Autumn 2009

Sophie Snell The Seven Deadly Sins

Wed. 14th October MC: John Fearon 7.30pm £6/£4

"Bless me, Father, for I have sinned!" Do you have anything to confess?

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...

Premiered as part of our Fifth Wednesday Project in April, Sophie has worked on this collection of stories, and we can now bring you all seven sins, in deadly succession. 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...

Shonaleigh Frost and Fire!

Wed 9th December MC Annie Noble 7.30pm £6/£4

On a frosty night a lonely soul looks for a fireside by which to sit and spin out the long cold night with.. stories from the dead of winter. Shonaleigh makes the cold crack open the fire in our hearts with this sparkling Christmas box of delights.

A Flying Donkeys first!

When the green field comes off like a lid

Revealing what was much better hid

An evening of tales from England's green, unpleasant land: lesser-known stories from the dark side of the English storytelling tradition. Advisory: may contain extreme peril and violence, black dogs, dead moons, flying children, rose trees, Charles Dickens' least favourite bedtime story, and a man from the Cambridgeshire drug squad...and learn about the strange but direct connection between Darkest England and — Flying Donkeys!

Simon Heywood Darkest England

Wed 11th November MC: Raymond Greenoaken 7.30pm £6/£4

Profile: Sophie Snell

The Voice Box,

Forman St, Derby, DE1 1JQ

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Parking: Abbey St Car Park

Profile: Simon Heywood

The Voice Box,

Forman St, Derby, DE1 1JQ

Full Disabled Access

Parking: Abbey St Car Park