Once Upon a Where? The Diaspora of Fairy Tales

Learn how folk and fairy tales we may think of as quintessentially “British” or “European” hold echoes and origins across the world, with versions found in a myriad of non-Western cultures and traditions, including Afro-Caribbean Cinderellas and South African gingerbread men! Isy Mead has 13 years’ experience as Head of Learning in story-telling museums: she will explain how stories are as universal and timeless as humans themselves, and stand for the ways which we are all, across the world, connected.

This talk is part of the richly varied Autumn programme of the events held at St Augustine’s Church and Community Centre in Richmond Road and open to all. Entry is normally free, although a small charge or retiring collection may be held where requested by speakers or performers. A complimentary glass of wine or fruit juice, and nibbles, are served at most events. The full programme is supported by Richmond, Oxford and Windsor Roads’ Residents’ Associations, and Benson Area Residents’ Association, and compiled by St Augustine’s Church and can be downloaded HERE.