OUTSIDE Stories : Telling Tales – Alton 28-30 Jun
An OUTSIDE Stories Exchange project

Connecting communities, landscapes and myths
Alton Village Hall, 28th - 30th June 2024

Telling Tales, the OUTSIDE Stories exchange project, travels to Alton!
Storyteller Ian Douglas and shadow puppeteer Jo Douglas will research local myths and legends and arrive at Alton Village Hall with a selection of local tales to tell.
Over the course of three days, Ian and Jo will perform and facilitate workshops encouraging local people to tell their own tales about their community. Ian and Jo will then weave these narrative threads into a new tale to perform back to the village residents in a storytelling finale.
- Friday 28th June: Ian and Jo will be at St Peter’s Academy during the day; Performance of ‘Stories of the Staffordshire Moorlands, Alton Village Hall, 6pm
- Saturday 29th June: Collecting stories from the community at St Peter’s Church 10am-1pm, Alton Village Hall 2.30pm-4.30pm, The White Hart 5pm-7pm
- Sunday 30th June: Shadow puppet workshop 10am-12pm Alton Village Hall; ‘Stories of Alton’ performance, Alton Village Hall 4pm
Follow Alton Village Hall on Facebook for more details or email altonvillagehall@gmail.com