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Connection With Wonder is a professional storytelling organisation based in London, UK. Directed by co-founders Vanessa Woolf and George Hoyle, CWW has hosted storytelling events for adults and children in partnership with the V&A, Royal Parks, Royal Albert Hall, Historic Royal Palaces, National Portrait Gallery and TimeOut magazine, as well as local authorities and schools across Great Britain.[1]

Originally founded in 2010 as London Dreamtime, Woolf was central to its earlier ventures, including outdoor storytelling in the Heygate Estate at Elephant and Castle, during the prelude to its final demolition in 2014.[2][3][4] In 2016, London Dreamtime collaborated with Stephen Coates to present a series of nighttime storytelling events in Brompton Cemetery, centred on the legends that Hannah Courtoy’s tomb was a time machine.[5] That year, Woolf was interviewed on BBC World about the origins of European fairy stories.[6] In 2017, she gave a TEDx talk in Belfast on the enduring role of magic in storytelling throughout history.[7]

In 2019, London Dreamtime began promoting adult storytellers in London in collaboration with TimeOut Magazine.[8] In 2022, the organisation successfully crowdfunded an open mic storytelling club, Elephant Tales.[9] In 2024, it rebranded as Connection With Wonder and crowdfunded a mentoring workshop for storytellers that is hosted in St John’s Church, Waterloo.[10][11]

Connection With Wonder has also run several events surrounding the legend of the Highgate Vampire, and Woolf was a narrator for the Curse of the Highgate Vampire on Discovery+.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Our CV". Connection With Wonder. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  2. ^ "What The Woolf Gets up To After Dark". Up After Dark. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  3. ^ "Transpontine: What next for the Heygate Estate?". Transpontine. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  4. ^ "Londonist Out Loud: A Podcast About London, 25 January 2013". Londonist. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  5. ^ "London Dreamtime: Portals and Pathways". TimeOut. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  6. ^ BBC World (2016-01-21). Vanessa Woolf: "storytelling and fairytales". Retrieved 2026-01-04 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ TEDx Talks (2017-11-28). How to find Magic | Vanessa Woolf | TEDxStormontWomen. Retrieved 2026-01-04 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ Woolf, Vanessa (2019-10-22). "8 eerie storytelling sessions in London that will get you ready for Halloween". Time Out. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  9. ^ "London Dreamtime Story Co-op: Re-enchant the City". Crowdfunder UK. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  10. ^ "Space For Storytelling". Crowdfunder UK. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  11. ^ Mazza (2022-01-07). "London Dreamtime | St Johns". Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  12. ^ Roettgers, Philipp (2021-03-22). "Episode 11: Vanessa Woolf & George Hoyle | Topic: Storytelling". London beyond time and place. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  13. ^ "'The Curse Of The Highgate Vampire' Documentary Lands On Discovery+ This Halloween | Higgypop". Higgypop Paranormal: Project Weird. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
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Category:Storytelling organizations