Who are….The GuestHouse Storytellers

Eye to eye, mind to mind and heart to heart, the ancient art of storytelling is both timeless and contemporary. GuestHouse Storytelling Club hosts diverse professional storytellers to work in a community context and provides a sustainable platform for local storytellers to share and create work. 

The Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month at The Hillcrest Centre in Newhaven. We have no registered membership; everyone is welcome and you become a member by attending. To find out about upcoming events you can email us on info@guesthousestorytellers.com or visit the website www.guesthousestorytellers.com.

This year our focus is the Ogham Tree Calendar and we’ll be celebrating a different tree each month with songs and stories.  There are two 7 minute floor-spots per Story Night.  Tellers vary from the very well trained and experienced to people stepping into the water for the first time. Everyone is welcome and every story and teller is different, providing a varied and rich feast of tales to carry away with you and maybe even re-tell. If you would like a floor-spot, please write to us at info@guesthousestorytellers.com or catch us on a Club evening.

The rest of the evening is devoted to a professional teller, often of international renown.

Our History

GuestHouse storytellers began in 2006 and is inspired by a poem by the 12th century Persian mystic, Rumi, which you can read here: www.gratefulness.org

Find out more: guesthousestorytellers.com

Time:  Café opens 7.00pm. Stories from 7.30pm

Here are the dates for 2024 (all second Tuesdays of the month):

9 January 2024 – Birch Tree Nell Phoenix: ‘Stories to Bring the House Down.’

13 February – Rowan Tree Xanthe Gresham: ‘The Bag of Wonders.’

12 March - Alder Tree Tim Ralphs: ‘The Secret Commonwealth.’

9 April -Willow Tree Sally Pomme Clayton: ‘The Mighty Goddess.’

14 May - Hawthorn Tree Anne-Marie, Umi and Wendy Host ‘The Best of GuestHouse.’

11 June – Ash Tree

9 July - Oak and Holly Trees

10 September – Hazel Tree

8 October - Apple Tree

12 November - Elder Tree

10 December - Yew and Pine Trees