Tenx9

Three more stories from our June 19 event in the Black Box in Belfast - a collaboration with the Belfast Photo Festival: Ben Ritchie tracks down his great-grandfather’s grave from the Great War; Jim Livingstone & son track down a High Mass with a hangover; Eddy Baker tracks down his namesake - LA rapper Eddy Baker. 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.

Our events are always free no matter where they are held in the world

This story was told in Belfast at the Black Box on 24 April 2019 when the theme was Guilt. It was told by John McFarlane, his first story at tenx9. It should also have featured in Podcast 096 but something went wrong with that upload. So here it is: “There are no medals…”

A Picture tells a Thousand Stories was the theme for our June 19 event in conjunction with Belfast Photo Festival: nine stories, nine photos. Here are three of them: Heather Fleming remembers her mum’s advice about underwear & accidents…too late; Donna Hunter brings the audience to tears with her tale of family, love & guardian angels; Caroline Orr is astounded in Armagh. Pádraig has a mini-story about measles, foxy hair & a tea cosy. Paul is your host.

You can see the pictures & the storytellers at our social media feeds: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Tenx9 was founded in Belfast in 2011 by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran and is a live event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life.

It has spread to other cities in Australia, USA, England, Scotland & Netherlands. Check out the website: tenx9.com for more information.

Tenx9 has made it to 100 podcasts! To celebrate, here are five stories to enjoy: Kate Burns & a honeymoon never to be forgotten; tenx9 founders Paul & Pádraig with stories on the theme The First TIme; Jen Zevan, mum of three, with a message to a new mum; Helen McClements whose dreams of a formal to remember were thwarted time after time. And Paul is also your host.

Tenx9 is a live event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life. It began in 2011 in Belfast in the Black Box in front of 25 people. It now attracts 200 on a regular basis & has spread across the world.

Tenx9 had its Armagh debut at the Market Place Theatre on June 6 2019. Here are three stories on City Life plus a bonus from Belfast: Jane Searle helps someone who had fallen through the cracks; Martelle McPartland rises in the early hours to think back to troubled days; Jim Livingstone goes on a sentimental journey; Paul Bond gives a Garda the runaround. Paul D is your host.

Tenx9 is a storytelling evening founded in Belfast in 2011 by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran in which nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life. It's been running once a month in the Black Box since & has spread to locations in England, Scotland, Australia, Netherlands & USA. It is also spreading across Northern Ireland.

We’ve all been young so here are three amazing true stories told at the Black Box (plus a romantic mini-story) on 29 May 2019: first timer Donna Hunter turns the tables on her tormentor; Stephen Calvert recommends tenx9 as a romantic date; Peter Anderson tells the story of his amazing mother; Richard O’Leary details his childhood “battle” with the bottle. Pádraig appears in puppet form while Paul is your host.

Tenx9 is a live storytelling event founded in Belfast in 2011 by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life. It takes place once a month in the Black Box venue.

Three stories from our amazing evening in Portstewart for “The First Time…” & a bonus story from the USA: Bernie McGill remembers Byddi & the settle bed; Jim O’Neill remembers his Gaeltacht romance; from Nashville Tamara Shehadeh remembers the day when everything happened at once; Sue Divin remembers a memorable 12th birthday for “himself”. Paul is your host.

Bernie McGill’s reading is an abridged version of ‘The Settle Bed’ originally published online at the Royal Literary Fund’s Collected magazine: https: https://bit.ly/2I0XPID

Tenx9 is a live storytelling event founded in Belfast in 2011 by Paul Doran & Pádraig Ó Tuama where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life. This week we took tenx9 to the beautiful seaside town of Portstewart and it didn’t disappoint. Not only was it a gorgeous sunny evening but we had a full house at the Flowerfield Arts Centre and some great stories.

Four stories ranging from tragedy to farce via kindness and love: John McFarlane remembers when a name could mean life or death; Alan Madsen remembers three random acts of kindness; Caroline Orr remembers the dates she wishes she could forget; Pádraig remembers a cold NYC during an appearance Down Under. Paul is your host.

Tenx9 is a storytelling evening founded in Belfast in 2011 by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran.

Tenx9 roams the globe with three stories featuring adventures overseas: Ruth Agnew tells Belfast’s Black Box about her Achilles heel; Sam Morris tells tenx9 Manchester of an unfortunate tattoo & a promise unkept; Barbara Binns tells tenx9 Adelaide about an extraordinary act of kindness from a stranger. Paul is your host.

Tenx9 is a live event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life. It was founded Belfast in 2011 by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran.

On this podcast we have three stories for you all from people featured for the first time and all involving being “abroad”. There are dangers, weirdness and also incredible kindness.

Here are three stories, two told in the Black Box in Belfast - one of them via Rome - and one from tenx9 Manchester: Malachi O’Doherty blames himself for getting beaten up by soldiers, Kelly Condron journeys through motherhood via Hollyoaks, Jim Livingstone bluffs Pope Paul VI - may God forgive him. Paul is your host.

Tenx9 is a live event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life. Founded in Belfast in 2011 by Paul Doran & Pádraig Ó Tuama & still co-hosted by them..