Nicola Wright | Storyteller, Heritage Educator & Trainer

Nicola combines her passion for history with a love of dressing up to bring characters vividly to life. She delivers entertaining and engaging workshops, interpretative performances and storytellings to primary and secondary school pupils, as well as adult groups. Subjects range from the cursed Stewarts, World War 1, and the Jacobites. She is the co-author of The Purple, White and Green, the story of the Scottish Suffragettes.

Nicola holds regular storytelling sessions for nursery children involving rhyme, song and actions and has recently adapted the Greek Myths for telling in Care Homes. She also delights in entertaining adults with dark tales over dinner.

Working as a freelance trainer, tour guide and learning consultant, Nicola provides voice and drama workshops and is a firm advocate of children as storytellers.

Creative & Heritage Work

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Storytelling
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Nicola is the Storyteller in Residence at Trimontium Museum Melrose and Trinity House Maritime Museum. She delivers research‑led storytelling for schools, nurseries, museums and community groups, including long‑term residencies and projects supporting children and young people to tell the stories of their own places.

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Heritage Education
at Trinity House

Trinity House is home to a treasure trove of fascinating maritime memorabilia, characters and stories. Nicola researches and delivers tours and workshops for schools, colleges and community group as well as giving public tours and hosting special events.

Training & Consultancy
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Nicola has delivered tour guiding and storytelling training for East Lothian Council Museums Service, Historic Environment Scotland and Edinburgh College, and has provided consultancy for museums including The Museum of Fire Heritage, Trinity House Maritime Museum and Historic Environment Scotland’s Stanley Mills.

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Testimonials

“Nicola has become a regular feature of our museum events calendar and her fantastic performances of stories totally engage her audiences. Nicola has created bespoke content for our museum, which is engaging, thoroughly researched and delivered with confidence and flair. She adapts wonderfully to different audiences and is a pleasure to work with- always professional, courteous and full of positive energy. I would have no hesitation in recommending her to other clients.”

Frances Mann, The Trimontium Museum

“Thank you again for such a great workshop that all the children were so engaged with. Nicola was in for 50 minutes and their eyes were constantly on her and asking brilliant questions! She was amazing. I would recommend her for any other class too.”

South Queensferry Primary School

“I just wished to drop you a note to say how much we enjoyed the tour and talk... Shackleton was quite a character and to hear more about him was excellent.”

R. Milne

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Bringing Stories to Life at Trinity House

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Ernest Shackleton:
Twilight Tour & Tales of Endurance
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An evening tour of Trinity House using objects as conduits to tell his extraordinary life story on the ice and beyond, including the women who supported him.

Maritime Leith’s Black History
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A tour of discovery connecting stories that link Trinity House and Maritime Leith with Black History.

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Weather at Sea
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A tour of Trinity House which included stories of how the weather has shaped sea travel. The juncture where science and history collide.

Tours & Performances

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Poster for Edinburgh 900 Storytelling Workshop at Oxgangs Library on Saturday 11 October at 2pm, inviting all ages with under 8s welcome with an adult, featuring illustrations of Edinburgh skyline and a historic tower.

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Storytelling Shows for the Scottish International Storytelling Festival

Girls Own Guide to Surviving History (with Gillian Paterson) SISF 2023
Blue City - The Story of John Murray 2022
From Floor Sweeper to Climate Pioneer - The tale of James Croll SISF 2021
Scots in the Antartic: A Tale with Penguins, Pipers and A Dog named Russ SISF 2020
The Purple, White and Green - The Story of the Scottish Suffragettes (with Lea Taylor) SISF 2018