Thursday 6th January saw the first session of the New Year at the Yard and we were joined by The Cambridge Storytellers with their performance of The Merry Nights of Straparola.
It was a cold evening and when we arrived the heater was up full and it was tropical. The extention and decorations made such a difference to the place, and the “Katrice Horsley Tablecloths” looked great on the tables.
The crowd was just as large as we normally expect, with about four new audience members and a few appologies, so the future looks great audiences capacity wise.
The performance was truly lovely. Maestro Straparola introduced his four ladies, who over the night told two stories each and all the stories had something memorable about them. The audience roared with laughter at the bawdiness and truly jaw dropping images that were conjured up in some of the stories. All the stories were well chosen and the differing styles of delivery made it a night to remember. Well done team, you kept us enthralled even though the heater had been turned off and the cold began to seep in!!

I have had some great feedback from audience members and one new punter, who had never heard storytelling before, was so fired up that he asked if he could tell a story next month!! Yeah…and more of which later.

Next month, February, is a “stories from the floor” evening….and as it is National Storytelling Week, we are trying to encourage stories from some audience members who have not told before…plus some from regulars too. Keep your eyes open for email shots.

Thanks for your continual support.

Kevin