Tag: Storytelling for adults

SPECTRA Festival 2024!

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Well Spectra Festival 2024 is fast becoming a distant memory! 

4 days of storytelling
16 hours of storytelling
Well over 1000 audience members (final numbers still to come in)
32 stories
5 bags of Irn Bru Jellybabies
2 annoying fairies
Numerous repeat visitors
And a wonderful, wonderful experience for Lindsey and I too!

Thankyou so much to the Spectra Festival team for having us along again – we loved our new location of the Cowdray Hall, our campfire and Granny’s Blankets! Thankyou to the Showsec security who did a marvellous job in all weathers, welcoming the crowds in. Thankyou of course to my storytelling partner in crime Lindsey Gibb who has joined me for her 3rd year as Guest Storyteller!
And Thankyou to all the listeners who made it all worthwhile every night!

Here are some photos 😀
(Thanks to Alice, Lynne and Adele for the kind permission to share their photos!)

Horror Con Scotland (and a big cheer for Northern Frights)

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Pauline telling stories on stage at the Beach Ballroom. Wearing black and red dress outfit with cloak. She looks at the audience telling the story with a microphone in hand.
Pauline telling stories on stage at the Beach Ballroom. Wearing black and red dress outfit with cloak. She looks at the audience telling the story with a microphone in hand.
Pauline telling stories on stage at the Beach Ballroom. Wearing black and red dress outfit with cloak. She looks at the audience telling the story with a microphone in hand.

At 1am yesterday morning, the wonderful Laura from local events company Northern Frights was pulling out all the stops to make sure her latest event, Horror Con Scotland, was a big success despite Storm Babet ravaging the North East. Guests were arriving from all over and had to be taken to accommodatio – some entertainers, stall holders and of course attendees couldn’t make it. The roads were flooded, closed and in some places swept away – no trains, no buses… even taxis.

So I found myself on the stage at the Beach Ballroom a few hours later telling one of my favourite tales – Mr Fox. (Emergency Storytelling is a thing!) The atmosphere was wonderful – I had a wee audience of dedicated listeners at the front and was able to look out on the stalls, costumes, guests… the whole shebang as I told my tale.

Please go and follow Northern Frights on social media –
Web page – https://www.northernfrights.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northernfrightsuk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northernfrights/
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Northern_Fright

Laura is also behind Fantasy Con Scotland and Horror Con Scotland and runs inclusive events, family events … oh and she has 3 dragons. (For real!) Go out there and give them your support, attend the events – discover the magic!