Tim Ralphs

STORYTELLER

Year: 2011

  • Vicky Ellis reviews “From the Odd” at Lancaster Litfest

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    Here is a review of From the Odd at Lancaster Litfest by Vicky Ellis of Lancashire Writing Hub. It was a pleasure to perform next to Joanne Blake again, who I’ve not seen in ages. Enjoy reading! http://www.lancashirewritinghub.co.uk/2011/10/windows-and-doors-a-review-of-litfest-at-the-storey

  • Audience comments from Larmer Tree Festival

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    I’ve just had a particularly moving e-mail from someone who saw my Queen of Claywood Flats show around the fire at Larmer Tree Festival. It was a wonderful environment to tell in and I’m pleased they found the story to be fitting for the space. “I really wanted to let you know how much me…

  • Review: The Nothing Show

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    I was at Larmer Tree Festival telling stories. It was magical, but I’m not here to tell you about that. I’m here to tell you about Stewart Wright’s “The Nothing Show”, a half-hour performance piece that was so good I saw it twice. http://stewartwright.wordpress.com/category/nothing-productions/ It’s hard to describe the piece without spoilers. It’s a mime,…

  • Storytelling featured on Ideas Tap

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    Recently, I was interviewed by Kirstie Swain of Ideas Tap on the subject of Storytelling. The resulting article has been published and, along with my ramblings, there’s some good stuff from storytellers and people working in storytelling across the country. Read it here! http://www.ideastap.com/magazine/all-articles/storytelling-revolution Oh and she doesn’t get credit on the site, but it’s…

  • Audience comments from Dreamfired Storynights

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    I’ve just had back the audience feedback from the telling I gave at Dreamfired Storynights. I told From the Odd, which I’m quite proud of as a collection. (One day I’ll tell you the story of how that show came to be written.) Anyway, I don’t have an easy way of thanking the listeners for…

  • The Skeletal Village, (2/3)

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    One of the things I want to do here, on this site, is talk openly about the practice and craft of storytelling. I am at that stage in my development where I’m shedding the mantle of being a young storyteller, of being an emergent artist, and looking to stand amongst my peers in my own…

  • Daniel Morden discusses the art of storytelling

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    Good clip of Daniel Morden and Sarah Moody! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqTRBPKPVBs&feature=autofb “It’s a sort of cinema of the mind.” Gorgeous stuff! And he’s a very fine gentleman as well.

  • One hundred sestinas

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    Sarah Thomasin is writing a hundred sestinas in a hundred days. It’s no mean feat! You can read the progress here.

  • Being paid to tell stories, 2009-2010

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    I have a day job. It’s an in-the-office, 9-5, pay-the-rent, J-O-B job. (Thanks to Dovie Thomasin for drawing that distinction!) And, like so many people right now, my position has been classified as “at risk” and I may be facing unemployment in the next few months. It’s not a particularly surprising situation, I don’t think…

  • The Allegorical Village, (1/3)

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    I feel very strongly that storytellers need to be ambassadors, pioneers. It is such a niche practice that most people in this country do not know what storytelling is. They imagine it’s reading or that it’s something for children. I’ve seen people, exposed to storytelling for the first time as adults, who find the experience…

  • anyway.

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    Vincent Baker has had a massive impact on how I think about narrative, structure, conflict, escalation, resolution and all manner of other vital aspects of story. He’s an RPG designer, and hopefully I’ll be chatting more about roleplay gaming and collaborative storytelling here in the future. In the mean time, you can check out Vincent’s…

  • The Story Forge

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    “The tongue is like a red headed match. We strike it, “Ta-Dah-Dy” on the rough roof of the mouth and with that spark we light a flame. And then? Then the lungs are bellows and these words melt in the crucible of the ear, cold-black, red-warm, white-hot and we forge dreams.” Upcoming events and details…