Ruth Humphreys

Wonderled Storyteller

  • Parent/ carer and child events

  • School and nursery visits

  • Theatre performances

  • Festivals and fairs

  • Media appearance

  • Community projects

  • Conferences

  • Bespoke events

“The Story Telling teller was amazing and took us on a real journey...
— Theatre audience member - Norden Farm Centre of Arts
​Ruth Humphreys is a fantastic story teller and has told stories to the children of my fairy festival. I would highly recommend her for future events
— ​Janine Brockway -Enchanted Forest Fairy Festival
Thank you so much Ruth for yesterday. The children had a great time with you.
— Mrs K Ayres, Downsway Primary School

About Ruth Humphreys

Ruth is a professional storyteller based in Berkshire who tells magical tales. Her specialism is folk and fairytales from the British Isles, interactive family storytelling for young children and their grownups. She also tells some of her own magical stories.

Ruth has told stories on local BBC Radio, and tv as well as performed in theatres, libraries, care homes, fairs, leisure parks, farms, festivals as well run workshops in schools and community groups. She can create bespoke performances for events.

No two performances are ever the same as Ruth adapts her storytelling performance to the audience and invites the listeners to journey into the magic of the story, through live music, costume, props and the power of the imagination.

Previous performances include:

Previous clients and appearances include:

  • Center Parcs

  • Norden Farm Centre For Arts, Maidenhead

  • Watercolour Cafe, Henley

  • Gabriels Wellbeing and Education, Reading

  • Maidenhead Big Read Festival

  • Enchanted Forest Fairy Festival

  • Maidenhead Yoga Festival

  • Craft Coop

  • Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Libraries

  • Online Summer Soul Play Camp - Guest Storyteller and Camp Counsellor

  • And many schools and private clients including leisure parks, parties and other events

Ruth is a qualified early years and children’s librarian with experience of running story times and rhythm times for families as well as Bookstart programme. Ruth has an enhanced DBS check and public liability insurance.

Ruth is a member of the Society for Storytelling

Photo Credit: Kayleigh Robinson

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Wonder * Magic * Kindness * Creativity * Curiosity* Courage *

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The Story Telling teller was amazing and took us on a real journey following on from the Moomins”
— Theatre audience member
Thank you so much for a being a wonderful story teller today at (daughter’s) 5th birthday. They all had a great time. (She) enjoyed listening to the stories in a different way and how you performed them was just lovely.”
— Parent feedback after bespoke storytelling party based on daughter's favourite gentle winter stories
​Ruth Humphreys is a fantastic story teller and has told stories to the children of my fairy festival. I would highly recommend her for future events
— ​Janine Brockway -Enchanted Forest Fairy Festival
“Ruth has the rare gift of being able to tell stories from that living breathing place within the tale; merging magically with her listeners, she immerses in the community.”
— Dave Hampton, Co-founder of Champion for Earth, Carbon Coach and former Marlow FM Radio Host
​”…the Brownies.. were transfixed – Ruth did a fabulous job.”
— 1st Marlow Brownies
We all loved your stories today

— Gabriels Well Being and Education
Thank you so much for your wonderful storytelling- it went so well and you did brilliantly, as always, at keeping the children engaged
— Norden Farm Centre of Arts
​​​“Thank you very much for the Elves and the Shoemaker story telling session. It was well delivered and the children were very engaged in the presentation of the story.
They really enjoyed your fantastic outfit and it really completed the experience for them, we hope that maybe you can come in again and tell us another story”
— Boyne Hill Infants School, Maidenhead