12Months 12Stories

Happy Summer Solstice. The longest day of the year, enjoy that glorious sunshine!  To celebrate, we are thrilled to share with you, 'If Summer Was My Girlfriend', written and performed by Sheree Kane.  The perfect poem for the season.  See you soon! 

This World Poetry Day, 12Months 12Stories is proud to share with you two fantastic poems, Jeté and Vestibule 4, by the wonderful Natasha Warder. Natasha Warder (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist and poet living and working in London. Her work often incorporates words, photo collage, live performance, film and any other things that may be at hand or of interest. She also works as a freelance...

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Our gift to you is this beautiful spoken-word piece, 'Cotton Candy Clouds,' written and performed by Lé Lé. Instrumental is 'Prana' by Handpan Joe, aka Coloured Sound. Album - 'Life's a Wave'.  Lé Lé is a poetry spoken-word rapstress channelling her inner truths through rhyme, rhythm and flow.  She explores the depths of our mind, body and...

Please note: Recommended 16+ Ghost stories with themes of death and murder. At 12:30, the sound of two gunshots.   Inspired by the Victorians' love of Christmas ghost stories, 12Months 12Stories invites you to gather round the fire this cold winter's night with a cup of hot chocolate, or maybe something stronger, and enjoy our spooky tales.  The Yellow Ribbon. Written by Kate Bea Prince,...

Grump.  Written and performed by Ruth Carnegie.  A burst of unexpected light on a dark day.  Always remember! Safety first this November.   

Celebrating all things Fringe!  12Months 12Stories is proud to present this very special episode dedicated to all things fringe theatre.  From the street acts to the usher on duty, to the performers giving their all just to be there for you, and for the pure love of it.   On the bill we have!  Profit Share and Other Tragedies, written and performed by Emma Kelly.  A Fringe Frenzy, written and perf...

This episode is dedicated to everyone who identifies as a woman.  Because She Was Born, performed by Gennifer Becouarn and written by Rebecca Palmer.  Special thanks to Miriam Babooram, Rosie James, Rebecca Wingham, and Ruth Carnegie.   There's a lot to celebrate in March! International Women's Day, World Theatre Day, and World Poetry Day! Plus, there is so much more! So, it felt right f...

The Real Gift.  A poem written by Michael Antwi, performed by Petra.  Love is not just romance; it's also strength and sacrifice. Why is it we only acknowledge one kind of love on this day?  When all of the many forms of love deserve celebrating!  Happy Valentine's Day to all!  xx  

Mrs Claus saves Christmas, again!   12th Floor. Room 3, written by Rebecca Palmer, performed by Robert Heard and Sara Reimers. Produced by INK, the UK's largest producer of new short plays. You can discover more about Ink here: https://inkfestival.org/  Happy Holidays, everyone! 

This Halloween, we are proud to present Sweet Dreams, written and directed by Jasmin Mandi-Ghomi and performed by Sam Mandi-Ghomi. 'Mina, I’ve got to go, the Count is offering me another bottle of wine'. The price we pay for good real estate these days... It's frightening. Recommended 14+ 'Wait, did someone just knock at the door?'

Rise and Shine with Richard Stone! A jam-packed breakfast show, where one lucky caller could win the chance to have their mortgage, of up to five hundred thousand pounds, completely paid off! Courtesy of FHTT Trains, getting you from here to there.  Written and directed by Rebecca Palmer. Performed by, in order of appearance, Thomas Ghaleb, Rhianna Simone, Charlotte Muir, Catherine Tomelty, and Da...

Hope On A Bus is written and performed by Ed Ismail. Trigger warning, childless not by choice. It's World Childless Week 16-22 Sep 2024, raising awareness of the childless not by choice community, for which Ed has written this beautifully honest poem for their Our Stories section. And we are delighted to also share Ed's words here at 12Months 12Stories. Message from the author - This poe...

It's a Bank Holiday Monday!  And here at 12Months 12Stories, we have the perfectly charming episode, Tidebound, to accompany your day.  Full of nostalgia, seagulls, fudge, and memories in the making.  Written and directed by Cleo Heywood. Performed by Rebecca Windsor, Thomas Ghaleb, Lin Sagovsky, Bill Skinner, and Bruno Magnanti.  Recommended 12+, this lovely, sunny episode will transport you...

Mostly I write when it rains...  On a rainy day here in old London Town, 12Months 12Stories is delighted to bring you this special spoken-word piece, written and performed by Petra.  When it Rains.  Recommended 14+

It's our 25th episode, and what better way to celebrate than on World Theatre Day! Here at 12Months 12Stories, we are thrilled to bring you an episode that's full of beautiful new words and amazing performances. It's positively bursting in the wings of the theatre, darling! We're just dying to get on stage to entertain you! We have 'Treading the Boards' written by Ell...

To celebrate World Poetry Day, we are proud to share Queer Bodies Dance with Ghosts on 12Months 12Stories.  A beautiful poem written, performed and sound designed by Kizza Salt.  Enjoy! 

Inspired by Victorian Christmas ghost stories and A Christmas Carol, 12Months 12Stories is excited to bring you this holiday season, The Big House.  Written by Rebecca Palmer, Performed and Sound Designed by Deborah Wastell.  The Big House is a story about a particular journey home one Christmas Eve, but also about the journey they'll take into the past, and the lives that came before them. ...

Written, directed, and sound designed by Charlotte Ive. Performed by Holly Barbour. Mine. A beautiful, haunting Halloween special, brought to you from the team behind the brilliant 4th episode, Meanwhile The World Goes On. Does the past ever truly die? And if not, where does it lie in wait, waiting to be heard? Waiting to be seen.   Recommended 14+ 

Douglas and The Bus, written and performed by Trevor Windsor. Sound designed by Rebecca Palmer.  A charming tale about finding your way, purpose, at the end of all your days. Could you work for the Ghost Bus Tours?  Sandwiches and a hot drink go nicely with this story.  Themes of death. Recommended 14+

Imprints, performed by Zachary Wilcox. Written and sound designed by Rebecca Palmer.  The autumnal equinox is happening on the 23rd September 2023, marking the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Feeling inspired by the change in seasons, we wondered what nature would tell us if it could? What stories would it share with us?  Take sand, for instance... what would they talk about given the c...

Episode 19!   'Overload'  A bonus episode inspired by Earth Hour https://www.earthhour.org/. Are you taking part? 8.30 pm GMT this evening for one hour, switch off, because time is precious, and every hour counts.  Written by Barnaby McArthur, sound designed by Mark Desebrock.  Performed by Mark Desebrock, Barnaby McArthur, and Rebecca Wingham.   The clock is ticking. 

A bonus episode for Valentine's Day!  What a treat.  Apple Core Love, a gorgeous poem written and performed by Vikki Hughes-Swick    Recommended 14+

Stick it to The Man! (Santa) written and sound designed by Rebecca Palmer. Performed by Kit Sinclair and Phoebe Spence-Evans. Bubble Wrap and Candy Cane, two of Santa’s elves, have found themselves in a spot of bother. Can they set Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer free and have the Christmas of their dreams? Better tune in to find out!  A Christmas story from a new perspective. Just head beyond the...

Are You Sitting Comfortably, written and sound designed by Julia Warren. Performed by Jonathan Brandt.  Did you hear that? Did the computer type a message all by itself? It couldn't possibly be, could it? Am I being silly, or was that the sound of a horse and carriage outside the window? So many questions... better get comfy, settle down, listen to this spooky tale of mystery and murder, the...

Tapeworm, written by Sam Buss. Performed by Thomas Ghaleb. A man is on the stand in court, his only defence is that the tapeworm in his stomach is responsible for all of his crimes. Try as he might, it is doubtful that anyone will believe him. But is it the truth? Recommended 14+