Seven Deadly Sins by Sophie Snell
23rd September 2010 20:30
“Bless me Father, for I have sinned!” Do you have anything to confess?”
Fresh from Buxton Festival Fringe, this show has just been nominated under two categories at the Fringe Awards – both “Spoken Word” and “New Writing”:
“It is always a good sign when an hour speeds by, and storyteller Sophie Snell had the audience gripped from the outset. I was expecting some kind of plod through the seven deadly sins but instead Snell wove three disturbing British folk tales (all new to me) within a clever framing story…
“Snell has a way with words and is a very expressive performer who really knows how to tell a story and paint pictures in your head. Without spoiling the plot, I can tell you that certain images are indelibly printed on my consciousness… Viscerally thrilling as the show is… it is also intellectually satisfying with a near perfect overall structure and a neat twist at the end. Recommended.”
Stephanie Billen, Buxton Fringe Reviewer, July 2010
A young girl hiding in the confessional overhears her neighbours’ confessions – lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride – whispered revelations of sinning and secret desires. As she listens with growing unease, stories unfold that should never be told…
At turns dark and comic, this show offers twisting tales from the stones and bones of the British Isles – where the Devil watches in delight and angels weep… As each story unfolds, more of the seven deadly sins are divulged – in all their glorious, sometimes comic and even darkly gruesome colours. Until finally our heroine overhears one final devastating revelation – and the penny drops…
You’ll be hooked from the start, through each twist and turn, as you try to guess where each story is finally heading. So be prepared for thrills and spills on this rollicking ride through the Seven Deadly Sins!
“To possess that charisma, that energy, that memory! Spellbinding and better than any film or TV… a beautiful piece… Fantastic Evening – wonderful!” Amanda Bowman, BBC Radio Nottingham, re SDS at Nottingham StoryFest March 2010.
Venue: Red Lion pub, Wirksworth. Featuring as part of the Wirksworth Festival 2010. Thursday 23rd September, 8 for 8.30pm
Tickets £7 / £5.50 via the Wirksworth Festival website:
www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk or Tel 01629 824003.
More info at www.sophiesnell.co.uk
