FairyFales is the eclectic storytime event for adults you didn’t know you needed. Cozy up with a pint and let the creatively liberated Beck, Astro, Nera, and Leigh take you on their journey into fables, myth, and fantasy.

Tucked away in the intimate back room of the Belgian Beer Café, find a stage hugged by dark wood siding, an antique fireplace, and a plush red rug - grandma’s living room except the hot chocolate becomes a pint and the tales of yesteryear becomes cautionary stories of sorrow, the devil, the devil again, and the importance of effective communication.

FairyFales embraces oral storytelling tradition, each orator offering their own spin on the medium. Beck, whose self-aware commentary on an old Turkish tale adds just a touch of contemporary dramatic irony to the narrative. Astro’s characters possess their body as they magically become someone else – a blacksmith, an artisan, a saint. Nera breaks the rhythm with bright colours and visual expression with a tale of devilish cunning. And Leigh, whose upbeat and mobile delivery of an equally exciting and twisted (some might say labyrinthian) tale will leave you jogging to keep up and running for more.

The FairyFales passion extends past the stage, with orators offering even more stories in exchange for a post-show drink. Their excitement is infectious, the desire to pick the brains of their tales almost intrusive. Where in the world did this story come from? How did you find it? What does the devil have to do with it?

Whether you want to switch your brain off and be swept away into bedtime stories from around the world or if you have your own collection of ancient, annotated tales under your belt, FairyFales is for you. Nothing beats curling up on your grandma’s floor and listening to your cousins tell their most outrageous adventures – even those that happened to a friend of a friend, several thousand years ago.