Folk kings, political heavyweights and comedians have told their stories during the Kingston Connections festival.

The Kingston Connections event has already brought in the likes of Balamory star Miles Jupp and historian Lord Peter Hennessy.

Oysterband played the Rose on Wednesday night, Scamp Theatre brought alive Tiddler and other Terrific Tales yesterday afternoon.

Dennis Skinner MP was interrogated by Daily Mirror journalist and Kingston resident Kevin Maguire last night.

It runs until Sunday, June 30.

Highlights still to come:

Brain Stories, at the Rose Theatre Gallery on Friday, June 28, at 2pm

Dumbshow: The Pearl at Rose Theatre on Friday at 7.30pm

John Cleland, Kingston’s best-known, least understood pornographer? At Kingston University on Saturday, June 29, at 11.30am

ByMoonlight Theatre: The Pardoner’s Tale, at Rose Theatre on Saturday, June 29 at 7.30pm

Eddance: Metamorphosis, at Rose Theatre Studio on Sunday, June 30 at 7pm

The Big Sing, Rose Theatre and Market Place, Sunday June 30, 12pm to 4pm

visit www.kingstonconnections.co.uk