Storytelling Gatherings

Part of Galoshans Street Party

Organiser: Beacon Arts Centre
Date: 30th October 2025
Time / duration: 6:00PM / 1 hour
Location: Beacon Arts Centre
Ticket type: Free and ticketed
Recommended age: All ages
Event type: Interactive Performance

Description

Our Artists will perform and facilitate the telling of traditional tales, perfect for the Galoshans season, in our studio theatre which will be transformed into a spooky forest clearing. 

This event will include participation by local storytellers, including the Greenock Burns Club and the Beacon’s in-house groups.

Company Bio

Beacon Arts Centre – We passionately believe that cultural experiences are crucial to the wellbeing of individuals and communities. Our vision is to be Scotland’s most influential, accessible and entertaining arts venue and our mission is to make a lasting impact and ‘light up lives’ by giving as many people as possible the opportunity to engage with the arts in enjoyable and meaningful ways. We achieve this through our fantastically diverse programme, our youth theatre and our innovative outreach and engagement work, delivered here in the Beacon and out in the community.

Equalitydiversity and inclusion lie at the heart of everything we do.

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Credits

Beacon Arts Centre

Burns Club

Access information

T: Transcript

R: Relaxed Performance

TT: Touch Tour

Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Greenock, PA15 1HJ

Beacon Arts Centre – Beaconartscentre.co.uk

You’ll find us at Custom House Quay, a short walk from Greenock Central Station or the bus stops on Rue End Street and Dalrymple Street. Coming by car? We’re about 30-40 minutes from Glasgow City Centre (depending on traffic!)

Free customer parking with designated bays for Blue Badge holders near the main entrance – find out more.

We have accessible level access to the venue via a ramp to the front of the building.

Event space (the studio) is on the ground floor.

Wheelchair spaces are on the front row of the studio (on the level of the playing space)

We have a passenger lift for access to the gallery suite level.

All ground floor fire exits have level egress.

We have 3 fire evac chairs on the second level refuge spaces.

Building has 18 female designated toilets

  • 4 male
  • 3 accessible
  • 4 gender neutral

(Combination of front and back of house)

Yes

We have sensory bags which include ear defenders, weighted blankets and sensory toys. These will be available in the quiet space or on request from Box Office.

We have sensory bags which include ear defenders, weighted blankets and sensory toys. These will be available in the quiet space or on request from Box Office.

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