Hi ya folks
A welcome to the new people who have joined this listing-
especially the 12 people who came to the storytelling workshops at Farnham
Maltings last Saturday.
This newsletter tells you of the following
events
23rd October- Open Meeting with members of the Surrey
Storytelling Guild -followed by
23rd October - Open Mic at Three Heads in A Well
Adult Storytelling Club in Ewell Surrey
30th October : Fearsome Fairy Tales for Fearless Adults tour of
Surrey at Denbies Wine Estate
10th November Waxing Lyrical - Adult Storytelling Practice &
Coaching Group
19th November Fearsome Fairy Tales for Fearless Adults
tour of Surrey at Guildford Institute
27th November - Shonaleigh Cumbers - tells "Tower of Bagel" at
Three Heads in a Well .
28th November 2009 Saturday -
Shonaleigh Cumbers -
Voice Workshop for Storytellers.
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23rd October- Open Meeting with members of the
Surrey Storytelling Guild
6.45-7.15pm The Sanctuary.St.
Michael's Church, Church
Street, Ewell, Surrey. KT17 2AS. Free.
This is an open meeting for all participants in Surrey
Storytelling events to meet with members of the Surrey Storytellers
Guild to receive feedback about the projects that have been developed, and for
you to share your ideas about how these projects can be consolidated and the
potential for other developments. Plus if you have specific skills like
fundraising or marketing, or anything that you feel could help us, and
want to volunteer your time- we'd love to hear from you.
Over the
past year we have developed the following projects:
- Three Heads in a Well -
Adult Storytelling
Circle
- Storytelling workshops for
adults for the Autumn 2009
- Waxing Lyrical - Adult
Storytelling Practice and Coaching Group
- The “Fearsome Fairy Tales
for Fearless Adults” Tour of Surrey
- Serendipity Storytelling
Project in Schools
- Surrey Hills
Story Trail
- National Storytelling Week
2009 & plans for 2010
- A monthly email updating
storytelling events in and around Surrey
- Surrey
Storytelling Steering Group
More information
on all of these are on our website at
This meeting will be followed by our usual club
night
23rd October - Three Heads in A Well
Adult Storytelling Club in Ewell Surrey
The nights are closing
in. The shadows are darker and longer. Do you watch for the moonlight when you
go out of the door? Do you know what might be padding behind as you gaze up at
the stars? Do you wish you could tell someone about the stories of the ghost
and ghoulies that play the tricks in your mind?
Well here is your chance!
On 23rd October the Three Heads In a
Well storytelling club for adults , opens its doors to any adult ( age 14 + )
who wants to come along and tell a story for the season! It can be a
traditional tale or one that you have made up. There are only two
requirements. One is that you tell the story, not read it aloud. And
the other is that its a maximum of 10 minutes a person. And you don't
have to tell a story- you can just come and listen!
Janet Dowling, one of the organisers
, says-" Last year we had so many people who wanted to tell stories for
Halloween, that I didn't get my turn. Instead I enjoyed listening
to the range and variety of tales people had to tell! We hope to see just as
many people this year!"
The club meets every
month at The Sanctuary.St. Michael's Church, Church Street,
Ewell, Surrey. KT17 2AS.Click here for map.
From 7.30- 10pm. It
costs just £6/ £4 concessions
No Booking required: Just turn up, and
sign up to tell on the door
For more information on this
and our other events see our Website at
SurreyStorytellersGuild.co.uk
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30th October : Fearsome Fairy Tales for Fearless Adults tour of
Surrey at Denbies Wine Estate
Not everything fairy is sweetness and light.
These are the dark tales of the fairy world where everything is not as it
seems - are you brave enough to take the time to
listen?
These stories are brought to you by members of the
Surrey Storytellers Guild who run the "Three Heads in a Well" Storytelling
Circle for Adults in Ewell Village.
Not
suitable for under 14's, or adults of a nervous disposition.
Venue: The Vaulted Cellar of Denbies Wine
Estate, London Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA.
Time 7.00pm
Price:
£8.50pp / Loyalty Club £5.00pp which includes wine & nibbles.
Booking: Contact www.denbiesvineyard.co.uk
Dinner in the Gallery Restaurant is available after
the performance.
Three course table d'hote menu for
£24.50pp.
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These sessions enable those new to storytelling tell
stories in a more informal setting than the storytelling circle. These
sessions also provide more experienced storytellers with the opportunity to
get feedback on stories they are working upon.
The group meets
every month at The Sanctuary.St. Michael's Church, Church Street,
Ewell, Surrey. KT17 2AS.Click here for map.
From 7.30- 9.30pm.
Price: £5/
£3 concessions
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19th
November Fearsome
Fairy Tales for Fearless Adults tour of Surrey at Guildford
Institute
Not everything fairy is sweetness and light. These are the
dark tales of the fairy world where everything is not as it seems - are you
brave enough to take the time to
listen?
These stories are brought to you by members of the
Surrey Storytellers Guild who run the "Three Heads in a Well" Storytelling
Circle for Adults in Ewell Village.
Not
suitable for under 14's, or adults of a nervous
disposition.
Time:7.30 -10.00pm
Venue:at the Guildford Institute,Ward
Street, Guildford, GU1 4LH.
Price: £4.
Contact: www.guildford-institute.org.uk
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27th November - Shonaleigh Cumbers - tells "Tower of Bagel" at
Three Heads in a Well .
Shonaleigh Cumbers, renowned storyteller,
spins a tale of dark dreams, bright hopes and a child's cradle made of pastry.
Drawn from Jewish history and lore we find circuses, sign language, love, loss
and the invention of the bagel.
The club meets every
month at The Sanctuary.St. Michael's Church, Church Street,
Ewell, Surrey. KT17 2AS.Click here for map.
From 7.30-
10pm.
Price: £6/ £4
concessions
No Booking required: Just turn up, and sign up to tell on the
door
You can also pre-book your ticket
online through the Guildford Tourist Information Centre box office by
selecting this Book
Now link.
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Booking now for this workshop- limited
number of places left
Saturday 28th November 2009 -
Shonaleigh Cumbers -
Voice Workshop for Storytellers.
Following
her "Tower of Bagel" performance at the "Three Heads in Well"
Adult Storytelling
Circle the evening before Shonaleigh will be in
Ewell
Village again for this
Voice Workshop.
Shonaleigh
says that:
“We will be
covering basic vocal technique because "the worst story to be told is the one
you can't hear". We use narrative to make sense of the world, we use story to
navigate our way through. The person, child or adult who can tell a story has
also developed the confidence to communicate in a job interview, to mediate in
an argument and the confidence to know who they are. We live in a world of
Bebo, Facebook, text and email; many young adults find it easier to
communicate electronically than enter into a dialogue face to
face.”
Suitable
for beginners and people who have some experience of telling
stories.
Venue:
The Sanctuary. St. Michael's Church, Church Street,
Ewell,
Surrey. KT17 2AS. Click here for map.
Time: 10.00am -
4.00pm (please arrive from 9.30am for refreshments).
Price: £25
(subsidized rate)/ £20 concessions.
Janet Dowling
Just remember- life is
not about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the
rain!
Storyteller, Writer and Folk Animateur
www.JanetTellsStories.co.uk
Member
of Surrey Storytellers Guild, Society for Storytelling, Equity, NAWE &
SEFAN
www.SurreyStorytellersGuild.co.uk