43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR
T: 00 44 (0)131 556 9579
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Centre

Welcome to the Scottish Storytelling Centre and Network, the home of Scotland's stories. 

The Centre is the ideal place to discover live oral storytelling. Make it the first port of call if you want to nurture your own storytelling skills, develop a community storytelling project or find out how to work with a storyteller. 

The Centre also presents a seasonal public programme of storytelling, theatre and literature, supported by exciting visual arts, craft and multimedia exhibitions... Read more

 

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News
A packed programme is now available for the 2008 Old Town Festival  - a celebration of the history, community and Scottish culture of Edinburgh's Old Town with 2 weeks of storytelling, tours, family events, music, literature, exhibitions, talks and discussions. Read more
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Events
Our mini-season Through Stranger Eyes explores stories of travel. Experience a magical account of the familiar with an event inspired by a cult classic  in A Chinese Traveller in Edinburgh (Fri 16 May) and join Bob Pegg for music and stories of People of the Sea (Sat 17 May) Read more
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Visiting Us

Come and enjoy Edinburgh's vibrant cultural centre on the Royal Mile. Visit the historic John Knox House and discover Scotland's stories. 

The award-winning Centre is situated in the heart of Edinburgh's literary and cultural quarter. Opened in 2006, the Centre incorporates a Cafe, Theatre, Storytelling Court  and Library.  Read more

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Training
 Bookings are now being taken for 'Connecting with Stories', the Centre's new training and development programme. Coming soon! 'Storybox' on Tues 20th May is an opportunity to learn about a great new resource for using storytelling with children. For network members: 'Zest for Life: Working with Children' features Taffy Thomas and Steve Killick. Read more  
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What we do

Through its partnership with the Scottish Storytelling Forum, the Centre supports a national Network of storytellers involved in outreach projects with local authorities, environmental agencies, community centres and libraries, engaging with all age groups and diverse cultures of modern Scotland and providing opportunities for the socially and educationally excluded to take part in community-based, inclusive cultural experiences. As the headquarters of the Network, the Centre strives to reinforce Scotland's vigorous contribution to a worldwide revival of interest in storytelling and storytelling traditions.

What is storytelling?

Stories are everywhere around us in newspapers, books, on TV and on the Web. But storytelling happens when the story is told person to person, live, without print or technology. Storytelling is a unique human skill and is one of our oldest artforms. We believe storytelling is for everyone.

The Scottish Storytelling Centre is a partnership between the Church of Scotland and the Scottish Storytelling Forum, financially supported by these partners and by the Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund, the City of Edinburgh Council, Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian, and a wide range of charitable donations.

   
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