As the new year begins, ‘Tis Tales tellers Holy and Sue are taking a set of monkish tales — Monk Tales: bad habits and Good Resolutions — to Monkton Arts, Ryde, on Thursday 16th January 2025, 6.30pm. Tickets priced £7 available here.
Step into a world where ancient wisdom meets timeless humour.
In this set of traditional folktales, Sue and Holly will weave together stories of monks’ journeys through temptation, redemption and spiritual growth. From humorous mishaps to moments of profound insight, these stories explore the age-old struggle between the divine and the wretched.
Come and hear tell, of the tale of Gambrinus, King of Beer… And more…
A final show of the year — A Sackful of Stories — for ‘Tis Tales teller, Monty, at Babushka Books, Shanklin, Thursday, December 12th, 7pm, 7 quid, reserve a place on 01983 652880, or chat to Reuben in the shop.
BOTH SHOWS CANCELLED — UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD TO CANCEL THESE SHOWS DUE TO INJURY…
It’s Christmas time at Camelot, as King Arthur sits waiting, for a tale of great chivalry, and derring do.
As he waits, the harpist plays, the singer sings, and the storyteller tells a tale or two…
A new show from Island Based trio Stories’n’Harp, featuring storyteller Tony “Monty” Hirst, harpist Theresa Ellis, and singer Jenni Charity.
Monkton Arts, Wednesday, November 20th, 2024, 7pm. CANCELLED
Medina Bookshop, Cowes, Monday, December 9th, 2024, 7pm. CANCELLED
Since first teaming up at the end of 2023 for a harp accompanied telling of some ancient Welsh folk-tales, Tony “Monty” Hirst and Theresa Ellis were joined by singer Jenni Charity mid-way through 2024, to form Stories’n’Harp. A preview show of “Mediaeval Tales (WIP)” was followed by two different, and compelling, performances at Ventnor Fringe under the banner of “Tales of Britain Ireland”.
With a growing repertoire of stories, music and song, each complementing the other, Stories’n’Harp weave magical landscapes capable of transporting audiences to those imagined times and places that always have been, never were, and are ever known of, as: Once…
It’s getting to that time of year when this word, and that world, collide. It’s getting to that time of year when stories of a particular flavour call out to be told…
For Halloween this year, ‘Tis Tale teller Holly is teaming up with Merl Fluin to bring a set of Tales of Darkness and Dread at Babushka Books in Shanklin.
Bringing stories of the restless dead and vengeful spirits, and tales that will twist and turn and follow you home, doors open at 7pm for 7:30pm start on Thursday 31st October . Tickets £7 including refreshments. Suitable for ages 16+
Booking essential. Phone 01983 652880 to book your place.
‘Tis Tales teller Monty is giving a new performance of his first show from back in February, 2023 — Unforeseen Consequences: Travelling the Road — at FuBar, Ryde, on Saturday September 21st, 2024, 3-4pm, as part of the first Isle of Wight Steampunk Festival.
A three day beer’n’spoken word festival at Waverley Holiday in park, East Cowes, Friday-Sunday Spetember 13th-15th, 2024? What’s not to like about that? Particularly when there are stories too…
‘Tis Tales teller Monty will be doing a couple of twenty minutes slots around about 4.50pm on Saturday, and 2.15pm on Sunday.
We’re delighted to announce that on the weekend of Sat/Sun August 3rd-th, 2024, we have the wonderful Nell Phoenix back on the Island, with a couple of short all-comers sets in our story tent at Chale Show, and full adult audience storytelling set at CHOYD (Yarmouth Community Hall) on Saturday, August 4th, 2024, 7pm.
So if you’re wondering what to do about getting your next cultural fix as Ventnor Fringe comes to a close, now you know….
Closing off our storytelling festival within a fringe, your last chance to catch a Somewhen Storytelling set at Ventnor Fringe, 2024, with our ‘Tis Tales performance “Elemental Tales” — Saturday, July 27th, 2024, Ingrams Yard. Tickets available here.
