Join us at Aces and Eights in London for five true, personal stories about Renewal.

Hosted by Richard Kemeny and Michaela Agapiou.

Doors will open at 7pm, and show starts at 7:30pm

Stories by:

Pran Darshan is a trainee Psychotherapist as well as Writer/Podcast Host for Love & Citizenship - a podcast about all things vulnerability with conversations seeking to explore the lived experience of the featured guest.

He’s had his writing featured by the Abbey Theatre - Ireland's National Theatre - as part of their Dear Ireland series and have spent the last some years sharing stories on stage in London and Dublin.

When he’s not talking to people or at them, he can be found running around the parks, cooking a mean Tagine, or with a book & cup of coffee.

An Nemia is a spoken word performer, on the drag and cabaret circuit.

She takes part in open mic nights, storytelling festivals and events across the country. She is a very experienced volunteer within the LGBTQ+ community.

Erica Buist is a writer, journalist, lecturer and author of the book This Party’s Dead. Between writing plays, audio drama and short films for Stockroom Theatre Company and managing the social media for literary nonprofit Tupelo Press, she is slowly writing her first novel.

Richard Kemeny is a freelance science and travel writer based in London. His work has appeared in New Scientist, The Atlantic, Science, Hakai, the BBC and National Geographic. He used to produce The Economist's science and tech podcast, Babbage, and has reported from several countries for PRI's The World. He has received fellowships to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Marine Biological Laboratory, and used to work for a coral reef restoration foundation on the northern coast of Colombia. In his spare time he goes bouldering or thinks about cold water swimming.