For many,many years before the written word, we gathered around fires and made sense of the world and of what it means to be human by telling and sharing stories. Join professional storyteller and author Bernadette Russell for this workshop in which you will be told some ancient tales and be given the opportunity to tell them in groups too. By the time you leave you will have remembered in your bones which you know to be true - you are already a storyteller, now go out into the world and tell!

Everyone is welcome - whether you already tell stories or have always wanted to - no previous experience necessary! Please bring a notepad and a pen. 

Suitable for ages 16+.

• Tickets £15

About Bernadette:

Bernadette Russell is an author, storyteller, theatre maker, performer and activist. Since 2012 she has toured the US and UK speaking about the importance and life-changing experience of practising hope and kindness, including for BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live, Action for Happiness, Birmingham School of Philosophy and the Southbank Centre, where she was nominated as one of sixty-seven change-makers for her project 366 Days of Kindness.

She has been a columnist for Balance magazine since 2016. How To Be Hopeful is her latest book, previous books include The Little Book of Kindness and The Little Book of Wonder. She also plants a lot of trees, and helps others do the same.

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