A young person sets out on the road.

They have nothing, not even their hands.

All they hold onto is faith that regrowth is possible...

... somewhere out in the wide and waiting world.

In Storms and Silver Hands, storyteller Hannah Moore weaves the fairy tale of The Handless Maiden with true and traditional stories from around the world – stories that can make us wonder at our human capacity for restoration, empowerment, agency and hope. 

This dark and starry adventure considers what it means - out of the soil of troubled times - to grow back wild and full of wonder, and explores the themes of power, repair, aid and regrowth. An evening of tales and songs, and questions for the nightingales in the branches of your heart.  

DATES

Old tales with fresh wisdom for current times…

Thurs 26 March 2026

18:30-20:00

St Ethelburga's Centre for Peace and Reconciliation

£15

An evening of folk and fairy tales from around the world that speak to the themes of restoration and repair. 

- This event, open to public,  comes at the end of a CPD workshop day for facilitators, exploring storytelling as an asset for restorative practice and processes, in collaboration with the Restorative Justice Council.  

When I trained as a storyteller, I was asked how the tales passed down in the oral tradition can support the work I care about today. As a restorative justice facilitator, I worked up a repertoire of tales that bring to life the complexity, potential, wonder and magic that is possible when we turn our attention to humanising rather than othering.

So come, and let the doors of your heart be opened, let the possibilities within your gift be ignited, and let your connection with others and with the work you care about feel the fresh green sap of spring, as the fools and sages, monsters and marvels in these stories share their wisdom and reflections.

Tickets

The story of the Trojan War is part of a great tapestry of Greek myths. Horses and Apples leads listeners on a journey through the tales that precede this infamous conflict, asking questions that still resonate today...

Which would you choose above all else: power, wisdom or love? 

Once we've set ourselves to a course, when do we pass the point of no return? 

And how much will we sacrifice in order to get what we want?

Step into the vivid mythic world of Greek gods and goddesses, princes and queens, prophecies, bloodshed, love, sex, revenge, magic, trickery, transformation, destiny and hope.

Please see the Judgement of Paris extract on youtube for a flavour of this show:

A young person sets out on the road.

They have nothing, not even their hands.

All they hold onto is faith that regrowth is possible,

somewhere out in the wide and waiting world.

In The House in the Wild Woods, traditional storyteller Hannah Moore entwines the fairy tale of The Handless Maiden with true stories of empowerment, restoration, agency and hope.

Amy Cox, cellist and singer, weaves in folk music and songs to take you deeper into the magic...

Together, they invite you to on a stormy, starry journey into what it means - out the the soil of troubled times - to grow back wild and full of wonder... 

This is a two-hander combining stories and music, and explores the themes of power, repair, aid and rewilding.

 
Dates

Storytellers Hannah Moore and Fiona Eadie bring you an evening of wisdom and humour from the old tales.  

Join them for a journey along the sometimes comic, sometimes dangerous, path between choice and chance, in this programme full of fools and sages, hurdles and  hiccoughs, doom and destiny...

Dates

Evenings of fairy tales and magical adventures from the rich tradition of European wondertales. 

Including:

The Handless Maiden

Finist the Bright Falcon

Prince Lindworm

The Nixie of the Millpond

Kind Cordita, the Silent Prince and the Golden Bird of Summer

Allerleirauh Thousand Furs

Tatterhood

Cap O' Rushes

The Twelve Windows

Come into the forest and stray from the path, 

There are wonders and secrets hid deep in its heart,  

Music to snatch your feet swift into dance, 

And words to bewitch you given half a chance...

 Bringing together her love of ceilidh calling with her love of stories, Hannah interweaves the wild imagination of the Grimms' fairy tales with magical ceilidh dances. Come and dance your way through the story, becoming the characters, happenings and magic of the tale, accompanied by  the entrancing music of acclaimed folk musicians Paul Hutchinson and Matt Norman.

West of the Moon bring you their three-woman journey into the wondertale world, taking listeners deep into magic and imagination, running with the White Bear King; questing for Finist the Radiant Falcon and surviving trial by fire in the chicken-footed hut of Baba Yaga.

Dates

With a repertoire  of folk tales, fairy tales, myths and legends from all over the world, Hannah can offer storytelling sessions of any length that speak to your context, theme, community or interests.

Please get in touch for more details