Nicola combines her passion for history with a love of dressing up to bring characters vividly to life. She delivers entertaining and engaging workshops to primary and secondary schools on subjects ranging from castle life and the cursed Stewarts to Jacobites and WW1.

Nicola holds regular storytelling sessions for nursery children involving rhyme, song and actions. She also delights in entertaining adults with dark tales over dinner.

Working as a trainer and freelance learning consultant, Nicola is a firm advocate of children as storytellers and provides voice workshops and storytelling skill sessions alongside her own storytelling.