Tenx9

Paul was part of a panel at the Belfast festival “Outburst” telling a true story from his own life & answering questions. Here’s his contribution. The other voices are host Ruth McCarthy & Fidelma Carolan asks a question.

Three stories recorded at different times & places: Esther Vaughan remembers a Christmas not to be forgotten; Richard O’Leary remembers being a Cork man living on the Shankill; Sinéad McAleavy remembers and unforgettable teacher. 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 - some people are confident speakers other use notes or the full text.

We work with people to help them find their voice.

Three stories told in different places: reminisce with Linda Hutchinson & her love of Belfast; laugh with Bob Salisbury as a simple question of nationality becomes a barbed insult; weep with Corinne Logan as she goes to a wake for a young girl. 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 - some people are confident speakers other use notes or the full text.

We work with people via email or workshops to edit and improve their stories, to help them find their voice.

Three stories on this podcast, one from the Black Box in June & two from our trip to Newry: Brian Ammons talks bullies & bull; Cathy Shannon talks cold feet & compassion; Bronagh McAtasney talks about the headstone with no “end date”. 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 - some people are confident speakers other use notes or the full text.

Here are three stories recorded on three evenings at three venues: Malachi O’Doherty is lowering the tone in the Black Box; Amanda Warburton is near death in the Accidental Theatre; Jane Searle is remembering Grandad John in Newry. 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 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 - some people are confident speakers other use notes or the full text.

We work with people via email or workshops to edit and improve their stories, to help them find their voice.

A one-off podcast: Paul Hutchinson told this heart-breaking story when we returned to Portstewart’s Flowerfield Arts Centre on 10 October 2019.

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 - some people are confident speakers other use notes or the full text.

We work with people via email or workshops to edit and improve their stories, to help them find their voice.

We have also worked with prisoners as well as young people who have been in the care system.

Four stories recorded at three tenx9s: Kerri-Ann Speers is on the job; Dave Thompson is on tenterhooks; Donna Hunter is on a European tour; Campbell Killick is on a bus dressed as a sailor. 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 - some people are confident speakers other use notes or the full text.

We work with people via email or workshops to edit and improve their stories, to help them find their voice.

We have also worked with prisoners as well as young people who have been in the care system.

We celebrated our eighth birthday with our annual comedy night - here are four stories from the event: Malachi O’Doherty gets to grips with the Bishop; Bob Salisbury gets some funny looks in Seskinore; Helen McClements gets the goat on a Paradise holiday; Sean Mullin gets a selfie and a whiff of something from Boris Johnson. 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 - some people are confident speakers other use notes or the full text.

We work with people via email or workshops to edit and improve their stories, to help them find their voice.

At a special collaboration with the Integrated Education Fund at the Black Box on September 18th 2019, we heard nine amazing stories of Peace: Clare Bailey MLA & the “shame” of going integrated; Michael McKnight & the jacket that irked a passing patrol; Gary Hunter & the parting of the ways with a boyhood friend; Mairi McCurdy on her unpaid debt to a supergroup. 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. It is always free.

Dip your toes into these four stories told in July 2019 in Belfast & Bangor: Lydia Hodgins finds a welcome in Detroit; Gareth Higgins finds he’s a better person by shedding his armour; Jim Livingstone finds some clerical friends in the waters of Donegal; Tracey Smyth finds her teenage self has a thing for St Malachy’s boys. 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.