Carran Waterfield

Carran Waterfield - author and performance maker

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Available for

Workshop, Talk, Reading, Interview

Audiences

Age 7 to 11, Age 11 to 14, Age 14 to 16, Age 16 to 18+, Further Education, University, Adult

Genres

Drama, Fable, Fairy tale, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Historical fiction, Mythopoeia, Narrative non-fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Stage/Screen

Book types

Educational, Fiction 8-13, Fiction for young-adults

Awards

Details

I am an independent theatre and performance maker, teacher and published writer with several young people’s stories published along with devised playscripts and poetry. I am currently based in Southport, UK.

I was born in Coventry, UK where I founded and led the international Coventry-based touring company Triangle Theatre (UK) est. 1988, Bare Essentials Youth Theatre and The Little Herberts performance art group.

I am a qualified teacher (B.ED) and taught in primary and secondary schools prior to and after establishing my theatre company. In relation to my touring work I conceived and facilitated numerous educational and community projects some or which won international acclaim, in particular Coventry Kids In the Blitz (Museums and Heritage Award - Best Educational Initiative)

I am adept at tailoring bespoke workshops to suit need, ability and experience. I can lead practical workshops with a lot of movement or I can give lecture demonstration style illustrated talks. I can do readings, interviews, lead discussion and will take commissions. I can coach creatively with passion. I work indoors and outdoors.

I use movement, walking, creative play and innovative approaches to self-expression as well as read aloud sessions from my books. I am a highly experienced creative practitioner.

My particular interests include place based stories, ancestral stories, fairy tale, myth and personal story.

I also have extensive experience working in the Higher Education sector working on devised projects with undergraduates, giving talks and workshops for post graduates and assisting creative and performance research for universities such as Warwick, Salford and Manchester.

Currently I am developing A Walking Companion - walking poetry from my creative walks along the Sefton coastline.

My bookstore is here.

Read more about my creative journey here.

My performance work is here.

Books by Carran Waterfield

Redhair and Daffodil Friend (1988, 2001, 2022, 2024) installation, children’s book, stage adaptation with The Herbert Museum Coventry, University of Salford; The Brinepoint Colouring Book (2024) Pink Granite (2025) A Walking Companion (forthcoming). The House - an augmented play script (2016) Routledge. The Poetic Body (Body and Awareness - ed. Sandra Reeve - 2016) Triarchy Press.

IBSN: 978-1-7397469-3-3

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