The Twist | Storytelling Night Live in London

The Twist is a live storytelling night, begun in London, in which everyday people recount real experiences from their own lives alongside comedians. It is staged at Bird House Brewery in south London.

The Twist brings together storytellers from varied backgrounds and comedians who share true accounts from their own lives. Each speaker recounts an experience they actually lived, and the material moves between humour, emotion and surprising turns in the telling. Because the stories are personal rather than scripted routines, the evening sits between stand-up and live memoir.

The evening takes place at Bird House Brewery, a theatre in Arch 1127 on the Bath Factory Estate, near Herne Hill. A drink is included with the ticket and can be enjoyed during the performance. The venue is wheelchair accessible.

The format is a live spoken-word programme in which several storytellers take the stage in turn, so the audience hears a range of voices and viewpoints across one evening. It suits anyone who enjoys comedy grounded in real life and first-person testimony.