Fire in the North Sky: Epic Tales from Finland

10 October 2014Events Archive 3,487 Comments

With Storyteller Nick Hennessey and Musicians Anna-Kaisa Liedes, Kristiina Ilmonen and Timo Väänänen

 

Saturday 10th October 2015, 8pm

The Sage Gateshead

An international collaboration featuring an outstanding ensemble of artists including leading UK storyteller, Nick Hennessey and three …

Walking Two Feet Below The Earth

3 July 2014Events Archive 5,115 Comments

With Helen East and Rick Wilson

Friday 3rd July, 7.30
Chillingham Arms, Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne

Our landscape is layered with stories –the more we know, the more we belong, the more we come to see the invisible heart of …

Bread and Roses: Gypsy Soul

9 July 2014Events Archive 3,143 Comments

With Pascale Konyn and Claire Tustin

Saturday 9th July, 7-11pm
The Tower Cafe, Stepney Road
Ouseburn, NE2 1TZ

From Russian Gypsy stories to Welsh Traveller tales, from the east to the west, hear adventures and misadventures of wit and humanity, …

Tale Spinning

17 July 2014Events Archive 2,675 Comments

 

Storytelling Festival in North Tyneside

Friday 17th – Friday 24th July
Various Venues
Whitley Bay

Tale Spinning is the first Storytelling Festival in North Tyneside. The Tale Spinning Festival is one part of the Under the Dome Festival.

Tale …

Open Night – Sizzling Stories

29 August 2014Events Archive 3,077 Comments

With Various Storyteller

Friday  7th August, 7.30pm
Chillingham Arms, Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne

What better way to while away a summer evening than sharing stories, songs, a joke or a poem with friendly folk? If you’ve never told a story …

State of Matter

4 September 2014Events Archive 2,540 Comments

 

With Vergine Gulbenkian

Friday 4th September, 7.30
Chillingham Arms, Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne

‘State of Matter’ is a show about burning – inflamed by a 17th century love-epic told by Armenian and Turkish bards, held by an Armenian wonder

Night Visit

17 September 2014Events Archive 5,006 Comments

 

With Sally Pomme Clayton, Panos Ghikas & Fotios Begklis

Thursday 17th September, 7.30
Northern Stage, Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne

A séance of live sounds, images, stories – summoning ghosts.

“I’d heard my Grandfather’s stories of spirits many times,but they

Come to The Ceilidh!

1 July 2015Events Archive 2,644 Comments

With Ruth Kirkpatrick

Friday 1st July, 7.30pm
Cobalt Studio, 
Ouseburn
Newcastle upon Tyne

 “Now the cattle raids over the border have ceased, it’s time to gather together with story and song!

Join Scottish storyteller, Ruth Kirkpatrick for a ceilidh night