Community Artist. Celebrant. Storyteller.
Wherever I am working, whoever it is with or in which capacity – we are celebrating. Celebrating people and their personalities, their challenges and triumphs and all of the connections they are making and have made.
Facilitation & Storytelling – tomforastory@gmail.com
Celebrancy – celebrant.tom@gmail.com
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Community Artist
Creativity can happen in any space at any moment. By creating a space that is informal, safe and respectful; people, their creativity and stories can grow and flourish.
I run workshops with all age ranges including teenagers, toddlers, older adults, graduates and primary ages.
These include storytelling, wellbeing, writing and crafts.
Celebrant
Creating stories, scripts or poetry from research or workshops with participants.
I can create original material, themes or prompts or use those already developed and help to expand, edit or bridge the spaces in between.
Storytelling
Many years ago I saw a Storyteller in the ruins of an old castle telling and singing of dragons and wandering heroes.
My performances aim to mix accessibility with engaging simplicity to create informal and flexible experiences using new or traditional tales – indoor, outdoor or wherever the people can be gathered.
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About Me
I am Tom. Born in Cheshire and I have lived in Manchester, London, Sheffield, New Zealand and now in back in the North West.
I stumbled through the education system, discovering a passion for performance and art along the way. Eventually I got into drama school, LAMDA & then MMU School of Theatre. I have been privileged to be taught by some wonderful practitioners from all over the world and have been able to share my experience through workshops, classes and as a director.
I am a proud founder and director of Story Stitchers CIC, aiming to help people in a wide variety of settings to tell their stories and benefit from hearing others tell theirs.
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