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

Latest Past Events

‘Mappa Mundi’ at the Mandeville 700 conference (KCL)

‘Here, I found beasts like minotaurs, useful for war’. Let the twelve winds blow you to the far corners of the Earth; meet mermaids and mandrakes; and follow the trail of Adam’s burnt footprints all the way back to Eden. Storyteller Daisy Black takes you on a tour around the medieval map of the world. […]

Nine Days’ Wonder at Wolverhampton Literature Festival

Bantock House Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton

The tall tale of Will Kempe’s audacious dance of over 125 miles from London to Norwich in 1599.  Star of the London stage, Will Kempe is the sort of man who felt no shame going about town introducing himself as: ‘Cavaliero Kemp, head-master of Morrice-dauncers, high Head-borough of heighs, and only tricker of your Trill […]

£8.50

Unlocking the Word Hoard: A Medieval Storytelling Workshop at Wolverhampton Literature Festival

Bantock House Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton

Develop the skills needed to break down any story for performance, learn how to adapt old tales for modern audiences, and address the problems inherent in telling stories from the medieval past. This workshop is aimed at story lovers aged 13 to 130 who are interested in learning to spin yarns of their own. Workshop leader […]

£10