The Fabulist: We’re all Storytellers

The Fabulist (Samantha Remnant) has worked in Devon for 11 years and has been a professional actor, dancer and teller of tales for most of her life.

Samantha has also worked for a variety of theatre companies and organisations in the area. She has experience running theatre companies for adults with additional needs and youth theatres. She also runs workshops for children, as well as performing.

After training in Winchester and receiving her BA, Samantha performed on national tours multiple times before settling in Devon. Her favourite role was here at The Queens Theatre where Many Directions theatre company cast her as a rabbit!

Now Samantha is donning the guise of storyteller, the Fabulist, and presents folktales to tall tales, new tales and old tales. Join us as we share our stories with drama, dance and music for all ages. Laugh, cry and be inspired. There are stories to be told watch them unfold. We’re all storytellers.

Review:

We’re All Storytellers’ – folk tales told right

Full of the archetypes of classic folktales we know and cherish: forbidden love, happy endings and a deep connection to our joint human experiences. We’re All Storytellers brings all this in spades.

I found it a well-crafted blend of prose, acoustic songs and imaginative performance that is suitable for all ages, and with the titular claim that we are, indeed, all storytellers, Samantha (the fabulous Fabulist) brings a grounded, familiar structure – one which allows audiences to settle in and engage with the stories on their own terms.

It’s refreshing to see a piece that returns to the roots of storytelling with such sincerity. We’re All Storytellers draws strength from tradition, offering a thoughtful, heartfelt reminder of why these stories endure in our hearts and how sharing them remains a vital part of human connection.

Full list of all Fringe Extra, Barnstaple, performances here.