Summer of Play:
Join local folklorist and storyteller David with local musician Paul Martin, for tales from across the North East revealing not the land we know, but a land filled with dragons, witches and wizards, wicked goblins, ghosts, fairies and giants!
- Booking not needed
- Free event (admission applies)
Join us in the South Lawn Circus Tent for storytelling and music.
Summer of Play is sponsored by Starling Bank with support from Sport England
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