SO, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED

Six people tell a true story.

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.

6 FEB
6 MAR
3 APR
7PM
£13 STANDARD
£11 CONCESSION
#SoThisIsWhatHappened
Tickets

FEBRUARY STORYTELLERS

Mark Steele

Mark spent his 20s saying yes to everything. Some of those yeses led to great stories. One led to a seedy motel in Las Vegas with nothing but a toothbrush and no way home.

Stacey Carr

Stacey is currently the Head of Inclusion and Skills at London-based theatre, the Donmar Warehouse. She is also an independent consultant coaching creatives through the creative process of enhancing their brands and TV/Media projects, as well as supporting career navigation.  An EMMY-nominated Unscripted TV Executive who has always worked toward a more inclusive and representative creative landscape, she developed and produced content for various companies including Nickelodeon, Endemol Shine North America, and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network prior to moving from Los Angeles to London in 2021. 

Simon McKee

Simon has been calling London home since 1997, but he hails from Dublin where spinning a good yarn is practically a birthright.  He says he is certainly not a James Joyce but he is hoping to make Dublin proud. With over 20 years working in the City of London, these days Simon, who has been living with Type 1 diabetes for 53 years working with his company called Diabetes Take Control empowering diabetics to take control of their diabetes and their lives.

Kiko Itasaka

Kiko is a three-time Emmy award winning journalist for her work with a broadcast news network.  She covered stories from Afghanistan, Iraq, major news events including royal weddings and funerals. An aspiring playwright, she is passionate about seeing as much theatre as money and time permit. She has recently been appointed a Trustee for Cardboard Citizens, an arts group that focuses on theatre and art with and for homeless people. 

Clair Whitefield

Clair is a poet, storyteller and playwright.  
She has been resident poet at poetry institution Bang Said the Gun; won the Farrago Easter Slam and Valentine’s Anti-Slam; been a regular featured act at Stand Up & Slam, and performed at arts festivals all around the UK including Ledbury Poetry Festival, Settle Storytelling Festival, The Larmer Tree Festival and Chester Literary Festival . 

Akshay Gajria

Akshay is a London-based writer, storyteller and writing coach. He writes weird fictions and is currently working on his debut novel. He is an avid tea drinker but can’t go a day without a cup of coffee.