Sunday 13 September, 7.30pm
The Witham
3 Horse Market
Barnard Castle
DL12 8LY
The story of how a fiddle, part-made by a WWI solider, took almost 100 years to be completed and found its way into the …
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 …
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!
Friday 3rd October, 7.30pm
Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne
Pascale Konyn: The Beaten Gold of Kirkhaugh
In 1935 Herbert Maryon made a brief excavation of a burial mound near Alston, unearthing questions which have grown more potent with …
Friday 5th September, 7.30pm
Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne
Storytellers Pascale Konyn and Pat Renton rejoin forces as The Cat’s Whiskers, telling tales in their own inimitable style. True to the mysterious nature of the cat, they won’t …
Friday 1st August, 7.30pm
Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne
This could be your chance to celebrate the Summer with a story, poem, song or even a riddle, alongside members of A Bit Crack and other local voices.
Come …
Friday 4th July, 7.30pm
Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne
If stones could speak: traditional tales rooted in the Irish landscape. Liz Weir – the storyteller’s storyteller – returns after far too long to thrill us with tales of …
Friday 7th November, 7.30pm
Chillingham Arms, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne
Tonight is a chance for anyone who has a story, a song, a joke or a poem that they’d like to share. Whether you’ve never told a story in public …
on the way to Alston
All of the journeys to the site and the school in Alston have been, without exception, special.
The first journey was to meet the teacher, Miss Pullen, who I would be working with. There were …
The journey to meet Miss Pullen and Paul Frodsham, for the site visit, was also eventful, but the real challenge was the site itself.
The day was absolutely stunning, blue sky, Spring air and sunlight, sunlight, sunlight.
The Kirkhaugh Carins …