With over 50 performances in schools in 2008, Roger has entertained thousands of primary and secondary students.
While smaller audiences are optimum (and fees are packaged to encourage smaller audiences) Roger has proven time and again that he can hold the attention of very large audiences.
These are some of my signature stories which define the way I tell - my best and most popular:
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Croc Doesn’t Eat Chicken: my version is Malaysian, so croc learns little chicken is her sister from the monitor lizard (we all lay eggs.) Told with a lot of gesture and sound, and progressively lesser and lesser narration as the story progresses!
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The Wooden Sword: I found this Afghan tale about the power of faith in Heather Forrest’s Tales of Wisdom. A deeply engaging Islamic tale with a wonderful comic climax.
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The Actor and the Uwabami: a Japanese tale from Cathy Spagnoli that I interpret using 3 Noh masks.
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The Bold Young Rooster : a comic participation adapted from Margaret Read Macdonald about a wily bird and a greedy Sultan.
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Ma Liang and The Magic Paintbrush: a vivid and gripping version of the story of a selfless young artist.
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“Your ‘little sister’ story was truly wonderful! I sat there watching you with my mouth wide-open, mesmerized.”
Noga Algom, Israeli storyteller, Singapore International Storytelling Festival 2006
