Tony “Monty” Hirst

Traditional storyteller, based on the Isle of Wight.

Solo Shows

Solo shows for small venues and fringe festivals, as well as informal and short sets for community events, fundraisers, and beer and cider festivals.

Short pop up sets
1 hour fringe shows
100 min shows incl. short interval
5/10/15/20/40 min standalone stories
Open to collaboration with musicians
Open to collaboration with other tellers
LAST POP-UP: Westons Cider Wassail, Much Marcle, Sat. January 10th, 2026, from 5.30pm
NEXT FESTIVAL SET: Quay Arts Kashmir Fringe, Saturday Febr. 7th, 2026, Acoustic stage
NEXT SOLO SHOW: ‘The Sin Eater of Ross & Other Tales’, Crown & Sceptre, Ross-on-Wye — 10/03/26

A collaboration with folk song duo Glenn Koppany and Sue Cain (The AnyWhens)

Coming soon: Faery Tale Blues: stories’n’songs revisiting fairy tales and the fae folk__
Also booking: Protest Days, Rebellion Nights: Stories and Songs of the Luddites
Also appearing as: The AnyWhens / Monty Storyteller, turn taking 10-15 minute sets of folk songs and traditional folk tales (20-200mins)
NEXT FREE PUB SHOW (folk stories’n’songs): TBC

The Isle of Wight’s original storytelling troupe…

Pop-up tales in ad hoc venues.

Short tales for opportunistic tellings
As told at: Bearded Theory, Wickham Festival, Beautiful Days, Ventnor Fringe
Festival pop-up venues: The Magic Teapot, The Tiny Tea Tent, The Something Else Tea Tent
Fringe / local festival pop-ups: Two Cooks (Ventnor), The Met (Ventnor)
Open to telling alongside improvised musical accompaniment (esp. guitar, fiddle/violin, piano)