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September 2008

Children’s composition performed at Royal Albert Hall

As the winners of the MusicQuest competition 2007 Ysgol Pen y Bryn from Colwyn Bay travelled to London……

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February 2008

THE PRINCE’S FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN & THE ARTS ANNOUNCES STOKE-ON-TRENT MUSEUMS SERVICE AS WINNER OF STORYTELLING COMPETITION.

A story of local heritage wins first prize for Stoke-on-Trent Museums in the Children & the Arts StoryQuest Storytelling competition. 
Stoke on Trent Museums Service has won a competition run by The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts as part of Children & the Arts’ festival of storytelling; StoryQuest. The winning venue is to be […]

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MUSICQUEST COMES TO A CLOSE IN A SERIES OF FINALE CONCERTS

The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts finely-tuned project, MusicQuest, wholly funded by Classic FM Music Makers, comes to a close with finale concerts across the UK.  

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January 2008

5000 CHILDREN To Experience Live Classic Music at MUSICQUEST FINALE CONCERTS

The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts finely-tuned project, MusicQuest, wholly funded by Classic FM Music Makers, draws to a close with finale concerts across the UK. 

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The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Attend TheatreQuest’s National Finale Variety Performance

On 28th January over 150 school children gathered at the Unicorn Theatre, Southwark to watch a performance by all 13 schools from around the country who were involved in TheatreQuest.

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October 2007

StoryQuest-A Festival of Storytelling Begins on Friday

StoryQuest is a national festival of storytelling which aims to teach children about the joys of narrative and to encourage families and communities to share stories.

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Don’t Let Your Young Ones Lose the Plot-StoryQuest in The Daily Telegraph

A new national festival supported by the Prince of Wales hopes to revive the art of family storytelling. Jasper Rees reports, and gets the views of some notable storytellers……

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September 2007

Press Release-Tell Tales With StoryQuest 2007

News Release
With British children watching more television than any other country in Europe, The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts promotes the importance of oral storytelling.
StoryQuest, 2nd-30th November 2007, is a festival of storytelling which reminds children, families and communities of the joys of oral traditions and the importance sharing of stories. Throughout November […]

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StoryQuest Goes Live

The new StoryQuest website is now live.

Go to www.storyquest.org.uk to find out more about Family Story Telling Day, storytelling events near you, tips for telling tales and a competition for venues to win a win a site-specific storytelling commission, created and performed by one of the best performance storytellers in the land!

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‘Coram Boy’ Creator Jamila Gavin Pens a New Play for TheatreQuest

‘A Singer from the Desert Came’ a play set in a future where global warming has destroyed the world as we know it.

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