Stephen's first memory of story telling, was when he was 5 years old, on holiday in his native Yorkshire. Upon hearing his half Australian half Yorkshire accent his relatives stuck him on a chair, crowded round, poked him with a stick and said, "Talk!" Sadly for those close to him he hasn't drawn breath since.Stephen discovered that he was a performer a few months later when he streaked through one of his mother's tea parties wearing nothing but her oversized platform shoes and a miniature cape shrieking, "Someone's let the snake out.  Run for your life!".