Storytelling by Snail Tales

Performances and Workshops for Schools, Events and Theatres!

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Welcome to Snail Tales — the place to visit for stories that stay with you! We are a team of oral storytellers who share the power of story that has entranced audiences since the dawn of speech. Our tellers are the face of the Oxford Reading Tree. To find out more, click the links below...

  

New tour dates announced

3rd January 2013

We're pleased to announce that A Bird In Your Ear, shortlisted for the British Awards for Storytelling Excellence, will continue touring into 2013...!

"Bazaar" Stories near Norwich...!

16th November 2012
Children who made up stories in Little Birds workshops at Rackheath Primary School performed to their eager grown-ups at several "market stalls" erected around their school, in an idea inspired by the magical market city of Marrakesh...

Nearly hacked at Hackthorn!

5th October 2012
Chip hung for dear life to a tree on a quest for a magic book, while man-eating squirrels prepared to attack... but pupils at Hackthorn were there to save him! Hear about this, and some of the other stories created by this week's Little Birds at Hackthorn and Welton...!

Little Birds nominated for an award!

10th September 2012
Our storytellers have been shortlisted at the British Awards for Storytelling Excellence in the category for Outstanding Collaboration 2012. Help us to win by voting for us, and see some of the other awesome storytelling talent in 10 categories from across the UK...!

Tales for Future Olympians

19th August 2012
Our storyteller Chip spent a whole week at the RAF Museum in London sharing stories from Ancient Greece, in celebration of the London Olympics 2012. Click here for some of the stories and the games we played!

1,440 miles!

3rd August 2012
Our Crazy Bird Tour of 9 performances in 2 weeks from Cumbria to Somerset is finally over. But it's not the end for the show — or the stories...

Bird Bowels & Dog Noses

2nd August 2012
The penultimate day of our Crazy Bird Tour is frantic but hugely enjoyable, mostly thanks to the volunteers and audiences who joined us at two village halls in Dorset!

How the M5 got its name...!

1st August 2012
As part of our Crazy Bird Tour, BBC Somerset challenge us to make up a story live on air including such diverse elements as cheese, the M5, and Glastonbury Festival!

More stories on air!

1st August 2012
We'll be sharing stories over the airwaves again today for BBC Radio Somerset! This time Chip and David will be on the drivetime show around 6:15pm, making up a brand new fairy tale live on the spot...

The Stench of Victory

31st July 2012
The audience at Kings Hill Community Centre seemed incredibly excited to see us, and eagerly told us their favourite moments at the end — which included creating a brand new fairy tale with a very smelly rescue!

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Welcome to Snail Tales — the place to visit for stories that stay with you!

Thank you to everyone who voted for A Bird In Your Ear at the British Awards for Storytelling Excellence! We were only 6 votes away from winning the title of Outstanding Collaboration 2012 — a fantastic result for every child who has sent in stories over the last four years! Please keep telling your stories!

Snail Tales are a team of oral storytellers who aim to share with you the power of story to enrich life. We use traditional techniques that have engaged, inspired and entertained audiences since the dawn of speech — but we also make good use of other styles of performance, such as puppetry, ballads, magic and art. And of course there is always plenty of joining in!

Our storytellers have worked closely with some very high profile organisations. For example, we became the face of the Oxford University Press Reading Tree... we have recently partnered with the National Literacy Trust to offer prizes for their Reading Challenge... and our Artistic Director is the current chair of the Society for Storytelling. We've also received funding from the Arts Council and the John Thaw Foundation for our Little Birds workshops and theatre shows.

Whether you hope to encourage enthusiasm for learning in your school, add colourful amusement to your event, increase the key skills of your organisation or book a highly enjoyable family theatre show for your venue, Snail Tales can offer you something positively memorable. That's why our motif is a snail: you'll be carrying these wonderful stories with you for life.

Here on this website, you can find out more about us, read feedback that we've received, and discover the latest news on what we've been up to.

Have fun, and we hope to share stories with you soon!