This week we had a visit from storyteller and performer Anne Errington. Anne was telling stories to our a reading group of young people who have challenging behaviour and live in residentail care .
She gave a wonderfully animated rendition of several legends and myths from around the world. These included the stories of Hercules and Prometheus. She told a legend from Finland and ended the session with a story from Scotland, which had striking similarities to the Scandinavian tale.
The group, of about fifteen young people, and their carers, thoroughly enjoyed Anne's storytelling and were enraptured by the performing skills she utilised to bring the story to life. Many of the members of the group, as well as their carers, commented on how much they had enjoyed the session, and how different it was from anything that they had experienced before. Some compared it to being at a theatre and watching a play, but with a front row seat and a smaller audience.
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