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vanessa head and shoulders guest on Observer Think in
Vanessa Woolf (pictured above) is founder and lead storyteller of Connection With Wonder.

About us:

  • London’s leading provider of professional spoken-word storytellers for adults and children. We understand the power of stories and storytelling.
  • Communicate, create empathy and move the world’s imagination. Experts on oral storytelling and provide tellers for some of the most well known museums, shops, parks and galleries in the world. Work at grassroots level with free workshops and open mics, growing the next generation of storytellers.
  • Founded in 2010 by expert storyteller Vanessa Woolf. In 2024, we changed our name from London Dreamtime to Connection With Wonder, a name which reflects our mission.
  • Advise, mentor and train. Showcase tales and tellers from many backgrounds and celebrates the wonderful people in our city. Collaborate with some of the best known brands in childrens literature. Bring awe, joy and wonder to unexpected locations across the city! Our stories create a space to gather and listen with wonder and togetherness.
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Mayfair Magazine: Storytelling for Freywille Jewellery

Below: Disney’s Winnie the Pooh x Sanderson for H&M

Vanessa in a photoshoot promoting Winnie the Pooh> she is inside and holding up a book to an audience of children. The interior is styled beautifully vintage with moss and real trees in the background

Featured guest and advisor “Curse of the Highgate Vampire” Discovery+ (Not available in UK)

Launch event Mr Men/Heinz

vanessa at a PR influencer event in Waterstones Chelsea reading a mr men heinz brand tie in book

TEDx Talk “How to Find Magic”

A stage in stormont buildings belfast with chandeleers and a seated audience. Vanessa is giving a TEDx talk, her back to the camera. She is quite small and the shot is taken from far away to emphasise the size of the room

Interview and performance by Vanessa on BBC World on the significance of Fairytales.

“We’re going on a Bear Hunt” one of eight storytelling guides for Walker Books by Vanessa

"Storytime fun with We're Going on a Bear Hunt" guide written by Vanessa Woolf

Time Out London- A guide to adult storytelling in the capital for Halloween curated by Vanessa

logos of the organisations we have worked with including V&A, National Portrait Gallery, Arts Council Royal Albert Hall, V&A Merlin Entertainment, Coventry Building Society etc
Some of the organisations we have worked with on extended projects
Two seasons of children’s storytelling for The London Eye
Storytelling for Adults