Event

The Tangle of the Commons

The Tangle of the Commons tells the story of the British landscape and our relationship with the wild things around us, seen and unseen. Who really owns this place and what happens if humans push things too far?

Here are some of the old tales, laced with history, ecology and a hefty dose of the ridiculous, to provoke thought and inspiration about the land we usually take so much for granted. Through story, we will walk the islands of Britain with peasant farmers, dastardly robber kings, magical rivers, malevolent fairies and disgruntled wildlife, starting in the Dark Ages and watching our landscape change as we travel through history.

Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field.
Ill meet you there.
Rumi

This is a performance storytelling evening suitable for 14+
Refreshments will be available in the interval.

Lisa Schneidau is a storyteller and environmentalist based on Dartmoor. She seeks out, and shares, stories about the land and our complex relationship with it. Lisa is the author of Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland (History Press, 2018) and the forthcoming Woodland Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland (History Press, publication in autumn 2020). She tells stories at events, nature reserves, arts centres and schools, including performance storytelling, training and storytelling development within education, as well as helping to run South Devon Storytellers and Dartmoor Storytellers.

Find more information about Lisas storytelling performances, projects and writing at www.lisaschneidau.co.uk