Long Story Short -CHANGE

Expect an honest, unpretentious evening of exchange. Driven by a theme of the month inspired by true stories unfolding in the world however big or small. You will leave with a dollop of wholesome heart-warming connection with a bunch of strangers with a side-order of amusement at the stories shared and a recognition of how connected we all really are.

New Year. Same You. Or maybe just a different version. This month we address the topic of 'Change'. We've encountered a lot of it these last few years and sometimes we thrive under it and sometimes we fight the unfightable.

Theme of the Month: CHANGE

Story Line Prompters:

- Do we really change? Stories showing the good & the bad impacts of the pressures of change.

- Ageing - Facing our every changing decades.

- That one action, relationship, conversation, changed the course of my life

- They never really did change, I just got better at tolerating it.

- Changing jobs, relationships, careers due to the pandemic

- Mrs 15 personalities - I change depending on who your with.

- That struck a chord with me, it changed my entire thinking.

- I needed a lifestyle change, my journey of transformation.

- I found the only thing I could control was my own reaction, reality, readiness to embrace the new.

- Change is as good as a rest

- I change my mind as often as often as I change my undies

- How change created fear in others

- It was looking at a stranger they were no longer the person I knew

These are just some story prompts that can set your creative juices flowing, if you have a story that's relevant but not on the list, put your name in the hat.

Let's get intimate. Let's be brave. Let's share our experiences and remind those witness to it that connection regardless of form is fundamental.

An open mic for sharing experience, to help us understand in some form or other that we're all the same, and that similarity may allow someone who hears your tale to recall some of their own and keep spreading that joy organically.

How it works.

One set theme and an acknowledgement that there is two types of people in the world.

The Storytellers: You have five minutes of fame. Five minutes to tell the short story of the long tale. Let it be powerful. Let it be punchy. Let it be your authentically yours to tell. The interpretation of the theme is yours to own and can be delivered in any communication form you feel comfortable with (Storytelling/Spoken Word/Poetry/Singing/comedy/drag).

The Listeners: Our crowd. If you’re only here for the entertainment then you've come to the right place! Expect this to be part confessional, part comedic, part therapeutic. This evening is not staged, these are just everyday folk like you and I that have the confidence to share their experience with you. Our only rule is be present, be respectful of others and give them a hearty applause upon sharing! The beauty of this evening, is you really don’t know how the evening will evolve and that’s what makes it so exciting.

There are to strangers here, only friends you haven't met yet. Long Story Short wants to create a environment which is open to all. Each of us, unique yet relatable. Weird yet wonderful. The fish to the chips of life. Gobble up that feeling and let's form a community.

****Walk ins are welcome subject to space capacity and safe social distances guidelines met. ****

Host or Publisher Simone