Midlands Storytelling Venues
These are all the regular storytelling events we know of that are easily accessible from the Midlands, arranged in date order during the month. If you know of any others please tell us.
WOLVERHAMPTON SW@N Club Spoken Word at Newhampton
First Monday 7.45pm
£3.00 donation
Newhampton Inn, Riches Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton WV6 0DW
Contact email
BURTON ON TRENT Burton on Trent storytelling
First Tuesday 7-9pm
Burton on Trent Library, Riverside,
Burton upon Trent, Staffs
DE14 1AH
MARKET HARBOROUGH - Yard of Tales
First Thursday 7:30
Joules Yard
Kevin Waker 0116 259 2233
GLOSSOP Storytelling session
irregular Fridays 7:30pm
Partington Theatre
John & Jenny Cooper 01457 852740
MANCHESTER Word of Mouth Storytellers
First Friday 8.00pm.
£4.00/£3.00
Briton's Protection Hotel, Great Bridgwater Street
01925 758 856
MATLOCK Matlock Storytelling Café
First Friday 7:30pm
£7.00
Imperial Rooms
01629 580023
BRIDGNORTH Tales from the Edge
Second Tuesday at 8.00pm (not August)
White Lion Inn, West Castle Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4AB
On the ground floor (check before coming)
George Walker 01952 463444
MALVERN Malvern Storytelling Club
Third Wednesday 8.00pm
£1.00 donation
The Great Malvern Hotel
Peggy 01905 831032
DERBY Flying Donkeys
Second Wednesday 7:30pm
£6.00
The Voice Box Forman St DE1 1JQ
Contact 01773 781007 or email
SHEFFIELD The Story Forge
Third Tuesday 8:00pm
£3.00
The Fat Cat, Alma Street.
0771 909 2513
BIRMINGHAM Birmingham Storytelling Cafe
Third Wednesday 7.30pm
£7.00
Kitchen Garden Café, York Road, Birmingham B14
0121 443 4725 for tickets, 0121 247 7607 for info
Disability access
BUXTON Telling Tales
Third Thursday 8.45pm
Eagle Pub, 10 Market Place, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6EQ
Free
WEM Telling Space
Fourth Tuesday
7.00pm- 9.30pm
Mythstories Museum, Aston Street, Wem, Shropshire SY4 5AU
01939 235500
DERBY Flying Donkeys Storycircle
Fourth Wednesday 8pm
The Brunswick Inn, Railway Terrace
Contact 01335 324530 or email
www.flyingdonkeys.co.uk
BIRMINGHAM Tales and Ales Storytelling session
Fourth Wednesday at 8.00pm
Suggested donation £2
The Lamp Tavern, 157 Barford Street, Birmingham B5 6AH
Disability access
Contact Kit 07929 001804 or email
SHEFFIELD Sheffield Storytellers
Last Monday 8.00pm
Harlequin, 108 Nursery Street, S3 8GG
Free
NOTTINGHAM Nottingham storytelling
Last Thursday 8.00pm
£3.00
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
0115 955 8054
SANDWELL Sandwell Storytelling Café
Occasional events – see website
£5.00/£3.00
The Library, Walsall Street, Wednesbury
0121 556 0351
SOLIHULL Solihull Storytelling Café
Occasional events – see website
£7.50
Arts Complex, Solihull
0121 704 696
NOTTINGHAM Royal Centre - website
The Royal Company of Storytellers
Occasional events throughout the year
Theatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5N
David Longford - 0115 989 5531
FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE
Every July
01939 236 626
