Author: Tim Ralphs
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There is Something in the Woods – Donors
They left offerings in the Woods Phil Nicholls Matthew Knighton April Alexander Nick O’Keefe A big thanks from Index Cards and Hate Games to all our Patrons! May your offerings appease the Thing.
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Storytelling for Researchers
It’s been a month and a half since I got back from Edinburgh and I’ve been pretty busy. The list of gigs is mostly up to date for the rest of 2014, check those out. There’ll be pictures from a photo shoot, roleplay games and even podcasts coming up soon so do check back. I’ve…
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There is Something in the Woods
You’re stranded. It’s a four day journey to the nearest town, and there is something in the woods. There is Something in the Woods is a a table-top story game of supernatural survival horror for four to six players plus a Director. It’ll probably take around three hours to play and it will be as…
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Fringe Guru reviews Rebranding Beelzebub.
Lizzie Bell from Fringe Guru reviewed Rebranding Beelzebub and gave it a big, fat four stars. “This is a funny, cleverly-done show that is very much worth seeing: one that will delight, amuse and surprise you by turns. It’s a highly entertaining hour with a top-rate storyteller. If you enjoy tales of supernatural trickery and…
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Interview on Getting Better Acquainted
I took a morning out from flyering to record a podcast with Dave Pickering from Stand Up Tragedy and Getting Better Acquainted. I talk about storytelling, Edinburgh, ministry and narrative in other mediums.
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Review: 300 to 1
Following a recommendation, Tim and The Devil go along to see Matt Panesh’s 300 to 1 TIM: So here’s a concept for you, a one man show re-enacting the movie 300 with critical commentary from the ghosts of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. THE DEVIL: Intriguing. TIM: Yes. I think the concept is brilliant and…
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Review: Can’t Care, Won’t Care
Wandering the nether corridors of The Banshee Labyrinth, Tim and The Devil go to see Sophia Walker’s Can’t care, Won’t care THE DEVIL: Do we do awards? I want to do awards. I want to nominate this for the Philip Pullman prize for the show with the darkest material. TIM: Quite! The premise is pretty…
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Listener reward schemes
The Devil is a great believer in rewarding the faithful. Got this wee sticker from @TimRalphs – @RedRidingBorg stop giggling. Serious business! pic.twitter.com/1HMvIVAhdy — Rachel Gallagher MUA (@rachel__mua) August 6, 2014 Tim Ralphs is a storyteller and his show of urban devilry Rebranding Beelzebub is on every night from 2 August 2014 to 24 August…
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Review: Wretch like me
Tim and the talking serpent he suspects is The Devil attend David Templeton’s Wretch like me (or How I was saved from being saved.) TIM: This is a storytelling show in which Templeton talks about his lonely childhood and how he was increasingly sucked into the Evangelical Christianity in his teens. He does a good…
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Review: Dandy Darkly’s Pussy Panic
Continuing the theme of shows with expletives in the title, Tim and The Devil go to see Dandy Darkly’s Pussy Panic. THE DEVIL: Ahh my beloved Dandy. Self-professed to be New York’s satiric and satanic storyteller. TIM: Yeah, this really felt like it held promise for both of us. I must say I’ve been delighted…
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Review: What the F*ck is This?
It should be noted that the show we saw was plagued with technical difficulties including, but not limited to, RTJ having to use an older version of his multimedia presentation. It seems a bit disingenuous to review someone’s show on the basis of such a slip up, so I spoke to RTJ about this review…
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Musings on Flyering
Hi. Tim is off at some fancy “Meet the Media” event at Fringe central, but he asked me to write something about our Edinburgh adventure for this blog. I lied and told him I couldn’t work because it was the Sabbath. He gave me a worried, bewildered look. It is one of my favourite pieces…