Surrey Storytellers

Future Evenings

 

27th MARCH

Kukolka 

October 1941, Smolensk Oblast, under Occupation. Long after midnight, Vasilisa leaves
her stepmother’s house, wearing a pair of borrowed army boots and a fierce hope.
Dodging the patrols, she slips into the forest.
It is darker in here than she remembers.
Kukolka is a weaving of traditional Slavic wondertales with 20th century wartime
narrative. At the heart of it all, the wisdom of Baba Yaga questions what choices are
made, when all good choices are gone.

 

Ronnie Conboy -  discovered the world of storytelling in a dark forest at the Autumn
equinox some fifteen years ago, and has been chasing tales ever since. She has told
stories in pubs and clubs, at firesides and festivals, in corporate boxes and on wild
hillsides. She tells stories from Britain, Ireland and Northern Europe, with a flavour of
Trickster, a pinch of comedy and a dash of the surreal. Ronnie also has a professional
background in healthcare, is a trained coach, and uses Story in narrative coaching and
NHS staff wellbeing workshops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24th APRIL

Stories of the British Isles

Ensemble telling

27th February 2026 @ 19.30

 

Fur and folds  -  James Canvin

 

Join James as he follows two wanderers down winding paths, accompanied by folded figures that slip between our world and theirs. These are tales of enchantment and skulduggery, of frogs and dragons, and of one simple, world-altering truth: always listen to your dog.