Strictly Storytelling Rules
All you need to know about -
STRICTLY STORYTELLING
Kitchen Garden Cafe
Wednesday 19 October 2011
The ritz and glamour of television’s most popular show comes
to Storytelling Café. Ten storytellers from across the Midlands
will give battle. Pitching their skills against each other in a winner-take-all
competition to find the Sandwell Strictly
Storytelling Champion.
Expect drama! Expect tears! Expect great storytelling and a
great night out. Who will be your favourite? You the audience will be the judges
and last year's winner Mike Payton will be there to keep the whole thing in order.
So come along everyone – it will be “Nice to see you……” and
don’t forget “Keeeep storytelling”!
YOU could be Birmingham Strictly
Storytelling Champion
To sign up and guarantee your place on the night email strictly@TradArtsTeam.co.uk with
your name and contact details.
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STRICTLY STORYTELLING
RULES
2011
Here are the rules and guidelines that govern Strictly
Storytelling
- The
event is a competition between ten storytellers each fighting desperately to
gain the upper hand over the others. No punching, kicking or gouging but
practically anything else is allowed including bribery.
- There
might be extra points if you wear an evening gown, otherwise no costumes
or props.
- There
will be a £50 prize for the winner.
- Maximum
length of the story is 10 minutes. After that you will be hissed and booed
off stage. People may throw things.
- The
story should be of traditional origin.
- Entry
is by emailing the Traditional Arts Team at strictly@TradArtsTeam.co.uk and participants will be accepted on a first come basis.
- There
will be a charge of £5 per entry
- Performances
will be judged by the entire audience using rice for variable voting. The
person with the most grains of rice wins.
- Other
rules will be made up by the compare on the spot.
