THE Bacon Theatre has joined forces once again with local writer-performer Philip Douch to produce an informal evening of entertaining spoken tales.

Those who remember sitting together as children and listening to a grown-up read a story with fond nostalgia will appreciate this relaxed event which recreates just that sort of experience – but for adults. The evening’s content will be penned and performed by local writers and this time the subject is families; the happy and not so happy.

“Last year’s gathering was a great success, says Philip Douch, who originally came up with the idea after participating in similar spoken word events at summer festivals and at Bath and Bristol venues, “I’ve had great fun telling tales at ‘Story Fridays’ in Bath over the past couple of years and I wanted to offer something similar nearer to home. The Dean Close venue lends itself extremely well and the standard and range of stories last time were incredible. There is something really refreshing and relaxing about sitting and soaking up absorbing stories spoken in the unique voices of the authors themselves.”

The evening will be interspersed with live music performed by Hattie Briggs, a 20 year-old singer-songwriter from Stroud. Influenced by the likes of James Taylor and Eva Cassidy, her style is a combination of folk, acoustic and mellow pop that she writes and performs on the guitar and the piano. Hattie has recently released her debut EP 'My Shepherd's Hut' and was one of 4 nominees in this year’s Radio 2 Young Folk Award.

Tickets to be part of this wordy event, which takes place on Friday, April 4, cost just £10 to include refreshment, and can be booked via www.bacontheatre.co.uk.