Consultancy and Professional Training.
I offer training for gallery assistants and interpretation staff in museums, galleries and cultural organizations (including London Zoo ZSL)
Also Early Years practitioners in storytelling, drama, music story building, devising and delivering sessions
What is story building?
I use story building in site specific workshopsto interpret associated themes, collections, exhibits and the environment in which they sit, i.e. place or period of history.
Story-building is a creative tool for all age groups.
It is a process that includes participants ideas then expressed in a narrative form, with the aim of increasing confidence and scope. It can be applied to most subjects and issues enabling themes to be explored from the inside out. It is also a means of creating a sense of ownership in what can often be an alien topic.
Commissioned Sessions For Museums:
I am writing a new VC session around the life of boats in Victorian England for KS2 schools from The Museum Of London Docklands in 2009. It will include props and images and will utilize new technology including chroma key.
- Saxon House and My First Visit (Early Years)
- Tudors Rich and Poor - KS2
- Titus and The Missing Brooch a Roman story for Families
- London's Burning in collaboration with Nina Sprigge and Jenny Hastings. - KS2
- The Great Fire of London 'A Horse's Tale' - Families
- 'Pocahontas' The Real Story - Families
- Stories of Beatrix Potter - To accompany a touring exhibition.
Performance:
Musical-interactive story theatre for schools and families includes:
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - SEN KS2 KS3 EAL
- The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde - EAL
Family Shows
- The Ugly Duckling -(supporting exploration of bullying)
- The Emperor's New Clothes
- Thumbelina
- The Traveling Companion
- The Tinder Box
- Rapunzel
- The World Of Beatrix Potter
- The Monkey's Paw
Younger Audiences -
- Milo and The Magic Shell
- Butterfly Island
- Lucy and the dragon
- Alice and The Turnip
| Resources provided |
For performances : backdrops - instruments, props and costumes are provided.
CDs, song words and teacher's support material will be available where appropriate. |
| Resources required |
It is desirable to have an enclosed space with flexible lighting, tables and chairs and flip charts.
Also electrical sockets and screens or a means to hang a cloth backdrop. |
| Fees |
Fees to be negotiated depending on planning and length of project.
Rough Guide
£200 for a workshop. Includes travel and materials.
Two handed theatre performances (max 2 a day) £400
Storytelling - One performer
£175 for up to two performances.
Fees include travel within London |
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This artist is insured. |
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CLIENTS AND VENUES
2008
ZSL London Zoo - Consultancy and Storytelling
Tate Britain - Story building workshops around artwork
Tate Modern - Story building workshops around artwork
Hackney Museum - Role Play. Victorian Teaching Sessions
The Hackney Empire Spice Festival - 'Old Spice' Director
Sutton House, National Trust - Lead for Over 55s.
Osterley Park,National Trust - Teaching sessions
Museum Of London and Museum of Docklands - Writer, Teacher, Storyteller
Kingston Museum -Story building and book making around 19th century illustrators.
Imperial War Museum - 'Dig For Victory'school sessions at the allotment, St James Park.
Munich Schools - Touring 'A Christmas Carol' and 'The Model Millionaire' for Learners Of English.
2004 - 2007
Sure Start - Storytelling and story building.
Learning Trust - Festivals
Chats Palace, Hackney - Various shows
Pitzhanger Manor - 'Beating the Bounds' A drama project with looked after children
The Building Exploratory, Hackney - Family workshops
The V&A Museum Of Childhood Bethnal Green - Teaching/Trails/Stories/musical theatre.
The Livesey Museum Southwark - Family workshops
Loftus Productions. Radio - 'The Language Doctor'
MPL (Paul McCartney) Theatre - A Christmas Carol
The Ragged School Museum - Playing a Victorian Teacher for school sessions
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Story of Beatrix Potter
The Roald Dahl Museum, Theatre - A Christmas Carol
Islington Libraries - Storytelling
Age Concern Sinfonia 21 at The Sundial Club - Working with musicians to create shows with Over 55s.
The National Youth Theatre - Elizabethan Dance and Dining
Ashlyns School, Berkhamstead - A level Drama Beggar's Opera -
Discover, Stratford - Story building for Under 8s
The English Teaching Theatre - Touring the world
STORY PERFORMANCES WITH WORKSHOPS
All include interaction and music.
Under 5s performances and workshops (Approx 30 minutes)
Milo ,and the Magic Shell - Various
Lucy and The dragon - Various
The World Of Beatrix Potter’ – Birmingham Museum and Art gallery - V and A at Bethnal Green
Hilda's House - Museum Of London
My First Visit - Museum Of London
Workshops
Under 5s music groups 35 mins
Storytelling and story building around the galleries at Tate Britian
Story building and songs around the galleries at Tate Modern
Spread your Wings - Story trail and workshops around Epping Forest. Groups included Young Carers, African Youth Group and A Special Needs Groups.
FAMILY LEARNING
Family Performances
I Set Sail On a Pirate Ship
Rapunzel
The World Of Beatrix Potter - Museum Of Childhood, Birmingham Museum
Tobias And The Great Fire Of London, Museum Of London
Titus and The Missing Brooch - Museum Of London
A Christmas Carol - Various venues
The Emperor's New Clothes
Family Workshops
Story building - Story making around buildings and places.
Picture This - story building and book making at Kingston Museum, Tate Modern and Tate Britain
Tudor music and lifestyle - Family Days at Sutton House
Oliver - music and drama workshop around Dickens classic story.
Shakespeare Retold Music drama and stage fighting
Teenagers and Adults
The National Youth Theatre Summer Projects 2004 and 2005 - Teaching Elizabethan dining and dance.
A level Students Curriculum Support - Drama and music workshop around The Beggars Opera.
Over 55s workshop in story building with music and art.
Over 55s at Sutton House - 6 years of leading weekly sessions in drama, writing, making, singing, film making, radio, music hall performance.
Dance and Drama - Age Concern and The Gujarati Association in Ilford
Story building with music - The Sundial Centre with Sinfonia 21 - Sharing memories and favourite things to create a musical performance.
Project 1
'Homes and Homelessness' - Museum Of London-January 09
Interactive family storytelling workshops including songs and scenes from 'Oliver'and 'The Little Match Girl' and reflecting on what 'home' means, both today and in the past.
Consultancy and Training London Zoo
Two day training workshop.
I was invited back to London Zoo to train the interpretation team, collectively known as Explainers.
I offer practical ideas and strategies for planning, devising and delivering to different target audiences and age groups.
Project 2
Tate Modern and Tate Britain
2 hour story building sessions with songs for families based around the exhibits in the galleries.
This began with an introduction to building a story from scratch using objects and images. We then traveled the galleries responding to exhibits and including them in an evolving narrative created by the participants (adults and children)
This resulted in families working together to produce a book and performance of their own story.
Musuem of London Docklands
Lizzie has been working for me at Museum in Docklands since 2005, as a storyteller, actress and also on session development for the schools programme. She is always keen and evaluations of her sessions are excellent. Commissioned work is always completed with plenty of time and is thoroughly rehearsed, and her attitude is consistently professional. She has attended freelancer training days, and has done videoconferencing as well as 'live' work
14 October 2008
V&A Museum of Childhood
Reference awaited
14 October 2008