SPUN Stories

17/11/2023

"There are some phone calls that change the course of your life. Sri Lankan born Minoli was a rising star engineer in Melbourne when she received such a call. A relocation to Darwin, a whirlwind career change, Minoli reflects on embracing the unknown."

This story was a part of the UNPRECEDENTED event at Darwin Festival in August presented by Brown's Mart.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.spunstories.net/minolidesilva

10/11/2023

"‘A midwife and a mortician walk into a bar’ sounds like the beginning of a joke, but what if it’s the same person? That was Maari Gray, who spent many years dividing her work days between those at the start and ends of their life. Maari shares the privilege of being at life’s most intimate moments, and how it has changed her perspective of our time on our planet."

This story was a part of the UNPRECEDENTED event at Darwin Festival in August presented by Brown's Mart.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.spunstories.net/maarigray

03/11/2023

"Sajarn has always wanted to know about his past, his body and his identity. But not all answers have come easy. His life has been a continual act of discovering who he is and where he’s going. Sajarn Stow is a Juru / Bindal / Kaantju / Oompila man from Townsville. He is a proud part of the LGBTQIA+ Brotherboy Sistergirl community and an ABC Radio presenter and producer."

This story was a part of the UNPRECEDENTED event at Darwin Festival in August presented by Brown's Mart.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.spunstories.net/sajarnstow

27/10/2023

"Dr Eileen Cummings is a Rembarrnga Ngalakan woman from Central Arnhem Land and has lived in the Top End all her life, devoting herself to education and social justice for Aboriginal people across the nation. Tonight she shares her personal experience of being taken as a child."

This story was a part of the UNPRECEDENTED event at Darwin Festival in August presented by Brown's Mart.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.spunstories.net/dreileencummings

24/10/2023

31/05/2023

SPUN is back in 2023 as part of Darwin Festival!

Join us for a line-up that showcases everyday people who have extraordinary true stories to tell. Surprising, extraordinary events and first-time experiences have been punctuating Territory life for decades; it’s not just in the last few years that things have been “unprecedented”. From aquatic discoveries in the desert to life-changing disruptions no-one expected, let SPUN:Unprecedented lead you down the path less travelled to uncover secrets, revelations, and world-firsts.

Get your tickets at: https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/events/spun-unprecedented/
Presented by Darwin Festival and Brown's Mart

Darwin’s favourite live storytelling event returns to the Festival with ‘unprecedented’ true tales from the Territory

09/06/2022

We’re excited to share a night of storytelling with you this evening at Brown's Mart, and have some updates we wanted to make you aware of.

CHANGE OF VENUE
Due to sound bleed from another event in the vicinity, we have had to move tonight’s SPUN from the Brown’s Mart Courtyard inside into the Brown’s Mart Theatre. While we hoped to enjoy the cool dry season air with you all we’ll instead have a wonderful night in the beautiful Heritage theatre.

COVID-19
As we have moved our event from outdoors into an enclosed space, if you are no longer comfortable attending this evening’s performance we will offer refunds to those who request them. Please email [email protected] with your ticket confirmation email requesting a refund by the advertised start time (7:30pm) and we will process these in the coming days.

Thanks and we can't wait to see those of you with tickets tonight!