19. Trisha Lee, storytelling, and being very married

About this episode

Trisha Lee discusses her work in storytelling and education through her company Make Believe Arts.

Trisha Lee is the founder and artistic director of Make Believe Arts, a theatre and education company, and the charity behind Helicopter Stories. Trisha created MakeBelieve Arts in 2002, based on the idea that “story has the power to change lives”. She is a writer, a speaker, a trainer, and is a trained secondary school drama teacher although now the children she works with are mostly in the Early Years. Tricia achieved a Master’s in Writing for Young Children (you can find her books on her website) and has now worked in the Early Years sector for 24 years. Trishas Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@TheListeningClassroom⁩

People in this episode

Guest: Trisha Lee

Topics covered

• storytelling
• theatre
• education
• Early Years

Keywords

• Make Believe Arts
• Helicopter Stories
• writing for young children

Mentioned in this episode

Products: books

Books & works: a Master’s in Writing for Young Children

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