Patsy Allan brings a lively touch to her storytelling that is guaranteed to put a smile on the face of every listener of any age. Her stories are a delightful blend of interactive folktales, stories from her past and audience participation. She enthusiastically uses props, puppets and participation to engage her audiences. Audience: Childcare /preschool, Kindergarten, Primary School, special needs children, mixed family.
Phone: (02) 6254 1687 - email: patsyallan@pacific.net.au
Trish Barron has been entertaining preschoolers and primary school children for years with her huge range of puppets and felt board stories. She takes her stories from many sources and in the last few years has been telling to adults in concert settings and in senior citizens homes. Her wonderful memory for stories in verse astounds all. Trish is passionate about sharing her skills as a storyteller with anyone who wants to learn.
Phone: 02 6292 3303 - email: trish.barron@act.gov.au
Mollie Bialkowski also known as Mollie Bee is versatile and active storyteller. She owns over 50 puppets and masks which she combines in her unique storytelling style. She can create a theme for a child’s party or holiday programme and execute games, stories and costumed acts around that theme. Children are enthralled at dressing up and becoming the characters in her stories. Her stories include fairytales, fantasy, legends and her own original stories.
Phone: 02 6285 3956 - email: sap@webone.com.au
Elizabeth Burness tells true stories. She is fascinated with unusual aspects of history. Much of her inspiration is drawn from the local region and she supports her tales by dressing in costume or producing historical objects from her remarkable collection. With one popular story she appears as ‘Judy the Great’ (Mrs Julia Webb), a colourful and practical nineteenth-century Canberran. Elizabeth has many stories to tell, ranging from the study of an early assigned convict in West Belconnen, to the local ‘Washpen murder’ of 1876, or the infamous ‘Shark arm murder’ case of 1935. She calls her presentations ‘History with a difference’.
Phone: 02 6161 6383 - Email: burness@webone.com.au
Eileen Dunstone tells the kinds of stories she likes, and has been doing so most of her life. She has been 'officially' telling stories through libraries and storytelling guilds for over 20 years. As a librarian, reader and teacher, she is aware of the importance of sharing the oral tradition with people of all ages, from pre-schoolers to adults. She has shared stories in many venues - schools, libraries, parks, swimming pools, retirement villages, parties, shopping centres, backyards - and one very special time on a cross-channel ferry. Eileen tells to all ages, and is especially fond of stories with a twist in their tails.
Phone: 02 6251 4323 - Email: dunstone@pcug.org.au
Mary French is a retired teacher-librarian who has told stories to several generations of children. The multi-layered content of many stories fascinate Mary and she knows that a story well told can appeal to an audience of any age. Mary thrills young children with her wonderful animal stories, illustrated with simple props, and she holds adult audiences spellbound by her modern stories with a twist. Mary also runs workshops on various aspects of storytelling.
Phone: 02 6254 2349 - Email: hillmouse@grapevine.com.au
Roslyn Hull. Audience: Playgroup/preschool, Kindergarten, Primary School, special needs children, adult, mixed family.
Stories: Personal, Humorous, Other lands/cultures, Myths & Legends, Ghost stories & Folk tales, Fairy tales, Life stories and own written stories. Roslyn has been telling stories all her life but became a Guild member through her occupation as a public programs officer. In this capacity she designs storytelling and other activities for children, school and special interest groups and families visiting the national area of Canberra. Among her friends she counts bunyips, fairies and spies and has been known to talk under wet cement.
Phone: 02 6296 6858 (ah) - Email: roslyn.hull@natcap.gov.au
Anna Jarrett is an internationally acclaimed storyteller and accredited trainer with twenty years experience as a community artist and educator. Inspired by her world travels and meetings with storytellers from many traditions, Anna’s unique storytelling style weaves together folk tale and personal stories with the music of her drums, ocarinas and Native American flutes. Jarrett’s magical tale spinning has been heard on ABC’s Radio National as well as on National Public Radio in U.S.A. Working in communities around Australia and America, Anna has developed a diverse range of storytelling, drama, music and writing workshops. With a passion for stories, Anna delights in bringing children, families and communities together to share stories, to create new stories and to keep alive the traditional tales.
Phone: 02 4472 3718 - Email: ajstory@ozemail.com.au
www.travellingstoryteller.com.au
Marina Knight writes her own stories, both fiction and non-fiction and tells a range of folk and fairy stories, myths and legends. She is one of a core group of Storytellers who have been telling for children regularly at the National Museum of Australia since it opened in March 2001. Marina has a history as a creative artist: writing, composing and performing for groups of all ages. With a degree in Social Ecology, she is drawn to stories that promote social and ecological awareness, and runs workshops on Environmental Stories.
Phone: 02 64967087 - Email: marinaknight@asitis.net.au
Ed Miller is an experienced speaker, lecturer and former youth leader. Ed enjoys telling folktales and legends, tall tales, unusual tales and tales of his childhood in Glasgow, Scotland to audiences from Year 3 onwards. He enjoys audiences of all ages, especially if they are young at heart. Ed also offers introductory workshops for beginning storytellers, covering topics such as memorising, voice, body language etc.
Phone 02 6241 1119 - Email: edmiller@webone.com.au
Catherine Panich likes to tell stories to pre-school and primary school children. She uses puppets, the felt and drawing board extensively but especially likes involving children through active participation. Her programs are well rounded, stretching the children’s listening and imaginative skills. Catherine also enjoys visiting senior citizen’s centres, homes and clubs and she has been sharing her skills at workshops for years. Contact Officer for Bookings.
Phone: 02 6281 5175 - Email: capan@homemail.com.au
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