Get Ready to Raise the Roof

It’s time to Lambeth walk yourself down to Greenwich for an afternoon Cockney singalong! Frankie Heartless is joining forces with Bijou Stories again for a fun and friendly workshop at the lovely National Maritime Museum. Like all good singalongs you don’t need to be an experienced singer, just have the enthusiasm to join in. This […]

Bijou Social

Join us at Greenwich’s beautiful National Maritime Museum for another Bijou Social. These informal meet-ups are designed for older (55+) members of the LGBTQ+ community, but, other ages are welcome to join us to build an inter-generational dialogue and share ideas and thoughts. This initiative is still in its early days and we are working […]

Any Old Iron at the Maritime Museum

An informal session in Seminar Room at National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. This session is suitable for all members of the LGBTQ+ community, even those that may not be sure about taking to the stage in October! Book your free ticket here: Any Old Iron at the Maritime Museum Tickets | 28 May @ National Maritime […]

A Collection of Impossible Things

Bijou Stories’ Any Old Iron presents: A Collection of Impossible Things Tuesday 9th June 6.30pm – 9.15pm at Greenwich Theatre A magic workshop with Neil Kelso Magic is an art-form with a rich and extraordinary history — and in this hands-on workshop, one of its most distinctive practitioners invites you inside it. Neil Kelso is […]

Any Old Iron – Taster Workshop

Here’s your opportunity to find out more about Bijou Stories and the Any Old Iron project. During the session we will be group singing, playing drama games and doing some simple movement and dance. For more information about the project visit Any Old Iron – Bijou Stories Book your free ticket here Any Old Iron […]

Any Old Iron

Join us as we reimagine the music hall tradition and create a new show to be performed at Greenwich Theatre in autumn 2026. Any Old Iron is our latest project inviting participants to co-create a modern, queer update of the music hall show. Along the way we will be investigating the LGBTQ+ presence in music […]

Shanties at the Shirker’s Rest

AHOY! We are joining the wonderful Frankie Heartless as part of the Telegraph Hill Festival for a workshop at The Shirker’s Rest, New Cross. Join Frankie Heartless and Bijou Stories for a sea shanty workshop. Frankie runs the Honor Oak Shanty Choir and performs regularly onboard The Golden Hinde as well as playing folk music […]

Fine and Dandy

Join us for a very special rehearsed reading of Fine and Dandy by the playwright, Sue Frumin Fine and Dandy is a fast‑moving, queer, music‑hall‑infused comedy by Sue Frumin that follows the chaotic, picaresque journey of Ernest (or Ernestine) Faigele Fine, a young Jewish gender‑nonconforming performer at the turn of the 20th century. The play […]

Ahoy Good people of Greenwich

The crew of the Good Pirate are delighted to announce that thanks to funding from the Royal Borough of Greenwich we now have FREE tickets available for the Good Pirate show at Greenwich Theatre on 1st December. You can get your free tickets up until Friday 28 November after which all tickets will revert to […]

Winter Song o the Sea

Sing away the winter cold with more shanty sessions in Greenwich’s beautiful National Maritime Museum. These informal and friendly sessions are a chance to meet new people and practice singing some simple sea shanties. You will also get the opportunity to take to the stage at Greenwich Theatre on 1 December as part of The […]