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Storyteller Directory: Carl Merry

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Name: Carl Merry

Location: Wickford, Essex

County: Essex

Telephone: 01268 767770

Email: carl.tale-spinner@blueyonder.co.uk

Website: carltales.com

I tell stories from around the world to all ages. My repertoire also includes stories from all areas of the British Isles particularly East Anglia and Ireland. I have told in many schools in Essex over the past seven years as well as in country parks, theatres, churches and village halls.

I have given family storytelling workshops in primary schools. I can work with pupils to create picture books based on traditional or original stories, or to create oral tellings of traditional tales.

Literacy Days, Arts and Book Weeks, single day or multiple visits as part of an ongoing project have all been part of my work as a full-time teller of tales. I have told stories as part of The Essex Book Festival for a number years and conducted workshops for teachers for Essex LEA.

Area: London, South East, East Anglia. Also willing to travel anywhere in England and Wales if fees, travel expenses and accommodation costs are met.

      Cost: £200 for a full day and £120 for a half day. Fees for evening performances by arrangement.
Can be flexible on fees depending on situation.

Travel expenses charged at 30p per mile to a maximum of £50 in London, South East and East Anglia.
Travel to other areas by agreement.

Additional information: I have a CRB check and enhanced disclosure.
Equity member with public liability insurance up to £10.000,000.

• Has special needs experience
• Performs indoors
• Performs outdoors
• Performs to adults
• Performs to audiences over 100 in number
• Performs to audiences up to 100 in number
• Performs to audiences up to 40 in number
• Performs to pre-school age children
• Performs to primary age children
• Performs to secondary age children
• Performs to senior citizens
• Runs workshops for adults
• Runs workshops for children
• Travels anywhere in the U.K.