MEMS Fest 2026: Storycrafts Workshop with Daisy Black | 20th June

If you wish to attend Daisy Black's Workshop please also register to attend the full MEMS Fest 2026 conference below:
Register to attend MEMS Fest 2026: Storycrafts in the Premodern World here!

This is an in-person event only.

Daisy Black is a medievalist, theatre director and storyteller. She works as a lecturer in English at the University of Wolverhampton and is one of the BBC / AHRC New Generation Thinkers. Her storytelling weaves medieval narratives together with English folk song. Often moving, occasionally political, frequently feminist, just a little queer and regularly funny, Daisy’s stories underline the relevance and vibrancy of medieval narratives for today’s world.

This workshop will provide an introduction to the principles of performance storytelling. We will look at how to structure and remember stories; creating vivid story worlds; adapting medieval tales for modern audiences and how to use storytelling skills in your teaching and research.

In order to make the most out of the event, bring along a story with you! We recommend:

• A story from or about your research that you'd like to learn to tell others.
• A medieval or Early Modern story.
• A folk or fairy story you love that you want to tell someone else.