A magical family storytelling show by storyteller and author Bernadette Russell

"You have three wishes, one for yourself, one for your community and one for the whole world… What will you wish for?"

"The Wishing Tree” is a fun, interactive and playful storytelling show written and performed by award winning author Bernadette Russell. The show includes stories about a boy who learns wisdom from the wild creatures ,  about a girl whose best friends are the birds, and a story about trees and hope, and how we can help each other make our dreams come true!

The show ends with the audience invited to choose their own “Wishing Tree” near their home. Every child is given a bark star to remember the stories and encouraged to tell the story to someone else as soon as possible, thereby creating lots of new storytellers.

Family-friendly storytelling show for ages 6+ 

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.