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Relational story work for a resilient world

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed these days. The crises keep piling up, locally and globally, and it’s tempting just to hide our heads in the sand. But facing up to the future begins at home, in the places we live and work. And it begins with the stories we tell ourselves.

At Vesper Hill, we design engagement processes rooted in interactive storytelling and facilitated conversation. Drawing on expertise in the creative arts and psychotherapy, we encourage playful reflection on complex social and ecological challenges.

Whether you’re a business seeking to build trust with communities, a public sector team navigating change, or a group of practitioners needing time to reconnect — we can help you to listen differently, reflect meaningfully, and move forward with purpose.

What we offer:

Workshops and reflection spaces. We work with teams and individuals to navigate practical challenges, prioritise core values, and nurture collective wellbeing.

Performances and facilitated dialogues. Our storytelling pieces can be brought to your workplace or community setting, to help spark conversation with your audience. Talkback discussions are always tailored to context.

Strategic partnerships. Working with your organisation over time, we’ll co-create materials addressed specifically to your needs, and identify stories that resonate. We build social value grounded in real listening, not just box-ticking.

Available Performances

These storytelling pieces are currently available, on request, for one-off performance in theatres, community spaces or office settings. We also offer follow-up workshops that can help unpack the broader issues raised by each piece.

Inundated

or, What Would Noah Do?

You, the audience, are gathered at a meeting of the Business Improvement Network. Perhaps you’re hoping to trade contacts, or seek advice. But the guest speaker at today’s meeting has a troubling story to tell, and an unusual proposal to pitch. So how will you and other network members choose to respond?

Who Ya Gonna Call?

(in event of emergency)

This warm, welcoming, one-man show explores the UK’s current state of preparedness for a changing climate. Opening with memories of the July 2022 heatwave, when the country recorded its first temperatures over 40°C, the performance explores challenging themes with poignancy, humour, and a little help from the audience.

The Boxer’s Guide to Climate Resilience

This modern fairy tale explores the challenges faced by an ordinary coastal town in a time of storms and rising seas. A lowly town planner called Jo, wondering how to keep back the tide, seeks advice from the legendary King Cnut (aka Canute). He responds by teaching her how to box. Cnut’s four lessons explore the stages of resilience planning: Aware, Adapt, Respond, Recover.