Vanessa Woolf

Are you a storyteller based in or near London? We want to get to know you! This once a month mailout includes stuff like… Performance opportunities/ paid and unpaid gigs, Chances to feed back Opportunities to collab with us / work with us Funding pots News from Storytelling Co-Operative and our new free project, Space … Read more

I love custard creams so when I went into the Tortoise green room, I knew that I was going to have a good evening. That jar is a work of art. Anyway, the live studio recording was split into three parts. First came a section about fear in politics– then a discussion about horror movies … Read more

I had a lot of fun when I went to record my course for Storyversity, I was almost drowned in a hailstorm and I also got lost on a dale. I was there to create a brand new training course about Storytelling and Place. I spent many weeks putting the ideas together and put my … Read more

You did it! You booked a storyteller. Awesome! Here’s everything you need to give you and your guests a wonder-filled storytelling experience. Want to book a storyteller? Drop me a line vanessa@londondreamtime.com Want to stay in touch?

What an amazing place to perform music and stories- the roof of the London College of Fashion in Oxford Street London! George and I were very honoured to be asked to be part of the international Folk Narrative and the Visual Arts Conference 2022. The programme for the conference was packed with renowned international speakers … Read more

Storytelling as an art form connects us as human beings. It is powerful, transformative, full of wonder. It is also gentle to the planet! As well as telling stories ourselves, we have a mission to create spaces and opportuities for other people to tell stories too. If you want opportunities to tell your own stories, … Read more

Pic: professional storyteller Vaishali Raithatha Maybe you came onto this website looking for an artist with a special skillset? Perhaps you want someone who works in prisons or who is a trained therapist- or who can dance? Perhaps you want someone for Chinese New Year, Father’s Day, Pride Month, Rosh Hashanah, St Patricks Day? You … Read more

We meet on the Sunday of every month 3-5pm Pullens Yards Crampton St se17. YOU ARE WELCOME. YOUR STORIES ARE WELCOME. This is a space for you. Storytelling Co-Operative is a completely free crowdfunded storytelling space in London to tell and listen to myths legends and folktales. It is also a space to grow, learn … Read more

It was a complete joy and privilege for London Dreamtime and Cunning Folk to be part of the Daylight Music Autumn 2021 series. What an incredible buzz! Massive thank you to the venue, all the volunteers, photographers – and to Ben Eshmede who bought it all together… and biggest thanks to the wonderful people who came to listen and … Read more

I am SO delighted to see the return of “in person” storytelling!However, I do really love online events too. This project with Jewish Care, pushed the boundaries of what could be done virtually.We were working with seniors who had mild to moderate dementia for 20 consecutive Tuesdays in 2021.The brief was to engage the residents as … Read more