Talk & Live Storytelling: The Importance of Folk Tales with Tom the Tale Teller

An hour full of discussion on the importance of folktales, stories and storytelling with a generous splattering of stories thrown in for good measure.​ This is an ideal introduction to storytelling for adults.​

The talk will take place via Windows Teams. Sign up here.

Tom ‘the Tale Teller’ Phillips began telling his tales to his class on a Friday afternoon before venturing into grown-up storytelling. That was nearly 15 years ago. In this time, Tom has told stories across the land at storytelling clubs, in schools, at festivals big and small, other social clubs (his favourite being a wine and beer club), and literature festivals such as Bradford and Cheltenham.  Tom has always loved stories, from his Dad telling him Brer Rabbit stories at bedtime to telling his own children stories around the fire in the garden, stories and storytelling run through his veins.

Find all the programme, stories, workshops and tips on how to improve your storytelling in the festival’s page: Hounslow Digital Festival of Storytelling 2023.