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.
7 NOV
5 DEC
7PM
£10 STANDARD
£9 CONCESSION
#SoThisIsWhatHappened
Tickets
OCTOBER SPEAKERS
John Beardmore
Jon Beardmore is part strategist, part adventurer, part accidental postman. By day he helps businesses win bids with words. By night he dreams up improbable journeys that somehow become real — fuelled by curiosity, mischief, and a determination to reconnect people in surprising ways.
Lucy Gray
Lucy Gray is a systems thinker and aspiring author with a completed manuscript in her hand. Entitled Eternal Gravity: a philosophical novel about true love, free will and the magic of perception. She is from Christchurch New Zealand and has an ultimate belief in the deep power of complicated, real, connection which can reveal the mysteries of existence…for those watching closely.
Errol Williamson
Errol Williamson’s secret weapon in scaling the career ladder and forging strong relationships is his gift for storytelling. Inspired by his mother, who taught him that everyone has a story worth telling, Errol learned early on that stories are the bridge that connects people.
As a Financial Business Advisor, Errol understands that numbers on their own can overwhelm and confuse. But when he wraps them in a story, the numbers come alive — they gain meaning, relevance, and power.
With his blend of storytelling, Errol brings warmth, clarity, and connection — leaving audiences with practical insights, fresh perspective, and a renewed belief in the power of their own story.
As a Financial Business Advisor, Errol understands that numbers on their own can overwhelm and confuse. But when he wraps them in a story, the numbers come alive — they gain meaning, relevance, and power.
With his blend of storytelling, Errol brings warmth, clarity, and connection — leaving audiences with practical insights, fresh perspective, and a renewed belief in the power of their own story.
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 and her family moved to London in her teens, where she studied and worked in various fields She is currently creating a storytelling podcast to be released later this year, encouraging us to capture the family history from our elders before it’s too late and inspire the younger generations.
Curtis Chin
Curtis Chin is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He has screened his films at over 600 venues in twenty countries. He has written for CNN, Bon Appetite, the Detroit Free Press, and the Boston Globe. Curtis’s memoir, “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” was published by Little, Brown in Autumn 2023. His essay in Bon Appetit was selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023.
Ian Hawkins
Ian is an international speaker, events host, author and business journalist whose work has appeared on CBS, Reuters and BBC World.
In a busy life, Ian has rubbed shoulders with the biggest names in politics, entertainment and sport. He has beaten the odds to survive and tell some amazing tales.
