Medievalist, storymaker, theatre director, folk dance teacher, BBC / AHRC New Generation Thinker

Yde and Olive at IVFDF, Sheffield

I am performing Yde and Olive as part of the Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival (this year held at Sheffield University). Festival details and tickets: https://sheffield-ivfdf.org.uk/   The baby’s first clothes were wide bands of wool.  Their small limbs were bound, tenderly and close, to help them grow strong.  To help them grow straight. From their […]

Yde and Olive at University College Chapel, Oxford University

Tickets: Daisy Black, Medieval Storytelling Performance of 'Yde & Olive' Tickets, Wed, Mar 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite   The baby’s first clothes were wide bands of wool.  Their small limbs were bound, tenderly and close, to help them grow strong.  To help them grow straight. From their cradle, they could hear the […]

Yde and Olive ONLINE with Live to Your Living Room

Tickets:  https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/daisy-black-yde-and-olive/ The baby’s first clothes were wide bands of wool.  Their small limbs were bound, tenderly and close, to help them grow strong.  To help them grow straight. From their cradle, they could hear the uttered prayers of a priest, the rush of poured water. The baby blinked as drops of holy water flicked […]

Yde and Olive at Leicester Storytelling Circle

The Guildhall Guildhall Lane, Leicester

27th March, 7.30pm The Guildhall, Leicester Tickets: https://www.leicestermuseums.org/event-details/?id=6fdc7329-cec9-4f39-9d67-c6e606009475   The baby’s first clothes were wide bands of wool.  Their small limbs were bound, tenderly and close, to help them grow strong.  To help them grow straight. From their cradle, they could hear the uttered prayers of a priest, the rush of poured water. The baby […]

Yde and Olive in Middlesbrough

  13.00.  More details to come soon. Tickets: Email daisy-removethis@daisyblack.uk (delete the obvious) to book.   The baby’s first clothes were wide bands of wool.  Their small limbs were bound, tenderly and close, to help them grow strong.  To help them grow straight. From their cradle, they could hear the uttered prayers of a priest, the rush […]

Yde and Olive at May Heydays Folk Festival, Evesham

The De Montfort School, Evesham Evesham

Festival site: https://mayheydays.org.uk/ 'Yde and Olive' will be told as part of the festival programme: https://mayheydays.org.uk/programme.html   The baby’s first clothes were wide bands of wool.  Their small limbs were bound, tenderly and close, to help them grow strong.  To help them grow straight. From their cradle, they could hear the uttered prayers of a […]

Yde and Olive at Leeds International Medieval Congress

University of Leeds

Yde and Olive  will be performed as a public event on Wednesday of the week-long conference. Tickets: https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imc-2025/events-2/yde-and-olive-a-medieval-lesbian-romance/ 20.30-22.00, Stage@Leeds   The baby’s first clothes were wide bands of wool.  Their small limbs were bound, tenderly and close, to help them grow strong.  To help them grow straight. From their cradle, they could hear the […]

Yde and Olive at Ropetackle Storytellers, Shoreham

Ropetackle Arts Centre Little High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea

Tickets soon to be available at https://ropetacklecentre.co.uk/ Join the mailing list to hear when tickets are released: https://mailchi.mp/38c4aef60e37/ropetacklestorytellers   The baby’s first clothes were wide bands of wool.  Their small limbs were bound, tenderly and close, to help them grow strong.  To help them grow straight. From their cradle, they could hear the uttered prayers […]

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Yde and Olive at Sheffield Storyforge

The Fat Cat 23 Alma Street, Sheffield

The baby’s first clothes were wide bands of wool.  Their small limbs were bound, tenderly and close, to help them grow strong.  To help them grow straight. From their cradle, they could hear the uttered prayers of a priest, the rush of poured water. The baby blinked as drops of holy water flicked across their […]

Yde and Olive at Leamington Literary Society

Booking details: https://searchout.warwickshire.gov.uk/group/251/leamington-literary-society     The baby’s first clothes were wide bands of wool.  Their small limbs were bound, tenderly and close, to help them grow strong.  To help them grow straight. From their cradle, they could hear the uttered prayers of a priest, the rush of poured water. The baby blinked as drops of […]