by Ziyadliwa
The Red Thread: Where will it lead? Greek tales are filled with weird and wonderful monsters, vengeful gods and glorious heroes. But what happens when the line between monster and man blurs? Join storyteller Suzanne Whitby, best known on stage as Ziyadliwa, for an...
by Ziyadliwa
Troublesome Tengu: Travels with Japanese Yōkai Meddling with Japanese goblins is never a good idea, but humans will insist on tramping where angels fear to tread… In this tale of adventure and misadventure, storyteller Suzanne Whitby weaves together a selection...
by Ziyadliwa
Pint by Pint: Tales of brewing, beer, and civilisation Some say that bread was what we humans needed to get on the path towards civilisation. Others say that the catalyst was, in fact, beer. And the ancient tales tend to support the latter idea. So imagine that world...
by Ziyadliwa
Silent companions: They’re watching. Meet the silent companions that adorn an 18th century house. They’ve stayed in place for hundreds of years, keeping quiet, watching all, and today they’re ready to tell their stories. Creepy and not-so-creepy tales from the...
by Ziyadliwa
Foreign Devil, Silk Road Constantinople. Tyre. Damascus. Samarkand. Istaravshan. Venice. Kathmandu. Chang’an. The journey is long, and anything but direct. Getting from China to Italy involves a muddled route of changing roads and curious places, filled with...
