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Sound recording, story; a true life tale and reminiscence, told by Laura Simms, as part of Festival Gala 2 - The Professional Tradition, at The Third International Storytelling Festival in the Purcell Room at The South Bank Centre, London, 18th November 1989

A story about a journey on the New York subway (underground train) on a rainy day, and observations of the people she encountered on the journey, told by Laura Simms.

audience:- adult
    recording quality
condition:- fair
completeness:- complete
duration:- 0 hours, 5 minutes, 52 seconds

Having directed the First International Storytelling festival at Battersea Arts Centre in 1985 and the Second International Storytelling Festival at Watermans Arts Centre in 1987, Ben Haggarty was approached by Ruth McKenzie and the poet Joe Shapcott to Direct a third festival in the series. In 1989 The Third International Storytelling Festival took place at The Southbank Centre, London, and ran for 15 days from 11th to the 25th November. It also had an extensive national touring component that took storytellers to 12 regional venues. The Arts Council subsidised it with a £10,000 grant. The Festival management was undertaken by an agency called the Arts Business. The whole event was under the aegis of the Literature Department, (Lead Officer, Maura Dooley). The festival programme included performances for adult audiences, and school sessions. It was in response to the programming needs for this festival that Ben Haggarty founded and launched the Crick Crack Club, to provide a place where UK based storytellers could develop their repertoire and performance skills for adult audiences.

storytelling:- storyteller: Laura Simms
female / American, North

origin:- storyteller: Laura Simms
female / American, North
New York, America, North


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biography for Laura Simms printed in the festival programme

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festival poster

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festival programme front cover

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festival programme page 1 showing staff list

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festival programme page 2 showing acknowledgments

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festival programme page 4 showing quite from Heinrich Zimmer

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festival programme page 5 showing introduction

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festival programme page 6 showing image

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festival programme pages 7 to 12 showing interview with Peter Brook

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festival programme page 13 showing advertisment

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festival programme page 14 showing list of regional events associated with the festival

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festival programmes pages 15 to 24 showing artist biographies

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festival programme page 25 showing advertisments

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festival programme page 26 showing a reading list

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festival programme page 27 showing an advertisment for 'Word of Mouth' a Channel 4 Television programme about storytelling in the UK

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festival programme page 28 showing advertisment and a quote from C.S Lewis

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festival programme back cover showing an Irish saying or poem.

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programming & administration:- programmer; Festival Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
administrator: The Arts Business
administrator: Alan Giddings
administrator: Richard Crosslands
production manager: Eddy Smith
production assistant: Hugh Lupton
production assistant: Sally Pomme Clayton
production assistant: Tom O'Reilly
production assistant: Daniel Morden


storytelling:- London, England: The South Bank Centre: The Purcell Room
18 Nov 1989
festival: The Third International Storytelling Festival
festival: The 1989 International Storytelling Festival
Festival Gala 2 - The Professional Tradition


gift from:- storyteller: Ben Haggarty


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