We teamed up with Culture Night Belfast for a very grand evening in the gorgeous Belfast Harbour offices for true stories of Love & the City on Sept 19: Heather Fleming put her herding skills to good use to get out of a tricky situation; Paul Hutchinson - in disguise - fell in love with Bruce; Rosemary Jenkinson made her debut with her love for a younger man. Pádraig & Paul are your hosts.
Three more stories from August 29 in the Black Box: sit up straight for Miss Caroline Orr; Helen McClements who realised when it was time to give up; Malachí O'Doherty - a meticulous record keeper & Legionnaire. Hosted by Padraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran.
We've all got a back to school story - here are three from our night in the Black Box, August 29 2018: Paul Hutchinson & the trouble with big hair; first timer Rhonda glasgow who learned teaching is not a team sport & Padraig O Tuama who...well, listen and laugh.
Our friends at tenx9 London recorded these three stories - there's Amy who is very breakable; Judith who is unbreakable; Clemence who refuses to be broken (this story contains an account of a sexual assault). There's the occasional F-bomb but well used.
A bumper crop from Rostrevor July 22 2018 - five great stories on LOVE: Jenn Clark on a much-missed grandmother; Jonny Clark & his parenting skills; Louise Nealon & the milkman who knows all; Sean Mullin who knows not to pick a fight with his wife on the way to pre-natal class & a musical story to finish from Tommy Sands.
Three more stories from our evening in Bangor with Open House Festival: Bangor native Helen McClements talks about growing up in the seaside town; Malachí O'Doherty & how he impressed a sophisticated French girlfriend by showing her Bangor: Jane Searle & her fear of sandwiches floating in the Pickie Pool. Your host is Paul - the former altar boy.
Whether you know your Pickie Pool from your Ring Road - you will love these four stories from our night with Open House Festival in Bangor on August 10 2018: Donna Black saying goodbye to a friend; Ann-Marie Foster who found love in Ward Park; Andrew Muir who did something awful to his poor granny; Janet Boal & an amazing link to her family's past. Paul is your host.
Three first timers at tenx9 tell their stories from our Aug 5 2018 event with EastSide Arts Festival held in the Park Avenue Hotel: David Mitchell draws none too complimentary comparisons between Iceland & Ireland; Nandi Jola thinks about the home she left behind in South Africa; Norman Meharry remembers growing up with a posh neighbour & a best mate. Paul Doran is your host.
Richard O'Leary with a story about RTE news, Aengus MacGrianna, the Angelus, standing up to the government & a Gerry Adams impersonator. Honestly. Told at the Black Box on 22 July 2018 when the theme was Stand Up.
We teamed up with Belfast Pride and here are four warm, brave, funny stories from 26 July 2018 in the Black Box when the theme was Stand Up: Fidelma Carolan on her "Dyke Power" days; Patrick McKiernan standing up to school bullies; Donna Black who wants to marry the woman who nursed her back to health and Walker Ewart who refused to stand up and go to the missions. Padraig & Paul are your hosts.
