Hugh Lupton

Hugh is an award-winning storyteller, performer and author, poet and lyricist based in Norfolk.

His work spans over 35 years, working on both solo projects and in partnership with other artists, writers, musicians, illustrators and performers. Thematically his work often explores our place in the landscape and the deep cultural memories we carry. His 2018 novel, The Assembly of the Severed Head retells the story of the Mabinogion, …”its backbone is a humane engagement with the power and function of story. “ Kevin Crossley-Holland. Hugh has toured both nationally and internationally and has performed at the RSC, the National Theatre and the Barbican, as well as at schools, community venues and arts centres the length and breadth of Britain. His repertoire ranges from Greek epic to Grimms Fairy Tales, from Norse and Celtic myth to East Anglian folktales, from the Great War to John Clare.