Storytellers Residency: Gilgamesh

Oral Storytelling at Moore and Moore Cafe

Welcome to Gilgamesh, as we continue the journey, bringing the art of traditional oral storytelling to a contemporary audience.

Evening begin in the beautiful Moore and Moore Cafe space where the cafe is open for dinner, cakes and drinks. The the performance space opens and your invited into receive a story told in the oral tradition, no notes no script no show just the rawness of the poetic language of the storytellers and the vivacity of your imagination.

In residency this month Will Wilson and Jeff Atkinson, bringing The Epic Of Gilgamesh to life.

The story of a young warrior king's grapple with the deepest questions of what it truly means to be human, as we navigate his unskillful lust for power, his search for immortality, the arrival of his wild twin, and journeys we may all have undertaken in our lives to explore the deeper questions of life.

Gilgamesh is one of the oldest recorded stories, carved into clay tablet and painstakingly translated, Jeff and Will will stay as true to the translations as two fellas from a literate mind can do, however they must be forgiven for getting lost in the underworld, for distractions at the hands of the gods and ripples of emotions, but despair not for there may be glimpses of eden along the way.

About the Storytellers:

Will Wilson

Lives in the tension and paradox that myths so eloquently hold between: domestic and wild / land and sea / village and adventure / sacred and profane / silly and sincere.

He has traveled and lived the stories he tells, from the wilds of Devon to the edges of Scotland, with study in MA Poetics of Imagination gives his storytelling a grounding that takes you beyond the encounter

Jeff Atkinson

Is a storyteller and vision quest guide, adept a leading people into the unknown. . . much needed as we tackle this tale.

Jeff has performed the art of oral storytelling around the country, his underlying knowledge of the mythopoetic landscape flows down into his telling. His poetic language steeped in wisdom will lead you to some wild places.

Food and Drinks: The wonderful Moore and Moore Cafe is opening its doors to us for these events, their team will be on hand to serve drinks from their small bar, coffee and cakes (a wonderful interval treat), and dinner will be available to pre order for before the performance or during the interval. Dinner options will be announced closer to the event for pre booking.

Event Schedule: Thursday 27th August 2026

Doors: 18:00 - arrive and settle in with a drink and something to eat

Performance starts: 19:00 - Performance area opens, enter in silence

Interval: 19:45 - Take a breather and order a drink or cafe made cake

Performance continues: 20:10 - Regather and listen to the second part

Ending: 21:00 - Ending after a short discussion Q&A with Storytellers

Please note this performance is open to those aged 16+

FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Please note: This event will be recorded. By attending the event you agree to be filmed and/or photographed, and for those images and footage to be shared online and across various promotional platforms.