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Mr Rook’s Speak Easy Presents Robyn Hode: His Life and Death by Michael and Wendy Dacre

Posted on November 20, 2015

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Songs of the Greenwood wind in and out of the stories to create a vision in sound of Merrie England.

Mr Rook’s Speak Easy Presents: Knotwork, The Magic of Making by Angharad Wynne

Posted on July 23, 2015

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In this knotwork of stories and songs, Angharad weaves the enchantments of the forge and the spells of the loom, tales of mythical makers and the magical things they made.

Openstorytellers Presents: The Bardic Chair of Frome Storytelling Competition

Posted on July 23, 2015

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This year Openstorytellers have partnered with Mr Rook’s Speak Easy, to present the Bardic Chair of the Avalon Marshes competition.

Mr Rook’s Speak Easy Presents…The Kiss of Forgetfulness by Nell Phoenix

Posted on March 24, 2015

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Stories of love, luck and sharp objects told for adults, with the dark, the murky and the weird left lurking in the heart of the story.

Mr Rook’s Speak Easy presents…The Dragon Lover

Posted on March 2, 2015

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Interweaving storytelling, ritual and evocative music, A Spell In Time presents a deliciously dark jewel from the primal and poetic heart of Bulgarian myth and folklore.

Mr Rook’s Speak Easy presents… Fool’s Gold

Posted on March 2, 2015

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Mr Rook’s presents double act storytelling with a hint of the surreal from Steve Killick and Francis Maxey.

Tongues of Flame: The Life of Richard Francis Burton By Giles Abbott

Posted on December 2, 2014

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In his new touring show, storyteller Giles Abbott tells us the tale of Richard Francis Burton – an irreverent, sensual, driven and daring character who deserves to known.

Mr Rook’s Speak Easy presents… Cath Little: Castle Arianrhod

Posted on October 6, 2014

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This tale from The Mabignon tells the story of the harm that comes into the world when sister and brother fight.

Mr Rook’s Speak Easy presents… The Eye of the Beholder by Sharon Jacksties

Posted on July 30, 2014

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In Mr Rook’s inaugral storytelling event, he invites Sharon Jacksties to perform her latest programme, which features how the ugliest man in the world finds true love…

The Travelling Talesman – Away with the Fairies

Posted on March 4, 2014

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The loquacious and mysterious talesman returns with some springtime stories of magical and mischevious small folk…

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