Gruff and his new friend Matylda live on a small island off the Welsh coast, where legends are beginning to stir. Islanders find themselves irresistibly drawn to the Sleeping Stones, a line of rocks like stepping stones out to sea, and Gruff and Mat soon realise they must risk everything to save each other and their community from a terrifying storm driven by an ancient, magic anger.

Hear Beatrice Wallbank share her inspirations for writing magical stories, and spark ideas for your next story by thinking about what kind of place it happens in. Will this interactive workshop lead you down a spooky overgrown path or along a wild, stormy beach? You decide!

For ages 8+

To help us have as many children as possible involved in this session, perhaps you can choose one of ticket types below, based on how many children you’ll be bringing with you. Thank you. 

Beatrice Wallbank grew up in mid-Wales, surrounded by sheep. When not wandering about in wild places thinking about stories she works backstage in theatre, storytelling in a different form. She also really likes Old Stuff and is a historian of things relating to the sea in early medieval Wales.