This event is a partnership with Artemis storytelling. This small group workshop is an excellent introduction to the art of telling a traditional story led by Katy Cawkwell who has over 20 years experience of working as a performance storyteller and teaching storytelling (spoken word performance, not writing or reading!) You are invited to bring…

This event is a partnership with Artemis storytelling. There is a place where power crackles through all things: broken bodies can become whole, thoughts can be heard, old bones speak and even rocks want revenge. Here we stumble through shape-shifting worlds on a journey to the edge of the earth. Be prepared to encounter all…

In the past three years, national events have made us question what it is to be British as never before. Are we all strangers in a strange land, hopelessly alienated from each other? Is the country at war with the city, and is this country embattled by the rest of Europe?Adultery, murder, poverty, trust and…

Louisa will be at the Custom House from 1-3 pm on Thursday afternoons throughout July, available to meet with members of the public and talk about the work she is developing there. This event is drop in.

This event is in partnership with Africa Writes – Bristol and the University of Exeter’s World and Postcolonial Cultures Research Group. Described by Salman Rushdie as a ‘dazzling debut’, award-winning writer Namwali Serpell reads from and discusses her new genre-bending epic novel with University of Exeter’s Lara Choksey. The Old Drift traces three Zambian families across centuries and…

This event is a partnership with Papatango. Join Papatango for a breakdown of how to build a playwriting career, from training to showcasing to making connections and pitching for opportunities. The multi-award-winning Papatango run free opportunities to launch new playwrights, who have gone on to win BAFTA, OffWestEnd, Royal National Theatre and Alfred Fagon awards….

Louisa Adjoa Parker, our first writer-in-residence at Exeter Custom House, will kick off her six-week residency this National Writing Day. On Wednesday 26th June from 1-3pm, Louisa will hold her first ever ‘Meet the Writer’ session at Exeter Custom House. She will be available to talk about her work as writer-in-residence and to chat about writing in…