As we live in extraordinary times, here are three extraordinary true stories: Paul Hutchinson learns the spoon trick and lands in very hot water; Una Lappin learns not to run alone in the wilds of Niger; Jim Livingstone learns not everyone has his best interest at heart. Paul is your host.

Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent