The STILL is co-created with Laura Sampson to test the possibilities of combining live sound with storytelling.
Our most recent show was THE NORSE EDDA at The All Good Bookshop. Over three nights this August Laura and I teamed up with Laurence Ashcroft to take on Snorri’s towering work of Norse Mythology for our latest epic. Hear the whole thing via Bandcamp.
Our previous show was THE CANDLE GAME at The All Good Bookshop at the end of June. In Japan the season for spooky stories is summer – chills and shivers are refreshing in the heat. At the end of each tale a candle goes out, until all is darkness. For this uniquely unnerving evening Laura was joined by special guest Polis Loizou. As well as live sounds and theremin accompaniment from me the event also featured a rakugo performance from Ben Sohawon. Audio recordings of the show are on Bandcamp now! And video of each of the stories is now on Vimeo, starting here.
Before that, over the first three Saturday nights in February, Laura and I teamed up with Minnie Wilkinson for a brand new telling of BEOWULF. Audio from the whole story is available on Bandcamp now.
In August 2024 I joined storyteller Laurence Ashcroft for a unique chance to perform one of the oldest and greatest stories humanity ever told – THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH. That too was a sellout success. Audio from all three nights is on Bandcamp. A six-part video of the whole show is on Vimeo starting here.
Since starting THE STILL Laura and I have been thrilled to work with some of the finest storytellers and sound and visual artists around, taking shows to theatres, festivals including VAULT and Bloomsbury and… less usual spaces(!) all over London and elsewhere.
(c) Bloomsbury Festival / Stuart Keegan
“A marvellous spooky evening for the audience… fantastic soundscapes turn a great evening of storytelling into a must-see event.” Buxton Fringe Reviews 2022