Medieval tales in the park
Free outdoor theatre is coming to Heigham Park throughout August.
Comic Medieval Tales for Kids will be running every Sunday in August. They’ll be performed by The Yarnsmith of Norwich, Dave Tonge, from a tent within the Recreation Road park.
The performances all start at 11am. Dave Tonge decides which tales to tell, depending on the audience, but says it’s open to children and their parents: “I never know exactly which story I will tell until I see the children. Some are riddles, but most are stories based on original medieval tales, adapted for a modern audience.”
Dave Tonge has worked as a tour guide for Norfolk Museum Service and has been telling tales for the past 8 years. He was inspired by another story teller, Stewart Alexander: “It was simply a case of fusing my passion for history with Stewart’s passion for tale telling, adding some authentic costume and objects into the mix and travelling the whole of England telling tales at museums, heritage sites, festivals, fayres and schools.”
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