The following list gives examples of work on exhibitions at Tate Britain and the Hayward Gallery as well as projects at Tate Britain and Tate Modern, and work in other galleries, museums and historic houses.

tate exhibitions
tate projects
hayward gallery exhibitions
other galleries
museums
historic houses

 

– tate exhibitions –

ART IN THE GARDEN
Performances for pre-school children sponsored by Sure Start and exploring Tate Britain’s Art in the Garden exhibition. [2004]

CONSTABLE TO DELACROIX
The Raft, a performance commissioned by Tate Britain and inspired by a copy of Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa. [2003]

TURNER IN VENICE
Watery stories, songs and rhymes performed in a boat on the River Thames as part of Tate Britain's exhibition of JMW Turner's work inspired by the city of Venice. [2003]

STANLEY SPENCER
God is in the Details, a performance commissioned for an exhibition of paintings by Stanley Spencer. [2001]

CENTENARY GALLERIES
Commissioned performance about the history of the Tate to celebrate the opening of new gallery spaces at Tate Britain. [2001]

WILLIAM BLAKE
Commissioned performance in and around an exhibition of artworks by William Blake. [2000]

JOHN SINGER SARGENT
Workshops and school placements exploring links between visual art and language development as part of a longer-term project, Visual Paths to Literacy. [1998]

SYMBOLISM IN BRITAIN
Gallery tour promoting Tate Education Department to art and technology teachers. [1997]

REBECCA HORN
Tours of exhibition of artworks by Rebecca Horn. [1994]

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– tate projects –

SPEAKING PICTURES
Gallery-based sessions using storytelling to enable children and young people to respond creatively and critically to works of art at Tate Britain. [1996-2004]

TATE TALES
Weekend gallery trails at Tate Britain and Tate Modern involving storytelling, word games, movement, sound and poetry for family groups. [1994-2005]

TATE TODDLERS
Guided tours of Tate Modern for groups of nursery children as part of an ongoing residency in an East London school. [2003-04]

VISUAL PATHS TO LITERACY
Literacy project combining gallery tours, school placements, teacher-training and publication of resources. [1998-2001]

VISUAL PATHS TO LITERACY
Co-writer of a handbook for gallery educators and teachers by visual artists, poets and storytellers. [Tate Publications, 2002]

MAKING THEIR MARKS
Co-facilitator of an anthology of children's writing arising from the Visual Paths project. [Tate Publications, 2002]

TATE BRITAIN AUDIO-GUIDE
Contributions to an audio-guide for young visitors to Tate Britain. [Acoustiguide, 2002]

TATE BRITAIN TEACHERS' KIT
Contributions to an educational resource pack for teachers visiting Tate Britain. [Tate Publications, 2001]

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Gallery trail of Tate Britain for prize-winners of Get Painting, a competition sponsored by Walker Books. [2002]

ARTWORKS
Annual storytelling tours of Tate Modern for prize-winners of Artworks Awards, a national art competition sponsored by the Clore-Duffield Foundation. [2000-04]

GALLERY MONTH
Tours and trails at Tate Britain for National Gallery Month. [1999 & 2000]

SUMMER START
Tours and trails at Tate Modern for family groups as part of a programme of summer holiday activities. [2000]

WORD AND IMAGE
Gallery tours of Tate Britain exploring connections between words and images. [1994-1995]

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– hayward gallery exhibitions –

THE NATURE OF CREATION
Storytelling trails of an exhibition of artworks by Paul Klee. [2002]

GOYA - DRAWINGS FROM HIS PRIVATE ALBUMS
Storytelling workshops around an exhibition of drawings by Francisco Goya. [2001]

ADDRESSING THE CENTURY
Gallery tours for Lambeth nursery-school children of an exhibition about the connections between art and fashion. [1999]

ANISH KAPOOR
Gallery tours for Lambeth nursery-school children. [1998]

IMPRESSIONISM AND ITS RIVALS
Summer holiday storytelling tours for family groups of an exhibition of nineteenth-century French landscape paintings. [1995]

GRIMM TALES - DAVID HOCKNEY
Narrating a selection of folktales for an audio-tape to accompany a touring exhibition of engravings by David Hockney. [1994-Ongoing]

GEORGIA O'KEEFE
Tours of an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Georgia O'Keefe. [1993]

THE ART OF ANCIENT MEXICO
Workshops and guided tours of statues and artefacts from the Aztec and Maya cultures. [1992]

TWILIGHT OF THE TSARS
Workshops and guided tours. [1991]. Also, co-author of Stories & Pictures from Russia, a storytelling handbook for teachers and parents. [South Bank Publications, 1991]

TOULOUSE LAUTREC
Workshops and guided tours. [1991]. Also, co-author of Toulouse Lautrec; An Exhibition Guide for Young People. [South Bank Publications, 1991]

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– other galleries –

TELLING TALES AT THE NATIONAL
Lunchtime storytelling sessions at the National Gallery. [2006]

WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
Workshops recording children’s creative responses to Faces in the Crowd, an exhibition on the theme of identity and city life. Project in collaboration with a visual artist and sound engineer, culminating in production of a CD featuring children’s voices. [2004-05]

GIBBERD GALLERY, HARLOW ARTS CENTRE
Performances and workshops inspired by the gallery’s programme of exhibitions including Peter Blake’s Alphabet Series, David Hockney’s print series Grimm’s Fairy Tales and works by sculptor Fred Watson. [2004-05]

THE BARBICAN CENTRE - OSCAR
A series of performances in and around an exhibition celebrating the life and times of Oscar Wilde. [2000]

THE BARBICAN CENTRE - MULTIPLES
Talk/performance inspired by and revealing aspects of an exhibition of work by Joseph Beuys. [1999]

ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL - LES FRIGOS
Guided tours for children and young people of an exhibition of fourteen very surprising and unusual fridges by a group of contemporary French artists. [1999]

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– museums –

ROALD DAHL MUSEUM & STORY CENTRE
Performances and workshops at the interactive museum in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire celebrating the life and work of Roald Dahl. [2005]

THE SCIENCE MUSEUM - THE RIDDLE OF CREATION
A programme of riddles and stories celebrating the anniversary of the discovery of DNA. [2003]

THE SCIENCE MUSEUM - EARTH WATER SKY
A programme of stories songs and games celebrating the natural world. Presented as part of Climate Change, an exhibition about global warming. [2002]

MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
Storytelling performance for family groups prior to a screening of 101 Dalmatians. [2001]

VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM
A series of performances in relation to exhibition of art nouveau artworks, jewellery and furniture. [2000]

HORNIMAN MUSEUM
Performances and workshops in collaboration with an artist-in-residence exploring displays from the collection of African artefacts. [2000]

THE MUSEUM OF LONDON - TALL TALES
Animating the stories of London with interactive storytelling tours around the museum collection and workshops in the museum's Interpretation Department. [1996]

THE MUSEUM OF LONDON - THE CHEAPSIDE HORDE
Performances and workshops focusing on a horde of jewels and other treasures found in 1912 by a builder in Cheapside and now part of the museum collection. [1995]

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– historic houses –

THE NATIONAL TRUST – THE STORY OF A HOUSE
Performances combining historical and fictional stories for family groups at Knole House in Kent. [2004-05]

THE NATIONAL TRUST - TIME DETECTIVES
An English and Information Technology project based at Ham House involving film, photography and role-play. [2003]

TOWER TALES
Storytelling for East London teenagers at the Tower of London. [2003]

HELLENS AT MUCH MARCLE - IF WALLS HAD EARS
Tours for local children incorporating historical and fictional tales about a Herefordshire country house. [2002-03]

KEATS'S HOUSE - ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE
Storytelling tour of a house once lived in by the English Romantic poet John Keats. [2001]

THE NATIONAL TRUST - REMEMBER, REMEMBER
A residency at Petworth House in West Sussex working with an interdisciplinary team of artists and educators exploring the theme of The Gunpowder Plot. [2000]

THE NATIONAL TRUST - SECRETS OF HAM HOUSE
English and History curriculum-linked storytelling tours and workshops for Richmond primary schools visiting Ham House in Surrey. [1996]

THE NATIONAL TRUST - WIZARDS AND SPELLS
Performances and workshops at Petworth House exploring the life and times of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland. [1997]

THE NATIONAL TRUST - SOMETHING FISHY AT HAM:
Performances and workshops at Ham House exploring aspects of the English Civil War. [1999]

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