NEW ZEALAND BOOK COUNCIL
Press Release

The New Zealand Book Council and the Auckland Museum in association with Unity books have got together a talented, literate and entertaining bunch of people to raise money for the Christchurch Red Cross Appeal .

Oscar Kightley, Emily Perkins, Don McGlashan, Eve De Castro-Robinson, Steve Braunias, Arthur Meek, Noelle McCarthy, Simon Wilson, Marti Friedlander, Hamish Keith, Russell Brown, Leanne Pooley...... Will all tell a true story on the night of September 30 on the theme of SURVIVAL

Internationally, live storytelling events are the hot new literary ticket, especially in the US and UK. Trademarked storytelling organizations such as The Moth or The Scoop have been selling out within 48 hours and creating the sort of buzz that rock concerts are usually famous for. It’s the compression, the construction and the sheer originality of each person’s retelling that makes being in the audience so fascinating. The length, for one, is too short to be boring and yet long enough for plot, pace, adventure and humour to sneak in and light up the threads, the contradictions and the beauty of the life story.

‘True Stories Told Live. Amazing to be in presence of people remembering, shaping stories in the moment. Funny, awkward, moving, beautiful ...’ - as tweeted by Emily Perkins

True Stories Told Live

Where : Auckland Museum
When: September 30 bar open at 7pm
Starts 7.30pm
Tickets: www.aucklandmuseum.com $25.00
Doors sales unless sold out prior