A Sting In The Tale

A whirlwind adventure of 12th century tales; enchanting, heart-warming, and elegantly b***y!
Cat is magical storyteller - bold and playful, her and this show are 'nothing short of brilliant' 👏

Devised ​in Paris, inspired by the Unicorn Tapestries in the ​Cluny Museum - if you love language, you’ll love this.

Join us April 15th, to celebrate our founder Colin Rowans bday🎂🥳 with the best priced storytelling in town 💜

Doors 7pm for a 7.30pm start, finish 10pm.
Breaks included, drinks downstairs, and a raffle ^-^

Tickets available here:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/a-sting-in-the-tale/kissing-the-wind-by-cat-weatherill/e-xpedbe

Our very own Iris Skipworth and Colin Rowan (Marc Printer) had a wonderful time at The Bureau - Centre for the Arts last Saturday, performing their two-hander The Steed O' Bells 🐎🔔
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Our very own Iris Skipworth and Colin Rowan (Marc Printer) had a wonderful time at The Bureau - Centre for the Arts last Saturday, performing their two-hander The Steed O' Bells 🐎🔔
Due to instagrams formatting we'll be making two posts, to best show off the portrait and landscape shots taken by

Our next amazing Manchester night will be the talented Giles Abbott Giles Abbott - Storytelling & Downloads and his 'voice like melted chocolate'

Join Giles as he walks us from London through Japan, Ireland and Denmark in a series of interlinked stories.
Followed by a session of co-curation - Giles will be creating a story on the night from audience suggestions and performing it for us.

You get to be in charge of Quest, Monsters, Fortunes and direct the elements - this night will therefore, be on-of-a-kind and unrepeatable!

Don't miss it ^-^

Giles Abbott -Walk By Night & StoryMaking

Tickets available online also here:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/manchester/lock-91/giles-abbott-walk-by-night-and-storymaking/2026-03-18/19:30/t-oejxegq

Join us next week for our next amazing show, Morgan Le Fay by the enchanting ✨️ Cath Little

Our founders are performing their two-hander set, The Steed o' Bells, at The Bureau - Centre for the Arts in Blackburn on Saturday 21st February.

This set of stories within stories, has been travelling the UK for hundreds of years - and now has new life breathed into it by our father-daughter duo.

There are giants, ghosts, and the highest of stakes:

'A story for a life, a life for a story.'

Tickets are available here:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/blackburn/the-bureau-centre-for-the-arts/the-steed-of-bells-storytelling-performance-colin-rowan-and-iris-skipworth/2026-02-21/19:30/t-yzakplp

We're sorry to announce, that Hannah Brailsford Storyteller will no longer be performing on Wednesday 21st January, due to unforseen circumstances 🥲
However story-lovers never fear! We have booked the talented Maria Whatton Seeing Stories to bring us The Fire, the Flame and the Light instead ^-^
So roll on up at 7pm, 21st Jan, for seasonally spectacular stories at Lock 91 Manchester a continued bargain at only £8 or £6 🥳

It's time to start getting excited for the fab show we'll be kicking off 2026 with! 🥳

Hannah Brailsford Storyteller will be bringing us 'Of Fire and Ice' 🔥🧊 a magical collection of stories to warm our hearts in the chill winter 🥶

So come gather with friends on the 21st January, hours of entertainment for only £8/6 the best way to get your new year off on the right foot! ✨️🥰

What an excellent way to round off a spectacular year here at Sting!

We enjoyed an evocative night with Ronnie Conboy weaving Vasilisa's tale and other Russian folklore with a more modern narrative, amongst wonderful company of our favourite faces 🥰

It was truly a warm atmosphere, and we feel so lucky to have shared such stories with you all this year 💜

Looking forwards to a bright 2026! 🌞