Hugh Lupton
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Hugh Lupton is one of the most prominent figures in the Oral Storytelling Tradition
. He co-founded the Company of Storytellers (with Ben Haggarty and Pomme Clayton) in 1985, and for a while ran a branch of The Crick Crack Club
in Norfolk. Lupton tells a wide variety of stories, including Epics such as the Iliad
and the Odyssey
, but also collections of shorter stories such as "I become part of it (tales from the pre-world)" and folktales such as "The Three Snake Leaves (tales from the Grimm Forest)".
: "The truth is something I have never spoken.") at the The Crick Crack Club
's renowned 'Grand Lying Contest' in 2010.
Storytelling
Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
. He co-founded the Company of Storytellers (with Ben Haggarty and Pomme Clayton) in 1985, and for a while ran a branch of The Crick Crack Club
The Crick Crack Club
The Crick Crack Club is a London based performance storytelling promoter, founded in 1988. It programs public performances of storytelling in theaters, and art centers nationally; tours artists and their work; provides training and direction; mentors and supports new artists, undertakes research...
in Norfolk. Lupton tells a wide variety of stories, including Epics such as the Iliad
Iliad
The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles...
and the Odyssey
Odyssey
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second—the Iliad being the first—extant work of Western literature...
, but also collections of shorter stories such as "I become part of it (tales from the pre-world)" and folktales such as "The Three Snake Leaves (tales from the Grimm Forest)".
Children's books
- Freaky Tales from Far and Wide (1999)
- Norfolk Songline: Walking the Peddlars Way (2000)
- The Songs of Birds: Poems and Stories from Many Cultures (2000)
- Tales of Wisdom and Wonder (2000)
- Pirican Pic and Pirican Mor (2003)
- The Gingerbread Man (2003)
- The Story Tree: Tales to Read Aloud (2005)
- The Adventures of Odysseus (2006)
- Riddle Me this: Riddles and Stories to Sharpen Your Wits (2007)
- Tales of Mystery and Magic (2010)
Awards
Hugh Lupton won the coveted "Hodja Cup" (named for the Mulla NasreddinNasreddin
Nasreddin was a Seljuq satirical Sufi figure, sometimes believed to have lived during the Middle Ages and considered a populist philosopher and wise man, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes. He appears in thousands of stories, sometimes witty, sometimes wise, but often, too, a fool or...
: "The truth is something I have never spoken.") at the The Crick Crack Club
The Crick Crack Club
The Crick Crack Club is a London based performance storytelling promoter, founded in 1988. It programs public performances of storytelling in theaters, and art centers nationally; tours artists and their work; provides training and direction; mentors and supports new artists, undertakes research...
's renowned 'Grand Lying Contest' in 2010.