Clare Muireann Murphy is a storyteller, performer, writer and wordsmith based in Galway, Ireland. A graduate in Arts of NUIG, Clare has been writing since she could hold a pen, and has a history in theatre both on and back stage. Two time winner of the Short Story Award of The Writers' Society Literary Competition, Clare wrote and directed PLAY, a circus theatre production in association with StageCraft, performed at Project '06.
Clare founded STORY NIGHT in 2006; a monthly storytelling evening open to all. Listeners and tellers are welcome. STORY NIGHT is on the first tuesday of every month at the Spirit Centre, Nun's Island at 9pm. Everyone is welcome, a donation of €2 is asked to cover rent.
CURRENT SHOWS AND NEW LINKS!!!
NEW WEBSITE, LAUNCHED APRIL 5TH 2008
Children's Museum of Denver and Galway City Museum were both hosts to the international launch of myself and Rab's new website!!! Storytellersunlimited.com hosts our biographies, an extensive online video archive of our work and other information on our daily storytelling work in schools and libraries and beyond. Please come visit us and tell us what you think! STORYTELLERS UNLIMITED! )
CELTIC TALES:
A two hour show of breathtaking Celtic mythology, folklore and urban legend for adults and children (age 10+) with myself and Rab Swannock Fulton. To book this show or for more details go to Celtic Tales My Space Page )
TALES FROM THE WORKSHOP
A show of storytelling and puppetry from Your Mans Puppets. Suitable for children of all ages, TALES FROM THE WORKSHOP shows the chaos of a workshop come alive. Tales from the Workshop
Clare is available to tell stories at festivals, schools, libraries and other events throughout the world.
To contact Clare please write to "
[email protected]"
To see the latest articles click on the links below
Galway Independent Profile
Galway Advertiser Story Night
Interview on Storytelling on Vox by Chad Buterbaugh, with photos and video footage
Proust Questionnaire Interview, Galway Advertiser, July 2007
Reviews on Clare's work:
"There were five days of storytelling with Clare Murphy...and Rab Fulton, captivating minds with faraway fables and spooky Scottish tales..."
Lorna Siggins, The Irish Times, July 31st, 2006
"We have a lot of performers come to the museum, but very few of them capture the attention of our youngest to oldest visitors with solely their talent and not a bunch of gadgets." Lauren Lansing, Children's Museum of Denver, March 21, 2007
"You'd be sitting on the edge of your seat" Lorna Siggins, The Irish Times, August 25th, 2007
