LGBTQ+, Storytelling

Queer Folks' Tales

with Turan Ali, Madhushika Fernando, Marcas Mac an Tuairneir & Eliott Simpson

(Thu 10 Oct: 7:30pm)

Queer Folks’ Tales is back after a hugely successful Fringe run in August, and October sees another terrific line up!

As always, queer storytellers galore from around Edinburgh and Scotland share stories of LGBTQ+ lives, past, present and future. Sometimes hilarious, often moving, occasionally shocking, the mix of true and fictional stories is as varied as the range of storytellers invited. Household names feature alongside new and diverse queer storytellers from the different communities of Scotland. Many of the stories told on Queer Folks' Tales evenings will be true stories of LGBTQ+ experience in Scotland today.

Hosted by Edinburgh’s Turan Ali, who is joined on Thu 10 Oct by Sri Lankan stand-up Madhushika Fernando and asexual stand-up Elliot Simpson, plus captivating poet/singer-songwriter Marcus Mac an Tuairneir.

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Turan Ali has been producing, directing and writing BBC Radio dramas and comedies for over 20 years. He has also been telling stories of queer lives and experiences on stage since 2012, and more recently as a stand up. His shows have toured internationally and he has two sell out monthly storytelling shows in Vienna. This autumn he has a month-long comedy residency in Istanbul. He is the host and producer of Queer Folks’ Tales.

Madhushika Fernando is a Sri Lankan stand-up comedian, writer and life model. She grew up in Verona, Italy and moved to the UK in 2011. She studied Counselling and Psychotherapy in Edinburgh, and is interested in psychosocial work which focuses on the wellbeing of BAME communities. Her stories are about love, lust and becoming happy in her own skin and identity which makes her just perfect for Queer Folks’ Tales!

Marcas Mac an Tuairneir is Edinburgh-based and writes, sings and translates in Gaelic, English and Polari. He has published four collections of poetry and is a multiple award-winner for his poetry and singing, including in 2023 receiving the National Gaelic Award for Arts and Culture and the Gold Medal for poetry at the Royal National Mòd. Marcas is the incumbent Makar of the Federation of Writers (Scotland).

Eliott Simpson is an eccentric, autistic, asexual and a critically acclaimed comedian, having gigged all across the UK and USA for over 8 years. They are the host of the Award-Nominated “The Diversity Quota” comedy night, have produced multiple sell-out festival shows, were nominated for the "Actually Autistic Excellence Award" in 2022, and has performed on shows for both BBC Scotland & BBC Radio.

• Storytelling
• £12.00
• 10 October 2024
• 120 minutes
• 19:30
• Scottish Storytelling Centre
• Netherbow Theatre
• 16+
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  May contain strong language/swearing, with scenes of a sexual nature.