Sound and the Imagination
The words we use have more to them than their dictionary meaning. The sounds of words have magic, and that magic can be channelled in all sorts of different ways. Join Debs for a playful immersion in to the massive palette of sound that language gives us, as storytellers, and as human beings.
Drawing on 17 years’ experience speaking Shakespeare, 15 years as a performance storyteller and a life time as a writer-at-play Debs will use games, conversation, and even the sounds of the beautiful surroundings of the festival to deepen your connection with the music of the words you say and the images they conjure. You might even leave having done a bit of Shakespeare yourself!
Suitable for storytellers of any experience level, writers, poets as well as any curious folk who are none of the above. Come ready to mess about a bit!
For ages 14+
Duration 90mins
Debs Newbold is an internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning storytelling artist who creates fresh, playful work that gets deep under the skin.
She is a performer, director, writer and trainer, in demand all over the world, working class in origin, Brummie to her core.
A fearlessly imaginative story artist Debs has worked for the last 20 years, both in collaboration and as a soloist, to create a vivid body of critically admired work that explores the human condition through theatre. Her creations are funny, deeply felt and often cathartic and the work connects with a wide range of audiences and participants.
As a performer Debs has made work for venues such as Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Opera House, the Southbank Centre, the RSC, Hay Festival, Peace Child International and the BBC as well as many other theatres, festivals and community spaces both in the UK and internationally. She is a trained deviser and clown as well as an experienced performer in classical roles, including Shakespeare. She was shortlisted for both an Off West End (OFFIE) and Standing Ovation Award in 2023 for her performance of Lost In Blue at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre London. Debs most recently played the lead in MUTTON, a New Writing piece by Brave Words Theatre (2023).