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Society for Storytelling’s featured teller
Amy Bell from The Society for Storytelling interviewed me, and you can read about it here. It was really nice to see the SfS giving memberships to winners at Young Storyteller of the Year as well, that sort of support is grand. For those of you who missed Young Storyteller of the Year, you can…
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Gilgamesh receives epic nominations!
Simon Heywood and I are really excited because our collaborative performance of Gilgamesh has received nominations for the British Awards for Storytelling Excellence. I’m not sure yet if we’ve made the nomination shortlist and I’ll keep you informed. Suffice to say that I am chuffed to bits that we’ve been nominated at all. You can…
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In which Tim mostly talks about robots…
Slowly but surely I’m building the Booking Information page. There should now be details up for my performance of The Court of the Queen of Claywood Flats. It is one of my favourite shows and I’m hoping that I’ll still be able to tour it for years to come. On an unrelated note, I’ve been…
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What’s been keeping Tim Ralphs busy?
Things have been pretty quiet around here. I’ve finally got around to putting a show description up under the “Booking information” page. You can see that here. This year I’ve got some crazy storytelling projects on the go. I’ve started running lectures and seminars for Sheffield University in the use of narrative techniques for presenting…
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Vicky Ellis reviews “From the Odd” at Lancaster Litfest
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
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Audience comments from Larmer Tree Festival
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…
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Review: The Nothing Show
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,…
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Storytelling featured on Ideas Tap
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…
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Audience comments from Dreamfired Storynights
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…
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The Skeletal Village, (2/3)
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…
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Daniel Morden discusses the art of storytelling
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.
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One hundred sestinas
Sarah Thomasin is writing a hundred sestinas in a hundred days. It’s no mean feat! You can read the progress here.