Queer Folks' Tales
with Turan Ali, Barry Church-Woods, Kirsty Logan & Mally Smith
(Thu 5 Dec: 7:30pm)
Welcome to Queer Folks’ Tales, our hugely popular bi-monthly storytelling series where queer storytellers from a diverse range of backgrounds, ages and cultures 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 across the year 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 in the Queer Folks' Tales evenings will be true stories of LGBTQ+ experience in Scotland today. Hosted by Edinburgh’s Turan Ali.
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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 had a month-long comedy residency in Istanbul. He is the host and producer of Queer Folks’ Tales.
Barry Church-Woods is an actor, director, producer, writer and activist based in Edinburgh. He is co-founder and producer of international production house Civil Disobedience who amplify voices of marginalised (especially LGBTQIA+) communities. In Fringe 2024 they had a hit with the controversial play TERF. Before Civil Disobedience he advised the Government and local authorities on cultural provision for underserved communities.
Kirsty Logan is a prolific writer with many novels and short story collections to her name. Her latest books are the novel Now She is Witch and The Unfamiliar: A Queer Motherhood Memoir. Her books have won the Lambda, Polari, Saboteur, Scott and Gavin Wallace awards, and have been, and are being, adapted for stage, film, radio and podcasts. She lives in Glasgow with her wife Annie, their 2 year-old child, and their rescue dog.
Mally Smith is a queer singer-songwriter originally from Boston, now living in Edinburgh. Her childhood love of melancholy British ballads and political US folk songs fuel her thoughtful and honest songwriting. Reminiscent of a young Joni Mitchell, Mally combines tasteful guitar and poetic lyrics with a clear voice that will capture your heart. You can find her music on your favourite streaming platform.
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***** 'Edinburgh's most vibrant, authentic and exciting storytelling
event' (The Wee Review)
***** 'Utterly fabulous' (TheQR.co.uk)
*****
(BroadwayBaby.com)
Queer Folks' Tales is supported by Creative Scotland
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