Surrey Storytellers
www.surreystorytellers.co.uk
info@surreystorytellers.co.uk
Surrey Storytellers is a group that promotes the art of storytelling for Adults, Young People and Children throughout the County of Surrey, in England.
Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of entertainment in the world and is also the way societies hand down their histories and values from one generation to the next. It is currently enjoying a revival thanks to a renewed interest in the folk arts which also include music, song and dance. There are lots of storytelling circles and events run across the UK, at which everyone is welcome – either to listen or tell a story of their own.
27th March 2026 19.30
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.
