Diary (public performances & workshops)
Diary 2025
19th January
The Three Snake Leaves
(with Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton & Sheema Mukherjee)
The King’s Place, London
2nd February
The Three Snake Leaves
(with Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton & Sheema Mukherjee)
The Junction, Cambridge
2nd February
When the Morning Stars Sang & the Angels Shouted for Joy
(with Sarah Moody, cello),
Wylam Winter Tales, Wylam, Northumberland
19th March
Storytelling at Sting in the Tale
Storytelling Club, Manchester
13th April
Stars and the Consolations
(with Daniel Morden)
British Museum, London
24th April
The Homing Stone
Oxford Story Museum
16th May
When the Morning Stars Sang…
(with Sarah Moody)
Stapleton Farm, Norfolk
25th May
Psalms from the Horse’s Mouth
The British Museum, London
1st June
Metamorphoses
(with Daniel Morden)
East Anglian Storytelling Festival, Stowmarket, Suffolk
6th July
Unriddling the World
Permaculture Festival, Cecil Sharp House, London
https://londonpermaculturefestival.com/
9 – 14th September
Storytelling workshop ‘Creation Myths’
with Sally Pomme Clayton & Eric Maddern
Cae Mabon, Llanberis, Gwynedd
IN THE BEGINNING – Telling Creation Myth
Residential, includes food and accommodation £595
The oldest stories are about how the the world began: how the sun, moon and stars, the animals, plants and landscape, and the very first people came into being. They are the founding dramas of the Earth. On this retreat we will live with the creation myths and see how they can re-energise our lives. We will look at some of the shapes and patterns they take. We will also explore the act of creation and creativity itself. We will examine some of these ancient stories, looking at their eternal patterns. We will find our own new ways to retell and remake them, perhaps with a contemporary twist, or even devise new ones to meet the needs of our changing times. Through writing and walking, imagining and speaking, drawing and observing, resting, moving and sharing we will take inspiration from these images of creation and become creators ourselves. The course is not a storytelling course, but a time outside time for the mutual exploration of the form and content of creation myths. Places on the retreat are by application, if you are interested in taking part please contact connect@caemabon.co.uk
and you’ll be told how to apply.
20th September
The Hanging of a Mouse – Mabinogion Stories
Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickenden, Hertfordshire, SG13 8NY
https://celticharmony.org/product/september-storytelling/
22nd & 23rd September
When the Morning Stars Sang…
(with Sarah Moody)
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Bristol BS3 1TF
25th October
The Unquiet Grave
Day of the Dead Festival, Woodfield Pavilion, Wandsworth, London
13th – 16th November
Ameland Festival
Netherlands
24th November
Beowulf
Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP
4th December
Storytelling
Hethersett Library, Norfolk
13th December
Midwinter Tales
Stealing Thunder Storytelling Club, Brigsteer Village Hall, LA8 8AL (Lake District)
Events Archive
Diary 2024
21 June 2024
‘The Three Snake Leaves’
(with Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton & Sheema Mukherjee) at Stapleton Farm, Norfolk
13 July
‘The Three Snake Leaves’
(with Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton & Sheema Mukherjee) at The Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne Dorset
2 August
‘East Anglian Stories’
Black Shuck Festival, Bungay, Suffolk
16 August
Conversation about Storytelling Revival
(with John Rowe), FolkEast Festival, Glemham Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk
21 September
‘Warp & Weft’
Folk Tales of the British Isles, Bergh Apton Church, Norfolk
25 October
‘Psalms from the Horse’s Mouth’,
Westcote Village Hall, Gloucestershire.
14 November
‘The Three Snake Leaves’
(with Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton & Sheema Mukherjee) Cube Theatre, Bristol
16 November
‘The Three Snake Leaves’
(with Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton & Sheema Mukherjee) Front Room Theatre, Weston Super Mare
21 November
‘The Three Snake Leaves’
(with Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton & Sheema Mukherjee) The Story Museum, Oxford
22 November
‘The Three Snake Leaves’
(with Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton & Sheema Mukherjee) Barnfield Theatre, Exeter, Devon
Diary 2023
Crying like a Fire in the Sun
10th March
Apocryphal Tales from the Old Testament, Cygnet Theatre, Exeter https://www.artemis-storytelling.co.uk/performances
Crying like a Fire in the Sun
11th March
St Mary’s Church, Totnes, Devon
More information on Facebook here.
Beowulf
20th March
live online for Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities.
Greek Myths of the Constellations
22nd March
for Temenos Academy, Voyaging in Enchanted Landscapes, Lampeter, Wales.
Apocryphal Tales from the Old Testament
2nd April
Merton College Chapel, Oxford (afternoon performance)
Metamorphoses
15th & 16th April
Performance & workshop, Stuttgart, Germany
East Anglian Storytelling Festival
12th – 14th May
East Anglian Storytelling Festival, Stowmarket, Suffolk
https://eastanglianstorytellingfestival.co.uk/tickets.html
The Odyssey
20th May
Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne, Dorset
Hare Moon Storytelling Camp
25th – 28th May
Hare Moon Storytelling Camp, Ashlin Woods, Cambridge
Matlock Storytelling Club
2nd June
Matlock Storytelling Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
Stealing Thunder Storytelling Festival
3rd – 4th June
Stealing Thunder Storytelling Festival, Bowland Bridge, Lake District
Beyond the Border Festival
8th – 9th July
Beyond the Border Festival, S. Wales
More information the festival here
Rest of July – Hugh will be in Canada
August – Hugh will be thatching the Spratts Green Roundhouse
Oxford Storytelling Festival
August 26th – 27th
Oxford Storytelling Festival
Ballads, Stories & Songs
September 9th – 10th
‘Ballads, Stories & Songs’ Aachen, Germany
Storytelling retreat/workshop with Eric Maddern
October 17th – 22nd
Storytelling retreat/workshop with Eric Maddern at Cae Mabon, N. Wales ‘The Death and Resurrection Show’
The Hanging of a Mouse
November 3rd
‘The Hanging of a Mouse’, Bit Crack Storytelling Club, Newcastle
Crying like a Fire in the Sun
November 10th
‘Crying like a Fire in the Sun’ apocryphal tales from the Old Testament, Bergh Apton Church, Norfolk
The Odyssey
December 10th
‘The Odyssey’, British Museum, London
Diary 2022
Conjuring the Mythic
20th March
Performance as part of ‘Conjuring the Mythic’ weekend at Tofte Manor, Bedfordshire
https://www.redkelders.com/retreat
A Ladder to the Moon
13th April
Hugh Lupton, interviewed by Phil Barrett (with storytelling performance)
The Venue (Holt Community & Arts Centre), Holt, Norfolk
6.30 for 7 pm, tickets £5.
To book phone 01263 713427
A Dreaming Betrayed
24th April
Celebrating 90 years since the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass we take a long hard look at the destructive consequences of lines drawn on maps by people in power.
Hugh performs ‘On Common Ground’, his exploration of Enclosure through the story of John Clare, followed by a screening of Nicole Ma’s stunning documentary of Australian Aboriginal culture and land rights ‘Putuparri & the Rainmakers’.
Rich Mix theatre, London, 7pm, tickets £12.50
https://richmix.org.uk/events/a-dreaming-betrayed/
A Declaration of the Rights of the River Wensum
30th April
Hugh joins with the ‘Stop the Wensum Link’ campaign to protest at the threatened construction of a new road, and declare the rights of the River Wensum
Wensum Park, Norwich. Admission free
https://www.stopthewensumlink.co.uk
Beltane
2nd May
(online)
Hugh tells seasonal stories online for the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities
(see their website for details: https://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-events/ )
Festival at the Edge, Shropshire
15 – 17th July
Hugh will be appearing throughout the weekend
https://www.festivalattheedge.org/about/full-programme-2022/
Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival, Wales
2 – 4th September
Hugh & Daniel Morden will be performing ‘A Consolation of Stars’
https://www.peterstevensonarts.co.uk/festivals
‘The Death & Resurrection Show’
13 – 18th September
Course with Eric Maddern
https://www.caemabon.co.uk/events
Beowulf
24th September
(with Rick Wilson)
Stapleton Farm Barn, Aylsham, Norfolk
8pm, tickets £10
phone: 01263 733061
The Odyssey
8th October
(with Daniel Morden)
Cranborne Earth House, Dorset
https://crickcrackclub.com/whats-on/
Samhain
1st November
(online event)
Hugh tells seasonal stories online for the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities (see their website for details: https://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/digital-events/ )
Diary 2019 (public performances & workshops)
Lore School
3rd February
Nest Collective event ‘Lore School’, Hugh & Debs Newbold offer a day of workshops
The Poetry School, Surrey Quays Road, London SE16 2XU
The Mardling Acre
7th February, 17.30 – 19.30
Performance of ‘The Mardling Acre’ & conversation with Daniel Morden
The Atrium, 86-88 Adam Street Cardiff CF24 2FN
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storytellers-in-conversation-hugh-lupton-tickets-52304483117
The Mardling Acre
20th February
Performance of ‘The Mardling Acre’
Waveney Heritage Centre, Brockdish, Norfolk
https://www.waveneyheritage.org/booking
The Odyssey
14th March
Performance of ‘The Odyssey’ (with Daniel Morden) and discussion at Gaming Conference, Cologne, Germany
The Mabinogion
23rd March
Performances from ‘The Mabinogion’ and discussion of Hugh’s book ‘The Assembly of the Severed Head’.
Hermon Arts Centre, Oswestry, Shropshire
The Hanging of a Mouse
29th March
Performance of ‘The Hanging of a Mouse’, stories from the Mabinogion at Stapleford Granary, Cambridgeshire 19.30
http://staplefordgranary.org.uk/whats-on/hugh-lupton-the-hanging-of-a-mouse-.aspx
The Metamorphoses
14th April
Performance of ‘The Metamorphoses’ with Daniel Morden at the British Museum (afternoon performance)
http://crickcrackclub.com/epicsundays/
Archetypes: Heroes & Heroines
1st May
Performance of ‘Archetypes: Heroes & Heroines’. Hugh with Lonan Jenkins, Jan Blake & Nell Phoenix at Rich Mix, 35 – 47 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6LA
An evening of tunes and stories at Crucible
14th May
Hugh & Leveret (Sam Sweeney, Rob Harbron & Andy Cutting) an evening of tunes and stories at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Storytelling Course (beginners)
17th – 19th May
Storytelling Course (beginners) ‘Storytelling from the Start’
Hugh & Daniel Morden at Ty Newydd Writers Centre, Llanystumdwy, Cricieth, N. Wales
https://www.tynewydd.wales/course/storytelling-from-the-start-2019/
Big Greek Day
13th July
‘Big Greek Day’ at Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne, Dorset
with Hugh Lupton, Ben Haggarty, Daniel Morden, Alice Oswald and more
Storytelling Course (experienced)
9th – 14th September
Storytelling Course (experienced) ‘The Goddess and her Consorts’ Hugh and Eric Maddern at Ty Newydd Writers Centre, Llanystumdwy, Cricieth, N. Wales
https://www.tynewydd.wales/course/storytelling-retreat-2019/
Diary 2018 (public performances & workshops)
Beowulf
28th January, 7.30pm
Wylam Winter Tales Festival, St Oswin’s Church, Wylam, Newcastle.
A Songline for Doggerland
2nd, 3rd, 9th & 10th February
Bergh Apton Community play, written by Hugh (& he’s performing in it), directed by Charlotte Arculus, with music by Mary Lovett & visual effects by Liz McGowan.
Tickets £15 including refreshments (in advance ONLY ) – limited to 100 per performance, from:
Online: Tickets here
Telephone: 01508 480696
Storytelling Performance
8th March, 7.30pm
Stealing Thunder Storytelling Club, Brigsteer Village Hall, Lake District.
Contact Nick & Emily Hennessey: 01539 568465
Samhain & Beltane
18th March, 4.30pm
Stories & ballads connected to the two great festivals of the Celtic Calendar
The Kings Place, York Way, London.
The Liberty Tree
Robin Hood & the English Radicals
8th April, 2.30pm
(with Nick Hennessey)
British Museum, London
‘The Hanging of a Mouse
5th & 6th May
Performance & Workshop, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff,
Storytelling from the Start
11th – 13th May
beginners workshop with Hugh & Daniel Morden
Ty Newydd Writers Centre, Llanystumdwy, Cricieth, North Wales LL52 0LW.
Telephone: 01766 522811
The Hanging of a Mouse
25th May
Hebden Bridge Storytelling Club, Yorkshire
‘The Assembly of the Severed Head
Norwich Launch
27th May
including The Hanging of a Mouse, Norwich Festival.
The Hanging of a Mouse
Stories from the Mabinogion,
28th May
Maldon Arts Festival, Essex
The Assembly of the Severed Head
1st June
Performance and launch of Hugh’s new novel at Hay Festival. For more information see the Website.
Beyond the Border Festival
8th – 10th June
St Donat’s Castle, Llantwit Major, South Wales.
The Mardling Acre
20th July
Sedgeford Archaeological Dig, Norfolk.
Oxford Storytelling Festival
24th – 27th August
Oxford.
The Dreaming of the Night Sky
stories of the stars
21st – 28th September
Week-long storytelling workshop with Hugh & Daniel Morden, stories of the stars, Amari, Crete.
For more information go to: friends-of-amari.org
Heightened Speech
an exploration of spells, curses, prayers, poetry, bardic utterance etc
22nd – 27th October
Week-long storytelling workshop with Hugh & Eric Maddern
Ty Newydd Writers Centre, Llanystumdwy, Cricieth, North Wales LL52 0LW.
Telephone: 01766 522811