Tim Ralphs

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  • Bookings

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    Hi! This is the page I sometimes use to sell tickets to workshops or shows that I’m running. Right now I have nothing on sale. If you’re looking for Beeston Tales tickets, you can pick those up here.

  • Beeston Tales

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    Hi there! This is a little post about Beeston Tales, a monthly storytelling night based in Beeston, Nottingham.  We’re back Baby! – From now on we’ll be hosting events at Our Lady of the Assumption church hall, Foster Avenue, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1AE Parking at the venue. Short walk from a tram stop. Cake and…

  • The Folly of Hope

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    It’s the first of April, a day normally given over to foolishness. And you know what’s foolish? Hope. Hope, as you and your friends flee through dense undergrowth while Something hunts you down. Hope, while brittle tree limbs whip your skin and exhaustion overcomes your shivering body. As the sunlight fades, so does the faint…

  • Jonathan and David at The Miller

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    I’m very happy to announce that I’ll be telling my version of Jonathan and David as part of Tailspin’s Night of the Storyteller. The chosen people cry out for a King. An aged Prophet looks at his sons and knows they are unworthy. And God knits the souls of two young men together, binding them…

  • The Oxford Culture Review reviews The Four Chambers of The Heart

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    L. C. Broad reviews “The Four Chambers of the Heart” in The Oxford Culture Review. I’m really glad she liked it. The Four Chambers is a very important project for Clare Murphy, Cat Gerrard and myself, and I hope you’ll be hearing more about it soon. “The universe, wrote poet Muriel Rukeyser, is made of…

  • Tales from the Ivory Tower – more on storytelling for researchers

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    Tales from the Ivory Tower was the first project I did for the University of Sheffield, and this year they invited me back to run the scheme again. Here’s a great video about the subject featuring me talking about storytelling in Universities in general.

  • There is Something in the Woods – Donors

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    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.

  • Storytelling for Researchers

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    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…

  • There is Something in the Woods

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    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…

  • Fringe Guru reviews Rebranding Beelzebub.

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    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…

  • Interview on Getting Better Acquainted

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    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.

  • Review: 300 to 1

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    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…