Alys

For one last time this season, you are warmly invited to climb the stairs at the Palmerston and slip out of the everyday. Alys has just one more story for you! It's a treat of a tale to get you through this damp and gloomy February. So hop over the puddles on Lordship Lane, shake off your brolly and settle in. For the the single, the singular, the sweethearts and cynics, Alys will be telling... ELSE - WHO ELSE?! This old folkstory is a funny, twisted guide to being yourself - including how not to choose your life partner, how not to feed a cow, the best way to put on trousers, and how to completely fail to grasp that everyone is different and that doesn't make them wrong. Let's love being human! (Roses and chocs optional. Tickets (£5/ £10) in advance from eventbrite or on the door on the night. "You're never less than entirely enraptured" - View From The Gods The audience says... "What an amazing evening... mesmerising... I'd highly recommend it" "What a lovely way to spend a winter's evening... Everybody should do it" "I was captivated... I found the storytelling so powerful." "Fabulous! You'll never hear stories told like this." "Folklore brought thrillingly to life by an engaging, brilliant performer - in your local pub!" " What a perfect evening! A lovely thing to do on a dark night. Alys' storytelling is evocative and mesmerising." "I was completely engrossed and enchanted." " A perfect night of cosy storytelling."

Winter's Night Wonder Tales It’s cold and dark out there – come on in and join Story Jam’s Alys Torrance for a candlelit story upstairs in a cosy pub. It's Wednesday, so we're not out-out! Drop by for a sweet hour and a half (including an interval). Mooch on home with plenty of time for a good night’s sleep. What people say... "What an amazing evening... mesmerising... I'd highly recommend it" "What a lovely way to spend a winter's evening... Everybody should do it" "I was captivated... I found the storytelling so powerful." "Fabulous! You'll never hear stories told like this." "Folklore brought thrillingly to life by an engaging, brilliant performer - in your local pub!" " What a perfect evening! A lovely thing to do on a dark night. Alys' storytelling is evocative and mesmerising." "I was completely engrossed and enchanted."" A perfect night of cosy storytelling." January’s tale... ORION THE LIMITLESS Orion hunts the winter skies above South London with his bright belt of stars. He’s there, beyond the street lights and the flight paths and the satellites. Hear the ancient myth of a giant with three fathers, and what happened when he fell in love then fell asleep on a king’s table, and how camping out with a goddess got him flung into the night sky. "You're never less than entirely enraptured" - View From The Gods You are warmly invited to climb the stairs at The (newly refurbished!) Palmerston, grab a drink and slip out of the everyday. 7pm – 8.30pm (doors at 7pm, the story stars at about 7.10pm) Wed 21 Jan The Palmerston, Lordship Lane, London SE22 8EP £5/£10 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winters-night-wonder-tales-tickets-1979708960794 Next date: Wednesday 18 Feb

It’s cold and dark out there – join Story Jam’s Alys Torrance for a candlelit story upstairs in a cosy pub. Slip out of the everyday! Drop by for a sweet hour and a half (including an interval), then mooch home for a good night’s sleep. Or maybe slide on downstairs to the pub for a while longer. December's story is a magical adventure for anyone who just needs a sit down and a rest, for heaven's sake! Alys tells a tale of an old king who drags his throne to the eastern-most window of his eastern-most room and sits looking East, with one eye crying and one eye laughing. Who has the courage to find out what is going on? A talking horse, a wild ride, and a meeting with a creaky old warrior are only the start. There will be terrible danger, (very) stuffed fruit, and diamonds in the soles of somebody's shoes... A perfect winter's night wonder tale. https://WintersNightWonderTale.eventbrite.co.uk 7pm – 8.30pm Wed 10 Dec The Palmerston, Lordship Lane, London SE22 8EP £5/£10

Story Jam has been running nights in SE London and telling stories across the UK since 2012. We're back at The Palmerston again for more intimate, local nights through the winter. It’s cold and dark out there – come on in and join Story Jam’s Alys Torrance for a story upstairs in a cosy pub. Wed 12 Nov 7pm - 8.30pm Tix via eventbrite or on the door. £5 general admission, £10 concessionary rate (yep!) if life is treating you well. There are a few 2-for-1s available - treat a friend! https://WintersNightWonderTales.eventbrite.co.uk Alys has just one story for you, a good juicy one to give you a midweek boost to get you through to the weekend. We invite you to a sweet little hour-and-a-half including an interval - it's Wednesday, so we're not out-out! Mooch on home with plenty of time for a good night's sleep. Or maybe you'll take your ease downstairs in the pub for a while longer. November's old tale is all about the light and the darkness, and what happens when you smell fragrantly smoky. From a firelit hut to the huge night sky, it's all there in this myth to feed your soul, and light up your imagination. You are warmly invited to climb the stairs at the Palmerston, grab a drink and slip out of the everyday for an hour or so. More... Sun, Moon and the Wreathing Smoke A woman, a man and a snake. It's elemental. When a man lugs home yet more meat, it's going to take a whole lot of extra fire to get it roasted. The search for firewood leads a woman into the woods, and kindles an unexpected, not quite human love. And maybe she isn't quite human herself... A smoky tryst, a wild chase across a wide land, and a familiar face reflected in water in this big old fiery tale. "You're never less than entirely enraptured" - View From The Gods https://WintersNightWonderTales.eventbrite.co.uk

Story Jam's Alys Torrance tells wicked stories of badly behaved humans.. and other beings These stories are a wild and woozy trip for anyone who wishes they were far away from the everyday. tickets and info 7pm - 9pm Tickets in advance or on the door. Some two-for-one tickets available for early birds. Come for a mini-break on your own hight street! A baby god rolls down a hill, and we all get dizzy. There's an old lady in a rose bush, folk you won't see if you wink, and a royal camping trip that ends in ears. Expect a delirious trip through sunshine and moonshine, in the company of people who should know better than to behave the way they do. A myth, a legend and a couple of fairytales to send you home to dream with a light heart and a tickled imagination. "You're never less than entirely enraptured" - View From The Gods

Story Jam's Alys Torrance* has a story for you - a good juicy one to give you a midweek boost to get you through the rest of the week. Here's a riproaring adventure to see out Winter and cheer you into Spring. Darkness will be defeated. Heads will roll, a potato will be weaponised, locks will be licked, tongues will be tonged, and two people will have to climb out of a window. It's a tale to make your hearts race, your hair raise, your ribs be tickled. It's one last story of the season to send you home with Spring in your step. Come along to the Palmerston, grab a drink and slip out of the everyday for an hour or so. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winters-night-wonder-tales-tickets-1262505902139 Doors open at 7pm, the story starts at about 7.10pm, there's an interval at a critical cliffhangery point in the story, and we'll be finished by 8.30pm. It's going out, not out-out! If you've never been to a storytelling night before, all you need to do is sit back and rest your bones, friends. There is nothing for you to do except listen and enjoy. *"You're never less than entirely enraptured" - View From The Gods