Keith Sparrow reads Sleep Tight by Patrick Gale
for DUSK at Redruth
BSL interpreted by Debbie Harvey
The unpublished poems and stories from these events are in the forthcoming anthology Dusk.
This story isn’t in the book as it is already published, in Patrick’s collection Gentleman’s Relish
You can buy the book, and the ebook only from us now! in shops in June 21st
Melanie Young reads I am Dusk, by Alannah Egan
for DUSK at Redruth
BSL interpreted by Debbie Harvey
The unpublished poems and stories from these events are in the forthcoming anthology Dusk. (This one is previously published, so make the most of the video!)
You can buy the book, and the ebook only from us now! Not in shops until June 21st
The Story Republicans perform Daylight Savings
by David Hartley
for DUSK at Redruth
BSL interpreted by Debbie Harvey
Poems and stories from these events are in the anthology Dusk.
You can buy the book, and the ebook from us
Katie Kirk reads Arrival by Bridie Toft
for DUSK at Redruth
BSL interpreted by Debbie Harvey
The unpublished poems and stories from these events are in the forthcoming anthology Dusk.
You can buy the book, and the ebook only from us now! Not in shops until June
The Story Republicans will read stories and poems, and sing at Redruth
Katie Kirk is a well-established folk singer and performer from West Cornwall with a background in community engagement, project development and environmental campaigns.
Keith Sparrow is a writer, actor, artist and performer based in Truro.
Alongside his role with The Story Republic, he runs regular manga drawing workshops across Cornwall, and performs with The Bowie Lounge, an eclectic, artistic response to the work of David Bowie. He has acted and sung with Cube Theatre, c-scape Dance Company, Miracle Theatre, Duchy Opera and Duchy Ballet to name a few.
Connie Crosby is an aspiring performer having performed with Cornwall Youth Theatre Company and Scary Little Girls. Currently she has an internship with cube theatre working on Victory Day with students at Penryn College and also runs Penryn’s Year 7 Drama Group. Connie has been part of a range of theatre performances taking place this year across Cornwall.
Melanie Young has a visual art focus and is a painter with experience of facilitating workshops in a range of settings, including care homes and schools. Recently her work has moved both into performance and collaboration. She joined The Story Republic in 2016.
Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight in 1962. He studied at Winchester College before reading English at New College, Oxford. In 1988 he moved to Cornwall where he still lives with his husband, the farmer and sculptor, Aidan Hicks, at Land’s End.
His novels include Little Bits of Baby (1989), The Cat Sanctuary (1990), The Facts of Life (1995), Tree Surgery for Beginners (1998), Rough Music (2000), A Sweet Obscurity (2003), Friendly Fire, Notes From an Exhibition (2007), The Whole Day Through (2009), A Perfectly Good Man (2012) and A Place Called Winter (2015). There are also two collections of short stories, Dangerous Pleasure (1996) and Gentleman’s Relish (2009).
In 2017 his Man in an Orange Shirt was screened by BBC2 as part of the Gay Britannia season, which also featured the documentary All Families Have Secrets – the Narrative Art of Patrick Gale. Patrick’s next novel, Studies for Resilience will be published in September 2018. He is currently working on a feature film adaptation of a Rose Tremain short story, and television adaptations of one of his own novels and of an early 20th century classic…
Patrick’s story for Dusk, Sleep Tight, a deliciously creepy story involving moths, will be performed at Ellon and Redruth on 21st December, thus topping and tailing the event. As it is already published (in Gentleman’s Relish) it won’t be in the book.
Alannah Egan is a 21-year-old English/ Aussie/Corn, aspiring Actress/theatre maker. She aims to pursue a career in theatre and commences study next September. She is a member of the National Youth Theatre (NYT) of Great Britain and has taken principal roles with a variety of local groups, such as Redruth Amateur Operatic Society Trust (RAOST) including at the Minack Theatre. From Opera, Shakespeare, Dance, Singing, to Musical Theatre, She has experience and training in a variety of genres. Alongside performing, writing is a massive part of her life. She has a blog (https://lalaroseweb.wordpress.com/) along with other creative work. She adores poetry, narrative, writing, devising and performing. She is interested in any platform she can use to tell stories. She is fascinated by exploring deeper than the surface and creating something that gets an audience questioning, thinking and feeling.
Alannah’s poem for Dusk, I am Dusk, will be performed at Redruth, at Dusk on the 21st December 2017 and published in the Dusk anthology on 21st June 2018
David Hartley is a short story writer, performer and PhD student based in Manchester. His fiction has appeared in various thrilling places including Ambit, Structo, Black Static and The Alarmist. He is currently working on a complicated fantasy novel about autism and ghosts.
David’s story/script for Dusk, daylight Savings, will be performed at Lancaster and Redruth, at Dusk on the 21st December 2017 and published in the Dusk anthology on 21st June 2018
Bridie Toft is Cornish and lives in Falmouth, close to the beach and to woods. She is largely a closet poet, although she shares some of her ‘noticings’ with Facebook friends. They tend to be her feelings and observations of the world around her, particularly nature, in a simple, humanistic way.
Bridie’s Poem for Dusk, Arrival, will be performed in Redruth at Dusk on the 21st December 2017 and published in the Dusk anthology on 21st June 2018
ALL EVENTS HAPPEN ON 21ST DECEMBER 2017!
All events BSL Interpreted
Ellon (Nr Aberdeen)
from 16:28 (solstice) official performance 1707
Better Read Books
18 Ythan Terrace
Ellon,
AB41 9LJ
Aberdeenshire
Inverness
from 17:00 for 17:15
SGL Boardroom
Eden Court,
Bishops Road,
Inverness,
IV3 5SA
Carlisle
from 17:00 for17:16
Foxes Cafe Lounge
18 Abbey Street,
Carlisle
Cumbria,
CA3 8TX
Greenwich
from 17:00 for 17:16
West Greenwich Library
Greenwich High Road
SE10 8NN
Lancaster
from 17:00 for17:17
The Print Room Café & Bar
The Storey
Meeting House Lane,
Lancaster,
LA1 1TH
Rossendale
from 17:00 for 17:18
The Whitaker Museum & Arts Centre
Haslingden Road,
Rossendale,
Lancashire,
BB4 6RE
Ynys Mon
from 17:00 for 17:19
Ucheldre Centre,
Holyhead,
Ynys Mon
LL65 1TE
Birmingham
from 17:00 for 17:20
The Goose
561 Bristol Rd,
Birmingham
B29 6AF
Nottingham
from 17:00 for 17:21
Nottingham Writers Studio
25 Hockley
Nottingham
NG1 1FH
Bristol
from 17:00 for 17:30
The Old Barn,
Kelston Roundhill,
Near Bath
BA1 9AF
Warkleigh (Near Barnstaple)
from 17:00 for 17:33
Courage Copse Creatives
Warkleigh,
Umberleigh,
North Devon,
EX37 9DD
Redruth
from 17:00 for 17:40
KEAP,
The Merlin Building,
Cornwall College,
Trevenson Road,
Pool,
Redruth,
TR15 3RD
