Spark - True Stories Live
Episodes
How to Remove Bats From Your Bedroom - Emily Cleaver
22 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when your bedroom is full of bats? Emily can now call herself an expert after this episode - just think folks... this could happen to y...
No Heartbeat - Stuart McCure
14 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In a slight break with tradition, Stuart has written his compelling story before the night. Here it is in all its beauty - taken from February 2011, w...
Penguins - Sophie Carmichael
04 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! Have we missed anything?Our first Spark London of the year is on February 7th at the Canal Cafe Theatre - tickets through their websit...
The Spark London 3rd Birthday Special
31 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Spark London is three years old this month, so what with all the festive joy about, we felt it was time to do a special edition of the podcast.So rid ...
Germany Bottletops - Jennifer Pearcy-Edwards
16 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer regresses to her childhood for her tale of beginnings - where we meet her first crush, a boy called Germany Bottletops.Having promised an a...
Growing Up Fast - David Stevenson
08 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
South African David Stevenson reveals how he helped his older sister Mary after she fell pregnant.From October 2010, when our true stories were packag...
Helena the Elena - Helena Shroud
03 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
While Helena finds it easy to make up a new persona, she finds it more difficult to stop.From November 2010, from our evening of Mistaken Identity sto...
Russians! - Giovanni Revoltella
27 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Giovanni kicks off our series on Saints or Sinners, just in time for Halloween...Be sure to drop by in just two week's time for our next show: Mistake...
A Summer Wasting - Simon Farr
13 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Simon moves to the countryside and dreams of flight - this is the tale of his escape.From September 2009, from a theme that has been struck from the r...
C-Section - Jane Walshe
04 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The intricacies of a Caesarean section birth, laid bare by Jane in May 2010.Coming soon - a brand new, open mike night opening in central London. You ...
Immigration Story - Catherine Hall
27 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Hall's lovely story of crossing a quite literal line to enter the US.Our next live Spark event will be themed 'Saints or Sinners' on October...
Reaching Out - Sonja Todd
20 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Sonja Todd paints a pretty picture of Wales in this story from our September special on stories that 'Cross the Line'.On October 18th we'll be hosting...
New York Story - Rachel Mars
13 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel professes a startling amount of knowledge on New York's toilets. This story from September 2010 is partly about how that happened...For more st...
The Two Sides of Simon Rollings - Simon Rollings
06 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Final piece of archive for a while... This is Simon Rollings in February 2009, talking about his run-in with the law.Spark London is live on the first...
A Good Education - Maroulla Paul
23 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Another from the archives - so the sound can be a little 'crunchy'.Maroulla's mother sends her to a very different school to the rest of her family. F...
Carry On Investigative Reporting - Elena Procopiu
16 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Elena's short of money and a friend has a job offer... but is this the sort of job she should take?From May 2010, where the theme was, 'Under Cover.' ...
Balls - Vanessa Woolf-Hoyle
11 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa is not your typical spark - as she is constantly reminded in this tale from June 2010, where the theme was Animal Magnetism.No live Sparks unt...
Suits You - Colin Blatt
02 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
True stories told live from the stage. Colin's new job involves wearing a suit - could this be the beginning of a career?From March 2010, where the th...
Anatomy of a Road Traffic Accident - Matt Hill
23 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Spark London's podcast producer steps up and tells his own true story, just to prove anyone can.If you have a story, and no-one else can help, maybe i...
Mistaken Identity - Catherine Semark
12 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Semark regales a Spark London crowd in June 2008 in her stories of mistaken identity - or rather, pretending to be other people.It's from th...
Hard Times - Craig Taylor
28 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Craig tells this ghostly tale as part of our residency at the Blue Elephant Theatre in June 2010... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Gap Year - Ailin Conant
21 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Ailin takes a year in South America and becomes a matador. Sort of.From June 2010 at the Blue Elephant Theate in Camberwell - where we had a week-long...
Pablo - Virginie Clarke
11 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Virginie kicks off our summer of stories from the Blue Elephant Theatre in Camberwell.Pablo the cat is lost - but Virginie and her flatmates have a pl...
Home - Joanna Yates
25 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Spark London's founder Joanna Yates tells this story of Home from April 2010.Just two weeks until Spark takes over the Blue Elephant Theatre in south ...
Papped Out - Tony Hickson
10 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
From May 2010, hot off the press, the true story of how Tony came to change his career.Spark London is produced by Joanna Yates, with audio production...
New Begninnings - Marchello Dominguez
04 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Marchello tells his true story of Home, from April 2010.Spark London is produced by Joanna Yates, with audio production by Matt Hill at rethinkdaily.c...
Encounters With a Brick - Celia Cummings
27 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Celia has a brick. This is the story of Celia and the brick.Spark London is produced by Joanna Yates, with audio production by Matt Hill at rethinkdai...
Community Spirit - Jacqueline Downs
12 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Jacqueline tells a live audience why community isn't always what it's cracked up to be. From April 2010, when the theme was 'Home'.We've a week of sto...
Clues - Antonia Windsor
06 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Antonia explains the clues that led to a mysterious fortune teller in New York and a confrontation with an old enemy....From November 2009's evening, ...
Damning Evidence - Radcliffe Royds
29 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Radcliffe tells his true story of life at boarding school in Edinburgh - from March 2010, where the theme continued to be Lost and Found... Hosted on ...
Adventures in Thailand - Rachael Firth
22 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Rachael Firth tells her story on the theme of Lost and Found from March 2010, featuring nice people and not-so-nice transport infrastructure....
No More Musicians - Lucy Pearson
15 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Way back in the year 2007, Lucy made a pledge. This is her story of how it turned out.BIG NEWS: We have a special open mike night coming up in April o...
The Birthday Present - Habbie Schwarz
08 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A lesson in why you should always double check that you have your passport days before a big trip.If you have a story, and no-one else can help, maybe...
David and the Cow - David Dinnell
01 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
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Under The Influence - Stephen Kirk
22 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen finds his fortune thanks to a fridge, then almost loses it all until an Australian billionaire intervenes... From March 2008.Another story fro...
The Love Boat - Gigi Hanna
14 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A love story for those who have loved, lost and then gone on a cruise to forget.Performed by Gigi Hanna in February 2010 when the theme was, inevitabl...
Escorts - Andy Bodle
08 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Andy had some spare cash. Andy spent the spare cash.The devil is in the detail, of course. From April 2009. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Now or Never - Julie Kertez
02 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Kertez tells a live audience why she moved to Britain in 2007 at the spritely age of 73. From October 2009. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Twelve Acres - Rajesh Thind
25 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Rajesh goes back to his fathers village in India and sees his family and himself through a new light. From our 'Foreign Soil' night in September 2009....
MySpace or His? - Andrea Hubert
18 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea confesses all in this story of the perils of social networking. Part of Spark London's 2nd birthday celebrations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Mighty Morphin Party Animal - Chris Lochery
11 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
When Chris was at college, he attended a fancy dress party as a Power Ranger. Warning: contains scenes of a latexual nature. Hosted on Acast. See acas...