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Guard's Finger, The

Sound recording, game; The Guard's Finger, led by Daisy, a member of The West London Storytelling Unit, 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

A game used to concentrate on listening skills, led by Daisy Keable and played by pupils at Elthorne High School. One child is elected as guard, is blindfolded and given a set of keys to guard. Other children have to try to take the keys without being pointed at by the guard.

audience:- child; Elthorne High School Pupils; school group
    recording quality
condition:- fair
completeness:- complete
duration:- 0 hours, 3 minutes, 19 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 game:- storytelling group: The West London Storytelling Unit

storytelling game:- storyteller: Daisy Keable; Georgiana Jerstad; Georgiana Keable
female / British / Norwegian


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


storytelling game:- 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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