Upcoming Events and Shows
Flashlight presents....
From theatres, art galleries and cafes, to libraries, festivals and house concerts, Flashlight True Life storytellers are proud to come together to share their stories and have performed at some of Birmingham's leading venues, including The REP and IKON.
A Flashlight show will take you on a journey through the personal lives of each teller, interweaving tales that travel from far away lands to stories of the everyday on shores a little closer to home. You'll laugh and you'll cry, but you'll always be left wanting more....
It's a New Year and a fresh new start for Flashlight Storytellers and we are back in full swing with an array of new shows and exciting ventures.
First up is Flashlights, next show
and premier at The Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham.
But to keep you going until then, please enjoy the stories of a few brave and willing members of the public, who have taken part in a new Radio 4 pilot called 'Truth Be Told'.
The broadcast will only be available for a limited time, so please click the picture below to follow the link and take a listen, get invloved and support your local true life storytelling clubs, of which you will find a fully compiled list for those of you keen to find true life storytelling in your area.
Hearts & Crosses
11th February, 7.30pm
@ The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham
Tickets £5
Flashlight presents Hearts & Crosses, an exciting evening of eight short stories, full of real life love and loss (just in time for Valentines day)!
Journey with us into the joys and sorrows of love as eight storytellers bare their souls and share their stories with you.
For more information and to book tickets, please click here.
Flirt Off!
6th April, 7.30pm
The Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre
Birmingham
Hosted by the seductive storyteller herself, Ms Cat Weatherill,
Flirt Off will feature true stories of dating and relationships. Saucy, sexy, toe-curling, touching, loving, suprising, heart-warming or heart- shredding... However it was for you, we want to hear about it!
This is your chance to tell your story live on stage in an initmate cabaret sytle setting.
For more information and how to book a spot, please click here
We are also excited to announce the coming of a brand new open mic story cabaret: FLIRT OFF
And in even more exciting news, we are delighted to announce the coming of The Mee Club to Coventry!
The Mee Club 1: Launch Event
Friday 11th March, 7.30pm
The Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry CV1 5Q
Coventry's brand new true life story club launches with a special showcase event from Flashlight.
Hosted by Cat Weatherill, the tellers include Kate Walton, Gavin Young, Jane Campion Hoye, Naomi Paul, Tom Phillips and Kristina Gavran. For more informtion click here
Previous Flashlight Shows
Workshop:
Rough Diamonds
9th October 2-4pm
@ Bookbox. Libary of Birmingham
Personal stories are wonderful when told well - and deadly boring when told badly!
A tue life storytelling workshop lead by Cat Weatherill, as part of the Birmingham Lit Festival. For more details on the workshop and how to book your place, please click here
Tantalising True Life Tales
Local storyteller Tom Phillips, brings his troupe of storytellers, Flashlight, to BCAF for the first time, for a truly uniqure evening of seven minute stories.
The Road to Varanasi
9th October 8pm -9pm
@ Edwardian Tea Rooms.
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
A one woman storytelling experience from internationally reknowned performer Cat Weatherill.
In The Road to Varanasi , Cat conjoures the places and the faces, the emotion and the magic of an extrodianary land as she shares her journey through India. For more information and ticket prices, please click here
True Life Tales Workshop
Working in informal goups, local storyteller Tom Phillips.willbe hosting a guided workshop to learn how to find and tell your true life stories to others.
This will then lead on to the chance to tell your stories to friends and family and locals in the evening show. So come along and have a go.
This is a free entry workshop and event.
Jamface
Set in a rich diversity of locations, Jamface took our audience on a journey of true life stories from the wild English countryside, the jungles of Peru, a retrospective of Cape Town to the storytelling fireside of Croatia, to name but a few...
And if you want to know what the story Jamface is about…it’s proving an audience favourite. It defies description until you hear it.
Love and Chocolates
A one-off Valentine's special, with tales of love lost and found, saw our audience embark on a rollercoaster ride of stories about love, life and the places love can take you...with chocolate!
Our tales ranged from the romantic to the hilarious, the sentimental to the almost unbelievable - but always true!
Testimonials
‘Genuinely uplifting and without pretension.’
Arts Council England
'Thank you so much to everyone involved in Love and Chocolates for a fantastic evening.'
'Amazing night! Thank you.'
'Another great night of Flashlight's best performers.'
'Just to say what a great night tonight with some great stories.'
If you would like to know more about our shows and workshops or you would like Flashlight True Life Storytellers to perform at your venue or event, then please contact us here