The Fool Story is the name of my site. I offer courses, retreats and performances in storytelling or the fool. 'Read more' for a C.V.
Children’s Art Exhibition Project, Scottish Storytelling Centre
Stories of our Faiths Festival, Glasgow
Storyteller-in-Residence, Netherlee School, East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire Storytelling Festival
Storytelling for Hillhead Schools cluster, Glasgow
Stories and Cooking for Children Project, East Renfrewshire
Holy Fool Workshop, Edinburgh
Holy Fool Workshop, Co Cavan, Ireland
Authentic Teacher Courses, Dundee Education Authority
Summer Fool Course, Suffolk
2007
Storytelling Faith to Faith Conference
Looking for Peace Storytelling Conference
Celtic Saints Pilgrimage, Scotland
Holy Fool, Quaker Groups in Gloucester and Birmingham.
Hereford Cathedral Storytelling and Training
Christ and the Clown 6 day course, Suffolk
1 Year Training post, The Village Storytelling Centre, Glasgow
King of Hearts Children’s Storytelling Project Art Exhibition
Golden Rule Schools Storytelling Project with written Teachers’ Resource, Edinburgh Interfaith Association
Storytelling in Reconciliation and Peace Workshop, Suffolk
Advent Storytelling, Cornwall and Angus
2006
World Methodist Church Council, Seoul, South Korea.
Storytelling Tour, 4 states, USA
Holy Fool courses, Oslo, England, Scotland, USA
Christ and the Clown Workshop, Suffolk
Sacred Heart International Conference, facilitator
Storytelling, Nordstrand Steiner School, Oslo
Christmas Storytelling, England and Scotland.
2005
Marks Gospel, epic solo telling, USA
Celtic Saints Storytelling Tour, Scotland (2002-2007)
Holy Fool Courses, England, Scotland, Norway, USA, Australia
Storytelling and Healing retreats
Storytelling Session for Artslink, (people with disabilities)
Storyteller/trainer, preschool parents, North Lanarkshire Council
Storyteller Trainer for Bristol Dicosesan Conference
Dundee/Fife/Angus Libraries
Australian Conferences, (Network of Biblical Storytellers/ Queensland Teachers’), key-notes, storytelling, workshops, performances and retreats
The Storyteller and the Clown, 13 week fulltime course Emerson College, Sussex, Teacher
2004
Marks Gospel, ensemble theatre storytelling tour
Storyteller, Barton College, North Carolina, USA
Fool in ‘Love Like Salt’, Tag Theatre, Glasgow
Storyteller-in-residence, Carberry Festival, Edinburgh
Stories Good Enough to Eat, Scottish schools
Scottish Arts Council bursary (multi-faith storytelling research)
Storyteller with tellers from Jerusalem, Edinburgh Middle Eastern Festival of Spirituality and Peace
Renfrewshire and Aberdeen Storytelling Festivals
Story Interfaith workshops and storytelling
1998-2003
Creative Director, 5 years, National storytelling initiative
Trainer, week long residential courses in theatre/vocal performance skills for storytelling
Director, 4 day storytelling festivals
Keynote/featured Storyteller, Network of Biblical Storytelling, USA.
Storytelling Course, Institute of Biblical. Translation, Moscow. 15 nationalities.
Storytelling performances, USA.
Advisor to Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Workshops in The Holy Fool, England, USA.
Sabbatical using The Artists Way, led to writing and Fool
1993-1997
Scottish International Storytelling Festival, (each year since 1993-2008)
Environmental Storytelling for schools, Aberdeenshire, (4 years)
Adult Community Education in Storytelling and Performing Arts
Director, Performance Project for Young People with Down’s Syndrome (3 years)
Storytelling for children with disabilities
Telling/Workshops in Zimbabwe, Turkey, Norway, the Ukraine and USA
Multi-media Christmas storytelling for pre-schools, (8 years)
Storyteller in Residence, Carberry Arts Festival
Schools, libraries, festivals, Glasgow Mayfest.
1989-1992
Clown-storytelling performances
Work in schools with Master Storyteller, Duncan Williamson.
Storytelling Weeks, Iona Abbey, (5 years)
Workshops in song, traditional storytelling skills
Storytelling and Workshops, schools/community/churches