Name: Gawain and the Green Knight A new storytelling for the Winter Solstice with Lisa Schneidau
Start: 2026-12-11T19:00:00+00:00
Location: St Lawrence Chapel

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Gawain and the Green Knight A new storytelling for the Winter Solstice with Lisa Schneidau is on Friday 11 December 2026 at St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton, with doors at 19:00. Tickets start at £13.20, including the booking fee.

“Who’ll spring from his seat and take this weapon?” A giant appears at the New Year feast with a deadly challenge. Does Gawain have what it takes to stay alive? Lisa Schneidau tells a new version of the medieval Arthurian tale, laced with tree folklore and midwinter magic. Performance storytelling in the folk tradition Age advisory 14+, seasonal refreshments from the Field Sytem bar….a really Yuletide treat! *Of all the trees that are in the wood, The Holly bears the crown* Lisa Schneidau is a storyteller, folklorist and author based on Dartmoor. Her new book Tree Folk: tree folklore, song and lore from Britain and Ireland is published this November by the History Press. www.lisaschneidau.co.uk

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