Queer Folks' Tales ( )

Winner of “Best of the Queer Fringe Award 2026” at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe!Queer Folks’ Tales arrives back in Aberdeen for the third year running.

Scotland’s multiple 5 star rated LGBTQ+ storytelling show brings Aberdeen yet another night of queerer-than-queer stories featuring host Turan Ali (stand-up and producer of BBC drama/comedy) plus Highland stand-up Adam Macleod, drag performer Lavender Menace, poet Tabby Bagshaw and singer-songwriter Essa Flett.“Stupendous” (All Edinburgh Theatre)“Must see!” (Fringe Review)“Compassionate, joyful, and inherently sweet-tempered” (Binge Fringe)Fruity, hilarious and moving LGBTQ+ storytelling show featuring stand-ups, writers, poets, singers and more.

Following huge enthusiasm from Aberdeen audiences for our first shows at Lemon Tree in 2024 and 2025, and four years of sell out shows in Edinburgh, our very queer, funny and moving LGBTQ+ storytelling show is again on tour around Scotland.

There’s a different stellar line up for every show.

Queer storytellers and performers deliver hilarious, touching, occasionally shocking stories galore about queer lives, with many true stories of LGBTQ+ experiences in Scotland today.Queer Folks’ Tales receives assistance from Creative Scotland.Starts 7pm16+Turan Ali has produced/directed/written BBC radio drama/comedy for 25+ years.

He’s also a stage storyteller and stand-up who tours internationally, including an east Asian stand-up tour to Singapore, Vietnam & Japan in 2026.

He has two sell out monthly storytelling shows in Vienna.

He’s the creator, producer & host of Queer Folks’ Tales which won him the Creative Edinburgh Leadership Award 2024 & Best of the Queer Fringe Award 2026.Elisabeth Flett (they/she) is an award-winning theatre maker, writer, musician and general feminist troublemaker whose work focuses on reimaginings and reinterpretations of folklore and queering Scottish identity.

A 2017 Semi-Finalist of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards and 2021 Semi-Finalist of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Trad Awards.Adam McLeod is a mainstay of the Highland comedy scene.

His sharp wit, dry tongue and brutal observations have ensured a stellar reputation all over Scotland.

Winner of Inverness Comedy Clubs Newcomer award in 2025.

He’s appeared at many Scottish Pride festivals, and will be ready and raring to go with disarmingly honest, moving and witty tales.Lavender Menace (she /her) describes herself as a Butch Gremlin turned Fairy Princess.

A drag performer and textile artist who was resident and host at the former Joy on Tap.

Lavender Menace will make your silliest sapphic dreams come true.

After running all over the country for a year she finally returns to Aberdeen.Tabby Bagshaw is a stalwart of the Aberdeen creative scene, a queer poet, comedian and Cher impersonator.

They have headlined Speakin’ Weird and Hysteria as well as winning multiple slam competitions and being a regular with Loud Poets.

They were also described as “Aberdeen’s most provocative and evocative voice” by Leopard Arts.