013 - Myths, Legends & The Dark Side of Children’s Stories (w/Saraswathi Sukumar)

This week we were lucky enough to be joined by local author and actor Saraswathi Sukumar, for a fascinating chat about her inspirations, the roots of her love for storytelling and the darker side of old children's tales. Recorded on the 2nd floor at Sutton Central Library, a place that Saraswathi was very familiar with as she described her journey from borrowing books as a child and a young adult from Sutton Central, before studying for her GCSEs in our study space. Listen to hear how Saraswathi's local experience works alongside her Indian roots to create unique stories.

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Saraswathi Sukumar is an actor and author. In 2022 she was commissioned by Documental to write a radio play based on the landscape of Devon, 'Slices of Soundless Scream' and recently developed a lesson plan to be delivered to Sutton school children encouraging them to write a short story.

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