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Book a day full of 20 minutes stories for festivals and events, as booked by National Trust, Limbo Adventure Day, English Heritage, Oakwell Hall, York Museum Gardens, Yorkshire Museum, Armouries Museum, Leeds Parks walking stories, Lantern Parades.

About Eden

Eden Ballantyne is an award winning storyteller and educator creating performances both large and small, for schools, museums, festivals, parties, and more besides.

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Storyteller, Actor, Workshop Leader and Historical Interpreter to entertain and educate, based in West Yorkshire but travels far and wide.

I’m just out of surgery (minor operation, nothin I’m just out of surgery (minor operation, nothing to worry about and now I can lift things again) and as a self employed person, I’m already checking emails, great to see my new flyers for the 2 shows in taking to @colchesterfringe at the end of the month. But I can’t decide do I print on A6 as usual, or do I go for A5?
It’s 200 years of passenger rail travel, to cele It’s 200 years of passenger rail travel, to celebrate, here’s some photos of me as George Stephenson at The Rail Story in Ingrow. @railstoryingrow @nationalrailwaymuseum @worthvalleyrailway
Come see Thor's A Dick – Viking Legends Not For Ki Come see Thor's A Dick - Viking Legends Not For Kids @dundeefringe today in the Keiller Centre at 6:30pm
https://dundeefringe.com/thor-s-a-dick-viking-legends-not-for-kids
This weekend at @dundeefringe see a darker version This weekend at @dundeefringe see a darker version of Viking stories in,  Thor’s A Dick - Viking Legends Not For Kids. At the Keiller Centre Saturday & Sunday. https://dundeefringe.com/thor-s-a-dick-viking-legends-not-for-kids 
@dundeeculture @dundeelibraries @creative_dundee
Coming to @dundeefringe this weekend an interactiv Coming to @dundeefringe this weekend an interactive family show full of exciting Viking stories, come and join in or just watch as the story unfolds. @dundeeculture @creative_dundee @visitdundeecity @dundeelibraries  https://dundeefringe.com/valhalla-awaits-viking-stories-for-kids
Tomorrow, Sunday! I’ll be @railstoryingrow as Ge Tomorrow, Sunday! I’ll be @railstoryingrow as George Stephenson telling the story of The Rainhill Trails and how steam travel became so revolutionary. @heritageopendays
I’m ecstatic to announce last night at the award I’m ecstatic to announce last night at the award ceremony for Gothenburg Fringe Festival, my show Buckets Of Blood - Fairy Tales Not For Kids won the “Simply The Best Award, given to shows with simple set and tech. I was delighted, (as you can see on the photos, because I pride my shows on being basic but impactful. As you can see I wasn’t the only winner 😉. This Fringe has been excellent, I can’t wait to return to Gothenburg and I’ve not even left yet. Gothenburg English Studio Theatre was a beautiful venue. All the staff, volunteers and other performers have works so well to make it a welcoming and exciting fringe. @gbgfringe @gest_gbg @kurkendaal 
Next @dundeefringe
Unfortunately this be the last post for some time Unfortunately this be the last post for some time n the ongoing series of ‘What I Saw at Fringe Yesterday’ because @gbgfringe ended yesterday 😢
But here’s what I saw yesterday Betty, a biographical story of Betty Ford told beautifully by a story I knew little about. 
Best Of, a truly beautiful 1 performer 1 audience member show about love, loss and mix tapes. 
Zone of Feeling, a site-specific dance piece I think about falling in and out of love, in an amazing building. 
The Singing Psychic Game Show, is exactly what it sounds like, a hilarious game show hosted by a phenomenal singing psychic. 
And the evening was round off at the Fringe Awards ceremony and karaoke, but more on that in my next post. @ohlavaka @tanc_o.z @thesingingpsychic
In the ongoing series of ‘What I Saw at Fringe Y In the ongoing series of ‘What I Saw at Fringe Yesterday’… yesterday I saw, Dreams of the Small Gods, trapeze, soil, a cow skull mask and a naked woman, a very fringy physical theatre piece. 
Dear Adult, a beautiful family show about holding on to childhood innocence. 
I also went to an interesting talk on queer theatre, and rounded off the night with Trash Tarot’s Chaotic Midnight Cabaret, a perfect end to a great day at @gbgfringe
I forgot to do a “What I’ve seen” post yeste I forgot to do a “What I’ve seen” post yesterday Gothenburg Fringe Festival, so here’s a bumper edition of what I What I Saw Yesterday at Fringe. 
Shame Show, (who are my venue buddies) a look at modern gay life in rural northern island through the lens of classic British telly. 
Bird, a bonkers and brilliant visit to a creepy bird sanctuary, or is it? 
Move 37, an insightful piece about AI and how might take over gaming and more. 
And finally 
Pup Play - A Queer Pseudo Lecture, a look at fetish and how internalise homophobia is destroying the LGBTQ community. 
All four shows are much more than my brief explanation, go and see them for yourself.  @gbgfringe
1st at @gbgfringe is about to happen, I’m so exc 1st at @gbgfringe is about to happen, I’m so excited to be performing at the beautiful @gest_gbg
Flyers and stickers have arrived, I’ve checked i Flyers and stickers have arrived, I’ve checked in, I just need to finish packing and I’m ready for tomorrow’s flight to @gbgfringe I’m so excited to be performing @gest_gbg
Grimm’s Fairer Tales is on at GEST – Gothenburg Grimm’s Fairer Tales is on at GEST - Gothenburg English Studio Theatre as part of Gothenburg Fringe Festival, come along for a brilliant family show that turn traditional fairy tales on their heads. @gbgfringe @gest_gbg
Dark tales from the original collectors of fairy s Dark tales from the original collectors of fairy stories, without the nastiness taken out. Hear some of the Brother's Grimm's more gruesome stories of murder, mutilation, cannibalism and a snitching bird. 
In between find out what gore was taken out of some of the more popular tales. This is no Disney production.
Friday the 5th and Saturday the 6th of September at Gothenburg English Studio Theatre @gbgfringe @gest_gbg
Here’s the Story Cart going from a stage back to Here’s the Story Cart going from a stage back to a cart, see it for yourself @ntbeningbrough Goddard’s Garden through the summer and Armley Park tomorrow. Then who knows where else it’ll pop up?  @nt_york @leedsparks @leedslibraries
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eden@storiesalive.co.uk

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