Attic Stories

Wed 29 July Courtyard Stories - Trystan Lewis is a Lancaster-based poet who performs at events across the North West and beyond. He has featured at Verbalise in Kendal, the Wordarium in Lancaster, Write Out Loud in Bolton, and the 2023 Morecambe Poetry Festival. He was a finalist at the 2025 I Am Loud National Slam in Edinburgh. 

Please note our July date is due to take place in our Courtyard (weather permitting). 

Wed 30 September - BXNKS is a Manchester based spoken word artist. She won the 2026 Huddersfield Literature Festival Slam! She creates work that sits at the intersection of vulnerability and truth. Her poetry dives into domestic abuse, loss, family and survival, delivered through powerful live performances that stay with audiences long after the mic drops.

Wed 28 October - Stu Freestone is a poet and writer based in York. He is the Co-founder and Associate Artist of Say Owt. He has performed across the UK and was shortlisted for Best Spoken Word Performer at the Saboteur Awards. His new poetry collection "The Lights That Blur Between” moves through nostalgia and adolescence, relationships and grief, and the ongoing work of processing life.

Wed 25 November - Jamie H Scrutton is an award-winning multidisciplinary Artist based in West Yorkshire. He has been showcasing his work nationally and internationally including The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and The Sweet Finnish Burlesque Festival in Finland. His Animation “The Day My Gran Rode a Rollercoaster” won The Audience Choice Award at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens Film Festival 2017. He has two new publications out: “The Devil Makes Work For Creative Hands,” and “The Vision of Storytelling.”