'Sweetness' - Dogstar Theatre Company
Sweetness is adapted by Kevin MacNeil from Torgny Lindgren's novel 'Hummelhonung'. Two brothers Archie and Murdo, live in the far north on opposite sides of a field. One brother is shrivelling away. The other is eating himself to death on a diet of macaroons dipped in jam These misfit siblings haven’t spoken for years - but they do share a cat. Kate, a writer who has come to lecture in a nearby village, is snowed up with Archie after he puts her up for the night. In the days that follow Kate is drawn in to the tissue of lies and self deception that keep the brothers alive in a bond of mutual loathing, leading them to their fate with profound, funny and touching results. Directed and aplyed by Matthew Zajac, with Lynne Verrall and Sean Hay. Music and sound are by the renowned musician Johnny Hardie, and the set design is by Peggy Jones, from Skye who went to Portree High School.Date: 26/02/11
Start Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, TDC main hall
Audience Numbers: 0
Type: Theatre Adult