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.

NOV STORYTELLERS:

Namrata Sharma

Namrata is a passionate believer in the power of stories — that they can shift how people themselves and the world. For nearly 15 years, she has worked at the intersection of gender, education, and behaviour change media. By day, Namrata is the Chief Operating Officer at Civic Studios, a global media organisation on a mission to create entertainment that champions social change. 

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.   

Isabelle Grey

Isabelle has published nine novels, including the DI Grace Fisher crime series that begins with Good Girls Don’t Die, and, as V.B. Grey, two novels of historical suspense, Tell Me How It Ends and Sisterhood. The latter was inspired by the war-time experiences of her mother, a newly qualified doctor, and her mother’s twin sister who, in uniform and with a degree in modern languages, was almost certainly engaged in secret work.

She began writing as a freelance journalist for national newspapers and magazines and is author of five non-fiction books (as Isabelle Anscombe) before becoming a television screenwriter of numerous popular crime dramas, including The Bill, Wycliffe, Midsomer Murders and Jimmy McGovern’s BAFTA-winning Accused. She has also written for film and radio and taught screenwriting and creative writing at the University of the Arts, London, Arvon, and elsewhere. She is the film critic for The Tablet. 

Martha McBrier 

Martha is a Scot who is obsessed with true storytelling. As a Glaswegian she comes from a culture of telling your life story to someone at a bus stop. She moved to London in 2010 and was astonished not to have this same  experience at London bus stops, and certainly not on the tube. Her favourite night out in London is a storytelling show followed by the chippy.

Taryn Butler

Taryn is a trained actor and writer with an MA in screenwriting. 

She has travelled extensively with her career and for enjoyment. Her short stories have been published and she was commissioned to write a play that has been performed in schools bi annually for quite a few years.   She is currently working on a book. 

Charlotte Wright

Charl is a journalist whose work has appeared in national publications including The Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star and BBC News.

Diagnosed with dyslexia, she discovered a passion for writing before going on to complete a degree in politics and train as a journalist.

Accustomed to telling other people's stories, Charl is now stepping into the spotlight to share her own.