Rachel May

Festival Director and Producer

Rachel May is the creative force behind the Oxford Storytelling Festival. She is a teacher, a doula for both birth and death, Shadow Work Coach and one half of the team at Sacred Events.

She lives between Oxford, the wilds of Wales and Aegina, her favourite island in Greece.

Rachel's aim in life is to find the living spirit in everything she does and then share it with others. Events are a key part of this: fire circles, small gatherings, ritual/ceremony and festivals.

Increasingly dedicated to healing the divide between humans and Nature, storytelling and hearing the voices of Nature have become prominent in her work and she is excited and challenged to be sharing this festival with you again.

Together, let’s weave the New Story….

Lydia webb

Assistant Director and Marketing Manager

Lydia has a deep background in Creative Direction and Production. With studies in Fine Art and Creative Communications under her belt, she bring a conscientious and methodical process to working with the Oxford Storytelling Festival.

She has been in the background assisting the development of the festival from its foundations, as well as managing the bar.

In a recent and significant life shift, she has chosen to leave her corporate job managing a large creative team, to focus on nurturing this festival.

Managing our marketing, social media, ticket sales. Lydia is helping the Oxford Storytelling festival reach as many ears as possible, far and wide!