Stephe Harrop
@stepheharrop.bsky.social
Associate professor, storyteller, author, Greek chorus wrangler. Also: tea, islands, debatable lands, long walks on cold beaches. "Impressively undaunted." https://www.stepheharrop.co.uk/
Lovely to be out and about today, working as a trustee of Adverse Camber to help develop sustainable storytelling pathways and communities in England, and beyond.
www.adversecamber.org
Also, friends - in case you were worrying - I did not spit.
www.adversecamber.org
Also, friends - in case you were worrying - I did not spit.
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Lovely to be out and about today, working as a trustee of Adverse Camber to help develop sustainable storytelling pathways and communities in England, and beyond.
www.adversecamber.org
Also, friends - in case you were worrying - I did not spit.
www.adversecamber.org
Also, friends - in case you were worrying - I did not spit.
As @beinghumanfest.bsky.social gets underway, I'm deep in storytelling thoughts about lovers and traders; displacement and transformation; grit, pearls, and stories.
Just a few tickets left for my upcoming performance/workshop at Unity Theatre, Liverpool: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/cress...
Just a few tickets left for my upcoming performance/workshop at Unity Theatre, Liverpool: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/cress...
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
As @beinghumanfest.bsky.social gets underway, I'm deep in storytelling thoughts about lovers and traders; displacement and transformation; grit, pearls, and stories.
Just a few tickets left for my upcoming performance/workshop at Unity Theatre, Liverpool: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/cress...
Just a few tickets left for my upcoming performance/workshop at Unity Theatre, Liverpool: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/cress...
Massive thanks to everyone who took part in today's first ever Dusking gathering for storytellers.
It was such a joy to hear you raising your voices, sharing a weird, wise old tale, as the shadows deepened around us - and as the Liverpool sky put on a wondrous show!
It was such a joy to hear you raising your voices, sharing a weird, wise old tale, as the shadows deepened around us - and as the Liverpool sky put on a wondrous show!
November 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Massive thanks to everyone who took part in today's first ever Dusking gathering for storytellers.
It was such a joy to hear you raising your voices, sharing a weird, wise old tale, as the shadows deepened around us - and as the Liverpool sky put on a wondrous show!
It was such a joy to hear you raising your voices, sharing a weird, wise old tale, as the shadows deepened around us - and as the Liverpool sky put on a wondrous show!
As Halloween creeps closer, I'm chuffed to have been invited to share spooky tales with the young folk of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.
Online, laid-back, and free to people aged 18–30 who live, work, or study in Coventry, Warwickshire, Solihull, or nearby.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-fo...
Online, laid-back, and free to people aged 18–30 who live, work, or study in Coventry, Warwickshire, Solihull, or nearby.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-fo...
October 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
As Halloween creeps closer, I'm chuffed to have been invited to share spooky tales with the young folk of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.
Online, laid-back, and free to people aged 18–30 who live, work, or study in Coventry, Warwickshire, Solihull, or nearby.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-fo...
Online, laid-back, and free to people aged 18–30 who live, work, or study in Coventry, Warwickshire, Solihull, or nearby.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-fo...
Got a new pair of specs, got my paper (very nearly) drafted, and I'm off to Brighton in the morning to deliver a keynote - combining live storytelling and ecopoetic reflection - at this fantastic symposium: www.techne.ac.uk/training-and...
October 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Got a new pair of specs, got my paper (very nearly) drafted, and I'm off to Brighton in the morning to deliver a keynote - combining live storytelling and ecopoetic reflection - at this fantastic symposium: www.techne.ac.uk/training-and...
In memory of the great poet Tony Harrison, my own school of eloquence.
Image c/o library.leeds.ac.uk/special-coll...
Image c/o library.leeds.ac.uk/special-coll...
![Draft text of Tony Harrison's poem 'Them & [uz]', with phonetics handwritten on a typewrittten page.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xpvzuoehvzratess6l6x5kof/bafkreic67ts4swqqtkbo3av7xt3y6rzwudzktvvsottxjdjrn76p6zlpza@jpeg)
September 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In memory of the great poet Tony Harrison, my own school of eloquence.
Image c/o library.leeds.ac.uk/special-coll...
Image c/o library.leeds.ac.uk/special-coll...
Focusing on plans for this fantastic upcoming symposium: www.techne.ac.uk/training-and...
In my keynote, I'll be combining live storytelling and ecopoetic reflection to explore how sharing un-pastoral tales drawn from mythic Britain might help us dream together towards liveable, shared futures.
In my keynote, I'll be combining live storytelling and ecopoetic reflection to explore how sharing un-pastoral tales drawn from mythic Britain might help us dream together towards liveable, shared futures.
September 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Focusing on plans for this fantastic upcoming symposium: www.techne.ac.uk/training-and...
In my keynote, I'll be combining live storytelling and ecopoetic reflection to explore how sharing un-pastoral tales drawn from mythic Britain might help us dream together towards liveable, shared futures.
In my keynote, I'll be combining live storytelling and ecopoetic reflection to explore how sharing un-pastoral tales drawn from mythic Britain might help us dream together towards liveable, shared futures.
Really looking forward to welcoming Corinne Harragin to Liverpool this October with her new storytelling show Troubled Waters.
A tapestry of transporting tales that have shaped our relationship with rivers, the lifeblood of our landscape.
Details and tickets: capstone.hope.ac.uk/whatson/trou...
A tapestry of transporting tales that have shaped our relationship with rivers, the lifeblood of our landscape.
Details and tickets: capstone.hope.ac.uk/whatson/trou...
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Really looking forward to welcoming Corinne Harragin to Liverpool this October with her new storytelling show Troubled Waters.
A tapestry of transporting tales that have shaped our relationship with rivers, the lifeblood of our landscape.
Details and tickets: capstone.hope.ac.uk/whatson/trou...
A tapestry of transporting tales that have shaped our relationship with rivers, the lifeblood of our landscape.
Details and tickets: capstone.hope.ac.uk/whatson/trou...
Am completely wiped out, clutching multiple scraps of paper, and very pleased with life after an excellent day of collaborative research with the wonderful folk at the Village Storytelling Centre, documenting the growth of Glasgow's contemporary storytelling scene.
Yay! (Falls over. Message ends.)
Yay! (Falls over. Message ends.)
August 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Am completely wiped out, clutching multiple scraps of paper, and very pleased with life after an excellent day of collaborative research with the wonderful folk at the Village Storytelling Centre, documenting the growth of Glasgow's contemporary storytelling scene.
Yay! (Falls over. Message ends.)
Yay! (Falls over. Message ends.)
A fantastic few days of storytelling and storytelling-adjacent goodness in sunny Edinburgh this week.
It was grand to catch up with a host of excellent folk, and loads of deft/bold/heartfelt/daft new work.
It was grand to catch up with a host of excellent folk, and loads of deft/bold/heartfelt/daft new work.
August 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A fantastic few days of storytelling and storytelling-adjacent goodness in sunny Edinburgh this week.
It was grand to catch up with a host of excellent folk, and loads of deft/bold/heartfelt/daft new work.
It was grand to catch up with a host of excellent folk, and loads of deft/bold/heartfelt/daft new work.
A bit over five years since a pandemic stopped me getting to Edinburgh to see Wind Resistance, I did manage to catch Karine Polwart's soulful, elegaic Windblown this evening.
Lads, I sobbed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPc...
Lads, I sobbed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPc...
August 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A bit over five years since a pandemic stopped me getting to Edinburgh to see Wind Resistance, I did manage to catch Karine Polwart's soulful, elegaic Windblown this evening.
Lads, I sobbed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPc...
Lads, I sobbed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPc...
What a beautiful evening, leading a workshop on storytelling and presence with my Romanian friends (old and new)!
Even when we meet online, it's so wonderful to witness faces glowing, and voices being raised in generosity, creativity, and joy.
Mulțumesc tuturor!
atelierdecuvinte.ro
Even when we meet online, it's so wonderful to witness faces glowing, and voices being raised in generosity, creativity, and joy.
Mulțumesc tuturor!
atelierdecuvinte.ro
July 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
What a beautiful evening, leading a workshop on storytelling and presence with my Romanian friends (old and new)!
Even when we meet online, it's so wonderful to witness faces glowing, and voices being raised in generosity, creativity, and joy.
Mulțumesc tuturor!
atelierdecuvinte.ro
Even when we meet online, it's so wonderful to witness faces glowing, and voices being raised in generosity, creativity, and joy.
Mulțumesc tuturor!
atelierdecuvinte.ro
Time to be back on the road with Queens of Albion, this time visiting the brilliant Guesthouse Storytellers down on the south coast.
They were the first to set foot on the island. So how come we’ve forgotten the story of our first, fiercest mythic mothers?
Tickets via: guesthousestorytellers.com
They were the first to set foot on the island. So how come we’ve forgotten the story of our first, fiercest mythic mothers?
Tickets via: guesthousestorytellers.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Time to be back on the road with Queens of Albion, this time visiting the brilliant Guesthouse Storytellers down on the south coast.
They were the first to set foot on the island. So how come we’ve forgotten the story of our first, fiercest mythic mothers?
Tickets via: guesthousestorytellers.com
They were the first to set foot on the island. So how come we’ve forgotten the story of our first, fiercest mythic mothers?
Tickets via: guesthousestorytellers.com
Check out this amazing detail of mistletoe berries, newly discovered on fragments of a Roman fresco in south London.
Just gorgeous. And so evocative of a place where different cultures were meeting and interacting ...
Full story here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just gorgeous. And so evocative of a place where different cultures were meeting and interacting ...
Full story here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
June 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Check out this amazing detail of mistletoe berries, newly discovered on fragments of a Roman fresco in south London.
Just gorgeous. And so evocative of a place where different cultures were meeting and interacting ...
Full story here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just gorgeous. And so evocative of a place where different cultures were meeting and interacting ...
Full story here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In a happy place this afternoon: sitting on the floor surrounded by bits of paper, starting to sketch how storytelling can energise inclusive cultural scenes and arts ecosystems in the contemporary city.
Part of a project with Village Storytelling Centre, Glasgow. www.villagestorytelling.org.uk
Part of a project with Village Storytelling Centre, Glasgow. www.villagestorytelling.org.uk
June 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In a happy place this afternoon: sitting on the floor surrounded by bits of paper, starting to sketch how storytelling can energise inclusive cultural scenes and arts ecosystems in the contemporary city.
Part of a project with Village Storytelling Centre, Glasgow. www.villagestorytelling.org.uk
Part of a project with Village Storytelling Centre, Glasgow. www.villagestorytelling.org.uk
SO MANY worms, wyrms, dragons, and other fiery beasties in today's workshop @porticolibrary.bsky.social in Manchester.
Massive thanks to a brilliant gang of writers and storytellers, who fearlessly spread their wings to reimagine a strange old tale of family, secrets, survival, and transformation.
Massive thanks to a brilliant gang of writers and storytellers, who fearlessly spread their wings to reimagine a strange old tale of family, secrets, survival, and transformation.
May 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
SO MANY worms, wyrms, dragons, and other fiery beasties in today's workshop @porticolibrary.bsky.social in Manchester.
Massive thanks to a brilliant gang of writers and storytellers, who fearlessly spread their wings to reimagine a strange old tale of family, secrets, survival, and transformation.
Massive thanks to a brilliant gang of writers and storytellers, who fearlessly spread their wings to reimagine a strange old tale of family, secrets, survival, and transformation.
Sunshine in Sheffield today, at the 'Song and a Sense of Place' conference organised by the Traditional Song Forum, with @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social.
Great to share emerging thinking about song, story, place, and the multiple imaginative landscapes in play in my Northering storytelling project.
Great to share emerging thinking about song, story, place, and the multiple imaginative landscapes in play in my Northering storytelling project.
April 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sunshine in Sheffield today, at the 'Song and a Sense of Place' conference organised by the Traditional Song Forum, with @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social.
Great to share emerging thinking about song, story, place, and the multiple imaginative landscapes in play in my Northering storytelling project.
Great to share emerging thinking about song, story, place, and the multiple imaginative landscapes in play in my Northering storytelling project.
Been trying out some Northering stories on my students the last few days, and they're really getting into these weird old tales of strange loves, hungry hearts, and stormy weather.
At @porticolibrary.bsky.social Manchester, Thursday 27 March at 17:30
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
At @porticolibrary.bsky.social Manchester, Thursday 27 March at 17:30
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
March 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Been trying out some Northering stories on my students the last few days, and they're really getting into these weird old tales of strange loves, hungry hearts, and stormy weather.
At @porticolibrary.bsky.social Manchester, Thursday 27 March at 17:30
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
At @porticolibrary.bsky.social Manchester, Thursday 27 March at 17:30
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
Back into the studio today, letting my imagination stray through old stories and songs of strange loves, hungry hearts, and stormy weather.
Catch my new storytelling project, Northering, at @porticolibrary.bsky.social Manchester, Thursday 27 March at 17:30
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
Catch my new storytelling project, Northering, at @porticolibrary.bsky.social Manchester, Thursday 27 March at 17:30
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
March 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Back into the studio today, letting my imagination stray through old stories and songs of strange loves, hungry hearts, and stormy weather.
Catch my new storytelling project, Northering, at @porticolibrary.bsky.social Manchester, Thursday 27 March at 17:30
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
Catch my new storytelling project, Northering, at @porticolibrary.bsky.social Manchester, Thursday 27 March at 17:30
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
Getting stuck into some old northern tales this weekend, full of hungry hearts and stormy weather, and unexpected kindness springing in the coldest places ...
My new storytelling project Northering is at @porticolibrary.bsky.social on Thursday 27 March
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
My new storytelling project Northering is at @porticolibrary.bsky.social on Thursday 27 March
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
March 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Getting stuck into some old northern tales this weekend, full of hungry hearts and stormy weather, and unexpected kindness springing in the coldest places ...
My new storytelling project Northering is at @porticolibrary.bsky.social on Thursday 27 March
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
My new storytelling project Northering is at @porticolibrary.bsky.social on Thursday 27 March
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
Looking forward to being back in that London tomorrow, talking with the good folk at Space for Storytelling about discovering stories, and strategies for ethical repertoire building in the twenty-first century.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/space-for-...
@londondreamtime.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/space-for-...
@londondreamtime.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Looking forward to being back in that London tomorrow, talking with the good folk at Space for Storytelling about discovering stories, and strategies for ethical repertoire building in the twenty-first century.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/space-for-...
@londondreamtime.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/space-for-...
@londondreamtime.bsky.social
This spring, I'm setting out to explore forgotten, fantastic tales of lives and loves transformed in northern lands.
Northering traces a twisting path through a mythic north that’s stranger than we think …
At @porticolibrary.bsky.social on Thursday 27 March
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
Northering traces a twisting path through a mythic north that’s stranger than we think …
At @porticolibrary.bsky.social on Thursday 27 March
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
February 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This spring, I'm setting out to explore forgotten, fantastic tales of lives and loves transformed in northern lands.
Northering traces a twisting path through a mythic north that’s stranger than we think …
At @porticolibrary.bsky.social on Thursday 27 March
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
Northering traces a twisting path through a mythic north that’s stranger than we think …
At @porticolibrary.bsky.social on Thursday 27 March
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
Brilliant to spend the last few days in Glasgow, developing my research project with the Village Storytelling Centre.
I've been hanging out with all sorts of amazing folk, sharing stories, and finding out how storytelling can help build confidence, communities, and new cultural connections ...
I've been hanging out with all sorts of amazing folk, sharing stories, and finding out how storytelling can help build confidence, communities, and new cultural connections ...
February 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Brilliant to spend the last few days in Glasgow, developing my research project with the Village Storytelling Centre.
I've been hanging out with all sorts of amazing folk, sharing stories, and finding out how storytelling can help build confidence, communities, and new cultural connections ...
I've been hanging out with all sorts of amazing folk, sharing stories, and finding out how storytelling can help build confidence, communities, and new cultural connections ...
Great to spend some time today meeting my new @artsemergency.bsky.social mentee, at the Museum of Liverpool.
If you don't know about Arts Emergency's brilliant work, you can check them out here: www.arts-emergency.org
If you don't know about Arts Emergency's brilliant work, you can check them out here: www.arts-emergency.org
January 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Great to spend some time today meeting my new @artsemergency.bsky.social mentee, at the Museum of Liverpool.
If you don't know about Arts Emergency's brilliant work, you can check them out here: www.arts-emergency.org
If you don't know about Arts Emergency's brilliant work, you can check them out here: www.arts-emergency.org
How come we’ve forgotten the story of our first (and fiercest) mythic mothers?
Properly thrilled to kick off my storytelling year by bringing Queens of Albion to StoryNight at Torriano (London), Weds 12 February, 19:30.
www.stepheharrop.co.uk/performances/
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Properly thrilled to kick off my storytelling year by bringing Queens of Albion to StoryNight at Torriano (London), Weds 12 February, 19:30.
www.stepheharrop.co.uk/performances/
torrianomeetinghouse.wordpress.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
How come we’ve forgotten the story of our first (and fiercest) mythic mothers?
Properly thrilled to kick off my storytelling year by bringing Queens of Albion to StoryNight at Torriano (London), Weds 12 February, 19:30.
www.stepheharrop.co.uk/performances/
torrianomeetinghouse.wordpress.com
Properly thrilled to kick off my storytelling year by bringing Queens of Albion to StoryNight at Torriano (London), Weds 12 February, 19:30.
www.stepheharrop.co.uk/performances/
torrianomeetinghouse.wordpress.com