Amelia Ace Armande presents Dionysus: The Myth Retold

Shaggy Dog Storytelling club’s visiting storyteller Amelia is bringing their feisty Dionysian tales to the club.

On the side of a mountain called Meros, a young girl is dancing. She is a sacred dancer to the gods, and life on the mountain is all she has ever known. But her journey will take her far from home, across the sea, and deep into the story of Dionysus, the god of wine, revelry, dance and divine madness.

Unstopper the life story of the Greek God of the Vine with non-binary storyteller Amelia Ace Armande, pouring out a heady tale of ecstasy, madness, queer love and resurrection.

REVIEWS

"Cleverly crafted...riveting to watch." - A Bit Crack Storytelling

"A full-bodied, rich experience." - Torriano Storynight

"Beautiful, attention-grabbing, gut-wrenching, warmhearted." - Jon Norman-Mason, storyteller

"Poised and sparkling." - FringeReview

Ace is a performer-storyteller with a keen interest in LGBTQ+ mythology and folklore. They trained as an actor at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before stepping into the world of storytelling, and have shared stories at the Crick Crack Club, Guesthouse Storytellers, Torriano Storynight, the Oxford Storytelling Festival, Get A Word in Edgeways festival and Queer Spirit festival, as well as touring Austria with Helbling Publishing. They are a founder of the Ropetackle Storytellers in Shoreham and a mentor for the Step Up Spoken Word commission.

Recommended donations of £5 pp please

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The pub is kindly allowing us the use of their function room: please support them!  Meals, a great range of beers, also a wide range of non alcoholic beers and hot drinks are all available.

If the car park is full there is plenty of free parking nearby at Mytholmroyd Railway Station.