The Archive.
2026
Laura Sampson, Yamanba. 17 April
Laura is a Britis-Trinadadian storyteller, author and Japanese Noe Theatre practitioner. She tells stories of big emotions, surreal situations and misunderstood old ladies – from across the world.
Ben Haggarty & Steph Brittain – The Bodies on the Beach 30 Jan 2026
A wild retelling of legendary hearo Fionn MacCumhail’s struggles with Donn, Lord of Death and King of the World. Fresh from the windswept battlefields of the Dingle Peninsula, Ben and Steph test the edge of ancient myth in modern form.
2025
Tim Ralphs Workshop and performance – How to Spin Enchantment. 7 June.
Tim led an afternoon storytelling masterclass at The Woodfield Project and that evening gave a spellbinding performance drawing on stories of the 17th C Pentamerone collected by Giambattista Basile.
Kate Corkery & Nell Phoenix – Stories from the Other Side. 31 Oct.
2024
Ben Haggarty & Steph Brittain – Love Rites. 28 March. Two renowned stortytellers chase a timeless theme through the forest of grown-up folktale, fairytale, epic and myth with strange attractions, eros, madness, romance, intoxication and betrayal.
Eileen Egerton, Alison Royce & Andy Copps – Sanctuary. 21 June
Lara McClure – Oral Tradition. 5 Dec.
Sarah Rundle – 16476: The Poorest Hee. Sarah Rundle took audiences on a comprehensive romp through the English Civil War. There were Roundheads, Cavaliers, Levellers, Ranters and Quakers.
2023
South London Storytelling Group – Gilgamesh 30 Oct.
Five local storytellers retell the oldest story in the world about a tyrant king of Uruk.