Edinburgh storytellers explore Scotland’s Suffragette story with students as part of Scotland’s local storytelling campaign

As part of Scotland’s Local Storytelling Campaign and to mark this year’s centenary of the women’s right to vote and The Year of Young People, Edinburgh storytellers Lea Taylor and Nicola Wright have teamed with students from Woodmill High School, Dunfermline and will be looking closely at themes connected to their storytelling performance, ‘The Purple White and Green: The Story of Scottish Suffragettes’. Continue reading Edinburgh storytellers explore Scotland’s Suffragette story with students as part of Scotland’s local storytelling campaign

Open Word – Open World: Scottish International Storytelling Festival gets underway

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Councillor Donald Wilson, Edinburgh’s Culture and Communities Convener, joined the opening reception of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival on Friday to welcome storytellers from across six continents to Edinburgh. Continue reading Open Word – Open World: Scottish International Storytelling Festival gets underway