Mara Menzies is a multi-award-winning Kenyan/Scottish storyteller who divides her time between ancient stone buildings in Edinburgh and living in a tree house on the Kenyan coast. A narrative artist who travels the world telling stories that inform, inspire, and entertain–her inimitable performance style has captured the hearts of audiences in over 30 different countries. Mara’s storytelling production ‘Blood and Gold’ won the coveted Stage award at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022 for Acting Excellence, and her novel of the same name won the Scottish Saltire Society Book of Fiction award in 2022.

Mara’s story built in a carefully controlled crescendo, whipping the audience into a quite astonishing frenzy of excitement….at one point almost every single person in the auditorium jumped out of their seat with pure rapture. – Director, Edinburgh International Book Festival

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