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Cinderella
a Cinderella story

Sound recording, story; a wonder tale, a version of Cinderella, from Germany told by a pupil as part of The West London Storytelling Unit Storytelling in High Schools Project, at Elthorne High school, Hanwell, London which took place on the 4th, 11th 15th and 18th of November 1983

Story told by a pupil. Cinderella has two wicked sisters. One day she is given three walnuts by an old women. She overhears her sisters discussing a prince who is seeking a bride and who intends to hold three balls. Each night Cinderella pulls a dress from each walnut; a dress of sunlight, a dress of starlight and a dress of moonlight. Each night she goes to the ball and dances with the prince, but refuses to tell him who she is. On the third night she drops a lace glove as she leaves. The prince finds the glove and travels through the town to find its owner, eventually finding Cinderella.

This pupil had learnt this version of the story from her German mother.

audience:- child; Elthorne High School Pupils; school group
    recording quality
condition:- fair
completeness:- complete
duration:- 0 hours, 6 minutes, 6 seconds

The West London Storytelling Unit at this time comprised Ben Haggarty, TUUP and Daisy Keable.

The West London Storytelling Unit (W.L.S.T.U), was founded in 1981, by members Ben Haggarty, Godfrey Duncan and Daisy Keable and based in an Afro-Caribbean Youth Centre, the Priory in Acton. The members worked together and as solo artists, telling stories mainly in school and community contexts in London. Over time performances for adults also began to be developed. In 1983 W.L.S.T.U became The Storytelling Unit with Marva Cumberbatch, Pomme Clayton, Daisy Keable. In or around 1985 Daisy Keable and Marva Cumberbatch left the Storytelling Unit, at which point Ben Haggarty rejoined and worked with Sally Pomme Clayton for a brief period before the group was disbanded. The increased interest and demand for storytelling performance for adults led to the formation of The Company of Storytellers in 1985.

storytelling:- storyteller
female / child

origin:- Germany


administration:- administrator; promoter: The West London Storytelling Unit
storyteller: Ben Haggarty
storyteller: Daisy Keable; Georgiana Jerstad; Georgiana Keable
storyteller; musician: TUUP; Godfrey Duncan


storytelling:- Hanwell, London, England: Elthorne High School
04 Nov 1983
11 Nov 1983
15 Nov 1983
18 Nov 1983
educational event; school event: The West London Storytelling Unit Storytelling in High Schools Project


gift from:- storyteller: Ben Haggarty


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