Children's Literature: Storytelling

"A practical workshop designed to de-mystify the art of storytelling and offer plenty of guidance on how to tell really good stories and maximise their effect."

"This well known traditional story from Morocco is performed with glove and rod puppets.The two main characters, The Magician and Aladdin, are introduced and the story is taken to a dramatic point where the audience can work out what might happen next."

"This simple but dramatic story is performed using table top puppets. A king and queen can't find a suitable husband for their spoiled daughter Princess Brunhilde. The characters, seaside setting and story are set up for the audience to add their own version or take the story as performed on to its conclusion."

"This Punjabi story offers the first couple of minutes of a traditional story performed with shadow puppets.The story sets up the basic plot, introduces the main characters and leaves the audience at a point where they have to guess what happens next."

"This Punjabi story offers the first couple of minutes of a traditional story performed with shadow puppets."

"Red Riding Hood - one of the most famous traditional stories ever told. Delightfully retold by puppeteer Stephen Novy using hand puppets.Red Riding hood is on the way to her granny's house with a basket of food when she encounters the Woodcutter who warns her not to go into the forest. She decides to go into the forest and we leave the story at the point where she meets the wolf. Is he a good wolf or is he a bad wolf? Teachers can use this story to tease out different versions of the story and children can write their own ending using this puppet version as their starting point."