Beeston Tales - Stoopid

About this event

Beeston Tales is a monthly storytelling night meeting just outside Nottingham. We host our events at Our Lady of the Assumption church hall, Foster Avenue, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1AE Parking at the venue. Short walk from a tram stop. Cake and drinks will be available, feel free to bring your own booze! But you can also watch from the comfort of your own home by joining our (unfortunately still a bit temperamental) livestream via Zoom. You'll have to bring your own booze to that as well though.

There is a hypnotic feel to the tales: you’re back round that prehistoric campfire again, rapt. – Matt Turpin, LeftLion. (Read full review.)

Let yourself be transported to worlds that are otherwise unreachable. – Bryony Ashmore, Nottingham City of Literature. (Read full review.)

STOOPID

Folktales are full of duffers, twits and fools. We invite you to embrace your inner fool, learn how to wear trousers, and finally understand why the chicken crossed the road. Most importantly we will unravel the riddle: Who else is Else?

The world is full of women, men and chickens who won’t behave as they’re supposed to. Maybe they’re fools, or maybe they’re onto something. And just maybe, we should join them. Plunging into the Grimm Brothers’ folktales, the European Wild Men tradition, foolery and the state of the world, Alys explores how we try to control of the uncontrollable, when maybe we should just climb a tree.

Alys Torrance (storyteller, clown and panicky optimist) brings you a madcap mixture of misadventures with a big heart.

 

Alys lives in South London and make solo shows as well as collaborating with other artists. Alys Torrance co-produces and performs with Story Jam, including two UK sell-out tours of Women Who Gave No F**ks. She also tells inappropriately violent myths to London schoolchildren.
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Also featuring tales from your hosts, music, fun and frolics.

TICKETS and DETAILS FOR THE IN PERSON EVENT:

On the door: £9 on the door on the night, attending live.

£7.50 in advance, attending live. On sale here, but only until the morning of the gig. (If you are looking for this ticket option and can't find it, and it is the afternoon of the day of the performance, you're too late! Come along anyway, tickets on the door as described above.)

Doors 19:00 for a 19:30 start.

VENUE! We'll be meeting in the Church Hall, 25 Foster Avenue, Beeston, NG9 1AE, a short walk up from Beeston Tram Stop or down from Beeston Library. Parking available at the venue.

CAFE! - Fe returns with a collection of coffee, cakes and other home baked delights. Bring Your Own Bottle if you fancy something stronger.

DAY OF THE MONTH - It's the 3rd Wednesday, get it in your diary!

TICKETS and DETAILS FOR THE LIVESTREAM:

If you're unable to join us in person, there's now an option for you to watch along from home. Two kinds of tickets are available for online viewing, either select "Attend online - paying" which will set you back £6.00 per device, and an "Attend online - discoun"... which is free. We know times are harder for some people than others right now, and we'd much rather have you with us than not.

So do come and join us. When you purchase the online ticket, you'll be sent the link. We'll fire out an email on the night of the performance as well, just to make sure you don't miss it. Please don't share these links around. The event will be brought to you by Zoom - It's not tricky. You'll want to download it in advance, which you can do by clicking the link to join ahead of the event.

Big thanks to Caron from PCM Creatives for making this livestream possible. Please note, your receipt will also contain Caron's contact details in case you have any trouble on the night.

Beeston Tales is a not-for-profit community organisation, with all proceeds from events going to support traditional storytelling in Beeston and the surrounding area.