According to the stories, even the Gods are bound by the laws of Fate. Myths and folktales overflow with astonishing twists that seem to propel people towards an unexpected, and yet entirely fitting, destiny which somehow seems to be written in the stars. But what happens if we don’t like the fate we are allotted? […]

Harp and Carp are the brainchild of Storyteller Daniel Serridge and Harper Neil Wood. Drawing on their interest in folk and ceilidh culture Harp and Carp share stories and music from the folk tradition, inspired by each others' rhythms, pace and power, Daniel and Neil combine traditional folk tales and tunes with improvised arrangements of […]

Amid social unrest, Hermynia Zur Mühlen published her political fairy tale The Castle of Truth in 1924 about a woman drawn by a light to a mountain top and forced to re-examine her life. Revolutionary at the time, the work later fell into obscurity. So what is the Castle of Truth? And what secrets does […]

An uplifting one-woman storytelling show. An exploration and celebration of female power through the mythological character of Lilith. Shocking, seductive and entertaining. Lilith, the first wife of Adam, was not prepared to lie down and accept what was given to her. Thrown out of Eden, she slithered back in to take her  revenge and wake Eve […]

Demons, archangels & djinns; hoopoes, swallows, fish, donkeys and maggots; kings, queens, merchants, fools and the voice from the heart of the whirlwind all contend in this rich interweaving of Apocryphal and Old Testament mystery tales drawing from Jewish, Islamic and Christian sources.   Audiences will encounter Adam and Eve, Solomon and Sheba, Tobias and the […]