Events

Unruly Woman at Wolverhampton ArtsFest 18th June, 7.30, Arena Tilstone Theatre Bookings and more details: https://www.wlv.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-events/calendar/?view=fulltext&id=d.en.1108779 ----------------------------------------------------------- It is impossible That any clerk speak well of women. Who painted the lion, tell me, who? By God, if women had written stories As clerks have in their studies They would have written more of men’s wickedness […]

More details to be confirmed soon. In a little room in Rome, a bride sits at her window. The deep windowsill is covered with litter – a scrap of dried seaweed, the jagged edge of a pink scallop, scattered grains of sand. Her eyes are fixed on the ocean outside. She has always loved the […]

Storyteller and academic Daisy Black presents indecorous assortment of medieval tales from around Europe about women who gain the upper hand – or, occasionally, the upper arse. These are stories of sex, of disguise and deception, of arse-kissing, and of women finding creative, naughty and cunning ways to overcome the restrictions placed upon them by […]

A thrilling chance to see 'The Full Yarn' in front of the Reading Bayeux Tapestry. Horses are dyed of a different hue, and woollen castrations might occur. This is a private event as part of a Marie Skodowska-Curie Fellowship-funded conference on gender and medieval castles. Details on how to register for this important and timely […]

A performance and workshop as part of the UoL's medievalism seminar.  More details to be announced soon.

The beasts of battle gather in the tapestry borders. Ravens, wolves, eagles. All creatures – common, fantastic, wild, domestic – hold their stitched breath as the battle gathers Waiting.   Until at last, William and Harold face each other over some few feet of linen. The embroidered King wants to finish his church at Westminster. […]

It is impossible That any clerk speak well of women. Who painted the lion, tell me, who? By God, if women had written stories As clerks have in their studies They would have written more of men’s wickedness Than all the mark of Adam might redress.   (Geoffrey Chaucer, The Wife of Bath’s Prologue).   […]

Daisy Black called the opening night  of IVFDF 2023: Techno Contra with Bearded Dragons

In a little room in Rome, a bride sits at her window.  The deep windowsill is covered with litter – a scrap of dried seaweed, the jagged edge of a pink scallop, scattered grains of sand. Her eyes are fixed on the ocean outside. She has always loved the sea. But now the day has […]

Daisy Black and Andrew Swaine lead you in a party of dances and music from 1651 onwards.

A tailored workshop for the University of Warwick on using storytelling to teach medieval texts on university modules.

A tailored workshop on storytelling with challenging medieval texts.  Commissioned by the University of St Andrew's for artist practitioners working on their 'Seven Sages' project.

I will be telling my stories 'Mappa Mundi' and 'Broken Shells', as well as telling at other events around the festival.

Catch me acting as MC for some of the fantastic storytellers at Festival at the Edge this summer!

Storytelling workshops, dance calling and story performances.

Catch me directing two plays within 48 hours!

Late night stories after the dancing ends...

Catch me directing two plays within 48 hours!

I am acting as dramaturg and researcher of all things unsettling for 'Drak Tales' at the Arena Theatre. Featuring Carnivorine by Lucy H. Hooper, adapted by Matt Beames & The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Hannah Torrance One-Act Plays for Solo Performers Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton 13th - 15th December 2023 Dark Tales […]

Daisy will be telling her storytelling show 'Broken Shells' and running a storytelling workshop at May Hey Days, Evesham.

Daisy will be calling 7 events at Chippenham, including workshops covering theatre and Playford's dances; dance technique and theatre games for dancers, and calling the Zesty Playford and Ultimate Contra sets. See https://www.chippfolk.co.uk/int/ShowPerf?id=1054 for her full list of workshops.