Samhamin Stories, 31 October 2025
Twas the night of Halloween, also known as Samhain. Stubbing Wharf had hosted a Halloween party just before we started, so the room was decorated and the pub full of ghosts, witches and other beings. We enjoyed a varied and entertaining mix of stories from the floor and a seasonal song. The burial of Thomas Hardy, why eyes show as red in photographs, a modern day saint, a fingerbone and ring with magical properties, a flesh eating portrait, and many other manifestations provided us with a magical time inside whilst the dark night and mists engulfed the land outside.
Maria Whatton, 26 September 2025
A great atmosphere for Maria's storytelling.
A brilliant blend of the autobiographical and mythic telling which combined levitas with gravitas in equal measure. Poignant, deep, heartfelt and sultry, and also down to earth and homely.
The audience was warm and receptive, full of Shaggy Dog legends as well as some relative newcomers.
All in all a fabulous night's entertainment.
