“Listening to the storytellers skilfully tell their magical and enchanting tales, sometimes with music, easily transports me to other faraway worlds.”…
Author: A Bit Crack
Penny Grennan reflects on “Medusa”
Last night Gary Cordingly returned to his old stamping ground to retell the story of Medusa with a contemporary twist. Peppered with characters, old and new, the story revealed the silence and suffering of women but also, through the introduction …
Chris Adriaanse reflects on “Stories for Interesting Times” with Anthony Nanson”
Friday night saw Anthony Nanson tell Stories for Interesting Times, titled around the well-known ancient Chinese curse, which turns out likely to be neither Chinese nor ancient.
We learnt about the gifts of the Baal Shem Tov and the tree …
Janet Longbottom reflects on Tales for a Summer Night
‘Big Man’, aka Chris Bostock, invites us to travel south of the river – ‘Public transport is good…’ – with the sea on our left hand – ‘Not too close to the cliff, but fantastic views of the sea…’, where …
Lara reflects on Afro-Celt Stories of Magic and Mayhem with Mara Menzies
When a storyteller is in the room, you can feel it. They have a presence that draws people in, like moths to an open flame.
I felt that the moment I saw Mara. She excelled beyond expectations with her fabulous …
Stephen reflects on “Travelling Together” with Amy Douglas
This was a long overdue return to a Bit Crack Friday evening session. It was lovely to return to a friendly welcome. New and old listeners are always given such a warm welcome. The evening was a real treat.
Amy
Sara Parker-Fuller reflects on “Wandering About The Edge”
Nick Hennessey came to the Chillingham Arms in December to offer up a unique story telling. Whilst our bodies sat in the upstairs room we were transported to the Cheshire village of Alderley Edge where Nick grew up.
Imagine a
… Stories of Hope; Reflections by Emma Bowers
What is hope? Chris took us in search of wisdom to help us find out. We realised by the end of the story that the stillness and quiet that has been imposed on us by the Lockdown might make us …
Reflections at Midnight, by Jane Young
At Midnight when asked by Chris Bostock to “Blog Reflect” on last evening’s (May 1st) Storytelling –I immediately recalled, in a sort of, your whole life flashing in front of you moment, all that A Bit Crack has taken me …
Graphene and The Nature of Heroism; Reflections by Dave Harrop
“This is really exciting .. not only is it cutting edge, but it has been prototyped at our University for over 5 years now “
“I could bore you with all of the nanotechnology, and how it’s going to