Here are my upcoming events – a mix of in-person and online events, so there is plenty for everyone!  All timings are for the UK

Upcoming Events

Saturday 6th June – Super Great Kids’ Scary Stories! 6pm online Close the curtains, dim the lights and hide under the blankets – by popular demand, we bring you stories to make you shiver, shake and jump, with top Super Great Storytellers Amy Douglas and Jason Buck. Tickets here Live online and video available afterwards

Sunday 14th June – Fromage to Eternity 7.30pm online – June is not only the month of midsummer, but the month of National Cheese Day! In a departure from solstice stories, Jason Buck and I will be brining you cheese and cheese-adjacent stories! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-season-fromage-to-eternity-tickets-1989372017256?

Thursday 18th June 7.30pm – ‘Water Holds Memory’ Amy Douglas and Martin Daws, The Poetry Lab, Bishops Castle. Rivers are the life blood of the land.  They carry trade, travel, gossip and news… but now they struggle to breath.  These are the songs of the spirits of our rivers – the Goddesses and Monsters.  This is an ode and lament for the rivers of Shropshire and Herefordshire, the rivers that run from Pumlumon to the wide ocean beyond. Traditional oral storytelling with contemporary spoken word, song and kalimba.An in-person work in progress sharing event –

Saturday 27th June – Malvern Library in person- Family friendly storytelling sessions, more details coming soon

Tuesday 7 July – Taking The Tradition On 8pm online Join Amy Douglas and AltonTakiyama-Chung for an hour of storytelling, exploration and discussion on this months archetype: ‘Ghosts’ Free event live online, click just before 8pm to join: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89633084172?pwd=UBJaaQB6xszLcSCChPMhVYrZzebpy0.1

Friday 10 – Sunday 12 July 2026 – Strumpshaw Tree Fair in person https://www.strumpshawtreefair.co.uk/

Friday 17 – Sunday 19 July 2026 – Festival at the Edge Muddying the Waters with Martin Daws – we’re bringing the different strands of storytelling, spoken word, global folk music and songwriting together in a fusion of oral traditions. https://www.festivalattheedge.org/

Friday 4 – Sunday 6 September 2026 – Cape Clear Storytelling Festival https://capeclearstorytelling.com/

BLAST! Beautiful Lies and Startling Truths

As I love storytelling so much – guess what do I do for a hobby? Run a storytelling club! BLAST! is a friendly welcoming regular series of storytelling performances with homemade cake, tea and beer available (well I don’t make the beer, that comes from our local 3 Tuns brewery!)

Suzanne and I are currently putting together the 2026/2027 season – watch this space!