Hugh Lupton is one of Britain’s best-known storytellers and a founding figure of the modern oral storytelling movement. He has performed across Britain and Europe for over four decades, bringing myth and folk tale to life with warmth, humour and depth. His previous works include The Ballad of John Clare and The Assembly of the Severed Head.

Hugh Lupton is an award-winning storyteller, performer and author. He is also a poet and lyricist. His work spans over 35 years, working on both solo projects and in partnership with other artists, writers, musicians, illustrators and performers.

He has toured both nationally and internationally and has performed at the RSC, the National Theatre and the Barbican, as well as at schools, community venues and arts centres the length and breadth of Britain. His repertoire ranges from Greek epic to Grimms Fairy Tales, from Norse and Celtic myth to East Anglian folk-tales, from the Great War to John Clare. Thematically his work often explores our place in the landscape and the deep cultural memories we carry.