Storytelling

We work with artists and community groups to imagine and create new adventures. One of the ways we love to do this is by sharing and inventing stories.

Terrestrial’s Director Tom Spencer often uses storytelling as a fun and rewarding way to collaborate with groups - especially young people. Last summer, for example, he worked with 200 children across three primary schools in Frome to create their own imagined worlds over the course of the summer term.

Alongside Terrestrial’s projects, Tom is sometimes available for one-off storytelling workshops and performances - perfect for schools, community groups and festivals. In these sessions, he creates totally unique, in-the-moment stories out of suggestions and ideas from the group.

“We have been loving your storytelling sessions! The children have collaborated so happily and taken ownership of their stories with huge enthusiasm. The whole class has entered into the spirit of storytelling, from the children usually least engaged in English lessons to the children who love reading and writing.  Everyone has thrown themselves into the sessions and it is the highlight of our Fridays! The behaviour of the children has been fantastic because they are all enjoying themselves and drawn into the stories so well by you.”
- Vallis First School, Frome.

“Tom the storyteller was brilliant!  All he brought with him was a saucepan, himself and his creative imagination, and he had the children's attention from the moment he began.  His kind, warm nature made the children feel all their ideas were welcomed.”
- ELAN Primary Schools, Weston-super-Mare.

If you would like to book a workshop or discuss our work with stories, please get in touch.