Storytelling in Hope is the name of a group of people who love to listen to and tell stories from all around the world, in a friendly club atmosphere in South East London. The name comes from our first home in the Bob Hope Theatre.

News

Saturday 12 May 2012, 5.00 pm:
Open House - Rochester

Deirdre and Tony Joyce host the latest of our storytelling Saturdays. Food for body and soul with stories around the theme of Feasting. Leave your swords outside and join the conviviality within. Bring food to share.
For directions and details contact Tony & Deirdre 01634 841176 or contact us here.

Date and Venue changes

We have had to change the arrangements for some of our forthcoming events. To make sure that you have the latest details, please check here.

Recordings

Kan Ya Ma Kan: Group performance of Moroccan Stories

A recording of our December '11 performance is now available, priced at a mere £5 for the double CD. If you would like a copy please contact us here.

Audience comments included:
" great evening of stories- a sharp performance from all the performers to give a blend of humour, passion and gore! An evening to be enjoyed again"

"What a magical evening! Thanks to everyone for your wonderful stories- they continue to linger in my imagination. The Bakehouse felt exotic last night. When I walked out onto the rainy streets I felt as if I'd just come back from holiday!"

The Project Grimm recordings

At the Open House in November 2011, we recorded our contributions to Project Grimm, the creation of an international oral archive of all the stories from the Grimm brothers Children's and Household Tales to celebrate its first publication in 1812. Project Grimm has set up a blog where you can hear all the stories, projectgrimm.blogspot. You can find our contributions by following the England link, or by their KHM numbers: 4 The Boy Who Didn't Know How to Shudder; 44 Godfather Death; 73 The Wolf and the Fox and 105 Tales of the Paddock.

Tuesdays in Eltham

Storytelling Circle

Weekly meetings for those who want to develop their stories and skills with a mixture of warm-up games, technique based exercises, telling in small groups, and discussions of more general storytelling themes.

We meet on Tuesdays during term time £2.00. Bring a story or just come to listen.  More details

St Mary's Community Centre, 180 Eltham High Street, SE9 1BJ  Venue details

Tuesday Night Blog

Find out just what goes on at the Storytelling in Hope's weekly Circle, from our Blog:  reviews plus preview of upcoming themes.

See the Gallery for pictures of our tellers and listeners at work. Or check out the Story Source page to find a story to tell.