Little Wonder are delighted to announce that this Thursday we will share with you “Sedna”, a story from Fay Roberts’ “The Selkie: A Song of Seven Waters.” To whet your appetite, here is “To Begin”, a short introduction to the mysterious world of The Selkie. Listen, then click on more to find out about Fay and her work.
Who is Fay Roberts?
Fay Roberts is a percussive performance poet and a classically trained singer.. She runs the Cambridge branch of the Hammer & Tongue slam series, and her own poetry label Allographic (which functions as a small press and a platform for performers). She has directed the Spoken Word section of The Free Fringe in Edinburgh from 2013 to present. In 2014, she “won” the Edinburgh Fringe Anti-Slam (where the worst poem and performance with the lowest points wins a terrible prize). In 2017, her first solo show, “The Selkie”, was shortlisted as best spoken word show of 2016-17.
What has she got to do with Little Wonder?
The Selkie is not a Little Wonder production[i] but it is exactly the sort of thing we love and we’re excited to be able to share it with you. One Thursday we’ll release the whole of Sedna, one of several linking tales that make up The Selkie. We tell you more about Fay, and also give you our review of Sedna. But, basically, we think this is awesome. We want to share it with you. We think you should support it by following the instructions in the next paragraph.
I think it’s awesome as well and Thursday is AGES away.
If you can’t wait until Thursday and already want to help get Fay to the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as paying for a beautiful book and accompanying CD, then Fay is crowdfunding at http://bit.ly/selkie18 – where you can not only support this great project but also pick up a reward!
PS. If you haven’t got round to it yet, check out our latest play: Operation Semen, by the extraordinary Oliver Warren. It’s about two lesbians using Ketamine and a lot of elbow grease to try and extract the seed of an ex-boyfriend. Yep. You read the right. Press play if you dare!
[i] Thus all relevant copyrights rest with Fay Roberts, asides from the photograph which was taken by Howard Key and is used with permission. This work, unlike most Little Wonder Radio Plays, is not released on a creative commons licence. You are not free to reproduce or share it.
