Christian Muslim Storytelling
Khayaal presents two sets of performance events featuring stories of neighbourliness from Muslim and Christian faith traditions retold by Carl Taylor (Christian) and Eleanor Martin (Muslim).
Stories from History
St Patrick & The Sultan and The Saint
The story of the patron saint of Ireland followed by an account of St Francis of Assisi’s audience and friendship with Sultan Al-Kamil of Egypt.
The Width of a Twig: Flight to Abyssinia
How The Negus, a Christian king of Africa, granted safe haven to a group of Muslims fleeing persecution in Mecca as narrated by Lady Umm Salama.
Sat 13th Feb, 5.30-7.30pm @ St Peter’s Church Hall,
Dallow Road, Luton LU1 1TD
Thu 18th Feb, 7.30-9.30pm @ The Treehouse,
Uni of Bedfordshire, Vicarage Street, Luton LU1 3JU
Stories of Wonder
Peony Garden on Nanshan Mountain
A beautiful girl, a fish that wants to fly, and a questing youth all find an answer in the secret of a peony garden.
The Happy Prince
The statue of a prince and a swallow team up to bring relief to their town’s poor suffering their own losses in the process.
Thu 10th Mar, 6.30-8.30pm @ St Mary’s Church, Church Street, Luton LU1 3JF
Thu 17th Mar, 6.30-8.30pm @ Medina Mosque,
128-130 Oak Road, Luton LU4 8AD
These community events are suitable for adults and children (aged 7+) alike. Refreshments and conversation will follow the performances. Join us for this engrossing interfaith dialogue of shared story and dream!
Eleanor Martin
Eleanor is a professional actress and stage director with mainstream TV and film credits and has performed as a storyteller for the past 15 years. She employs a dramatic and physical multi-character role-playing performance style that has been described by audiences as mesmerising and imaginatively and spiritually nourishing and inspiring. She specialises in telling stories from Muslim heritage with a contemporary twist. Her recent engagements include Bristol University, SOAS, LSE, Mehria Primary School, Bank of England and Hastings Storytelling Festival. She is also a theatre-in-education specialist and a founding Associate Director of Khayaal Theatre Company.
Carl Taylor
Over the last 10 years as a teacher and trainer, Carl has utilised storytelling in communication. He desires to make stories come alive to such a degree that they open up and reveal deeper truths. Regularly using his experience in communication within the charitable sector. Carl utilises creative forms of communication including storytelling and theatre, in order to help people develop confidence in telling their own stories. He seeks to help narrative art forms flourish in all kinds of arenas and to encourage new dialogues to emerge across different cultures and faiths.
