Katrice horsley biography definition

Katrice came from a family where stories were alive and breathing, not just kept within books. Her mother created stories of ‘Freddie the Hedgehog,’ her uncle Albert told stories about Middlemog the Pixie , and her Uncle Phillip, a man from Cork , created scary stories with all the sound effects!

Katrice horsley biography definition

She shared the stories she loved with young people in her work as a Playworker and Youth Worker but it was not until she went to live in Ghana for six years in the 1990’s that she realized the real potential of storytelling as a tool for change as well as a form of entertainment.

Whilst there she worked as a consultant for UNICEF DFID and the UNHCR as a narrative consultant, as well as developing a television show based on storytelling in education and also hosting two radio shows and working with the National Theatre in creating a major Folk Tale performance.

When she returned to the UK she started to develop storytelling as a career.

This resulted in performance