What’s your Favourite Season?
This morning, at 1.04am, marked the Autumnal equinox. In the days leading up to this I’ve been considering how fortunate we are to have such rich...
A Story Just For You – The Red Nose
This is a story inspired by an ‘object spontaneous storytelling game’ I played with a group of Year 5 pupils in a Coventry school many years ago....
The Secret Garden Experience: In Conversation Series
I am delighted to introduce our new 'In Conversation' series, which we have created specially for our adult audiences to enjoy alongside The Secret...
A Story Just For You – The First Tooth Fairy
Did you know that fairies, elves, sprites and pixies live in, around, under and between every nook and cranny in the world? You might not know this...
The Value of Me A-Z Game
'Try not to become a person of Success. But rather try to become a person of value.' Albert Einstein Here’s a simple and joyful game that I’m...
Why Storytelling?
I can’t begin to tell you how much I miss sharing stories with people in person. Over the many years of taking my stories into schools I’ve often...
Winter Walk Storytelling Game
This is a great game to play with two or more players. I used to play a version of this with my daughter as we walked to school, whilst waiting for...
Danyah profile in Cranleigh Magazine
I love telling and sharing stories so when I was asked to share my story here of course I leapt at the chance! Actually I believe that we’re all...
Party Games
I recently wrote a blog about Riddles considering why they’re not only fun but also beneficial to learning. This started me thinking about the...
What’s in a Birthday?
Birthdays are a time to let our children know that they’re cherished and loved, a day of celebration announcing ‘you are precious and we’re glad you...
The Benefit of Riddles
Do you love a good riddle? Are you delighted if you can work it out? I really recommend that you share a good number of riddles with your...
Bee Facts – from our ‘Bedtime Stories’ Series
Bees are incredible insects and I consider them to be our friends, not only do they make incredible honey but they're also really important to...
Stillness
‘A child who cannot sit still is a half-developed child.’ - Luther Standing Bear. The COVID-19 virus is moving swiftly across our world and life is...
My Grief
Recently my dear friend’s mother died. I wanted to reach out to my friend, to let her know that I was thinking about her and that I was there for...
I Believe in Unicorns – Audience feedback Autumn Tour 2019
A sample of the comments that have been left for us in our Feedback Book whilst on tour during Autumn 2019 CRANLEIGH ARTS CENTRE Saturday 28th...
The Importance of Bedtime Stories
Whilst out ‘on tour’ again this year, sharing one of Michael Morpurgo’s (War Horse author) incredible stories ‘I Believe in Unicorns’, I continue to...
What’s the Truth?
I have been contemplating the word, the concept of ‘truth’ over the past few years. I’ve been examining how truthful I am, consciously observing...
Kika’s True ‘Birth Day’
Kika’s Birthday by John and Danyah Miller A co-production between Wizard Presents, Little Angel Theatre and Orange Tree Theatre During a Q&A, at...
From Live to Digital
We live in a age where technology is moving so rapidly it’s sometimes difficult for me to keep up. However I have always loved exploring new ideas...
What is it about ‘Women’?
Wizard Presents ‘Perfectly Imperfect Women’ ‘It's a great title’ I’m told over and again about our latest show ‘Perfectly Imperfect Women’, which...
Papering Over….
I love venturing up to Edinburgh Fringe each year, whether as punter, producer or performer and one of the things that I get very excited about is...
Edinburgh Fringe Diary…. 7th August 2017
Good morning diary…. I wonder what today has in store for me? It’s my 6th day at Edinburgh Fringe which officially opened yesterday. My new show,...
Are You A ‘Shushing’ Teacher?
I have huge admiration for teachers in general, particularly because they do some of the most important, emotionally and mentally demanding, work in...
Why the Whales Came – Audience Feedback – Family Arts Festival October 2016
A sample of the comments that have been left for us in our Feedback Book whilst on tour during Get Creative Family Arts Festival 2016 CONNAUGHT...
September rehearsals….
WHY THE WHALES CAME by MICHAEL MORPURGO It’s September, I can hear the birds singing as I walk the dogs, taste the sharp burst of blackberries in my...
‘Building a Character’ Storytelling Games
I'd like to share with you a four-part storytelling game which I really enjoy playing with adults and/or children. I've played this with children of...
Forget the panto…..you MUST go and see this.
'I Believe in Unicorns' at Orange Tree Theatre Richmond Review by Annemarie Flanagan EALINGTODAY.CO.UK 23rd December 2015 Forget the panto - if you...
Family Arts Festival 2015 Audience Feedback for ‘Unicorns’
We were delighted to participate in this year's Family Arts Festival, from 9th October - 1st November,. We toured 'I Believe in Unicorns' to...
Can we have too many stories?
I believe that stories are like meals, so whilst sharing stories is thrilling and they feed and nourish us deeply, too many ‘main’ meals can leave...
What I’ve learnt on my theatrical journey so far!
Accept your own voice and qualities As a young 21 year old woman finding my way into theatre, first as an usher and later as the first female...
Imagination is like a muscle….
....and like any muscle it needs exercise. Just as our limbs would wither if we didn’t use them so it is with our imagination. Before imagination,...
Pirate Pip at Bathtime – A Bedtime Story by Danyah Miller
Once upon a time there was a little girl called Pippa. She had curly blond hair and a big broad smile. Pippa’s favourite colour was ?...... Her...
Quietly and firmly – On setting boundaries
In January 2005 my daughter was approaching three and a half. During the last six to eight months I had begun to slip into power struggles with her,...
Where Have All the Adults Gone?
This is an article I wrote in 2005 as one mother’s thoughts and experience with setting boundaries for her 3 year old daughter. Many people...
Danyah’s Top Ten Tips for Storytelling with Children
Danyah’s top tips for storytelling with children appeared in The Guardian on Monday 6th October 2014 to mark School Libraries Celebration Day
Is it smart to give our children phones and gadgets?…..
Are we doing our young children a disservice by providing them with smart phones; electronic games; computers; TV’s and iPods? We are offering them...
Top Ten Tips for Theatre Companies collaborating with Libraries
Libraries, like theatres and art spaces, come in all shapes and sizes; old, modern, large and small. There are lots of similarities between theatres...
How did I get here?
As a child I was a dreamer. I dreamt of being a Blue Peter presenter, a stilt-walker, an acrobat. I also chatted and chatted, often to the...
Teachers
‘The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see’Alexandra K Trenfor My friend sent me this quote on Friday...
Olivier Awards 2013
"On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you?" my friend, Sada, texted me at 11am on Sunday morning. I was in the midst of cleaning the house, with a...
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