Xanthe Gresham

REPERTOIRE:
The following listings represent major pieces within Xanthe’s current performance repertoire for adults. Xanthe also has a wide ranging repertoire for both children and adults, for performances and work in educational and community contexts and for site specific work. Xanthe Gresham’s repertoire is ever expanding; she is available for commissions and can develop material for specific projects as required.

Fighting the Waves, a passionate and lyrical version of the Irish Epic of Cuchulain.
Aphrodite and the Real Red Shoes, a feisty piece of performance storytelling with revealing revelations about the Goddess in stories ancient and modern.
Persian Magic, stories from the Iranian Epic, The Shahnameh.
A Key to Eyelids, a flight of fancy weaving together stories based around the works of Marc Chagall.
The Baseless Bag, a witty and wonderful moveable feast of show. The Audience and The Bag choose the stories.
All our Grandmothers, a wild take on the Storyteller’s own heredity, borrowing a little here and there from the Arabian Nights and Forgotten Folktales.

‘She held the audience in the palm of her hand.’
Gulf News, Waiheke Island, New Zealand 2005

‘With a few props, exquisite timing, a few rhythmic repetitions and some participation, the duo bought to life stories from various cultures to beautiful effect.’
The Irish Times

‘I challenge anyone not to marvel at the imagination and dexterity of this work of art while shuddering at the truths of humanity and war as the epic unfolds.’
The British Museum (on Cuchulain)

‘A perfect retelling of the Ulster Cycle for the twentieth century – truly stunning and spellbinding.’
Ulster Museum 2005 (for Fighting the Waves)

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