerry Donlon, Veronica Chambers, Suzanne Arnold
11pm – midnight - Fireside tales
Join us for tales around the campfire back at the campsite
Saturday daytime
10am – 12noon
Professional Development: Performance Skills - The Hub
Join Hannah Brailsford and Justine de Mierre to brush up on your performance skills to connect and engage audiences
Make Believe Craft Sessions - The Marquee
Artist and Forest School Teacher Rose Croft will be running story related activities including making fairy crowns, weaving God's eyes, hiding wishes in Wishing sticks, bracelet making and Pom Pom winding!
Family Tales Tag Team! – The Marquee
Eight of our finest storytellers tag teaming their way through the afternoon with tales to delight all ages! Featuring: John Row, Chris Richardson, Jan Williams, Andy Jennings, Eamonn Keenan, Peter Optical, Baden Prince and Justine de Mierre
Afternoon – Walkabout Storytellers
Around the Farm
Shane Ibbs and Paul Jackson will be marauding amongst the crowds bringing tales to every corner of the farm – catch them if you can!
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Adult Storytelling Performance: Rebel Queen – The Hub
After their successful tour of East Anglian, Liam Carroll and Su Squire bring us their stunning storytelling performance of the life of Boudica. Strictly over 14s only
4pm – 5pm – Storyround – The Marquee
Gerry Donlon and Veronica Chambers of Bard Aloud host a storyround for your chance to tell your own tales!
Saturday Evening
5.30pm – 7.30pm
Tales for all the Family – The Restaurant
Taffy Thomas MBE hosts two hours of tales for all the family from an all star line up of tellers. Featuring: Taffy Thomas MBE, John Row and Marion Leeper. There will be a short interval.
7.30pm – 8.30pm – Dinner is served!
Vegan Bean Chilli with Flatbreads £9.95
Book with Jimmy’s Farm on 01473 604206 Option 1 if you’d like to eat!
8.30pm – 10.30pm – After dark tales for Grown Ups – The Restaurant
Hannah Brailsford hosts two hours of tales strictly for the grown ups! (14+) Featuring: Hannah Brailsford, Dave Tonge, Paul Jackson, Glenys Newton. There will be a short interval
11pm – midnight – Bawdy Fireside tales
Suki Silvertongue hosts a night of bawdy tales around the campfire!
Sunday
10am – 12noon
Professional Development: Stepping into Story – The Hub
Join Chair of the Society for Storytelling Paul Jackson for a workshop to take your storytelling to the next level
Make Believe Craft Sessions - The Marquee
Artist and Forest School Teacher Rose Croft will be running story related activities including making fairy crowns, weaving God's eyes, hiding wishes in Wishing sticks, bracelet making and Pom Pom winding!
1pm – 3pm - Family Tales Tag Team! – The Marquee
Eight of our finest storytellers tag teaming their way through the afternoon with tales to delight all ages! Featuring: Taffy Thomas MBE, Rose Croft, Suzanne Arnold, Barrie de Lara, Mark Scott-Ison, Janina Vigurs, Carl Merry, Veronica Chambers
Afternoon – Walkabout Storytellers – Around the Farm
John Row and Justine de Mierre will be marauding amongst the crowds bringing tales to every corner of the farm – catch them if you can!
1.30pm – 3.30pm - Adult Storytelling Performance: A trio of tellers – The Hub
Join Giles Abbott, Cath Edwards and Eamon Keenan for a collection of longer tales strictly for adults (14+)
4pm – 5pm – Storyround – The Marquee
Sarah Walker and Barrie de Lara host a storyround for your chance to tell your own tales!
6pm – 8pm – Ten by ten closing tales – The Restaurant
Artistic Director
Justine de Mierre hosts the closing session of the festival with ten tellers
telling ten minute tales. There will be a short interval where food will be served, Vegan Bean Chilli with Flatbreads £9.95
Book with Jimmy’s Farm on 01473 604206 Option 1 if you’d like to eat!
Featuring: John Row, Justine de Mierre, Su Squire, Glenys Newton, Giles Abbott, Suzanne Arnold, Dave Tonge, Cathryn Fairlee , Paul Jackson and Gerry Donlon
The End!!
Please note: Unfortunately Liz Weir has had to withdraw from the festival due to illness, we wish her a speedy recovery!
Pub function room
Longer form stories from renowned tellers for over 14s only
Hosted by Carl Merry
Featuring Cath Edwards, Glenys Newton
and Hugh Lupton
Garden Marquee
Tales of a delightfully adult nature with the odd smattering of risque story-poetry. (Over 14s)Suki SilverTongue (MC), Suzanne Arnold, Mark Scott-Ison & Shonaleigh Cumbers