Events

Fri 13th Dec, 19:00
Butser Ancient Farm
Yuletide Tales with Jason Buck
As winter wraps us with her icy cloak, chilling us to the bone, it's the perfect time to gather by the fire.
Award-winning storyteller Jason Buck will share captivating tales for the Yuletide season, bringing a mix of cheer, fear, light, and warmth.
Hot drinks and snacks will also be available for purchase from the shop.
A bar will offer locally produced cider, mead, and a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
This event is suitable for adults and families (11+).

Sat 14th Dec, 19:00
Temperance
SOLD OUT - Dark Christmas
Folk music and dark tales for the Yuletide season.
It's halfway through the dark, and the season of Yule is approaching. While Christmas trees twinkle to jolly carols, there are also those songs and stories that remind us of the shadowy history of this time of year, and of the things that go bump in the night of the Nativity.
Join folk trio The Patterers and award-winning storyteller Jason Buck for an evening of Dark Christmas music and tales, in the gloomy comfort of the cellar room of Leamington's premier arts venue and café, Temperance.
Ages: Adults and families (12+)

Mon 16th Dec, 19:00
Rugby Library, Warwickshire
A Christmas Carol (Rugby)
See this classic story of Christmas ghosts and Scrooge the miser's redemption, presented in the way it was originally intended - told live to an audience.
Award-winning storyteller, Jason Buck Storyteller, brings this favourite to life, with humour and chills for young and old - traditional storytelling for a modern audience, in Leamington's premier arts café / bar.
Age recommendation: Adult and families (9+)

Tue 17th Dec, 19:30
Temperance
A Christmas Carol (Leamington Spa)
See this classic story of Christmas ghosts and Scrooge the miser's redemption, presented in the way it was originally intended - told live to an audience.
Award-winning storyteller, Jason Buck Storyteller, brings this favourite to life, with humour and chills for young and old - traditional storytelling for a modern audience, in Leamington's premier arts café / bar.
Age recommendation: Adult and families (9+)

Thu 19th Dec, 19:00
Southam Library & Information centre
A Christmas Carol - Performed by Storyteller Jason Buck
The classic story of Christmas ghosts and Scrooge the miser's redemption, presented in the way it was originally intended - told live to an audience. Award-winning storyteller, Jason Buck, brings this favourite to life, with humour and chills for young and old - traditional storytelling for modern audiences.
This event is suitable for adults and families (9+)

Fri 20th Dec, 19:30
Online
A Christmas Carol (Online)
Another chance to see this classic story of Christmas ghosts and Scrooge the miser's redemption, presented in the way it was originally intended - told live to an audience.
Award-winning storyteller, Jason Buck Storyteller, brings this favourite to life, with humour and chills for young and old - traditional storytelling for a modern audience, live online (or watch later).
Age recommendation: Adult and families (9+)

Sun 12th Jan, 19:30
Online
Tales of Brains AND Brawn
Brains always beat brawn, say the stories ... but do they? Folktales are full of one or the other, but professional storytellers Jason Buck and Jon Norman-Mason have decided to bring some of these together to celebrate BOTH sides of these stories.
See who you'd think would be best to have the strength to rescue their lover from the mischievous fae, to outwit vast giants, or just give it a good old bit of hack and slash to win the day, with an evening of folk stories to immerse you in the magical world of stories that won't have heard told like this since you were a child.
Ages: Adult and families (9+)

Tue 21st Jan, 19:30
Temperance
An Evening of Crowley's Tales
Join award-winning performance storyteller Jason Buck for an evening of short stories, written by the infamous British occultist Aleister Crowley. His stories are a peep into the hedonistic early twentieth century world of Mr Crowley, full magical symbolism, demons, unearthly creatures, and very risque happenings, so this is a strict 18+ only show.
Ages: Adults only (18+)

Sun 9th Feb, 19:30
Online
Twisted Valentine
Join award-winning storytellers Iris Skipworth and Jason Buck for an alternative Valentine's night. Tales of love, yes, but also of betrayal, adventure and bloody murder.
Stories, both traditional and modern, are poured together to make a blend of dark and exciting tales for partners, friends, singles ... and monstrous beings to enjoy!
Ages: Adults and teens (14+)

Thu 13th Feb, 19:30
Café #9
Valentine Noir (Sheffield)
An alternative Valentine's night for couples, singles and friends, where award-winning storyteller Jason Buck presents dark tales of romance, love and sensuality.
Ages: Adults (18+)

Fri 14th Feb, 19:30
Planet Sounds Rehearsal & Recording Studios
Valentine Noir (Southampton)
An alternative Valentine's night for couples, singles and friends, where award-winning storyteller Jason Buck presents dark tales of romance, love and sensuality.
Ages: Adults (18+)

Mon 17th Feb, 19:30
The Micklegate Social
Dark Norse - Stories from the Shadows of the Vikings
Part of the Jorvik Viking Festival 2025 - While Thor thunders, Loki schemes, and giants blunder about, there are darker things abroad in the lands of the north: the men who change their form and become wolves when the battle frenzy strikes, avenging shieldmaidens, gods who work the Midgard lands, and the Darugr dead that leave their barrow mounds to hunt the living.
Age: Adult and teens (18+ due to licensing and content)

Tue 18th Feb, 19:30
Temperance
Valentine Noir (Leamington Spa)
An alternative Valentine's night for couples, singles and friends, where award-winning storyteller Jason Buck presents dark tales of romance, love and sensuality.
Ages: Adults (18+)

Sun 23rd Feb, Day-long
Temperance
SOLD OUT - Dragon of the Lost Undercity: Day-long Classic D&D, with professional DMs
Join us for an unforgettable day of Dungeons & Dragons adventuring. Put your courage, cunning and wits to the test and embark on a thrilling journey of classic D&D. Pick from a selection of pre-made characters, and immerse yourself in a whole day's exploration of dungeons, wilderness, and deathtrap-trials. All you need is your imagination!
Age suitability: 16+ (each under 18 attendee must be accompanied by an attendee aged 18+)

Fri 7th Mar, 19:00
Butser Ancient Farm
An Ostara Story in a Roundhouse: How Jack Hare Stole the Sun King's Crown
Celebrate the beginning of spring with ancient and traditional tales about the season.
Watch immersive, captivating live performances of old stories given new life by award-winning storyteller Jason Buck.
Hear about the mighty Sun King and wily Jack Hare, and more traditional tales of spring.
Away from the rising sun, beware of what still lurks in the cold shadows.

Fri 6th Jun, 18:30
Butser Ancient Farm
Canterbury Tales Reshod: matinee performance
Drunks, priests, drunken priests, lechers, pilgrims, students, craftsmen and common folk of all shapes and sizes come together, from the base and bawdy to the holy and puritanical.
Join Jason Buck and Dave Tonge for an afternoon of culture and comedy, from the annals of Chaucer's medieval writing...
...rebooted, reshod and brought up to date for modern audiences with old characters made into the people and trades we know and recognise!
Ages: 16+

Fri 6th Jun, 20:30
Butser Ancient Farm
Canterbury Tales Reshod: evening performance
Drunks, priests, drunken priests, lechers, pilgrims, students, craftsmen and common folk of all shapes and sizes come together, from the base and bawdy to the holy and puritanical.
Join Jason Buck and Dave Tonge for an afternoon of culture and comedy, from the annals of Chaucer's medieval writing...
...rebooted, reshod and brought up to date for modern audiences with old characters made into the people and trades we know and recognise!
Ages: 16+