I am a professional storyteller who seeks out tales from around the world to tell at a variety of venues and situations. From the Folktales of the woods and moors of Great Britain, to the beautiful Myths and Legends of the world. These are stories of beauty, horror, comedy and the way people act.

As a Performance Storyteller and explorer of stuff, I am a wearer of hats and traveller in time. I searcher of the Ferocious Fairies and Wanton Witches of ancient Folklore alongside the forgotten women of history.

As you talk one word leads to another and if you are not careful you find a story has been made. There is something so essential and comforting about sitting down and being told a story.

I originally trained as a dancer and had a contemporary dance company. This then led to devising children’s-based dance theatre shows. These toured festivals, arts centres schools and other venues. I also worked on projects with refugees, special need’s adults and children, and in centres with at risk children. This developed into some part time teaching in further education. I completed a PGCE and went on to complete an MA in Media, Culture and Communication focusing on digital storytelling. This brought me full circle back to performance. As a storyteller I have trained with Nell Phoenix, Michael Harvey, and Nick Hennessey. 

Storytelling is as old as the human race. It is the library, the store cupboard, of our oldest memories, knowledge, understanding and explanation. We all tell stories, but the storyteller takes us with them to another world where many things can and do happen. The telling of the tale, can be so simple but also so satisfying.

‘The story teller was absolutely fantastic. My son and I have attended many story telling sessions over the last 6 years and Sarah was one of the most captivating people we have ever had the pleasure to hear.’ 

Having a great response from your audience is lovely and makes all the hard work creating the story worthwhile. A storyteller works hard forming the story, the characters, the landscape, for you, so that all you have to do is listen and create your own images.

Artist in Residence at St Albans Cathedral

During my time at St Albans Cathedral, I have been researching stories of forgotten and ignored Hertfordshire women in history. From nuns to witches, ghosts to mothers these women were influential, interesting and challenging but often overlooked. This will culminate in a series of recorded stories placed around the cathedral allowing the public to access and view the stories. 

The Secret Storyteller of Wincanton Project.

I have recently completed The Secret Storytellers of Wincanton project funded by an Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant and South Somerset District Council. With this project I was able to research and record a series of stories, that were then embedded in a series of signs, these were then able to be accessed for this Story trail.

Anne Marie Lagram: A wonderful project Sarah – well done for coming up with it and then running it ! You have truly engaged new audiences to the arts and created something for so many people to enjoy. A delight working with you.

A short section of, ‘The Gurt Worm’, from the Secret Storyteller Project.

Highway Robbery

Ghosts of highwaymen and local spirits of the marsh and bog haunt the land called The Wash. Now a road and footpath leading to a protected wildlife area behind a service station, but things are there for a reason. This is an ancient way, an old road travelled for centuries. And as Climate Change forces us to look again at the ways we travel and why, these ancient spirits appear to hold our hands and walk with us from the past to the future through, battles, robbery, terrorism and protest. Stories of history, legend and folklore link with more recent tales as we walk backwards into the future.