Past Events

Charting the course from Dr.Crofton’s parasitic worms to a tree that talks and the unsettling gaze of an owl Malcolm will guide us on a quest from science to story. Through encounters and surprising tales, we will scratch the veneer of our separate lives and dare to edge a little closer to that more-than-human world.

Part of Wylam Winter Tales Festival For millennia, the cuckoo’s call has inspired songs, stories and poems. Does he bring the spring? Does he tell our fortunes ? Was he the shapeshifter that became a hawk? Now the voice of the cuckoo is fading. Where has he gone ? www.wylamwintertales.org.uk

Welcome in the new year with us, don't let old acquaintance be forgot, come and share stories old and new! £6 for all

In Hungary they say there is a place, where butter and cream cheese grow on trees… True or false?  Come and find out when you join us for an evening with Maja and Martin. First we take a journey to the world of tales born in the Carpathian Basin, where you can meet the shepherd who always told the truth, and discover that Hungarians and English have things in common… In the second part of the evening Maja will introduce us to…

Come with a story or come to listen, share what ever it is that brings us together. Open to all with Voices from the floor. £6 on the door

Chris Bostock speaks in stories. From Thor’s trails in the land of the Giants to Perseus pursuing his lofty goals -  from Percival’s pursuit of the Holy Grail to Coyote’s search in the land of the Dead, there are hero’s reaching out to fulfil their dreams. What were they and what are we seeking? - this is our quest. The writer Joseph Campbell wrote :  Heros venture forth from the world of our common day into the regions of supernatural…

Tales of Epic struggles in the Dandaka Forest The Ramayana is one of India`s great epic tales and widely known throughout South Asia. However, is this story as it is traditionally told, all there is to tell?  Who were the demons?  What was the war really about?  Where are the women`s voices? The Dandaka Forest in Eastern India is the setting for the Ramayana. Today the Dandaka Forest is again the site of bitter struggle. If the trees could speak,…

Come and join us for an Open Evening - and share Tales of Wisdom and Wonder to guide us at a time of uncertainty. With climate change bringing such a threat to the survival of our planet, what inspiration can we seek from stories to spur change in our society? Anyone is welcome to come and tell, every is welcome to come and listen. We’re looking for stories whether they ancient or modern, long or short, wonderful or mythical -…

Stories of the light and the dark from an exciting group of  local storytellers, fresh on the scene: including Penny Grennan, Richard Birmingham and Greg McCormick, with song and music from Jed Camille. Come and join us for a feast of new talent. Pay on the door £8 regular rate (£6 - £10 other)