LIVE IN THE ROOM and ON THE ZOOM

Sweeney Untethered

This is the story of a 7th century Irish king who went mad, and grew feathers…it could happen to anybody.

This is Adderstone’s take on the strange and wonderful epic of Buile Suibhne, full of vindictive saints, malevolent hags, forlorn romance, wild leaping, rapturous ranting, and weirdly canny otters. But there’s also something terribly modern about Mad Sweeney’s quest. Is he a dangerous lunatic, or a restless visionary in a time of lurching change? Has he fallen out of love with people because he’s fallen in love with the woods? There’s certainly a lot of Sweeney energy around these days.

What happens when we get untethered from where we belong? Grab tight onto Adderstone’s coattails and follow Sweeney’s careening, often heartbreaking journey through the wildest places in Ireland.

Adderstone are Cath Heinemeyer (mostly the storyteller) and Gemma McDermott (mostly the singer). They interweave rich harmonies and the pulsing rhythms of spoken word into their storytelling. They’ve untethered Sweeney at Beyond the Border, Crick Crack Club, York Theatre Royal, Beeston Tales and elsewhere. They hope he behaves himself in Matlock!

We will be live and in the room and also streaming via Zoom. We're loving our international reach and enjoy the 'shout outs' to our global audience. So, if you're willing and able, schmooze on down to the Imperial Rooms in Matlock and join us live. If you're elsewhere in the world or can't join us live for whatever reason then kick back, feet up and click on the link.

We are delighted to tell you that soup, cakes, teas coffees etc are available from our kitchen .  We do still operate with good old fashioned cash, kerching! so bring your purse to cross our palms with silver. You are still most welcome to bring a bottle of something with you.

There'll also be a tune or two from Cage Of Crows  and stories from our current resident tellers. 

We urge you to book in advance as we cannot guarantee there will be tickets available on the door. 

We at Matlock Storytelling Cafe are embracing our quest; to bring top quality performances to adult audiences.

Grab a ticket, turn off your phone and join us on a journey. Online ticket sales will close at 7pm on the night.
The doors opens at 7.00pm, stories and music  7.30-10

Tickets are £8 live and £6.50 for zoom