Scary Little Girls

Salon du Chocolat (Doncaster)
2019-10-05 19:15 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Cast Second Space, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU, United Kingdom
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Join us at the Cast Second Space, Doncaster for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

Greenham Exhibition (Greenham Common)
2019-10-05 - 2019-10-06 | Greenham Common Control Tower, Burys Bank Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG19 8BZ
Between August and December 2019, Greenham Women Everywhere will be taking a pop-up exhibition on tour around the UK.
The exhibition will showcase some original photographs created by our team, and also archival material, both visual and written, which we have collated during the project. We’ll be playing you soundscapes created by artists we have worked with which give a cross-section of the oral testimonies we have taken, as well as using some of the wonderful Greenham music.
There will be a video installation which explores what political concerns and campaigns the Greenham Women are taking on today, and there will even be a chance to meet some of the Greenham Women themselves – many will be hosting the exhibitions with us.
All set in a Greenham-inspired tent, this exhibition really allows you to get an intimate look at the sights and sounds of the camp, gives voice to these radical women and asks you what change you want to see in the world.
Do keep an eye on the exhibition schedule for our panel talks – we’ll be running several. These are wonderful opportunities to hear from a range of Greenham Women and ask your own questions about life on camp, as well as talk directly to the project managers about the project itself.
Our team has been led in the exhibition design by Rachael Miles, an artist and Senior Lecturer at The University of The West of England.

We need your support: visit our Greenham GoFundMe!

Salon du Chocolat (Carlisle)
2019-10-04 20:00 - 21:30 | Crowne & Mitre Hotel, 4 English Street, Carlisle, CA3 8HZ, United Kingdom
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Join us at the Crowne and Mitre Hotel, Carlisle for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

Greenham Exhibition (Wallingford)
2019-09-21 | CND Action for Peace weekend, Braziers Park, Ipsden, Oxfordshire, OX10 6AN

Salon du Chocolat (Oakhanger)
2019-09-20 20:00 - 21:30 | Oakhanger Village Hall, Oakhanger, Bordon, GU35 9JU, United Kingdom
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Join us at the Oakhanger Village Hall for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

Greenham Exhibition (Gloucester)
2019-09-14 - 2019-09-15 | Gloucester History Festival

The Announcement of a Murder (Torquay)
2019-09-14 | Torre Abbey, The King's Drive, Torquay, TQ2 5JE
From the International Agatha Christie Festival website…
Scary Little Girls invite you to join us on the trail of Agatha Christie and her beloved creations! In small groups, you’ll find Christie’s favourite characters hidden in quintessential locations around the house and gardens of Torre Abbey and you must work with them to solve the murder in the village! Experience places you thought you knew as never before, going off the beaten track, and seeing the familiar with new eyes. And along your route, explore Christie’s creative and devious mind and help reveal the murderer!
Please dress for all weathers and bring footwear you can explore in! Walks start every 20 minutes from 10am (please book a slot) and take approximately 75 minutes.
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Ticket includes admission to Torre Abbey Museum and the Unfinished Portrait exhibition.

The Last Seance & other supernatural tales (Torquay)
2019-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Torre Abbey, The King's Drive, Torquay, TQ2 5JE
From the International Agatha Christie Festival website…
‘From behind the curtains there still sounded the terrible high long-drawn scream – such a scream as Raoul had never heard. It died away with a horrible kind of gurgle. Then there came the thud of a body falling…’
Allow storytellers from award-wining theatre company Scary Little Girls to thrill and chill you in this celebration of Agatha’s darker side! Expect tales of the macabre, the sinister, the surreal in this special event in the twelfth century Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey for the night of Friday 13th……
To coincide with the publication of a new collection which gathers together all of Christie’s spookiest and most macabre short stories, Scary Little Girls invite you for a cosy, intimate storytelling night to bring to life some of the most ghostly and chilling tales from Agatha Christie. Acknowledged the world over as the undisputed Queen of Crime, in fact she dabbled in her early writing career with mysteries of a more unearthly kind – stories featuring fantastic psychic visions, spectres looming in the shadows, encounters with deities, eerie messages from the Other Side, even a man who switches bodies with a cat…
For this one-off special event, the first 50 tickets sold will each be able to collect an advance pre-release edition of The Last Séance & other supernatural tales due for release later in autumn 2019.
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The Full Bronte (Truro)
2019-09-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Old Bakery Studios, Blewett's Wharf, Malpas Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1QH, United Kingdom
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Join hosts Maria (glamour puss, academic, thespian) and her assistant Brannie (dogsbody, ensemble cast, backstage crew) in their chaotic attempt to homage the Bronte family! Combining comedy, storytelling, music and games, this shows of wuthering delights was hailed by Three Weeks as ‘the anarchic love child of French and Saunders and Hinge and Brackett’.
A delight for literature aficionados and theatre fans alike – and of course every devoted Brontephile!
‘Seamless performers and lovely singers’
The Scotsman
‘Sparkling wit and commanding stage presence’
The List

The Full Bronte (Penzance)
2019-09-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Penlee Park Theatre, Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4HE

Sea Cry Saga (Chapel Porth Beach)
2019-09-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-09-08 14:00 - 15:00, 2019-09-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Chapel Porth Beach, St Agnes, Truro, Cornwall, TR5 0NS
The crash of the wild sea; a roaring fire; the warmth of the cup in your hands. At the edge of the country where the land meets the waves, old stories and old powers come to life.
Tickets now available!
Scary Little Girls, Creation Theatre and Sue Hill present interlinking myths from Cornwall’s Viking history exploring the relationship between the wild environment, Goddesses and elements.
Don’t miss this unique storytelling experience, full of music and mythology, all on the sands of Chapel Porth: Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September, at 2pm and 6pm each day (lasting about 1 hour).
Expect music by Claire Ingleheart, stories by Mercedes Kemp, T.J. Holmes and L.H. Trevail and food from the Chapel Porth Beach Cafe – tickets strictly limited so please buy quickly as we live to regale rather than disappoint you!
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Sea Cry Saga (Chapel Porth Beach)
2019-09-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Chapel Porth Beach, St Agnes, Truro, Cornwall, TR5 0NS
The crash of the wild sea; a roaring fire; the warmth of the cup in your hands. At the edge of the country where the land meets the waves, old stories and old powers come to life.
Tickets now available!
Scary Little Girls, Creation Theatre and Sue Hill present interlinking myths from Cornwall’s Viking history exploring the relationship between the wild environment, Goddesses and elements.
Don’t miss this unique storytelling experience, full of music and mythology, all on the sands of Chapel Porth: Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September, at 2pm and 6pm each day (lasting about 1 hour).
Expect music by Claire Ingleheart, stories by Mercedes Kemp, T.J. Holmes and L.H.Trevail and food from the Chapel Porth Beach Cafe – tickets strictly limited so please buy quickly as we live to regale rather than disappoint you!
Book here

Greenham Exhibition (Hebden Bridge)
2019-08-22 | Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George's Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7BY

Greenham Exhibition (Manchester)
2019-08-15 | The Pankhurst Centre, 62 Nelson Street, Manchester, M13 9WP

Greenham Exhibition (Manchester)
2019-08-14 | Manchester Central Library, St Peters Square, Manchester, M2 5PD
Between August and December 2019, Greenham Women Everywhere will be taking a pop-up exhibition on tour around the UK: on 14 August we’re joining the Manchester Histories Peterloo Anniversary events.
The exhibition will showcase some original photographs created by our team, and also archival material, both visual and written, which we have collated during the project. We’ll be playing you soundscapes created by artists we have worked with which give a cross-section of the oral testimonies we have taken, as well as using some of the wonderful Greenham music.
There will be a video installation which explores what political concerns and campaigns the Greenham Women are taking on today, and there will even be a chance to meet some of the Greenham Women themselves – many will be hosting the exhibitions with us.
All set in a Greenham-inspired tent, this exhibition really allows you to get an intimate look at the sights and sounds of the camp, gives voice to these radical women and asks you what change you want to see in the world.
Do keep an eye on the exhibition schedule for our panel talks – we’ll be running several. These are wonderful opportunities to hear from a range of Greenham Women and ask your own questions about life on camp, as well as talk directly to the project managers about the project itself.
Our team has been led in the exhibition design by Rachael Miles, an artist and Senior Lecturer at The University of The West of England.

We need your support: visit our Greenham GoFundMe!

Greenham Exhibition (York)
2019-08-03 | Quaker Meeting House, Fiargate, York, YO1 9RL

Glastonbury Festival
2019-06-28 - 2019-06-30 | Worthy Farm
SLG founder and Artistic Director Rebecca Mordan is back at the Glastonbury Festival again this year, compering in the Circus Big Top under the guise of Bunny Morethan. If you’ve got a ticket – first of all well bloody done, they’re like gold dust these days – and second, drop by to see her between about 1pm-5pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You might catch some decent circus acts while you’re there too…
Roll up, roll up

Wollstonecraft Living Literature Walk
2019-06-09 | The Mildmay Club, 33-34 Newington Green, London, N16 9PR, United Kingdom
Fragments & Monuments and Scary Little Girls bring Mary’s green alive with performance, poetry and song in a special, one-off Wollstonecraft Literature Walk for Stokey Lit Fest. In small groups, you set off on a specially prepared route, where hidden performers regale you with famous words inspired by Mary, and of course with her own work. As you progress you’ll discover secrets about Mary, her life and her Green!
Meet at allotted time outside The Mildmay Club.
Walk departure times: 2pm, 2.20pm, 2.40pm, 3pm, 3.20pm and 3.40pm – select your chosen time using the drop down menu on ticketing link. Walks are approximately 70mins.
(15 people per group max)
Tickets: £8 online/£10 on the door.
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PS/ The amazing artwork is by Jess Ebsworth

Salon du Chocolat (Nottingham)
2019-05-14 20:30 - 22:00 | The Magnificent Speigeltent, Nottingham, Market Square, Nottingham
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Join us at The Magnificent Spiegeltent, Nottingham for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

Salon du Chocolat (Chelmsford)
2019-04-03 20:00 - 22:00
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Join us at the Cramphorn Studio, Chelmsford for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

Salon du Chocolat (Truro)
2019-03-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Old Bakery Studios, Blewett's Wharf, Malpas Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1QH, United Kingdom
Book now
Join us at the Old Bakery Studios, Truro for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

The Full Bronte (Cleckheaton)
2019-03-22 19:00 - 20:00

The Full Bronte (York)
2019-03-21 18:30 - 19:30

The Full Bronte (Leeds)
2019-03-20 19:00 - 21:00

The Full Bronte (Chipping Norton)
2019-03-19 19:45 - 21:45

Salon du Chocolat (Guildford)
2019-03-13 19:30 - 21:30
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Join us at the Electric Theatre, Guildford for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events
