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StoryTelling Corner: Episode Three Is A Huge Success

StoryTelling Corner tells its own story: Episode Three


Episode Three  

Storytelling returned to Leamington on Thursday 25th January at Slate Art Gallery, with the three fascinating storytellers; Julie Goddard, Stephanie Summers and Jo Howarth, entertaining and educating an audience ranging from our youngest ever visitor aged under six, to two of our stalwarts, let’s say over 60.

 The evening began with socialising in the creative interior of Slate Art Gallery with wine, beer and snacks provided by the gallery-owner Kate Livingston. The art on show for the final week was a series of female nude beauty, by Neil Moor entitled ‘Sympathetic Magic’.

Kate told us that although each portrait showed a single nude figure, the artist purposely mixed up the body parts from different models to emphasise womanhood rather than one woman. This theme tied in perfectly with our aim to empower all the women on the stage this evening, (we offer equality of opportunity for all female storytellers). The aura of creative art and compelling stories was created with that first half hour as the storytellers and the audience interacted with each other.


 The evening was opened with a welcome from Ernie Boxall, Founder of StoryTelling Corner, who delivered a short monologue on an experience which, spread over some forty years, led him to believe it was a historic connection to Kenilworth Castle which led to the theme of the evening, ‘How Did I Get Here?'


Our first official female storyteller Julie Goddard took to the stage first, and educated us with her knowledge of Bronze Age Britain…and the myth of ‘What the Romans did for us’. Roads, language, art and community were all established long before the Romans defeated the various tribes scattered across the country.


Julie demonstrated the ability to bring the stories of the past into our times by linking her own life experiences; being continually told she shouldn’t follow her dreams or that her grades made success in her chosen field almost impossible. Julie ended the evening being asked about her business ‘Woodgate Consulting’, helping people be the best they can be.


Julie’s takeaway lesson is:
“You are the heroine of your own quest. Listen to your supporting characters wisely, we all need people who challenge as well as champion us!”


Stephanie Summer, the owner of café Zoubisou in Leamington not only amazed us with her delicious chocolate brownies!, but also with her story of how her early life experiences were almost perfectly set up to lead her to become a successful, published author of a series of eight books, her first titled ‘Indigo Lost’. Following the story of a female with some extraordinary powers, a little like herself, Stephanie also read an extract from her book.  She closed her story-session signing all the books she sold.


Finally, it was an honour and privilege to have Jo ‘Happiness’ Howarth drive down from Liverpool to deliver an inspirational, and the somewhat tear-inducing story of an actress who was often ‘resting’ and was in a relationship which certainly wasn’t making her happy. Over the next twenty minutes, Jo used her story, her experience and her exuberance to show us the happiness involved in making a cup of tea and the everyday things you should be glad for!


Jo’s Take Away Lesson:
“Happiness is a choice we are all capable of making every day, regardless of the difficulties we might be facing!”

 Ernie closed the event by thanking everyone for supporting StoryTelling Corner, especially Rich Amor-Wilkes for his professional production of audio/video content. Rich honoured us by being the main storyteller at the November event with his tales of climbing and adventuring around the world.

 Special thanks go to Simmie Korotane for her PR and her enthusiasm for StoryTelling Corner. Simmie has been invaluable over the last five months as we have grown from inception to our first steps.

 Our next StoryTelling Corner is on Thursday 22nd March at Slate Art Gallery and the theme is ‘April Fool’. So, if you’re a storyteller and would like to get involved, or if you love listening to tales, please DM.


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