Thursday, March 17, 2011

True Stories Told Live - Auckland

Auckland's next True Stories Told Live event promises to rivet, inspire and delight all who come along on Sunday 20 March.
Seven talented and entertaining speakers will tell their true stories at this Book Council event inspired by the brilliant William Brandt book The Book of the Film of the Story of My Life. The theme for the evening will be a slight twist on this: 'The story of the book of the film of the book of my life'.
The speakers are Ian Wedde, Scott Hamilton, Linn Lorkin, Sarah Laing, Anne Kennedy, John Adams, and Fiona Edgar. This event is proudly part of New Zealand Book Month.

Internationally, live storytelling events are thriving, especially in the US and UK. Trademarked storytelling organizations such as The Moth or The Scoop have been selling out within 48 hours and creating the sort of buzz that rock concerts are usually famous for. It’s the compression, the construction and the sheer originality of each person’s retelling that makes being in the audience so fascinating. The length, for one, is too short to be boring and yet long enough for plot, pace, adventure and humour to sneak in.

‘True Stories Told Live. Amazing to be in presence of people remembering, shaping stories in the moment. Funny, awkward, moving, beautiful ...’ - as tweeted by Emily Perkins

All profits will be donated to Christchurch.

Event Details: True Stories Told Live: March 20, from 7pm at Tapac, 100-102 Motions Road, Western Springs, Auckland. Tickets: $10.00. Door sales unless sold out prior.

 For all media and further information, please contact Susanna Andrew: communications@bookcouncil.org.nz or 0211518826.

For more information please visit the Book Council website: http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/Book-Council/Latest-News/News.htm

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