Enquiries and Bookings: Mon-Fri 10am - 7pm

 Performances

Storytelling performances for children, teens and adults to suit any occasion or venue. 

Sheila has performed in/for:

• Community Centres
• Residents Committees
• Clubs
• Shopping Centres
• Conference Openings
• Theatres
• Museums
• Schools
• Libraries
• Parks
• Family Days
• Parties  
• Festivals

Training

Storytelling skills workshops for adults, teens and children and applied storytelling workshops.

Applied storytelling workshops include:

• Storytelling for Leadership in Organsiations
• Storytelling for National Education.  
• Storytelling in the Curriculum (for preschool, primary and secondary teachers).
• Storytelling for Character Education.
• Storytelling for Language and Literacy Development.
• Storytelling for Sunday School Teachers.
• Did I Hear You Write? (storytelling for creative writing).

Sheila Wee has been a professional storyteller since 1999 and has been described as a Godmother of Singapore Storytelling. She co-founded Singapore’s first storytelling circle; its first professional storytelling company, and was instrumental in the development of the Asian Congress of Storytellers. Sheila was a founding executive committee member of the Storytelling Association (Singapore) and is its current Vice President (2009/2010) Sheila runs her own storytelling company; Storywise  (www.storywise.com.sg) 

Sheila loves telling stories to adults and children alike. She is comfortable telling to a crowd of over a thousand, but she particularly enjoys the chance for an intimate gathering of children or adults, where the power of story can truly be revealed. Sheila’s multicultural repertoire includes Singaporean myths and legends, Asian and Western folktales and lively participation and prop stories.

In Singapore Sheila has taught numerous storytelling courses and workshops for adults, both independently and in conjunction with organisations such as the National Book Development Council (Singapore), the Ministry of Education (Singapore) and the Storytelling Association (Singapore). In addition, through her work under the National Arts Council’s Arts Education Programme, Sheila has taught storytelling to hundreds of primary and secondary school students. As well as teaching storytelling skills to all age groups , Sheila conducts adult workshops on the applied use of storytelling

In her international work,  Sheila  has performed at the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, the Australian National Storytelling Festival, the Skye and Lochalsh Storytelling Festival and at various schools and community venues throughout the UK. Sheila has also onducted workshops for the Society for Storytelling (UK), the Australian National Storytelling Festival and for the Longman’s Storytelling Conference in Hong Kong.

Sheila can customise a storytelling performance programme to suit the needs of any client or venue.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT SHEILA'S STORYTELLING

 "Sheila Wee has done amazing work in the propagation of storytelling arts in Singapore.   Sheila tells beautifully and elegantly.   With her large repertoire, she easily pleases both adults and children.”

Dr Margaret Read MacDonald, Storyteller , Author , Folklorist , Seattle USA. www.margaretreadmacdonald.com

"Sheila is a captivating storyteller whose warmth, humour and conviction delight both children and adults alike. She captures perfectly  the wit, wisdom and magic of the many traditional m and modern tales in here repertoire."

Anne O'Sullivan, Library Teacher, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

"Your stories were very nice, very captivating. I was really lost in the world of your stories. Your gestures and different tones of voice helped a lot in the telling of the stories and it was disappointing that the session was only that short. I don't think I will ever get tired of listening to your stories! Hope you will come and visit us again. I'm inspired by you to try storytelling; it all seems so fun now!"

Secondary Two Student, Nanyang Girls High School, Singapore

“Sheila Wee is as comfortable vividly retelling a historical tale of Malaysia as she is weaving magic from an English fairy tale. Her mixed cultural background, with a foot in both Britain and Singapore, along with a passion for research, gives a depth and richness to her work. Sheila uses her background in drama to add just the right touches of characterization, imagery, and gesture to her work as an elegant and talented storyteller - sensitive to audience and story alike.”

Cathy Spagnoli,Storyteller, Author,Vashon Island, Washington State,USA.  www.cathyspagnoli.com