Book Alice Fernbank
Alice tells stories to children and adults, offering storytelling sessions and workshops for all ages. Her stories come from world myths and folktales, including tales of tricksters, shape-shifters, ghosts, giants, gods and goddesses. Alice loves transformational myths, stories of feminine power, and tales about the land and water of the East Anglian fen country, where she spent her childhood.
Since moving from London to Edinburgh in 2015, Alice has become an active part of the Scottish storytelling community. Appearing in school events, theatres, and festivals which have included SISF and EdFringe. Her work has taken her abroad to festivals in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and most recently to Palabras al Vuelo Festival on Lanzerote. She regularly leads story walks around Edinburgh, sharing the legends and histories of the city with travellers from across the globe.
Nurturing others in the art of storytelling is a passion of Alice’s and she has acted as mentor and story coach to many emerging storytellers. Listening closely and responding with energising feedback to reveal a storyteller’s unique, authentic expression is key to Alice’s approach. In 2022-23 she worked closely with ‘A Moments Peace Theatre Company’ facilitating and guiding two creative groups of emerging storytellers, which culminated in public performances.
As a storytelling educator, Alice delivers seminars and training for a wide range of organisations. Clients have included Abbey Destinations (tour-guide training), the
University of Strathclyde (story and communication for PhD engineers and Law faculty), and language-teacher programmes in the Canary Islands. As a CELTA-qualified ESOL teacher, she creates storytelling workshops and performances specifically for English learners.
Alice has developed a new workshop offered to adults called ‘Dream a Myth’ which dives into the art of spontaneous story dreaming; conjuring stories from the present moment. It differs from typical storytelling workshops, exploring a more intuitive storytelling approach.
Recent shows include:
‘Odin’s Eye and the Art of Seeing’ (SISF 2023, EdFringe 2024)
’The Golden Fly’ (EdFringe 2019, 2022)
