Kevin Groves currently lives in ‘White Cliffs Country’, Dover, UK. From a young age he found a love for ancient Egypt as well as many other historical periods ultimately developing perfumes (https://houseofkiya.uk) to express the love.
Much of Kevin’s story telling revolves around the classic literature of ancient Egypt, although he still enjoys drawing on tales across the centuries – including some that leap beyond the mundane and pull from his enjoyment of fantasy and gothic horror genres.
Kevin welcomes any invitation to talk at your festival or private event in person or over video link. Drop him a message and see where it will take you! Use the form below to contact me or if you rather use phone then 07900 230783 or email kgroves [at] kevingrovesstoryteller.uk will also work. My IMDb profile can be found here: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur178604854/
You can find a lot of free and public material on my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/KiyaheikeMeUk. Some Pay On Demand recordings for ticketed events can be found in my Shop above.
Kevin is a contributor to international, national and local projects, groups and events.
Supported By Battered Hat Productions
2025
Currently booking so stay tuned!
Many, many colaborations planned and in progress for 2025. Come back often!
Brighton Horror Fringe Festival – TBC Oct 2025 – “Run. Scream. Die.” My new horror storytelling show. Do they know what’s coming? I bet you do.
Atlantis Book Shop, London – 17th October 2025 – “Run. Scream. Die.” My new horror storytelling show. Do they know what’s coming? I bet you do.
GrimFest @ Old Red Lion – TBC Oct 2025 – “Run. Scream. Die.” My new horror storytelling show. Do they know what’s coming? I bet you do.
Camden Horror Fest, The Etcetera Theatre, 265 Camden High Street, (above the Oxford Arms), Camden, London, NW1 7BU – 7pm 10 & 11th October 2025 – 3pm 12th October 2025 – “Run. Scream. Die.” My new horror storytelling show. Do they know what’s coming? I bet you do. More details to come!
Folkestone Fringe – TBC Sep 2025 – “Run. Scream. Die.” My new horror storytelling show. Do they know what’s coming? I bet you do.
Edinburgh Fringe – 13th – 24th Aug 2025 Carbon Room 3 @ 3.15pm – “Run. Scream. Die.” My new horror storytelling show. Do they know what’s coming? I bet you do.
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival – Upstairs @ The Duke of York, 17 The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5TD – 9th July @ 7pm – “Run. Scream. Die.” my new horror storytelling show. Do they know what is coming? I bet you do. http://twfringe.com
Phoenix Arts Club, London – TBC June 2025 – “Run. Scream. Die.” my new horror storytelling show. Do they know what is coming? I bet you do.
Phoenix Arts Club, London – TBC May 2025 – “Run. Scream. Die.” my new horror storytelling show. Do they know what is coming? I bet you do.
Dover (Free) Fringe Festival – 17th May 2025 – “Run. Scream. Die.” my new horror storytelling show. Do they know what is coming? I bet you do. https://doverfringe.uk/event/run-scream-die-2025/
BBC Upload – 15th May 2025 – Excited to announce that Battered Hat’s most recent radio play ‘Babysitter’ is is being broadcast on BBC Upload – Thursday (15th May) evening. it will be on BBCs; Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Solent, Oxford and Berkshire. The show is BBC Upload on Thursday and Saturday at 6-8pm on 95.3 FM, 104.5 FM, 104.8 FM, on Digital, BBC Sounds and here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0805r6w
Dover (Free) Fringe Festival – 14th May 2025 – “Tales of Ancient Egypt”. https://doverfringe.uk/event/tales-of-ancient-egypt-2025/
Director’s Cut Theatre’s End Of Term Play – 28 Apr 2025 @ Calder Bookshop & Theatre, Southwark – A short play written by me called ‘The Cave’, written to an allocated cast and performed in front of a live audience.
Skeleton Sam’s Variety Vault @ Etc Etc Camden, London – 25th-27th Apr 2025 – An excerpt from my new horror show “Run. Scream. Die.” Do they know what’s coming? I bet you do. Tickets: https://www.citizenticket.com/events/etcetera-theatre/skeleton-sam-s-variety-vault/
Director’s Cut Theatre’s Write 2 Right Scratch Night – 18th April 2025 @ Park Theatre, Finsbury Park – Back again for a few scenes of a gothic horror work in progress written by me, cast and then directed to a live audience.
Dover At Night – 7th March 2025 – Explore historic sites and creative spaces the length of the High Street as we celebrate Dover’s rich heritage through stories, light projections and fun art activities! Create your own sketch book, ‘stained glass’ window, shadow puppets and gargoyles. Find out about the the Maison Dieu project and see wall paintings conservators, stained-glass artists and Raku potters at work. Free drop-in event for all ages.
More details can be found here: https://www.maisondieudover.org.uk/events/dover-at-night-2025
Kevin Groves brings stories from the secret hidden world of legends around the river that flows through our town. Suitable for all ages.
FreshFest @ Old Red Lion Theatre Pub, Islington – 11-12th Jan 2025 – Preview show of “Run. Scream. Die.” my new horror storytelling show. Do they know what’s coming? I bet you do.
Groves, a true raconteur, wove tales that were at times quirky, at others laced with a dry, banterous humour that tickled the funny bone even as chills ran down the spine. We, the audience, were captivated by the sheer power of his storytelling.
@LondonFringeTheatreReviews
Wham! Bam Thank You Slam – 16th January 2025 – Poetry slam guest spot @ Art Club, Dover
2024
Director’s Cut Theatre’s End Of Term Play – 2nd December 2024 @ Calder Bookshop & Theatre, Southwark – A short play written by me called ‘Trio Of Deceit’, written to an allocated cast and performed in front of a live audience.
Director’s Cut Theatre’s Write 2 Right Scratch Night – 22nd November 2024 @ Park Theatre, Finsbury Park – Two horror short’s written by me, cast and then directed to a live audience. The two shorts form part of my 2025 Edinburgh Fringe run and are called ‘Babysitter’ and ‘Letch Desserts’.
Tales From Dover’s Other History @ Vinoteq, Dover – 23rd Ocober 2024 – We are back again for an evening co-hosted between Dover Tales and Kevin Groves; we’ll be offering tales drawn not from the History Books telling of Kings and Queens but from the often forgotten side of Dover’s past, one that often carries a smile. Tales of Musical Mice, Returned Gifts a Duel fought with Scissors and more. Ticket details via this link: https://www.vinoteq.wine/events/dovers-alternative-history/
Halloween Scratch Night – Canal Cafe Theatre – 16th October 2024. in the Little Venice area of London (5 to 10 min walk from Paddington, London). Ticket details via this link: https://canalcafetheatre.com/our-shows/spooky/
PBH Free Fringe Edinburgh – Tales Of Ancient Egypt – 3pm on 3rd to 13th August 2024 at Whistlebinkies Small Room. Fringe venue number 158
Pharaoh Must Die! – Recording broadcast 7pm on 1st August 2024 on BBC Upload show covering Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Essex and London.
Pharaoh Must Die! – Recording broadcast 7pm on 5th April on Dover Community Radio, YouTube, Spotify, Mixcloud and Soundcloud. Dover Community Radio (DCR) is on 104.9Fm and online https://dcrfm.co.uk/… Treasonous plot to usurp the throne in favour of a new king. The two royal wives fight for their lives and that of their sons but so many are caught in their desire for power. Who will win and at what cost? Dramatised from a true story. https://youtu.be/1Qea6YBh0rA https://batteredhatproductions.uk/
Dover By Night – 25th March 2024 – Explore historic sites and creative spaces the length of the High Street as we celebrate Dover’s rich heritage through stories, light projections and fun art activities! Create your own sketch book, ‘stained glass’ window, shadow puppets and gargoyles. Find out about the the Maison Dieu project and see wall paintings conservators, stained-glass artists and Raku potters at work. Pick up a trail sheet from Dover Museum or download here from 16 March onwards. Free drop-in event for all ages.
Kevin Groves brings stories from the secret hidden world of dragons that have inhabited Dover and it’s surroundings through the ages. From high on Western Heights to the very river that flows through our town, dragons have and always will be close by – if you take the time to look. Suitable for all ages.
https://www.maisondieudover.org.uk/events/dovers-history-at-night-family-friendly-arts-and-heritage-trail
Tales From Dover’s Other History @ Vinoteq, Dover – 13th March 2024 – An evening co-hosted between Dover Tales and Kevin Groves; we’ll be offering tales drawn not from the History Books telling of Kings and Queens but from the often forgotten side of Dover’s past, one that often carries a smile. Tales of Musical Mice, Returned Gifts a Duel fought with Scissors and more. https://fb.me/e/1NPIEetWH2
Fringe Futures #3 @ Old Red Lion Theatre Pub 418 Saint John Street London EC1V 4NJ – 19th February 2024. I have a 10min slot among others. (https://www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk). We are raising money for our wonderful PBH Free Fringe (freefringe.org.uk) that helps get us to Edinburgh Fringe!
Past Shows
Witchfest International @ Croydon – Post Edinburgh Fridge Shows – 18th November 2023
Atlantis Book Shop, London – Ancient Egyptian Storytelling – Adventure, Magic and Love – 4th November 2023 POSTPONED TO 2024
Spriggan Mist Ghostly Tales , Bracknell – Gothic and Quirky Horror Tales – 21st October 2023
Dover Big Local’s Urban Fete 2023, Dover – 23rd September 2023 – Mixed storytelling outside
PBH Free Fringe @ Edinburgh Fringe 2023 – Tales Of Ancient Egypt – 13-19th August 2023
Two interviews I did in relation to my shows…. While there…. And the Digital Fringe…
Wonderful enthusiasm + knowledge!
Takes me back home!
An enjoyable storyteller who shared poems from his heart.
Lovely to have something live and engaging!
Eleto Cafe, Canterbury – Inky’s Mystery Files Scare Show (Edinburgh Fringe Preview Show)- 3rd June 2023
Witchfest Midlands 2023, Staffordshire – Edinburgh Fringe Preview Shows – 27th May 2023
Atlantis Book Shop, London – Ancient Egyptian Storytelling – Adventure, Magic and Love – 8th April 2023
Eleto Cafe, Canterbury – Ancient Egyptian Storytelling – Adventure, Magic and Love (Edinburgh Fringe Preview Show) – 25th March 2023
Airy Fairy, Sheffield – Ancient Egyptian Storytelling – Adventure, Magic and Love – 29th October 2022
Surprises galore and couldn’t anticipate what would happen
AF
Nice to have stories about the people instead of the mythology
MA
Spriggan Mist Ghostly Tales , Bracknell – Gothic and Quirky Horror Tales – 22nd October 2022
What a great story teller, brilliant Ghostly tales for the event Ghostly Tales, suspense with superb narration.
M. Cilla
Kent Pilgrim Festival – Storytelling with Dover Talespinners – 24th September 2022
PBH Free Fringe @ Edinburgh Fringe – Six shows online (see recordings on my YouTube) – 6-27th August 2022 (Final Show interview)
Avalon Room, Glastonbury – Ancient Egyptian Storytelling – Adventure, Magic and Love – 13th May 2022
BBC Radio Kent Upload – Short story ‘Date Night’ – 31st March 2022
Dover Community Radio – My poem ‘Toast’ and short story ‘Mary Shelly’ – March 2022
Jem’s Happiness Anonymous Share Show – Share The Love – 17th Feburary 2022 ONLINE (https://youtu.be/QyTUkq0d0SY)
Pagan Federation 50th Anniversary – Samhain Storytelling – Oct 2021 ONLINE (Facebook Event Page Link https://www.facebook.com/events/411119510729533/)
Inky’s Mystery Files – Halloween Scares – Oct 2021 ONLINE (Promo Links https://youtu.be/fg6aaHVp4wc and https://youtu.be/hBKZIxJ_eG0)
Jem’s Happiness Anon Show Guest Contribution – August 2021 ONLINE (Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcDCAMuc1_E)
PHB Free Fringe @ Edinburgh Fringe Festival – August 2021 ONLINE (Six shows)
S: “Great stuff!”…. NC: “this was really cool.”… IR : “Cheers Kevin, nice one.”… LS: “I really enjoyed it – thank you!”…. CC: “Really good. Didn’t sound like you was telling a story, but in a room with mates telling how it happened. I really liked that.”
Kemetic Temple UK – Ancient Egyptian Storytelling – May 2021 ONLINE
Colour Of The Oak – April 2021 ONLINE
Tribal Gathering Spring Festival 2021 – March 2021 ONLINE
Glastonbury Bardic Moot – Jan and Feb 2021 ONLINE
Pagan Pathways Moot Stafford – 8 December 2019 ONLINE
CoA Witchfest Online 2020 (From 2 may 2020)
Scottish Pagan Federation Online Conference 2020 (Starting 25 April 2020, 5 day festival)
Winter and Christmas Storytelling for White Cliffs Countryside Partnership at Samphire Hoe (8 December 2019)
Storytelling at St. Edmunds Chapel with Dover Talespinners, Tales of Mullah Nasruddin (16 November 2019) (Review Link: https://dadonline.uk/updates/dover-talespinners-at-st-edmunds/)
His first book ‘A Path Laid Bare’ (2013) is available from The Wolfenhowle Press, with his ‘House Of Kiya’ series of booklets on various magical subjects and the first in a new series on ancient Egypt released Jan 2021.
Shop for his books, perfume, soaps and incense: houseofkiya.co.uk
Wolfenhowe Press: https://shop.thewolfenhowlepress.com/
HOK Press: Published show scripts available 2025 at https://hokpress.uk
YouTube Talks and Stories: https://www.youtube.com/c/KiyaheikeMeUk
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kgroveshok
Subscribe to our newsletter!