Ursula Holden Gill

ursulaholdengill (at) gmail.com

England

Hebden Bridge

British

Hebden Bridge

Pinocchio - Opera North 2008

Pinocchio - Festival at the Edge 2008

The Pied Piper - Hebden Bridge Festival 2009

My Mate Rumpelstiltskin - Howarth Fest 2009

My Mate Rumpelstitltskin - Various Story Clubs

Fairies in the Gutter - Holmfirth Festival 2010

Fairies in the Gutter - Various Story Clubs 2010

Grimm Tales at Teatime - Hebden Bridge Fest 2011

The Pendle Witches - Various Story Clubs 2010

The Pendle Witches - Pendle Witch Camp 2010

Sightings of the Little People - Whitby Fest 2011

Sightings of the Little People - Heptonstall Fest

Sightings of the Little People - Pendle Witch Camp

The Handless Maiden - Various Story Clubs 2011

All

An award winning actress best known for her portrayals of Alice Dingle on ITV's Emmerdale and Carol on Channel 4's Bafta Nominated Teachers, Ursula Holden Gill is now also making a name for herself as one of the North West's most captivating storytellers who incorporates, quite uniquely, characterisation, song, dance, verse and a wealth of comedic charm into each of her spell binding sets.

To date, Ursula has enjoyed commissions with Opera North, The Northern Centre for Storytelling, Festival of the Edge, Holmfirth Folk Festival, Pendle Witch Camp, Whitby Folk Festival, Howarth 1940's Festival, Heptonstall Festival, Festival of the Glens and Hebden Bridge Arts Festival. Also within the Prison service, at Community Groups, Bookstores, Schools and Libraries, Folk and Story Clubs throughout the UK.

From September 2011 onwards, Ursula will become the first ever Storyteller in Residence for the N.S.P.C.C.

Ursula is a member of the Shaggy Dog Story Club in Hebden Bridge and also the British Society for Storytelling.

Member of International Storytelling Network.

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