08/01/2025
FatE Expectations!!
We are thrilled that Sef Townsend will be performing at FatE this year. This versatile, charismatic and seasoned performer has delighted audiences at FatE on many previous occasions.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with his work, Sef has been telling, sharing and listening to stories, across the globe, for more than thirty years. Much of his work is spent with refugees, and those in asylum detention, and he often tells in churches, mosques, and synagogues, as well as at museums, libraries, festivals and schools around the UK and internationally. He has been involved in Peace & Reconciliation projects in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Israel-Palestine. In the last few years his work has taken him from shantytown schools in South Africa to the National Museums; from the Korean Centre for Traditional Performing Arts, to a remote village and refugee camp in the West Bank. He has, and continues, to share stories, give workshops and conduct his own research across North Africa, the Middle East, Europe, South America and Asia. He has published two books of folktales for children, with colleague Anne Johnson, and in 2024 was honoured by being made Storytelling Ambassador for the International Academy for Intangible Cultural Heritage.
“Sef Townsend ... one of our most popular, charismatic and talented storytellers” ( Nell Phoenix, London's. 'Torriano Storynight’)
“Sef Townsend conjured up visions … conveyed in effective and chilling ‘sprechgesang’ The Stage
*Photo credit - JFLP Photography
Festival takes place in the grounds of the beautiful www.hoptoncourt.co.uk
Early Bird Tickets Tier 2 Available now. Only 100 tickets at this Tier available, before the price moves to Tier 3 - so don't delay!
Tickets and more information available from: www.festivalattheedge.org
