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Sally Pomme Clayton

From United Kingdom

Sally Pomme Clayton has been performing for adults and children since 1984. She has a huge repertoire of stories drawn from all over the world, ranging from witty folktales to wild romances and haunting myths. Her performances combine poetic language, startling imagery, playful humour and atmospheric music. She tours internationally and works with singers and musicians, combining spoken word with sound, and has recently performed with London Sinfonietta and the Brodsky Quartet, amongst others. Sally also lectures on world oral traditions at Middlesex University. She has published several collections of stories and her latest book, ‘Tales Told in Tents’, about Central Asia, is published this year by Frances Lincoln. She walso writes extensively for theatre and radio.