So, This Is What Happened is back! Our popular storytelling night returns.
Connection is more important than ever, so we invite you to laugh, cry and celebrate stories from the lives of real people.
SO, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED
Six people tell a true story.
6 MAR
3 APR
7PM
£13 STANDARD
£11 CONCESSION
#SoThisIsWhatHappened
Tickets
MARCH STORYTELLERS
Roddy Gye
Roddy Gye (pronounced Jai, with a soft G) has lived in Clapham since 1980 and has been the technical advisor to Omnibus from its earliest beginnings. He has by turns been a teacher, a stockbroker, an army reservist, a film maker, an engineer, a journalist, a school governor, a youth leader and, for the last fifty years, the owner and manager of a small technology company. He is an honorary life member of one of the Inns of Court. He is in his early seventies and is still trying to decide what he wants to do when he grows up.
Mark Bailey
Mark has always enjoyed stories and has gone to great lengths to seek them out and make them part of his life and his experience, but sometimes they make you part of theirs.
From family dynamics to a secret past and hidden histories Mark will take us on yet another journey you’re unlikely to forget.
Mark Yansen
Mark is a London born citizen of the world. A philosopher who speaks, teaches and lives the philosophical life. As a result, he loves to live life to the full and find meaning in all that he does. A former boxer, martial arts instructor, chef, pastor, missionary, university lecturer, college principal, business consultant and yoga teacher who’s continually curious about life and always willing to learn and grow in every situation. After years of being asked, he’s finally decided to start sharing some of his unique experiences and has finished his first book and is already on his second.
Sudeshna Choudhury
Sudeshna developed a deep love of storytelling froman early age listening to her mother who was a wonderful storyteller, as well as her own keen observation of life around her, and the unusual childhood experiences growing up in Uganda where her extraordinary artistic parents took her on exciting wildlife safari adventures during the school holidays,not to mention surviving many life and death situations during the turbulent political years that followed.
Sudeshna is currently creating a storytelling podcast to be released later this year, encouraging us to capture our family history from our elders before it’s too late and inspire the younger generations.
Suki Cohn
Suki is a mother, daughter, sister, friend, a stranger with a smile. A human with a deep desire to create connection and community through all that she does. A writer and creative with stories to tell, she is currently working on projects sourced from a rich family archive of photographs and documents. She frequently attends storytelling events and is an ambassador for True Story London.
Loxo Sanna
Loxo Sana is currently a London-based songwriter, artist, and educator of Ethiopian heritage who grew up in Zimbabwe. She studied music in London, specialising in songwriting, and has also taught music, fostering creativity and connection through music education. Her current artist project explores themes of diaspora, belonging, and migration, guided by a belief in music’s power to share stories across borders and bring people together.
