Theatres/Companies/Institutions
Interesting Collaborations
The Drive Project
Storytelling Trainer and consultant with The Drive Project. The Drive Project is an award-winning creative social enterprise. They work alongside charities and businesses to inspire and empower people with creative projects, training and talks.
Crick Crack Club
Crick Crack Club hosts storytelling events around London and the UK including Soho Theatre London, Rich MIx Theatre London, Cube Microplex Bristol. They also run events such as the Day of the Dead and the Fabularium.
Royal Shakespeare Company
Guest storyteller, Guest speaker, invited researcher, workshop leader at the RSC
NT TheatreWorks
I am a trainer with TheatreWorks. This involves giving workshops on communication and speaking skills via theatre and storytelling techniques. TheatreWorks works with the corporate and charity sectors.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Guest speaker at the Von Karman Lecture Series. Invited Storytelling Trainer for the Public Engagement Team.
Central Saint Martins
Guest Lecturer for the MA in Animation Students 2014 – present. Assisting students in developing the narrative arc and creative strength of their ideas
Welsh Rugby Union
Worked with coaches on storytelling and communication skills in regard to performance and transmitting effective messaging.
University of Bristol
From Public Engagement to Aerospace, I work with many departments on improving communications and public speaking skills for scientists, students, admin staff & academics.
From mainstage theatres to medieval roundtowers Clare has been a storyteller for 14 years. She has performed in more than 20 countries, telling stories for all kinds of audiences. Her performances include shows such as “The King of Lies”; the political folkloric show set in Damascus, and playful pieces like UniVerse which explores where quantum physics, philosophy and mythology meet. She tells the story that is called for in each situation; from telling to the President of Ireland to performing at the Writers room of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Clare also performs at festivals, art centres, universities, public and private events, conferences and schools. She teaches storytelling, communication skills, performance technique, and public speaking skills. If your organisation/storytelling question is not listed here, just ask, she might be able to help...
One person shows, bespoke performances, commissioned pieces, public events.
Storytelling, Creativity, Performance Skills, Public speaking skills, Communication Skills, Team Development, Leadership via Storytelling.
For artists, organisations, institutions, educators, charities and individuals.
Available for keynote speaking, panel discussions, conferences, symposiums and debates.
UniVerse
A mathematician finds a gift from a god Blacksmiths beat out the music of the spheres And why are there turtles everywhere? Where does myth meet science? Is it only in the middle of the night when we half wake and half sleep? In this timeless place of wonder and insight, time stretches and a fissure opens that builds a dream bridge between many worlds… Performance storyteller Clare Murphy dances into this liminal space; merging myth, deities, science and a hefty amount of turtle, in a playful exploration of the beginnings of the universe.
KING OF LIES
In this one hour solo storytelling performance, Clare Muireann Murphy blends reportage and folklore to tell a story on the power of lying. A king pits his wits against a fool, a lying competition lures in storytellers from around the world, and one poor hungry man tells enough lies in the hopes of saving his skin and that of his people. The King of Lies is an adaptation of the novel Damascus Nights by exiled Syrian writer Rafik Schami. This witty play on words evokes a beautiful country held at the mercy of a lie-obsessed king.
The Remarkable Tale of Robert Desnos with Daniel Morden
Held captive in a concentration camp, prisoners tell fantastical tales to lift their spirits. Their clandestine gatherings allow them to briefly forget their terrible situation. But surely their fate is unavoidable… The Remarkable Tale of Robert Desnos is funny, tragic, uplifting and incredibly moving. Shifting between the awful reality of the camp, and the beauty and richness of countless other worlds, this weaving together of finely crafted traditional stories demonstrates the power of the imagination to shape and change reality.
BESPOKE TALES
Clare can choose from her repertoire of tales to tell stories suitable for your festival/event. Clare’s stories include myths, legends, love stories, creation stories, wisdom tales, comedic tales, heroine stories, lgbqt stories, peace stories and so on.