projects
'An exceptional storyteller. His performances were full of suspense and drama' ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE
CURRENT SHOWS AVAILABLE
Please contact Daniel regarding any of the shows below. He is also happy to discuss commissions or multi- voice events.
THE EMPTY HAND
What would you do if the one you loved was taken from you? How far would you go to find them? would you go to the Otherworld? to Hell?…. These long- forgotten tales take you on epic journeys across this world and the other.
Suitable for adults
GREEK MYTHS
Since 1993, Daniel has collaborated with Hugh Lupton on lucid, passionate retellings of Classical tales. Programmes include THE ILIAD, THE ODYSSEY and Ovid’s METAMORPHOSES.
In 2006 Daniel and Hugh received The Classical Association Award for ‘the most significant contribution to public understanding of the Classics’
Schools programmes available
For more info go to http://hughlupton.co.uk/shows/
DEVIL’S VIOLIN
Since 2006 Daniel has collaborated with THE DEVIL’S VIOLIN to create magical performances of words and music for adults.
They have toured throughout the Uk, from Cumbria to Cornwall, playing a huge range of venues, from remote village halls to The Barbican Centre.
‘A seductive brew of storytelling and music that’s good enough to sell your soul for’
VENUE BRISTOL
During 2021 their new show THE BEAST IN ME will tour https://www.thedevilsviolin.co.uk/
DARK TALES FROM THE WOODS
100 years ago the famous Welsh gypsy family the Woods told wild fairy tales around the fire, tales of shapeshifting and magic and drama and danger. Now Daniel retells those thrilling tales with wit, passion and gusto.
Suitable for adults and young people over 12
‘Gruesome, hypnotic and fantastical’ THE TIMES
NEWS OF THE STRANGE!
Tales from the Arab world.
A fisherman throws back everything he catches. A blind man begs passers by to strike him. A parrot must tell enthralling tales or die.
Shot through with powerful, mysterious images, NEWS OF THE STRANGE is an evening of lesser- known stories from the Arab world, some moving, some shocking, some hilarious.
Suitable for adults
FAMILY SHOWS
TWICE UPON A TIME
Two fairytales performed by Daniel and OLIVER WILSON-DICKSON (fiddle)
A popular family show. Expect singalongs, high drama and low humour, mysterious strangers, danger, shocking twists and sudden jumps!