Ticketed Events: Spoken Word

Following on from their much-loved debut at last year’s fringe, the ‘Ventnor Exchange Spoken Word Collective’ are back with their follow-up show ‘A Fistful of Ballads’

Passing the lyrical baton back and forth, the group explore the modern world in their own inimitable Style, melding hysterical comedy and deep, emotionally introspective moments.

Following several shows as “Three Island Storytellers”, Holly Medland, Tony “Monty” Hirst and Sue Bailey are coming to Ventnor Fringe for a first performance in their new guise of ‘Tis Tales.

Drawing on a wide range range of traditional stories, fabulous folk tales, magical myths, lost legends, and possibly even a few lies, the performance is sure to feature some stories you may recall as having heard somewhere before, once upon a time, and others that will surely be new to you.

So leave the box sets behind, unsubscribe from the podcasts, turn off the radio, forego the theatre, and instead come and enjoy a programme of tales told the traditional way.

Saturday 23rd July 2022 – 7pm – 8pm
Tickets: £8, Under 25 £5, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1
12+

Join Sue-the-storyteller for some windy stories, riddles and rhymes as we try to find either some wind, or a sheltered spot, in Ventnor Park. Wind comes from many different places and can definitely have different scents! We will seek out the stories and see if they have different flavours too! Be prepared to be blown away. This story walk is great for families with children aged 4 +

Meet at Parkside Box Office Tent (near park entrance)

Wednesday 27th & Friday 29th July 2022 – 2pm – 3pm 
Tickets: £6 Adults go free / Unlimited Pass 2for1
Family Friendly

Join Sue-the-storyteller for some windy stories, riddles and rhymes as we try to find either some wind, or a sheltered spot, in Ventnor Park. Wind comes from many different places and can definitely have different scents! We will seek out the stories and see if they have different flavours too! Be prepared to be blown away. This story walk is great for families with children aged 4 +

Meet at Parkside Box Office Tent (near park entrance)

Wednesday 27th & Friday 29th July 2022 – 2pm – 3pm 
Tickets: £6 Adults go free / Unlimited Pass 2for1
Family Friendly

This evening of storytelling will include grim local stories, darkly humorous yarns and folk tales collected by the brothers Grimm. (Viewer discretion advised as some of these stories may be a bit dark for the very young or faint hearted. Your yarn spinners all belong to the Island Storytellers, an informal group who meet to share tales and keep alive and promote oral storytelling. They meet on a monthly basis with occasional extra events such as arranging visiting storytellers and running storytelling workshops.

Tuesday 26th July 2022 – 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Tickets: £6, Under 25 £5, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1
12+

Why is the sea salty? Why is it essential for life?

Why was the Salt Industry so important centuries ago on the North of the Isle of Wight, Lymington and Pennington? Wight Salt is the first SeaSalt business on the Isle of Wight for nearly 90 years since the closure of the Newtown Saltern in 1930. Simon Davis, owner of Wight Salt will give a fascinating traversal of a forgotten, but highly significant industry. Eschewing modern, energy intensive methods, Simon will show how Wight Salt uses wind and sun – methods of the ancients to harvest a salt using sustainable means

Friday 29th July 2022 – 4pm – 5pm 

Tickets: £8

All Ages