12th Annual National Storytelling Week

Details of events in National Storytelling Week Sat 28th Jan - Sat 4th Feb.

Saturday January 28, 2012

Saturday January 28, 2012 Medieval Tales, Talliston, Great Dunmow. A winter's night of medieval tales featuring Clare Goodall. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Celebrate National Storytelling Week, Harrow Arts Centre, Harrow. Family storytelling with with Claudia Mernick and Pippa Reid. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 The Changelings, Watershed, Bristol. Puppetry, storytelling and music; part of Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Storytelling Bus Tours, Bristol. Sightseeing and storytelling; part of Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Creepy Tales From The Crypt, Bristol. Ghostly stories, spine chilling music; part of Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Family Saturday Stories, Moss Bank Library, St Helens. Inviting all the family to come and listen to ancient tales. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Read and Rhyme Time, Central Library, St Helens. Bring your child to a special Read and Rhyme Time and craft session. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Family Saturday Stories, Parr Library, St Helens. Inviting all the family to come and listen to ancient tales. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Round Robin Storytelling Session, Peter Street Library Express, St Helens. A special Round Robin storytelling session and "Book Bingo" for children aged 6 years and over. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Family Storytelling, Harrow Arts Centre. Storytelling with Claudia Mernick and Pippa Reid. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Storytelling at The Idea Store, Whitechapel, London. Vanessa Woolf celebrates National Storytelling Week. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Let's Try Storytelling, The Art House, Southampton. A workshop for beginners with Southampton Story Club. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Around the World in Story, Exeter Central Library. A University of Exeter extreme imagination event. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Stories Read and Remembered, Ticehurst, Sussex. After a day of story-reading, a chance to tell your own stories. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Weekend Storytelling, Roald Dahl Museum, Buckinghamshire. Free storytelling in the courtyard. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 Words Words Words, Selfridges, London. Nell Phoenix at Selfridges Ultralounge. More

Saturday January 28, 2012 National Storytelling Laureate, Birmingham Museum. Taffy Thomas OBE passed the baton to the new Storytelling Laureate, Katrice Horsley. More

Sunday January 29, 2012

Sunday January 29, 2012 Winter Wassail, St Werburghs City Farm, Bristol. Stories, music, singing, dancing and more; part of Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Sunday January 29, 2012 Storytelling Shindig, Duke of York, St Werburghs, Bristol. Stories, music, singing, dancing and more; part of Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Sunday January 29, 2012 National Storytelling Week at the Horniman Museum, London. Oral storytelling from professional tellers. More

Sunday January 29, 2012 Weekend Storytelling, Roald Dahl Museum, Buckinghamshire. Free storytelling in the courtyard. More

Sunday January 29, 2012 Words Words Words, Selfridges, London. Rachel Rose Reid at Selfridges Ultralounge. More

Monday January 30, 2012

Monday January 30 - Friday 3 February, 2012 Stories From Around the World, Harringey Libraries. A week of storytelling for schoolchildren. More

Monday January 30 - Friday February 2, 2012 The Music and Storytelling Experience, 10 Nursery Schools in Harrow, Hillingdon, Brent, Hertfordshire and Ealing with Pippa Reid. More

Monday January 30, 2012 National Storytelling Week at the Horniman Museum, London. Oral storytelling from professional tellers. More

Monday January 30, 2012 Read and Rhyme Time, Newton-le-Willows Library. Bring your child to a special Read and Rhyme Time. More

Monday January 30, 2012 Read and Rhyme Time, Haydock Library. Bring your child to a special Read and Rhyme Time. More

Monday January 30, 2012 Fairy Tales Read and Rhyme Time, Eccleston Library. Bring your child to a special Read and Rhyme Time. More

Monday January 30, 2012 Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Session, Rainhill Library. A special Brothers Grimm storytelling session. More

Monday January 30, 2012 Precious Things, Mill View Residential and Nursing Home, Bolton. A closed session for residents by Honor Giles. More

Monday January 30, 2012 A week of Storytelling, Bensham Grove Nursery School, Gateshead. Stories by teachers, parents, grandparents and carers. More

Monday January 30, 2012 Words Words Words, Selfridges, London. Rachel Rose Reid at Selfridges Ultralounge. More

Monday January 30, 2012 Storytelling for children, Ernsettle Library, Plymouth. Storytelling for children 5 to 11 years. More

Monday January 30, 2012 A storytelling session, Portslade Library. A free half hour of storytelling. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012

Tuesday January 31, 2012 The Enchanted Garden, Cut and Paste Nursery, Hereford. With Carol Graham of Storyspace. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 National Storytelling Week at the Horniman Museum, London. Oral storytelling from professional tellers. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 Brunel Institute, Bristol. Sea Hear! Pre-school storytelling with a maritime theme at the Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 Thali Cafe, Bristol. Thali Tales. Family storytelling with Saikat Ahamed and Paula Brown at the Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 Read and Rhyme Time, Peter Street Library Express, St Helens. Thali Tales. A special Read and Rhyme Time. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 War Stories, London Metropolitan Archives. War stories through letters, personal accounts and film. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 A Grand Storytelling Celebration!, St John's CE Primary School, Swinton. A closed all-day session for schoolchildren. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 A week of Storytelling, Bensham Grove Nursery School, Gateshead. Stories by teachers, parents, grandparents and carers. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 Words Words Words, Selfridges, London. Rachel Rose Reid at Selfridges Ultralounge. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 World Stories, Burford School, Oxon. A closed event for school students. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 School Storytelling, Mandeville Primary School, Hackney. A closed event for school students. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 Storytelling for children, Southway Library, Plymouth. Storytelling for children 5 to 8 years. More

Tuesday January 31, 2012 Storytelling for in school, St Mary's Catholic School, Merseyside. Closed session for schoolchildren. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012

Wednesday February 1, 2012 National Storytelling Week at the Horniman Museum, London. Oral storytelling from professional tellers. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 Thali Tales, Thali Cafe, Bristol. Saikat Ahamed mixes family biography with folk tales at the Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 Read and Rhyme Time, Central Library, St Helens. Bring your child to a special Read and Rhyme Time. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 Hidden Treasures, The Round Tower, Frome. Stories relating to the finding of the Frome Hoard. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 Coming Home To Story, The Story Museum, Oxford. Event celebrating the publication of Geoff Mead's new book on storytelling. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 Birds of a Feather, Horniman Museum, London. Margaret Bateson-Hill with tales about our feathered friends. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 An Evening of Tales, Tales at the Watermill, Sheshed. An Evening of Tales told by local storytellers. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 A Grand Storytelling Celebration!, St John's CE Primary School, Swinton. A closed all-day session for schoolchildren. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 A week of Storytelling, Bensham Grove Nursery School, Gateshead. Stories by teachers, parents, grandparents and carers. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 Words Words Words, Selfridges, London. Rachel Rose Reid at Selfridges Ultralounge. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 School storytelling, Pebsham Community Primary School, Bexhill-on-Sea. A closed event for primary school students. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 Storytelling for 5s and under, Burnley Wood Children's Centre. A special session to excite younger children about stories. More

Wednesday February 1, 2012 Cragside Primary School and Cramlington Learning Village, Northumberland. Closed events for schoolchildren. More

Thursday February 2, 2012

Thursday February 2, 2012 National Storytelling Week at the Horniman Museum, London. Oral storytelling from professional tellers. More

Thursday February 02, 2012 Bristol Story Slam 2012, Landsdown Pub, Bristol. Storytelling competition as part of the Bristol Storytellling Festival. More

Thursday February 02, 2012 Read and Rhyme Time, Parr Library, St Helens. Bring your child to a special Read and Rhyme Time. More

Thursday February 02, 2012 Southampton Story Club, The Art House, Southampton. A special evening for National Storytelling Week. More

Thursday February 02, 2012 An Evening of Serendipity And Calamity, Cuming Museum, London. Nigel Of Bermondsey and storyteller Vanessa Woolf explore the collection of Edward Lovett. More

Thursday February 02, 2012 Stories from around the world, Horniman Museum, London. Josh Gaillemin at the Horniman Museum. More

Thursday February 02, 2012 A week of Storytelling, Bensham Grove Nursery School, Gateshead. Stories by teachers, parents, grandparents and carers. More

Thursday February 2, 2012 Words Words Words, Selfridges, London. Nell Phoenix at Selfridges Ultralounge. More

Thursday February 2, 2012 StoryNight at The Emporium Pudding Club, Fortis Gree, London. Nell Phoenix and Sarah Rundle with music from Katy Carr. More

Thursday February 2, 2012 Story Telling Workshop, Haddon Dene School, Broadstairs. Tony Cooper, Taleweaver, runs workshops for children aged 4 to 11 years old. More

Thursday February 2, 2012 Rib-tickling tales for grown-ups, Crownhill Library, Plymouth. Stories guaranteed to put a smile on your face, told by Jill Lamede. More

Thursday February 2, 2012 The World's Five Corners, The Art House, Southampton. Tellers and listeners equally welcome. More

Thursday February 2, 2012 A Bit Crack, Allendale, Northumberland. Sally Greenaway with stories from the Talking Bones project. More

Thursday February 2, 2012 Dame Allans Junior School, Newcastle upon Tyne. Closed storytelling event for school children. More

Friday February 3, 2012

Friday February 3, 2012 National Storytelling Week at the Horniman Museum, London. Oral storytelling from professional tellers. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Beyond The Hero, St Werburghs, Bristol. Martin Maudsley interweaves Grimm's fairy-tales and the voyage of life; Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Read and Rhyme Time, Moss Bank Library, St Helens. Bring your child to a special Read and Rhyme Time. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Read and Rhyme Time, Rainhill Library. Bring your child to a special Read and Rhyme Time. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Signed Read and Rhyme Time, Eccleston Library. A special Read and Rhyme Time for Under 5s where the stories and rhymes will be signed. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Signed Read and Rhyme Time, Eccleston Library. A special Read and Rhyme Time for Under 5s where the stories and rhymes will be signed. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Winter Story Festival, Dartington, Devon. Two days of myth, poetry and storytelling to celebrate Imbolc and Candlemas. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Stories set to music, Horniman Museum, London. Paul Rubenstein telling stories set to music. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Word of Mouth, The Britons Protection, Manchester. Word of Mouth storytelling club celebrates National Storytelling Week. More

Friday February 3, 2012 A week of Storytelling, Bensham Grove Nursery School, Gateshead. Stories by teachers, parents, grandparents and carers. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Words Words Words, Selfridges, London. Nell Phoenix at Selfridges Ultralounge. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Three Little Pigs, Meadowbank Primary School, Wigan. An event for parents, carers, students and teachers. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Between a Rock & a Hard Place, St Thomas More School, Nuneaton. A story to bring alive the Rock Cycle in the science curriculum. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Myths and Legends, Ernsettle Library Plymouth. More National Storytelling Week activity from Plymouth Libraries. More

Friday February 3, 2012 The Comb and the Veil, The Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle. Gary Cordingley with his story about man's relationship with the humble bee. More

Friday February 3, 2012 Three Golden Apples, Over Kellett, Lancs. A closed event for the children of Wilson's Endowed CE Primary School. More

Saturday February 4, 2012

Saturday February 4, 2012 Enter The Dragon, York Festival of Storytelling. Noel Watkins' tales of magic and mystery from the orient. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Tellin' t' Tale, York Festival of Storytelling. Shaggy Dog Storyteller Rod Dimbleby with folk tales and dialect stories. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Wee Folk, York Festival of Storytelling. Favourite folk songs with a twist for families. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Fairies in the Gutter, York Festival of Storytelling. Ursula Holden Gill's childhood, half truths, downright lies and favourite fables. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 A Spell in Time, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, London. Tales from Bulgarian myth and folklore. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Links With Lit, Strutts Centre, Belper. Pete Castle tells stories and sings songs which link with literature. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Spring Tales, The Story Cafe, Chester. Looking ahead with Spring Tales - and thinking about our own Story in 2012! More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Rosie's Pop Diary, The Stables, Milton Keynes. Comedian Rosie Wilby looks back at the emotional rollercoaster of chasing stardom. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Tales of ice and snow, Pymouth City Museum. David Heathfield with folk tales on the theme of ice and snow. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Viking Tales, York Festival of Storytelling. The Songs of Odin and his Quest for Power with Adrian Spendlow. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 On Mountains and Moons, York Festival of Storytelling. Puppetry and story show from Shona Cowie. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Ask The Oldest Animals, York Festival of Storytelling. Animal folk tales and myths with Catherine Heinmeyer. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Indian Tales, York Festival of Storytelling. A Mystical Experience with Manasamitra. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 The Ghost Bear, York Festival of Storytelling. A Puppetry and Story show with Shona Cowie. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Stardust and Sandwiches, York Festival of Storytelling. Magician Arif Javid and storyteller Jane Oakshott. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 The Wild Woman Tales, York Festival of Storytelling. Helen M Sant and Catherine Heinmeyer. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Magic, Monsters and Minstrels, York Festival of Storytelling. Jane Oakshott & the music of Leeds Waits. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 The Kingdom of Never Sleep, York Festival of Storytelling. An Invitation to Attend the Court of The Kingdom of Never Sleep. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Celebrate National Storytelling Week, Wealdstone Library, Harrow. Family storytelling with with Claudia Mernick and Pippa Reid. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Derbyshire Folk Tales Relaunch, Scarthin Book Shop, Cromford. Pete Castle launches the reprint of his book by telling stories and singing songs. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Cat's Tales, Bedstone College, Shropshire. Cat Weatherill celebrates with two storytelling sessions for children. All welcome. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 The Story Museum, Bristol Museum. A day of storytelling for all ages at the Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Harpies and Harridans, St Werburghs, Bristol. Tales of wild women with Jane Flood at the Bristol Storytelling Festival. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Winter Story Festival, Dartington, Devon. Two days of myth, poetry and storytelling to celebrate Imbolc and Candlemas. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Stories about edible things, Horniman Museum, London. Paul Rubenstein with stories about things we eat. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Family Storytelling Workshop, Coin Street, London. Kate Portal with a workshop celebrating National Storytelling Week. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Weekend Storytelling, Raoald Dahl Museum, Buckinghamshire. Free storytelling in the courtyard. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Words Words Words, Selfridges, London. Rachel Rose Reid at Selfridge Ultralounge. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Family Storytelling, Wealdstone Library. Storytelling with Claudia Mernick and Pippa Reid. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Flag Fen Storytelling, Flag Fen, Nr Peterborough. Storytelling around the hearth in a reconstructed Iron Age roundhouse. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Bedtime Stories, Crownhill Library, Plymouth. Children's storytelling from Plymouth Libraries. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Story Meal, Queensbury Deli, Willesden Green. A meal and stories with Jean Marc Pierson with Rachel Rose Reid. More

Saturday February 4, 2012 Story Walk, York Festival of Storytelling. Curiosities, History, Folklore and Ghosts. More

The Coat-tales

National Storytelling week is nine days of storytelling. Some events fall just outside the official dates, but their organisers still want to take part. We call these "The Coat-tales..."

Thursday January 26, 2012 Our Saint George, AStory or Two, Deal. Deal's storytelling club present Tim Ralphs. More

Thursday January 26, 2012 Tales from Two Cities, Bristol Storytelling Festival. Performers from Bristol and Cardiff. More

Friday January 27, 2012 Rama and Sita, Bristol Storytelling Festival. Retelling the thrilling Hindu epic. More

Friday January 27, 2012 Life, Death and Divine Intervention, Hebden Bridge. Honor Giles and Helen Stewart with a portmanteau of tales. More

Sunday February 5, 2012 Pirates and Princesses, Bristol Storytelling Festival. Storytelling and puppet-making with Michael Loader. More

Sunday February 5, 2012 The Girl Who Became a Boy, Bristol Storytelling Festival. Jo Blake and the Glowglobes at a Tobacco Factory Storytelling Sunday. More

Sunday February 5, 2012 Words Words Words, Selfridges, London. Nell Phoenix at Selfridge Ultralounge. More

Sunday February 5, 2012 Weekend Storytelling, Raoald Dahl Museum, Buckinghamshire. Free storytelling in the courtyard. More