Bonds of Love come in many shapes and forms - from sisterly devotion to divine service to falling for that one person you shouldn’t.
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig is the gothic, mist-cloaked tale of Sybil Delling, a prophetess who is forced on an impossible quest with the one devilishly handsome knight whose future is beyond her sight. Gods! Destiny! Talking Gargoyles!
In Amal El-Mohtar’s solo debut The River Has Roots, sisters Esther and Ysabel are devoted to each other and the family traditions, tending and harvesting the enchanted willows and honouring an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favour of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters' bond but also their lives will be at risk.
In Ava Reid’s Fable for the End of the World, Inesa lives in a half-sunken town, scraping by with her brother—until she’s offered up by her mother to die on Caerus’s livestreamed spectacle, the Lamb’s Gauntlet. Melinoë is the assassin sent to kill her: beautiful, brutal, and in need of redemption. As one girl runs and the other hunts, they begin to wonder if there’s more to life—and to each other—than just survival.
About the event
Running time: 55 minutes
Price: £5.50 - (plus 50p booking fee)
This event takes place in Zoom Webinar.
A recording of this event will be available to catch-up on our YouTube until Sunday 13th July 2025. Ticket holders and weekend pass owners will receive the catch-up link automatically after the festival. Please keep an eye on your SPAM.
Joining us at the Pleasance? We will be showing the digital events on a big TV in the Music Room. Free with a weekend pass, or please purchase a £6 digital ticket.