Evening events, Books, Storytelling

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Lach's Antihoot

A mix of music, folk, comedy and spoken word from one of the founders of the anti-folk movement and guests.

Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh

Wed 19 Jun

£5 / 0131 629 4101

Rufus Hok and Caro Bridges guest.

  • 19:30

Wed 26 Jun

£5 / 0131 629 4101

Hannah O'Reilly guests.

  • 19:30

Bath Storytelling Circle

Stories and songs performed in a traditional bardic style.

The Raven, Bath

Mon 15 Jul

Free / 01225 425045

  • 20:00

Mon 19 Aug

Free / 01225 425045

  • 20:00

The Beast

Stuart Bowden's metaphorical exploration of the world of the beast, combining DIY storytelling and lo-fi music.

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

Sat 29 Jun

£10; £8 disabled ( £8; £8; Children £5 under 12s) / 01242 707338

  • 19:30

Bettakultcha

Performers use a fifteen-slide PowerPoint presentation to tell stories in a quirky way.

Trades Club, Hebden Bridge

Tue 25 Jun

£5 / 01422 842684

  • 19:30

The Better Crack Club

Regular storytelling club for adults.

Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, Glasgow

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 0141 357 4524

  • 20:00
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Bill Oddie: Un-Plucked

The birder and comedian talks about his career as a wildlife presenter, joined by his producer Stephen Moss.

Sundial Theatre At Cirencester College

Sat 20 Jul

£16 (£14) / 01285 654228

  • 19:30

Café Voices

A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song.

Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Wed 19 Jun

Over-14s only

£5 / 0131 556 9579

Tonight, a special Refugee Week Scotland night, with Zimbabwean guitarist Rise Kagona and a host of other musicians and artists.

  • 19:00

Cardiff Storytelling Circle

Tales for the Turning Year Stories and Songs to celebrate the season.

Chapter Art Centre, Cardiff

Sun 7 Jul

Media Point

£4 / 029 2030 4400

  • 20:00

Crick Crack Club Presents

Storytellers Dominic Kelly, Jo Blake Cave, Ben Haggarty, Emily Parrish, Mikael Oberg, Laura Burns and Cat Gerrard present episodes from seven epic stories, inspired by a central Indian epic-singing tradition.

Rich Mix, Bethnal Green

Thu 27 Jun

£8; £6 adv / 020 7613 7498

  • 19:30

Des Dillon Storyteller

Stand up meets storytelling as the comic, poet and author of Singin’ I’m No a Billy He’s a Tim talks about his life and work.

Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

Thu 12 Sep

£12 – All tickets £10 before Aug 13 (£10) / 01592 583302

  • 20:00

Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline

Tue 10 Sep

£12 (£10) / 01383 602302

  • 20:00

Rothes Halls, Glenrothes

Wed 11 Sep

£12 (£10) / 01592 611101

  • 20:00
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East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Physical storytelling, ridiculous frolics and live music based on the Old Norwegian fairy tale about a great White Bear who knocks on the window of a poor starving family and offers riches in return for the fairest, youngest daughter.

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

Sat 13 Jul

£8 / 0870 060 6620

Every Way Up Has Its Way Down & Let's Get Angry

A double bill of physical theatre performances based around London. Every Way Up Has Its Way Down explores Jewish culture and Let's Get Angry looks at teenage life.

Rich Mix, Bethnal Green

Fri 12 Jul

Upstairs

£10 / 020 7613 7498

  • 19:30

From Fact To Fiction (Over 11s)

Mark James tells mythological tales with an archaeological twist.

Creswell Crags, Worksop

Fri 26 Jul

£7 (Children £5) / 01909 720 378

  • 18:30
  • 19:30

Guid Crack Club

Regular storytelling club involving song and music aplenty.

Waverley Bar, Edinburgh

Fri 28 Jun

By donation (£3 suggested) / 0131 557 1050

Tonight: 'Ferr Frae the Madding Crowd' – James Spence tells country tales about a time when life moved much slower.

  • 19:30 – 22:00

Halloween

A foray into the spooky world of Hardwick at night with chilling stories at the Hall and a venture into the gardens.

National Trust: Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield

Thu 31 Oct

£5 / 01246 850430

  • 18:00 – 21:00
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Homeless In Homeland

Down Home presents a physical-theatre production exploring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of a young Jewish-American woman.

Upstairs At The Southern Cross, London SW6

Fri 28 Jun

£10

  • 21:00

I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore

Eric Isaacson delves into the archives of Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax and comes back with a filmic, aural storytelling presentation illustrating underground music movements from 1890 until the present day. Cry Parrot and Monorail present.

The Glad Café, Glasgow

Thu 27 Jun

£6 / 0141 636 6119

I Wish I Was Lonely

An interactive performance about contact, presented by Hannah Walker and Chris Thorpe, using poetry, storytelling and live intervention.

Battersea Arts Centre, London SW11

Tue 30 Jul

Donations welcome / 020 7223 2223

  • 20:45

Wed 31 Jul

Donations welcome / 020 7223 2223

  • 20:45

Inky Fingers Open Mic

Open mic for literature and spoken word lovers. Email ahead (inkyfingersedinburgh@gmail.com) for a chance to perform, or just watch and admire.

The Forest Café, Edinburgh

Tue 25 Jun

Free / 0131 229 4922

  • 20:00 – 23:00

Into The Mist (Over 11s)

Stories about the mystical and magical aspects of our ancestor's lives with Mark James.

Creswell Crags, Worksop

Fri 21 Jun

£7 (Children £5) / 01909 720 378

  • 18:30
  • 19:30
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Jenna Watt: Flaneurs

Jenna Watt's one woman play, Flaneurs, explores the nature of violence and the 'bystander effect' when someone is attacked in a public space.

Contact, Manchester

Thu 20 Jun

£8 (£5) / 0161 274 0600

  • 19:30

A Johnsmas Foy: Slaves in a Savage Land

A presentation, using storytelling, song, dance, film and documents, of stories from the lives of hundreds of Orcadians who, during the 18th and 19th centuries, became servants of the Hudson Bay Company. Devised and directed by Fran Flett Hollinrake.

Stromness Town Hall

Sat 22 Jun

£6–£9

Part of St Magnus International Festival.

Jukebox Story

Hosts Steve Keyworth and Stephanie Gerra present a night of storytelling and comedy inspired by pop songs related to the summer. Written by an invited group of London-based writers, the audience vote for their favourite tale, which will receive the Jukebox Story USB mixtape.

The Harrison, London WC1H

Thu 27 Jun

£6 (£5) / 020 7278 3966

  • 19:30

The Longest Story In The World Part 7

Stories for everyone about children from around the world celebrating their creativity and storytelling in a magical performance.

Rhodes Arts Complex And Bishop's Stortford Museum

Fri 21 Jun

£9.50 (£7.50) / 01279 651746

  • 19:30 – 21:00

The Lost Letters Of Cathy G

A mixture of stand-up and storytelling about finding forgotten letters in a junk shop from America, France and Edgware.

Leicester Square Theatre, London WC2H

Sat 6 Jul

The Lounge

£10 / 0844 873 3433

  • 20:30
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