Join local writer and storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton (please call her Pomme!) on a story walk through the cemetery. She will take you on a specially chosen route that ends at the Greek Necropolis. Pomme will tell the ancient Greek myth of Persephone on the walk, stopping every now and then to tell you the next instalment!
When: Sunday 13 August 2023, 12noon-1pm
Where: West Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, London SE27 9JU
Meet: Cemetery main entrance on the corner of Robson Road and Norwood Road
Further info: This is a completely FREE event, but booking essential as places are limited: Book your places here
We will look at the Greek and Roman influence on the graves as we go, from columns to acanthus leaves. Follow Persephone as she travels to the underworld and back. Discover the significance of pomegranates and how the cycle of nature and the seasons depend on Persephone’s journey. The walk will last about 60 mins, and during that time we will not sit down, so bring sturdy shoes and waterproof clothing. Group size will be limited to 20 in order to follow the walk and gather around in narrow places.
Whilst this walk has no specific age restriction, we believe it will be best suited to those aged 7 and over.
This is a completely free guided story walk, brought to the community as part of the ongoing National Heritage Lottery funded project. You can find out more on the project website: www.westnorwoodcemetery.org
If you have any queries on accessibility, or anything else, please contact Kim Hart on khart@lambeth.gov.uk
Illustration by Virgina Lee from: ‘Persephone a journey from winter to spring’ by Sally Pomme Clayton (Frances Lincoln 2012)
Sally-Pomme Clayton is a pioneering storyteller and writer creating performances, books, plays, and texts, bringing fairytales and fragments of forgotten myths to new life. She worked with Helen Chadwick creating The Singing Bones and has been one of her creative collaborators on many of her performances. Pomme is the author of 15 children's books, and an associate artist at Omnibus Theatre. Recent performances have been at: Museum of Comedy Bloomsbury Festival; The Chelsea Physic Garden; Rhythm Tree Festival Isle of Wight; Customs House Exeter; Cambridge Junction; Capstone Theatre, Liverpool; King's Place; Edinburgh Literature Festival; Dhaka Lit Fest. During 2019 and 2020 she toured Arts Council funded hybrid and subversive collaboration The Frog Princess Punked a feisty feminist fairytale with girl punk band and live projections. She has been commissioned to write and perform work for: Autin Dance Theatre (2021); The Tower of London (2019); Thames Festival (2018); The London Gypsy Orchestra (2016); The London Philharmonic Orchestra (2013/2011); the Royal Shakespeare Company (2013); The Swedenborg Society (2012); The British Museum(2010); Unicorn Theatre (2004/2001). Her latest books are 'The Phoenix of Persia' (Tiny Owl Books 2019) nominated for the Greenaway Award 2020 and the UKLA award 2020. 'The King with Dirty Feet' (Otter-Barry Books 2018) winner of The Oxford Book Award best picture book 2019. During 2019 she wrote five star reviewed 'The Little Prince' (based on the book by Saint-Exupéry) for Omnibus Theatre.
For more information about Sally and her work, follow this link: www.sallypommeclayton.com/
