Pages on 'Tis Tales

Travelling the Road

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 12:24:31 +0000

A show that can run to two parts (1h30+interval) or an hour, based around a fixed frame tale and story selection from a pool of complementary tales, selected to fit the event.

Ventnor Fringe

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:05:49 +0000

For a third year running, `Tis Tales, our tellers, and the Island Storytellers are taking part in Ventnor Fringe, with a varied programme of tales from local tellers as a well as special “headline” storyteller for our festival within a fringe, Sarah Liisa Wilkinson.

Mon, July 22nd, 12-12.30pmTony “Monty” HirstBandstandFreeTues, July 23rd, 2-3pmStories’n’Harp: Tales of Britain and Ireland (Wales & Ireland)Ingrams YardTicketsWeds, July 24th, 2-3pmStories’n’Harp: Tales of Britain and Ireland (England & Scotland)Ingrams YardTicketsWeds, July 24th, 4.30-5.30pmHolly Medland: Middle Age CrisisVentnor Arts ClubTicketsWeds, July 24th, 7-9.30pmIsland Storytellers: The Seven AgesVentnor LibraryTicketsFriday, July 26th, 4-5pmSue Bailey: Whatever the Weather — A StorywalkSalisbury GardensTicketsFriday, July 26th, 5-6pmSarah Liisa Wilkinson: The Girl and the Snake WitchIngrams YardTicketsSaturday, July 27th, 11am-12pm’Tis Tales: Elemental TalesIngrams YardTicketsSaturday, July 27th, 1pm-1.30pmTony “Monty” HirstFestival Square / Book BusFreeSaturday, July 27th, 1pm-1.30pmSue Bailey: Whatever the Weather — A StorywalkSalisbury GardensTicketsSunday, July 28th, 11.30am-12pmSue Bailey: Beside the sea (stories and sea art)Free / family fringeSunday, July 28th, 12-12.30pmHolly Medland: Growing StoriesFree / family fringe

Stories'n'Harp

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:28:20 +0000

A story and music collaboration between storyteller Tony “Monty” Hirst, harpist Theresa Ellis and singer Jenni Charity, featuring stories, sung verses and harp. COLLABORATION CURRENTLY ON HOLD.

Bookings: monty @ tistales.org.uk

BOOKED IN DATES:

Monkton Arts, Wednesday, November 20th, 2024, 7pm. CANCELLED
Medina Bookshop, Cowes, Monday, December 9th, 2024, 7p m. CANCELLED

Repertoire

Gwion Bach — traditional Welsh tale, the origin story of Taliesin, greatest of the bards [ storynotes]. Music: Lavaromp Ar Chapelet, arr. Dominic Bouchard. 🎧

Performance & Practice

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:54:28 +0000

Links and resources relating to the practice and praxis of traditional performance storytelling (whatever that is!).

Online Resources

Things that may be of interest if you want to develop a more critical or theoretical appreciation of storytelling practice:

THE CRICK CRACK CLUB: Assessment Criteria for Performance Storytelling, prepared by Ben Haggarty, Artistic Director, 2011 [PDF]

Podcasts and interviews

A collection of links to interviews with professional storytellers. At some point, I will try to provide proper “catalogue” entries for this with at least as summary of the main talking points, if not a more comprehensive critique, and maybe even a transcript, if I can clear it with the teller and podcast producer… (Ideally, I’d also be able to host a local copy of the audio file in case it disappears; I’ll try to ensure pages are archived by archive.org as well.)

And the Girl Played On...

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:36:15 +0000

Four tales featuring…“detmined” women, would be one way of putting it…

What happens when a father asks his a daughters a question he probably shouldn’t? Or when the Wolf comes calling? Hear tell of the girl who followed her dream, and nearly ended up losing it, and the other whose dream turned into a nightmare, if only she had realised it was so….

Somewhen Festival

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:53:54 +0000

Working with the Island Storytellers, of whom we are three, ‘Tis Tales are proud to be involved with the Somewhen Storytelling Festival, 2023 at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Havenstreet, over June 3rd/4th, 2023.

Monty — Shows

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 23:38:45 +0000

Back to Monty homepage…

Solo shows (email monty@tistales.org.uk for bookings).

See also Stories’n’Harp — shows and repertoire — a collaboration with Theresa Ellis on harp, and featuring Jenni Charity with sung verses.

The Winter Cherries and Other Seasonal Tales

Many people will be familiar with the tale of the Christmas feast at which King Uther, father of Arthur, tried to woo the Lady Igraine; but that feast was also the setting for another tale, of Sir Cleges, a once generous knight now fallen on hard times. By some miracle, his cherry tree bore fruit that midwinter Christmas day, but what happened next, when he tried to give the cherries to the King?

Island Storytellers

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:17:20 +0000

The Island Storytellers is a friendly and open-invitation storytelling group that meets on the second Wednesday of every month alternating mornings (11-1; Town Choice café, Newport, April/June/Oct/Dec) and evenings (7-9, Yelfs Hotel, Ryde, May/July/Sept/Nov) for a casual story circle somewhere on the Isle of Wight.

Tellers and listeners alike, all welcome. Stories told, not read, and no longer than ~5 -8 minutes each, unless by arrangement.

NEXT STORY CIRCLE — December ??