Intimate, poignant, daring, amusing, vulnerable — and 100% true.

True Stories is a live storytelling event hosted by Shane Callaghan, featuring four storytellers sharing real stories inspired by the theme "Life Lessons." Each storyteller has 10 minutes to take the audience into a moment from their own life.

Often described as a cross between documentary and theatre, True Stories creates an intimate, surprising, and sometimes enlightening experience for both the audience and the storytellers.

Theme: Life Lessons

Host & Producer: Shane Callaghan (Ireland)
Shane Callaghan is a stand-up comedian from Ireland. He has toured across Europe with his solo comedy shows and appeared on national radio and television in several countries, including the BBC. Shane loves storytelling because it is an accessible art form open to everyone — and, at its best, it reminds us that we are not as different or as alone as we sometimes think.

Storyteller & Producer: Hon Chong (Malaysia/ Slovakia)
Hon is an actor, improviser, theatre director, and teaching artist. He is the Artistic Director of Funnylicious Theater in Bratislava and the founder of ISAC and Story Nights, a grassroots storytelling project. He launched the first True Stories Night in Bratislava in 2015 and has since continued creating theatre, storytelling events, and different performance formats.

Storytellers:
Patrick Colville (USA)
Mohamad (Mo) Abdulaziz (Somalia/ Canada)
Yeva Yatsiuta (Ukraine)

Musician: Imro Nagy (Slovakia)
Musical guests: Patrick Colville (USA) and Mohamad (Mo) Abdulaziz (Somalia/ Canada)

Part of Fjúžn Festival 2026, with the support of Fjúžn. In collaboration with Story Nights and Funnylicious Theater.

Doors open: 18:30
Show starts: 19:00

Entry: presale 7€ //at door 10€

Podujatie sa koná v rámci festivalu [fjúžn] festival 2026. Pozrite si kompletný program festivalu.

About Story Nights & the International Society for Arts and Culture, o.z. (ISAC) Story Nights is a storytelling project produced by the International Society for Arts and Culture (ISAC), o.z., a non-profit civic association based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Founded in 2017, ISAC supports and grows a vibrant arts community through grassroots cultural projects. With events like True Stories and Bedtime Stories, Story Nights brings people together through honest, human storytelling — to inspire, connect, and entertain.

About Funnylicious Theater Funnylicious Theater is Slovakia’s English-language theatre and improv training center. Founded in Bratislava in 2014, Funnylicious presents mainstage shows, runs improv classes, and offers professional training for companies and organizations. Funnylicious operates under ISAC, o.z., supporting the development of the independent performing arts scene in Slovakia.