'Tis Tales

As part of Ventnor Fringe, ‘Tis Tales teller Monty will be performing two shows as part of Stories’n’Harp, along with harpist Theresa Ellis and singer Jenni Charity.

So why not make a date in your diary for a pre-show lunch at the Better Days Cafe, then a matinée of tales…

And with different tales each day, there’s no reason not to come twice:-)

See details of more story related events at https://tistales.org.uk/ventnor-fringe/

We’re pleased to announce our first ‘Tis Tales show for the summer will be as part of the IW Biosphere Festival — a selection of tales told “Under the Tree” at Northwood House, on Saturday, June 29th, 7.30-9pm. Tickets available here. Meet at the Northwood House War Memorial, Cowes.

A first solo show for ‘Tis Tales teller Holly at Babushka Books, Shanklin, on Thursday, June 4th, 2024, 7pm doors with first story 7.15pm.

Tickets, as ever, £7, including refreshments, with reservations in advance on 07511 220038‬ / 01983 652880 or via the bookshop direct.

Early booking for all Babushka events is: a) much appreciated, and b) increasingly necessary, as the word starts to get out about the joy of storytelling, or perhaps it’s the cake and other refreshments?! (But that’s still no reason not to share the word: the bigger the audience, the more shows we can run, and hopefully the more tellers we can get onto the Island:-)

REGRETFULLY POSTPONED — the coughing, however, continues…:-(

Upcoming this week — Thursday, May 9th, 2024 — ‘TisTales teller Monty will be back at Babushka Books in Shanklin with a set of Island-based tales and legends. The first half of the show will feature a legend of how Godshill got its name, a macabre tale from Arreton, and a well known, and still told, children’s nursery tale that was originally set in Shanklin… The second part will feature a work-in-progress historical tale of life in the city of vice that was Newport in the 1850s, an evangelical preacher with a penchant for publishing inflammatory tracts, and a link to Jane Eyre…

The drill for tickets (£7, including refreshments) is, as ever, to make reservations in advance on 07511 220038‬ / 01983 652880 or via the bookshop direct. Doors are 7pm, with first story at 7.15.

**POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS — REPLACEMENT DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED**

We’re pleased to announce our first ‘Tis Tales set at the Coffee House, Lake, (on the No. 8 bus route, opposite Morrisons, next to Aldi; other supermarkets are available, just not there…), on Thursday, April 25th, 2024, doors at 7pm, first story 7.15, tickets £6 available from the ‘Tis Tales ticket site.

So come all ye and hear Holly, Monty and Sue regale you with tales for grown ups of fantastical beasts and maybe a mythical monster or two…

Another outing for ‘Tis Tales teller Monty with Ryde based harpist Theresa Ellis, also featuring special guest Jenni Charity, at Monkton Arts, Ryde, on Wednesday April 10th, 2024.

Doors 7pm, first story 7.15pm. Tickets, price £5, are available here.