More sets

(hover over titles for more info)

Tales From The Trees

Once, many years ago the trees covered the lands from sea to sea.
From the great forests of yore to a single tree standing on a hilltop, these are the tales of the trees and our relationship with them.

Expect:

forest guardians
axes
green messages

Peril: Variable
*

Dragons

All manner of large scaly beasts pour out their baleful breath on your venue.
Fortunately there is usually a plucky seventh son or handsome hero on hand to rise to the challenge.

Expect:
old kings

wicked step parents

magic weapons

Peril: Extreme
(especially for local maidens)*

Clever Girls

Lateral thinking and saving kingdoms is all in a days work for your average goose girl and being smart is always handy for keeping the menfolk in their place.

Expect:

impossible riddles
outwitted husbands
fishnets

Peril: Mild*

Norse Gods

They might be Gods but they just keep running in to trouble, even when they stay at home there's always some dreadful giant or dwarf trying to get hold of Freya or steal their treasures. Thor, Odin, and the gods of Asgard struggle with the forces of evil to keep the Nine Worlds safe. And then there's Loki...

Expect:

giants
a hammer
eagles

Peril: Apocalyptic*

Tales From The Forge

Celebrating the skilful artisan. They can bend metal to their will but can they get themselves out of trouble?

Expect:

rippling muscles
the devil
wings

Peril: Medium

The Travelling Talesman can select a suite of sensational stories to suit your event, entertain your audience from his ready bag of hours of tales or dig out new delights to fit the theme of your choice.

Or chose one of the Talesman's carefully structured existing sets:


Changed: Touring autumn 2016 Tales of Transformation, Transfiguration and Transmutation. .	The Nectar Of The Gods touring spring 2016 Time honoured tales of mythological brewings, legendary fermentations and deities drinking divine beer.More	The Season Of Revenge touring autumn 2015 Dark and bloody tales of grim retribution and karmic comeuppance. It's sweet, best served cold and sometimes comes from beyond the grave.More

toured spring 2015 Giants! They are big and some of them are clever. Europe used to be thick with them. From Greek Zeus to Scandinavian Thor and from Cornwall's Jack the Giant Killer to the northern Molly Whuppie, Gods and humans have waged a devastating series of single combats against large and grotesque beings with dubious manners. More	toured autumn 2014 The Dark Arts Witches, Wizards, spells and enchantment. Flee from the terrifying, iron toothed, Russian witch Baba Yaga, learn the arts of transformation with Breton Koadalan and dont eat the cakes offered by China's dubious Mrs. Number Three! More	toured spring 2014 Away With The Fairies From woodland glades to rocky hills, Fairies come in many sizes and types. The Spriggans, Pixies, Piskies, Sidhe (pronounced “shee”), Good Folk and Fae suffer a welter of differing reports. Some say they are not to be trusted, others that they never lie. Some are tall others tiny. Some bestow great riches and others steal children.More

toured autumn 2013 The Raven and other Underworld Journeys From the earliest times and across all cultures the kingdoms that lie beneath our feet and beyond our breath have held a deep fascination for us. The journey in to darkness has been taken as readily by the scribes and storytellers of yore as by Edgar Allen Poe. More	toured spring 2013 Viking Raid! They might be Gods but they just keep running into trouble, even when they stay at home there's always some dreadful giant or dwarf trying to get hold of Freya or steal their treasures. Thor, Odin, and the gods of Asgard struggle with the forces of evil to keep the Nine Worlds safe. And then there's Loki...	Mid Winter Mythology Tales from the dark mid winter snows to bring adventure to your fireside in the longest nights... and hope for the return of spring.